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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers Tuesday carried out what is believed to be the second confirmed public execution since the religious group took power in 2021, according to the country’s Supreme Court.
The court had sentenced to death a man identified only as Ajmal from the capital Kabul who was found guilty of murdering five people in two separate incidents last year.
The execution was carried out with an assault rifle by the son of Siad Wali, one of five men killed by Ajmal. It took place outside a mosque near the offices of the provincial governor in eastern Laghman province according to Islamic law, the high court said in a statement.
Relatives of the four other men who were killed by Ajmal witnessed the execution.
The latest public execution is likely to draw criticism from the international community. It comes just a month after the United Nations in a report strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, lashings and stonings since seizing power, and called on the country’s rulers to halt such practices.
In May, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in the past six months alone, 274 men, 58 women and two boys were publicly flogged in Afghanistan.
The Taliban-run Supreme Court in Kabul said when the case against Ajmal was brought to the government’s attention, it thoroughly examined and investigated and said three different courts eventually upheld the death sentence.
The court said the final approval for the execution was ordered by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada after supervising a separate probe into the murder case.
Akhundzada was named the Taliban leader in 2016 after a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan killed his predecessor, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour. It was the second known public execution since the Taliban takeover, even though rights groups and the international community have opposed such extreme punishments.
The first was in December last year, when Taliban authorities punished an Afghan convicted of murdering another man. The execution was carried out with an assault rifle by the victim’s father in western Farah province before hundreds of spectators and many top Taliban officials.
During the previous Taliban rule of the country in the late 1990s, the group regularly carried out public executions, floggings and stonings of people convicted of crimes in Taliban courts.
After they overran Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban initially promised to allow for women’s and minority rights. Instead, they later restricted rights and freedoms, including imposing a ban on girl’s education beyond the sixth grade. | https://wgntv.com/news/international/ap-international/taliban-carry-out-2nd-known-public-execution-since-seizing-power-in-afghanistan/ | 2023-06-21 12:06:16 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/international/ap-international/taliban-carry-out-2nd-known-public-execution-since-seizing-power-in-afghanistan/ |
The Texas Rangers agreed to acquire three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer in a blockbuster trade with the New York Mets on Saturday night, an all-in move for the surprise leaders in the AL West, a person with knowledge of the deal said.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced.
The Rangers will be adding the 39-year-old Scherzer with another former Mets pitcher with Cy Young credentials, two-time winner Jacob deGrom, sidelined by Tommy John elbow surgery, possibly all the way through the end of next season.
According to multiple reports, the deal nets New York one of the top Texas prospects in infielder Luisangel Acuña, the younger brother of Atlanta star Ronald Acuña Jr.
As part of the deal, Scherzer agreed to opt in on the final year of his contract in 2024 at $43 million, according to reports that also said the Mets were paying about $35 million of the remaining $58 million on the right-hander’s contract.
The Mets, one of baseball’s biggest disappointments, unloaded Scherzer two days after sending closer David Robertson to Miami for two minor leaguers.
New York began the season with the highest payroll in baseball at $353 million but started the day 17 games behind Atlanta in the NL East and 6 1/2 games back in the wild-card race.
The next question is what the Mets will do with Justin Verlander, another three-time Cy Young winner signed through next season. There should be plenty of suitors for the 40-year-old right-hander.
Texas has emerged from six consecutive losing seasons to lead the AL West all but one day in three-time World Series champion Bruce Bochy’s first season as manager.
The Rangers made the first notable move of this trading season by getting once-dominant closer Aroldis Chapman from Kansas City in June. Chapman has stayed in a setup role with Will Smith handling most of the closing duties.
Now Texas has bolstered the rotation knowing deGrom might be out until Scherzer’s contract expires at the end of next season.
The trade for Scherzer came on the same day the Rangers said they were again bumping back the next start for All-Star right-hander Nathan Eovaldi. Bochy said Eovaldi had a sore elbow, but the club doesn’t think it’s serious.
The Rangers added deGrom in the offseason on a $185 million, five-year contract, knowing there was risk in signing the oft-injured right-hander.
He lasted just six starts — all Texas wins — before elbow issues sidelined deGrom for a month. It took multiple MRIs to determine the extent of the damage to his elbow, and the Tommy John procedure in June was the second of his career. The other was in rookie ball with the Mets in 2010.
“I think we need to improve as a starting rotation,” Bochy said before the Rangers’ game at San Diego on Saturday night, as reports of the trade were circulating. “I think that’s fair to say.”
Scherzer (9-4) was leading the Mets in victories but had his highest ERA (4.01) since 2011 with Detroit. The eight-time All-Star started Friday at home against Washington, allowing one run in seven innings in a 5-1 New York victory.
With 210 career victories, Scherzer is third among active pitchers behind Verlander and Kansas City’s Zack Greinke.
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AP Sports Writer Bernie Wilson in San Diego contributed to this report.
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Four Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Edward Vallejo, a Phoenix man, will await sentencing for a seditious conspiracy charge while on house arrest.
Vallejo was convicted, along with three other members of the Oath Keepers, by a federal jury on Monday afternoon.
It’s one of the most serious convictions connected to January 6th so far, and carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence.
Vallejo was also found guilty of three other conspiracy and obstruction charges, which may carry additional prison time.
Vallejo was accused of participating in the insurrection without actually being on the Capitol grounds. Prosecutors said he held weapons just outside of Washington, D.C. as part of a Quick Reaction Force - ready to step in if his fellow Oath Keepers needed help during the violence at the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors said there was an agreement among the Oath Keepers to try to stop official proceedings at the Capitol and obstruct the transfer of power.
Vallejo’s defense team, separate from the other three standing trial with him, said Vallejo should not have been added to the charges when he did not step foot near Capitol grounds. His defense added there was no plan to stop certification or stop the transfer of power. Vallejo’s team also argued that he was simply there to give a ride to anyone who needed one, not to bring guns from the hotel.
A sentencing date is not yet set.
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MOTOR SPORTS
Blomqvist fills in for Pagenaud
Two-time defending Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona winner Tom Blomqvist will make his IndyCar debut this weekend in Toronto, where he will replace the injured Simon Pagenaud in the No. 60 car for Meyer Shank Racing. Pagenaud was hurt just over a week ago during practice at Mid-Ohio, where his brakes failed and he was forced to send his car into a spin in a desperate attempt to scrub some speed. The car hit a gravel trap on the exit of a corner and rolled seven times before finally coming to rest on its side against a barrier. Pagenaud was examined and released from the track care center but was not approved the following day to drive in the race, and IndyCar veteran Conor Daly was drafted as a last-minute replacement. Daly completed every lap and finished 20th. Pagenaud hoped to return in Toronto, but IndyCar's medical staff still had not cleared him to compete Tuesday. "Simon says he's feeling fine and absolutely ready to get back in the car once he is cleared, but he knows there is an IndyCar protocol in place to protect the drivers, so we just have to follow those guidelines," team owner Mike Shank said. "I know he was disappointed to end his long streak of starts, but everyone wants him to be as healthy as possible. Blomqvist, 29, of Britain, started his career in open-wheel racing, including four seasons in Formula 3 in Europe, where at the age of 16 he broke Lewis Hamilton's record as the youngest champion of the Formula Renault UK series.
AlphaTauri goes with Ricciardo
Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo will make a surprising return to Formula One at the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 23. The eight-time F1 winner, who was released by McLaren at the end of last year, will replace Nyck de Vries at Red Bull's junior team AlphaTauri for the rest of the season. "I am stoked to be back on track with the Red Bull family," Ricciardo said in a statement released by Red Bull Racing on Tuesday. De Vries, an F1 rookie, was hired by AlphaTauri at the beginning of this season but he has been dropped after only 10 races. The 34-year-old Ricciardo's career looked to be all but over after he was fired by McLaren following two underwhelming seasons with the British team. Ricciardo failed to land a seat for the 2023 season and instead chose to return to Red Bull -- the team at which he earned seven Formula One victories -- as a reserve driver. Ricciardo first drove this season's Red Bull car during a tire test at Silverstone on Tuesday -- 48 hours after the British Grand Prix in which De Vries finished 17th. The Dutch driver had multiple crashes this season and failed to score a single point with a best finish of 12th at Monaco in May.
FOOTBALL
Saints RB pleads no contest
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara pleaded no contest Tuesday to a misdemeanor and agreed to pay medical costs for a man who was beaten unconscious at a Las Vegas nightclub the weekend before the 2022 NFL Pro Bowl, authorities said. Three other men, including Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chris Lammons and co-defendants Darrin Young and Percy Harris, also entered pleas to reduced charges Tuesday in an agreement that avoided a trial and possible prison time. None of the defendants was in court for the written plea agreement. Each was represented by their attorney before Clark County District Court Judge Tara Clark Newberry. The court action was confirmed by Kamara's attorney, David Chesnoff. Kamara, 27, pleaded no contest to breach of the peace and was sentenced to 30 hours of community service, which he can complete in New Orleans, Chesnoff said. The agreement calls for Kamara and Lammons together to pay the victim of the beating, Darnell Greene Jr. of Houston a total of about $210,000 in medical costs. KLAS-TV in Las Vegas reported that a $10 million civil lawsuit that Greene filed against Kamara last year in Civil District Court of Orleans will be settled.
HOCKEY
Canadiens sign Newhook
The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Alex Newhook to a four-year, $11.6 million contract extension Tuesday. The deal carries an annual average value of $2.9 million. Newhook was acquired June 27 from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for 31st and 37th picks in the 2023 draft and defenseman Gianni Fairbrother. The 22-year-old Canadian center had 16 goals and 14 assists in 82 games with the Avalanche last season and 27 goals and 39 assists over 159 games for Colorado, which drafted him 16th overall in 2019.
Rangers extend Miller
The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman K'Andre Miller on a two-year, $7.7 million contract extension. General Manager Chris Drury announced the deal on Tuesday that will keep the 23-year-old with the Rangers through the 2024-25 season. He has been a mainstay in the lineup since joining the team for the start of the 2020-21 season. Miller established career-highs in goals (9), assists (34) and points (43) in 2022-23, ranking second among the Rangers' defensemen in all three categories. He also played a role on special teams, being on the ice for 149 minutes of shorthanded time.
SURFING
Top photographer dies
Mikala Jones, a Hawaiian surfer known for shooting awe-inspiring photos and videos from the inside of massive, curling waves, has died after a surfing accident in Indonesia. He was 44. Jones had gone out into the Indian Ocean on Sunday morning during a trip to the Mentawai Islands off the western coast of Sumatra when his surfboard fin cut his femoral artery, said his father, dentist Dr. John Jones. The femoral artery is a large blood vessel in the thigh that delivers blood to lower limbs. "He was a humble artist. His pictures were incredible," his father said in a phone interview from his Honolulu office Monday. Jones' Instagram account shows stunning images of waves curling around him from above while he crouches on his board. In some shots, a sunset or sunrise is visible through the curved wave opening in front of him. Surf photographer Woody Woodworth, who said Jones took the best overall surf photo he had ever seen, said cuts from surfboard fins are common. Some surfers like to keep their fins sharp because they believe doing so will help them ride waves more precisely -- but a fin can be like an axe or a cleaver when combined with a wave's power, he said. "All the fins that I see are certainly sharp enough with the force of a wave, and pointy enough with the force of the wave, that slicing into somebody's leg would be very easy," Woodworth said. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jul/12/off-the-wire/ | 2023-07-12 07:41:04 | 0 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jul/12/off-the-wire/ |
SALT LAKE CITY and DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Diathrive Health, a diabetes and chronic disease management solution, and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC ("Cost Plus Drugs"), have announced a new collaboration today, focused on improving healthcare access, lowering costs, and improving outcomes for people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases.
"As a practicing physician I saw first-hand the danger of patients not being able to afford medications and supplies," said Alex Oshmyansky, CEO of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company. "I founded the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company to help solve this problem and provide a way for patients to receive their treatments at an affordable price. We already offer transparent, low prices to cash-pay consumers and are excited to now be working with a company like Diathrive Health to further reduce the cost to patients, and to keep the patient record complete from both a clinical and financial perspective."
"Chronic diseases like diabetes are complex. The partnership with Cost Plus Drugs will give our customers another piece of the puzzle. Diathrive Health is happy to work with a company and team who share our goals and values," said Michael Hennessy, Founder and CEO of Diathrive Health.
Cost Plus Drugs and Diathrive Health are both industry disruptors. The relationship will give consumers lower cost medications and diabetes testing supplies and more personalized, higher quality care so that they can achieve better health outcomes.
Diathrive Health removes the financial, administrative and psychosocial barriers to managing a chronic condition. Members get unlimited diabetes testing supplies, clinical support from nurses who are Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCES) and access to the Diathrive Health app that enables users to self-educate and train themselves on how to manage their condition.
About Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company
The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC (Cost Plus Drugs) aims to fundamentally change the way the pharmaceutical industry operates. As a public-benefit corporation, its social mission of improving public health is just as important as the bottom line. Cost Plus Drugs transparently charges a standard markup on every drug it sells. The costplusdrugs.com online pharmacy launched in January 2022 now carries over 1,000 prescription products, delivered by mail to thousands of happy customers every day. Cost Plus Drugs is working with health plans, managed-care organizations, pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) and self-insured employers to bring these same savings to employer-sponsored benefit plans nationwide. https://www.linkedin.com/company/costplusdrugs/
About Diathrive Health
Diathrive Health's solution gives users the highest quality solution at the lowest cost. Members get unlimited glucose testing supplies, time with nurses who are Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCES) and unlimited use of the Diathrive Health app where they can manage their data, learn about diabetes and connect with a clinician.
Through its Health Advisor solution, Diathrive Health is saving employers up to 85% on their diabetes health benefits and helping members achieve better health outcomes.
Diathrive Health was recently awarded highest-level validation for healthcare savings from the Validation Institute.
Learn more about Diathrive Health.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election.
The appointment of veteran prosecutor Jack Smith, announced just three days after Trump formally launched his 2024 candidacy, is a recognition of the unmistakable political implications of two investigations that involve not only a former president but also a current White House hopeful. It installs a new chain of command over sensitive probes seen as likely to accelerate now that the midterm elections have concluded, with Garland citing Trump’s entry into the race and President Joe Biden’s stated intention to run again as reasons for Smith’s sudden appointment.
“The Department of Justice has long recognized that in certain extraordinary cases, it is in the public’s interest to appoint a special prosecutor to independently manage an investigation and prosecution,” Garland said from the Justice Department’s podium.
Trump addressed the news Friday night at an America First Policy Institute gala at Mar-a-Lago, slamming what he described as the “appalling announcement today by the egregiously corrupt Biden administration and their weaponized Department of Justice.”
He called it a “horrendous abuse of power” and “the latest in a long series of witch hunts,” and insisted he’d “done nothing wrong,”
Smith, who led the Justice Department’s public integrity section in Washington and later served as the acting chief federal prosecutor in Nashville, Tennessee, during the Obama administration, is set to begin his work immediately, Garland said. He has been serving since 2018 as chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague, Netherlands, that is tasked with investigating international war crimes.
The Justice Department described Smith as a registered independent, an effort to blunt any attack of perceived political bias. Trump is a Republican, and Biden is a Democrat.
“Throughout his career, Jack Smith has built a reputation as an impartial and determined prosecutor who leads teams with energy and focus to follow the facts wherever they lead,” Garland said. “As special counsel, he will exercise independent prosecutorial judgment to decide whether charges should be brought.”
“The extraordinary circumstances here demand it,” Garland said of the appointment.
In a statement released by the Justice Department, Smith said he intended to do his work independently and “in the best traditions of the Department of Justice.”
“The pace of the investigations will not pause or flag under my watch,” he vowed.
As special counsel, Smith will inherit two ongoing probes that both touch Trump. One concerns potential interference in the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election, when Trump allies scrambled for ways to overturn the results of the contest won by Biden. The other involves the retention of classified documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Mar-a-Lago probe has escalated especially quickly, with prosecutors this month granting immunity to a close Trump ally to secure his testimony before a federal grand jury. Investigators in that case have interviewed a broad range of witnesses and, in court filings, have cited legal concerns over the presence of top-secret materials in Mar-a-Lago despite strict procedures that govern the handling of classified information. They’ve also alleged efforts to obstruct that probe.
In his role as special counsel, Smith will be empowered to decide whether charges should be brought as part of his investigations and to prosecute any crimes he uncovers. Though Garland as attorney general would retain ultimate oversight of his work, he stressed the independent decision-making that Smith will bring to bear on the job.
The selection of someone from outside the department for the special counsel role was notable given how much emphasis Garland has placed in trying to ensure public confidence in his own workforce of prosecutors following the tumultuous years of the Trump administration, and to reassure Americans that his prosecutors’ decisions are based on facts, the evidence and the law and can therefore be trusted.
There also does not seem to be an obvious conflict like the one that prompted the last appointment of a special counsel to handle Trump-related investigations.
The Trump Justice Department in 2017 named former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to lead the investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump 2016 presidential campaign, a recognition of the inherent conflict involved in investigating a president who controls the executive branch.
Mueller declined to make a decision on whether Trump had criminally obstructed justice, noting longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting a sitting president. As a former president, Trump will no longer have that protection.
The special counsel role is the latest in a series of prosecutorial jobs for Smith, who early in his career was an assistant district attorney in New York before later joining the Justice Department.
Lanny Breuer, who led the department’s criminal division when Smith ran the public integrity section, called Smith “an exquisite lawyer and an exquisite prosecutor.”
“He’s not political at all,” Breuer said. “He’s straight down the middle.”
Smith grew up in upstate New York and graduated from Harvard Law School. He told The Associated Press in 2010 that he saw the role of a prosecutor as serving people like his parents and others he grew up with in the town of Clay.
“They pay their taxes, follow the rules, and they expect their public officials to do the same,” he said then.
He had returned to the Justice Department at the time to oversee the department’s then-troubled public integrity section, which was battered publicly for failing to turn over exculpatory evidence in the criminal trial of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, a Republican. Supporters lauded him as apolitical and hardworking.
During his tenure, his unit brought a series of high-profile cases against elected officials from both political parties. Not all were successful, and not all investigations resulted in criminal charges — a powerful lesson, Smith told the AP.
When there isn’t sufficient evidence to bring a case, “you have to be able to admit that if it’s not there, it’s not there,” Smith said. “I think that’s hard for people to do, and having been a prosecutor for 15 years that is something I can do.”
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Associated Press writers Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller and Nomaan Merchant contributed to this report. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-garland-names-special-counsel-to-lead-trump-related-probes/ | 2022-11-19 10:51:50 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-garland-names-special-counsel-to-lead-trump-related-probes/ |
HORNBROOK, Calif. (AP) — Tribal, state and federal officials on Thursday cheered a plan for the largest dam removal in U.S. history along the Klamath River near the California-Oregon line as a major step toward restoring a once-thriving watershed that tribal communities have long relied on.
“Clean water, healthy forests and fertile land made the Klamath River Basin and its surrounding watershed a home to tribal communities, productive agriculture, and a place where abundant populations of migratory birds, suckers, salmon and other fish could thrive,” U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said. “We must take urgent and necessary action to protect this special place.”
Haaland joined leaders of the Karuk and Yurok tribes as well as U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman and Govs. Gavin Newsom of California and Kate Brown of Oregon along the river to celebrate the significance of the November decision to remove four dams along the river. Haaland also announced $5.8 million in new federal money to help restore aquatic ecosystems and habitats amid the West’s ongoing drought.
They spoke after touring a fish hatchery along part of the river in California, less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the state line with Oregon.
The removal of four dams along the river will mark the largest dam demolition in U.S. history. Work is expected to begin next year and be completed by 2024. It will open up hundreds of miles of habitat for salmon, a fish that holds cultural and dietary significance for tribes. The river has been dammed for more than a century.
“This moment has truly been decades in the making,” Brown said. “For many of people here, today is truly a culmination of a lifetime of work to restore the helath water and fish stokes of the Klamath Basin.”
Tribal leaders spoke about the decades-long fight to remove the dams and restore the river’s ability to flow freely, allowing salmon and other species to thrive.
“Our children get to be able to walk the river banks post-dam removal,” said Chairman Joe James of the Yurok Tribe. “We’ll tell them about the history.”
The new federal money Haaland announced will go toward a study of the survival and migration rate of juvenile salmonid, an ecological flow assessment and project on the Trinity River in California and restoration of the Upper Williamson River in southern Oregon. | https://pix11.com/news/national-news/ap-national/ap-tribal-federal-leaders-cheer-klamath-river-dam-removals/ | 2022-12-09 00:09:32 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/national-news/ap-national/ap-tribal-federal-leaders-cheer-klamath-river-dam-removals/ |
DUBLIN, Calif., Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TriNet (NYSE: TNET), a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs), today announced that Burton M. Goldfield, TriNet's President and CEO, will be presenting at the Credit Suisse 26th Annual Technology Conference in Scottsdale, AZ on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. at 12:00pm PT (1:00pm MT).
A live webcast and replay of the session will be available on the Investor Relations section of the TriNet website at investor.trinet.com.
TriNet (NYSE: TNET) provides small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR solutions tailored by industry. To free SMBs from HR complexities, TriNet offers access to human capital expertise, benefits, risk mitigation and compliance, payroll, all enabled by industry leading technology capabilities. TriNet's suite of products also includes services and software-based solutions to help streamline workflows by connecting HR, Benefits, Employee Engagement, Payroll and Time & Attendance. From Main Street to Wall Street, TriNet empowers SMBs to focus on what matters most—growing their business and enabling their people. TriNet, incredible starts here. For more information, visit TriNet.com or follow us on Twitter.
TriNet and the TriNet logo are registered trademarks of TriNet. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM) has entered into an agreement to sell its rights to the Neoplast™ and Neobun™ brands and related assets in Thailand and certain other Southeast Asia countries, including the manufacturing assets of its Ladlumkaew, Thailand, facility to Selic Corp Public Company Limited (Selic), a company focusing on bonding innovation serving various industries.
Neoplast and Neobun products, sold primarily in Thailand and Southeast Asia, are part of the Skin Health & Wellness business in 3M's Consumer Health & Safety Division. The portfolios include sports and medical tapes, bandages and medicated products for the consumer and health care industry.
As part of ongoing strategic portfolio management, 3M has decided to exit these brands and prioritize other areas within its Consumer Health & Safety Division (CHSD).
"3M continues to relentlessly prioritize investments that leverage 3M's technologies in advanced wound care solutions under the Nexcare™ brand in skin health and wellness for the consumer," said Megan Selby, President, 3M CHSD. "We will continue to invest in health and safety for our Asia customers and those around the world."
3M previously announced that it would discontinue all manufacturing in the Ladlumkaew plant and close the facility by the end of August 2022. This will impact approximately 250 3M Thailand employees who are eligible for severance and outplacement assistance.
Selic has indicated that it intends to establish operations at the facility, including employment of interested site employees, to scale up production of Neoplast and Neobun brands and further product development for its medical device business.
The sale is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The sale will not have a material impact on 3M's financial results.
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BERLIN (AP) — A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer, with temperatures forecast Friday to top 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) from London to Paris.
Experts said the unusually early heat wave was a sign of what’s to come as global warming continues, moving up in the calendar the extreme temperatures that Europe would previously have seen only in July and August.
“In some parts of Spain and France, temperatures are more than 10 degrees higher — that’s huge — than the average for this time of year,” Clare Nullis, a spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, said.
In France, some 18 million people woke to heat wave alerts affecting about a third of the country Friday. Forest fire warnings were issued from the Pyrenees in the south to the Paris region.
Tourists dunked their feet in fountains near the Eiffel Tower or sought relief in the Mediterranean. A restaurant server rested under a lonely tree as the heat baked the port city of Marseille in southern France.
France has introduced numerous measures to cope with extreme summer temperatures following a deadly heat wave in 2003 that killed about 15,000 people.
On Friday, schoolchildren were allowed to stay home in the 12 French regions in the southwest and west that were under the highest alert. The government stepped up efforts to ensure nursing home residents and other vulnerable populations could stay hydrated.
Temperatures in France have mounted all week and were expected to hit over 40 C (104 F) in the country’s southwest on Friday, and in the Paris region on Saturday. Nighttime temperatures are also unusually high, and the heat is stretching to normally cooler regions in Brittany and Normandy on the Atlantic Coast.
Matthieu Sorel, a climatologist at national weather service Meteo France, told public broadcaster France-Info that temperatures are expected to break several records. He called the exceptionally early long stretch of hot weather a “marker of climate change.”
Britain’s Met Office said global warming has increased the average temperature of U.K. summers – and the likelihood of more extreme temperatures during hot spells and heat waves.
“Reaching 34 C during June is a rare, but not unprecedented, event in the historical climate records for the U.K.,” said Mark McCarthy, head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Center. “But if it should happen this week, it would be notable that it would have occurred on three days during the last six Junes.”
Before 2017, the last three times the U.K. recorded June temperatures of 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 F) or higher were in 1947, 1957 and 1976.
Germany’s national weather service DWD predicted that the big sweat would continue over the weekend, as the heat moves eastward into central and Eastern Europe. The hot weather follows an unusually dry spring in Western Europe, with authorities ordering water to be rationed in northern Italy and parts of France.
Experts say that climate change is already affecting rainfall patterns and evaporation rates across the region, with knock-on effects for agriculture, industry and wildlife.
“Heat waves are starting earlier,” said Nullis, the U.N. weather agency spokesperson. “They’re becoming more frequent and more severe because of concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which are at record level. What we’re witnessing today is, unfortunately, a foretaste of the future.”
She noted that extreme temperatures hit other parts of the globe in recent weeks. Nearly a third of Americanswere under some form of heat advisory this week. During months of scorching temperatures, India and Pakistan saw the mercury scrape past 50 C (122 F) in some places.
The current heat wave in Europe started almost a week ago in Spain, where temperatures reached up to 43 C (109.4F). Spanish authorities hope the weather will begin to cool again Sunday.
The intense temperatures and a lack of rain has helped fuel wildfires across Spain, taxing firefighting capacity.
Politicians and experts met Friday in Madrid to discuss ways to tackle drought and the increasing spread of deserts across the globe.
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Angela Charlton in Paris, Ciaran Giles in Madrid and Jamey Keaten in Geneva contributed to this report.
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Ohio mom charged in death of toddler found alone in soiled playpen
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - A Cleveland mother is facing charges after being accused of leaving her toddler home alone while she went on vacation.
According to prosecutors, Kristel Candelario went on a 10-day vacation and left for dead her 16-month-old daughter at their west side home.
When she returned on June 16, Kristel Candelario found the toddler unresponsive and called police, prosecutors say.
According to a press release, “the 16-month-old child was discovered in a Pack-N-Play pin on a liner soiled with urine and feces with soiled blankets.”
Emergency personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.
Prosecutors say the little girl, identified as Jailyn Candelario, was determined to be “extremely dehydrated” at the time of her death.
Prosecutors allege Kristel Candelario visited Detroit, Michigan and Puerto Rico over a 10-day period, leaving her child alone at their home.
“It is unfathomable that a mother would leave her 16-month-old child alone without any supervision for 10 days to go on a vacation,” Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said. “As parents, we are supposed to protect and care for our children. Imagining this child’s suffering, during her last days of life alone, is truly horrifying and we will do everything in our power to seek justice on her behalf.”
Prosecutors say a grand jury returned an indictment Monday on charges including aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and endangering children.
An arraignment date for the mother has not been set.
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Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes speaks with V.V. Ganeshananthan about her novel “Brotherless Night,” which centers around a Tamil family caught up in Sri Lanka’s civil war.
V.V. Ganeshananthan is the author of “Brotherless Night.” (Sophia Mayrhofer)
Book excerpt: ‘Brotherless Night’
By V.V. Ganeshananthan
The hall, which was almost in Jaffna town proper, barely contained the people who had come; old men and young men and a few young women spilled out onto the edges of each hallway and entrance, craning their necks to see the TULF speakers. Just beyond them, at the edge of the crowd and also at the edge of the stage, stood several policemen. Just beyond that, a gunman from one of the Tamil militant groups lurked. Perhaps there was more than one; because my brothers went without me, I can only tell you what I heard over the years. He was from the LTTE or TELO or PLOTE. The groups had not yet begun to murder each other, so the person telling me the story did not mention which one, only that the militants wanted to make clear their dominance over the politicians. The gunman stood and waited as the first speaker offered a long and tiresome introduction, and the crowd fidgeted, shifting from foot to foot, looking at their watches, muttering to each other and trading judgements on his performance. The speaker, sweating profusely and wiping his forehead with a handkerchief, introduced another man, who introduced another man, who introduced the chief guest. No one in my family who tells this story remembers who this prominent politician was either. As this so-important person began speaking, the gunman lifted his weapon, considered his life, and fired. At least that is how I imagine it, as I have imagined so much violence in the years since I lived inside it. Am I imagining or am I remembering? I no longer know. But I want to imagine that the gunman considered his life, as I have considered mine.
Before it found its target, his bullet whizzed close to the ear of the woman standing next to him. She clutched her fingers to the side of her head and fell to the floor. Her scream, like a stone thrown into the ocean, rippled forward and outward. For years after this her hearing would trouble her. Beside the stage, the bullet struck a policeman. Another shot flew, and a second policeman dropped. The one beside him stepped forward and raised his own pistol, but then knelt abruptly, holding a bloodied shoulder with a pale, shocked face. He yelled at his colleagues at the back of the crowd. Catch him! That one! Panic spread in expanding circles.
The gunman had joined one of the Tamil militant groups with the dream of firing a shot like this at a moment like this. He had promised his superiors that he could do the job. He had aspirations. He was Dayalan’s age and they had once played a cricket match against each other. He replaced the gun at his waist and disappeared, one of history’s rumours.
My father warned my brothers to stay together, but as the mass of people swayed back and forth, shouting, anticipating and ducking gunfire real and dreamed, Aran lost hold of Niranjan’s shoulder. Dayalan pushed forward, trying to see what was happening, and Seelan went with him, surging between the sway of bodies. My father called for his sons, but in the crowd, they could not hear him for long, terrible minutes. “Niranjan,” my father called. “Niranjan!” Appa was tall, but he could not see his eldest son, who was the shortest among them.
Finally, Niranjan reappeared at Appa’s elbow. He had Seelan by one shoulder and Dayalan by the other. “Just a minute—stay here,” he said firmly, and ducked back into the ocean of people to find Aran, who was drowning in the rising tide of the rally’s panic.
When Niranjan emerged some moments later, he had Aran by the arm. “Let’s get out of here,” Niranjan said. “Now. Move quickly.” Still startled, his brothers and his father obeyed.
They had taken the bus there, but now the crowd spilled out of the building all at once. The buses that were passing that way rocked, overfull with people, and stalled among rally attendees trying to get rides away. Niranjan looked up and saw that they would not reach any of the vehicles. More shots echoed behind them, and it was not clear who was shooting or from where. Hurry, hurry, Niranjan said, and headed down a side lane, away from the building. He was almost running. Stay with Appa, he said over his shoulder to Dayalan, and Dayalan nodded. My father, who was getting older, couldn’t move as fast as them anymore. Dayalan took Appa’s arm.
“Where is K?” Aran said.
“What?” Dayalan said.
“Where is K? Where is he?” Seelan said more urgently, and then they realised that none of them knew.
“I’ll have to—I’ll go back,” Niranjan said. “Wait here for me.”
“No,” said Seelan, about to volunteer.
“You wait here for me,” Niranjan said, his face a stone. “There isn’t time to argue. Just listen for once, will you?” Then he turned to Dayalan and my father.
“I’ll go back in and find K,” Niranjan said, “but if I am not back in ten minutes and if this spot becomes overrun with people, you leave. I will come.”
Seelan started to protest again but then stopped.
My father nodded. “Be careful,” he said, his voice low. He held Niranjan’s arm and then released him.
“I promise, Appa,” Niranjan said. “I’ll come. Don’t worry.”
My father nodded and Niranjan ran back towards the building.
In the days after this, when Appa told me and Amma about those minutes of Niranjan disappearing and returning, first with Dayalan and Seelan and then again with Aran, and then leaving again to get K, his mouth trembled, and he had to stop several times because he was shaking too much to talk. When he regained himself, he said: What to do? What to do? As a boy, in a time of earlier communal trouble, my father had lived through his own brother disappearing. In his study there was a garlanded picture of my uncle, who was neither the first nor the last boy to be lost this way.
I should have gone myself, Appa said. Nobody would have thought I was a militant.
They are young men. I am old compared to these boys, with their guns. I should never have let Niranjan go back into that building.
We were not safe, Appa meant; he could not protect us. But I did not need him to tell me. I had known from the moment Dayalan returned to our house without his bicycle.
Everyone was going in the other direction, Niranjan told me later. I was trying to swim against a tide.
He found his way back into the building. The dark made it harder to see people’s faces. Some people held torches, but mostly, the remaining few faces were dimly lit.
The policemen were questioning witnesses. Across the room, Niranjan saw K talking to someone. Later Dayalan would tell Niranjan that this was the tutor, the same man who had been beaten for trying to protect K from the police, but at the time, he seemed to be merely a stranger. He was tall and stocky and had thick, dark eyebrows and thick-framed spectacles. What were they still doing here? K wore his most serious, listening face. Look at me, Niranjan said to himself very softly. And miraculously, K did. Then his expression turned guilty, as though he had been caught at something. But what? Niranjan had no time to wonder about this; K said goodbye to the man and cut across the room to Niranjan swiftly, like a ship with the wind at its back.
“I’m sorry,” he said to Niranjan. “Let’s go.”
“Who is that?”
“Your father will be waiting,” K said.
But K glanced back at the other man, whose Jaffna eyes were trained on them.
Excerpted from “Brotherless Night.” Copyright © 2023 by V.V. Ganeshananthan. Used by permission of Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
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* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Houston County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 300 PM CST.
* At 222 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kennard, or
16 miles northeast of Crockett, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Grapeland, Kennard, Latexo and Weches.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CST for southeastern
Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for a man on Arizona’s death row told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that jurors in the case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure the man would never walk free was to sentence him to death.
The man, John Montenegro Cruz, argued that the jury should have been informed he would be ineligible for parole if spared from death. Cruz says Arizona has been defying the Supreme Court on the issue.
Cruz’s lawyer, Neal Katyal, says efforts to tell the jury that Cruz was not parole-eligible were rejected. Arizona says Cruz failed to make the precise requests he needed to under Supreme Court precedent.
At least one juror has said that had she known that a “life sentence without parole” was an alternative to death, she “would have voted for that option.”
The case is important not only for Cruz, but also for other inmates on death row in Arizona who are in the same situation.
Cruz was convicted of the 2003 murder of Tucson police officer Patrick Hardesty. Hardesty and another officer were investigating a hit-and-run accident that led them to Cruz, who attempted to flee and shot Hardesty five times.
A 1994 Supreme Court case, Simmons v. South Carolina, says that in certain death penalty cases, jurors must be told that choosing a life sentence means life without the possibility of parole. That’s required when prosecutors argue that the defendant will pose a threat to society in the future.
In a 2016 case, Lynch v. Arizona, the Supreme Court told Arizona directly that it needed to comply with Simmons. But Cruz says Arizona has continued to defy the high court.
“It sounds like you’re thumbing your nose at us,” Justice Elena Kagan told lawyer Joseph Kanefield, who argued for Arizona.
The case is not necessarily one that will divide the court between its six conservative and three liberal justices.
In addition to Kagan, the court’s two other liberal justices, Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, suggested Cruz should get a new penalty phase of his trial where it’s clear to jurors that he’s ineligible for parole if he’s not sentenced to death.
But conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett also at one point suggested sympathy for Cruz’s view, saying Arizona’s argument “just seems like hair splitting.” Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch suggested they would vote for the state.
The case is John Montenegro Cruz v. State of Arizona, 21-846. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-high-court-told-jurors-were-misled-in-arizona-death-row-case/ | 2022-11-02 20:43:30 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-high-court-told-jurors-were-misled-in-arizona-death-row-case/ |
Chipotle is closing a Maine store that had been leading efforts to unionize the chain.
Employees at the Augusta, Maine, Chipotle filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board in June asking to hold a union election at the store. It was the first of the Mexican food chain’s stores to file such a petition, according to NLRB filings.
The NLRB had scheduled a hearing Tuesday on Chipotle’s objections to the union election. But early Tuesday, Chipotle announced it was permanently closing the store.
Labor organizers say they will fight the closure. They say Chipotle is retaliating for their unionization efforts and trying to send a message to other stores that might try to unionize.
“We’re calling this union busting 101,” said Jeffrey Young, an attorney for Chipotle United, the group that was trying to unionize the Augusta store.
But Chipotle said the closure was due to staffing issues and not related to union activity.
“Chipotle respects our employees’ rights to organize,” said Laurie Schalow, Chipotle’s chief corporate affairs officer, in a statement.
The closure comes amid a broader unionization push across the country. Chipotle United has said it was inspired by labor organizers at Starbucks, who have unionized more than 180 U.S. stores since late last year. Amazon workers at a warehouse in New York also voted to unionize in the spring
Newport Beach, California-based Chipotle said the Augusta store had been closed to the public since June 17 because of staffing issues. The company said it was facing “excessive” absences and lack of availability from existing staff and was having a hard time finding managers for the store.
Chipotle said the store’s workers will receive severance pay and assistance finding new jobs. Young said there were about 20 workers at the store.
Young said inadequate staffing at the store is one of the chief complaints of union organizers. Chipotle United plans to ask the NLRB to file an injunction that would prevent Chipotle from closing the Augusta store and allow the union election to go forward.
Starbucks has also been criticized by labor organizers for closing stores that have unionized, including a store it shuttered last month in Ithaca, New York.
Unlike Starbucks’ unionization effort, which is backed by the larger Workers United union, Chipotle United is an independent organization.
But big unions are also backing organizing efforts at Chipotle. The Teamsters filed a unionization petition with the NLRB this month on behalf of workers at a Chipotle store in Lansing, Michigan. There is also a group called Chipotle Workers Union that is backed by the Service Employees International Union.
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PARIS — A thousand firefighters with 10 water-dumping planes struggled Friday to contain two wildfires in the Bordeaux region of southwest France that have forced the evacuation of 10,000 people and ravaged pine forests near the Atlantic coast.
One of the French fires is in woodlands just south of the Atlantic resort town of Arcachon, a major attraction for visitors from around France and beyond during the summer season. The other is in parkland not far from valleys dotted with vineyards that have struggled with hotter, drier weather than usual this year that authorities link to climate change.
More than 7,000 hectares of land have been consumed by the fires, according to the regional emergency service. As the fires stretched into a fourth day Friday, one of the fires was partially contained, it said, but warned that hotter temperatures and winds coming from inland over the weekend could further complicate the efforts.
Some of the firefighting planes and equipment that were supposed to be displayed in Thursday’s Bastille Day parade in Paris was diverted for use on the Bordeaux region fires. Wildfires also broke out in southeast France and north of Paris.
Portugal has been particularly hard hit by wildfires this week. More than 3,000 firefighters battled Thursday alongside ordinary Portuguese citizens desperate to save their homes from several wildfires that raged across the country, fanned by extreme temperatures and drought conditions.
Spain, Croatia and Hungary have also fought wildfires this week. The European Union has urged member states to prepare for wildfires this summer as the continent faces another extreme weather shift that scientists say is being triggered by climate change.
In the Spanish city of Seville, one of the hottest spots in Europe this week, some unions called for workers to be sent home. Temperatures in many parts of Spain have been topping the 40 C (104 F) mark for several days and are expected to continue to do so through to next week.
Seville became the first city in the world to take part in a pilot project that names and categorizes heatwaves in an effort to raise awareness of the health hazards caused by extreme heat and the precautions citizens should take.
“Climate-driven extreme heat is killing more people than any other of the climate-driven hazards. Heat is invisible, it is silent and it kills slowly, and people are not aware of it,” said Kathy Baughman McLeod, director of the Arsht-Rockefeller Resilience Center of the Atlantic Council.
Britain’s Met Office weather agency warned Friday that record temperatures expected next week pose a risk of “serious illness or danger to life.”
The office issued its first-ever “red warning” of extreme heat for Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures in southern England are forecast to reach 37 Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit). There is a chance temperatures could breach the highest ever recorded in the U.K., 38.7C (101.7F), set in 2019.
The weather alert, which covers a big chunk of England from London up to Manchester, warns of danger to life, disruption to air and rail travel and potential “localized loss of power and other essential services, such as water or mobile phone services.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/fires-ravage-french-forests-near-atlantic-as-europe-heats-up/2022/07/15/b8a01b12-0427-11ed-8beb-2b4e481b1500_story.html | 2022-07-15 11:13:46 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/fires-ravage-french-forests-near-atlantic-as-europe-heats-up/2022/07/15/b8a01b12-0427-11ed-8beb-2b4e481b1500_story.html |
Stephanie Lindsell, wildlife rehabilitation manager for New Mexico Wildlife Center, releases a great horned owl Tuesday evening at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque.
Stephanie Lindsell and Laura Siegel, wildlife rehabilitators with New Mexico Wildlife Center, walk into the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque to release a great horned owl Tuesday before sunset.
Stephanie Lindsell, wildlife rehabilitation manager at New Mexico Wildlife Center, holds a great horned owl about to be released back into the wild after more than two years in rehabilitation. The owl was released at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque.
Stephanie Lindsell, wildlife rehabilitation manager for New Mexico Wildlife Center, releases a great horned owl Tuesday evening at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque.
Stephanie Lindsell and Laura Siegel, wildlife rehabilitators with New Mexico Wildlife Center, walk into the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque to release a great horned owl Tuesday before sunset.
Stephanie Lindsell, wildlife rehabilitation manager at New Mexico Wildlife Center, holds a great horned owl about to be released back into the wild after more than two years in rehabilitation. The owl was released at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque.
A female great horned owl took flight over the Rio Grande on Tuesday, more than two years after it was found injured along Interstate 25 near Albuquerque.
The owl spent over 700 days at the New Mexico Wildlife Center in Española before animal rehabilatator Stephanie Lindsell was able to release it at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque’s South Valley.
“Typically, patients aren’t in care for this long, so this one is really special for us,” Lindsell said Tuesday before the bird’s release. “We are so happy to finally be setting her free.”
The owl was taken to the wildlife center with a fractured wing in December 2020 after first receiving care at Hawks Aloft, an Albuquerque-based raptor rescue organization. Lindsell said Hawks Aloft usually transfers birds of prey to the wildlife center so they can relearn to fly in its large flight enclosure.
Jessica Schlarbaum, a spokesperson for the center, said it rehabilitates native species, and about 65 percent of them are released back into the wild.
“We take in about 800 to 1,000 patients each year, and we get them from all over New Mexico,” Schlarbaum said. “We have a volunteer transporter network all over the state that helps to bring patients to our hospital.”
Rescuers believe the great horned owl was hit by a car and likely only survived because it was rescued.
Even with the help of Hawks Aloft, Lindsell said, the carnivorous bird was in rough shape when it arrived at the wildlife center.
“She had already been callousing and was still recovering from that wing fracture, but her feathers were in really terrible condition,” Lindsell said. “They were all very fragile. … So even though she was healing from this break, she would not have been able to fly very well, and certainly not fly silently, which she will need to do in order to hunt.”
To make matters worse, veterinarians discovered the owl had contracted a viral infection, potentially West Nile virus, which made its feathers brittle.
Vets would normally replace the feathers with donor feathers through a process called imping, but Lindsell said the bird’s feathers were still too unhealthy for the procedure. The only other option was to wait for the owl to molt and release it after it had grown its new, healthy plumage.
“The problem with great horned owls is they have a two-year molt cycle,” Lindsell said. “So the bird recovered from its fracture, but because its feathers were in such bad condition, we’ve just had to play the waiting game with her.
“Ultimately, we only had to replace two feathers before she was ready to go. We did that about two or three weeks ago, and she’s been flying really, really well,” Lindsell added.
The owl spent the last few weeks of its rehabilitation in prey school, where it practiced hunting in the center’s 100-foot enclosure.
Lindsell said rehabilators chose Valle del Oro for the release because it is near the bosque and other open areas where the owl can hunt.
“And it is close to where it came from, so that is ideal for this species,” she said.
Now that the raptor has been released, it will go on to play a vital role in the area’s ecosystem. The refuge sits on a former dairy farm just a few miles south of Albuquerque and is a designated Urban National Wildlife Refuge.
While the property still consists of mostly agricultural fields, the refuge’s long-term plan is to make it “into a mosaic of native middle Rio Grande Valley
habitats and an oasis to both wildlife and people,” according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s website.
As one of the top predators in the area, the great horned owl will help keep mice, rabbit and snake populations at bay.
“A lot of the animals that they eat tend to overpopulate, so they do help control that,” Lindsell said. “They’ll also eat animals that might be threats to the crops or agriculture or things like that.” | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/owl-returns-to-wild-after-more-than-two-years-of-rehab/article_776341ea-6a81-11ed-ae17-7beb6cb701dc.html | 2022-11-23 07:54:03 | 1 | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/owl-returns-to-wild-after-more-than-two-years-of-rehab/article_776341ea-6a81-11ed-ae17-7beb6cb701dc.html |
The certified dairy-free cheese alternative will be on shelves nationwide starting this May.
CHICAGO, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the successful launch of Babybel Plant-Based last year, which received unsurpassed positive consumer feedback and flew off of store shelves, Babybel® is bringing the first new flavor to its alternative dairy lineup with the introduction of Babybel Plant-Based White Cheddar Cheese Alternative this spring.
Babybel first launched its expansion into the alternative dairy space in 2022, after noticing there was a lack of plant-based snack cheese alternatives that delivered quality taste and texture. Babybel is now thrilled to offer flexitarian and dairy-free consumers another delicious plant-based option with its new Babybel Plant-Based White Cheddar. In the one year since Babybel Plant-Based launched, it has become the #1 new item in sales of all refrigerated vegetarian options, and ranked #1 in trial and repeat of all new non-dairy cheese items, with 60% of sales coming from new buyers1.
Mini Babybel White Cheddar is one of Babybel's most popular cheese flavors since it hit shelves over 10 years ago, which made it the perfect choice for Babybel's first plant-based flavor extension. While the original Babybel Plant-Based has a flavor reminiscent of Mozzarella, this plant-based cheese alternative offers the signature sharp tanginess of cheddar cheese. The individually portioned certified dairy-free snacks are wrapped in the signature Babybel wax, now green to easily distinguish it is plant-based, and in a new 100% paper pouch.
"Babybel Plant-Based has seen an overwhelmingly positive response to-date among flexitarian and vegan shoppers," said Ridhi Barber, Senior Brand Manager at Babybel. "We wanted to continue this momentum and introduce a second dairy-free Babybel snack option in the fan favorite White Cheddar variety."
The new plant-based flavor joins Babybel's existing lineup of cheeses and alternative dairy offerings, which are now available in nine varieties, including:
- NEW! Babybel Plant-Based White Cheddar Cheese Alternative
- Babybel Plant-Based Cheese Alternative
- Mini Babybel Monterey Jack Cheese
- Mini Babybel Mozzarella Cheese
- Mini Babybel Original Cheese
- Mini Babybel Light Cheese
- Mini Babybel White Cheddar Cheese
- Mini Babybel Gouda Cheese
- Mini Babybel Sharp Original Cheese
Babybel Plant-Based White Cheddar will be available in six-count pouches at retailers nationwide including Kroger, Hy-Vee, HEB, Albertsons Acme & East, Albertsons Portland, and Certco starting in May. To find Babybel products near you, visit babybel.com/en-us/locator.
1 Leading Retailer Shopper Card Data, 34 weeks ending 3.18.23
About Babybel:
Part of the Bel Brands USA family, Mini Babybel® and Babybel Plant-Based are the perfect snacks for the whole family! Babybel is one of the most popular brands manufactured by Bel Brands USA, a subsidiary of Bel Group. Bel Brands USA strives to promote healthier, responsible and accessible food for all consumers worldwide. Bel is a major player in the healthy fruit and dairy single-serving portion snacking, as well as a producer of entertaining and alternative cheese options to meet a range of consumer needs. Bel produces more than thirty local and international brands that are sold in more than 130 countries around the globe. In addition to Babybel, other beloved USA brands include Boursin®, The Laughing Cow®, Nurishh® and popular cheese spreads marketed under Kaukauna®, Merkts® and Price*s® labels. Bel Brands USA delivers fun snacks to over 400 million consumers globally. https://belbrandsusa.com/our-brands/
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Large seaweed blobs threaten Florida’s beaches
Published: Mar. 17, 2023 at 1:14 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - Here’s something you might not have considered while planning your next beach vacation: An onslaught of sargassum seaweed might be moving toward Florida.
Stretches are so large, they’re visible from space.
The European Space Agency shared a satellite image. It’s not one giant mass but rather a slew of teardrop-shaped blobs that stretch over 60 miles in the Atlantic Ocean.
Another image shows two stretches in the Caribbean Sea, spanning about seven miles.
Most of the seaweed is still hundreds of miles from the U.S., but some is on the coast now.
If too much of it comes on shore, it can overwhelm beaches, rot on the sand and give off a bad smell.
It can also irritate your nose and lungs.
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NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Domain Money, an innovative wealth-building and investment platform founded by former Goldman Sachs Partner Adam Dell, has launched its web platform and mobile Android application. Investors can gain easy access to professionally managed portfolios of stock and cryptocurrencies, combined with self-directed trading.
Nearly 50% of Americans find it difficult to cut through the noise of crypto, but 60% are interested in the crypto investing process, according to a nationwide survey of 1,304 Americans conducted by Domain Money in April 2022. Domain Money's portfolios and market intelligence tools were built to help investors save time and build long-term wealth through investments in stocks and emerging technologies, such as crypto.
Android and Web users now join the thousands of clients who joined Domain Money from the iOS platform, where Domain was a featured application in the Apple App Store.
"Investing in emerging technologies was once reserved for VCs, high net worth individuals, or those willing to wait for a company to go public. Crypto shatters these barriers to entry by allowing retail investors to capitalize on groundbreaking innovations almost instantly," says Adam Dell, CEO and co-founder of Domain Money.
The expertly curated portfolios were built by industry veterans hailing from Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and hedge fund Bridgewater Associates and give individual investors access to investments that previously may have appeared as reserved for the wealthy or technically inclined. Domain Money offers portfolios that are designed to meet a range of investing risk objectives while incorporating exposure to a wide range of blockchain-based projects, ultimately allowing for diversified and uniquely crafted investments.
"Current investment options are lacking and unfamiliar to most people. I founded Domain Money to solve this by providing professionally managed portfolios, inclusive of crypto, to anyone interested in accessing the benefits of this emerging asset class," Dell added.
For more information on how to download the app, visit try.domainmoney.com, the App Store, or Google Play Store.
Domain Money is a comprehensive and secure wealth-building platform that empowers retail investors to take control and get serious about investing across both stocks and crypto. Founded by Adam Dell, former Head of Product at Marcus by Goldman Sachs, Domain Money provides access to the emerging crypto revolution with both self-directed trading and turnkey actively managed portfolios. The Domain Money platform also offers real-time market intelligence, a proprietary social sentiment tool and live customer agents. Domain Money is supported by industry-leading, expert advisors including Christopher Giancarlo, former Chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Maveron, RRE Ventures, SV Angel, Marc Benioff, Joe Lonsdale, and Elisha Wiesel.
Domain Money Portfolios are managed by Domain Money Advisors, LLC, an investment advisor registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investing comes with inherent risks and you should always invest within your means and risk tolerance. Past performance is not an indication of future returns. For important disclosures, please see https://domainmoney.com/legal.
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TAIPEI, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GIGABYTE Technology and its partner MAINGEAR announced today the newly developed AORUS Project Stealth computer assembly kit and MAINGEAR Stealth Gaming PC, both featuring a customized combo of motherboard, graphics card, and PC case. The Project Stealth is designed to eliminate the pain points of cable clutters, obstacles to installation, and obstructed airflow with a sleek header design, making PC building an easy task and the overall experience a pleasant one.
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced user in PC building, many often find the building process frustrating when connecting various cables within a limited space. While others may also struggle with cable management. To improve the PC building experience, GIGABYTE utilizes MAINGEAR's revolutionary patent and design to develop the Project Stealth computer assembly kit, an ingenious solution that consists of a Z690 AORUS ELITE STEALTH motherboard and an RTX 3070 GAMING OC STEALTH graphics card pre-installed in an AORUS C300G STEALTH case. Through some smart re-engineering, the Project Stealth minimizes the need for cable connection and cable management. It ultimately simplifies the building process while keeping the case interior clutter-free for a much-enhanced airflow with sleek and cleaner aesthetics.
In addition to optimizing the PC building experience, AORUS Project Stealth is designed to perform. The computer assembly kit centers around the Z690 AORUS ELITE STEALTH motherboard, which supports the latest Intel 12th-gen processors for delivering enormous processing power. Paired with the WINDFORCE-cooled RTX 3070 GAMING OC STEALTH graphics card, the Project Stealth provides an ultimate gaming platform ready for those who are looking to build a high-end gaming PC. For those looking for a full solution featuring this innovation, there's also MAINGEAR's Stealth Gaming PC, a fully integrated solution featuring all Project Stealth components and giving customers the freedom to select from the latest high-speed DDR5 memory and high-speed PCI-E Gen 4 NVME storage solutions.
The AORUS Project Stealth computer assembly kit is now available. Please contact local GIGABYTE retailers for availability. To learn more about the product, visit the official GIGABYTE website: https://bit.ly/AORUSprojectstealth
For more information about MAINGEAR's Stealth Gaming PC, visit http://www.maingear.com/stealth-pc
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — More women and people of color are creating television shows but the industry is falling short of equality when it comes to spreading production money around, according to a new study.
The series greenlit for TV’s 2020-21 season furthered diversity on and off-screen but white men had a significant edge in creating high-budget series, said the University of California, Los Angeles, study released Thursday.
The difference is most apparent in the digital realm that includes Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and other streaming services, according to the latest Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA’s Entertainment and Media Research Initiative.
“In the biggest-budget playground that is the digital platform, white men show creators benefitted the most, with 21% enjoying per-episode budgets of $7 million or more,” according to the report, which cited Netflix’s opulent “The Crown” as an example.
By comparison, researchers found that 11.1% of people of color created pricey streaming shows, with white female show creators lagging further at 2.9% of those entrusted with per-episode budgets of $7 million or more — “WandaVision” on Disney+ the sole example found.
For more cost-conscious broadcast networks and cable channels, $3 million was set as the study’s high-budget benchmark. In broadcast, 28.5% of people of color were credited as creators of such shows, 13% were white women and 41.5% were white men. For cable, the figures were 29.2% for people of color, 13.3% for white women and 48% for white men.
“The people of color and women with the biggest budgets mostly come from the film world or previous TV hits,” said Ana-Christina Ramón, one of the report’s authors and director of Entertainment and Media Research Initiative.
Among the examples she cited in an email: Barry Jenkins, the Oscar-winner filmmaker (“Moonlight”) who created and directed Amazon’s “The Underground Railroad” and Malcolm Spellman, who wrote for Fox’s “Empire” before creating and producing “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” for Disney+.
The so-called pipeline effect has been cited before as key to giving underrepresented groups a chance to rise in the industry — and to serve an audience and nation that is increasingly diverse. While white people remain the most prevalent U.S. racial or ethnic group, the 2020 census found an unprecedented drop in their numbers as the Hispanic and Asian populations boomed this past decade.
In the ongoing UCLA study, researchers have found that ratings success can correlate with the diversity of cast members and creators. In a striking example, cable viewership was highest for shows with casts that included at least 41% people of color.
A positive development cited by the study was the “clear uptick” in creators of color in the 2020-21 season, although the numbers fell short of proportionate representation. There was also an on-screen breakthrough: People of color collectively reached or exceeded representation among main characters.
Latinos were the exception, being “severely underrepresented” across broadcast, cable and digital platforms, said the report, which examined 407 scripted broadcast, cable and streaming shows from the 2020-21 season.
Darnell Hunt, UCLA executive vice chancellor and co-founder of the ongoing Hollywood Diversity Report on TV and film, warned that a possible recession could cause setbacks.
“Diversity initiatives traditionally are the first to be cut or sacrificed when there are economic downturns,” Hunt said in a statement, noting that some cuts have already been made. “Any cost savings studios realize now will come at the expense of alienating increasingly diverse viewers who expect increased representation in their TV shows, and do not make good business sense in the long term.” | https://www.yourbasin.com/entertainment-news/ap-tv-study-white-men-favored-as-big-budget-series-creators/ | 2022-10-28 13:20:37 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/entertainment-news/ap-tv-study-white-men-favored-as-big-budget-series-creators/ |
Aubrey Scoble and Eliza Chiles each scored a brace to help lead fourth-seeded Trinity Hall past fifth-seeded Our Lady of Mercy 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the South Jersey, Non-Public A tournament, in Tinton Falls.
Trinity Hall (11-6-2) scored four goals in the first half alone compared to just the one for Our Lady of Mercy (10-8-1).
Reilly Sullivan and Haley Noorigian added the two other goals for Trinity Hall, having scored one each.
Savanna Fries scored for Our Lady of Mercy.
Next up is the semifinals on Saturday for Trinity Hall, where it’ll face top-seeded Red Bank Catholic.
Red Bank Catholic 4, Camden Catholic 0
A three goal second half propelled top-seeded Red Bank Catholic past eighth-seeded Camden Catholic 4-1, in Red Bank.
Sophia Racioppi scored the only goal of the first half at 33:02 to give Red Bank Catholic (12-4) a 1-0 lead going into the halftime break.
At 48:29 Camden Catholic (8-9-1) would tie the game at 1-1 off of a Caley Maher goal, but all it took was 23 seconds later for Iva Carton to score and retake the lead for Red Bank Catholic.
Mya King added the third goal for the Casey’s four minutes later, and Kylie Gallagher scored the fourth at 70:59 to ice the game.
Red Bank Catholic will play fourth-seeded Trinity Hall in the semifinals on Saturday.
Immaculata 3, Princeton Day 0
Third-seeded Immaculata got goal contributions from three different players as it defeated sixth-seeded Princeton Day 3-0, in Somerville.
Immaculata (11-6) led 1-0 at halftime before scoring two goals in the second half to widen the lead and eventually take the win.
Isabella Bariso, Alyssa Assante, and Luciana Rodrigues all scored for Immaculata.
Immaculata will face seventh-seeded Paul VI on Saturday in the semifinals.
Princeton Day dropped to 12-7 on the season.
Paul VI 1, St. John Vianney 0
Seventh-seeded Paul VI defeated second-seeded St. John Vianney 1-0, in Holmdel.
Paul VI (9-7-1) will play third-seeded Immaculata in the semifinals on Saturday.
St. John Vianney dropped to 10-7 on the season.
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TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
TXZ192-062200-
Travis-
Including the city of Austin
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming sunny. Hot
with highs around 100. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ205-062200-
Bexar-
Including the city of San Antonio
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 100. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Highest heat index
readings up to 105 early in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 102. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
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TXZ183-062200-
Val Verde-
Including the city of Del Rio
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the upper
70s. Highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
around 80.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Highs 100 to 105.
Lows in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ220-062200-
Atascosa-
Including the city of Pleasanton
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 101. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 102. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs around 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Highest heat
index readings up to 105 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the upper
70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
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TXZ187-062200-
Bandera-
Including the city of Bandera
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower 70s.
Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Highs around 100.
Lows in the mid 70s. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
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TXZ193-062200-
Bastrop-
Including the city of Bastrop
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 100. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Highest heat index readings
up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Highest heat index readings
up to 105 early in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ190-062200-
Blanco-
Including the city of Blanco
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to
105.
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TXZ172-062200-
Burnet-
Including the city of Burnet
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
105.
$$
TXZ208-062200-
Caldwell-
Including the city of Lockhart
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 100. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Highest heat index readings
up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Highest heat index readings
up to 105 early in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up
to 110.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
$$
TXZ206-062200-
Comal-
Including the city of New Braunfels
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ224-062200-
De Witt-
Including the city of Cuero
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
southeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
Highest heat index readings up to 108.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings up to 108.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Highs 100 to 105.
Lows in the mid 70s. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
$$
TXZ228-062200-
Dimmit-
Including the city of Carrizo Springs
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 103. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph. Highest heat index readings up to 105 early
in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Hot with highs around 102. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Highest heat index readings
up to 105 early in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs around 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. Highest heat index
readings up to 105 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 105 to 110.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the upper
70s. Highs around 105. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
$$
TXZ184-062200-
Edwards-
Including the city of Rocksprings
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ209-062200-
Fayette-
Including the city of La Grange
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Highest heat
index readings up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Highest heat index readings up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ219-062200-
Frio-
Including the city of Pearsall
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 102. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 103. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs 105 to 110. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 105 to 110. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ188-062200-
Gillespie-
Including the city of Fredericksburg
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Highs around 100.
Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ223-062200-
Gonzales-
Including the city of Gonzales
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 100. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Highest heat index
readings up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Highest heat index readings
up to 105 early in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Highest heat index readings up to 108.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index
readings up to 110.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
$$
TXZ207-062200-
Guadalupe-
Including the city of Seguin
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 100. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Highest heat index
readings up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Highest heat index readings
up to 105 early in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ191-062200-
Hays-
Including the city of San Marcos
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ222-062200-
Karnes-
Including the city of Karnes City
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings
up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Highest heat index
readings up to 105 early in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ189-062200-
Kendall-
Including the city of Boerne
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower 70s.
Highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs around 100. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
$$
TXZ186-062200-
Kerr-
Including the city of Kerrville
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower 70s.
Highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ202-062200-
Kinney-
Including the city of Brackettville
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs around 100. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
105.
$$
TXZ225-062200-
Lavaca-
Including the city of Hallettsville
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph. Highest heat index readings up to 109.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Highest
heat index readings up to 109.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings up to 111.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Highs around 100.
Lows in the upper 70s. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
$$
TXZ194-062200-
Lee-
Including the city of Giddings
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Highest heat index readings up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ171-062200-
Llano-
Including the city of Llano
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs 100 to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs around 100.
$$
TXZ217-062200-
Maverick-
Including the city of Eagle Pass
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs around 101. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Hot with highs around 102. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts
up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Highest heat index readings
up to 105 early in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear, hot. Lows around 80. Highs
around 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows around
80. Highs around 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
$$
TXZ204-062200-
Medina-
Including the city of Hondo
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 100. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts
up to 30 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Hot with highs around 101. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ185-062200-
Real-
Including the city of Leakey
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ203-062200-
Uvalde-
Including the city of Uvalde
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Hot with highs around 100. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ173-062200-
Williamson-
Including the city of Georgetown
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
TXZ221-062200-
Wilson-
Including the city of Floresville
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 100. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Highest heat index
readings up to 105 early in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs 100 to 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Highs 100 to 105.
Lows in the upper 70s. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
$$
TXZ218-062200-
Zavala-
Including the city of Crystal City
351 AM CDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hot with highs around 101. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs around 105. Highest heat index readings up to 110.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs around 105. Highest heat index readings up to
110.
$$
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The Daily Pledge for Wednesday, February 22nd comes from Mrs. Cowden’s class at River Bend Elementary.
Published: Feb. 15, 2023 at 1:55 PM CST|Updated: 37 minutes ago
The Daily Pledge for Wednesday, February 22nd comes from Mrs. Cowden’s class at River Bend Elementary.
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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better tool for digging holes for the installation of any type of fence or other post," said an inventor, from Seymour, Ind., "so I invented LIL DIGGERS. My design can be used to easily extract various types of ground matter such as hardened soil or clay."
The patent-pending invention provides a short-length post hole digger tool for use in small or confined spaces. In doing so, it reduces conflicts with overhead patio decks, framing or overhang structures. As a result, it increases efficiency and safety and it eliminates the need to use hand tools. The invention features a functional design that is easy to use so it is ideal for contractors, landscapers, homeowners, gardeners, etc. Additionally, a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Indianapolis sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-SGM-170, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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LONDON — A car driven by Princess Diana in the 1980s sold for 650,000 pounds ($764,000) at auction Saturday, just days before the 25th anniversary of her death.
Britain and Diana’s admirers worldwide are preparing to mark a quarter century since her death. She died in a high-speed car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997.
Diana drove the Escort from 1985 to 1988. She was photographed with it outside boutique shops in Chelsea and restaurants in Kensington. She preferred to drive her own car, with a member of her security team in the passenger seat.
The RS Turbo Series 1 was typically manufactured in white, but she got it in black to be more discreet. Ford also added features for her security, such as a second rear-view mirror for the protection officer.
The car has just under 25,000 miles on it.
Last year, another Ford Escort that Diana used sold at auction for 52,000 pounds ($61,100). | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/dianas-car-auctioned-as-25th-anniversary-of-her-death-nears/2022/08/27/95552e16-2648-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html | 2022-08-27 21:45:08 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/dianas-car-auctioned-as-25th-anniversary-of-her-death-nears/2022/08/27/95552e16-2648-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html |
Ahead of its upcoming product launch, the X45—the world's first smart nutrition device—XIM positions itself as one of the world's first 'Nutri-Tech' startups.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- XIM, an emerging startup in the connected wellness landscape, is set to disrupt the nutritional supplement industry with the introduction of its flagship product, the X45, the world's first all-in-one smart nutrition device. As pioneers leading the emergent Nutri-Tech Category, XIM aims to "Revitalize Personalized Wellness," setting a new standard for the industry by bridging the gap between nutrition, technology, and lifestyle. This innovative venture is ready to shake up a segment that hasn't seen this level of innovation since the advent of the shaker bottle more than two decades ago.
From Shaker Bottles to Smart Devices: XIM Reinvents Nutrition
From its headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, XIM is challenging the status quo in the supplement preparation segment. The antiquated standbys that have dominated the scene unchallenged are about to confront a game-changing contender. Shaker bottles, a decades-old invention endlessly 'reinvented,' and frothing wands, a cheap solution never designed for nutritional supplement powders, are facing a transformative upgrade.
Through the blending of advanced hardware, innovative technology, and high-quality nutrition, XIM transforms old supplement routines into modern wellness rituals. The X45, meticulously designed and engineered for texture and taste, transcends the conventional shaker bottles and frothing wands, reshaping the future of nutrition with a modern touch.
Leading the Nutri-Tech Revolution: XIM's Nutrition-as-a-Service™
As part of its mission to redefine the nutritional supplement industry, XIM is introducing its flagship product, the X45, and its online marketplace, which will feature top brands from across the country. The integration of these two innovations establishes the cornerstone of XIM's unique concept, aptly coined Nutrition-as-a-Service™ (NaaS). This inventive approach shifts the nutrition world from a static, product-centric model to a dynamic, customer-focused service model, challenging the dated conventions of the fragmented industry and catapulting it into the modern era of connected wellness.
XIM Founder Tayler Scharman's Vision: Empowering Personal Wellness
"Our vision extends far beyond products. From professional athletes to general gym-goers, XIM was created to champion the personal journey toward self-improvement, empowering individuals to achieve their highest ambitions in the arenas they perform. Whether for elite athletes, corporate professionals, or the challenging arena of the stay-at-home parent, XIM aspires to champion every individual's journey toward optimal wellness and peak performance."
The Story Behind XIM: From Elite Athlete to Goldman Sachs to Nutri-Tech Innovator
Combining his corporate experiences from a career that spanned across two divisions at Goldman Sachs and his personal journey as a former elite gymnast, Tayler Scharman, the founder behind XIM, brings a unique perspective to the wellness industry. Inspired by his two young children and the desire to leave a meaningful impact, Scharman stepped away from his career to challenge the status quo and chase his entrepreneurial dreams, leading to the birth of XIM and the X45.
About XIM:
XIM is an innovative startup pioneering the Nutri-Tech Category. With a mission to make healthy, active lifestyles easier and more enjoyable, XIM is dedicated to reshaping how individuals approach nutrition. Our goal is to empower individuals to reach their full potential through optimized, personalized, and convenient nutrition, fueling their performances and paving their path toward optimal wellness.
The X45, coupled with our online marketplace and state-of-the-art hardware, XIM delivers a dynamic, user-centric product and service that caters to individual wellness aspirations. At the touch of a button, XIM provides personalized and convenient nutrition for an optimized wellness experience that's easy to do and enjoyable to taste. By bridging the gap between lifestyle, nutrition, and technology, XIM delivers its revolutionary new model, Nutrition-as-a-Service™, bringing the future of nutrition to your fingertips.
The X45, our flagship product, will be available for limited pre-orders at the end of September, with projected delivery in time for your New Year resolutions.
To learn more about XIM, join our waitlist or follow us on social media: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily Derby" game were:
1st:5 California Classic-2nd:11 Money Bags-3rd:2 Lucky Star, Race Time: 1:40.74
(1st: 5 California Classic, 2nd: 11 Money Bags, 3rd: 2 Lucky Star; Race Time: one: 40.74)
¶ To win the grand prize, ticket-holders must match in exact order the winning race time and the first, second and third place horses. Lesser prizes are given to ticket-holders who correctly match other horses or race times. | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Derby-game-17383424.php | 2022-08-19 02:49:37 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Derby-game-17383424.php |
(KTLA) – Jack in the Box wants to help its customers pay next month’s rent.
As the cost of living continues to increase, mainly due to high inflation, the fast-food company announced plans to pay a month’s worth of rent for for five lucky customers during a promotion for its new Mint Mobile Shake, which is a collaboration between Jack in the Box and Mint Mobile, a cellphone company partially owned by actor Ryan Reynolds.
More specifically, Jack in the Box is offering a chance to win one of five $3,000 grand prizes “to be used towards the winner’s monthly rent,” according to the sweepstakes rules.
To enter for a chance to win the “free rent sweepstakes,” customers can sign up for Jack in the Box’s Jack Pack Rewards program and purchase a Mint Mobile Shake between March 15 and 31 on the Jack in the Box app, or online. Those interested in entering without making a purchase can also send in an entry by mail, according to the sweepstakes’ complete guidelines.
The contest is also open only to residents of Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana. Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Guam, who are at least 18 at the time of entry.
The extra money would likely help many U.S. residents, especially those in California, where Jack in the Box is headquartered, seeing as Californians spend an average of 28.74% of their income on rent, according to a study published by Forbes Home.
Californians spend the second-highest percentage of their income on rent, the study found. Hawaii’s residents spent the most; 42.06% of their income goes towards rent expenses. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/amid-high-cost-of-living-expenses-jack-in-the-box-launches-free-rent-sweepstakes/ | 2023-03-15 19:59:03 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/amid-high-cost-of-living-expenses-jack-in-the-box-launches-free-rent-sweepstakes/ |
BEIJING (AP) — Recent Chinese air and sea drills simulating an encirclement of Taiwan were intended as a “serious warning” to pro-independence politicians on the self-governing island and their foreign supporters, China said Wednesday, as signs emerged that Beijing will take further action.
The three days of large-scale air and sea exercises named Joint Sword that ended Monday were a response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California last week during a transit visit to the U.S. China had warned of serious consequences if that meeting went ahead.
Although China said the exercises are over, it has kept up military pressure against Taiwan in the past few days and signaled it will do more.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation said Wednesday it had received a notice from China’s Civil Aviation Administration that it would set up a control zone to “restrict flights” in parts of northern Taiwan from April 16-18, in effect setting up an area where flights would not be allowed to go.
“On their own, they set up a warning area to control flights within our country’s jurisdiction’s Taipei Aviation Information Region, using the excuse of aerospace activities,” the Taiwan statement said.
Taiwan said it strongly protested the notice and was able to get China to reduce the flight ban time from three days to 27 minutes on the morning of April 16. It is unclear what China plans to do at that time. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said it was looking into the matter but could not provide further details.
China claims Taiwan as its own territory to be brought under its control by force if necessary and regularly sends ships and warplanes into airspace and waters near the island. It defended its recent military actions Wednesday.
“The People’s Liberation Army recently organized and conducted a series of countermeasures in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters, which is a serious warning against the collusion and provocation of Taiwan independence separatist forces and external forces,” Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a biweekly news conference.
“It is a necessary action to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” she said.
Such missions have grown more frequent in recent years, accompanied by increasingly bellicose language from the administration of Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. Any conflict between the sides could draw in the U.S., Taiwan’s closest ally, which is required by law to consider all threats to the island as matters of “grave concern.”
On Wednesday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said it tracked 35 flights by People’s Liberation Army warplanes within the last 24 hours, and eight navy vessels in the waters surrounding the island.
“There are still some navy ships and airplanes carrying out harassment in the area. We strongly condemn these deliberately threatening and provocative actions that destroy the regional peace and stability,” Sun Li-fang, a spokesperson for Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, said at a press briefing Wednesday.
The vast majority of Taiwanese favor maintaining their current de-facto independent status, while Tsai has said there is no need for a formal declaration since the island democracy is already an independent nation.
Despite that, China, which does not recognize Taiwan’s government institutions and has cut off contact with Tsai’s administration, routinely accuses her of plotting formal independence with outside backing — generally seen as referring to the U.S.
“External forces are intensifying their endeavor of containing China with Taiwan as a tool,” Zhu said.
Zhu also repeated China’s assertion that its military threats are “targeted at Taiwan’s independence separatist activities and interference from external forces, and by no means at our compatriots in Taiwan.”
What that means in practical terms isn’t clear, although Beijing has long exploited political divisions within Taiwanese society, which boasts a robust democracy and strong civil liberties.
“Taiwanese compatriots should clearly recognize the serious harm that the provocation of Taiwan independence forces poses to cross-strait relations and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, recognize the interests, distinguish right from wrong, and stand on the correct side of history,” Zhu said.
The Chinese military issued a threat as it concluded the exercises, saying its troops “can fight at any time to resolutely smash any form of ‘Taiwan independence’ and foreign interference attempts.”
In August, after then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, China conducted missile strikes on targets in the seas around Taiwan and sent warships and warplanes over the median line of the Taiwan Strait. It also fired missiles over the island that landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone in a significant escalation.
The most recent exercises focused more on air strength, with Taiwan reporting more than 200 flights by Chinese warplanes. On Monday alone, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry tracked 91 flights by Chinese warplanes.
They also featured the use of China’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, Shandong, which launched dozens of J-15 Flying Shark fighter missions during the exercises, according to Japanese officials.
Taiwanese military officials said they noted the Shandong’s appearance in the Pacific Ocean, to Taiwan’s east, and that it was the focus of their discussions and preparedness plans.
“Everyone can see clearly China’s ability to cross the first island chain is gradually improving. The so-called ‘anti-access/area denial’ ability is gradually improving,” said Lt. Gen. Li Tian-long at a press briefing Wednesday, referring to a military concept where forces prevent an adversary from entering a specific area.
Defense experts said China would likely use the Shandong to try to prevent foreign militaries from accessing that area based on its exercise movements.
Taiwan will launch an annual large-scale drill on Thursday jointly with its disaster services and Defense Ministry, as well as local governments. Last year, the government revamped the disaster-preparedness drills to include more wartime scenarios. This year, they said, that trend would continue with war-preparedness to comprise 70% of the drills’ contents.
The developments come as the USS Nimitz Carrier group is operating in the South China Sea south of Taiwan and as American and Filipino forces hold their largest combat exercises in decades in Philippine waters across the disputed South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.
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AP reporter Huizhong Wu contributed to this report from Taipei, Taiwan. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/china-says-taiwan-encirclement-drills-a-serious-warning/ | 2023-04-12 20:48:22 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/china-says-taiwan-encirclement-drills-a-serious-warning/ |
Recognized for Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
LONDON , Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Proactis, a leading Source-to-Pay software solution provider, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner® as a Niche Player in the Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites for its vision and execution.* The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analysed the company's overall completeness of vision and ability to execute.
Proactis provides innovative Source-to-Pay software solutions for mid-market organisations across a range of service-led industries, with a rapidly growing client base of over 1,100 corporate and public sector organisations and 2 million suppliers, with over 3 million users in 100+ countries across the UK, Europe, North America, New Zealand and Australia.
"We're immensely proud to be continually recognised in such a prestigious report. The mid-market faces very specific challenges and, because we're 'mid-market by design' we're confident that our dedicated focus on meeting them will continue to add significant value to our customers, as it has done for decades. Our ongoing investment in our people, product and customers will ensure we remain a leading provider of Source-to-Pay software solutions, helping mid-market organisations across the globe control spend and manage supply-chain risk - now more than ever." - Geert Timmermans, Chief Product Officer
Magic Quadrant reports are a culmination of rigorous, fact-based research in specific markets, providing a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the providers in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct. Providers are positioned into four quadrants: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries and Niche Players. The research enables you to get the most from market analysis in alignment with your unique business and technology needs.
View the Magic Quadrant report to learn more about Proactis' strengths and cautions, among other providers' offerings here.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas have identified a man who was killed and a patrol officer who was wounded in an exchange of gunfire during a foot chase following a weekend vehicle stop.
The Clark County coroner said Gabriel Herrera Charles, 27, died after being shot in the torso and police said Officer Tierney Tomburo returned home to continue treatment of injuries she received in the shooting about 1:15 a.m. Saturday.
Police Capt. Carlos Hank said in a video statement the shooting happened when a person ran from an SUV that had been stopped near Flamingo Road and University Center Drive.
Hank did not provide details including the reason for the traffic stop, the number of other people in the vehicle and whether anyone was arrested or faced criminal charges.
The coroner's office said Charles' hometown was not known. His death was ruled a homicide.
Tomburo is 24 and has been employed by Las Vegas police since 2020, the department said in a statement. It said she was placed on administrative leave pending district attorney and departmental reviews of the shooting. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Slain-man-wounded-officer-identified-in-Vegas-17436782.php | 2022-09-12 22:37:40 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Slain-man-wounded-officer-identified-in-Vegas-17436782.php |
OSHKOSH, Wis., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacur, LLC, a market leading supplier of specialty plastic packaging materials for the medical device industry, today announced that Jason Eckel has been named Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Pacur. Jason comes to Pacur with 20 years of global senior leadership experience in the specialty materials, polymer and packaging industries. Pacur is a portfolio company of middle market private equity firm Gryphon Investors.
"Jason brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help guide Pacur's commercial activities as we serve our customers in growing markets," said John Carlson, CEO of Pacur. "We welcome him to the team, and look forward to leveraging his relationships to secure new opportunities."
Most recently, Mr. Eckel was the Vice President of Sales, Healthcare at Transcendia, Inc. where he was responsible for setting strategic direction and leading the global healthcare business to profitable growth. Prior to joining Transcendia, Mr. Eckel held various senior executive roles at Accenture, where he consulted on customer experience and commercial excellence. Previously he had full P&L responsibility with Avient Corporation (formerly PolyOne) as North America General Manager for its Specialty Engineered Materials business, and also served as its Global Marketing Director. Mr. Eckel began his career with Dow Chemical's North America Packaging business unit holding various commercial roles, including marketing, where he created and launched the HEALTH+TM brand, a unique portfolio of medical-grade polymers for medical device and pharmaceutical packaging applications.
About Pacur
Founded in 1979 and based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Pacur (www.pacur.com) is the leading supplier of extruded PETG sheet used principally to provide rigid, high-performance packaging for medical devices. Pacur offers eco-friendly packaging solutions and utilizes materials which provide exceptional clarity and high temperature and chemical resistance, are ETO and gamma sterilizable, and have received FDA approval for use in medical and food packaging.
About Gryphon Investors
Based in San Francisco, Gryphon Investors (www.gryphoninvestors.com) is a leading private equity firm focused on profitably growing and competitively enhancing middle-market companies in partnership with experienced management. As of December 31, 2021, the firm has over $9 billion of assets under management. Gryphon targets making equity investments of $50 million to $300 million in portfolio companies with enterprise values ranging from approximately $100 million to $600 million. Gryphon prioritizes investment opportunities where it can form strong partnerships with owners and executives to build leading companies, utilizing Gryphon's capital, specialized professional resources, and operational expertise.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Night" game were:
0-9-8, WB: 1
(zero, nine, eight; WB: one)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Night" game were:
0-9-8, WB: 1
(zero, nine, eight; WB: one) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play3-Night-game-17625679.php | 2022-12-02 04:52:50 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play3-Night-game-17625679.php |
Project, in partnership with GTI Energy, the University of California, Irvine, and the Electric Power Research Institute, will examine costs, safety and emissions reductions
LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is collaborating with GTI Energy to study the use of hydrogen and hydrogen blending in hard-to-decarbonize commercial and industrial processes, continuing its efforts to help the company and California achieve net-zero aspirations.
The aim of the project is to study the use of hydrogen in heavy equipment, blended with natural gas up to 100 percent hydrogen, with an emphasis on end-uses that cannot easily be electrified. The focus of the study will be on costs, safety, and emissions reductions when introducing hydrogen in commercial and industrial uses. GTI Energy will lead the effort in collaboration with Utilization Technology Development, NFP (UTD), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the University of California, Irvine (UCI), and the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). SoCalGas has awarded $752,000 to help fund the project, which is in addition to a $1.77 million grant approved by the California Energy Commission in July 2022.
The study will survey large commercial and industrial users to understand which equipment has the highest potential for decarbonization with hydrogen blends, including industries such as steelmaking, glass, cement, aerospace, and agriculture. After identifying those uses, the project team will then test commercial and industrial equipment fuel blending up to 100 percent hydrogen.
"One of California's biggest challenges in achieving net zero is finding ways to decarbonize heavy industries whose functions are difficult or impossible to electrify," said Neil Navin, chief clean fuels officer at SoCalGas. "This collaboration with GTI Energy will help us identify the most promising avenues to decarbonize and take important steps toward reaching net zero through clean fuels."
The project will lean on GTI Energy's significant experience in the field of hydrogen applications across different sectors and aims to provide important outcomes to the industry for hydrogen implementation across multiple end-use sectors.
"We're focused on providing options for SoCalGas's commercial and industrial customers to decarbonize their operations with H2-based fuels, with an eye towards safety, equity, and environmental impacts. Decarbonizing California's businesses and industry is no small task, and we're fortunate in this effort to build on strong partnerships with SoCalGas and other utilities, in addition to an excellent technical team—including EPRI, UC Irvine, and AHRI," said Kristine Wiley, vice president of the Hydrogen Technology Center at GTI Energy.
Hydrogen is set to play a critical part in SoCalGas' – and California's – energy future, particularly in decarbonizing hard-to-electrify sectors such as heavy-duty transportation, power generation, and heavy industries.
Toward that end, SoCalGas is working to develop Angeles Link, a proposed, dedicated clean renewable hydrogen pipeline system that could deliver clean, reliable, renewable energy to the Los Angeles region.
In December, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved SoCalGas' request to track costs for advancing the first phase of the project, which could be the nation's largest dedicated clean renewable hydrogen pipeline system and support significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty trucks, power generation, industrial processes, and other hard-to-electrify sectors of the Southern California economy. Angeles Link, the [H2] Innovation Experience, and more than a dozen hydrogen demonstration projects SoCalGas is currently pioneering, are all part of its ongoing efforts to help accelerate California's energy transition.
For more information about SoCalGas's hydrogen innovation, visit https://www.socalgas.com/sustainability/hydrogen/.
About SoCalGas
Headquartered in Los Angeles, SoCalGas® is the largest gas distribution utility in the United States. SoCalGas delivers affordable, reliable, and increasingly renewable gas service to over 21 million consumers across 24,000 square miles of Central and Southern California. Gas delivered through the company's pipelines will continue to play a key role in California's clean energy transition—providing electric grid reliability and supporting wind and solar energy deployment.
SoCalGas's mission is to build the cleanest, safest and most innovative energy infrastructure company in America. In support of that mission, SoCalGas aspires to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its operations and delivery of energy by 2045 and to replace 20 percent of its traditional natural gas supply to core customers with renewable natural gas (RNG) by 2030. Renewable natural gas is made from waste created by landfills and wastewater treatment plants. SoCalGas is also committed to investing in its gas delivery infrastructure while keeping bills affordable for customers. SoCalGas is a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE), an energy infrastructure company based in San Diego.
For more information visit socalgas.com/newsroom or connect with SoCalGas on Twitter (@SoCalGas), Instagram (@SoCalGas) and Facebook.
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Billy McKinney’s first stint with the Yankees only lasted two games. Five years later, he’s earned another shot with the Bombers.
The Yankees added McKinney to their active roster on Wednesday when they placed Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list and put Ryan Weber on the 60-day IL. McKinney first joined the Yankees’ organization as a prospect in 2016 when they acquired him, Gleyber Torres, Adam Warren and Rashad Crawford from the Cubs for Aroldis Chapman. McKinney then made his major league debut and picked up his first hit with the Yanks on March 30, 2018, but he only appeared in one other game for the team, which came the very next day.
The Yankees shipped McKinney and Brandon Drury to the Blue Jays for J.A. Happ that summer, thus beginning a well-traveled career for McKinney. He saw major league action with the Jays, Brewers, Mets, Dodgers and Athletics before rejoining the Yankees on a minor league deal this past winter.
McKinney, 28, slashed .274/.388/.511 with nine home runs and 25 RBI over 40 games at Triple-A this year. The lefty swinger played all three outfield spots for the RailRiders, but he spent more time at first base than any other position.
“A little defensive flexibility,” Aaron Boone said of McKinney on Wednesday. “Been raking for a month and a half now. Really, really playing well. Kind of earned the opportunity.”
McKinney hasn’t been much of a hitter in the big leagues, slashing .206/.277/.387 with 28 homers, 72 RBI and a 79 OPS+ over 263 games.
But he’s played well in the minors, and the Yankees didn’t have many other options. Boone said alternative choices included Franchy Cordero, who was already on the 40-man roster, and Estevan Florial.
Cordero enjoyed a sensational two weeks on the Yankees’ roster at the start of the season before falling down to earth. He’s hitting .342/.444/.566 with two home runs and 17 RBI at Triple-A.
Florial, a former top prospect, hasn’t made much of limited big league opportunities in the past and fell off the 40-man roster in early April. But he’s hit .317/.420/.623 with 12 longballs and 30 RBI for the RailRiders, and he’s a natural centerfielder, something the Yankees don’t have on their active roster right now.
Still, Boone favored McKinney.
“We considered both, and frankly, Flo has been doing a good job,” Boone said. “Franchy’s been doing a good job. And Billy’s been really doing a good job. The moment in time now, Billy made the most sense.”
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E.E. Smith boys basketball falls to Northwood in NCHSAA playoffs 3A East Regional final
SANFORD — The No. 1 ranked Northwood boys basketball team held on to beat No. 2 E.E. Smith 37-31 in the 3A East Regional Final on Saturday at Southern Lee.
Narrowing the score to just two points with seconds left to play, E.E. Smith nearly pulled off an incredible comeback.
However, Northwood's combination of size and clutch play illuminated itself as 7-foot center Kenan Parrish knocked down two free throws with 13 seconds left to extend the Charger lead to 35-31.
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Holding back tears, E.E. Smith coach Bryan Tillman said his team's resilience was on full display.
"My guys are very relentless. By any means necessary, that's what we go by. I just let them down today, but we will be back." Tillman said.
The coach reflected on a season of excellence as the Golden Bulls (26-4) haven't reached a regional final since 2000.
"It's been 23 years since we got to this point," Tillman said. "Being a former player and captain on this team in the regionals, for it to come full circle, it's just been an honor and pleasure leading this team."
Big man James Scott received relentless attention from an astute Charger defense, finishing with 13 points. Northwood's Drake Powell also scored 13 points, including two 3-pointers.
"We have a lot of fight in us, and we have a lot more to prove," Powell said. "We're going to keep taking those shots that we miss because they eventually will fall. I think this group works very hard. We're too talented for them not to fall."
Northwood coach Matt Brown said E.E. Smith was impressive defensively, especially when it came to limiting Powell.
"They're a terrific team, very well coached," Brown said. "I thought they defended us well. Those kids are tough, and I know what it feels like to be in that other locker room, so I feel for them."
While the Golden Bulls led 12-11 at halftime, Northwood (28-2) would go on a 15-9 run in the third quarter, starting with a dunk from Max Frazier. The center ended the game with eight points and three dunks.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Core Scientific, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of CORZ during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: January 3, 2022 to October 26, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) due in part to the expiration of a favorable pricing agreement, the Company was experiencing increasing power costs; (2) the Company's largest customer, Gryphon Digital Mining, lacked the financial resources to purchase the necessary miner rigs for Core Scientific to host; (3) the Company was not providing hosting services to Celsius Network LLC ("Celsius") as required by their contract; (4) the Company had implemented an improper surcharge to pass through power costs to Celsius; (5) as a result of the foregoing alleged breaches of contract, the Company was reasonably likely to incur liability to defend itself against Celsius; (6) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's profitability would be adversely impacted; (7) as a result, there was likely substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; and (8) as a result of the foregoing, defendant's positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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Army sergeant guilty in fatal Texas shooting of protester
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Army sergeant was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a Texas jury ruled Friday.
Sgt. Daniel Perry was working for a ride-sharing company in July 2020 when he turned onto a street and into a large crowd of demonstrators in downtown Austin. In video that was streamed live on Facebook, a car can be heard honking before several shots ring out and protesters begin screaming and scattering.
The 28-year-old protester, Garrett Foster, was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Perry, who faces life in prison, now awaits sentencing.
“We’re happy with the verdict. We’re very sorry for his family as well. There’s no winners in this,” Stephen Foster, the victim’s father, told reporters Friday.
The jury deliberated for two days. During closing arguments, Perry’s attorneys said he had no choice but to shoot Foster as he approached Perry’s car with an AK-47 rifle, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Prosecutors said Perry could have driven away before firing his revolver.
Witnesses testified that Foster never raised his rifle at Perry, according to the newspaper. Perry, who did not testify, told police that Foster did.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, then-Police Chief Brian Manley said officers heard “two separate volleys of gunfire.” Officers made their way to the crowd, where they found Foster with multiple gunshot wounds.
Manley said the driver, who was not named at the time, called 911 and reported the shooting, and that the second round of shots was fired by protesters who witnessed the shooting.
Perry was stationed at Fort Hood, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of Austin. The trial comes after attempts from Perry’s team to throw out the case over the past year.
When Foster was killed, demonstrators in Austin and beyond had been marching in the streets for weeks following the police killing of George Floyd. Floyd died May 25, 2020, after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against the Black man’s neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd, who was handcuffed, repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe.
Floyd’s killing was recorded on video by a bystander and sparked worldwide protests as part of a broader reckoning over racial injustice.
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Yesterday's high was 75 degrees and the low was 44.
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Today should be sunny with a high near 75 degrees and light, variable winds. Tonight should be partly cloudy with a low around 44 degrees.
Yesterday's high was 74 degrees and the low was 42.
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The record high for Jan. 9 is 81 degrees, set in 1948. The record low is 24 degrees, set in 1899.
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Today should be sunny with a high near 72 degrees and light, variable winds. Tonight should be mostly clear with a low around 40.
Yesterday's high was 72 degrees and the low was 40.
Last year on this date the high was 71 degrees and the low was 45. Fifty years ago on this date the high was 59 degrees and the low was 34. One hundred years ago the high was 78 degrees and the low was 30.
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Select pairs will be sold on 50th Anniversary of Title IX June 23; All proceeds benefit The Equity Project™, powered by the Women's Sports Foundation
NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TIAA is once again working alongside top athletes to spotlight the startling reality that women have an average of 30 percenti less retirement income than men. Today the company announced a collaboration with UConn Huskies Guard Azzi Fudd, the top-ranked basketball recruit in 2021, and Curry Brand, Stephen Curry's bespoke apparel and footwear line produced by Under Armour. The parties have collaborated to debut nine one-of-a-kind, hand-painted #RetireInequality sneakers. The sneakers were custom designed by David "DEZ" Zambrano and Moe of Creative Custom Kicks and symbolize the progress that has been made over the past 50 years since the passing of Title IX legislation and all of the work that still needs to be done.
Three pairs of the sneakers will be sold through NTWRK on June 23-24 – the anniversary of the passage of Title IX – with all proceeds benefiting The Equity Project™, powered by the Women's Sports Foundation.
"On average, women still earn just 82 centsii on the dollar and retire with 30 percent less income compared to men – a gap that the pandemic has exacerbated," said Stephen Tisdalle, TIAA's Chief Brand and Demand Generation Officer. "We launched the #RetireInequality campaign during March Madness this year to celebrate the advances made and to raise awareness of gender wage and retirement gaps. The collaboration with these all-star athletes and designers further helps tell that story in an effort to advance the pace of progress for women and society overall."
TIAA launched its #RetireInequality campaign in March 2022, aligned to Women's History Month and just ahead of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark law that drove equity in education and opened the doors of college sports for women. The campaign brought together some of the most influential players and coaches in the NCAA and WNBA – women who have played pivotal roles in stamping out inequities in the sports arena – to bring awareness and educate others about why the fight to retire inequality still matters.
As a #RetireInequality campaign ambassador, Azzi Fudd became passionate about encouraging young women, particularly athletes, to take hold of their financial futures, and was eager to team up with TIAA and Curry Brand for this collaboration. As part of the collaboration, Azzi will also gift pairs of the sneakers to women she finds personally inspiring, including TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett and her parents.
"This partnership with TIAA and Curry Brand is a really special one for me," said Azzi Fudd. "I am proud to have helped design these incredible shoes that pay homage to the women who have paved the way for gender equality, while spreading awareness around the retirement income gap for athletes and women across the board."
"Azzi Fudd is the best choice to start a brand relationship like this because she is the next face of women's basketball and has been a part of SC30 Inc. and the Curry Brand family since she was an invitee to the All-American Camp," said Stephen Curry.
To hear inspirational stories, join the conversation, and learn how you can help, please visit: https://retireinequality.com/
TIAA is a leading provider of secure retirements and outcome-focused investment solutions to millions of people and thousands of institutions. It is the #1 not-for-profit retirement market provider1, paid more than $6.4 billion in lifetime income to retired clients in 2021 and has $1.3 trillion in assets under management (as of 3/31/2022)2.
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TIAA Powered by Women's Sports Foundation (founded by Billie Jean King), The Equity Project™ is a movement of individuals and organizations that aims to impact participation, policy, representation and leadership in sports in sustainable and measurable ways.
The Women's Sports Foundation exists to enable girls and women to reach their potential in sport and life. We are an ally, an advocate and a catalyst. Founded by Billie Jean King in 1974, we strengthen and expand participation and leadership opportunities through our research, advocacy, community programming and a wide variety of collaborative partnerships. From its inception to Title IX's 50th anniversary in 2022, WSF has invested over $100 million in these impact efforts, helping to shape the lives of millions of youth, high school and collegiate student-athletes, elite athletes and coaches. We're building a future where every girl and woman can #KeepPlaying and unlock the lifelong benefits of sport participation. All girls. All women. All sports ®. To learn more about the Women's Sports Foundation, please visit www.WomensSportsFoundation.org.
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i The Mercer 2021 Global Pension Index estimates a 33.7% pension gap for women in the US – that is women have 33.7% less pension income than men. Global Pension Index Report, 2021. https://www.mercer.com/our-thinking/global-pension-index-2021.html
ii Women earn roughly 82 cents for every $1 men earn on average. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, 2021. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An attorney for Josh Duggar asked a federal appeals court panel on Thursday to reverse the former reality TV star’s conviction for downloading child pornography, saying investigators violated his rights by seizing the phone he was using to try to call his lawyer during the search that found the images.
Attorneys for Duggar and the U.S. Justice Department appeared before a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a hearing. The panel did not indicate when they planned to rule.
Duggar, 34, was arrested in April 2021 after a Little Rock police detective found child porn files were being shared by a computer traced to Duggar. Investigators testified that images depicting the sexual abuse of children, including toddlers, were downloaded in 2019 onto a computer at a car dealership Duggar owned. He was convicted in 2021 and is serving a 12 1/2-year prison sentence.
Justin Gelfand, Duggar’s attorney, said federal agents violated Duggar’s rights when they executed a search warrant of the car dealership in 2019, looking for his computers and phone. Duggar’s attorneys have argued statements he made to agents during the search should have been suppressed. Prosecutors said Duggar asked the agents if someone had been downloading child pornography and that he declined to say whether he had looked at child pornography online, comments that were later used as evidence in the trial.
“What federal agents did is they physically took the phone out of his hand and from that point forward, deprived him of the ability to communicate with his legal counsel, as was his constitutional right,’ Gelfand said.
But Joshua Handell, an attorney with the Justice Department, said Duggar was told repeatedly he was free to leave the scene and was told he did not have to talk to the agents without an attorney present. During the search, Duggar was with two companions and there was at least one other cell phone that wasn’t seized.
“All of that shows he had an option to speak to a lawyer even though obviously the officers had appropriately seized the phone at the outset of their search,” Handell said.
Gelfand also argued Duggar should have been able to present an alternative suspect during the trial: a former employee of the dealership who was a convicted sex offender and had used the same computer.
Handell said the former employee wasn’t even in the same state on the dates the images were downloaded.
A monitoring program that sent reports to Duggar’s wife about his activity had been installed on the computer, but the images and videos were downloaded after software had been installed that allowed him to download them without being monitored, prosecutors said.
TLC canceled “19 Kids and Counting” in 2015 following allegations that Duggar had molested four of his sisters and a babysitter years earlier. Authorities began investigating the abuse in 2006 after receiving a tip from a family friend but concluded that the statute of limitations on any possible charges had expired.
Duggar’s parents said after the allegations resurfaced in 2015 that he had confessed to the fondling and apologized privately. Duggar then apologized publicly for unspecified behavior and resigned as a lobbyist for the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian group. Months later, he also publicly apologized for cheating on his wife and a pornography addiction, for which he then sought treatment. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/ap-court-hears-josh-duggars-appeal-of-child-porn-conviction/ | 2023-02-17 14:02:49 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/ap-court-hears-josh-duggars-appeal-of-child-porn-conviction/ |
By Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, Tribune News Service (TNS)
(Editor’s Note: This article was originally published Aug. 31, 2020.)
Good morning:
I am curious to know what you can tell me about this pair of cookie jars. I got them from my grandmother, and if I remember correctly, they were given to her by a pair of sisters who boarded with her, my mom and my uncle in Grand Island, Nebraska, during WWII. A friend tells me her family had the female and called it “Susie Cookie Jar.” I am trying to find four identical sets for my four children, but all I can find have different patterns. Can you help?
Thanks,
H. H., Chicago
Dear H. H.:
We would never say this is an impossible task, but it is pretty darn close. But like horseshoes, hand grenades and thermonuclear weapons, close may have to be good enough.
First of all, it is important to know that although the jars are just marked " USA,” they were made by the Shawnee Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio, which began operation in 1937 and went out of business in 1961. It should also be mentioned that during the WWII years of 1941 to 1946, Shawnee was taken over by the United States Army Air Corps and used as a supply depot and parts manufacturing facility.
During their relatively brief time in business, Shawnee made everything from aquarium ornaments to salt and pepper shakers, pie birds, flowerpots, lamps, planters, pitchers, miscellaneous kitchen wares, dinnerware and yes, cookie jars. The list could go on and on, and they made vast quantities of many items.
Shawnee is perhaps most famous for their “Corn King” and “Corn Queen” lines and for their cookie jars. “Smiley Pig” is well known, as are “Winnie Pig,” “Muggsy” (an adorable pup wearing a toothache scarf around his head), “Puss n’ Boots,” “Sailor Boy” and “Drum Major.” Collectors especially look for elaborately decorated “Lucky the Elephant” and " Cookie House.”
The pair in today’s question are “Dutch Boy” and “Dutch Girl,” which we have also seen referred to as “Happy Jack” and " Happy Jill.” Most of the character jars came in a variety of decorations and color schemes. Those with unusual coloration, various decals and gold trim can demand something of a premium. In the case of “Dutch Boy” and “Dutch Girl,” look for the examples marked “Great Northern.”
In this case, Jack’s stripped pants are a plus, but if decals representing patches or small florals had been added, that would have made the piece much more monetarily valuable. The tulip on Jill’s dress is nice, but a color to the skirt, some decals and gold trim would have made the piece more desirable.
That H. H. has a pair is very nice and does help the dollar value a bit. As for finding four sets that exactly match, good luck, but we discovered similar examples are for sale on eBay and Etsy for prices as low as $20. Most, however, were in the $50 to $80 range. Add the interest in a pair and we think the retail value of this couple would be in the range of $150 to $200, if they are in perfect condition.
(Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson have written a number of books on antiques. Do you have an item you’d like to know more about? Contact them at Joe Rosson, 2504 Seymour Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917, or email them at treasures@knology.net. If you’d like your question to be considered for their column, please include a high-resolution photo of the subject, which must be in focus, with your inquiry.)
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New Egypt’s Devin Kimmick joined the prestigious 1,000 point club, but his 24-point rampage was not enough for New Egypt in a 56-37 defeat to Calvary Christian in New Egypt.
Robert Kauffman pumped in 24 points for the victorious Lions, who are now 8-2 on the season.
Kauffman drained four threes in a strong shooting day, while Jack Zink added 15 for the winners.
Connor Fischer added 10 for New Egypt, which fell to 6-7 on the year.
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets sank Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese industrial activity weakening.
Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated. Oil prices were mixed.
U.S. markets were closed Tuesday for a holiday.
An index of service industry activity by a leading Chinese business magazine, Caixin, weakened sharply in June, adding to signs China’s recovery following the end of anti-virus controls on business and travel is cooling. Growth in factory activity also slowed.
“Without policy support, there’s a risk that weakening growth expectations could become self-fulfilling,” said Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management in a report.
The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.4% to 3,231.08 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 1.2% to 19,185.13.
Caixin’s purchasing managers’ index for services fell to 53.9 from May’s 57.1 on a 100-point scale on which numbers above 50 show activity increasing. It was the weakest reading this year.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.4% to 33,303.00 and the Kospi in Seoul retreated 0.4% to 2,585.16.
Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 shed 0.3% to 7,255.80. New Zealand and Southeast Asian markets declined.
China is the biggest trading partner for all of its Asian neighbors. Demand for imports got a boost when retailing and factory activity revived, but that rebound cooled faster than expected.
Economic activity accelerated to 4.5% in the first three months of 2023 from last year’s 3%. China’s No. 2 leader, Premier Li Qiang, said last month growth was improving. He gave no details but expressed confidence China can hit this year’s official growth target of “about 5%.”
Traders are uneasy about U.S.-Chinese tensions over technology trade after Beijing this week announced restrictions on exports of gallium and germanium, two metals used in making semiconductors and solar panels. That came ahead of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit this week as part of U.S. efforts to restore strained relations.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose $1.03 to $70.82 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, lost 52 cents to $75.73 per barrel in London. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/business/ap-business/ap-stock-market-today-asia-sinks-after-survey-shows-china-activity-weakening/ | 2023-07-05 23:57:21 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/business/ap-business/ap-stock-market-today-asia-sinks-after-survey-shows-china-activity-weakening/ |
Texans should prepare for “life-threatening” wind chills, but officials remain confident in power grid
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State officials warned residents Wednesday to prepare their homes and vehicles for the coming freeze while trying to reassure on-edge Texans that the electric grid will stay online.
Temperatures are expected to plummet Thursday into single digits — with even lower wind chills. Leaders urged residents to check their car tires and batteries to be sure no one gets stranded on the road, to burn wood or gas inside only if there’s proper ventilation, and to insulate pipes.
“This is a dangerous storm coming our way,” said Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management. “The temperatures will be extremely cold and the winds will be high, which will generate some very dangerous wind chills.”
Forecasters predicted life-threatening minus-10-degree wind chills in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and wind chills as low as minus 30 degrees in the Panhandle, Kidd said. Aside from light precipitation in the Panhandle, the state was expected to stay dry.
The lack of concerns over icy roads and infrastructure makes this a different threat than the 2021 Winter Storm Uri, which overwhelmed the state’s main electric grid and killed hundreds of people. Officials are promising that, this time, the power will stay on.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages the grid that powers most of Texas, and the Public Utility Council made improvements after Uri, such as ensuring natural gas-fired plants have additional sources of fuel on site and improving communications among electricity regulators, oil and gas regulators, and the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
“The grid is ready and reliable,” said Peter Lake, chair of the Public Utility Commission, which regulates grid operators, on Wednesday. “We expect to have sufficient generation to meet demand throughout this entire winter weather event.”
ERCOT officials expected power demand to be highest from Thursday night through Saturday morning. The peak — near 70,000 megawatts — was predicted Friday morning, when grid operators expected to have nearly 85,000 megawatts of supply if all goes as planned.
“We do expect to have sufficient generation supply to meet the forecasted demands,” said Pablo Vegas, ERCOT’s president and CEO.
Of course, in an extreme scenario, the grid could still face rolling blackouts or tight conditions, and ERCOT could still issue a conservation notice. There may also be local power outages that have nothing to do with the viability of the power grid, caused by things such as wind knocking trees onto power lines.
Gov. Greg Abbott said he knew that state leaders needed to earn back the public trust after 2021’s deadly outages. He said he believed they started to do that by meeting surging demand over the summer.
“I think trust will be earned over the next few days,” he said Wednesday.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/21/texas-wind-chill-power-grid/.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — In a hearing Wednesday at the Capitol, legislators gathered to discuss Senate Bill 2383.
The bill would remove the tax exemption for carbon pipelines that are getting the 45Q tax credit.
District 8’s Senator Jeffry Magrum says the bill is proposed to get questions answered for North Dakotans.
Magrum does not believe the Summit Carbon Solutions project is clear on who is paying for what, and how much of the tax credit is being used.
“If these companies are getting the 45 to federal tax credit, are they also getting the state tax exemption which is a 10-year exemption? It is paid by the state treasury back to the local political sub but the state taxpayers are still paying for that exemption. So I didn’t have the answer and today we still didn’t get the answer. It was not clear at all how it works. I don’t know whether people are not being truthful and telling us or if they just don’t know themselves,” said District 8 Senator, Jeffery Magrum.
Ultimately, how is everything paying out? Although no one spoke in favor of the bill on Wednesday, he says whether the bill is passed or not, North Dakotans need more answers.
A handful of people did provide testimonies opposing SB 2383.
Those against the bill argue this will put the future of North Dakota thriving in a low carbon economy at risk, preventing the growth and value of ag and energy industries. Some mentioned that the bill contradicts past efforts and laws in our legislature.
“This bill removes an incentive for pipeline development enacted by prior legislatures,” said Summit Carbon Solutions’ Charlie Adams. “In fact, this bill is contradicting to the North Dakota state, legislators’ chapter 3822 in titled carbon dioxide underground storage which created a framework for new industries in the state.”
“In 2019 the North Dakota legislature exempted CO2 for geological storage from property taxes,” explained President of Lignite Energy Jason Bohrer. “This sells and uses taxes and incentivizes the use of CO2 for enhanced oil recovery, but the state legislature has been involved in this debate for how you can best quantify and utilize that CO2.”
There were no clear answers to representative Magrum questions as to how the project plans to pay and play out. He says he will continue to get those answers.
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NEW YORK, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ROI Training announced that it has received the 2021 Google Cloud Specialization Partner of the Year Award for Training.
ROI Training was recognized for the company's achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, helping joint customers and partners successfully accelerate their journey to the cloud through training.
This achievement marks the third time ROI Training has been globally recognized as the Google Cloud Specialization Partner of the Year for Training (2021, 2018, and 2017). In 2019 and 2020, ROI Training was awarded the Google Cloud Regional Training Partner of the Year for North America and EMEA, by Cloud Learning Services.
Today, ROI Training offers a deep cloud curriculum covering Cloud Infrastructure, Application Modernization, Data Engineering & Analytics, API Management, Networking & Security, Machine Learning & AI, and Cloud for Business Leaders.
"We are honored to receive the Google Cloud Specialization Partner of the Year Award in Training for the third time since 2017," said Dave Carey, CEO of ROI Training. "Our 8+ year partnership with Google Cloud continues to scale at an exciting rate. I am proud of my team for the incredible effort we put in on a daily basis to help customers succeed. Thank you to Google Cloud for recognizing us!"
"Google Cloud Specializations recognize partner excellence and proven customer success in a particular product area or industry," said Nina Harding, Global Chief, Partner Programs and Strategy, Google Cloud. "Based on their certified, repeatable customer success and strong technical capabilities, we're proud to recognize ROI Training as the Training Specialization Partner of the Year."
Established in 2002, ROI Training, Inc. is an industry-recognized leader in designing, developing, and delivering customized Technology & Management training programs. ROI has trained over 200,000 people globally in Cloud technologies and best practices. ROI's world-class instructors and mentors work closely with clients to deliver the skills and best practices required in a fast-paced, global enterprise. Our comprehensive curriculum includes Cloud, Big Data & AI, Web and Mobile Application Development, Agile Development, Security, Java, Python, and Technology Project Management. Information about ROI Training can be found at https://www.roitraining.com
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HERNDON, Va., Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deltek, the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, has introduced a new partner program – Deltek Pro Bookkeepers – designed to make it easier for small businesses to find trusted accounting professionals experienced in their firm's needs, who also have expert knowledge of Deltek solutions. Initially launched for small government contractors, Deltek Pro Bookkeepers helps businesses maximize the value of Deltek Costpoint by managing back-office operations faster, more accurately, more cost effectively and within compliance.
Deltek identified the additional challenges and needs of its small business customers – unlike midsized and large enterprises, a small business's accounting is typically managed by a small staff with limited resources. The Deltek Pro Bookkeepers partner program helps solve that issue by connecting Deltek Costpoint customers with expert bookkeepers in their industry.
"When a smaller firm is ready to graduate from QuickBooks® or similar generic accounting systems to a purpose-built ERP solution like Deltek, the firm may need support running their back-office functions. With Deltek Pro Bookkeepers, Deltek is helping small businesses connect the advisors that know our solutions the best, so customers will get experienced support from experts in their industry who are also experts in their ERP and accounting solutions. Firms will not only accelerate the time to value with their Deltek solution, but also meet their business goals faster," said Pete Mann, SVP of Corporate Development & Product Alliances at Deltek. "Deltek Pro Bookkeepers will be a game changer for small businesses using Costpoint."
Deltek Pro Bookkeepers are trained professionals that not only understand Deltek solutions, but also understand small businesses and meeting the needs of the government contracting industry. Deltek Partners Premier Consulting & Integration (PCI), Redstone Government Consulting and CRI are currently participating in the Deltek Pro Bookkeepers program, with additional Deltek Pros anticipated to join in the coming months and years.
Firms that take advantage of the services offered through Deltek Pro Bookkeepers will get access to services including journal entry, time & expense processing, accounts payable, month-end close, reporting, and more. While Deltek Pro Bookkeepers has launched for Costpoint customers, more Deltek Pros™ services for other Deltek solutions are planned to launch in 2023.
More information on Deltek Pro™ Bookkeepers can be found on the Deltek Project Nation blog.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsy Doan didn’t think the water flowing over the creek crossing on San Marcos Road was deeper than normal when she tried navigating it in her SUV while driving her 5-year-old son to school.
But the creek, swollen with rain from California's epic winter storms, was much higher and flowing stronger than she anticipated. Doan cursed as she lost control of the steering and the 4,300-pound (1,950-kilogram) Chevy Traverse was carried off the road and pinned against a large sycamore tree.
“Mom, it’s OK,” her son, Kyle, reassured her from the back seat. “Just be calm."
They were the last words the little boy said to his mother before his fingers slipped away from hers and he was swept away Monday on California's central coast near Paso Robles.
“Yesterday I got to the point where I think I ran out of tears,” Doan told The Associated Press. “I just don’t know what to expect anymore. I mean, I’ve tried to do a Google search: How long can a child not eat? How long can they be in wet clothes? ... We’re worried because I don’t know if they’re going to be able to find him.”
More than 100 people, including National Guard troops, dive teams, searchers using dogs and drones and people picking through shoulder-high piles of driftwood on the banks of San Marcos Creek searched for a third day Wednesday for Kyle. So far, they've found only one of his blue and gray Nike shoes.
The storms that have relentlessly pounded California since the end of last year have claimed at least 18 lives. Most of the deaths have been caused by falling trees and people driving on flooded roads.
Kyle was listed as missing.
With a sister in high school and brother in college, he is the baby in his family and loves being the center of attention.
“He definitely capitalized on it,” his mother said. “He loves making everyone laugh. He wanted to make everyone smile. He loves to please people."
As vacation came to an end, Kyle was excited to return to kindergarten Monday at Lillian Larsen Elementary School, his mother said. It was the first day he was going to be allowed to play without restrictions after recovering from a broken leg that required three surgeries and he was looking forward to seeing his friends.
Doan, a special education teacher at the school, was less enthusiastic, wishing she had a few more days off as she took the back road from their home near Paso Robles.
For most of the year, the creek running along San Marcos Road is like so many California rivers and streams — a sinuous band of sand that only flows with winter and spring rains. When it is flowing, it's often easy enough to drive through the shallow waters that course over the road in places.
The Doan family drove the same route Sunday to a truck stop on Highway 101, splashing through the waters without incident.
When Doan approached Monday in light rain, there were no road closures and she didn't think it looked any different from the day before.
“But as soon as I hit the bottom, my car started to drift and I realized that it wasn’t the same," she said. "It was completely different."
Scotty Jalbert, emergency services manager for San Luis Obispo County, said river crossings can be deceiving and people can run into trouble after successfully fording them several times. As little as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of water is enough to knock a person off their feet and can even push a car off course if it's moving rapidly.
“We use the term, ‘Turn around, don’t drown,'" Jalbert said. “With this tragedy, when the responders got to the scene, the water was over the vehicle. Obviously, that kind of energy is going to cause a bad situation.”
Jalbert said someone trapped in a car taking on water should get out of if they can and get on the roof, if possible.
Neil Collins and his wife, Danielle, who own an orchard off San Marcos Road had gone down to the creek that morning to see if they would be able to get out across the floodwaters.
When he saw waves of muddy brown water and the steady flow carrying sturdy oak and sycamore limbs downstream, he said, “This isn’t going to end well for someone.”
Within 15 minutes, his prediction had come true.
After Doan’s car came to a rest against the trees it began taking on water, so she decided to abandon it. The windows wouldn’t go down, but she was able to open her door and hug a tree. With the current pinning the rear door closed, she told Kyle to leave his belongings and climb into the front seat.
“I don’t care about your backpack,” she said. “I just want you to come to me.”
She was able to grab his hand but her grip was tenuous and the current swept Kyle around the other side of the tree.
“I could feel his fingers slipping from mine,” she said.
As the water pulled them apart, she let go of the tree to try to get her son, who couldn't swim.
“I saw his head kind of floating and he was looking at me because he was going backwards," she said. "I was trying to keep my head above the water, but the currents kept pulling me down. And after a while I didn’t see Kyle or what was going on.”
Collins missed seeing Doan drive into the creek. But her screams caught his attention.
“I looked at my wife and said, ‘That sounds like a human,’” he said. “I heard a second scream and just ran up the river.”
In a typical winter, the river may be waist deep, but he guessed it was up to 12 feet (3.6 meters) deep and four times its width when it's running.
After he spotted Lindsy Doan struggling to stay afloat, Collins noticed another body floating in the middle of the creek and thought it looked lifeless. So he focused on Doan, who was closer to shore.
He ran alongside her downstream while his wife called 911 and some orchard workers brought a rope. Eventually, Doan managed to grab some branches of bushes underwater and Collins and his crew tossed her a life line.
Doan was hysterical when she made it to shore, Collins said. It was only then that he realized the other figure that washed by was her little boy.
If Doan had floated another 100 yards (91 meters), he’s not sure he could have helped her. An embankment and barbed wire fence would have prevented him from running alongside her.
“Time was running out,” he said.
Brian Doan, Kyle's dad, is grateful his wife was saved. He doesn't fault her for driving that route and thinks she did the right things to try to save their son.
Lindsy Doan can't stop second-guessing herself.
“In the back of your mind, it’s like, ‘Well, what if, what if, what if I just turned around and went back the other way?’" she said. "What if, what if I had just decided, ‘Hey, you know, let’s not go down this road this day?’ I don’t know that that’s ever going to disappear."
When asked what her son might say to her in this time, Doan took a breath and collected her thoughts before saying that Kyle always wanted his family to be happy and feel good.
“Maybe he would say something like ... ‘There’s nothing that you can do, Mom, it’s OK. Everything will be OK.” | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/boy-told-mom-be-calm-before-being-swept-away-in-california-floodwater | 2023-01-12 16:10:47 | 0 | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/boy-told-mom-be-calm-before-being-swept-away-in-california-floodwater |
WORCESTER, Mass. — The Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of guns and said on social media that he would like to kill a “ton of people,” prosecutors said in arguing Thursday that 21-year-old Jack Teixeira should remain in jail for his trial.
But the judge at Teixeira's detention hearing put off an immediate decision whether he should be kept in custody until his trial or released to home confinement or under other conditions. Teixeira was led away from the court in handcuffs, black rosary beads around his neck, pending that ruling.
The court filings raise new questions about why Teixeira had such a high security clearance and access to some of the nation's most classified secrets. They said he may still have material that hasn't been released, which could be of “tremendous value to hostile nation states that could offer him safe harbor and attempt to facilitate his escape from the United States.”
In Teixeira's detention hearing, Magistrate Judge David Hennessy expressed skepticism of defense arguments that the government hasn't shown Teixeira ever intended leaked information to be widely disseminated.
“Somebody under the age of 30 has no idea that when they put something on the internet that it could end up anywhere in this world?” the judge asked. “Seriously?”
Teixeira entered his hearing in Worcester in orange prison garb, smiling at his father in the front row. His handcuffs were removed before he sat down and put back on when he was taken out.
One possibility is that the judge could order Teixeira to be confined at his father’s home while awaiting trial, if not held in jail. Under questioning at the hearing, his father, Jack Michael Teixeira, said he was aware that if his son were to violate conditions of release or home confinement, he’d have to report him. The elder Teixeira said he owns firearms but no longer has any in his home.
"You have a young man before you who didn’t flee, has nowhere to flee,” said Brendan Kelley, the defendant's lawyer. “He will answer the charges, he will be judged by his fellow citizens”
But Nadine Pellegrini, chief of national security division in the Massachusetts U.S. attorney’s office, told the judge the information prosecutors submitted to the court about the defendant's threatening words and behavior “is not speculation, it is not hyperbole, nor is it the creation of a caricature. It is based on what we know to date ... directly based upon the words and actions of this defendant.”
The prosecution's filing contains a review of what it says are Teixeira social media posts, stating in November that he would “kill a (expletive) ton of people” if he had his way, because it would be “culling the weak minded.”
Late Wednesday, the Air Force announced it suspended the commander of the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron where Teixeira worked and the administrative commander “overseeing the support for the unit mobilized under federal orders,” pending further investigation. It also temporarily removed each leader’s access to classified systems and information.
Court papers urging a federal judge to keep Teixeira in custody detailed a troubling history going back to high school, where he was suspended when a classmate overheard him discussing Molotov cocktails and other weapons as well as racial threats. More recently, prosecutors said, he used his government computer to research past mass shootings and standoffs with federal agents.
He remains a grave threat to national security and a flight risk, prosecutors wrote, and investigators are still trying to determine whether he kept any physical or digital copies of classified information, including files that haven’t already surfaced publicly.
“There simply is no condition or combination of conditions that can ensure the Defendant will not further disclose additional information still in his knowledge or possession,” prosecutors wrote. “The damage the Defendant has already caused to the U.S. national security is immense. The damage the Defendant is still capable of causing is extraordinary.”
Teixeira has been in jail since his arrest earlier this month on charges stemming from the greatest known intelligence leak in years.
Teixeira has been charged under the Espionage Act with unauthorized retention and transmission of classified national defense information. He has not yet entered a plea.
His lawyers are urging the judge to release him from jail, arguing in court papers filed Thursday that appropriate conditions can be set even if the court finds him to be a flight risk — such as confinement at his father's home and location monitoring.
The defense said Teixeira no longer has access to any top-secret information and accused prosecutors of providing “little more than speculation that a foreign adversary will seduce Mr. Teixeira and orchestrate his clandestine escape from the United States.”
“The government’s allegations ... offer no support that Mr. Teixeira currently, or ever, intended any information purportedly to the private social media server to be widely disseminated,” they wrote. “Thus, its argument that Mr. Teixeira will continue to release information or destroy evidence if not detained rings hollow.”
Prosecutors wrote in their filing that he kept his gun locker within reach of his bed and in it were handguns, bolt-action rifles, shotguns, an AK-style high-capacity weapon, and a gas mask.
They said FBI special agents also found ammunition and tactical pouches on his dresser, what appeared to be a silencer-style accessory in his desk drawer and a military-style helmet in the dumpster with a mounting bracket such as that used for a camera.
He is accused of distributing highly classified documents about top national security issues in a chat room on Discord, a social media platform that started as a hangout for gamers. The leak stunned military officials, sparked an international uproar and raised fresh questions about America’s ability to safeguard its secrets.
The leaked documents appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine and U.S. intelligence assessments regarding U.S. allies that could strain ties with those nations. Some show real-time details from February and March of Ukraine’s and Russia’s battlefield positions and precise numbers of battlefield gear lost and newly flowing into Ukraine from its allies.
Prosecutors wrote that Teixeira, who owned multiple guns, repeatedly had “detailed and troubling discussions about violence and murder” on the platform where authorities say he shared the documents. In February, he told another person that he was tempted to make a minivan into an “assassination van," prosecutors wrote.
The Justice Department's filing outlines a pattern of troubling behavior that officials say began well before he entered the military and continued in recent months, even as his position afforded him access to government secrets.
In 2018, prosecutors allege, Teixeira was suspended after a classmate “overheard him make remarks about weapons, including Molotov cocktails, guns at the school, and racial threats." His initial application for a firearms identification card that same year was denied due to police department concerns over those remarks.
He applied again over the next two years, and cited in his 2020 application after joining the Guard “his position of trust in the United States government as a reason he could be trusted to possess a firearm,” prosecutors wrote.
The Justice Department said that it has also learned through its investigation that Teixeira in July used his government computer to look up a series of U.S. mass shootings and government standoffs, including the terms “Ruby Ridge,” “Las Vegas shooting,” “Mandalay Bay shooting,” “Uvalde” and “Buffalo tops shooting” — an apparent reference to the 2022 racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket.
The searches of mass shootings on a government computer should have triggered the computer to generate an immediate referral to security, which could have then led to a more in-depth review of Teixeira’s file, according to Dan Meyer, a lawyer who specializes in military, federal employment and security clearance issues. The Air Force’s investigation will probably discover whether a referral was generated — and whether security officers did anything with the information.
Teixeira’s lawyers noted that he has no criminal history and would have no access to guns if he was released. The incident at his high school was “thoroughly investigated” and he was allowed to come back after a few days and a professional psychological evaluation, they wrote. That investigation was “fully known and vetted ” by the Air National Guard before he enlisted and when he obtained his top secret security clearance, they said.
Months later, after news outlets began reporting on the documents leak, Teixeira took steps to destroy evidence after news outlets began reporting on the documents leak. Authorities who searched a dumpster at his home found a smashed laptop, tablet and Xbox gaming console, they said.
Authorities have not alleged a motive. Members of the Discord group have described Teixeira as someone looking to show off, rather than being motivated by a desire to inform the public about U.S. military operations or to influence American policy.
Billing records the FBI obtained from Discord were among the things that led authorities to Teixeira, who enlisted in the Air National Guard in September 2019. A Discord user told the FBI that a username linked to Teixeira began posting what appeared to be classified information roughly in December.
Teixeira was detected on April 6 — the day The New York Times first published a story about the breach of documents — searching for the word “leak” in a classified system, according to court papers. The FBI says that was reason to believe Teixeira was trying to find information about the investigation into who was responsible for the leaks.
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Does the thought of dealing with your debt make you want to go back to bed? More than 1 in 5 Americans (22%) are likely to put off creating a debt payoff plan, according to a June 2022 survey from NerdWallet conducted online by The Harris Poll.
That’s a lot of procrastination, and it’s no wonder why. Facing your debt isn’t exactly a fun way to spend an hour. Still, there are actions you can take that will make getting out of debt feel more attainable. And there are ways to lower interest payments, which will save you money as you work toward paying down your balance.
“We see debt as, ‘Oh my god, I screwed up.’ That is baloney in all caps,” says Kate Mielitz, an Olympia, Washington-based accredited financial counselor with a doctorate in personal financial planning. “Americans struggle to pay back debt, struggle to save and struggle to do the things we know are the right thing. We just have to say, ‘OK, that was yesterday. What can I do to take one step today?’”
1. FORGIVE YOURSELF FIRST, THEN MAKE A PLAN
The first and most difficult step is understanding how you got here. When Valerie Rivera, a certified financial planner and founder of FirstGen Wealth in Chicago, works with clients, she helps them go through credit card statements to categorize purchases and look for spending patterns. That makes it easier to create a new spending plan that leaves room for debt repayment.
Here’s why this part is essential: It takes you out of autopilot. You may have been making minimum payments on your debts because that’s what you felt you could handle. And while that approach does allow you to avoid late fees and knocks to your credit scores, it’ll keep you trapped in debt for a much longer time. If you can shift your spending even slightly, you may be able to afford bigger payments.
If you have $10,000 in credit card debt at a 17% interest rate and you pay $150 per month toward your balance, it’ll take 17 years (and cost $20,820 in interest) until you’re debt-free. That’s assuming you don’t add to your debt balance during that time. But if you were able to double your monthly payment to $300, you’d spend $3,629 in interest and get out of debt in about four years.
“If you have debt, you’re normal. It is possible to get out of it and to face it,” Rivera says. “The number-one thing is to face it and give yourself grace in the process.”
2. MAKE SOME BIGGER MONEY MOVES
Freeing up more money to put toward debt is a start, but you may have to make additional changes to make more of a dent.
Rivera sometimes recommends temporarily limiting contributions to retirement accounts if your credit card interest rate exceeds the return you’d get on investments. She also looks at whether her clients can make more dramatic lifestyle changes, like taking on a side hustle for more income, or getting a roommate to cut down on living expenses.
It can be helpful to work with a financial professional when making big changes. If the cost is a limitation, the Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education is offering free virtual one-on-one sessions with accredited financial counselors for a limited time.
3. LOWER YOUR INTEREST RATE
Combine the actions above with lowering your interest rate so you can save even more. Here are some strategies to consider.
— ASK FOR A LOWER RATE: Call your credit card company and see if you’d be eligible for a lower interest rate. They might say no, but it doesn’t hurt to ask.
— LOOK INTO BALANCE TRANSFER CREDIT CARDS: These offers generally charge a one-time fee and require good credit (FICO scores of at least 690). But they let you move debt onto a card charging 0% interest for up to nearly two years, depending on the card. You’ll save on interest, but don’t let your debt sit there without a plan. Aim to pay off your debt before the interest kicks in again, and use debit cards or cash to make purchases so you don’t add to your debt.
— EXPLORE LOAN CONSOLIDATION: A personal loan allows you to consolidate your high-interest debts into one lower-interest monthly payment for a set period of time, if you qualify.
— TAP INTO HOME EQUITY: A home equity loan or line of credit can provide lower-interest financing that you can use to pay off your credit card debt. But you risk losing your home if you can’t pay your debt going forward, so be cautious.
This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Sara Rathner is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: srathner@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @SaraKRathner.
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Haverhals to Guest on Season 5 of Stroke of Genius® Podcast
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IPO Education Foundation (IPOEF) awards the prestigious Inventor of the Year award to Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) heads Luke Haverhals and Aaron Amstutz. Pioneers in sustainability, the two have lead innovation in eliminating global pollution by creating materials free of plastics and petrochemicals with leather alternative MIRUM® and synthetic fiber replacement CLARUS®. Joining a small and exclusive class of Inventor of the Year award recipients, including CRISPR-CAS9 inventors and developers of the mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines, Haverhals and Amstutz have produced durable, sustainable alternatives used by major apparel and automotive brands.
Both chemists, Amstutz is Chief Technology Officer and leads an NFW team on developing and improving renewable materials. Haverhals, company Chief Executive Officer, spent his childhood on a farm in Iowa, which spurred his desire to found NFW and impact sustainability. "People who grow up on a family farm, they live on the land. They drink the water. You're very aware that where you're living and what you're doing in the environment can affect you," he said.
Catch Luke Haverhals as a guest on the September 21st episode of IPOEF's Stroke of Genius® podcast, where he gives and in-depth interview on his vision for a sustainable future and how intellectual property protections made it possible. The Inventor of the Year award will be presented at the 2022 IPOEF Awards on December 9 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. For tickets and information, visit IPOEF.org.
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KYIV — A human rights group says it has documented "numerous cases" of Ukrainian forces firing landmines into territory that was controlled at the time by Russia.
In a new report, Human Rights Watch suggests that Ukraine scattered so-called petal mines in and around the city of Izium. Petal mines are prohibited under the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty, of which Ukraine is a signatory, because of their ability to indiscriminately maim and kill.
The report contradicts previous claims, including from Human Rights Watch itself, that Ukraine has only used anti-vehicle mines since Russia invaded in February 2022. Those types of mines are generally permissible under the laws of war.
"Russia has used these weapons in even greater numbers than Ukraine in a much more widespread fashion in different parts of the country," Steve Goose, the director of Human Rights Watch's Arms Division, told NPR. But, with these revelations, Ukraine's "moral high ground has been compromised."
Russia has not signed on to the Mine Ban Treaty.
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense and General Staff did not respond to NPR's calls and messages asking for comment on the allegations.
In a statement to Human Rights Watch, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister, Oleksandr Reznichenko, repeated claims that Ukraine is adhering to international humanitarian law, but that Ukrainian authorities cannot comment on specific weapons "before the end of the war and restoration of our sovereignty and territorial integrity."
Human Rights Watch conducted interviews with several civilian eyewitnesses and Ukrainian emergency workers around the eastern city of Izium shortly after Ukrainian forces liberated the area from Russian control in September 2022. Researchers documented 11 cases of civilians injured by petal mines over the course of five months, including one man who eventually died.
The report says the mines consistently fell near known Russian positions, suggesting they were the intended targets. Those positions were allegedly within firing range of Ukrainian artillery, which could have delivered the mines on several occasions.
"The massive use of these things makes it highly unlikely that it's a mistake or that it's a rogue commander," Goose tells NPR.
Many mines reportedly ended up in private vegetable gardens, near sidewalks, and on residential roofs, prompting Russian forces to dispatch demining teams and issue public safety notices. Locals also report that the Russian military transported injured civilians to Russia for treatment.
Petal mines are often green or brown and blend in with the earth. They're generally small, and can be launched with artillery from a distance. They flutter from the sky and can explode at the slightest touch. They are also made of the same material as the hollow plastic playground toys that are ubiquitous in North America.
"You find that children would like to play with them, think that they are not posing a danger, and that's just not the case," said Goose.
The report cites Ukrainian medical workers who said they had to amputate limbs from almost as many as 50 people, including five children, as a result of mine injuries. NPR was also unable to reach the Emergency Services working in Izium.
Izium is not the only Russian-occupied place where petal mines have been deployed. In August, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence accused Russia of scattering petal mines onto the streets of Donetsk, the largest Ukrainian city under Russian control.
(3/5) In Donetsk and Kramatorsk, Russia has highly likely attempted employment of PFM-1 and PFM-1S scatterable anti-personnel mines. Commonly called the ‘butterfly mine’, the PFM-1 series are deeply controversial, indiscriminate weapons.
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"How are we supposed to defend ourselves if we can't use anti-personnel mines?" asked Oleh Zhdanov, a Ukrainian military analyst.
Tuesday's report says that Ukraine has destroyed 3.4 million antipersonnel mines it once had in its arsenal, but, in documents submitted to the United Nations, Ukraine said it still has 3.3 million stockpiled.
Zhdanov said there's no public record that proves the Ukrainian military continues to use mines that scatter indiscriminately.
In the past, Ukraine and some of its allies have suggested backing out of the Mine Ban Treaty, citing the weapons as an important tool to keep Russian forces at bay.
"Insofar as they are able to under the circumstances of this brutal war, Ukrainian troops are maintaining their commitment to international law," says Zhdanov.
Last August, Amnesty International suggested Ukraine may have committed war crimes for placing weapons too close to civilian areas. The human rights group later backpedaled on some conclusions after their local staff resigned and Ukraine's government accused them of creating false equivalence between Russia and Ukraine.
Human Rights Watch says their evidence of Ukrainian mining activity in Izium, however, is more unequivocal than past allegations of Ukrainian war crimes. They're calling on the Ukrainian military to conduct an internal investigation into their adherence to its international obligations.
"I think, without question, this is the worst violation of the Mine Ban Treaty in its 25 years of existence," says Goose.
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BOSTON, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows:
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
3-4-6-1
(three, four, six, one)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
3-4-6-1
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WINFIELD, WV (WOWK) – Two top teams in Class AA went head-to-head in Putnam County tonight.
(7-1) Winfield hosted undefeated Scott, and both head coaches know how important this matchup is.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pilot program in Utah that would have allowed thousands of patients to consume psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic use failed to advance in the state Senate on Wednesday, effectively ending its chances of passage as lawmakers prepare to adjourn for the year next week.
The Senate's health and human services committee neither advanced nor rejected the measure, with Republican leaders proposing more time to examine the issue.
Even if it had advanced for further discussion, the proposal likely would've faced an “uphill battle” getting passed this year, said State Sen. Jake Anderegg, a Lehi Republican, based on his talks with lawmakers.
Utah was among several states across the political spectrum considering the use of psychedelic mushrooms this year. Proponents hoped the success of the state’s medical marijuana regulations could sway members of the Republican-supermajority statehouse to adopt a similar framework.
Advocates representing patients and libertarian-leaning groups initially hoped a narrow proposal focused on health care and safety could gain traction. But the proposal's chances diminished last week when Gov. Spencer Cox and Senate President Stuart Adams voiced opposition — less than a week after state Sen. Luz Escamilla, a Salt Lake City Democrat, introduced it.
The pilot program would have let 5,000 patients suffering from mental illnesses including post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety to consume magic mushrooms under a therapist’s supervision. She argued it would add resources to address Utah’s high suicide rates and mental health practitioner shortage.
“It’s just not there yet,” Cox said last week regarding Escamilla's proposed pilot program. “We got there with medical marijuana. I just don’t believe the science is there” regarding psychedelics.
“I think there are some serious consequences and side effects societally as well as as well as medically that I’m just not comfortable with,” said Cox, who is up for reelection next year.
Lawmakers' decision to not advance the proposal without significant discussion comes one year after they greenlit a Republican-sponsored measure creating a task force to study mental illness and the therapeutic use certain drugs including magic mushrooms. In October, the task force released a report that noted the potential benefits of mushrooms, yet recommended Utah wait until the federal Food and Drug Administration complete its fast-tracked drug approval review before taking additional action on psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Psychedelics including magic mushrooms remain illegal on a federal level yet several states including Colorado and Oregon have taken steps to decriminalize their possession or legalize their consumption for therapeutic purposes. Proposals to study psychedelics for therapy have gained traction throughout the Untied States including Republican strongholds like Utah, Texas and Missouri. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/article/utah-lawmakers-punt-on-magic-mushroom-therapy-17802251.php | 2023-02-23 22:52:09 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/article/utah-lawmakers-punt-on-magic-mushroom-therapy-17802251.php |
In California, lawyers accused staff at the Los Angeles County jail of chaining mentally ill detainees to chairs for days at a time. In West Virginia, people held in the Southern Regional Jail sued the state, saying they found urine and semen in their food. In Missouri, detainees in the St. Louis jail staged multiple uprisings last year, while in Texas, a guard at Houston’s overcrowded Harris County Jail said she and her coworkers had started carrying knives to work for fear that they wouldn’t have backup if violence broke out.
And while the infamous Rikers Island jail complex in New York City has been the focus of media coverage for its surging number of deaths, rural and urban lockups from Tennessee to Washington to Georgia are not faring much better.
In other words, America’s jails are a mess.
“It’s hard to believe, but it seems jails are even more wretched than usual these last few months,” said David Fathi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project. “Having worked in this field for 30 years, I don’t remember any other time when there seem to be so many large jails in a state of complete meltdown.”
Several lockups denied claims about deteriorating conditions or did not respond to requests for comment. A few, including Rikers, acknowledged problems such as infrastructure issues, detainee deaths and high staff attrition.
“We are working hard to stem the rippling effect of years of mismanagement and neglect within our city’s jails,” a spokesperson for the New York City Department of Correction, which runs Rikers, said in a statement. “Turning our jails around requires a collaborative effort, transparency and time.”
Unlike prisons, most jails are funded and managed locally, so the problems they face can vary widely from one county to the next. While there’s crumbling infrastructure in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail, there’s been murky brown drinking water in Seattle’s King County Jail and overcrowding in Houston because of a backlog in the court system.
But more than a dozen employees, detainees and experts who spoke with The Marshall Project and The Associated Press highlighted two problems they’ve seen at jails across the country: too many people incarcerated, and not enough guards.
“Our jail facilities are at capacity,” said David Cuevas, president of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies’ union. “It is truly not safe.”
The twin issues of overcrowding and understaffing have plagued jails across the country for years, and even before the pandemic many facilities were in disarray. Yet in the months after COVID-19 hit, the number of people in local lockups plummeted. People stayed home and committed fewer crimes. Police did not make as many arrests. Courts reduced bail. And jails let more people go home early. Nationally, the number of people in jail decreased by about 25% by the summer of 2020, according to data compiled by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics.
But as concern about the virus faded, so did many of the measures designed to combat it — and soon jail populations began to rise. By the summer of 2022, many lockups held more people than they had in years, or became so overcrowded that detainees were forced to sleep on floors, in underground tunnels or in common areas without toilets.
“Everyone is on edge because it is crowded,” one man detained in Los Angeles wrote in a sworn declaration filed as part of a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union. “The place smells of urine and excrement because some toilets don’t work, and people who are chained to chairs sometimes pee on the floor because the deputies won’t unchain them.”
Celia Banos, whose son was one of the people chained to a bench for several days, told The Marshall Project that she was shocked to learn how little the jail had done to take care of him.
“His condition has deteriorated in there,” Banos said. Though her son — who has schizophrenia — has been incarcerated before, she said this time the jail seemed to be getting worse.
Some jails found that they still needed to use isolated cells to quarantine potentially sick prisoners. A jail official in Houston said that meant cells that once held two or three people might only be able to hold one, and detainees with a record of violence couldn’t be separated from the general population as easily.
But even as the number of detainees increased, the number of guards did not. Just like state prisons, many local lockupssaw a rise in officer vacancies — sometimes even at facilities that appeared fully staffed on paper. The City, a nonprofit news outlet in New York, reported last year that more than 1,000 Rikers Island guards were calling out sick every day due to a frequently abused policy allowing unlimited sick leave.
“The things that led to the Great Resignation were happening in jails, too: It was a depressing time, and lots of people were getting sick,” Vincent Schiraldi, a former New York City jail commissioner, said in an interview.
The guards’ union has disputed that members overuse sick leave, saying they are legitimately absent, often due to on-the-job injuries and exhaustion. In October, the jail said it still had as many as 800 employees out at a time.
With fewer officers, those who remain are often forced to work longer hours, including double, triple and even quadruple shifts. Guards in Cleveland said they didn’t have time to eat, while some jail workers in Houston reported urinating in bags when they couldn’t find someone to replace them at their posts.
Having fewer jail employees can also make life worse for detainees because there are fewer workers to let them out of their cells, take them to court, teach their educational programs or tend to their most basic needs.
In Houston, a man in one of the jail’s isolation units said violence sometimes broke out after guards didn’t let them out to shower for days at a time, while in Philadelphia — at a lockup with a 36% staff vacancy rate — incarcerated people said they couldn’t always get meals or toilet paper. (A jail spokesman “categorically denied” that allegation.) In Ohio, local media reported that guards at Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County Jail have taken to locking people in their cells 23 hours a day because there aren’t enough staff.
And in one extreme example, a man detained at the Oklahoma County jail in Oklahoma City is accused of raping a handcuffed woman after guards at the understaffed facility left them unsupervised during booking. A detention officer at the troubled facility, which the county took over from the sheriff two years ago, eventually intervened, and the man was later charged with first-degree rape. A jail official said that no disciplinary measures against staff have been announced, but the matter is still under investigation.
According to Andrea Armstrong, a law professor at Loyola University New Orleans who studies deaths in jails and prisons, staffing problems are particularly dangerous when it comes to medical care.
“We are seeing increased mortality in jails, and they are the types of deaths that could have been avoided if the person had better access to emergency care,” she said.
In February, a man at Rikers Island choked on an orange and died after staff failed to intervene in time. He was one of eighteen people who have died in the city’s jails this year. Two months later, a detainee at the jail in Anoka County, Minnesota, died in his cell after the guards could not find any medical staff on duty to save him. In Houston, the family of a man who caught COVID-19 and died alone in his cell last year sued the jail. According to the family’s lawyer, U.A. Lewis, none of the staff noticed the man was dead until officers came to get him for a visit.
Despite the consensus among experts that conditions are deteriorating in many lockups, there’s far less agreement on solutions. While jails officials said they needed basic infrastructure improvements and more staff, some prisoner advocates point out that more lenient bail policies could help ensure fewer people stay behind bars when they don’t have money to pay for their freedom.
In the meantime, researchers say they need better information from the jails to be able to measure the scope of the problem.
“There’s so little data out there,” said Michele Deitch, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin who studies jails and prisons. “We literally do not have the means to assess the safety or dangerousness of a facility in any comparative way.”
Some of the starkest examples of poor conditions — like semen-tainted food or brown drinking water — aren’t easy to measure.
Even for those things that can be measured — like overcrowding, understaffing or an increase in jail deaths — the available numbers are often years delayed and unreliable. For example, the U.S. Department of Justice said that its annual in-custody death reports undercounted jail deaths by at least 39%. And although the federal government issues an annual report about the number of people in jails nationwide, the most recent data is more than two years old.
Experts said that lack of data makes it hard to say how much of the growing alarm now actually reflects a change in jail conditions and how much is the result of heightened interest from media and the public.
But they say that so far, that increased concern has not translated into better conditions.
“It is horrible in here,” another detainee in Los Angeles wrote in a sworn declaration. “In fact, it is worse than being homeless. Even when I sleep on the streets, there is some room to stretch out. But in here, there are so many people walking by you or sleeping next to you that I’d rather be on the streets.”
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Blakinger and Rachel Dissell in Cleveland reported for The Marshall Project. Associated Press writers Ken Miller in Oklahoma City and Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia contributed to this report. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national/ap-us-jails-rife-with-violence-abuse-and-overcrowding/ | 2022-11-04 19:06:38 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national/ap-us-jails-rife-with-violence-abuse-and-overcrowding/ |
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global health services company Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI) announced that health care industry leader Dr. David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D. will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Health Officer in early September. As Cigna's first Chief Health Officer, Dr. Brailer will focus on bringing together the company's products, technologies, and services in new and innovative ways to drive more value and help people improve their overall health and vitality. Dr. Brailer will report to David M. Cordani, Cigna Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and will serve on the company's Enterprise Leadership Team.
"I am thrilled to have Dr. Brailer join our company at a time when advancing our strategy to make health care more affordable, predictable, and simple has never been more important," Cordani said. "Our customers, patients, and clients are counting on us to lead breakout change and improvement in health care. With his proven expertise in care delivery, information technology, innovation, and public policy, Dr. Brailer is an invaluable addition to our team."
Dr. Brailer is founder and Chairman of Health Evolution, an organization that convenes health care leaders as they navigate rapidly changing forces in the industry. He is also Vice Chairman of the Duke-Margolis Health Policy Center. Dr. Brailer will continue to be actively involved with both of those organizations as part of his role at Cigna. Dr. Brailer has been an investor in numerous health technology and services companies through Health Evolution Partners. In 2004, he was appointed by President George W. Bush as a health policy advisor and became the nation's first National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Prior to that, he was founder and CEO of CareScience, one of the first health data analytics companies in the internet era. Dr. Brailer has served on the boards of directors of or as an advisor to numerous health care companies, including Walgreens Boots Alliance, VillageMD, Censeo Health, and Prolacta Bioscience.
"I believe that Cigna is well positioned to improve the health and well-being of the millions of customers it serves," Dr. Brailer said. "I know the company is deeply committed to being a leader in the coming era of digitally inspired consumer-driven health care. I look forward to working alongside David and the leadership team to advance Cigna's culture of health excellence and innovation."
Dr. Brailer holds doctoral degrees in medicine and economics. He earned his M.D. from West Virginia University and his Ph.D. in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was appointed a Charles A. Dana Fellow and a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. He taught for a decade at The Wharton School, where he developed its curriculum on health information technology. Dr. Brailer became board certified in internal medicine after internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he later practiced infectious diseases and HIV medicine.
About Cigna
Cigna Corporation is a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Cigna delivers choice, predictability, affordability and access to quality care through integrated capabilities and connected, personalized solutions that advance whole person health. All products and services are provided exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation, including Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Evernorth companies or their affiliates, and Express Scripts companies or their affiliates. Such products and services include an integrated suite of health services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products. Cigna maintains sales capability in over 30 countries and jurisdictions, and has more than 190 million customer relationships throughout the world. To learn more about Cigna®, including links to follow us on Facebook or Twitter, visit www.cigna.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation’s No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
COVID-19 deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities and shootings. In 2020 and 2021, only heart disease and cancer were ahead of the coronavirus.
U.S. deaths usually rise year-to-year, in part because the nation’s population has been growing. The pandemic accelerated that trend, making 2021 the deadliest in U.S. history, with more than 3.4 million deaths. But 2022 saw the first drop in deaths since 2009.
The 2022 tally was about 3.3 million — a 5% decline from 2021 but still much higher than in the years before the pandemic. The CDC cautioned that last year’s numbers are preliminary and may change a little after further analysis.
Coronavirus-associated death rates fell for nearly all Americans. The virus was deemed the underlying cause of about 187,000 U.S. deaths last year, accounting for about 6% of deaths. The highest COVID-19 death rates were in the South and in an adjacent region that stretches west to Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, the CDC said.
The death rates for heart disease and cancer increased during the pandemic, the CDC said. The cancer death rate had been falling for 20 years before COVID-19 hit.
The CDC report indicated a slight decline in the number of injury deaths last year, falling to about 218,000 from about 219,500 the year before. That would be a surprise, given recent trends in rising drug overdose and gun deaths.
CDC officials noted that number could rise. Death certificate data for injury deaths tends to take longer because many involve police investigations.
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, June 23, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
1257 AM PDT Thu Jun 23 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Merced
and west central Fresno Counties through 130 AM PDT...
At 1256 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21
miles south of Los Banos, or 25 miles east of Hollister, moving
northwest at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Merced
and west central Fresno Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3696 12121 3697 12122 3698 12120 3672 12077
3656 12069 3676 12094 3684 12114 3690 12118
3692 12120 3691 12122 3694 12123
TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 129DEG 6KT 3676 12095
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres clinched their first playoff berth in a full season since 2006 on Sunday when the Milwaukee Brewers lost 4-3 to the Miami Marlins in 12 innings.
The Marlins-Brewers game ended with the Padres batting in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Chicago White Sox. When the final score went up on the out-of-town scoreboard, the sellout crowd of 41,407 at Petco Park stood and cheered the sealed wild-card spot.
The Padres trailed 2-0 at the time but Kim Ha-seong homered a few minutes later.
San Diego came into the day leading Philadelphia by two games for the second of three NL wild cards and Milwaukee was a game back of the Phillies.
The Padres won a wild-card series against St. Louis after the pandemic-shortened 2020 season before being swept in the division series by the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Before that, they hadn’t been to the playoffs since winning the NL West in 2005 and 2006.
It’s the seventh playoff berth in franchise history and the fourth since Petco Park opened in 2004. The Padres haven’t been to the World Series since 1998, when they were swept by the New York Yankees.
The Padres reached the playoffs this year without electrifying shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., who was on the cusp of returning from a broken left wrist when he was suspended for 80 games by MLB on Aug. 12 for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
Slugger Manny Machado has carried the Padres most of the season offensively and they added Juan Soto from Washington in a blockbuster deal on Aug. 2.
The Padres hired veteran manager Bob Melvin after last year’s brutal September collapse cost Jayce Tingler his job.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Millions of Nigerians voted Saturday to elect state governors but faced intimidation and violence in some cities amid heightened tensions following a disputed presidential election in Africa’s most populous nation last month.
New governors were being chosen for 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states as the political opposition continues to reject the victory of President-elect Bola Tinubu, who belongs to the ruling All Progressives Congress party.
By Saturday night, the counting of votes has started in most of the polling units across the country, though the winners in most of the states are not expected to be announced until Monday. Voting was postponed in a few locations, including in a Lagos town, over fear of attacks on electoral officials.
The performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission “has improved considerably compared to the Feb. 25 elections, but violence has been much more intense across the country,” said Idayat Hassan, head of the Center for Democracy and Development, Nigeria’s largest democracy-focused group. The group, which deployed more than 1,200 observers for the election, said violence in the election was more rampant in the southern region.
Local observer group YIAGA Africa said it found several instances in which voters were intimidated and prevented from voting unless they agreed to cast their ballots for certain political parties.
Among the places it listed was Lagos state, where the president-elect’s party is seeking to retain the governor’s office. The All Progressives Congress lost the state in last month’s presidential and legislative elections.
“Security agencies should respond promptly to reports of voter intimidation and attack at polling units to accord citizens the opportunity to exercise their constitutional rights to vote,” Samson Itodo, executive director of YIAGA Africa, said in a statement.
Allegations of vote-buying were also rampant. In Enugu, voters were intimidated and lured with as little as 200 naira ($0.43), according to Chidimma Igwe, who voted in the state.
“They (party representatives) will follow you right into the ballot box to see who you voted for. If you vote for PDP (one of the political parties), they will give you 200 naira,” Igwe said.
Many Nigerians are struggling to survive in the aftermath of an ongoing currency swap program that created a cash shortage.
In Delta state, suspected thugs disrupted the voting in Ughelli and damaged election materials, according to resident Apkozie Emmanuel.
“Even the police were overwhelmed; they just stood aside,” Emmanuel said.
A record 87.2 million people were registered to vote in the election, but observers reported low turnout Saturday, perhaps even lower than in the February elections. The 26.7% voter participation last month was the lowest in Nigerian history.
Although Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and one of its top oil producers, endemic corruption and poor governance have stifled the country’s development. The Nigerian Constitution grants enormous powers to state governors, who are immune from prosecution while in office.
The prospect of holding the authority accorded governors make many politicians eager to get elected as one, the Center for Democracy and Development’s Hassan said.
Yet polls have shown that many citizens do not have a high level of interest in the election or the performance of governors, a trend analysts said affects the level of accountability across the states.
“Even if we get the president right, everything else is against us — the people in the national assembly, the governors and the structural problems in terms of our constitution,” said Ayisha Osori, a director at Open Society Foundations, a nonprofit organization.
Some voters also urged incoming governors to take steps to make life better for many living in poverty and unemployed.
In Lagos, trader Monica Obi lamented the high price of food items. “When you go to the market, you cannot buy one cup of rice,” Obi said. “I have four children. I cannot feed them very well because the price is too much.”
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Dock will provide a range of options to make credit offerings more flexible, clear and understandable for consumers
SÃO PAULO, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dock, an innovator in payments and digital finance infrastructure across Latin America, announced the launch of Responsible Credit Solutions on its proprietary Dock One platform. These solutions enable businesses to offer an array of flexible, customizable credit and loan products to their customers in a way that encourages responsible financial decision making.
Dock's Responsible Credit Solutions offer open lines of credit - that can be used for any purpose as well as for specific purchases. These offerings enable Dock's clients to provide end-users with customizable payment installment options, allowing them to choose whether they would like to pay weekly, biweekly or monthly, among other timeframes. Dock's solutions are designed to be accessible to the contemporary worker and can be particularly helpful for wage earners in the gig economy and small entrepreneurs who do not receive salaries on a predictable schedule.
"True financial inclusion cannot happen without access to credit, and sustainable credit requires financial education so people can make thoughtful choices," said Antonio Soares, Chief Executive Officer at Dock. "Customizable installment options that are presented as transparently as possible make it easier for people to budget and understand expenses. This makes an enormous difference in people's lives, particularly in countries with lower levels of financial literacy."
A Joint Responsibility
Dock's Responsible Credit Solutions were built to encourage a change of mindset, leading all involved – lenders and consumers – to think more critically about their role in the sustainable credit ecosystem and about indebtedness.
The solutions will allow Dock's clients to include a financial education journey embedded into their products that provide end users with information so that they are well-positioned to make informed and reasonable financial decisions.
Companies using Dock's solutions have the option to require customers applying for a purchase-specific credit line to make their first payment at the time of purchase. By ensuring customers make an immediate payment, this feature can reduce emotional purchases and deter customers from securing a debt that they may be unable to pay off.
"We'll continue to improve our credit offerings and launch new ones in the months and years ahead as we work with businesses across Latin America to deliver financial products that meet the evolving needs of customers and societies," said Soares. "Our solutions will aim to empower more consumers with access to credit, in a sustainable way, increasing their purchasing power and supporting true financial inclusion and broader economic growth."
Dock's new credit offerings are part of its proprietary Dock One platform. Built off decades of experience providing digital finance infrastructure, Dock One is the only end-to-end platform in Latin America that brings together card issuing, digital banking, credit, risk, and acquiring solutions, accelerating the ability of companies to offer innovative services to their customers. With Dock's APIs, clients can use the same technology stack in any country they are operating.
About Dock
Dock is the leading payments and digital banking enabler in Latin America. A first mover and pioneer, Dock is the engine behind the acceleration of digital financial services in the region. For over 20 years, it has been delivering on its mission of democratizing access to financial services, promoting the inclusion of millions of the unbanked and underbanked.
Building on decades of expertise, Dock has launched Dock One, the only end-to-end platform in LatAm that brings together card issuing, digital banking, credit, risk, and acquiring solutions, accelerating the ability of companies to offer innovative services to their customers. Dock manages the technology, operations, and regulatory complexity so clients can focus on scaling their businesses. The company powers 70 million active accounts and over seven billion annual transactions.
For more information, visit dock.tech.
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Midterm elections across the country are held this year on Nov. 8.
For the past several weeks, VERIFY has been answering common questions to help you become a more informed voter. Here are five fast facts about midterm elections.
This reporting is part of a series of stories ahead of the midterm elections. If you have any questions about the elections, email us at questions@verifythis.com or message us on social media @verifythis.
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WHAT WE FOUND
1. Some senators and all members of the House are up for re-election
Midterm elections are federal elections that are held every two years in between presidential elections.
All members of the House of Representatives, who hold two-year terms, are up for re-election during the midterm elections. Senators are elected to staggered six-year terms, and about a third of them are also on the ballot this year.
Because the Constitution set guidelines for term limits for different legislative positions – the president at four years, representatives at two and senators at six – party control in the House and Senate could flip in the middle of a president’s term.
“Such elections often receive less attention than presidential contests, but midterm elections have influenced national politics and predicted major turning points in U.S. political history,” the Senate's website says.
More from VERIFY: No, Election Day is not a federal holiday
2. Until recently, it wasn’t common for a president’s party to lose control of the House or Senate during midterms
There are two chambers of Congress – the House and the Senate. As it currently stands, Democrats control the House, Senate and the White House.
But, that could all change on Nov. 8. The House and Senate are both up for grabs during this midterm election. Republicans only need to gain six seats to take the majority in the House and just one to control the Senate.
Controlling a chamber gives a party certain powers besides just the ability to block legislation. Whoever holds either chamber can form committees, launch investigations and block a sitting president’s legislative agenda.
VERIFY researched every midterm election in American history, and the president’s party lost control of either the House or Senate in just over a third of them. But in recent years, it is more common. The president’s party has lost control of at least one chamber in the last four midterm elections .
3. Elections are not run by the federal government
Each state, not the federal government, manages elections and election security, even for federal positions. Experts say this decentralized process makes it harder to commit fraud.
A State’s right to run its own elections was granted under the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution. According to the National Constitution Center, the Elections Clause gives each level of state and local government the authority to enact a complete code for elections, including rules for election protocols like voter registration, fraud prevention, vote counting, and determination of election results. There is no national/federal infrastructure, which is also why it might take longer to announce the final vote tally.
More from VERIFY: No, the federal government doesn’t run elections – states do.
4. All votes are counted, including absentee and mail-in ballots
Absentee and mail-in ballots are sent to voters several weeks before Election Day, even during the midterms. People return these ballots via mail or secure ballot drop boxes. All of these ballots must be processed before they can be counted and each state has their own rules on how they’re handled, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) says.
According to the NCSL, 16 states and Washington, D.C., do not allow counting to begin until the polls close. Twenty-three states allow counting to begin on Election Day, but before the polls close. Ten states allow both processing and counting to begin before Election Day. Connecticut leaves the time for counting to the discretion of the local registrar of voters, the NCSL says.
All of those different state-specific rules mean that some election results will take longer to determine. It's how the system is supposed to work to ensure all ballots are counted.
More from VERIFY: No, absentee ballots aren’t only counted in close races
5. If your state requires postage to mail back your ballot, it’ll still be delivered even if you don’t have insufficient postage
Nineteen states and Washington, D.C, do not require a voter to add postage to their ballots, according to NCSL. But, if you live elsewhere, you may be responsible for postage.
The U.S. Postal Service will deliver a mail-in ballot even if it has insufficient or unpaid postage. This is due to a USPS policy that requires the postal service not to delay the delivery of completed absentee balloting materials, including mail-in ballots, according to Martha Johnson, a USPS spokesperson, and the NCSL.
If you plan to mail any ballot, state and local election authorities in your area can provide information about processes, rules, deadlines, and policies specific to where you live. For local voting and registration questions, click here to find your local election office’s contact information. For statewide voting guidance, visit USA.gov in order to easily access your state's official election office website.
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Which pet urine detector is best?
The amount of training you’ve put into your furry friend doesn’t always matter. Accidents happen for a variety of reasons. Some incidents are benign, while others can be signs of something more serious. It can be difficult to find these accidents if you aren’t there to witness them. That’s where a pet urine detector comes in handy.
The best is the Simple Solution Spot Spotter HD UV LED Urine Detector. It’s bright, with a wide enough beam to make scanning your floors take less time.
What to know before you buy a pet urine detector
Ultraviolet black light wavelength
Ultraviolet black light gives a pet urine detector the ability to highlight stains. It is measured in nanometers and needs to have a wavelength of 365 to 400 nm to detect urine. The shorter the wavelength, the better. Cat urine may not be detectable by detectors with longer wavelengths, though dog urine should show up just fine.
You don’t need to buy a black light marketed as a pet urine detector, either — you just need one within this wavelength range. Keep this in mind while shopping, and you may be able to find a better light for the same or lower cost.
LED count
The number of LEDs determines how bright the pet urine detector can get. The brighter the detector, the easier it is to see stains and the more effective it is in sunnier rooms. Keep in mind that a brighter detector isn’t as good as one with a shorter wavelength. If you have to choose between them, prioritize wavelength.
- Low-end detectors typically have 10 LEDs, give or take a few. You need to be in a pitch-dark room and get close to the stains for these to work.
- Midrange detectors typically have 30 to 50 LEDs. These should be able to spot most stains in a reasonably dark room.
- High-end detectors can have 100 or more LEDs. You won’t struggle to see anything with these, even in a dimly lit room.
Quantity
Some pet urine detectors are sold in packages of two but occasionally in packs offering more. These tend to be low-end or midrange detectors rather than anything powerful. These packages are good for keeping backups around or getting multiple people in on the search.
What to look for in a quality pet urine detector
Casing
The best pet urine detectors have strong casings that can withstand being dropped from an average height. Better casings may also be waterproof and dustproof.
Battery
Like most flashlight-like tools, pet urine detectors usually run on replaceable batteries. AAA batteries are the most commonly used, and better lights will include enough to get you started.
Other detectors run on rechargeable batteries, though they typically cost more. Make sure these include the necessary charging equipment so you don’t need to buy anything else.
How much you can expect to spend on a pet urine detector
They can cost as little as $10 with some costing even less, though these may not be able to detect everything. Bulk packages and higher-end detectors can cost up to $30. The best can cost $60 or more.
Pet urine detector FAQ
Can a pet urine detector detect anything else?
A. Yes. Many things show up under the black lights used in pet urine detectors. This can include other fluids, bodily or not, some insects and flowers, and security strips on credit cards and driver’s licenses.
Many of these glow different colors, making it easier to recognize what’s what. For example, pet urine usually glows yellow or green, while the carpet cleaner you used to get rid of the urine usually glows white.
Is using a pet urine detector as simple as ‘pointing and shooting?’
A. Yes and no. The essence of using one is as simple as “pointing and shooting,” but many simple things can interfere with its effectiveness. For example, using even the brightest detector in a lit room makes it all but impossible to see any stains. Additionally, stains that glow a certain color can be difficult to detect if it’s on an object of the same color.
What’s the best pet urine detector to buy?
Top pet urine detector
Simple Solution Spot Spotter HD UV LED Urine Detector
What you need to know: This is an excellent detector for any pet owner.
What you’ll love: With 21 LEDs and a wavelength of 380 to 385 nm, this unit can detect urine and most other stains. It takes three AAA batteries, and a set is included. It’s small and lightweight, making it comfortable to use.
What you should consider: The room needs to be as dark as possible, and if it’s not, you can miss otherwise easily seen stains. Some consumers found the included batteries too weak.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top pet urine detector for the money
Lighting Ever Blacklight Flashlight
What you need to know: This is a great budget detector if you only need one once in a blue moon.
What you’ll love: It has 21 LEDs and a wavelength of 395 nm, making it able to detect most stains. The aluminum body is strong enough to withstand drops from average heights. It takes three AAA batteries, which are included in the package.
What you should consider: Some customers had more success detecting urine than others. Others had issues with it failing after a few months.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Alonefire H42UV 36-Watt 365nm UV Flashlight
What you need to know: If you need a high-powered detector, make it this one.
What you’ll love: The power and wavelength of this detector are strong enough to pick up even the faintest traces of urine and other substances. It uses a rechargeable battery and includes a USB-C to USB cable for charging. A filter helps block ambient light for better results.
What you should consider: A few purchasers reported it got hot if used too long. Others received detectors that wouldn’t turn on.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Raising 2022 Guidance
PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE: TSQ) ("Townsquare", the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") announced today its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"I am proud to share that the Townsquare Team delivered another quarter of strong revenue and profit growth, and in doing so, we achieved all-time record highs for both net revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. Our performance clearly demonstrates the strength and differentiation of our digital businesses and our legacy broadcast business. Townsquare's second quarter net revenue increased year-over-year by +14%, exceeding our guidance range, and Adjusted EBITDA increased +7% year-over-year, meeting our guidance range. In addition, our digital revenue growth accelerated from the first quarter (Q1 +16% year-over-year), with second quarter total digital revenue increasing +21% year-over-year. Our strong top-line growth, margin profile, and cash generation characteristics have contributed to the reduction of our net leverage, now at a historical low of 4.65x as of June 30th, including the repurchase and retirement of $19 million of our Senior Secured Notes at or below par in Q2," commented Bill Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Townsquare Media, Inc. "We are also pleased to announce that we are raising our FY 2022 guidance following the close of the Cherry Creek acquisition on June 17th. Our updated full year guidance reflects the ongoing momentum of our business and the strength of our performance to date, fueled by our differentiated digital platform. As a Digital First Local Media Company focused principally on markets outside of the Top 50 in the United States, we have a resilient digital growth engine supported by subscription digital marketing solutions, with a large addressable market and limited competition. As we move forward, we expect double-digit digital net revenue growth to continue at strong margins, reaching our digital revenue target of at least $275 million in 2024. With half of our total revenue and profit coming from digital today, it is our belief that over time as digital continues to meaningfully grow, Townsquare should and will be afforded a sum-of the-parts valuation that our digital assets deserve."
Segment Reporting
We have three reportable operating segments, Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions, Digital Advertising and Broadcast Advertising. The Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions segment includes our subscription digital marketing solutions business, Townsquare Interactive. The Digital Advertising segment, marketed externally as Townsquare Ignite, includes digital advertising on our owned and operated digital properties and our digital programmatic advertising platform. The Broadcast Advertising segment includes our local, regional, and national advertising products and solutions delivered via terrestrial radio broadcast, and other miscellaneous revenue that is associated with our broadcast advertising platform. The remainder of our business is reported in the Other category, which includes our live events business. The Company has presented segment information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 in conformity with the current period's segment information.
Second Quarter Highlights*
- As compared to the second quarter of 2021:
- Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions ("Townsquare Interactive") net revenue increased 13.7%
- Digital Advertising net revenue increased 25.4%
- Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions Adjusted Operating Income increased 9.8%
- Digital Advertising Adjusted Operating Income increased 11.8%
- Diluted income per share was $0.24, and Adjusted Net Income per diluted share was $0.71
- Townsquare Interactive added approximately 1,150 net subscribers
- Repurchased aggregate $19.2 million of our 2026 Secured Senior Notes at or below par
- Completed the acquisition of Cherry Creek Broadcasting LLC ("Cherry Creek") for $18.4 million, net of closing adjustments
Year to Date Highlights*
- As compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021:
- Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions net revenue increased 14.3%
- Digital Advertising net revenue increased 21.4%
- Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions Adjusted Operating Income increased 8.6%
- Digital Advertising Adjusted Operating Income increased 12.4%
- Townsquare Interactive added approximately 2,200 net subscribers
Guidance
For the third quarter of 2022, net revenue is expected to be between $120 million and $127 million and Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $30 million and $32 million.
For the full year 2022, net revenue guidance is raised to be between $465 million and $480 million and Adjusted EBITDA guidance is raised to be between $116 million and $121 million.
Quarter Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Quarter Ended June 30, 2021
Net Revenue
Net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022 increased $14.6 million, or 13.6%, as compared to the same period in 2021. Our Digital Advertising net revenue increased $7.5 million, or 25.4%, and our Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions net revenue increased $2.8 million, or 13.7%, as compared to the same period in 2021 due in part to the addition of approximately 1,150 additional net subscribers during the second quarter of 2022.
Our Other net revenue increased $3.7 million due to an increase in the number of live events held in the current period and our Broadcast Advertising net revenue increased $0.6 million, or 1.0%, as compared to the same period in 2021, due to increases in the purchase of new advertising by our clients.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, increased $2.1 million, or 6.8%, to $32.4 million, as compared to $30.3 million in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA (Excluding Political) increased $1.4 million, or 4.8%, to $31.1 million, as compared to $29.6 million in the same period last year.
Net Income
Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, decreased $5.2 million to $4.9 million, as compared to $10.1 million in the same period last year.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Net Revenue
Net revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022, increased $26.1 million, or 13.3%, as compared to the same period in 2021. Our Digital Advertising net revenue increased $11.7 million, or 21.4% and our Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions net revenue increased $5.6 million, or 14.3% as compared to the same period in 2021 due in part to the addition of approximately 2,200 additional net subscribers during the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Our Other net revenue increased $4.7 million due to the increase in live events held during the period, as compared to the same period a year ago. Our Broadcast Advertising net revenue increased $4.1 million, or 4.0%, due to increases in the purchase of new advertising by our clients.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased $4.0 million, or 8.0% to $54.4 million, as compared to $50.4 million in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA (Excluding Political) increased $3.4 million, or 6.9%, to $52.8 million, as compared to $49.4 million in the same period last year.
Net Income
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased $3.7 million, or 93.2%, to $7.7 million, as compared to $4.0 million in the same period last year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2022, we had a total of $22.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and $530.8 million of outstanding indebtedness, representing 4.86x and 4.65x gross and net leverage, respectively, based on Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended June 30, 2022, of $109.1 million.
The table below presents a summary, as of July 29, 2022, of our outstanding common stock.
Conference Call
Townsquare Media, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss certain second quarter 2022 financial results and 2022 guidance on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call dial-in number is 1-877-407-0784 (U.S. & Canada) or 1-201-689-8560 (International) and the confirmation code is 13731436. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations page of the Company's website at www.townsquaremedia.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available through August 9, 2022. To access the replay, please dial 1-844-512-2921 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-412-317-6671 (International) and enter confirmation code 13731436. A web-based archive of the conference call will also be available at the above website.
About Townsquare Media, Inc.
Townsquare is a community-focused digital media and digital marketing solutions company with market leading local radio stations, principally focused outside the top 50 markets in the U.S. Our assets include a subscription digital marketing services business, Townsquare Interactive, providing website design, creation and hosting, search engine optimization, social media and online reputation management as well as other digital monthly services for approximately 29,000 SMBs; a robust digital advertising division, Townsquare Ignite, a powerful combination of a) an owned and operated portfolio of more than 400 local news and entertainment websites and mobile apps along with a network of leading national music and entertainment brands, collecting valuable first party data and b) a proprietary digital programmatic advertising technology stack with an in-house demand and data management platform; and a portfolio of 357 local terrestrial radio stations in 74 U.S. markets strategically situated outside the Top 50 markets in the United States. Our portfolio includes local media brands such as WYRK.com, WJON.com and NJ101.5.com, and premier national music brands such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, UltimateClassicRock.com, and Loudwire.com. For more information, please visit www.townsquaremedia.com, www.townsquareinteractive.com and www.townsquareignite.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained in this press release, the matters addressed are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often discuss our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "aim," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "outlook," "potential," "project," "projection," "plan," "intend," "seek," "believe," "may," "could," "would," "will," "should," "can," "can have," "likely," the negatives thereof and other words and terms. Actual events or results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by us include the impact of general economic conditions in the United States, or in the specific markets in which we currently do business including supply chain disruptions, inflation, labor shortages and the effect on advertising activity, industry conditions, including existing competition and future competitive technologies, the popularity of radio as a broadcasting and advertising medium, cancellations, disruptions or postponements of advertising schedules in response to national or world events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, our ability to develop and maintain digital technologies and hire and retain technical and sales talent, our dependence on key personnel, our capital expenditure requirements, our continued ability to identify suitable acquisition targets, and consummate and integrate any future acquisitions, legislative or regulatory requirements, risks and uncertainties relating to our leverage and changes in interest rates, our ability to obtain financing at times, in amounts and at rates considered appropriate by us, our ability to access the capital markets as and when needed and on terms that we consider favorable to us and other factors discussed in this section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this report and under "Risk Factors" in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2022, as well as other risks discussed from time to time in our filings with the SEC. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to predict or control. In addition, as a result of these and other factors, our past financial performance should not be relied on as an indication of future performance. The cautionary statements referred to in this section also should be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that may be issued by us or persons acting on our behalf. The forward-looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date hereof or as of the date specified herein. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Definitions
In this press release, we refer to Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA (Excluding Political), Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Share which are financial measures that have not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP").
We define Adjusted Operating Income as operating income before the deduction of depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, corporate expenses, transaction costs, business realignment costs, impairment of goodwill, long-lived and intangible assets and net loss (gain) on sale and retirement of assets. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before the deduction of income taxes, interest expense, net, loss (gain) on extinguishment and modification of debt, transaction costs, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, business realignment costs, impairment of long-lived assets, intangible assets and investments, change in fair value of investment, net (loss) gain on sale and retirement of assets and other expense (income) net. We define Adjusted EBITDA (Excluding Political) as Adjusted EBITDA less political net revenue, net of a fifteen percent deduction to account for estimated national representative firm fees, music licensing fees and sales commissions expense. Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income (loss) before the deduction of transaction costs, business realignment costs, impairment of long-lived assets, intangible assets and investments, change in fair value of investment, net loss (gain) on sale and retirement of assets, loss (gain) on extinguishment and modification of debt, gain on insurance recoveries and net income attributable to non-controlling interest, net of income taxes. Adjusted Net Income Per Share is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by the weighted average shares outstanding. We define Net Leverage as our total outstanding indebtedness, net of our total cash balance as of June 30, 2022, divided by our Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended June 30, 2022. These measures do not represent, and should not be considered as alternatives to or superior to, financial results and measures determined or calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. You should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses or charges that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in the presentation, and we do not infer that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. In addition, these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly-named measures reported by other companies.
We use Adjusted Operating Income to evaluate the operating performance of our business segments. We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (Excluding Political) to facilitate company-to-company operating performance comparisons by backing out potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense), taxation and the age and book depreciation of facilities and equipment (affecting relative depreciation expense), which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to operating performance, and to facilitate year over year comparisons, by backing out the impact of political revenue which varies depending on the election cycle and may be unrelated to operating performance. We use Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Share to assess total company operating performance on a consistent basis. We use Net Leverage to measure the Company's ability to handle its debt burden. We believe that these measures, when considered together with our GAAP financial results, provide management and investors with a more complete understanding of our business operating results, including underlying trends, by excluding the effects of transaction costs, net loss (gain) on sale and retirement of assets, business realignment costs and certain impairments. Further, while discretionary bonuses for members of management are not determined with reference to specific targets, our board of directors may consider Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA (Excluding Political), Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income Per Share and Net Leverage when determining discretionary bonuses.
Investor Relations
Claire Yenicay
(203) 900-5555
investors@townsquaremedia.com
The following table presents Net revenue and Adjusted Operating Income by segment, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively (in thousands):
The following table reconciles Net revenue to Net revenue, excluding political revenue on a GAAP basis by segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively (in thousands):
The following table reconciles on a GAAP basis net income (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted Net Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively (in thousands, except per share data):
The following table reconciles on a GAAP basis net income (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA (Excluding Political), and Adjusted EBITDA Less Interest, Capex and Taxes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively (dollars in thousands):
The following table reconciles net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA on a quarterly basis for the twelve months ended June 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
The following tables reconcile Operating income (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted Operating Income by segment for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021 (in thousands):
The following tables reconcile Operating income (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted Operating Income by segment for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021 (in thousands):
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Providers will administer both Pfizer and Moderna doses
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duly Health and Care is offering COVID-19 vaccines to its youngest patients.
The arrival of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to Duly Health and Care vaccine clinic locations provides the opportunity to immunize infants and children across suburban Chicago to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus – which, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reached 1,468.286 new cases for newborns and children up to age four and 3,184.571 new cases for children ages five to 11.
"While we are thankfully seeing numbers start to decrease from the most recent peak, COVID-19 is still a very real concern for adults, children and people with immune deficiency illnesses," said Dr. Don Hoscheit, chief medical officer for Duly Health and Care. "Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have partnered with IDPH and local health organizations to do whatever we can to prevent illness, reduce the spread of the virus, and provide access to immunizations. We will continue to do so for as long as it takes to help our communities flourish."
On June 18, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved COVID-19 vaccination for young children who are at least six months old, which means roughly 20 million children in the United States under the age of five are newly eligible for vaccination.
"Data on these vaccines for infants and children in these age groups has not only shown to be effective, but also shown minimal side effects, zero deaths, no severe allergic reactions and no cardiac complications," said Dr. Mia Taormina, infectious disease specialist and Department Chair for Duly Health and Care. "I strongly encourage parents and families with infants and children who are eligible for the vaccine to consider and schedule as soon as possible."
The COVID-19 vaccine, social distancing and masking are still the best protection in the fight to end the pandemic. For the latest information on the COVID-19 vaccine and to schedule a vaccination appointment, visit http://dulyhealthandcare.com/covid.
About Duly Health and Care
DuPage Medical Group is now known as Duly Health and Care. It is one of the largest independent, multi-specialty physician-directed medical groups in the nation with more than 1,000 primary care and specialty care physicians and more than 7,000 team members, in over 150 locations. The organization is wholly dedicated to helping all it serves flourish by challenging the expected to deliver the extraordinary in health and care.
Duly Health and Care physicians and team members support nearly 2.5 million individuals in their personal health journeys each year, helping each one to meet their extraordinary potential through a holistic care delivery model designed to make health and care welcoming, simplified and personalized.
For more information, visit www.dulyhealthandcare.com.
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MIAMI, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative Eyewear Inc. ("Innovative Eyewear" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LUCY; LUCYW), the developer and retailer of smart eyewear under the Lucyd® brand, and licensee of the Nautica®, Eddie Bauer® and Reebok® brands, today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 4,500,000 units, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock. Each unit was sold at a public offering price of $1.05. The warrants in each unit are immediately exercisable at a price of $1.05 per share and will expire five years from the date of issuance. The shares of common stock and the accompanying warrants were only purchasable together in this offering but were not issued separately and were immediately separable upon issuance.
Gross proceeds, before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses, were approximately $4.7 million.
Maxim Group LLC acted as sole placement agent in connection with this offering.
The securities described above were offered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-272737) (the "Registration Statement"), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 21, 2023. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC and may be obtained from Maxim Group LLC, 300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022, at (212) 895-3745.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Innovative Eyewear, Inc.
Innovative Eyewear is a developer and retailer of cutting-edge smart eyewear, under the Lucyd® brand, and licensee of the Nautica®, Eddie Bauer® and Reebok® brands. True to our mission to Upgrade Your Eyewear®, our Bluetooth audio glasses allow users to stay safely and ergonomically connected to their digital lives, and are offered in hundreds of frame and lens combinations to meet the needs of the optical market. To learn more and explore our continuously evolving collection of smart eyewear, please visit www.lucyd.co.
Forward Looking Statements
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Investor Relations Contact:
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Skyline Corporate Communications Group, LLC
Office: +1 (646) 893-5835
Email: scott@skylineccg.com
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NJ Transit’s riders have been without a customer advocate for the past for two years and seven months, longer than the time the first advocate worked in the position.
Riders could finally get a voice because of two separate efforts. NJ Transit posted a new job description earlier this month and had held interviews to fill the position. A longer range effort by two assembly members, representing two commuter heavy districts, is a bill to create an advocate’s office and rider’s commission that’s more independent of NJ Transit.
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Which gaming monitor brand is better?
Asus and LG are big names in the home computing industry, and both make excellent products. In fact, Asus has made a name for itself with its wide variety of premium PC gaming hardware, including top-of-the-line motherboards, graphics cards, laptops and more. Meanwhile, LG is world famous for its fantastic OLED TVs — but how do its PC monitors hold up compared to those from Asus?
Ultimately, LG makes good gaming monitors without any major flaws. It even offers some impressive high-end options. On the whole, though, Asus gaming monitors come in a larger selection, offer the same or better value, and boast similar (and in some cases, better) specifications.
In other words, while both manufacturers have something good to offer, you’re much more likely to find a good deal on a great gaming monitor from Asus than LG.
Asus gaming monitors
Asus is no stranger to premium gaming equipment. It’s also not afraid to listen to feedback and improve on its releases from year to year. As a result, there’s a huge variety of Asus gaming monitors to wade through. It’s hard to go wrong with any you might pick, though Asus’ 40-inch and larger gaming displays are sometimes overpriced, especially when sourced from online retailers.
Asus gaming monitor pros
- An impressive selection: Maybe you’re looking for a compact, low-priced secondary display for tracking your Discord chat. Maybe you’re in the market for a 3-foot-wide 4K display that provides a remarkably immersive experience. Either way, Asus has something you’ll appreciate.
- Above-average value for the dollar: You’ll pay a bit less for premium features than you would with most other brands.
- Excellent midrange options: Asus especially shines in one of the most popular categories. It offers several worthwhile offerings that are both affordable and high-performance, each tailored to a slightly different experience.
Asus gaming monitor cons
- Merely average customer service: Owners’ experiences with Asus customer service are hit or miss. Some report friendly and responsive service, while others say their representatives could have been a little more effective. Overall, though, Asus customer service does get the job done much of the time.
Best Asus gaming monitors
It’s cheap and effective, with a high refresh rate and fast pixel response that greatly minimizes motion blur. Sold by Amazon
This impressive 32-inch, 1440p option can display up to 170 frames per second in the same DCI-P3 color space that big-budget Hollywood movies are mastered in. Sold by Amazon
Running at 240 hertz and equipped with Nvidia’s G-Sync and Reflex Latency Analyzer technologies, this is one of the fastest and most advanced monitors ever. Sold by Amazon
If you demand peak visual fidelity, look no further than this 4K, 144-hertz option. While you’ll need a powerful PC to take full advantage of it, it delivers essentially the highest clarity possible in a gaming display. Sold by Amazon
One of this monitor’s most interesting features is its Extreme Low Motion Blur technology, which makes for some of the best motion handling and least ghosting and artifacting ever seen on a gaming monitor. Sold by Amazon
There are few ultrawide monitors as responsive, high-resolution, and bold as this one. Sold by Amazon
LG gaming monitors
LG makes quite a few monitors, and they tend to get high marks for everyday use. It releases far fewer gaming-focused displays, and the ones it does sell can boast impressive specifications including high refresh rates and wide color gamuts.
Probably the most intriguing part of LG’s display lineup, though, is its family of OLED TVs, which are gaining significant popularity among PC and console gamers alike.
LG gaming monitor pros
- They double as great business monitors: Features such as side-by-side splitscreen, picture-in-picture and blue light reduction modes make many LG monitors excellent choices for working on when you’re not actively playing.
- Its OLED TVs are great for gaming: If you want the largest gaming display possible, the LG C1 and its successor the C2 are great (albeit expensive) options.
- It’s developing OLED gaming monitors: As the pioneer of large-format OLED displays, it’s no surprise that LG is currently engineering gaming monitors that use the great-looking technology.
LG gaming monitor cons
- Its OLED gaming monitors aren’t very accessible: Aside from the fact that they’re not out yet, don’t expect any LG OLED gaming monitors to be anywhere near affordable.
- Below-average selection: There are fewer LG gaming monitors to choose from than there are Asus gaming monitors.
- Subpar value for the money: You’ll have to pay quite a bit for a premium LG gaming monitor, and its midrange offerings don’t offer the best value.
- Mediocre customer service: The consensus is that it’s not very fun to deal with LG’s policies and representatives.
Best LG gaming displays
It’s neither a dedicated gaming monitor nor the latest version of LG’s OLED TV lineup, but it’s a great value given how terrific it is for gaming and watching movies. Sold by Amazon
It delivers good motion handling at up to 240 frames per second, making it a reasonably affordable choice for anyone who likes to play competitive first-person shooter games. Sold by Amazon
Should you get an Asus or LG gaming monitor?
If you can find a good deal on a new LG gaming monitor that meets your needs, by all means take it. However, you’re far more likely to run across an Asus gaming monitor with the high resolution, fast refresh rate, wide color gamut and good pixel response time that makes for a great gaming experience.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or considering suicide, call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced what he calls a 'master plan' to address the mental health crisis among California youth.
Newsom made the announcement during a visit with First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom to McLane High School in Fresno on Thursday.
The governor and the first partner spent a little over an hour at the school, and heard from a student who says when she was a little girl, school staff failed her when she needed help most.
McLane High senior Aliyah Barajas told her story about self-harm that began when she was 10 years old.
"My parents weren't contacted, I wasn't referred to a counselor, the way that I was told I would be, and there was no follow-up... I know I am not the first, the last, or the only 10-year-old girl who had to go through that," said Barajas.
Newsom said Barajas' experience is an example of why he is spending $4.7 billion on mental health for those up to 25 years old.
The plan includes training for 40,000 behavioral health professionals, creating an online platform for mental health assessment and intervention, a suicide prevention program, and doubling the number of school counselors in schools, by helping to pay for their education.
"We will provide 20,000 scholarships for two years of your service. You come to the schools and work as a counselor. $20,000 of any of your loans or student debt will be forgiven," Newsom said.
The governor pointed to statistics among California youth.
There are more than 284,000 coping with major depression and 66% of kids with depression don't get treatment.
The First Partner introduced online resources to help kids and adults and talked about the concerns she feels as a mother of four.
"If we don't change things now, how can we be surprised when we have the violence that we have, the bigotry that we have, the hate and the racism we have, online and in person?" she said.
While at McClane High School, Newsom also signed into law AB2508.
The bill defines more specifically the role of school counselors, highlighting the importance of access to mental health. | https://abc30.com/gavin-newsom-master-plan-mental-health-kids-fresno/12137527/ | 2022-08-19 03:19:17 | 1 | https://abc30.com/gavin-newsom-master-plan-mental-health-kids-fresno/12137527/ |
Authorities in Northern California are searching for four family members, including an 8-month-old girl, who "were taken against their will" on Monday.
The Merced County Sheriff's Office said on its Facebook page that Aroohi Dheri, her parents, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur and 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh; and the child's uncle, 39-year-old Amandeep Singh, were taken from a business in Merced County.
"We have a low life out there that kidnapped an eight-month-old baby, her mom, her dad, and her uncle," Sheriff Vern Warnke said in a video statement.
Warnke said no motive is known, adding that investigators "just know that they are gone."
The sheriff said the kidnapper had not made any contact or ransom demands.
Although Warnke didn't identify the type of business the family was taken from, according to the Associated Press, they were reportedly taken from their gas station and convenience store.
The sheriff's office released images of a possible suspect, asking the public to help identify the man.
Warnke said investigators found evidence they believe the suspect destroyed "in an attempt to cover their tracks."
On Tuesday, the sheriff's office announced that Amandeep Singh's black 2020 Dodge Ram truck was found on fire Monday at approximately 11:39 a.m.
About an hour later., officers went to Amandeep Singh's home but couldn't find him; however, they did find another family member, the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office said that when the relative couldn't reach the three missing adults, the relative reported them missing.
At around 1:04 p.m., deputies responded to the business, and as they investigated, "detectives determined that the individuals were kidnapped," the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office said they are working alongside the California Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and local law enforcement agencies "to bring this family home safely."
According to the Associated Press, Merced is between San Francisco and Fresno. | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/sheriff-8-month-old-among-4-family-members-taken-against-their-will-in-california | 2022-10-04 22:27:37 | 1 | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/sheriff-8-month-old-among-4-family-members-taken-against-their-will-in-california |
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There was a moment just before halftime Monday night when Kansas forward Jalen Wilson watched an Omaha player bury a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and he looked over at the bench expecting to catch Bill Self's wrath.
Only the Jayhawks' coach wasn't there.
Self was serving the first game in a school-imposed four-game suspension, along with assistant Kurtis Townsend, so Wilson and the rest of the Jayhawks got a reprieve from one of their coach's pet peeves. The buzzer-beater hardly mattered in the end, either, as No. 5 Kansas began its national title defense with an 89-64 rout of the Mavericks.
“One thing about our team, no matter what year it's been, we always step up no matter when we have adversity,” said Wilson, who had 19 points and 11 rebounds. “We came together. We wanted to set the tone for the year. And we have the greatest coaching staff in America. It doesn't matter who is out there leading us.”
In this case it was Norm Roberts, one of Self's longtime assistants and the former St. John's head coach, calling the shots.
Self and Townsend were suspended last week as part of the fallout from a 2017 federal investigation into college basketball corruption. The case against Kansas has been mired in an independent review process for years, so the school self-imposed the penalties rather than continue waiting for a resolution.
“It was a lot of fun. The arena has a lot of energy,” Roberts said. “Our guys felt that energy and pushed us forward.”
Despite returning only two starters from the team that rallied to beat North Carolina in the national championship game, the new-look Jayhawks built a double-digit lead by the midway point of the first half and never looked back.
Gradey Dick poured in 23 points in his debut. Bobby Pettiford Jr. added 13 points, Dajuan Harris had 11 points and eight assists, and Texas Tech transfer Kevin McCullar Jr. scored 10 as the Jayhawks won their 50th straight home opener.
Jaeden Marshall scored 13 points and Luke Jungers had 12 for the Mavericks.
“We're a young basketball team in a place like this, and it kind of caught up to us,” first-year Omaha coach Chris Crutchfield said. “The pace caught up to us and no doubt the physicality caught up to us.”
Wilson, who declared for the NBA draft before returning to school, showed he can go from being a talented role player to an unequivocal leader. He drained three early 3-pointers, kept getting easy baskets by cutting to the rim, and was just as good at the defensive end, where he made every shot difficult for the undersized Mavericks.
Meanwhile, Dick lived up to the expectations that come with being a five-star and top-20 national prospect. The rangy forward from Kansas prep powerhouse Sunrise Christian Academy knocked down his first two 3-pointers and, like Wilson, showed a natural ability to get easy baskets at the rim.
“I grew up dreaming about this night,” Dick said, “and watching guys before me and wanting to be in their shoes.”
The Mavericks, picked to finish second-to-last in the Summit League, did their best to hang around into the second half, and they even closed to 50-43 on a 3-pointer from Jungers with 16:52 left.
That's when the Jayhawks turned up their defense, got into transition and began hitting 3s.
They rolled off 10 straight points to restore their cushion, then went on another 15-point run a few minutes later, turning a 68-55 lead into an 83-55 advantage and allowing Roberts to empty the bench down the stretch.
“We always take care of business at home,” Wilson said. “Just trying to set the tone for the year.”
BIG PICTURE
Kansas got off to a slow start against Pittsburg State in its exhibition game, and it had plenty of sluggish moments through the first 25 minutes against the Mavericks. The Jayhawks might be able to overcome those against North Dakota State on Thursday night, but they'll have a much tougher time against No. 7 Duke in next week's Champions Classic.
UP NEXT
The Mavericks visit Nebraska and the Jayhawks play the Bison on Thursday night.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Lilium N.V. f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp. ("Lilium N.V. f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp." or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LILM) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Lilium N.V. f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 30, 2021 and March 14, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
LILM investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Lilium materially overstates the design and capabilities of the Lilium Jet, an electric vertical take-off-and-landing aircraft for use in a new type of high-speed air transport system for people and goods; (2) Lilium materially overstates the likelihood for the Lilium Jet's timely certification; (3) Lilium misrepresents its ability to obtain or create the necessary batteries for the Lilium Jet; (4) the special purpose acquisition company merger would not and did not generate enough cash to commercially launch the Lilium Jet; (5) Qell Acquisition Corp. did not engage in proper due diligence regarding its merger with Lilium GmbH; and (6) as a result, Defendants' public statements and statements to journalists were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Lilium N.V. f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp. during the relevant time frame, you have until June 17, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
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Incipio Duo, Grip and kate spade new york Defensive Hardshell Cases Offer Sustainable, Stylish Device Protection
TUSTIN, Calif., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vinci Brands, a global leader in consumer tech protection, carry and power solutions, today debuted sustainable case solutions for the all-new Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 7 Pro devices from Incipio® and kate spade new york, the #1 fashion tech brand in the U.S. The Incipio Duo, Incipio Grip, and kate spade new york Defensive Hardshell cases are crafted from recycled materials, are BPA-free, and designed with advanced features to equip consumers with reliable, slim, and stylish protection for their new device.
The Incipio and kate spade new york cases bear the Google "Made For" badge, indicating they have been designed for use with the Google Pixel 7 devices and have been certified to meet Google compatibility standards.
"Vinci continues to focus on fashion, innovation and sustainability, delivering products with a purpose for the new Google Pixel 7 devices," says Brian Stech, CEO of Vinci Brands. "In addition, our partnerships with 1% for the Planet, Eden Reforestation Projects, and Close the Loop allow customers to feel good about their purchase knowing they are also caring for the environment."
The Incipio Duo, Incipio Grip, and kate spade new york Defensive Hardshell cases offer up to 14-feet of drop protection, antimicrobial protection that eliminates and prevents 99.9% of surface bacteria*, plus wireless charging and 5G compatibility. Additional features include industry-leading raised-edge bezels for added screen and camera protection, and exceptional scratch resistance so designs stay fresh.
Incipio Duo for Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 7 Pro (MSRP: $34.99)
Incipio's tried and true two-piece slim case features a new, soft-touch texture and the latest Impact Struts technology for up to 12-feet of drop protection.
Incipio Grip for Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 7 Pro (MSRP: $44.99)
Incipio's newly designed advanced Grip case boasts a slim, form-fitting design with re-engineered tactile X grips on the sides of the case for maximum no-slip hold, developed through extensive ergonomic research and testing. When drops occur, the Grip's dual-layer design, one-piece construction, and new Impact Struts technology protect up to 14-feet.
kate spade new york Defensive Hardshell for Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 7 Pro (MSRP: $54.99)
The Defensive Hardshell is a guaranteed fashion statement featuring signature kate spade new york aesthetics and prints, while providing up to 12-feet of drop protection through a slim, dual-layer case and bumper design.
The Incipio and kate spade new york cases for the all-new Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro devices are available now at Incipio.com, with select cases also available at Verizon.
As part of its commitment to driving environmental responsibility, Incipio is a proud member of 1% for the Planet, donating 1% of global e-commerce revenue from Incipio.com to support environmental nonprofit partners. Additionally, Vinci's collaboration with Close the Loop USA (CtL) continues to divert waste from landfills by offering users an end-of-life solution for their used phone case. At no charge, customers can receive a pre-paid shipping label to send a case from any brand to CtL for recycling by visiting Incipio.com.
*Antimicrobial protection for the case, not the individual.
Vinci Brands is a global leader in consumer tech protection, carry and power solutions operating an innovative and diverse portfolio of owned and licensed brands at the intersection of design, functionality, sustainability, and lifestyle. The company has an award-winning product portfolio that includes protective cases, shells, sleeves, bags, power management, enterprise and B2B solutions sold under the Incipio, Incase, Survivor, Griffin, kate spade new york, and Coach brands. Vinci Brands has operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, and China. For more information visit www.vincibrands.com.
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Credit cards stolen from cars parked at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area have been used “for fraudulent purchases amounting to tens of thousands of dollars,” according to a news release from the U.S. park rangers
The release issued Monday says vehicle break-ins have been ongoing over the past month. Multiple vehicles at various park trailheads were targeted, the release says. It says purses, wallets with ID, cash and credit cards were taken.
An anonymous tip line has been set up by the National Park Service’s Investigative Services Branch to aid in the investigation. You can call or text a tip to 888-653-0009.
“You don’t have to tell us who you are, but please tell us what you know,” Chief Ranger Eric Lisnik said in the news release.
Park rangers have identified a white male, 25-35 years old, with dark hair as a person of interest in the most recent string of break-ins, the release says.
Lisnik reminds park visitors to stow valuables out of sight in a locked trunk before you leave. You should take what you need with you when you get to the park or leave it at home, he said.
“Unfortunately, not everyone who visits the park has the best intentions in mind and many of these break-ins have been crimes of opportunity where valuables have been left in plain sight in vehicles with only a glass window to protect them,” Lisnik said.
To report a tip:
Call or text the tip line: 888-653-0009
Go to the Delaware Water Gap website: go.nps.gov/SubmitATip
Email a tip to nps_isb@nps.gov
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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "My wife used an extension cord to plug in her USB power cube on the nightstand and it would either fall out of the extension cord or behind the nightstand. I thought there should be an easier way to keep the USB outlet close, secure and accessible on the lamp cord without using zip ties or struggling with a jumble of wires," said an inventor, from Sarasota, Fla., "so I invented the CLAMP N CHARGE. My design enables you to easily add USB power outlets anywhere along any lamp cord or other AC line cord where USB outlets are needed."
The invention provides a USB power outlet feature at any point along the length of an AC line cord. In doing so, it ensures that USB charging outlets are easily accessible. It can be used with cords on bedroom nightstands, office desks, and lamp-table combinations. It also eliminates the hassle of using additional extension cords and power cubes. The invention features a durable and safe design that is easy to apply and use, making it ideal for households, offices, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations, patent pending and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the St. Petersburg sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-TLS-254, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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While it may not be a procedure that everyone loves to discuss, it’s an important screening tool for colon cancer and other related conditions: a colonoscopy.
Q. What happens during a colonoscopy, and why is it important?
A. During a colonoscopy, we take a flexible camera and insert it into the anus, all the way up to the first part of the colon or sometimes up to the last portion of the small intestine. Using the camera, we are able to take a good look at the inside of the colon. Colonoscopies are used as a diagnostic tool if, for example, a patient is having bowel changes that need to be examined, as well as for screening purposes. Colon cancer is very treatable if it is caught early. During a colonoscopy, your provider will look for polyps, which are important to catch and remove before they turn into cancer.
Who should have a colonoscopy?
Everyone should have a colonoscopy at the age of 45. If you have a family history of colon polyps or colon cancer, or any hereditary conditions that could be associated with colon cancer, your doctor may recommend that you begin colonoscopies earlier. If your colonoscopy is clear and shows no sign of polyps, you don’t need to get one for another 10 years. If you have a family history of polyps or colon cancer, you should have a colonoscopy every five years.
Is the preparatory work for a colonoscopy important?
The prep for a colonoscopy is important so that your provider can get a good look at the inside of the colon. Some studies have shown that up to 25% of patients have inadequate prep for a colonoscopy. This could mean that a polyp is missed during the colonoscopy, or even that the colonoscopy is unable to be completed, and the patient will have to reschedule and return on a different day.
How far in advance do you need to prep for a colonoscopy?
It will depend on what type of prep you are doing; your provider will have a specific type of prep that they’ll want you to do. A typical prep is what’s called split dose prep, meaning you’ll do some prep the night before, and some prep the day of your colonoscopy, depending on what time it is.
Is there anything patients can do to prepare for the colonoscopy prep?
I recommend that patients read the instructions on their prep a week in advance so that they understand exactly when they need to start. The week of your colonoscopy, I would suggest staying away from high-fiber foods. I also suggest that patients avoid foods such as quinoa, corn, seeds or other foods of that nature for a few days before their colonoscopy, and stick to a clear liquid diet the day before the procedure. In addition, it’s important to set aside enough time to be home in order to complete the prep.
What happens when patients get to their colonoscopy appointment?
Most commonly, a nurse anesthetist will administer what we call a ‘fast on, fast off’ anesthetic. The patient gets additional doses of the medication during their procedure, depending on how long it is, but most patients don’t have any recollection of the procedure upon waking up afterward. Often, patients are ready to go home about a half hour after waking up from their colonoscopy, and can eat afterward.
What foods are recommended after a colonoscopy?
I always tell patients that everyone has a little bit different reaction to the anesthesia. While some patients may not react at all, others may find that foods make them nauseous. You can never go wrong with a clear liquid diet to begin with, or even crackers. If you find that you’re tolerating things fine, there are no restrictions when it comes to diet afterward.
Sarah Diaz, D.O., is a colon and rectal surgeon at MyMichigan Health. | https://www.ourmidland.com/opinion/voices/article/MyMichigan-Health-Some-basic-information-about-17622765.php | 2022-12-05 16:26:35 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/opinion/voices/article/MyMichigan-Health-Some-basic-information-about-17622765.php |
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WFO EUREKA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, January 5, 2023
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Eureka CA
823 PM PST Mon Jan 2 2023
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of northwest California, including the following
areas, Mendocino Coast, Northeastern Mendocino Interior, Northern
Humboldt Coast, Northern Lake, Northwestern Mendocino Interior,
Southeastern Mendocino Interior, Southern Humboldt Interior,
Southern Lake, Southern Trinity, Southwestern Humboldt and
Southwestern Mendocino Interior.
* WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. Area
creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more
heavy rain. In addition area rivers including the Russian,
Navarro, Garcia, Mad, and Eel Rivers are expected to rise several
feet.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A moderate to strong atmospheric river will bring more heavy
rain to the area early Wednesday morning into Thursday. 3 to
4 inches of rain are expected at low elevations with 4.5 to 6
inches of rain at higher elevations. Already saturated soils
will contribute to enhanced runoff.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...Russian River near Hopland.
* WHEN...From Wednesday evening to early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Significant flooding of Highway 175 at the
approaches to the Russian River bridge. Minor flooding of Highway
222 near Ukiah, and in crop land along the left and right banks of
the Russian River near Hopland.
- At 7:45 PM PST Monday the stage was 3.8 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached late Wednesday evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
Fld Observed Forecasts (8 pm PST)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Thu
Russian River
Hopland 15.0 3.8 Mon 7 pm PST 4.9 13.7 14.4
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For Ismail Sirdah the hardest parts about hosting an event is figuring out how to fund it. Booking a venue, hiring entertainment, and promoting an event are all extremely costly. Thus, you need to have a plan in place to finance something of this magnitude. That is where event sponsorship comes in.
DULUTH, Ga., June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- If you want to land event sponsors, then crafting a thoughtful sponsorship proposal is a must. Ismail Sirdah of Lulu Promotions recommends treating your proposal like you would a great cover letter. All great cover letters are written specifically for the job you are applying for, as should be the case with sponsorship proposals. A good chunk of each proposal you create should be tailored to the sponsor you hope to land. Drafting a sponsorship proposal that is broad and vague is not going to attract anyone says Ismail Sirdah
Almost no event sponsor is going to agree to a sponsorship deal where they're providing their brand, money, and possibly even gift bag items, without getting anything in return. That is where incentives come in. Ismail Sirdah, founder and owner of Lulu Promotions in Duluth, Georgia, claims that the best way to incentivize sponsors is to offer them marketing in exchange for their sponsorship. Marketing materials are key to attracting customers to any business. Make marketing a key part of your sponsorship negotiations. For example, in exchange for being an event sponsor, you can offer to put their name or logo on all professional banners and flyers, mention the event sponsor in all blogs, social media posts, or e-mail blasts about the event, or even give the sponsor a free both at a future trade show or exhibition.
If you're a small brand, then you're likely going to have more trouble landing event sponsors, especially if you're looking to get a few more established businesses on board. When Ismail Sirdah first founded Lulu Promotions in Georgia, he scoured all of Dekalb County looking for event sponsors and it wasn't always easy. However, along the way he learned that one trick to land yourself a major event sponsor is to team up with another company in the industry. One small company on its own likely will not be attractive to a major brand, but partnering with a medium-sized company in your industry can totally change this. More established brands ultimately instill more confidence. So, if you can get a well-known brand on board to host the event with you, you will be much better off during your hunt for event sponsors. Ismail Sirdah recommends looking for companies that are within your industry but that aren't your direct competitors.
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3 Junction City children reported missing by father, believed to be with mother
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - Three Junction City children have been reported missing to officials by their father and are believed to be with their mother.
Kansas Missing and Unsolved reports that three children from Junction City were reported missing on Dec. 21 - Genevieve, 3, Camden, 4, and Rosie Peterson, 6.
Jerome H. Peterson III, the father of the children, contacted 13 NEWS on Sunday, Jan. 1, to report that his children had been missing for 11 days.
According to KMU, it is believed that the Peterson children are with their mother Jeana Louise Peterson Foley.
Genevieve has been described as a 2-foot-tall, 30-pound, 3-year-old girl with brown hair and blue eyes. Camden is a 2-foot-tall, 35-pound, 4-year-old boy with brown hair and blue eyes. Rosie is a 3-foot-tall, 45-pound girl with blonde hair and blue eyes.
If anyone has information about the children’s whereabouts, they should contact the Junction City Police Department at 785-762-5912 or the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 785-296-4017.
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Which beanbag bed is best?
Beanbag furniture is a comfortable and casual alternative to traditional furniture. The quality has improved beyond the flimsy sacks that once decorated dorm rooms. They have also evolved beyond chairs to include beanbag sofas and beds, sometimes called loungers. Beanbag beds are larger, sturdier, last longer and are suitable for kids and adults.
Finding the best bed for you depends on the size you’re looking for and how much space you have, but the best is CordaRoy’s Chenille Convertible Beanbag Bed because it’s an oversized beanbag chair that can easily convert to a bed.
What to know before you buy a beanbag bed
Function
Despite the name, a beanbag bed is not a replacement for a traditional mattress. Consider it more of an oversized beanbag chair or sofa. It can work great for overnight guests or temporary use, but lacks the support needed for an everyday mattress.
What’s excellent about beanbag beds is that they can go almost anywhere in the house. They are good for kids to have in their bedrooms or in a game room or casual lounge where you want extra comfortable seating.
Size and shape
Sizing can vary depending on the manufacturer. Some brands have sizing similar to mattresses, while other beds are more rectangular or circular, so dimensions can vary. Beds range between 4 to 8 feet in length. A good rule of thumb is to purchase a beanbag bed that will support your entire body when lying down.
Beanbag beds also tend to be low to the ground, so when looking at size, consider the height because it varies between 8 and 34 inches, depending on the style and brand.
Weight
Don’t confuse these beds with a beanbag chair for kids that you can toss about the room. These are bigger, so they are also heavier and bulkier. Depending on the dimensions, weight can vary between 40 to 135 pounds, so they aren’t as versatile or easy to move around the room as traditional beanbag chairs.
What to look for in a quality beanbag bed
Material
Most beanbag beds have a removable cover so they can be easily cleaned. The cover material can vary, but the most popular is microsuede, a polyester fabric, and a type of faux leather. This material is ideal because it’s soft, water-resistant and lightweight.
Filling
Inexpensive beanbags are filled with polystyrene beads, which can mold to your body, but wear down over time and don’t last long. Beds with expanded polypropylene are of higher quality and last longer.
Since beanbag beds are much larger than traditional beanbag chairs and designed to hold multiple people and more weight, shredded memory foam is a common fill material because it’s soft, durable and flexible.
Color
Beanbag beds are casual, so there are many colors – some manufacturers have more than 20. Some of the most popular colors are grey, charcoal and black because they are neutral colors that work with most design schemes, but you should be able to find a bed in almost any solid color.
How much you can expect to spend on a beanbag bed
Pricing can vary from $175-$750 depending on materials and filling, but mostly the size of the bed will determine the cost. Smaller beds are substantially less expensive.
Beanbag bed FAQ
Is it safe to sleep on a beanbag bed?
A. It is safe for healthy grown adults to sleep on a beanbag bed, but manufacturers recommend that babies, toddlers, pregnant women and the elderly should not. Since the bed lacks firm structure and can impact stability, there is a very low risk of suffocation, so it’s best to supervise small children.
Are there organic or nontoxic beanbag beds?
A. Although the materials in beanbag products are perfectly safe, some consumers avoid the expanded polystyrene filling. Buckwheat hulls are not as light as other types of filling, such as latex or foam, but they are organic.
Can I make my beanbag bed softer or firmer?
A. It depends on the manufacturer and the type of filling, but you can take out or add filling to most beanbag beds to reach your desired firmness.
What’s the best beanbag bed to buy?
Top beanbag bed
CordaRoy’s Chenille Convertible Beanbag Bed
What you need to know: Available in five colors and full, queen and king sizes, this oversized beanbag chair converts into a full-size bed.
What you’ll love: You turn this chair into a bed by removing the cover and flipping around the inner cushion. These durable beds are comfortable, long-lasting and won’t go flat. The machine-washable cover is easy to remove and launder.
What you should consider: Once removed from the packaging, the foam can take a few days to expand and get the ideal fluff. It’s best to prepare the bed a few days in advance of guests using it for the first time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top beanbag bed for the money
Symple Stuff Large Classic Bean Bag
What you need to know: This soft beanbag bed is versatile and comfortable. It comes in ten colors, so you can easily find one that fits your decor.
What you’ll love: Made with microsuede covers, shredded foam filling and premium zippers, this bed is both soft and durable. It’s machine-washable and easy to store when not in use.
What you should consider: This bed may need to be shaken out or adjusted after use to reduce lumps.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This comfortable, functional and stylish cocoon beanbag bed can fit up to two people.
What you’ll love: Available in 16 colors and designed for bed and chair positions, this beanbag provides pressure-relieving support for your body. Made from microsuede, it contains polyurethane foam filling.
What you should consider: Some customers were disappointed in the amount of stuffing and felt there should be more.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "We thought there could be a safer way to drive nails with a hammer," said one of two inventors, from Oak Lawn, Ill., "so we invented the PRO- REACHER. Our design would eliminate the need to hold the nail during the hammering process."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to grip and hold a nail or screw. In doing so, it helps to prevent painful finger injuries from accidental hammer blows. As a result, it enhances safety and convenience. It can also be used to pick up dropped screws and nails. The invention features a versatile and adjustable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for construction workers, contractors, do-it-yourselfers, etc.
The original design was submitted to the Chicago sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-CHK-330, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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BEIJING, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 28, GONG Yu, Founder and CEO of iQIYI, attended the 3rd China Media Convergence Conference and shared his views on the integrated development of the media industry. Gong said, "as one of the key platforms in the online audiovisual field, iQIYI remains committed to upholding tradition while embracing innovation. We will continue to excel in technological innovation, creating high-quality content production, and exploring new business models."
To achieve these objectives, Gong said iQIYI strives to strike a harmonious balance between tradition and creativity and create a wide array of diverse content that embodies the core values of inspiration, kindness, and unpretentious. Since 2022, iQIYI has unveiled a number of reality-themed dramas such as A Lifelong Journey, Chasing the Undercurrent, Wild Bloom, The Knockout, among others, which have achieved both market popularity and received strong user feedback. Additionally, in response to user demand for niche content, iQIYI also rolled out dramas under the Sweet On Theatre and Light On Theatre, which satisfy diverse user tastes and are well-loved by users. In an era of media integration and multi-screens resonance, iQIYI-produced dramas have consistently received awards and have become an important content source for television stations, driving and promoting the overall development of media industry.
Secondly, iQIYI is committed to drawing inspiration and revitalizing from the rich Chinese traditional culture heritage to a fresh look. For instance, through iQIYI Chinese Historic City Universe (iCHCU), iQIYI builds unique IPs that strongly showcase the distinctive traditional Chinese culture.
Thirdly, iQIYI remains committed to driving progress with technological innovation and promoting the industrialization of the content industry.
Fourthly, iQIYI continues to deepen innovation in content and business models, expanding the space for cultural expression and imagination. For example, strategy around diversified business model on core has enabled iQIYI to establish a unique model in the cultural and entertainment industry, driving the deepening development of media integration.
Fifthly, iQIYI upholds an international perspective, showcasing stories from China with a global outlook. iQIYI International APP is accessible in 191 countries and regions worldwide, with over 1700 dramas, variety shows, and animated content, as well as more than 3500 movies available. With a cumulative user base exceeding 100 million of iQIYI International APP, iQIYI has achieved significant success abroad with its costume dramas such as Luoyang, Love Between Fairy and Devil, New Life Begins, promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese traditional culture.
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ATLANTA — When Luke Harper went to Atlanta in early March, he thought he would just be staying the weekend. Harper, a 27-year old copywriter from Florida, was going there to join demonstrators in opposition to the planned construction of a new police and fire training facility. But on his second night, after attending a music festival with other protesters, Harper was arrested and accused of being a "domestic terrorist." Despite having no prior criminal history, Harper was denied bond several times and finally left the DeKalb County jail in early June.
"I was released on day 90, which is the basically the last day that they could legally keep me incarcerated without an indictment," Harper said. "And I'm still unindicted as of now."
The controversy over the planned Atlanta Public Safety Training Center — which opponents have dubbed "Cop City" — has been growing for two years. Spearheaded by a private organization, the Atlanta Police Foundation, it would site a state-of-the-art facility on 85 acres of land that the city acquired a century ago to use as a prison farm. Proponents say the project is badly needed to replace the Atlanta Police Department's dilapidated training facilities. But what started as a local debate has ballooned into a flashpoint around several issues with national resonance.
"You have the fight against environmental defense. You have the fight for racial equality. You have the fight against capitalism. And of course, you have the fight against police militarization or the fight for [police] abolition," said Matt Scott, a journalist with the Atlanta Community Press Collective.
Scott said that the temperature rose even further when law enforcement agencies in Georgia began invoking a rarely-used statute against opponents of the project.
"Back in December, with the original batch of domestic terrorism charges, there was a sort of a higher level of interest nationally," he said. That accelerated in January, when a Georgia State Patrol officer shot and killed Manuel "Tortuguita" Terán, an activist who had been living with other opponents of the training facility in a forest near the proposed site. During that encounter, where an officer was also shot and injured, additional activists were arrested with the allegation of domestic terrorism. To date, 42 people have been accused of domestic terrorism in their arrest warrants.
"Our state affiliate in Georgia and we at the national office have been watching what's been happening very, very closely," said Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU's National Security Project. "What's been happening with Cop City is a stark demonstration of how overbroad state domestic terrorism laws, like Georgia's, can be used to disproportionately punish people, including protesters who express political beliefs."
Law enforcement officials claim demonstrators have been violent
According to the National Conference on State Legislatures, Georgia, New York and Vermont are the only states with laws about "domestic terrorism" or a "domestic act of terrorism." But many more states have terrorism statutes that further criminalize acts that are intended to "influence the policy of government" by "intimidation or coercion." To some, these statutes leave too much room for abuse.
"They really are a political instrument," said Lauren Regan, an attorney and executive director of the Civil Liberties Defense Center. "There are already numerous criminal statutes that would adequately prosecute the alleged criminal act, [such as] murder, assault, battery, menacing. There's already a ton of crimes that could cover this."
Law enforcement officials in Georgia say that demonstrators have been violent. At a January press conference following Terán's killing, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Michael Register said that Terán had fired the shot that injured an officer. Five months later, however, the GBI still has not released results of its investigation. Register and the head of Atlanta's Police Department have also claimed that activists have committed crimes including arson, assault, intimidation, using explosives, throwing rocks at officers and setting booby traps. The GBI declined requests for an interview, and APD referred questions about the domestic terrorism charges to the GBI.
But so far, none of the 42 defendants have seen evidence or specific charges alleging that they engaged in those acts. While they were accused of domestic terrorism in their arrest warrants, indictments are still forthcoming. This is true even for individuals who were detained in December.
"I don't think they really had a lot of focus in getting a conviction under that [domestic terrorism] statute," said Regan. "I think they were using it to scare people into submission."
Some GOP leaders in Georgia have boosted the narrative that the opposition movement comes from other states
To Alex Papali, another defendant in this case, the way that law enforcement agencies have targeted mostly non-Georgia residents with the domestic terrorism label has felt clearly political. Papali was at the music festival in the forest in March. He said when word got around that police had arrived, panic set in. He said officers detained anyone they were able to catch.
"It was just totally arbitrary and random," Papali said." But at one point they asked people where they're from and they separated all the Georgia residents from all the out of town folks... and then they let them leave."
Papali, a Massachusetts resident, was among those taken to DeKalb County Jail and labeled as a domestic terrorist.
"It couldn't have been more transparent that they were trying to create this narrative of 'outside agitators' coming in to disrupt the peaceful community," he said, "when the reality was there was a lot of local residents who also were supporting this this event."
Some Republican elected leaders in Georgia are amplifying the narrative that the opposition movement is highly organized and from other states. In an interview on WANF-TV, Attorney General Christopher Carr stated without a trace of doubt: "If you come to this state, engage in acts of violence to destroy infrastructure and property with the intended effect of changing public policy, it is a domestic terrorism charge." Carr's office did not respond to requests for interview.
But in Atlanta, a city that considers itself the cradle of the Civil Rights movement, this framing feels familiar.
"Dr. [Martin Luther] King [Jr.] was labeled an outside agitator at some point and he was born right here in the city of Atlanta, just like I am," said Rev. Keyanna Jones, an organizer with Community Movement Builders and the Faith Coalition to Stop Cop City.
Until recently, Jones lived right next to the proposed training facility site, but moved away because the Atlanta Police Department currently uses part of it for target practice. Jones said the sound of gunfire throughout the day was taking a toll on her young son. But even though she has left the city of Atlanta, she continues her activism on behalf of her neighbors and allies in the movement.
"I have never seen repression like this before. This is something that I did not think I would see in modern times," Jones said. "What the state of Georgia is trying to do is say that protest is not legal, that protesting is wrong. That if you go against me, then you're going to be punished."
Jones and others have increasingly felt this to be true in light of the recent arrests of three bail fund workers, under charges of charity fraud and money laundering. The arrest warrants in those cases allege that the fund was channeling money to Defend the Atlanta Forest, characterized in the document as "a group classified by the United States Department of Homeland Security as Domestic Violent Extremists."
However, DHS does not classify or label domestic extremism groups, and there is no federal law criminalizing domestic terrorism, because of first amendment concerns. These defendants, too, are awaiting formal charges in an indictment and so have not had an opportunity to respond to the allegations.
To many who believe the domestic terrorism charges are baseless, there are signs that prosecutors may, in fact, be struggling. First, there is the failure to indict the defendants. And on Friday, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston abruptly announced that her office was withdrawing from prosecuting the case, leaving the state AG as the sole prosecuting jurisdiction.
"It is clear to both myself and the attorney general that we have fundamentally different prosecution philosophies," Boston said in an interview on WABE-FM. Her office declined to be interviewed by NPR.
But even if the charges are dropped, or a grand jury fails to indict, some defendants worry that the toxic label of "domestic terrorist" may stick.
"The first weight of that came to me when... my mug shot was posted up on some fascist Twitter [account], and I had to have the conversation with my parents that they might start receiving death threats," said Vienna Forrest, who was arrested in December. "That's going to be something that'll follow me for a long time."
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Will the U.S. be able to salvage the remnants of the Summit of the Americas? And what does the growing boycott mean for U.S. influence in Latin America?
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WFO EUREKA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, December 22, 2022
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* WHAT...High astronomical tides will cause minor flooding in low
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Parrot lands on umpire during collegiate softball game
(CNN) – Most everyone has heard of a rain delay at sports events, but what about a parrot delay?
That’s what happened when a pair of parrots invaded a college women’s softball game, and one of them landed on the home base umpire.
The birds took over the field, causing a flap and freaking out the women’s softball players at the University of Central Florida’s field and causing an umpire to duck.
Chad Stears was the home plate umpire when one of the parrots made a home on his shoulder.
“I felt the wind from the wings and a gasp from the crowd,” he explained.
Stears was so unfazed he pretended to put on his mask as if to resume the game with the parrot on him.
When he tried to touch the bird, the parrot retreated to the other shoulder.
Megan Brown, Tiki and Lelu’s owner, was letting them fly free behind the stadium and said they always come back.
“Tiki’s the one who eventually got tired and decided to land on the umpire,” Brown said, adding she was a little surprised Tiki didn’t nip the umpire when he touched him.
After about half a minute sitting on Stears’ shoulder, one of the grounds crew lured Tiki to him and escorted the bird out.
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Wizards Coach Wes Unseld Jr. is adding some championship pedigree to his staff.
He spent last year as an assistant coach on the Virginia women’s basketball team, all the while writing and hosting a podcast for Basketballnews.com.
“We are excited to add James to our staff, as he brings championship experience both as a player and coach,” Unseld said in a statement. “As one of the toughest defenders in the league and a clutch shooter during his NBA tenure, we will be able to lean on his playing and coaching experiences to help the development of our players.”
Although Posey never played or worked in Washington, he has known team President and General Manager Tommy Sheppard since his rookie season with the Denver Nuggets, where Sheppard also began his NBA career. He joins Ryan Richman and Zach Guthrie as the Wizards’ third assistant coach who is represented by Priority Sports, the agency that also represents Bradley Beal, Corey Kispert and newly acquired big man Taj Gibson.
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Woman accused of driving more than 4x legal limit, crashes with 5 girls inside minivan, court docs say
CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) – A woman in Cincinnati who crashed her minivan with five girls inside is accused of being more than four times over the legal limit to drink and drive, according to court records.
Melissa Frampton, 40, was arrested and charged with five counts of child endangering and one count each of operating a vehicle impaired, OVI breath .170 or over and failure to maintain reasonable control, WXIX reported.
The police citation shows Frampton had a blood alcohol concentration of .369 at the time of her arrest, around 6 p.m. Saturday.
“While operating a vehicle, Mrs. Frampton ran off the roadway causing an auto accident,” Green Township police wrote in her criminal complaints. “At the time of the accident, there were five juveniles inside the vehicle. ... Mrs. Frampton was arrested for OVI due to this incident.”
According to the University of Toledo, someone with a blood alcohol level of .31 and up can experience symptoms comparable to levels of surgical amnesia, and the onset of a coma, the possibility of acute alcohol poisoning and death due to respiratory arrest is likely in 50% of drinkers with that level.
Authorities said no injuries were reported in the crash.
Frampton’s relationship with the children was not immediately clear Monday morning. She shares the same last name as one of the girls.
Court records say Frampton had “control” over them at the time of the alleged crimes.
The citation states this is Frampton’s first OVI offense.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he has non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Hendriks announced Sunday on Instagram that he was diagnosed in recent days. The three-time All-Star was scheduled to begin treatment on Monday.
“Hearing the word “Cancer” came as a shock to my wife and I, as it does to millions of families each year,” he wrote. “However, I am resolved to embrace the fight and overcome this new challenge with the same determination I have used when facing other obstacles in my life.”
Hendriks said he is “confident” he will “make a full recovery and be back on the mound as soon as possible.”
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“I know with the support of my wife, my family, my teammates and the Chicago White Sox organization, along with the treatment and care from my doctors, I will get through this,” he said.
The five-year survival rate for Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is 73.8%, according to the National Cancer Institute. Some forms are aggressive while others are slow growing.
General manager Rick Hahn said in a statement the White Sox don't expect to have an update on Hendriks' status prior to opening day.
“Our thoughts and reactions at this time are for Liam the person, not Liam the baseball player,” he said. “I know the entire Chicago White Sox organization, our staff, his teammates, and certainly White Sox fans, will rally in support of Liam and Kristi during the coming months. Knowing everyone involved, especially Liam, we are optimistic he will pitch again for the White Sox as soon as viable. In the meantime, we all will do everything in our power to support our teammate and his family as they face this challenge, while also respecting their privacy.”
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Hendriks was third in the majors with 37 saves and made his third All-Star team last season. He led the American League with a career-high 38 saves in 2021, after leaving Oakland to sign a $54 million, three-year contract with the White Sox.
Hendriks has 115 saves and a 3.81 ERA over 12 seasons with Minnesota, Toronto, Kansas City, Oakland and Chicago.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The task of reducing violence in Fresno is now shared by the police department and 13 organizations working with young people -- including Advance Peace, which was at the center of controversy earlier this year.
The organizations will split $1.5 million for youth programs.
After a deadly gunfight at a north Fresno bowling alley this February, the threat of more violence grew.
Advance Peace operatives say they reached out to some of the people who might get involved in violence and calmed down the situation.
"This is the only organization that is working directly to stop," said Rev. Simon Biasell of Woven Community Church. "Intervention from violence repeating."
Advance Peace was originally slated to get $950,000 in city funding this year, but saw its reputation damaged by the arrest of Leonard Smith.
RELATED: Gang conspiracy investigation could hamper violence prevention organization
The Advance Peace employee was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in April.
By June, the funding was gone.
But Fresno faith and community leaders pushed for ways to keep the program funded and at least some city councilmembers were easily convinced.
"I know that Advance Peace changes lives," said Councilmember Tyler Maxwell. "I know that they save lives. And I know they save our city taxpayer dollars by preventing these crimes, violent crimes, gun-related crimes before they ever take place."
Mayor Jerry Dyer sat with Advance Peace leaders at Thursday's city council meeting and supported the group getting a quarter of the funding from new grants aimed at keeping young people out of trouble.
"There are 13 organizations that are being funded with the $1.5 million," said Dyer. "Each of them fit a certain niche within our community that is needed, from prevention to intervention."
With guarantees that police are on board and that the money won't be used to pay stipends as an incentive to keep gang members inactive, city council unanimously approved the funding.
Aaron Foster says that'll help Advance Peace give kids a chance to dream instead of feeling stuck in the streets.
"We're reaching out to youth because our shooters are becoming younger and we want to give them alternatives to gun violence, as they deserve," Foster said.
Foster says Advance Peace's work with youth is already underway, but this money could help accelerate it and reduce violence even further. | https://abc30.com/advance-peace-city-of-fresno-funding-youth-violence-intervention-programs/12352669/ | 2022-10-21 02:19:36 | 0 | https://abc30.com/advance-peace-city-of-fresno-funding-youth-violence-intervention-programs/12352669/ |
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