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Vaughn Dalzell breaks down how he’s betting the Cleveland Guardians versus Kansas City Royals, plus the Detroit Tigers hosting the Toronto Blue Jays.
Royals (+155) at Guardians (-180): O/U 8.5
At this point, you might think I am not even trying to cap MLB because at least five days out of the week, I am either fading the Royals or Athletics, but you’ve got to do what pays the bills.
I’m putting my faith in the hands of the Guardians after their 6-1 win over the Royals yesterday. Kansas City has lost four-straight games all by four or more runs, getting outscored 28-8 during that stretch.
Daniel Lynch will throw for Kansas City and the Royals are 3-4 in his seven starts. However, the Royals are 2-1 in his three road starts and Lynch owns a 1.89 ERA and .214 OBA over 19.0 innings.
Regression is due for Lynch’s road numbers as his home splits resemble his game a little more at a 6.04 ERA and .258 OBA over four starts.
Aaron Civale has been consistent all season for Cleveland and I expect him to post another quality start behind an offense that’s scored at least six runs in four of the past six games.
I played the Guardians -1.5 at +110 odds and would go out to -110.
Pick: Guardians -1.5 (1u)
Blue Jays (-130) at Tigers (+110): O/U 9.0
Alek Manoah will make his first start in over a month after being blasted by the Houston Astros for six earned runs on seven hits in 0.1 innings of work (38 pitches).
Manoah is having a catastrophic season, so much that I dropped him in fantasy in May. I drafted him in the third round.
Manoah is 1-7 with a 6.36 ERA over 13 starts and the Blue Jays lost seven-straight Manoah-led starts. Toronto was outscored 50-25 in the past seven starts for Manoah, so it was time to send him back to the minors for some confidence-boosting.
However, we don’t know how Manoah will look but earlier in the season versus Detroit, he went 4.1 innings (94 pitches) and walked five along with three earned runs permitted.
Manoah has a 5.06 ERA in 16.0 innings and three career starts versus Detroit. Toronto is 2-1 on the ML in those three games but Detroit is 2-1 ATS and put up nine combined earned runs on Manoah.
Detroit’s offense went crazy yesterday with 13 hits in a 9-0 win versus Oakland to avoid being swept by the A’s.
Give me Detroit +1.5 at -135 odds and a sprinkle on the Tigers’ ML at +100 or better. The Team Total Over 4.5 isn’t a bad option either, but I liked the insurance on Detroit’s run line.
Pick: Tigers +1.5 (1u)
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BEIJING (AP) — Like a salesman buttering up his best customer, President Vladimir Putin gushed about China’s economic success as he welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin.
“We even feel a bit envious,” Putin said Monday as Xi grinned.
That was more than idle flattery. China isn’t just Moscow’s diplomatic partner in opposing what they see as U.S. domination of global affairs. Its thriving economy is the biggest buyer of Russian oil and gas exports, pumping billions of dollars into Putin’s treasury and helping the Kremlin resist Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.
Putin welcomes the lifeline, but that reliance is accelerating Russia’s slide into the junior role in an uneasy relationship with Xi’s government. Beijing has ambitions that diverge from Moscow’s and sometimes conflict.
“Russia may worry about increasing reliance upon China, but it has no other good options,” said Li Xin, director of the Institute of European and Asian Studies at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law.
The current Beijing-Moscow partnership dates to the 1990s, when they set aside border disputes and other strains that led to the 1961 Sino-Soviet split and forged a post-Cold War diplomatic front to push back against Washington.
For both sides, the importance of that relationship increased as Washington imposed sanctions on Russia and restricted Chinese access to U.S. technology on security grounds. Xi accused the United States this month of trying to block China’s economic development.
“There’s a feeling that the U.S. and American allies are out to contain the two countries,” said Li Mingjiang, an international relations expert at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University.
Despite “strategic mistrust” stemming from conflicts dating back to the 19th century, they share a “common political interest” of “resisting American challenges,” Li said.
Before last year’s invasion, Xi and Putin declared they had a “no limits friendship.” But Beijing already has shown there are limits. It says they aren’t allies and has avoided openly giving Russia military help in Ukraine, a step President Joe Biden and other Western leaders warn would trigger unspecified consequences for China.
Beijing once called the Soviet government “Big Brother,” but Moscow’s lead in political influence eroded as China’s economy raced ahead following market-style reform in the 1980s.
Russia had oil riches, but the post-Soviet economy failed to create competitive companies. Meanwhile, China launched auto, tech and other industries that are expanding into global markets.
In the mid-’90s, Russia’s economy was half the size of China’s but its smaller population had four times the output per person.
By 2020, China’s lead had multiplied. Its economy was 10 times the size of Russia’s and edged ahead in output per person, $10,525 to Russia’s $10,115, according to the International Monetary Fund. Russia’s $1.7 trillion economy was about three-quarters the size of that of Texas.
Russia also is losing its lead in arms technology, its biggest non-oil export.
China paid billions of dollars in the early 2000s for fighter jets and other weapons. But in another sign of the limits to cooperation, Russia suspended sales after 2004 due to complaints Beijing was copying its missile and other technology. Sales didn’t resume until 2014.
China’s imports from Russia, mostly oil and gas, rose 49% last year to $76.4 billion, according to customs data. The Global Times newspaper reported Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as China’s biggest foreign oil supplier in January and February.
China can buy Russian energy without triggering Western sanctions that prohibit or limit imports into the United States, Europe or Japan.
Beijing values relations with Moscow so highly that it has avoided using that economic power as leverage, said Li Mingjiang.
“We’ve seen Chinese caution not to do anything or say anything that may make the Russians upset or suspicious,” he said.
Moscow is uneasy that its dominant role among former Soviet republics in Central Asia might be undermined by Xi’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative to expand trade by building ports, railways and other infrastructure.
Putin’s government shares worries with Washington, Tokyo and New Delhi that China is using Belt and Road to expand its strategic influence at their expense.
Beijing tried to mollify Putin’s government by agreeing Moscow would be in charge of security affairs in Central Asia while China would focus on trade.
To sweeten the deal, Beijing invested $1 billion to keep an oil project in Siberia alive after it lost access to Western financing due to sanctions imposed over Moscow’s 2014 seizure of Crimea from Ukraine.
Beijing wants to keep Putin’s government as a viable diplomatic partner but has avoided doing anything that might trigger sanctions against Chinese banks or other companies or shut them out of Western export markets.
The potential losses for China’s exporters if it crosses Western governments are immense.
The United State bought 15% of Chinese exports last year, even after tariff hikes in a feud with Beijing over technology and security. The 27-nation European Union bought almost 13%.
And Russia? It accounted for 1.3%. Less than Thailand.
“To China, the importance of Russia is lower than the West in technology and economic cooperation,” said Li Xin. “But politically, the importance of Russia to China is on the rise, because of the geopolitical and military suppression of China from the United States.”
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Associated Press researchers Yu Bing and Chen Wanqing contributed to this report.
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Ons Jabeur 2023 Wimbledon Odds
Ons Jabeur goes into Wimbledon after her Viking International Eastbourne came to a close with a defeat at the hands of Camila Giorgi in the round of 16. Jabeur's first match is against Magdalena Frech (in the round of 128). Jabeur's odds to win it all at AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground are +1800.
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Jabeur at 2023 Wimbledon
- Next Round: Round of 128
- Tournament Dates: June 25 - July 16
- Venue: AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground
- Court Surface: Grass
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Jabeur's Next Match
In the round of 128 of Wimbledon, on Tuesday, July 4 (at 6:00 AM ET), Jabeur will play Frech.
Jabeur has current moneyline odds of -400 to win her next match against Frech. Check out the latest odds for the entire field at BetMGM.
Ons Jabeur Grand Slam Odds
- Wimbeldon odds to win: +1800
- US Open odds to win: +1200
- Wimbledon odds to win: +1800
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Jabeur Stats
- In her most recent tournament, Viking International Eastbourne, Jabeur was eliminated in the Round of 16 by No. 67-ranked Giorgi, 3-6, 2-6.
- Jabeur has won one of her 15 tournaments over the past year, with an overall match record of 28-14.
- Jabeur is 5-3 on grass over the past year.
- Jabeur, over the past year, has played 42 matches across all court types, and 20.9 games per match.
- On grass, Jabeur has played eight matches over the past year, and she has totaled 21.1 games per match while winning 54.4% of games.
- Jabeur has won 41.4% of her return games and 67.8% of her service games over the past 12 months.
- Over the past 12 months, in terms of serve/return winning percentages on grass, Jabeur has won 72.3% of her games on serve and 37.2% on return.
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The N.C. State Lottery Commission is wasting little time establishing the infrastructure for mobile and expanded in-person sports and horse race wagering.
Gov. Roy Cooper signed on June 14 the bipartisan and divisive House Bill 347, titled “Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Wagering,” that he called a historic moment for the state of North Carolina, and one that will benefit the economy for generations to come.
The commission has been given authority to drafting and adopting rules and regulations to govern sports betting and horse racing wagering activities, including requirements to support responsible betting.
Some elements of HB347 are scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 8 — the date of the 2024 College Football Playoff championship game.
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However, the commission has said it could take until June 14, 2024, before the mobile option is fully operational.
“This commission and the staff have been tasked with the enormous responsibility of licensing and regulating the newly enacted wagering activities, while at the same time maintaining the quality work and highest standards of integrity with the lottery,” said Ripley Rand, chair of the commission.
Also serving on the nine-member commission is Pam Whitaker, of Winston-Salem, a retired human relations professional who was founder, owner and chief executive of Key Resources Inc. Whitaker also served on the commission from 2008 to 2012.
The commission has begun a national search for an “experienced senior leader in gaming and sports betting to develop, implement and manage” the programs, as well as hiring staff that will develop rules and oversee the new gaming markets.
The commission has created a sports betting webpage — https://nclottery.com/sports-betting — where it plans to provide licensing, operational and regulations updates.
“The commission and staff are committed to ensuring the job is done in a complete, professional, transparent and timely manner,” Rand said. “We will keep the public up to date about when these programs will launch.”
Among its first initiatives is preparing applications and other forms for those seeking sports wagering operator licenses.
HB374 permits up to 12 online sports wagering operators. Those companies will pay $1 million for a five-year license. Horse racing advance-deposit wagering platforms will pay $1 million for their licenses as well.
“No timetable outlining expected dates for application submissions and the granting of licenses is available at this time,” the commission said. “No commission meetings regarding sports betting are scheduled at this time.”
Help or hurt casinos?
Geoff Zochodne, a sports betting analyst for Covers.com, said it’s uncertain whether North Carolina’s legalized mobile sports betting will help or hurt the state’s two casinos, or be different enough in strategy to not directly conflict.
There are casinos in Cherokee and Kings Mountain and a resort/casino in Murphy.
“That has been a concern of brick-and-mortar casino operators, that if people can bet online that they will not see the need to go to a casino,” Zochodne said.
Zochodne said his group has found that states with mobile sports wagering and casinos “tend to find a harmony because while it’s more convenient to be a frequent better from your couch, going to a casino is still considered as an entertainment destination.”
“The sports betting book at casinos is traditionally a lower part of business. People who want an in-person experience will still go to play blackjack, take in a show, and potentially place a sports bet while they are there.”
“Casinos, such as Caesar and Harrah, have become proficient at using online marketing to drive in business,” said Max Bichsel, vice president of sports for GamblingGroup.com.
“Caesar’s North Carolina casino could provide special awards, such as a vacation in Las Vegas, as an enticement to sports wager in-person in North Carolina,” Bichsel said.
“Online sports wagering has proven to be a harbinger for retail growth for those in both sectors.”
Horse racetracks in NC?
In April 2021, Sen. Paul Lowe, D-Forsyth, co-sponsored Senate Bill 629, which would encourage the creation of North Carolina’s version of horse racing’s Kentucky Derby. The bill was not heard in committee during the 2021-22 sessions.
SB 629 would create an N.C. Horse Racing regulatory commission that would oversee horse racing in the state, promote breeding and training of horses, and enhance the development of new agriculture crops.
Lowe said Thursday that with the passage of HB347, “there’s discussion about horse racing in North Carolina.”
“Commercial thoroughbred racing would present a great opportunity for North Carolina’s economic growth, and it could generate extra gaming and tax revenue for the state budget.”
Zochodne said that horse racing and sports wagering have a lot of common participants.
“Kentucky recently approved sports wagering in close cooperation with the state’s racetracks,” Zochodne said. “People who bet on horse racing are likely inclined to bet on other sports, and vice versa.
“When it is set up, betters can place a bet not only on the horse races there and elsewhere, but also on a football game, etc.”
‘Throwing a bone’
Bichsel said that the inclusion of horse betting in HB347 is “more like throwing the industry a bone” because it happens so infrequently compared with other sports wagering options.
“The amount of horse racing betting is likely to be very small overall and tends to not be as recreational,” Bichsel said.
Yet, BetCarolina.com analyst Steven Bittenbender said it’s not out of the question that the introduction of legalized horse betting could lead to the development of horse racetracks in North Carolina.
He said it would be logical to open horse racetracks in areas with a major golf course presence, such as Southern Pines and Pinehurst, given the likely overlap in participants.
Bittenbender cautioned that the odds of racetrack developments fell when what is known as historical horse racing was removed from HB347 during the committee process.
According to Gaminglabs.com, historical horse racing “is a betting system that allows players to place bets on replays of past horse races.”
“Today, Historical Horse Racing accounts for more than $10 billion in wagering annually across five states, and the racing industry has shown a major resurgence in those jurisdictions.”
Many key horse racing states, in particular Kentucky, use historical horse racing to supplement their live races and invest in their facilities to attract better horses and bigger fields.
“Had historical horse racing survived (in HB347), you would’ve had a better chance of having a live racing product in North Carolina,” Bittenbender said.
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BOSTON, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FIGUR8, the digital health company that's developed the most advanced musculoskeletal (MSK) health evaluation solution on the market, announced today that the American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a new technology-specific Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code for FIGUR8's musculoskeletal technology. The AMA CPT Editorial Panel accepted FIGUR8's request to add a Category III code for use of FIGUR8's sensor fusion system combining inertial measurement system (IMU) and Surface Mechanomyography (sMMG), a proprietary technology developed by FIGUR8 to accurately assess muscle function and health.
"FIGUR8's sensor fusion system provides the best-in-class biomarkers for musculoskeletal health and we are delighted that the American Medical Association has approved FIGUR8's application for adding a new Category III CPT Code — the AMA's first-ever billing code issued for such a procedure," said Nan-Wei Gong, CEO and founder of FIGUR8. "The AMA issuance provides new pathways to enable wide adoption and dramatically expand the access of FIGUR8's technology platform among clinicians and providers. As the first time the AMA has recognized digital physical examinations as a procedure, the new CPT code is particularly a game changer in providing new reimbursement channels for physical therapy providers."
The specific code was granted after review and validation of FIGUR8's technology by the AMA CPT Editorial Panel. The CPT codes created and maintained by the AMA CPT Editorial Panel are the most widely accepted medical language by government payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, and commercial health plans to describe healthcare services and procedures for reimbursement. The approved Category III CPT code will be in effect for at least five years, at which time the AMA may award a Category I code. Category III CPT codes serve as an important milestone for FDA approval and payment negotiations. While the code has been already posted to the AMA website, the new CPT code goes into effect in the CPT codebook on January 1, 2023.
"This milestone further advances FIGUR8's efforts in equipping orthopedic providers with the most accurate precision analytics for measuring musculoskeletal function and with better tools for clinical efficacy," said Dr. Michael Oberlander, Chief Medical Officer of FIGUR8. "AMA's new code is the first major step towards obtaining a CAT I permanent code attached to RVUs for insurance billing, and establishes the foundation for reimbursement of FIGUR8's solution for digital clinical exams."
FIGUR8's advanced musculoskeletal assessment solution — developed over years of R&D by MIT engineers in collaboration with Mass General Brigham clinicians — enables a full musculoskeletal and orthopedic assessment to be conducted in minutes. In less than 15 minutes, the FIGUR8 solution can deliver data on key musculoskeletal biomarkers — including dynamic range of motion, movement quality, strength and functional mobility — in order to create an individualized and precise plan of care.
"FIGUR8 is spearheading the digital transformation of physical exams. As lead scientist for the initial development research of the surface mechanomyography (sMMG) sensor, I am extremely proud of the company's recent accomplishment," said Dr. Donna Moxley Scarborough, PT, MS, PhD, Senior Sports Medicine Research Scientist in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. "This milestone for FIGUR8 exemplifies the power of collaborative efforts across clinicians, researchers, biomechanists, engineers and data scientists culminating to provide the healthcare community with an impactful new assessment tool for musculoskeletal health that has not been possible before. The AMA's issuance of a new CPT code for FIGUR8's sMMG sensor for use in the clinical setting is a crucial step for applying this technology to help clinicians better monitor muscle integrity for both musculoskeletal injury recovery and prevention."
The clinical benefits of FIGUR8's musculoskeletal assessment system are backed by numerous published clinical studies from Mass General Brigham and Harvard University and an ongoing clinical study with Stanford Medical School.
"As an academic orthopaedic spine surgeon, I was delighted to hear about FIGUR8 obtaining approval for a novel AMA CPT CAT III code for their musculoskeletal measurement technology. They have additionally notified us of their recent HITRUST certification," said Todd Alamin, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division Orthopaedic Spine, Stanford University School of Medicine. "This commitment to the security of PHI is extremely important for us when engaging with industry partners. As someone who is currently implementing their technology to evaluate my patients in a RCT on Spinal Stenosis treatment, these recent milestone accomplishments by FIGUR8 provide further affirmation of their commitment to the quality, value and security of the data being produced."
FIGUR8's technology is in deployments with major health systems, insurance carriers, and government organizations. FIGUR8's technology drives significant improvements in patient outcomes and lowers re-injury rates while generating significant cost savings for employers, healthcare systems and both commercial health and casualty insurance carriers. More than 1.7 billion people suffer from musculoskeletal conditions, according to the World Health Organization. Musculoskeletal disorders account for one of the largest categories of workplace injuries, accounting for over 50 percent of workers' compensation costs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
FIGUR8, a MIT spin-off company, is the innovation leader in musculoskeletal (MSK) biometrics, redefining the way MSK health is measured to deliver improved clinical and financial outcomes. Our bioMotion Assessment Platform (bMAP) is the first practical solution for measuring MSK function precisely and objectively, at any point of care. This technology enables patients, providers, and payers to have a full picture view regarding joint motion and muscle function during dynamic activities; using movement as a biomarker to improve MSK health. Our powerful, lightweight system combines clinically smart biosensors, intuitive software and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve MSK health -- from injury through full recovery. www.figur8tech.com
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Biodiversity is crucial to the Travel & Tourism sector's growth and resilience
LONDON, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report published today by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), shows how Travel & Tourism can play a critical role in halting and reversing the destruction of nature.
The report, which will help businesses understand and manage their impact on biodiversity, is launched ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in December, where global governments will finalize actions to transform society's relationship with nature, offers new hope for global nature conservation.
'Nature Positive Travel & Tourism', created jointly with ANIMONDIAL, a key advisor to global Travel & Tourism on animal and nature protection, and in collaboration with global businesses within the sector, has also been endorsed by Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD).
The report will help businesses act on the very real and urgent need to better protect biodiversity and nature.
Travel & Tourism businesses are uniquely placed to take positive actions to restore nature and, through nature-based solutions and decarbonization, achieve Net Zero.
With nature tourism representing 20% of global tourism, the report shows just how crucial nature is for destinations around the world.
Wildlife, a primary motivator for nature tourism, contributes $343 billion to the global economy every year, and supports nearly 22 million jobs around the world.
Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said: "Human activity has resulted in a devastating loss of natural habitat and biodiversity, with one in four species now facing extinction.
"Travel & Tourism is uniquely placed to make a real difference. 80% of Travel & Tourism is highly dependent on nature so it is crucial we take a proactive role in advancing nature conservation.
"Our report comes ahead of COP15, when governments will be creating targets to protect habitats, species, and the natural environment which in turn reduces carbon. Travel & Tourism is on the front line. We are all custodians of nature."
Biodiversity is also intricately tied to other critical issues, such as climate change and emerging diseases, with the potential impact of the latter so starkly demonstrated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing the loss of biodiversity is not only crucial for the sector and its resilience, but also for the global economy and society.
Daniel Turner, ANIMONDIAL Co-Founder & Director, said: "Most Travel & Tourism businesses we talk to already understand the needs to include the protection of biodiversity and nature in their planning and reporting. But this can be a complicated area, and for many, the first challenge is simply knowing where to start.
"The report will inform, inspire, and empower Travel & Tourism to better manage their impacts and play a leading role in building a global Nature Positive future to help build a better world.
"ANIMONDIAL commends WTTC for this opportunity to help tourism businesses with their first steps, as well as the rest of their Nature Positive Tourism journey."
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Executive Secretary, said: "Much of the Travel & Tourism sector relies on the beauty of nature and the resources it provides. Yet, we are losing biodiversity and natural resources at an unprecedented rate.
"Travel & Tourism is in a unique position to contribute to this reversal by implementing a number of measures such as educating and raising awareness; generating revenue streams that sustain the protection, management, and restoration of ecosystems; and reducing footprint activities, amongst others."
Although global Travel & Tourism values nature and remains committed to protecting people and planet, WTTC believes more guidance is needed on the importance of biodiversity, the key drivers of biodiversity loss, and the key components to better protect and restore it.
To tackle this, the report offers a roadmap based on a four-phase framework with practical steps to guide the sector in adopting a Nature Positive approach: assessing operational impact, setting out a strategy, identifying essential actions, rolling out and reviewing the program, and harnessing communication opportunities.
The report also offers four actions businesses can achieve in the short term: reconnecting people and nature, supporting sustainable value chains, protecting animals and their welfare, and investing in nature.
Both the private and public sectors have different roles to play. But meaningful change can and will only be achieved if the two work together to better protect animals and nature.
To read the report in full, please click here.
About the World Travel & Tourism Council
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector. Members include 200 CEOs, Chairs and Presidents of the world's leading Travel & Tourism companies from all geographies covering all industries. For more than 30 years, WTTC has been committed to raising the awareness of governments and the public of the economic and social significance of the travel & tourism sector.
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WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Sunday, April 24, 2022
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WAZ034-035-252300-
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-
Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy,
Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, and Coulee City
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Southwest
wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain overnight. Lows in
the lower 40s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in
the evening. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Breezy. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts less than a
tenth of an inch.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Southwest
wind 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s
to lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
$$
WAZ038-252300-
Okanogan Highlands-
Including the cities of Republic, Inchelium, and Wauconda
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 60s. South wind 5 to 15 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of rain overnight. Lows in the
upper 30s to mid 40s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and mountain snow.
Highs in the 50s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around
25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
or snow. Snow level 3500 feet. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
to mid 30s. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
and mountain snow showers. Lows in the 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
$$
WAZ041-044-252300-
Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere,
Waterville, and Mansfield
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Southwest
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the evening,
becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. West
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. West
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the 30s. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper
50s to lower 60s. Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
$$
WAZ043-252300-
Okanogan Valley-
Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport,
Oroville, and Nespelem
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 60s. South wind 5 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the
evening, becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Gusts up to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
$$
WAZ047-252300-
Central Chelan County-
Including the cities of Leavenworth, Plain, and Lake Wenatchee
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning, then a
chance of rain and mountain snow in the afternoon. Snow level
5500 feet. Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain or snow in
the afternoon. Snow level 3500 feet. Highs in the upper 40s to
mid 50s. West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
or snow. Snow level 2500 feet. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. West
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to mid
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
or snow showers. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 30s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of rain and mountain snow showers. Highs in the upper 40s to
upper 50s. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
$$
WAZ048-252300-
Western Chelan County-
Including the cities of Stevens Pass, Holden Village,
and Stehekin
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and mountain snow
showers in the morning, then a chance of rain and mountain snow
in the afternoon. Snow level 5500 feet. Highs in the lower 50s to
lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and mountain snow in
the evening, then a chance of mountain snow overnight. Snow level
4500 feet in the evening. Lows in the 30s. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the morning, then a
chance of rain or snow in the afternoon. Snow level 3000 feet.
Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. West wind 5 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to mid
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of snow showers. Lows in the 30s. Highs in the upper 40s
to mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of rain and mountain snow showers. Highs in the lower to
mid 50s. Lows in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain and
mountain snow showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
$$
WAZ049-252300-
Western Okanogan County-
Including the cities of Mazama, Winthrop, Twisp, Methow,
and Conconully
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of mountain snow in the morning,
then a chance of rain and mountain snow in the afternoon. Snow
level 6000 feet. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Southwest wind
5 to 15 mph in the afternoon, Gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of mountain
snow. Lows in the 30s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the morning, then a
chance of rain or snow in the afternoon. Snow level 3500 feet.
Highs in the 50s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to lower
30s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of snow showers. Highs in the 50s. Lows in the upper 20s to mid
30s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and
mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
$$
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DENVER (AP) — Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has his bandmates back together. They’re making up for lost time, too.
Paired again in the playoffs with Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr., Jokic and his crew made quick work of short-handed Minnesota, closing out the Timberwolves with a 112-109 win in Game 5 of their first-round series Tuesday night. Denver, the No. 1 seed in the West, will face a Phoenix Suns team led by its own terrific trio — Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Kevin Durant — starting Saturday at Ball Arena.
The trifecta of Murray, Porter and Jokic haven’t been plugged in at the same time for the playoffs since the NBA bubble in 2020. It was a magical time, too, in Florida, when the team advanced to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost to LeBron James and the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers.
It seems so long ago, with Murray missing the last two versions of the playoffs as he recovered from a torn left ACL and Porter sitting out last season’s postseason due to a balky back.
But they knew that once they were all reunited, they could be a powerful force.
They flashed that Tuesday by doing a little bit of everything. There was Murray, coming up big at crunch time on his way to 35 points. And Jokic, the reigning back-to-back NBA MVP who did his usual thing with 28 points, 17 boards and 12 assists. Porter, too, who despite struggling from the field found a way to contribute with defense — something he wasn’t always known for — and by grabbing 10 rebounds. He also scored eight crucial points in the fourth quarter.
“It was good to be back in the playoffs and just be playing at a high level along with Jamal,” said Porter, who swished two big 3-pointers to help Denver fend off Anthony Edwards and the plucky Timberwolves. “It’s a good feeling.”
A year ago, guard/forward Bruce Brown was swept out of the postseason as a member — along with Durant — of the Brooklyn Nets. Brown did his homework as he looked for a new team last summer and liked the what he saw in the Mile High City. He and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope have given the Nuggets better depth in these playoffs.
“I just knew they had a bunch of great players,” said Brown, who wore a cowboy hat as he walked out of the locker room after a game in which the Nuggets went 32 of 36 from the free throw line. “I’m very impressed (with this team).”
Next up, a Suns team that swept the Nuggets in the second round of the 2021 playoffs. But that was without Murray. This is a revamped Nuggets cast.
Phoenix has a new look, too, with Durant coming over from the Nets as part of blockbuster deal at the NBA’s trade deadline day.
This could be the start of something good. Despite Denver being the top seed — and Phoenix being No. 4 — the Nuggets feel overlooked.
“Nobody is out there picking us to win,” Nugget forward Jeff Green said. “We know we have what it takes to win. We’ve just got to keep showcasing.”
First, some time to rest — and celebrate.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone wants his players to appreciate what they just accomplished. Him, too, as he earned his 25th playoff win to break a tie with Doug Moe and become the Nuggets’ winningest coach in the NBA playoffs.
“To win a series in the playoffs is hard,” Malone said. “So I’m really proud of our guys.”
The Suns and Nuggets split their season series 2-2. But it was hard to gain any sort of read into the series as Jokic sat out the last two, so he hasn’t played the Suns with Durant.
Both teams put on quite a show on Christmas night, with Aaron Gordon turning in one of the most spectacular dunks of the season. It paved the way to a 128-125 overtime win where Jokic had 41 points, 15 boards and 15 assists.
“Probably, they’re the favorites to win the championship,” Jokic said. “It’s going to be a big challenge for us.”
These are the types of moments Porter pondered when he was sidelined with the bad back last year.
“I wasn’t trying to look too far ahead, but to get back here and be competitive in a playoff series, man, it’s a great feeling,” Porter said. “Especially considering everything I’ve been through.”
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CA Eureka CA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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711 FPUS56 KEKA 150905
ZFPEKA
Zone Forecast Product for California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
This is an average forecast over a large and geographically diverse
area. For a specific forecast for your location...please refer to
the point and click forecast on our webpage at:
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Thursday.
CAZ101-160015-
Coastal Del Norte-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning.
Highs 50 to 60. Northeast wind around 10 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 31 to 41. North
wind 5 to 15 mph shifting to the east overnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 53 to 63.
East wind around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 44. Southeast wind
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Highs 51 to 61.
South wind around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
36 to 46. Highs 51 to 61.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Rain likely. Lows 37 to 47. Highs
49 to 61.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
35 to 45. Highs 49 to 59.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 35 to 45.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs 48 to 58.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Crescent City 51 36 54 / 0 0 0
Klamath 53 32 60 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ102-160015-
Del Norte Interior-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 42 to 57.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 25 to 35.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 47 to 62.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 28 to 38.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Snow
level 3500 to 4000 feet. Highs 43 to 57.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and
snow. Lows 32 to 42. Highs 43 to 58.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Lows 31 to 41.
Highs 43 to 58.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and
snow. Lows 30 to 40. Highs 41 to 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Lows 31 to 41. Highs
40 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gasquet 57 34 62 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ103-160015-
Northern Humboldt Coast-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy early in the morning then clearing. Areas
of frost and patchy fog in the morning. Highs 46 to 56. North
wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost and patchy fog overnight.
Lows 29 to 39. North wind 5 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast
around 5 mph overnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning.
Highs 54 to 64. Southeast wind around 10 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 44. Southeast wind
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 50 to 60. South
wind around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
36 to 46. Highs 50 to 62.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 38 to 48.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs
49 to 59. Lows 35 to 45.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 36 to 46.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs 46 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
McKinleyville 51 33 55 / 0 0 0
Arcata 52 34 59 / 0 0 0
Eureka 51 33 56 / 0 0 0
Fortuna 53 33 60 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ104-160015-
Southwestern Humboldt-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the
morning. Highs 44 to 58. North wind 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost and patchy fog overnight.
Lows 29 to 39. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning.
Highs 50 to 61. East wind around 10 mph shifting to the south in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 44. South wind around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 45 to 56.
Southeast wind around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
36 to 46. Highs 45 to 57.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 36 to 46.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs
43 to 56. Lows 36 to 46.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 35 to 45.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs 41 to 52.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Honeydew 52 32 57 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ105-160015-
Northern Humboldt Interior-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 43 to 58.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 25 to 35.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 49 to 64.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 38.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain. Snow level 3500 to
4000 feet. Highs 45 to 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and
snow. Lows 33 to 43. Highs 45 to 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Lows 34 to 44.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely. Highs 42 to 57.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and
snow. Lows 32 to 42. Highs 42 to 57.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Lows 32 to 42.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Highs 38 to 53.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Orleans 56 30 62 / 0 0 0
Hoopa 55 33 61 / 0 0 0
Willow Creek 55 33 62 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ106-160015-
Southern Humboldt Interior-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 45 to 60.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog
overnight. Lows 26 to 36.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 50 to 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 31 to 41.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Snow level 4000 feet.
Highs 45 to 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
34 to 44. Highs 45 to 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 35 to 45.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 44 to 59.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows
32 to 42.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely. Highs 42 to 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Lows 32 to 42.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Highs 38 to 52.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Garberville 58 32 62 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ107-160015-
Northern Trinity-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 42 to 57.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 19 to 29.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 48 to 63.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 23 to 33.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Snow level
3500 to 4000 feet. Highs 43 to 58.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and
snow. Lows 27 to 37. Highs 43 to 58.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Lows 28 to 38.
Highs 43 to 58.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows 25 to 35.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Highs 40 to 55.
Lows 26 to 36.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Highs 35 to 50.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Trinity Center 50 26 53 / 0 0 0
Weaverville 52 25 55 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ108-160015-
Southern Trinity-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in
the morning. Highs 44 to 59.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 23 to 33.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 47 to 62.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 26 to 36.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Snow level
3500 to 4000 feet. Highs 42 to 57.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and
snow. Lows 30 to 40. Highs 43 to 58.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Lows 32 to 42.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely. Highs 41 to 56.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows
29 to 39.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Highs 39 to 54.
Lows 29 to 39.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Highs 34 to 49.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hayfork 52 21 56 / 0 0 0
Ruth 44 27 50 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ109-160015-
Mendocino Coast-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning.
Highs 48 to 58. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost and patchy fog overnight.
Lows 32 to 42. North wind around 15 mph shifting to the northeast
overnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the
morning. Highs 51 to 61. East wind around 5 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 45. East wind around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 48 to 58.
Southeast wind around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
37 to 47. Highs 48 to 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 38 to 48.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 50 to 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 36 to
46.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 47 to 57.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 36 to 46.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs 46 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Fort Bragg 51 35 55 / 0 0 0
Point Arena 50 43 53 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ110-160015-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 49 to 60.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog overnight.
Lows 27 to 37.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 53 to 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 31 to 41.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 49 to 59.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
34 to 44. Highs 49 to 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 35 to 45.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs
48 to 59. Lows 34 to 44.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Highs 44 to 54. Lows
33 to 43.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs 42 to 52.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Leggett 57 33 58 / 0 0 0
Laytonville 54 29 58 / 0 0 0
Willits 56 32 60 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ111-160015-
Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 44 to 59.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 26 to 36.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 48 to 63.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 38.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Snow level
4000 to 4500 feet. Highs 43 to 58.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows
31 to 41.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Highs 44 to
59.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Lows 32 to 42.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and
snow. Highs 43 to 58. Lows 31 to 41.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Highs 39 to 54.
Lows 30 to 40.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Highs 36 to 51.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Covelo 56 30 61 / 0 0 0
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CAZ112-160015-
Southwestern Mendocino Interior-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 51 to 61.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog
overnight. Lows 31 to 41.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 55 to 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 44.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 50 to 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
37 to 47. Highs 50 to 62.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 38 to 48.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs
47 to 61. Lows 37 to 47.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Rain likely. Lows 36 to 46. Highs
46 to 57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Boonville 54 34 60 / 0 0 0
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CAZ113-160015-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 50 to 61.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog
overnight. Lows 31 to 41.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 55 to 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 44.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 49 to 59.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
36 to 46. Highs 49 to 61.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows 37 to 47.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs
50 to 60. Lows 36 to 46.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 45 to 55.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Rain likely. Lows 36 to 46. Highs
43 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Ukiah 60 33 65 / 0 0 0
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CAZ114-160015-
Northern Lake-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 44 to 58.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog
overnight. Lows 27 to 37.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 47 to 62.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 29 to 39.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Highs 42 to 56.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows
32 to 42.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Highs 43 to
58.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely. Lows 33 to
43.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and
snow. Highs 43 to 57. Lows 32 to 42.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely. Highs 37 to 52.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Lows 30 to 40.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Highs 35 to 50.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Pillsbury 57 28 60 / 0 0 0
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CAZ115-160015-
Southern Lake-
205 AM PDT Wed Mar 15 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 52 to 62.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 31 to 41.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 54 to 64.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 44.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 48 to 58.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 36 to 46.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Highs 51 to 61.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
37 to 47. Highs 51 to 61.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 35 to 45.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 44 to 54.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Rain likely. Lows 35 to 45. Highs
44 to 54.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lakeport 57 33 60 / 0 0 0
Middletown 59 35 62 / 0 0 0
Clearlake 57 35 59 / 0 0 0
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Jerry Jones sexual assault lawsuit revived by Texas appeals court
A Texas Appeals Court overruled a decision to throw out a lawsuit against Jerry Jones from a woman who claimed the Dallas Cowboys owner "kissed her on the mouth and forcibly grabbed her without her consent."
The personal injury lawsuit claims that the incident happened in Sept. 2018 inside the Tom Landry Room at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
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The suit, from a defendant listed only by the initials J.G., seeks damages for "past and future physical pain and mental anguish, past and future severe psychological pain and suffering, past and future emotional distress and past and future medical expenses."
Monday's appeals court decision sends the lawsuit, which was filed in 2020, back to the Dallas County district court which dismissed the case last February.
Jones' lawyers previously argued that details, like the woman who filed the suit's name and the exact location of the alleged incident for the lawsuit to stand.
The woman's attorneys later emailed her name to the defendants' attorneys and amended the suit to specify the alleged incident happened in the Landry Room.
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In February 2022, the district court judge dismissed the case.
"Because appellant made a good faith attempt to amend her pleadings in response to the court’s special exceptions order and no further special exceptions were made, the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing appellant’s claims," said appeals court judge Amanda Reichek in Monday's ruling.
The case now goes back to the Dallas County district court. | https://www.fox4news.com/news/jerry-jones-sexual-assault-lawsuit-revived-by-texas-appeals-court | 2023-03-01 02:32:58 | 0 | https://www.fox4news.com/news/jerry-jones-sexual-assault-lawsuit-revived-by-texas-appeals-court |
BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A viral video shows a police officer in Battle Creek, Michigan, arriving at a call involving a personal protection order while wearing a Batman mask.
Property owner Justin Shotts was recording on his phone as Sgt. Chris Fickle, a supervising officer, was seen wearing more than his usual uniform. The video has now gone viral on YouTube and Facebook.
“Not much catches me off guard. I’m sure you could see that I was frozen and speechless. I was not prepared for seeing that,” Shotts said.
Shotts said the PPO filed since Memorial Day is against a man with ongoing property disputes and stalking concerns towards Shotts’ family. He said that Fickel’s decision to dress up was in immediate response to a video he posted about his recent experiences with police at court.
“(It was about) the experience they had given me coming to court here, standing out in front of the court to stare me down, their appearance, then following me on my heels, then surprise ambush-style to come and testify against me,” Shotts said. “My lawyer has never even heard of such a thing.”
In a statement, the Battle Creek Police Department said it has been responding to that area since March of last year due to complaints between landowners, including Shotts. It was Shotts himself who referred to Fickle as “Batman” in previous callouts. The department said that Fickle was trying “to insert humor into the long-standing civil dispute between neighbors.”
But Shotts said this is no laughing matter.
“That was not a joke in any way, shape or form. I don’t think anybody thought that that would’ve been taken as a joke,” Shotts said. “I’m sure anybody can watch the video and see on the officer’s faces that they barely know what to do or how to be.”
“As much as we value creative responses in all situations, Sgt. Fickle’s well-intended action was done in poor judgment and was disappointing,” Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker said in the statement. “As with all police personnel matters, this case was reviewed and addressed.”
The statement did not specify how they reviewed or addressed the case. But Shotts is calling on the department to fire Fickle and another officer involved with the case. He also said he is talking to his lawyer about taking this to court.
Fickle had not returned a voicemail as of Tuesday night. | https://www.ksn.com/news/video-michigan-police-officer-wears-batman-mask-while-responding-to-call/ | 2022-07-20 18:16:54 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/video-michigan-police-officer-wears-batman-mask-while-responding-to-call/ |
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — A woman died and a man was rescued and treated for hypothermia after they were caught in extreme cold weather while hiking in Utah’s Zion National Park, officials said.
The married couple were on a permitted, 16-mile (25-kilometer) hike through the park area known as the Narrows, the National Park Service said in a statement Thursday.
The woman, 31, and the man, 33, were not identified by the park service.
The Zion National Park Search and Rescue Team responded on Wednesday morning after shuttle drivers said visitors reported an injured man and a non-responsive woman in the Narrows, the park service said.
The rescue team found the man on a trail being helped by other hikers and transported him to the Zion Emergency Operations Center for treatment. Rescuers moved further up the Narrows and found the woman near the Virgin River. They administered emergency aid but determined the woman had died, the park service said.
The couple started their trip through the Narrows on Tuesday. They stopped about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) from the north end of Riverside Walk, a paved trail. The man told rescuers they became “dangerously cold” overnight and experienced symptoms consistent with hypothermia, the park service said.
Early on Wednesday morning, the man sought help and the woman remained in place. Other visitors administered CPR to the woman before the rescue team arrived, the park service said.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Utah Office of the Medical Examiner and the park service are investigating the cause of the woman’s death. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-woman-dies-on-hike-in-utahs-zion-park-husband-hospitalized/ | 2022-11-26 14:36:22 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-woman-dies-on-hike-in-utahs-zion-park-husband-hospitalized/ |
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — While motorcading to his beach house last weekend, President Joe Biden could have looked out the window of his limousine and seen firsthand why he has struggled to contain inflation.
Lining Delaware’s Coastal Highway as it leads into Rehoboth Beach are miles of strip malls, outlet stores, restaurants, hotels and gas stations. The advertised price of gasoline was approaching $5 a gallon. Vacationgoers had packed into the parking lots of pubs and taquerias.
No one is happy that inflation is close to a 40-year high, but it will be hard to bring down prices so long as people keep eagerly spending.
Browsing the Polo Ralph Lauren factory store, Nina Cooper was displeased about her rising expenses yet she was still shopping for new outfits. Inflation was not enough to deter the hospital worker, who was grateful that a seven-minute commute spared her some pain at the gas pump.
“Everything is going up — look at these prices,” Copper said. “But you still got to live.”
Biden faces a delicate trade-off as he tries to help his fellow Democrats in the November elections. He needs U.S. consumers to pull back just enough so inflation eases, but not so much that the economy risks plunging into a recession.
The president has flicked at this idea in recent speeches, noting that the pace of hiring has slowed and “we’re beginning a shift to steady growth” after a rapid recovery from the coronavirus-induced recession. That recovery that was fueled, in part, by his $1.9 trillion relief package.
Consumers account for most U.S. economic activity, meaning they steer much of what happens with their collective choices. Their role tends to get overlooked in political speeches, which generally reduce the economy to talk about jobs, factories and other forms of production. Biden has gone so far as to say that his policies to promote port upgrades and domestic manufacturing will lower costs by improving production, a long-term fix to an immediate problem that can be reduced, simply, to demand exceeding supply.
Friday’s report on consumer prices is expected to show that annual inflation slowed ever so slightly to 8.2% in May from 8.3% in April. Economists surveyed by FactSet indicate the decline will largely be driven by expenses other than food and energy, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to higher prices in those categories worldwide.
Republicans are tapping into the public impatience with inflation remaining persistently high, instead of dropping as promised when the economy reopened after pandemic-related closures.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has attacked higher electricity and gas prices as ultimately the result of an ideological choice by the Biden administration to move away from fossil fuels. The GOP solution is to embrace policies that it believes would increase energy supplies.
“A few days ago, President Biden said soaring gas prices were just part of ‘an incredible transition’ that will leave us ‘less reliant on fossil fuels,'” McConnell said Tuesday in the Senate. “Did you hear that, American workers? Democrats say your financial pain is the necessary cost to make America more to the liking of the radical environmental left.”
Part of the problem with inflation is that consumers have yet to significantly cut back. AAA reported that average prices at the pump have jumped 62% from a year ago. But the Energy Department reported that gasoline usage in the U.S. has only fallen 1.8% over the past year, meaning that most consumers are accepting the financial burden imposed by inflation.
University of Michigan economist Betsey Stevenson, a former adviser to the Obama White House, said it would be helpful if Americans reduced their spending. This would lessen demand and allow supplies to catch up, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower inflation through higher short-term interest rates.
“Fundamentally, the problem right now is the opposite of stagflation — it’s regular inflation driven by an economy operating at or even above its potential, with consumer demand outstripping the capacity of the economy,” Stevenson said. “I’m hoping that people stop digging into their savings and cut spending a little — not enough to slow the economy, but enough to slow the price increases.”
Stevenson also acknowledged that gas prices in particular might be driving the broader dissatisfaction, such that overall inflation could fall and do little to calm public anxieties so long as prices at the pump are high.
“Cars seem to be important to people’s sense of control and high gas prices for some might feel like losing your ability to just hop in your car and go where you want,” she said.
Despite the spike in prices, consumer spending increased faster than inflation during the first four months of this year. Whether consumers can maintain such robust spending will largely determine how the economy fares in the coming months.
There were visible signs that Rehoboth Beach’s economy is zipping along.
Hotel rooms at discount chains off the crowded highway were charging $250 a night on the weekends. There are shortages of summer workers as retailers are openly advertising jobs, a sign that prices might need to rise further to cover labor costs.
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, which owns the outlets along the highway, reported to investors that sales are up 18.1% from pre-pandemic levels. Tanger CEO Stephen Yalof told investors on an earnings call last month that shoppers have returned “even as consumers face higher gas prices and an inflationary environment” and that he is confident that at his outlet “retailers will be able to weather and perform well” if a downturn occurs.
Carrie Lingo, a real estate agent who is chairwoman of the board of the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce, said she has yet to see much of a slowdown caused by inflation. Their biggest obstacle is the absence of workers, not the prospect of lower sales.
Hiring usually swells during the summer with the tourists and pay was already up last year. Average weekly wages in the surrounding Sussex County were 12% higher during last year’s summer peak than in 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“Our visitation is up from last year but there are supply shortages,” she said. “I think the companies are adjusting well and many times those prices are passed along to our consumers.”
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AP Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber in Washington contributed to this report. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/bidens-inflation-crunch-too-much-shopping-even-at-beach/ | 2022-06-09 21:08:38 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/bidens-inflation-crunch-too-much-shopping-even-at-beach/ |
Secretary of state candidates who deny the 2020 election results generally underperformed fellow Republicans on the ballot in a handful of competitive states, reports NPR's Miles Parks.
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Secretary of state candidates who deny the 2020 election results generally underperformed fellow Republicans on the ballot in a handful of competitive states, reports NPR's Miles Parks.
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POTOMAC, Md., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Curbio, Inc., the leading home improvement company for fix now, pay-at-closing repairs and renovations, announced today that it has appointed Rebecca Levine to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). While this is a new role for Levine, she is no stranger to leading Curbio's finance team, having served as Curbio's Corporate Controller since July of 2018.
Levine brings more than 20 years of financial experience to her role at Curbio, having served as Corporate Controller at an array of notable companies including Tracx, WeddingWire and Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She has also served as a senior associate at Lockheed Martin and KPMG, one of the 'Big Four' accounting organizations. In her role as CFO, Levine will oversee Curbio's financial, legal, human resources and talent acquisition operations.
"I am thrilled to officially welcome Rebecca to Curbio's executive team. Rebecca has been a key leader in Curbio's finance department for many years and has already made a significant impact on our success as a company. When we began our search for a new CFO, she was the obvious choice. I am confident that she is exactly who we need in this role to enable our continued growth as the leading pre-listing home improvement solution for real estate agents," said Rick Rudman, CEO of Curbio.
Curbio is currently experiencing phenomenal growth, obtaining more than 100% growth year-over-year in 2022 and targeting an additional 65% growth year-over-year in 2023. The company has expanded its innovative fix now, pay later solution into major metropolitan markets across 21 states, with plans to continue expanding in the next year. Curbio's unique model is disrupting the home improvement industry, bringing a simplified, modernized approach to a traditionally outdated and frustrating process.
"I have been a firm believer in Curbio's mission since I first joined the company in 2018, and have enjoyed helping Curbio to become the fastest growing national home improvement company for realtors. I couldn't be more honored to be named Curbio's CFO and am looking forward to leveraging my experience to help Curbio continue its success," said Levine.
About Curbio
Curbio is on a mission to help real estate agents fix and update homes before they go on the market, so they sell quickly and for the best price, with zero payment due until closing. Founded in 2017, Curbio has quickly become the largest national home improvement company dedicated to pre-listing repairs, updates, and renovations. Curbio has modernized home improvement with an easy-to-use app that accelerates project timelines by 50%, while removing the delays, uncertainties and other frustrations that have plagued home improvement for decades. Their rapid time to listing, coupled with a turn-key approach and project ROI expertise, has made Curbio the most trusted fix first, pay-at-closing home improvement partner to thousands of realtors and brokerages nationwide, including eXp realty, RE/MAX, HomeServices of America, Long & Foster, @properties and many more.
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For The Second Year in A Row, TULA Skincare Executes Confidence Campaign and In-Store Celebration in All Ulta Beauty Locations To Amplify Its #EmbraceYourSkin Brand Purpose
NEW YORK, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TULA Skincare, the leading doctor founded, cleanical prestige skincare brand has partnered with Ulta Beauty on a 360-degree confidence campaign. The probiotic extracted powered brand that is clinically proven to improve skin health is leveling-up its confidence inspiring #EmbraceYourSkin brand purpose through a dynamic campaign that will culminate in the second annual #EmbraceYourSkin Day that will be celebrated at Ulta Beauty store locations nationwide on March 4th.
"We are thrilled to be celebrating #EmbraceYourSkin Day at Ulta Beauty for the second year in a row!" said Savannah Sachs, CEO of TULA Skincare. "As we continue to see studies reveal that self-esteem and confidence, especially in younger generations, is suffering, we believe now more than ever that our #EmbraceYourSkin mission and working alongside others who share in our commitment to inspiring confidence is essential. From day one, we've embraced skin positivity and have approached beauty from the inside out. It's a journey—we're constantly evolving how we do this. In this chapter of our story, we're raising the bar and reminding everyone that 'you are enough.' We hope that everyone can walk away from #EmbraceYourSkin Day feeling confident, and empowered."
As one of Ulta Beauty's most-loved prestige skincare brands, TULA has worked alongside the nation's largest beauty retailer to create a series of prominent window and in-store displays along with a cover feature for a recent issue of Ulta Beauty's weekly magazine as an exciting lead up to #EmbraceYourSkin Day. Created to celebrate skin positivity and inclusivity in all of Ulta Beauty's 1,300+ locations nationwide, #EmbraceYourSkin Day will give guests the opportunity to participate in a series of confidence inspiring in-store events and activations. In an effort to build purposeful connections and create immersive brand experiences for TULA's Glow Getter community, select doors in key markets will feature edu-tainment activations that offer confidence boosting positive affirmations and complimentary refreshments that guests can enjoy while listening to DJs' curated positivity playlists. Guests in all doors will receive a deluxe gift with purchase and be presented with positive affirmations at various touch points throughout their shopping journey.
TULA will be promoting #EmbraceYourSkin Day across its social media, digital, influencer, and internal channels to encourage positivity and confidence, and combat negative self-talk with the reminder that "you are enough." The brand has teamed up with positivity and confidence champion, Serena Kerrigan, who will highlight the day and its goal of inspiring confidence and skin positivity. Additional partnerships have been secured with a number of influencers. These influencer partners will attend #EmbraceYourSkin Day at their local Ulta Beauty stores and share their experiences, amplifying the day and TULA's #EmbraceYourSkin initiative. Content will be captured and shared by Team TULA across its social media channels including footage of #EmbraceYourSkin Day at various Ulta Beauty doors, statistics from TULA's latest confidence survey around confidence and the effects of negative self-talk, and an #EmbraceyourSkin Day giveaway. From an internal standpoint, TULA is reminding its team "We Are Enough" with a confidence chain on its internal Slack platform. Team TULA members will have the opportunity to share declarations of self-confidence and positive affirmations and will be encouraged to empower others to do the same.
Founded in 2014 by practicing gastroenterologist Dr. Roshini Raj, Dr. Raj saw the power of probiotic extracts as a breakthrough innovation in skincare and identified the deeply emotional connection she saw her patients have between looking good and feeling good after they incorporated probiotics into their daily health routines. TULA has always approached beauty from the inside out with a goal of inspiring confidence. #EmbraceYourSkin's aim is to reimagine social norms and challenge outdated industry standards promoting confidence and being healthy instead of perfect. As part of #EmbraceYourSkin, TULA has committed to using inclusive language, no retouching of any brand photos of skin, and showing images of confidence and health instead of 'perfection.' TULA does not use filters nor do their influencer partners for any sponsored content. In addition to reimagining language - using phrases like "beautiful before, beautiful after" - the brand is also continuing its weekly positive text affirmation program and creating pockets of positivity throughout the TULA omnichannel experience. This includes its shippers and packaging which feature positive affirmations and positive language onsite and during checkout.
About TULA Skincare
TULA, meaning "balance" in Sanskrit, is a clean and clinically effective prestige skincare and wellness brand built on the power of probiotic extracts, which are clinically proven to nourish, soothe, and balance skin. Founded by practicing gastroenterologist, Dr. Roshini Raj, TULA Skincare sits at the intersection of beauty and wellness and believes the same ingredients that are good for your body are also good for your skin. With a focus on being healthy and confident rather than perfect, TULA aims to inspire everyone to #EmbraceYourSkin. TULA Skincare was recently acquired by Procter & Gamble. TULA is a digitally native, social-first omni channel brand with DTC as a core capability and is also available through its beauty retail partners including Ulta Beauty, Sephora, Nordstrom, and Neiman Marcus in the US and internationally at Sephora Canada, in MECCA's Australia and New Zealand markets, in China on global e-commerce site TMALL, and at Space NK in the UK. For more information and the latest news on TULA Skincare, visit www.tula.com.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
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Lincoln Industries is excited to announce the selections of Alan Goodenberger, plant engineer; Dana Hendricksen, department manager; Travis Schmid, sales representative - branded products; and Kendall Warnock, manager of operations.
Alan Goodenberger joins us after having worked at Kawasaki for two years as a plant engineer. He will be responsible for facility engineering and will ensure infrastructure and systems reliability and capabilities.
Dana Hendricksen comes to Lincoln Industries after having worked at Tenneco as a production supervisor. He brings several years of manufacturing leadership experience to the team and will be department manager responsible for the day-to-day operations in the truck value stream.
Travis Schmid has extensive experience in the aftermarket motorcycle community and joins the Khrome Werks team as outside sales representative for our Midwest markets. His vast knowledge of the V-twin market will help grow the Khrome Werks brand with a variety of customers.
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Kendall Warnock was selected as operations manager of the Lincoln Industries Tube Fabrication facility located in the Airpark Industrial Complex. He served for over 11 years in leadership roles within Lincoln Fire & Rescue and brings a strong track record of building successful teams to his role. His passion for servant leadership and developing relationships will be valuable in managing the nearly 100 Lincoln Industries people at the Airpark facility.
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DULLES, Va. (AP) — A Lufthansa flight that experienced “significant turbulence” was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport and seven people on board were taken to area hospitals, officials said.
Flight 469 from Austin, Texas, had been headed to Frankfurt, Germany, but landed safely Wednesday evening at the airport in Virginia, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesman Michael Cabbage said.
Crews responded to the flight and took seven people to hospitals with injuries that were believed to be minor, Cabbage said. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/lufthansa-flight-diverted-after-turbulence-7-17815320.php | 2023-03-02 14:06:01 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/lufthansa-flight-diverted-after-turbulence-7-17815320.php |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Islam’s annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will return to pre-pandemic levels this year after restrictions saw the annual religious commemoration curtailed over concerns about the coronavirus, authorities say.
The hajj, required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life, represents one of the world’s largest gatherings of people. Before the pandemic, the pilgrimage drew millions each year to Islam’s holy city of Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that observant Muslims pray toward five times a day.
In 2019, over 2.4 million people took part in the pilgrimage. But in 2020, amid the lockdowns sparked by the pandemic, Saudi Arabia drastically curtailed the hajj with as as few as 1,000 residents of Saudi Arabia permitted to take part. It was an unprecedented move unseen even during the 1918 flu epidemic that killed tens of millions worldwide.
In 2021, some 60,000 residents of Saudi Arabia attended. Last year saw 1 million faithful perform the pilgrimage.
Speaking on Monday night at a conference about the hajj in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq bin Fawzan al-Rabiah announced the lifting of the restrictions.
“I bring you two bits of good news in this meeting. The first: The return of the numbers of pilgrims to what they were before the pandemic without any age restrictions,” al-Rabiah said, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
“And the second: Allowing any hajj mission from around the world to deal with any licensed company that meets the requirements of the pilgrims of those countries,” he added.
Only those between the ages of 18 to 65 could attend the hajj in recent years. Saudi Arabia also had limited which private companies could conduct travel arrangements for the hajj.
The coronavirus isn’t the first public health disaster to strike the hajj. The kingdom’s Al Saud ruling family stakes its legitimacy in this oil-rich nation on overseeing and protecting the hajj sites. Ensuring the hajj happens has been a priority for them — and also a main economic driver bringing billions of dollars of non-oil revenue to Saudi Arabia.
Disease outbreaks have always been a concern surrounding the hajj. Pilgrims fought off a malaria outbreak in 632, cholera in 1821 killed an estimated 20,000, and another cholera outbreak in 1865 killed 15,000 before spreading worldwide.
More recently, Saudi Arabia faced danger from a different coronavirus, one that causes the Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS. The kingdom increased its public health measures during the hajj in 2012 and 2013, urging the sick and the elderly not to take part.
In recent years, Saudi officials also instituted bans on pilgrims coming from countries affected by the Ebola virus.
It wasn’t immediately clear what health precautions would be taken for the hajj, which falls according to the lunar-based Islamic calendar this year at the end of June. While Saudi Arabia has no requirement for coronavirus vaccines or testing, it does require pilgrims to be vaccinated for other maladies.
Muslims have been prohibited from kissing or touching the cube-shaped Kaaba, the metaphorical house of God at the center of Mecca that pilgrims circle as they complete the hajj.
The hajj also involves close contact in large crowds, which in 2015 saw over 2,400 people killed in a crush and stampede.
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Power and Impact of Transit Advertising for DTC Brands on Display in Several Markets, with Sheertex Building upon Successful 2022 Campaign
NEW YORK, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT), one of the largest out-of-home media (OOH) companies in the U.S., today announced that direct-to-consumer ("DTC") hosiery brand Sheertex is this month launching a new out of home ("OOH") campaign for its impossibly strong sheer tights. The new campaign – anchored by the phrase 'Really Strong Tights' - is being conducted as a follow-up to Sheertex's successful 2022 'Alarmingly Strong Tights' campaign with OUTFRONT.
Rolling out throughout February, the new campaign will initially utilize 100 wrapped ultra super king buses in New York (Manhattan and Brooklyn), along with billboards in Chicago and posters in Toronto.
With plans to expand onto buses in Washington, DC, later this year, this campaign is the latest example of the power and impact of OUTFRONT's transit advertising network.
Sheertex's inaugural out of home campaign utilized the power of the transit media, with memorable visuals on branded subway trains, station dominations, liveboards, and ultra-super-kings on NYC buses. This media domination, combined with smart creative, brought the brand to life and was hugely successful. In fact, OUTFRONT commissioned an independent measurement and attribution provider, StreetMetrics, to determine the effectiveness of Sheertex's four-week bus campaign. The study found that compared to the control group, consumers who were exposed to the out of home media:
- 98X more likely to visit the Sheertex website
- 117X more likely to check out, with 15.9% of all website visits to the check-out page
- Visited the website at nearly double the rate
- The campaign gained momentum over time; each week the rate of visitation among the exposed group grew an average 94.7%, with the visitation rate gap between the exposed group and control group becoming wider.*
Said Sheertex Founder and CEO Katherine Homuth, "While online channels were effective for fast, broad awareness, we found that out-of-home was helpful in building brand credibility."
Prior to this campaign, and since being founded in 2017, Sheertex had primarily used social and other channels to market its products, which are produced from the same polymers used to manufacture bulletproof vests and climbing gear rather than nylon used in most hosiery.
"The new Sheertex campaign is yet another example of the power of OOH for DTC brands working with out-of-home, particularly our impactful transit inventory," said Christina Radigan, SVP of Strategic Research, Insights, and Analytics at OUTFRONT Media. "From Sheertex and FreshDirect to Warby Parker, Casper, and Dollar Shave Club, DTC and OOH have proven a powerful match that not only builds brand awareness, but can lead to tangible, measurable results that have a legitimate impact on business."
OOH is the perfect media partner for the DTC category, as it over indexes in driving desired consumer digital activation, like website visitation, social sharing, and purchase. In fact, according to research conducted by MFour and Comscore in 2022, 41% of consumers who see OOH ads will search for them online, and 29% will visit their websites – over-indexing other media categories by 5.3x and 4.9x, respectively, on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
About OUTFRONT Media Inc.
OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location, and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in North America. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.
*The results of any campaign case study are specific to its facts. OUTFRONT cannot guarantee that any other campaign will drive similar results, including increased traffic, end-user activity (click-through or secondary-action rates), or revenue.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Judith Durham, Australia’s folk music icon who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. She was 79.
Durham died in Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on Friday night after suffering complications from a long-standing lung disease, Universal Music Australia and Musicoast said in a statement on Saturday.
She made her first recording at 19 and rose to fame after joining The Seekers in 1963. The group of four became the first Australian band to achieve major chart and sales success in the U.K. and the United States, eventually selling 50 million records.
International hits included “The Carnival is Over,” “I’ll Never Find Another You,” “A World of Our Own” and “Georgy Girl.”
Durham embarked on a solo career in 1968 but recorded with The Seekers again in the 1990s.
“This is a sad day for Judith’s family, her fellow Seekers, the staff of Musicoast, the music industry and fans worldwide, and all of us who have been part of Judith’s life for so long,” said The Seekers’ management team member Graham Simpson.
Her bandmates in The Seekers — Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley and Athol Guy — said their lives had been changed forever by losing “our treasured lifelong friend and shining star”.
“Her struggle was intense and heroic, never complaining of her destiny and fully accepting its conclusion. Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share,” they said.
Tributes flowed for the beloved singer, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese describing Durham as “a national treasure and an Australian icon.”
“Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists,” Albanese wrote on Twitter. “Her kindness will be missed by many, the anthems she gave to our nation will never be forgotten.”
In her home state Victoria, Premier Dan Andrews said Durham had conquered the music world both in Australia and overseas.
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New York Mets Shortstop Francisco Lindor Surprises Winner with Honor
ORCHARD LAKE, Mich., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 37th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Brock Porter of St. Mary's Preparatory School in Orchard Lake, Mi. is the 2021-22 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year. Porter won the prestigious award for his accomplishments on and off the field, joining an impressive group of former Gatorade National Baseball Players of the Year who have combined for four MLB MVP awards, 42 All-Star appearances and 27 MLB first round draft picks.
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor virtually surprised Porter with the news, while his family, coaches and teammates showed up with the trophy at school. Check out a video of the announcement here.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Porter as the nation's best high school baseball player. The Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media and others to evaluate candidates, selected Porter from nearly half a million other student-athletes who play high school baseball nationwide.
Competition for the national award was fierce. Porter topped the list of state winners in baseball who collectively boast an incredible list of accomplishments, including 35 with signed National Letters of Intent to play at Division I colleges/universities, 27 who joined two or more charitable organizations and 18 with a GPA of 4.0 and above.
"Brock Porter is such a deserving winner of the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year Award," said Jim Callis, senior writer for MLB Pipeline. "He's the best high school pitcher in the country, potentially the first pitcher to be selected in the 2022 Draft, and a driving force on one of the best high school teams in the nation. He's 6-0 with a 0.167 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 42 innings, and he does damage at the plate with a .517 average, four home runs and a 1.528 OPS in 29 at-bats. He also stands out with his work in the classroom and by helping others."
At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound senior right-handed pitcher had led the Eaglets to a 42-0 record, a No. 1 national ranking by MaxPreps and the semifinals of the Division 1 state postseason tournament, scheduled for June 18. He compiled an 8-0 record on the mound through 42 games with a 0.271 ERA and 109 strikeouts against 23 walks in 51.2 innings. He also posted a WHIP of 0.619 and held opposing batters to a miniscule .056 average. In 35 at-bats this spring entering the state final four, he hit .486 with 17 RBI, four home runs and an OPS of 1.412. Ranked as the nation's No. 12 prospect in the Class of 2022 by Baseball America and No. 7 by Perfect Game, Porter was a 2021 MLB Player Development Pipeline invitee. Michigan's returning Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year, Porter was also the winning pitcher of the 2019 state title game, he fired a complete-game six-hitter in last year's semifinals, surrendering one run and fanning 12 to help lead St. Mary's to Collegiate Baseball News' No. 1 national ranking in 2021.
A past student council president and vice president at St. Mary's, Porter is an altar server at the Holy Spirit Church and is a student representative for his school with the Michigan High School Athletic Association Student Advisory Committee. He has also volunteered locally on behalf of St. Williams Church and the Miracle League, in addition to donating his time to the Pickens Baseball Academy as well as multiple community service initiatives in association with the National Honor Society.
Porter has maintained a 4.24 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Clemson University this fall, but is projected as an early-round selection in July's Major League Baseball draft.
"There are nearly six million student-athletes who participate in the 12 sports we award Gatorade Players of the Year," said Gatorade Senior Vice President and General Manager Brett O'Brien. "It's a testament to Brock Porter's hard work and incredible achievements on and off the field that have outshined the competition not just in his state, but the whole nation."
Each year, a selection committee evaluates the nation's top talent to choose one state winner from each of the 50 states as well as Washington D.C., in 12 different sports: football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, baseball, softball, boys and girls soccer, and boys and girls track & field. In all, 608 athletes are honored each year. From the pool of state winners, one national winner is selected in each of the 12 sports.
Gatorade has a long-standing history of serving athlete communities and understands how sports instill valuable lifelong skills on and off the field. Since the program's inception in 1985, Gatorade Player of the Year award recipients have won hundreds of professional and college championships, and many have also turned into pillars in their communities, becoming coaches, business owners and educators. Previous winners include a distinguished list of athletes, such as Peyton Manning, Abby Wambach, Jayson Tatum, Elena Delle Donne and many other sports icons.
To learn more about the Gatorade Player of the Year program, check out past winners or to nominate student-athletes, visit playeroftheyear.gatorade.com or follow us on social media on Facebook at facebook.com/GatoradePOY, Instagram at instagram.com/Gatorade and Twitter at twitter.com/Gatorade.
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Guardians agree to trade shortstop Rosario to Dodgers for pitcher Syndergaard, AP source says
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have agreed to trade shortstop Amed Rosario to the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitcher Noah Syndergaard and cash considerations, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The deal is contingent on the players passing medical exams, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade hasn’t been completed.
Rosario has been a valuable, versatile player for the defending AL Central champions the past few years. The 27-year-old is returning to the National League after spending three seasons with the New York Mets before going to Cleveland in the blockbuster trade for Francisco Lindor after the 2020 season.
The Guardians have a surplus of young middle infielders, making Rosario expendable. He’s batting .265 with six triples, three homers and 40 RBIs this season. He also played some outfield during his time in Cleveland.
Rosario has been the subject of trade speculation for months, and Wednesday he sat out Cleveland’s 8-3 win over Kansas City. Rookie Gabriel Arias started at shortstop and had two hits.
Tyler Freeman and Bryan Rocchio are also potential long-term fits at shortstop for the Guardians.
Cleveland, which trails first-place Minnesota by two games, needed to add a pitcher with starters Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie and Cal Quantrill all dealing with injuries, as well as a right-handed hitter.
The 30-year-old Syndergaard has been on the injured list with a blister issue since early June. He’s been pitching in rehab games for Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Syndergaard signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers before the season and posted a 7.16 ERA in 12 starts.
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BEIJING, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JA Solar and BayWa r.e. recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement for solar module distribution in the Asia-Pacific region, further strengthening the two parties' cooperation in the Asia-Pacific distribution market. The collaboration gives full play to their respective strengths in the photovoltaic (PV) field and bolsters the development of the distributed PV market in the region.
BayWa r.e. is a world-leading developer of renewable energy services and PV power plant projects, with extensive experience in the PV market. JA Solar and BayWa r.e. have established a long-term partnership in more than 30 countries and regions around the world, working together to provide quality products and solutions for local PV markets.
Junrhey Castro, Managing Director of BayWa r.e., said, " JA Solar has a proven track record in the industry for continuous technological innovation, stable financial strengths, high quality and reliable products, making it one of the most trusted PV Suppliers of BayWa r.e in the region and globally. The distribution partnership of high quality PV module solution forms a strategic fit to meet the needs of the growing business and customers in our region. We look forward to the signing of this agreement to further deepen exchange and cooperation between the two companies, while continuing to give full play to our respective advantages, creating even greater value in the Asia-Pacific PV market."
Steven Chen, Assistant President of JA Solar, said: "BayWa r.e. is committed to providing customers with high-quality PV solutions and has numerous excellent cases in the global market. It is an honor for JA Solar to establish a long-term cooperation with BayWa r.e. and the signing of this agreement marks a more stable partnership between JA Solar and BayWa r.e. We look forward to future collaborative efforts between both parties to promote the development of the Asia-Pacific PV market and boost the popularization and application of new PV energy."
About JA Solar
Founded in 2005, JA Solar is a manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products. With multiple manufacturing bases and 13 sales subsidiaries around the world, the company's business covers silicon wafers, cells, modules and photovoltaic power stations. JA Solar products are available in over 130 countries and regions and are used extensively in ground-mounted power plants, commercial & industrial rooftop PV systems and residential rooftop PV systems. By the end of Q1 2023, the cumulative shipment of JA Solar reached 140GW. With its advantages of continuous technological innovation, sound financial performance, and well-established global sales and service networks, JA Solar has been well received and highly recognized by customers from home and abroad. The company has been listed on Fortune China 500 and Global Top 500 New Energy Enterprises for several consecutive years.
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By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Dayne St. Clair entered the interview room, wearing a smile as bright as his orange goalkeeper’s jersey and clutching a crystal trophy after helping the MLS All-Stars beat Liga MX.
Coach Adrian Heath said slyly, “What did you win?”
“MVP,” St. Clair coolly replied, relishing the honor in his team Minnesota United’s home stadium.
Carlos Vela scored in the third minute and Raúl Ruidíaz converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute in the Major League Soccer All-Star team’s 2-1 victory over Mexico’s Liga MX on Wednesday night.
Vela, the versatile Los Angeles FC forward who led MLS with 34 goals in 2019, headed in the early goal off a crossing pass by LAFC teammate Diego Palacios. Ruidíaz padded the lead after Carles Gil drew a penalty, sending his free shot to the lower right corner to elicit a roar from the sellout crowd of 19,797 at Allianz Field.
Kevin Álvarez scored for Liga MX with a rocket from outside the box in the 83rd minute that sailed past diving goalie Sean Johnson. That brought the thousands of Mexicans in attendance to life, and they were just as loud as the Americans, but the work done in the net by Andre Blake and St. Clair over the first two-thirds of the game paid off.
St. Clair entered in the 32nd minute to sub for Andre Blake and made four saves, including a diving stop to block a header in the 44th minute. Liga MX had a 7-2 edge in shots on target, took seven corners to one for MLS and had a 52% possession rate, so the goalkeeping
“I was definitely a little bit surprised,” St. Clair said. “Normally it’s the guys who contribute to the goals who get the award, but I’m definitely very happy.”
Minnesota United, nicknamed the Loons by the club’s ardent supporters, had Heath, St. Clair and starting midfielder Emanuel Reynoso represented on the team.
“Truly an honor to be able to have a performance like this in front of the fans that support us every week,” said St. Clair, who is tied for second in MLS with 79 saves in 22 games. “I always knew I was capable of putting forth these performances on this stage.”
This was the second edition of this format for the MLS All-Star game, setting it apart from the other major U.S.-based pro sports leagues. The MLS team beat Liga MX on penalty kicks in Los Angeles last year after a 1-1 draw in regulation. The MLS has not committed to an All-Star rematch.
The two leagues are more business partners than fierce rivals, with only one Mexican player in the starting Liga MX lineup: Fernando Beltrán. The MLS team had Vela, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández and Julián Araujo, who was born in the U.S. and has dual nationality.
But the MLS, which was formed more than 50 years after Liga MX, certainly will take another sign that it’s catching up to its southern neighbor. The Seattle Sounders became the first MLS club to defeat a Liga MX team for the CONCACAF Champions League title earlier this year when they beat Pumas UNAM.
“I’ve been in America now 13 years and this is the closest it’s ever been,” Heath said. “Every time the U.S. plays Mexico now, I’m not sure who’s going to win the game.”
Next year, the leagues will compete in an expanded Leagues Cup tournament — the first to include all 47 clubs from MLS and Liga MX. The winner will advance directly to the CONCACAF Champions League round of 16.
The timing of the showcase this year also created a bonus opportunity for the U.S. national team members to connect, with the World Cup looming in a little more than three months.
There were seven MLS All-Stars currently listed on the U.S. roster, which has yet to be finalized for Qatar: defenders Walker Zimmerman, DeAndre Yedlin and Aaron Long, forwards Jordan Morris, Paul Arriola and Jesús Ferreira and Johnson.
Zimmerman and Morris were in the starting lineup. Arriola subbed in and had an early second-half goal erased by an offside call on Brandon Vázquez, who teed up Arriola with a perfect setup in front. Vázquez, who’s second in the MLS with 14 goals, has played his way into strong consideration for the U.S. team with his breakout season for FC Cincinnati.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Midday" game were:
7-4-8-4, SB: 6
(seven, four, eight, four; SB: six)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Midday" game were:
7-4-8-4, SB: 6
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8-year-old helps raise money for favorite Waffle House worker in need of car
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Gray News) - An Arkansas boy’s efforts to get some help for a good friend of his are not going unnoticed.
Kayzen, 8, shared that with a little help, he started a GoFundMe fundraiser to raise funds for his friend and favorite Waffle House server Devonte.
The 8-year-old said he has come to know the worker from eating breakfast at a Little Rock-area Waffle House.
The boy shared that Devonte is a hardworking dad with two little girls and a wife. Kayzen described him as a dedicated worker who has to walk or get a ride to work every day.
According to the GoFundMe account, Devonte was looking for a decent-priced car but found mold in the family’s apartment that has set them back.
Kayzen said they are helping Devonte and his family get into another rental property but started the account with the hopes of raising funds to help get the family a reliable vehicle.
And after five days, the fundraising efforts have gained enough attention to more than double the $5,000 original goal.
As of Friday, the GoFundMe fundraiser has raised more than $11,000.
“I hope your heart is as big as mine and you will help me spread kindness in the world,” the boy wrote.
The 8-year-old said Devonte is one of the most joyous and positive people you’ll ever meet, always greeting everyone with a big smile.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a fresh round of mediation talks aimed at restructuring more than $8 billion in debt held by Puerto Rico’s power company as it struggles to recover from Hurricane Fiona.
In addition, U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain allowed a federal control board that oversees the island’s finances to go to court to determine how much money bondholders should receive as they seek to recover their investments.
The board warned earlier that any expenses linked to debt repayment would be passed along to the power company’s 1.47 million clients.
The board also was ordered to file a debt-restructuring plan for the island’s Electric Power Authority by Dec. 1, with a confirmation hearing scheduled for mid-2023.
The board praised the ruling in a brief statement, saying it is calculated to get major disputed legal issues resolved in the shortest possible time: “Simultaneous litigation and mediation facilitates resolutions for all constituencies.”
The ruling comes as more than 311,000 customers remain without power more than 10 days after Fiona slammed into Puerto Rico’s southwest tip as a Category 1 storm, sparking an island-wide blackout. Several hospitals also remain connected to generators.
“It is totally unacceptable,” said Manuel Calderón Cerame, spokesman for the main opposition Popular Democratic Party.
Fuel disruptions have forced grocery stores, gas stations and other businesses to temporarily close as the demand for diesel to feed generators grows. Hundreds of schools also remain shuttered.
Government officials have vowed to try and restore power to 91% of clients by Friday as they push to restructure the power company’s debt.
In early March, Pierluisi had announced that his administration was scrapping a proposed debt restructuring deal because it was not favorable to the island’s economy or the power company’s clients.
Then on Sept. 16, officials announced that mediation talks had failed. In response, a bondholder group that holds or insures 65% of the power company’s debt sought to have the bankruptcy case dismissed and a receiver appointed.
On Wednesday, the judge denied their request.
A spokesman for the bondholder group did not immediately return a message for comment.
The power company holds the largest debt of any of Puerto Rico’s government agencies, and it is one of two agencies whose debt has not yet been restructured more than five years after the U.S. territory filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in history.
Puerto Rico’s Highways and Transportation Authority still holds $5.8 billion in debt. | https://www.wivb.com/news/u-s-headlines/ap-judge-seeks-puerto-rico-power-company-debt-restructuring/ | 2022-09-28 20:52:36 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/u-s-headlines/ap-judge-seeks-puerto-rico-power-company-debt-restructuring/ |
LAS VEGAS, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boardsi has announced they will be entering their second year in sponsorship with the Academy of United States Veterans.
The Academy of United States Veterans is a community that strives to create new narratives for veterans and all Americans. Through philanthropic and social activities, members strive to adopt important values and strive for excellence. With their collaborative communities they hope to bring new opportunities to society.
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Boardsi, a modern recruitment company, is using both technology and personal human connection to match executives with Board of Director and Board of Advisory roles. Boardsi aims to alter the current ways of forming business relationships, as well as fast track new ways that will ease the relationship between businesses and executives.
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Study Finds Stress Around Tying Compensation to Performance Nearly Doubled Compared to 2022 Survey
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank Director, the leading information resource for directors and officers of financial institutions nationwide, released the results of its 2023 Compensation Survey, sponsored by Chartwell Partners. The findings reveal that a growing number of bank leaders have increased concerns around compensation, attracting and retaining talent, and succession planning.
The hiring environment remains tough and compensation costs have continued to climb, but many bank leaders have stayed focused on aligning pay with performance. According to the survey, conducted in March and April, 44% of respondents list tying compensation to performance as a top challenge, more than doubling from those who said the same a year ago.
"Last year's survey found bank executives and board members most concerned with the rising cost of compensation and the ability to offer competitive pay as they sought to compete for talent," says Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research at Bank Director. "Those remain important concerns, but incentive compensation has been thrust back into the limelight on the heels of recent bank failures, as regulators focus on aligning compensation and risk."
Concerns about succession planning for the CEO and other key executives also ticked up from last year, with a little over a quarter of respondents citing it as a top compensation-related challenge. In addition, the survey found that bank leaders have less confidence in their long-term succession plans for the CEO than they do in shorter-term plans in the event of a sudden departure or leave of absence.
"While it is common for a firm like Chartwell to be engaged for a sudden departure, what many boards struggle with is a comprehensive succession plan that includes assessing internal candidates, engaging in a multi-year development plan for these internals and an eventual comparison with external candidates to make a confident decision," says Scott Petty, managing director, financial services, at Chartwell.
Although concerns around succession planning have grown, 71% of respondents say their bank coaches mid-level talent to prepare them for C-suite roles and 55% say their bank uses external career development programs.
Additional Key Findings:
Pay Continues to Climb
Large majorities of respondents say their bank increased employee pay (97%) and executive compensation (89%), reporting a median increase of 5% in overall compensation expenses in 2022. Layoffs remain rare: 78% say their bank is not considering laying off staff in 2023. Just 5% say layoffs are likely at their organization.
Hiring Pressures Ease?
A smaller proportion of bank executives and directors report difficulty hiring; 56% of respondents this year report that hiring was more difficult in 2022 than it was the year before, down from 78% who said as much a year earlier.
Hiring Challenges
Almost three-quarters of respondents cite an insufficient number of qualified applicants as a key obstacle to hiring new talent. Bank directors and executives also cite rising wages in their markets (69%) and rising wages for key positions (47%) among their top hiring challenges.
Casting a Wider Net
Forty-one percent say their bank is more open to hiring from other industries than it has been in the past, while 10% report that their organization has always recruited aggressively outside of the banking industry. But 32% say their institution mainly recruits from within the industry, with no plans to change that approach.
Retention Bonuses Gain Ground
Nearly a third of respondents (32%) say their bank has offered retention bonuses to key staff as a carrot to delay retirement, up from 21% who said as much in last year's survey.
Demand for Business Bankers Cools
Concern around hiring and retaining commercial bankers have lessened somewhat, likely due to a dampened outlook for business borrowing amid higher interest rates. The percentage of respondents who expect their bank to add commercial lending staff fell to 61% in 2023 from 70% a year earlier. Similarly, the proportion who say their bank has difficulty hiring commercial lenders (52%) fell slightly.
Remote Work Lingers
A majority (80%) of survey respondents say their bank continues to offer remote or hybrid work options to at least some of their employees, while just over half (52%) offer remote or hybrid work options to executives. Smaller banks were somewhat less likely to offer remote work.
The survey includes the views of 289 independent directors, CEOs, HROs and other senior executives of U.S. banks below $100 billion in assets. Compensation data for directors, non-executive chairs and CEOs was also collected from the proxy statements of 102 publicly traded banks. Full survey results are now available online at BankDirector.com.
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Bank Director reaches the leaders of the institutions that comprise America's banking industry. Since 1991, Bank Director has provided board-level research, peer insights and in-depth executive and board services. Built for banks, Bank Director extends into and beyond the boardroom by providing timely and relevant information through Bank Director magazine, board training services and the financial industry's premier event, Acquire or Be Acquired. For more information, please visit www.BankDirector.com.
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Chartwell Partners is a national retained Executive Search and Leadership Advisory firm firm known for helping clients professionally manage a board director or senior leadership decision process in a high-touch professional manner.. The Financial Services Practice, led by Scott Petty, conducts board director, CEO and senior management assignments, and board and succession advisory engagements for financial institutions across the U.S. www.chartwellpartners.com
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ROME — With a message that blends Christianity, motherhood and patriotism, Giorgia Meloni is riding a wave of popularity that next month could see her become Italy’s first female prime minister and its first far-right leader since World War II.
Still, there are nagging signs that such a legacy can’t be shaken off so easily: Her party’s symbol includes an image of a tricolored flame, borrowed from a neo-fascist party formed shortly after the end of the war.
If Brothers of Italy prevails at the polls on Sept. 25 and the 45-year-old Meloni becomes premier, it will come almost 100 years to the month after Benito Mussolini, Italy’s fascist dictator, came to power in October 1922.
In 2019, Meloni proudly introduced Caio Giulio Cesare Mussolini, a great-grandson of the dictator, as one of her candidates for the European Parliament, although he eventually lost.
For most Italian voters, questions about anti-fascism and neo-fascism aren’t “a key driver of whom to vote for,” said Lorenzo Pregliasco, head of the YouTrend polling company. ”They don’t see that as part of the present. They see that as part of the past.”
Still, Meloni is sensitive to international scrutiny about her possible premiership and prefers the term conservative instead of far right to describe her party.
She recently recorded video messages in English, French and Spanish that said the Italian right “has handed fascism over to history for decades now, unambiguously condemning the suppression of democracy and the ignominious anti-Jewish laws.”
That was a reference to the 1938 laws banning Italy’s small Jewish community from participating in business, education and other facets of everyday life. The laws paved the way for the deportation of many Italian Jews to Nazi death camps during the German occupation of Rome in the waning years of World War II.
Yet by keeping the tri-colored flame in her party’s logo, “she is symbolically playing on that heritage,” said David Art, a Tufts University political science professor who studies Europe’s far right. “But then she wants to say, ‘We’re not racist.’”
Unlike Germany, which worked to come to terms with its devastating Nazi legacy, the fascist period is little scrutinized in Italian schools and universities, says Gastone Malaguti. Now 96, he fought as a teenager against Mussolini’s forces. In his decades of visiting classrooms to talk about Italy’s anti-fascist Resistance, he found many students “ignorant” of that history.
Only five years ago, Brothers of Italy — its name is inspired by the opening words of the national anthem — was viewed as a fringe force, winning 4.4% of the vote. Now, opinion polls indicate it could come in first place in September and capture as much as 24% support, just ahead of the center-left Democrat Party led by former Premier Enrico Letta.
Under Italy’s complex, partially proportional electoral system, campaign coalitions are what propels party leaders into the premiership, not just votes. Right-wing politicians have done a far better job this year than the Democrats of forging wide-ranging electoral partnerships.
Meloni has allied with the right-wing League party led by Matteo Salvini, who, like her, favors crackdowns on illegal migration. Her other electoral ally is the center-right Forza Italia party of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi.
Last year, her party was the only major one to refuse to join Italy’s national pandemic unity coalition led by Premier Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief. Draghi’s government collapsed last month, abruptly abandoned by Salvini, Berlusconi and 5-Star leader Giuseppe Conte, who are all preoccupied with their parties’ slipping fortunes in opinion polls and local elections.
In opinion surveys, Meloni is “credited with a consistent and coherent approach to politics. She didn’t compromise,” Pregliasco said, adding that she also is perceived as “a leader who has clear ideas — not everyone agrees with those ideas, of course.”
She has apologized for the “tone” but not the content of a blistering speech she delivered in June in Spain to drum up support for far-right party Vox.
“They will say we are dangerous, extremists, racists, fascists, deniers and homophobes,’’ Meloni thundered, in an apparent reference to Holocaust deniers. She ended with a crescendo of shouted slogans: “Yes to natural families! No to LGBT lobbies! Yes to sexual identity! No to gender ideology!”
Meloni slammed ”bureaucrats in Brussels’’ and “climate fundamentalism.” Meloni, who has a young daughter, claimed that “the most censured” phrase is “woman and motherhood.”
Abortion hasn’t emerged as a campaign issue in Italy, where it’s legal. But Meloni has decried Italy’s shrinking birth rate, which would be even lower without immigrant women having babies.
At a rally of right-wing supporters in Rome in 2019, Meloni drew roars of approval when she yelled in a staccato pace: “I am Giorgia! I am a woman. I am a mother. I am Italian, and I am Christian. And you cannot take that away from me!”
Within days, her proclamation became fodder for a rap song’s lyrics. While some saw that as a parody, Meloni loved it and even sang a few bars on a state radio program.
According to her 2021 memoir “I am Giorgia,” much of her identity was forged by growing up in Rome’s working-class Garbatella neighborhood. At 15, she joined a youth branch of the Italian Social Movement, the neo-fascist party with the flame symbol, and plastered political posters in the capital.
When she was 31, Berlusconi made her the minister of youth in his third and last government. But she soon blazed her own path, co-founding Brothers of Italy in 2012.
Both Salvini and Meloni say they are safeguarding what they call Europe’s Christian identity. Salvini kisses dangling rosaries and wears a large cross on his often-bared chest, while Meloni’s tiny cross sometimes peeks out from her loose-fitting blouses.
Her party staunchly backed Draghi’s moves to send weapons to Ukraine, even as Salvini and Berlusconi, open admirers of Russian President Vladimir Putin, issued only tepid support. Meloni also defends the NATO alliance anchored by the United States, a fellow Group of Seven country. But she often views European Union rules as an infringement on Italy’s sovereignty.
If Meloni’s far-right forces dominate Italy’s next government, there’s concern about the support Italy will give to right-wing governments in Hungary and Poland “for their deeply conservative agendas’’ amid fears about a ”democratic backsliding” in the EU, Art said.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A bill brought before a house committee Thursday would create a program to give tax incentives to businesses that hire former prisoners.
The bill’s sponsor said it should help address a worker shortage and give people a second chance.
State Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R) is pushing for the Reboot Pilot Program, which would start with 1,000 former prisoners and expand if successful. Businesses that hire people in this group would receive tax credits.
According to the bill, it would be $3,000 the first year, $2,000 the second and $1,000 the third. Some lawmakers said they think that should be reversed, so it could change by the time the bill is officially voted on.
“The business chooses,” Lundstrum said. “This is not demanding on anybody. This is rewarding the business for taking the risk. They can choose who to hire. Nobody’s telling them who to hire.”
The former inmates would add to Arkansas’ workforce, Lundstrum said, and they would give people a second chance at achieving meaningful employment.
“That means they can pay their restitution back to victims,” Lundstrum said. “That means they’re going to be able to pay their rent and put groceries on their head, pay child support, take care of their families. The dignity of work is important.”
Lawmakers did not vote on this in committee Thursday, as Lundstrum said she would make a few small changes before it goes up for a vote. | https://www.kark.com/news/politics/reboot-pilot-program-would-give-arkansas-businesses-tax-incentives-to-hire-former-prisoners/ | 2023-02-16 23:48:59 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/politics/reboot-pilot-program-would-give-arkansas-businesses-tax-incentives-to-hire-former-prisoners/ |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays ran their season-opening win streak to 11 games, using another homer for Brandon Lowe and a strong performance by Shane McClanahan to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night.
Yandy Díaz and Lowe hit back-to-back solo shots with two out in the fifth inning. Lowe extended his homer streak to four straight games.
Isaac Paredes and Josh Lowe also connected for the Rays, and McClanahan (3-0) struck out nine while pitching five-plus innings of one-run ball.
The four homers brought Tampa Bay’s total to 29, matching the major league record through 11 games set by the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals. It was the Rays’ third four-homer game of the young season.
Tampa Bay’s win streak is one game short of the franchise record set in 2004.
McClanahan surrendered two hits, but he walked four. The left-hander has 21 strikeouts in 17 innings so far this season.
Rafael Devers opened the Boston sixth with a leadoff walk. He advanced to third on Justin Turner’s single before McClanahan was replaced by Garrett Cleavinger.
Devers then scored when Masataka Yoshida bounced into a double play. It was the first run allowed by the Rays since the ninth on Friday, a franchise-record streak of 32 scoreless innings.
Paredes’ third homer of the season made it 3-0 in the fourth. Josh Lowe led off the seventh with a drive to right-center against Kaleb Ort for his second homer.
Garrett Whitlock (0-1) permitted five runs and eight hits in five innings in his season debut for Boston. The right-hander had hip surgery in September.
Reese McGuire hit an RBI single in the ninth for Boston.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays: RHP Zach Eflin was placed on the 15-day injured list with lower back tightness. … Díaz, who had three hits and scored three runs, left in the eighth inning with an apparent injury. … INF Taylor Walls, who has missed two games with left elbow tendinitis, expects to return Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Taj Bradley, called up from Triple-A Durham to replace Eflin on the roster, will make his major league debut Wednesday night against Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (1-0, 11.25 ERA).
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This is an opinion column.
I’m tardy, I know—yet fittingly so.
Juneteenth was June 19th, three days ago. The federal holiday commemorating what happened on June 19, 1865, was Monday, June 20. Three days ago.
My tardiness is fitting, of course, because Juneteenth, as I truly hope you know, commemorates the day 157 years ago when 250,000 enslaved Blacks in west Texas, learned they were free—two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that all enslaved persons “are and henceforward shall be free.”
Two-and-a-half years.
It was also, the day those enslaved Blacks learned they were free, five-and-half-months after Congress passed the 13th amendment, which read: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
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So, hopefully, my tardiness will be forgiven. I also needed a moment to digest it. To experience how I’d feel on the first Juneteenth federal holiday since it was signed into law by President Joe Biden just a year ago, the first state holiday since Alabama Governor Kay Ivey authorized it just last week (talk about tardy). Hers was a welcomed gesture, though temporary since only our state legislators can make Juneteenth a permanent state holiday.
Like our three Confederate state holidays, including Gen. Robert E. Lee Day, which sits smack dab on the same January calendar date as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
I digress.
Juneteenth should undoubtedly be a federal holiday, as I wrote last year, and it should be an Alabama state holiday, as well. And our school children, all of them, should be taught of the fortitude of Opal Lee, a true American icon. A teacher who began walking from her home in Texas to Washington, D.C. each year to lobby for federal recognition for Juneteenth, which her family, descendants of some among those who received word of their freedom two-and-a-half years after it was granted to them, had been commemorating since she was a child.
Lee was at the White House last year and stood near the president as he signed her dream into life. Opal Lee is now 95 years old. Our children should know about her—critically so.
This year, I needed to discern how I felt about it, about how to properly commemorate it. It was wonderful to see so many events bring the holiday to life. Empowerment luncheons and workshops. Discussions about Black entrepreneurship. Author showcases. Festivities for children. Music. Dance.
Fellowship. All commemorating that day 157 years ago when freedom rang for 250,000 Blacks—finally. Though not quite.
As I breathed in the commemorations, I couldn’t help but re-evoke my emotions of a year ago. Of last summer when many across the nation marked the 100th year since whites in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in what would later be the city of my birth, destroyed Black businesses, Black homes, Black families, Black lives. Destroyed them with fire and bullets—one of the most heinous mass killings in U.S. history.
I was glad last spring, and remain so, that more now know what happened on May 31, 1921, after decades of the event being concealed—by Blacks and whites. Being untaught in our schools, as so much of our history has been. I am empowered by the knowledge now known, and now being taught in Oklahoma schools. Yet I remained enraged by what was destroyed. By who was destroyed. By the wealth destroyed.
Without a single nickel of recompense—to survivors (among which was my father) or their descendants.
Last weekend, I couldn’t help but ponder the uncalculatable—the value of two and a half years of continued enslavement, of free labor, derived from those 250,000 Blacks in west Texas. The mental, physical, and emotional toll of two-and-a-half more years without the freedom that had been granted to them.
Without a single nickel of recompense—to them or their descendants.
Even worse: On Sunday, on this Juneteenth morning, a friend shared with me a story published that day in the Washington Post revealing that even after being informed of their freedom, many Blacks in Texas were denied it:
“Despite the clear instructions in General Order No. 3 and the announcement that day by [Maj. Gen. Gordon] Granger’s men that ‘the people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free,’ not every enslaved Black person in Texas was freed with that proclamation,” wrote journalist DeNeen L. Brown. “Enslavers across the state resisted the general’s order, hiding the news from enslaved Black people. Many Black people were forced to continue to labor under the oppression of ruthless enslavers and unscrupulous plantation owners.”
Forced to do so for decades, the article reported. Into the 1900s.
“I never knew any of this!” my friend shared.
Neither did I, sadly. Angrily. Infuriatingly.
This is why I spent much of this Juneteenth being grateful for those 250,000 who were freed-not-freed on that day 157 years ago—and what they endured both before and beyond that June 19. For my own ancestors, especially those enslaved in Oklahoma, some at the hands of native Americans (which I only discovered during a genealogy expedition while contained by Covid-19). And those who walked tall through decades being free-not-free under Jim Crow, redlining, and other racist laws and practices.
Juneteenth is family, and all those who went before us lived through—for freedom many never saw. For descendants they would never meet.
This is why, as some still fight to keep us ignorant, on Juneteenth each year, I will honor family, knowledge, and freedom—even if it was free-not-free. And vow to continue to fight for each of them.
More columns by Roy S. Johnson
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Roy S. Johnson is a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary and winner of 2021 Edward R. Morrow prize for podcasts: “Unjustifiable”, co-hosted with John Archibald. His column appears in The Birmingham News and AL.com, as well as the Huntsville Times, the Mobile Press-Register. Reach him at rjohnson@al.com, follow him at twitter.com/roysj, or on Instagram @roysj. | https://www.al.com/news/2022/06/roy-s-johnson-i-struggled-to-commemorate-juneteenth.html | 2022-06-23 12:39:24 | 0 | https://www.al.com/news/2022/06/roy-s-johnson-i-struggled-to-commemorate-juneteenth.html |
New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers picks, predictions: Who wins NFL Week 4 game?
The New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers play on Sunday in a game on the NFL Week 4 schedule.
Which team will get the victory?
Check out these NFL Week 4 picks and predictions for the game, which can be seen at 1:25 p.m. MST on CBS.
The Packers are a 9.5-point favorite in the game.
NFL Week 4 picks, predictions:
- Dolphins vs. Bengals | Vikings vs. Saints | Browns vs. Falcons
- Bills vs. Ravens | Commanders vs. Cowboys | Titans vs. Colts
- Seahawks vs. Lions | Chargers vs. Texans | Bears vs. Giants
- Jaguars vs. Eagles | Jets vs. Steelers | Cardinals vs. Panthers
- Patriots vs. Packers | Broncos vs. Raiders | Chiefs vs. Bucs
- Rams vs. 49ers | The Republic's Week 4 NFL predictions
The Arizona Republic: Packers 30, Patriots 16
Jeremy Cluff writes: "The Patriots have not impressed and are now dealing with an injured Mac Jones. Sounds like a recipe for a Green Bay win at home."
Draft Kings: Go with the Packers to cover against Patriots
It writes: "If Jones plays for the Patriots, this line will move a bit closer to New England. The Packers are starting to get comfortable with their identity, and Aaron Rodgers is showing he can still make the throws when necessary. Take Green Bay’s defense and running game to win and cover here."
- Dolphins vs. Bengals | Vikings vs. Saints | Browns vs. Falcons
- Bills vs. Ravens | Commanders vs. Cowboys | Titans vs. Colts
- Seahawks vs. Lions | Chargers vs. Texans | Bears vs. Giants
- Jaguars vs. Eagles | Jets vs. Steelers | Cardinals vs. Panthers
- Patriots vs. Packers | Broncos vs. Raiders | Chiefs vs. Bucs
- Rams vs. 49ers | Spreads, lines, over/unders | Super Bowl
SB Nation: Take the under in Packers vs. Patriots game
It writes: "The total for the game sits at 42 points, which may be a bit high for a sputtering offense facing a backup quarterback. This season, Green Bay’s games have averaged 31 total points between the Packers and their opponents. Unders have hit in all three of the Packers’ games in 2022."
Bookies.com: Take the Packers to cover vs. Patriots
Bill Speros writes: "Mac Jones suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 3 and could miss some time because of it. An MRI was negative. If Jones is out, that leaves Brian Hoyer as New England's starting QB. Another mountainous challenge for Bill Belichick and his 528 coordinators. This time at Lambeau Field. Bill Belichick holds a 2-1 edge against Aaron Rodgers, whose QB rating against New England is just 92.2. Rodgers has a higher rating against 27 other NFL teams. This line moved 4.5 points following Sunday's play. The Packers offense looked great for 30 minutes against Tampa Bay. Rodgers should be in a groove against New England. And Green Bay usually covers big lines at home."
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Sports Betting Dime: Packers 9.1, Patriots 7
The site's formula predicts that the Packers will beat the Patriots in the NFL Week 4 game.
Pro Football Network: Take the Patriots with the points against Packers
BJ Rudell writes: "A huge betting line suggests backup QB Brian Hoyer will get squashed. There’s not much more to say. While the Packers’ offense lacks the quick-strike ability of past Aaron Rodgers-led teams, it’s still highly potent. And while New England’s defense is good enough to step up, it’s been too inconsistent to trust. As for the Patriots’ backfield, they’ll keep running Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson (and they will). That might be enough to limit Green Bay’s possessions but not enough to prevail."
More:NFL power rankings Week 4: Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars rise
CBS Sports: Patriots have really struggled against the spread
Tyler Sullivan writes: "This was a modest Packers -5.5 back in May but it has ballooned up dramatically. in the lookahead, this line only jumped a point to Packers -6.5, but following Mac Jones' ankle injury in Week 3, it leaped up to Packers -11 on Monday morning. If Jones misses this game, it would be Brian Hoyer leading the Patriots into Lambeau Field. Even with Jones, the Patriots haven't been a team worth betting on as they are just one of three teams in the NFL without an ATS win, sitting at 0-2-1 ATS coming out of Week 3. As for the Packers, they are 2-1 ATS this season and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games."
ESPN: Packers have an 83.8% chance to win the game
The site's Football Power Index gives the Patriots a 16% shot at picking up the victory.
More:NFL Week 4 odds: Point spreads, moneylines, over/under for every Week 4 NFL game
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Stuck bags add to tangles at Paris airports amid travel boom
Airlines worked Saturday to deliver luggage to passengers around the world after a technical breakdown left at least 1,500 bags stuck at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport. It was the latest of several tangles hitting travelers this summer. The airport operator said the baggage sorting system had a technical malfunction Friday morning that caused 15 flights to leave without luggage. The airport handled about 1,300 flights overall Friday, the airport operator said. It came as airport workers are on strike at French airports to demand more hiring and higher pay to keep up with inflation. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/07/02/stuck-bags-add-to-tangles-at-paris-airports-amid-travel-boom-2/ | 2022-07-02 15:07:14 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/07/02/stuck-bags-add-to-tangles-at-paris-airports-amid-travel-boom-2/ |
New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but often absent from policy decisions is a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected.
There has been relatively scant data collected on the number of LGBTQ+ residents in the U.S., particularly intersex people — those born with physical traits that don’t fit typical definitions for male or female categories. That means lawmakers are often writing laws without the same kind of baseline information they might have for other demographic groups.
“We can’t study the impact without knowing the population,” said Christy Mallory, legal director of the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. The Williams Institute is a think tank that researches sexual orientation and gender identity demographics to inform laws and public policy decisions.
Here’s a look at what we know and what we don’t know about the number of people in the U.S. who are LGBTQ+ or intersex.
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WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Legislative decisions to ban transgender women and girls from playing school sports often fail to consider the impact on intersex students.
A new Kansas law defines a person’s sex as male or female, based on what it calls the “biological reproductive system” identified at birth, leaving no room for intersex people, and ignoring the existence of transgender and nonbinary Kansans.
Meanwhile, conversations about gender-affirming care bans were at times clouded by a discredited 2018 study that claimed kids might experience gender dysphoria because of peer influence. This led to erroneous suggestions that the number of trans people was inflated.
Arguments based on the discredited study helped gender-affirming care bans pass in Georgia, Idaho and elsewhere.
“Social media and social pressures that are put on our youth, and I do think that could play into this a little bit,” said Idaho Republican Sen. Doug Ricks during a statehouse debate earlier this year. “It’s difficult. And the conflicting testimony about the studies — there’s good arguments that validate those, and others that disvalidate that.”
While most states’ bans on gender-affirming care have attempted to carve out exceptions for people who are born intersex, they could still make it harder for intersex people to receive medical care, said Erika Lorshbough, executive director of InterACT, an advocacy group that works to advance the rights of children born with intersex traits. Physicians and other medical practitioners who treat intersex people might be confused by the laws or unsure about their potential liability, especially if an intersex patient also identifies as LGBTQ+, Lorshbough said.
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HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INTERSEX?
Most advocacy groups estimate that 1.7% percent of people are born intersex — the equivalent of about 5.6 million U.S. residents. That estimate is based on a review published in the American Journal of Human Biology that looked at four decades of medical literature from 1955 to 1998. The estimate includes people with extra or missing sex-linked chromosomes, and those born with other physical variations that don’t fit into categories of “male” or “female.”
Intersex people are born with at least one of about 40 naturally occurring variations relating to their genitalia, internal reproductive organs, chromosome patterns or hormones.
Not all intersex people are identified as such at birth, and those who are may still be listed as either “male” or “female” on their birth certificate. That’s because only about 16 states currently allow a gender marker designation other than “male” or “female” on birth certificates, and not all hospitals have intersex-affirming policies.
Some intersex characteristics might not be evident until puberty or later — in fact, sometimes people don’t know they are intersex until they seek treatment for infertility or undergo other unrelated medical procedures. Others might only find out if they run across medical records from their childhood, because many intersex infants and children are subjected to surgeries and treatments without their consent to make their bodies conform to categories of male or female, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. Since 2018, the AAFP has opposed medically unnecessary genital surgeries performed on intersex children.
“Some people never know they’re intersex if they have what we think of as a milder variation,” said Lorshbough. “And there are plenty of folks with variations in sex characteristics who don’t identify as intersex, and these issues impact them equally. It’s all about consent and autonomy.”
Hospitals aren’t required to track information about how many babies are born with intersex characteristics, and there has never been a nationwide survey on intersex status done by the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Institutes of Health or another government agency that normally collect demographic data, said Lorshbough.
That means there isn’t enough data to calculate a definitive population number.
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HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LGBTQ+?
There are more than 13 million people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in the U.S. ages 13 and older, including about 300,000 young people and 1.3 million adults who identify as transgender, according to the Williams Institute. Nearly half of them live in states without protections from discrimination at work, in school, in housing, public accommodations and credit.
Polling by KFF and The Washington Post shows that there are nearly 2 million people nationwide who identify as transgender or trans, representing less than 1% of all adults. The poll found that most trans adults are younger than 35 years old, and the vast majority — nearly 8 in 10 — say that transitioning made them more satisfied with their life. Two-thirds of trans adults say they realized they were trans in childhood, and about one-third say they began to understand when they were 10 years old or younger.
The Census Bureau did not add questions about sexual orientation and gender identity until 2021, though it did begin collecting data about households led by same-sex couples in the 2010 census. The 2021 U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey found that 0.6% of responding adults described themselves as transgender and 1.7% described themselves as neither male, female nor trans.
The same census survey found that 4.4% of adult respondents thought of themselves as bisexual, 3.3% said they were gay or lesbian, and 88.3% said they were straight. Around 2% said they were “something else” or that they didn’t know.
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ARE MORE PEOPLE IDENTIFYING AS LGBTQ+ NOW?
It’s difficult to tell. Efforts to quantify the number of LGBTQ+ people, including intersex people, in the U.S. were scarce until the last few decades, and stigma likely prevented some from disclosing their identities. There is some overlap between the groups; intersex people are included in the plus sign in LGBTQ+, and some intersex people also identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer.
From their demographic studies in 2017 and 2022, The Williams Institute noted a slight increase in the number of young people identifying as transgender, but Mallory said additional research will give a more accurate picture.
“This kind of data collection on transgender status is very new for youth,” and some of the increase could be because more states are asking about transgender status during surveys of high school students, Mallory said. “But you know, some of it is probably youth feeling more comfortable identifying as trans.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-how-many-transgender-and-intersex-people-live-in-the-us-anti-lgbtq-laws-will-impact-millions/ | 2023-07-28 12:09:34 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-how-many-transgender-and-intersex-people-live-in-the-us-anti-lgbtq-laws-will-impact-millions/ |
Lincoln resident experiencing mail delays
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Opening the mailbox is a daily routine for many people. However, that changes if you suspect there is nothing to grab, not even junk mail. One resident in Lincoln says there are times when he has gone more than a week without getting mail.
When some residents of Lincoln and Bismarck open their mailboxes, they are not surprised to find there is nothing inside.
”I mean, we check it every day, see if we got something or not, and a lot of the times it is not,” said a Lincoln resident.
It has been a while since these mailboxes have been opened by a mail carrier, according to one Lincoln resident. He says that he and his neighbors’ block have not seen a single piece of mail since Wednesday of last week.
”I’ll check it again tomorrow to see if I get anything. But last Wednesday, oh yeah, our mail slot was jam-packed,” said a Lincoln resident.
He has even signed up for an online alert system letting him know how much mail should be coming to the mailbox each day. He says he’s had a backlog of 22 pieces of mail and 16 packages. When this happens, he goes to the post office to collect the items.
”I go there and I said, ‘Hi, this is where I live at, can I pick up my mail?’ The lady goes, ‘Sure, just a minute,’ goes around the corner, a few minutes later comes back, only three pieces of mail, no package or nothing,” said a Lincoln resident.
It is not just pieces of junk mail people are waiting for. This resident from Lincoln is waiting for important packages.
”Mail that is coming in from Fargo from the VA. I also get my medication through the VA,” said a Lincoln resident.
The resident said the Post Office informed him that they were shorthanded at the time.
“I understand short staff and everything, but c’mon, let’s have a little bit better communication here,” said a Lincoln resident.
Your News Leader reached out to the USPS and received this statement saying the USPS respectfully declines your request to interview in this matter. USPS says they are trying to provide the best possible services despite staffing shortages.
The Lincoln resident says he hasn’t received mail regularly since October when the mail carrier who delivered mail to Lincoln retired.
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China expresses support for Sri Lanka ahead of debt meeting
By JOE McDONALD and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI
Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — China has expressed support for Sri Lanka ahead of a meeting of lenders to poor economies but gave no indication if it would help reduce a multibillion-dollar debt that has plunged the Indian Ocean nation into financial and political turmoil. Beijing is one of Sri Lanka’s biggest creditors after extending it loans to build a port and other facilities. China has offered a two-year suspension of repayments but balked at reducing the amount owed. A government spokesperson says China is ready to “play a positive role” to help Sri Lanka. He did not say whether Beijing would agree to a debt reduction sought by the International Monetary Fund as a condition for an emergency loan. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/02/15/china-expresses-support-for-sri-lanka-ahead-of-debt-meeting/ | 2023-02-15 17:56:15 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/02/15/china-expresses-support-for-sri-lanka-ahead-of-debt-meeting/ |
Which cologne is best for summer?
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Gucci Guilty Parfum Pour Homme
- Jo Malone London Wild Bluebell Cologne
- Armani Acqua Di Gio Eau De Toilette
Cologne is an easy way to smell fantastic throughout the day. Still, different scents are better for different times of the year. Colder seasons tend to be better for warm, heavy scents like musk and cedar, whereas summer colognes have lighter scents. If you’re looking for a great summer scent, it’s important to consider which scents are best for the season.
What is cologne?
The term cologne typically describes fragrances marketed toward men. All colognes and perfumes are a mixture of alcohol or other carriers and fragrant oils that give them their smell. Fragrances are divided into numerous categories depending on their aromatic oil content.
- Parfum: These contain 20%-40% aromatic oils.
- Eau de parfum: These contain 15%-20% aromatic oils.
- Eau de toilette: These contain 10%-15% aromatic oils.
- Eau de cologne: These contain 3%-8% aromatic oils.
What makes a cologne a summer cologne?
Scents designed for use in winter may overwhelm people when used during hotter months. Summertime is associated with light aromas, such as floral, herbal or citrus. Summer scents tend to reflect the outdoors, beach scents and a sense of adventure.
Additionally, summer colognes are designed to stay on your skin longer in hot weather. Cologne evaporates in response to your body heat, and hotter weather will lead to certain scents fading faster than others.
What to consider before buying cologne
Fragrance profiles
- Citrus: Many colognes feature citrus oils, such as orange, grapefruit, lemon and mandarin. Citrus fragrances have a fresh scent that isn’t overwhelming, making them ideal for summer.
- Water: Many water-themed oils are synthetic and are reminiscent of an ocean breeze. Water-themed colognes are light and fit the summer theme.
- Floral: Floral scents often incorporate rose, gardenia, jasmine and other flowers. Floral aromas are usually more common in perfume than cologne, but they also make an excellent addition to summer colognes.
Your style
Although a specific type of scent works best for warmer months, don’t abandon your style. A floral-scented cologne will likely match your style better than citrus tones if you often wear floral prints. On the other hand, water-themed oils will likely add to your style if you have a clean aesthetic.
Ingredients
Many summer colognes feature natural ingredients. Still, if you don’t want to spend too much, natural ingredients may not be ideal. Some brands grow their own flowers, ensuring they retain the floral quality. However, some fragrance profiles are almost guaranteed to feature synthetic ingredients, such as those with water-themed scents.
Summer cologne FAQ
Where do you apply cologne?
A. Applying cologne directly to your chest is ideal because it is a pulse point that isn’t overwhelming since your shirt covers it. You can also apply cologne to your wrists, neck or inner elbows, although you shouldn’t spritz it on too many spots at once.
How long does cologne last?
A. Expiration dates can vary, but most last three to five years.
How many sprays of cologne should I use?
A. This depends on your preference, although most people agree you shouldn’t use more than three sprays.
Best summer colognes
Top floral summer colognes
Gucci Guilty Parfum Pour Homme
What you need to know: This Gucci cologne features a floral scent profile that is stronger than most but not overwhelming.
What you’ll love: It has an attractive amber scent that lasts throughout the day. One spray goes pretty far, so you don’t have to apply very much.
What you should consider: It is relatively expensive.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty, Macy’s and Sephora
Jo Malone London Wild Bluebell Cologne
What you need to know: This features hints of bluebell, persimmon and lily of the valley.
What you’ll love: It is a very light floral scent that many men and women love. This fragrance is ideal for daytime or nighttime use.
What you should consider: The scent doesn’t last as long as other colognes.
Where to buy: Sold by Macy’s
Top water-themed summer colognes
Armani Acqua Di Gio Eau De Toilette
What you need to know: This features a mix of marine and citrus scents that smell great together.
What you’ll love: Many agree this is one of the best-smelling colognes. The smell isn’t overwhelming but lasts throughout the day.
What you should consider: Although the scent lasts, some felt it wasn’t strong enough.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty and Macy’s
Prada Luna Rossa Ocean Eau De Toilette
What you need to know: This strong fragrance features numerous herbs and an ocean-themed style.
What you’ll love: You only need one spray for the scent to last throughout the day. Many describe it as clean and fresh.
What you should consider: Some might find the smell overpowering.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty, Sephora and Macy’s
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme Eau De Toilette Spray
What you need to know: This features ocean-themed scents with hints of mandarin, juniper and grapefruit.
What you’ll love: This is a fresh, clean-smelling scent. It comes in a velvet box. The smell lasts but it isn’t overpowering. It features citrus and floral notes.
What you should consider: Some people didn’t like the scent.
Where to buy: Sold by Macy’s
Top citrus summer colognes
What you need to know: This has a citrus profile with hints of vanilla.
What you’ll love: This lasts through most of the day. You don’t need to use much. The combination of scents smells excellent.
What you should consider: It’s pretty expensive.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty and Sephora
Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau De Parfum
What you need to know: This features hints of bergamot, ginger and sage.
What you’ll love: Many people felt they received more compliments when wearing this than with other colognes. The smell lasts a while.
What you should consider: Some felt the smell was overpowering.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty, Sephora and Macy’s
Hugo Boss Hugo Man Eau De Toilette
What you need to know: The scent profile features green apple, grapefruit, basil, sage and more.
What you’ll love: It has woodsy notes that you can smell through the citrus. It smells good but is not overpowering. It is pretty affordable compared to most colognes.
What you should consider: The smell doesn’t last through the entire day.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty
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FEMA expands Mobile Recovery Centers to two new counties
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) - Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that they are expanding the number of Mobile Recovery Centers throughout Eastern Kentucky.
The two new locations, opening Thursday, will be in Leslie County and Martin County.
The Leslie County center will be at the Floodplain Management Building at 24770 Hwy. 221 in Hyden and the Martin County center will be at the Martin County Business Center at 104 East Main Street in Inez.
Other centers are located in Breathitt County (at the Breathitt Library in Jackson), Clay County (at the Clay County Community Center in Manchester), Knott County (at the Sportsplex), Letcher County (at the Letcher County Recreation Center in Whitesburg), Perry County (at Hazard Community and Technical College in Hazard), and in Pike County (at the Dorton Community Center). These centers will be open August 18-20 and again on August 25-27.
Hours Monday through Saturday at 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., and Sunday 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Anyone impacted by flooding in Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, and Whitley Counties can go to any of these centers to get help applying for FEMA assistance.
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SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com Group, a leading global travel service provider, is participating in the 15th ITB Asia conference, promoting its cross-brand strategy and the strength of its all-in-one apps.
With more and more countries and regions around the world lifting travel restrictions, a new era of travel has begun, and with this comes new opportunities to build relationships and seek strategic cooperation.
As an industry leader, Boon Sian Chai, Managing Director and Vice President (International Markets) at Trip.com Group, took to the stage to present on seizing global opportunities in a new era of travel.
"ITB Asia offers us the chance to connect and conduct business with high-quality customers, across the travel-value chain, and further share ideas and trends that continue to shape travel, said Boon Sian Chai, "As of the end of 2021, Gen Z and Gen Y accounted for approximately 67% of users who book trips online.
"By using data to understand the reality of what is happening, we can respond positively and bring added value to our customers and partners worldwide. We will embrace flexibility and continue to invest in growth and our app-first approach."
Trip.com Group continues to work with partners to capture the immense growth of the Asian outbound market, in line with its "local focus, global vision" strategy.
Fruitful global market performance across Europe and Asia signposts the success of this strategy and provides a positive stimulus for the region as it continues to lift travel restrictions.
In Q2, Trip.com Group reported triple-digit growth in hotel bookings across key APAC markets (Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, US and the UK) compared to Q2 2019.
Air-ticket bookings on global brands achieved a 100% year-on-year increase, with Trip.com App named the 10th most downloaded OTA app globally in H1 2022.
The Groups' all-in-one Trip.com app, gives users a unique and comprehensive travel experience, from browsing to booking.
Currently available in 24 languages in 39 countries and regions worldwide, the app gives users more accessible booking management capabilities, direct access to reliable customer support and exclusive app-only deals, all at the touch of a button.
The ability to draw insights into traveller behaviour makes Trip.com Group a crucial resource for strengthening destination visibility and capturing pent-up travel demand.
Trip.com Group continues to build destination cooperation in APAC, recently entering into a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Singapore Tourism Board, extending collaboration across key Asian markets, including Thailand, South Korea and Hong Kong.
"We will continue to expand our strategic partnerships across APAC during this pivotal time in travel," said Edison Chen, General Manager of Destination Marketing at Trip.com Group. "With our growing network of services, users and data, we offer destinations a unique opportunity to showcase why they are a compelling choice for global travellers."
Trip.com Group offers extensive promotion opportunities to destinations. Its content marketing strategy can better connect products and partners through targeted marketing campaigns that increase user engagement, inspire more travellers, and increase traffic flow. This is critical for destinations across APAC as the region continues to loosen travel restrictions and open up to the world.
About Trip.com Group
Trip.com Group is a leading global travel service provider comprising of Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, Qunar and TrainPal. Across its platforms, Trip.com Group helps travellers around the world make informed and cost-effective bookings for travel products and services and enables partners to connect their offerings with users through the aggregation of comprehensive travel-related content and resources, and an advanced transaction platform consisting of apps, websites and 24/7 customer service centres. Founded in 1999 and listed on NASDAQ in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, Trip.com Group has become one of the best-known travel groups in the world, with the mission "to pursue the perfect trip for a better world". Find out more about Trip.com Group here: group.trip.com
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MAJURO, Marshall Islands, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gate.io – one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges – announced the appointment of Tom Yang as Executive Vice President (EVP).
Tom Yang has driven global brand operation and management for many years in companies like Google and WeWork. Although the crypto market has been relatively turbulent recently, Gate.io believes that with its capital and technological advantages accumulated over the years, the current market conditions are an ideal time for them to deploy global marketing strategies and employ outstanding talents.
"Gate.io is one of the most trusted cryptocurrency exchanges in the world." Tom Yang said, "It is an honor to join a company with such great potential. Moving forward, my focus will be enhancing Gate.io's market share in key and emerging markets around the world, increasing its brand presence and strengthening the exchange's relationships with users and partners around the world, and exploring new business growth possibilities."
Lin Han, the Founder and CEO of Gate.io, said: "We have introduced a new brand identity during Gate.io's 9th-anniversary celebrations. Gate.io is a trading platform that insists on long-term vision and operations. We believe that cryptocurrencies are the future of finance. Although the market is currently very volatile, we will continue to innovate and adhere to our globalization strategy."
"We are delighted to welcome Tom Yang, who has extensive global operation experience, to our management team. We believe that his addition will give Gate.io a stable and long-term development path."
With the addition of Tom Yang, Gate.io will gradually carry out its global brand building and market development. As of now, Gate.io has kicked off its local brand sponsorship and strategic cooperation activities in southern Europe, Latin America, and East Asia, including brand partnership negotiations with top-tier sports teams, athletes, etc. More details will be announced later.
About Gate.io
Gate.io is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges, offering users access to most of the leading digital assets. The platform has over 10 million users from different parts of the world and boasts a comprehensive ecosystem of products and services. Gate.io exchange offers trading on spot markets and some innovative products in certain markets.
Besides standard crypto trading, Gate.io also offers users the opportunity to trade in NFTs through the company's dedicated Gate NFT platform. The wider Gate.io ecosystem includes its dedicated GateChain ecosystem and access to DeFi products through Hipo DeFi, custodial services through Wallet.io, and investments through Gate Labs and Gate Ventures.
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Summi Di
summidi@mail.gate.io
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Keyo, the privacy-first global biometric identity platform, today announced the launch of their newest device, the Keyo Wave+. The Wave+ hand scanner combines the original Keyo Wave's powerful biometric identification capabilities with a smartphone-sized screen to enable seamless implementation for any use case, including payments, access control, ticketing, identification, time and attendance, and more.
"Building a biometric hand scanner capable of scaling to billions of users is a huge milestone for us, and is critical for our large enterprise customers who need to support global footprints," said Jaxon Klein, Co-Founder and CEO of Keyo. "I am so excited to see partners already developing innovative solutions leveraging the Keyo Wave+ and its customizable user interface for everything from processing payments, to redeeming tickets at arenas, to entering office complexes. The Wave+ is a game changer."
In addition to its ability to scale to billions of users, the Keyo Wave+ features unprecedented flexibility, allowing partners and customers to design and implement bespoke applications to integrate biometric authentication into their own products and services. The Wave+ has options for both hardwired or wireless network access and can be mounted to a countertop or wall, making it easy to integrate into virtually any environment—from retail stores, resorts, and hospitals to stadiums, offices, and airports. To make it even easier to get started quickly, Keyo will be releasing no-code integration tools, so even partners without large technical teams can integrate sophisticated biometric technology into their products and services.
Since its 2015 founding, Keyo has deployed over 20,000 devices around the world. These devices have been used to perform tens of millions of biometric hand scans, allowing users to pay for coffee in Africa, clock into work in Mexico, check into the doctor's office in the US, and much more.
The Keyo Network's secure global identity platform for people and businesses spans companies, countries, and use cases. Members enroll only once to scan their palm at any participating business around the world. The problems the Keyo Network can solve range from minor inconveniences, such as forgetting your wallet or keys, to major crises, such as recovering the identity of people experiencing a natural disaster or political instability.
The human hand has millions of unique data points that differentiate individuals and change little over time, making it an ideal biometric identifier. Some of these data points, such as those of palm vein patterns, are internal to the body, which makes them virtually impossible to obtain without consent. Keyo's selection of the palm for its biometric identity system is just one of the ways the company protects consumer privacy.
With military-grade encryption, SOC2 compliance, and support for privacy and security frameworks such as GDPR, SOC, BIPA, and CCPA, Keyo's technology ensures a secure and private experience for partners and users. The company is backed by a seasoned group of visionary investors and operators, such as Marc Randolph, the co-founder of Netflix.
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U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults.
The preliminary findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are based on survey responses from more than 27,000 adults.
Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, and it's long been considered the leading cause of preventable death.
In the mid-1960s, 42% of U.S. adults were smokers. The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.
Last year, the percentage of adult smokers dropped to about 11%, down from about 12.5% in 2020 and 2021. The survey findings sometimes are revised after further analysis, and CDC is expected to release final 2021 data soon.
E-cigarette use rose to nearly 6% last year, from about 4.5% the year before, according to survey data.
The rise in e-cigarette use concerns Dr. Jonathan Samet, dean of the Colorado School of Public Health. Nicotine addiction has its own health implications, including risk of high blood pressure and a narrowing of the arteries, according to the American Heart Association.
“I think that smoking will continue to ebb downwards, but whether the prevalence of nicotine addiction will drop, given the rise of electronic products, is not clear,” said Samet, who has been a contributing author to U.S. Surgeon General reports on smoking and health for almost four decades.
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Mingo County attorney facing charges in Logan County
LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – An attorney in Mingo County is facing charges in Logan County for battery on a police officer and obstructing, according to court documents.
The criminal complaint states that on Tuesday, March 28, a deputy responded to Logan Boulevard to assist Logan Police officers after a two-vehicle crash and reports of a man with a firearm.
When the deputy arrived, he reported seeing an SUV in the fast lane of the southbound lanes of Logan Boulevard with a man holding his hands up, facing two approaching troopers.
As the man was being detained in handcuffs, officials report Jeffery Simpkins approached officers in an ‘aggressive manner, cussing at the man’ officers had detained.
According to the criminal complaint, the deputy on scene placed himself between Simpkins and the man and told Simpkins to ‘return to his vehicle.’
Simpkins is accused of refusing commands from officers and even reaching around the deputy, at one point hitting the deputy with a backhanded slap to the chest.
The complaint states the deputy then ordered Simpkins to turn around and go to his vehicle. It is also recorded that at that time, the deputy informed Simpkins that if he hit him again, he was going to jail.
According to the criminal complaint, Simpkins responded to the deputy by saying, “I’m a lawyer, I know what obstructing is.”
Officials say Simpkins then returned to the area of his vehicle and laid on the ground, waiting for EMS.
Further information was not released.
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YAKIMA, Wash., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) announces the release of the 6th Veterans Blend, an annual collaboration supporting U.S. military Veterans. YCH will donate $3 from every pound sold to Homes For Our Troops, a nonprofit organization that builds and donates specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans.
This year's blend will be comprised of Citra®, HBC 638, Talus®, and Sabro®! This zesty combo is expected to offer bright citrus, including lime and grapefruit, with subtle herbal notes and pine. The blend was curated and selected during the Craft Brewers Conference by Veterans working in the beer industry.
Along with choosing the hops they want to feature in this impact-driven blend, they also nominate and vote for the nonprofit organization the blend will be raising funds for. This year, YCH is proud to announce its partnership with Homes For Our Troops (HFOT). "I'm honored to see the number of Veteran brewers wanting to be a part of creating this blend and getting behind this program," says Jonathan Sikes, Yakima Chief Hops Regional Sales Manager and Marine Veteran. "They have chosen great organizations to work with over the years, to throw a much-needed spotlight on these timely issues that are facing our veterans. Homes For Our Troops has been on our radar for a few years, so it's great to know we'll be fundraising in their honor."
Since 2004, Homes For Our Troops has built over 360 specially adapted homes for Veterans with 70 projects currently underway, enabling them to rebuild their lives. "These homes allow guys and gals to move forward and pursue college degrees, get trade certifications, start, or grow families, pursue careers," says Bill Ivey, Executive Director of Homes For Our Troops. "A mortgage-free specially adapted home is the supporting effort; it's the platform for our main effort, helping these Veterans to rebuild their lives." HFOT is a top-rated charity dedicated to restoring some of the freedom and independence our Veterans sacrificed while defending our country.
Aside from YCH's contribution, brewers who use this hop blend are also encouraged to donate to a Veteran supporting organization or involve the Veterans in their community with their brew. Purchase this year's Veteran's Blend at www.yakimachief.com/commercial/hop-wire/6th-annual-veterans-blend learn more about Homes for Our Troops at hfotusa.org, and raise a pint for our dedicated service members.
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Teacher at Christian school in Alabama accused of having sex with underage student
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) - Bond has been set for a former Faith Academy teacher who is accused of having sex with a student. Jonathan Sauers, 44, was arrested earlier this week.
He is facing two felony charges - one count of a school employee sex act and one count of a school employee sexual contact with a student under 19.
His total bond for both his charges was set at $45,000. That’s $30,000 for the first charge and $15,000 for the second.
Sauers is also ordered to have no contact with anyone under the age of 18 and have no contact with anyone at any school in Mobile County.
Sauers coached at Faith Academy, a Christian private school, and investigators say he also taught science and the Bible at the school for several years.
The investigation started Monday when deputies say the 16-year-old student told them she had been having a sexual relationship with Sauers for months.
District Attorney Keith Blackwood spoke after the hearing about the sensitive nature of this case.
“Any case like this is very serious,” Blackwood said. “Teachers and employees at schools are in positions of great trust in our community. We trust them with our children, and so to have anyone violate that trust is very troubling. We’re going to make sure this is investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent, and if he in fact did this and was found guilty, he will be held accountable.”
If convicted, Sauers could face 10 to 20 years in prison for each count. He’ll have a preliminary hearing next Monday.
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Company highlights importance of manufacturing careers on National Manufacturing Day, Oct. 7
PELLA, Iowa, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As manufacturers seek to fill four million high-skill, high-tech and high-paying jobs over the next decade, Pella Corporation is working with educational programs across the country to encourage younger generations to explore career options in manufacturing. The company is providing $55,000 in grants to school programs that provide pathways to careers in modern manufacturing.
"This isn't just another day on the job for us," says Jeff Schick, vice president of manufacturing at Pella. "Throughout the month we are celebrating the tremendous contributes of our manufacturing and production team members and reaching out to the next generation of talent to show them what a career in this field is really all about."
Held annually on the first Friday in October with events that continue through the month, Manufacturing Day (MFG Day), is organized by The Manufacturing Institute. Pella, a leading window and door manufacturer, relies on the expertise of individuals who work in manufacturing to keep the production lines maintained and operating smoothly. The company currently employs nearly 10,000 people, 70 percent of whom work in manufacturing across Pella's 18 manufacturing facilities.
"Today's manufacturing jobs are high-paying opportunities that offer a career working with cutting-edge technologies like automation and robotics. Manufacturing is a career with a fantastic trajectory for people to consider with great benefits, growth opportunities and job security – most often without a four-year degree requirement," said Schick.
Pella Corporation will be providing educational grants, hosting facility tours for high school students and meeting with students in classrooms throughout the month to highlight the rewards of a career in manufacturing.
About Pella Corporation
Pella Corporation designs and manufacturers windows and doors for residential homes and commercial applications. The company is headquartered in Pella, Iowa, and employs more than 10,000 people with 18 manufacturing locations and more than 200 showrooms across the country. For more information, visit pressroom.pella.com.
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Left-hander José Quintana won’t make his New York Mets debut until at least July because of a stress fracture in his rib.
The Mets are relieved that the prognosis wasn’t even more severe.
Mets general manager Billy Eppler told reporters Tuesday a scan revealed a lesion on the impacted rib. Quintana went to New York to visit an orthopedic tumor specialist for a biopsy and additional scans that revealed the lesion was benign.
“This was bigger than baseball,” Eppler said. “José’s got our support and anything he needs. I’m just really thankful we’re at least here as opposed to one of the other potential outcomes.”
Eppler said Quintana will have an operation Friday in New York that involves a bone graft. Eppler said recovery from the surgery will keep Quintana out until at least July 1 but didn’t offer any specifics beyond that.
“A lot will depend on if José, how soon he can do physical activity, how much down time does he need after this procedure,” Eppler said. “Does he need to take a week, or 10 days or two weeks before he can run. Because it’s a fairly involved surgery. Whenever you’re doing a bone graft, it’s going to hurt. That’s why it’s hard to set a specific timetable.”
The 34-year-old Quintana signed a $26 million, two-year contract with the Mets in December after going 6-7 with a 2.93 ERA in 32 starts with Pittsburgh and St. Louis last season. He is 89-87 with a 3.75 ERA.
Candidates to fill Quintana’s rotation spot include left-hander David Peterson and right-hander Tylor Megill. Peterson, 27, went 7-5 with a 3.83 ERA last season in 28 appearances, including 19 starts. Megill, also 27, was 4-2 with a 5.13 ERA in 15 games, including nine starts.
Peterson has struck out nine in eight shutout innings this spring training. Megill has worked 8 1/3 innings and has a 1.08 ERA with six strikeouts.
“Obviously it sucks to see one of your teammates go down with that, and I hope he gets back as quick as he can and healthy for the most part,” Peterson told reporters after he threw four hitless innings Tuesday. “But I think that has been kind of the thing all along. The front office and the coaching staff have wanted to have starting pitching depth. They made it a priority. So I guess this is kind of where it comes in handy, to have guys to choose from.”
NATS' CAVALLI LEAVES GAME EARLY
Washington Nationals right-hander Cade Cavalli left his Tuesday start after 2 2/3 innings. Nationals manager Dave Martinez told reporters afterward that Cavalli felt something behind his throwing elbow.
Cavalli is expected to have an MRI on Wednesday.
The Nationals selected Cavalli out of Oklahoma with the 22nd overall pick in the 2020 draft. The 24-year-old is regarded as one of the Nationals' top prospects.
METS RETURN GREENE TO YANKEES
The Mets returned right-handed pitcher Zach Greene to the New York Yankees three months after taking him in the winter meeting draft of unprotected players.
The Yankees assigned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Greene, 26, went 9-0 with a 3.42 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings for Scranton last season.
TIGERS CLAIM PACHECO
The Detroit Tigers claimed right-hander Freddy Pacheco off waivers from the Cardinals.
Pacheco, who turns 25 on April 17, went 3-7 with a 3.05 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 62 innings at Double-A and Triple-A last season.
St. Louis scratched infielder Paul DeJong from their lineup Tuesday due to lower back tightness. ___
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans in Ohio are promoting a measure on the Nov. 8 ballot that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections, fighting back at what they see as a push for such access in liberal enclaves such as San Francisco and New York City.
It would make Ohio the seventh state to take such a step if it passes and could motivate turnout among GOP voters in this year’s high-stakes midterm elections. The state also has a close race for a seat that will help determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the state’s elections chief, is championing State Issue 2, a proposal advanced by Ohio’s GOP-led state Legislature. It would make a tiny but pivotal wording change to the Ohio Constitution, from guaranteeing voting rights for “every citizen” of the U.S. who meets certain criteria to “only citizens” of the U.S. who do.
LaRose, who is up for reelection, said most people had assumed that a prohibition in place since 1996 on noncitizen voting in federal and state elections also applied to local elections, though the law was silent on the matter. That was, until a “bad idea” crept in from the East and West coasts, he said.
“It’s a bad idea to callously give away the right to vote to people that haven’t earned it,” LaRose said at an October news conference touting the issue. “I think that citizenship has value, citizenship has status. So many of our ancestors worked so hard to earn that citizenship.”
As of 2020, six states — Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota and North Dakota — adopted the “only citizens” alternative in their state constitutions, according to the group Americans for Citizen Voting.
Legal immigrants fighting for the right to vote in local elections invoke a similarly patriotic rallying cry, this one from the American Revolution. They say they pay taxes, yet can’t vote on offices such as mayor or city council or on levies for their kids’ schools.
“We are all taxpayers,” said Melissa John, a New York City school teacher and green card holder who fought for the city’s noncitizen voting rights law, which passed in January but has since been put on hold by a judge.
“So if my monies are going to be going into a system to fund and make changes in my immediate community, or wherever I teach or I work or I socialize, then I — and other individuals like myself — should be able to put our voice behind individuals that align with your philosophy,” she said.
In Ohio, only one small town in modern times — liberal, 3,700-resident Yellow Springs — has approved a charter amendment allowing noncitizen voting on local candidates and issues. The amendment passed by referendum in 2019, but it was stopped by LaRose, who asserted that the program violated both the state and federal constitutions.
Village leaders disagreed, said City Council President Brian Housh, but they didn’t have the resources to mount a legal challenge. They would have argued that expanding voting to noncitizens falls within Yellow Springs’ rights to home rule and local control, he said.
LaRose said at the news conference that, besides defying one of the key privileges of citizenship, allowing noncitizens to vote would create “a huge administrative lift and burden” for local boards of elections. That’s something Housh also disagrees with. He said the Greene County Board of Elections told the village it was “quite confident” it could handle offering and counting ballots for the estimated 30 noncitizens who could have been added to the rolls.
Housh views the anti-immigrant rhetoric around the ballot issue as a scare tactic to drive GOP voters to the polls and generate campaign contributions.
“We’ve been accused by Secretary LaRose of disrupting the election process and being un-American,” Housh said. “I get it. Most communities in Ohio would probably not enfranchise non-U.S. citizen residents to vote. But that fits our community. Our citizens value that diversity and think people who contribute to the community should be represented.”
Yellow Springs took its cue from Maryland, which has 11 of the 15 municipalities in the U.S. that have approved noncitizen voting. New York, San Francisco and two towns in Vermont round out the list.
Barney Rush, the mayor of Chevy Chase, Maryland, said his suburban Washington, D.C., community has a number of residents who are foreign-born and working at embassies or for international organizations — and they wanted a say in local life.
“These are longstanding town residents, they have a very keen interest in town affairs, many of them owned property and so they had a vested interest in how the town conducted itself,” he said. “For us, it was really just a matter of recognizing people living in the town.”
He estimated roughly 20 noncitizens were added to the rolls in a community of about 1,000 homes, and said the program has been without incident since it was passed in 2018.
What concerns Republicans is that a trend that began in a few small towns has begun to catch on in bigger cities.
San Francisco allows noncitizen parents and guardians of schoolchildren to vote in school board races. About 13,600 students come from families whose second language is English — one possible indicator of how many thousands of people might be eligible. The city doesn’t know for sure, said elections director John Arntz, but so far only 63 noncitizens have registered.
In New York, more than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” — those brought to the U.S. as children — would be empowered to vote under its new law. A similar proposal is on the November ballot in Oakland, a city of about 420,000 across the bay from San Francisco. The city council in the District of Columbia, a city of more than 700,000, voted just this month to allow noncitizen voting.
State Rep. Bill Seitz, one of the Republican co-sponsors of the Ohio legislation that advanced the noncitizen prohibition onto the ballot, said it is particularly important for Ohio to act because its cities have the ability to tax people who work, but do not live, there.
“So if these cities pick up the liberal progressive mantra of allowing noncitizens to vote, they will be able to vote not only in their local elections but on increasing the taxes payable by the nonresident workers who commute into the city to work,” he said. “That’s why all of us — township residents, folks in the unincorporated area, folks in the rural area — better wake up.”
Among U.S. citizens who back the Ohio amendment is Luis Gil, a Republican running for county commissioner in central Ohio. Gil moved to the U.S. from Venezuela when he was 18 and said he never believed in shortcuts to the privileges of citizenship.
“Most immigrants, we don’t think this way,” he said at LaRose’s news conference. “We know that we have to earn this. We have to abide by the same rules as everyone, that’s it.”
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Zeppelin, a three-year-old German shepherd mix who's become a minor celebrity over the last few days, is about to be reunited with his family – both adopted and sired — just in time for Christmas.
The friendly pooch went missing from his home in West Sacramento, Calif., more than a year ago, said his owner, Sandra O'Neill.
"And then last week, I get a call and he's in Kansas!" she told NPR.
Through a peal of a laughter O'Neill added: "I was floored. Just shocked when they told me."
Zeppelin's mysterious odyssey
Exactly how Zeppelin — named after one of O'Neill's favorite bands, Led Zeppelin — ended up 1,600 miles away from home remains a mystery. But O'Neill said she's got a theory. In the months before the dog's disappearance, he would roam from O'Neill's vast rural spread to a construction site about a mile away, where the crew would feed him treats and give him lots of pets and attention.
"This dog has never met a stranger in his life," she said fondly. "He's a very outgoing, loving dog. So every day he'd go down there and either he'd come home on his own or I would go out to get him."
But on the evening of Oct. 19, 2021, Zeppelin was nowhere to be found. Panicked, O'Neill said she looked in all of Zeppelin's usual spots to no avail. In the days the followed she kept returning to the construction site. But again, no one had seen him. She turned to Facebook, posting on every missing-dog group she could think of. So did her friends.
In the end, O'Neill said, "I have no proof but I think somebody down there fell in love with him and took him home."
A whispered prayer
Over the intervening months, she didn't dare let herself consider the worst-case scenario. Instead, she focused on the fact that Zeppelin had been microchipped, and held out hope that someday a vet might figure out that the gregarious dog had a family waiting for him.
O'Neill and her husband live on a big farm with loads of animals. They have horses, goats, chickens, cats and a handful of abandoned dogs they've rescued. But Zeppelin was always in her thoughts, she said.
"Just the other night my husband and I were driving past the old construction site and I said a little prayer. 'I hope you're somewhere safe,'" she whispered to herself.
The next morning O'Neill got a call from the microchip company, telling her Zeppelin had been found in Louisburg, Kan. A woman had found the dog on her property one night and took him to the vet to get him checked out.
"I am just so grateful for all of the good folks along the way who have helped in trying to get this puppy home to us," she said.
Hero's welcome for a returning doggy daddy
Zeppelin will be receiving a hero's welcome on Wednesday morning, according to O'Neill, who describes herself as a private and somewhat shy person. A woman named Mary Hastings, volunteered to drive him home after visiting her daughter in Kansas.
"I'm sure he's going to love every minute of it. He loves car rides," O'Neill said.
"There's going be a press conference. It's going to be a media circus," she added, laughing. "But I can't wait to see him. We've missed him so much!"
Still, she's most delighted by the idea of Zeppelin's own family reunion. Before embarking on the grand odyssey, he sired a litter of puppies. They were just weeks old when he vanished, and while O'Neill gave away most, she kept two – Angus and Sweet Pea.
Now, after the equivalent of about 13 dog years, they will all be together again.
"He was the best doggy daddy," O'Neill exclaimed. "He's going to be so happy."
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sports betting is now legal in two-thirds of the country, and more Americans than ever before have an opportunity to place a legal bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl.
With sports betting ads blitzing the airwaves with come-ons and promotions, things might be a bit confusing, especially for first-time bettors or those who don’t fully understand how things work.
Here is a guide to betting on the big game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. We will deal here only with legal options from sportsbooks approved and regulated by government authorities in the U.S.
WHAT IS A POINT SPREAD? OVER/UNDER WHAT?
Two of the most popular bets are on the point spread (the number of points by which a team must win the game in order for the bet to be a winner) and the total, also known as the over/under (the total number of points scored by both teams).
Contrary to popular belief, the point spread is not a consensus on how many points oddsmakers think one team will win by. Rather, it is a number designed to generate as close to an equal number of bets on both sides as possible. That way, the oddsmakers are guaranteed a profit through a cut of the action, called the vigorish, or “vig.” (Many books, hoping to sound less wiseguy-ish, call it “the price.”) Most sportsbooks will keep 10% or more of a winning bet before paying you the rest, but they keep 100% of all losing bets. Prices on Super Bowl bets can vary significantly, so it pays to shop around to get the lowest price you can before making a bet.
Beating the spread is known as “covering.” For the Eagles to cover their spread of 1.5 points, they must win the game by 2 or more points. Conversely, underdog Kansas City can cover by either winning the game outright, or losing by less than 2 points. (Odds and point totals are as of Friday from FanDuel, the official odds provider for The Associated Press.) The spread can change up until kickoff — and even afterward, during live betting, we’ll get to that later — but the number locks in once you make a bet.
A spread with a whole number, say, 2 points, opens the opportunity for what’s called a “push” if the winning margin ties. You don’t win anything but you get your original bet refunded. This also applies to other bets, which is why most of them involve a fraction, like 44.5 yards or 48.5 points.
Don’t want to bother with points and just pick the winner? That’s called the money line. A bet on the Eagles to just win the game, regardless of the score, is somewhat less profitable than using a point spread. You will have to bet $122 of your own money to win $100. (Of course you get your original $122 back as part of the $222 payout.) A money line bet on Kansas City, however, will win $104 on a $100 bet, for a total payout of $204.
If you believe the game will be a high-scoring affair, you might want to make a bet on the total, currently 50.5 points. That means if you bet the over, both teams combined must score at least 51 points for your bet to win. If it doesn’t, people who bet the under will win.
CAN I MAKE MY OWN ODDS?
Yes. But that can be costly. You can pick your own spread or total — an alternate — to improve your chance of winning, but the farther your pick deviates from the sportsbook’s number, the less it will pay if you win. (You also can choose a harder-to-reach number for a higher potential payout, such as betting that the Chiefs will win by 20 points, but that’s a very risky strategy.) So if all you want to do is bet Kansas City with the point spread, but you want to get more points than the 1.5 currently being offered, you can bet on an alternate spread, such as Kansas City getting 3.5 points. That’s helpful if you think the game might be decided by a 3-point field goal, and you want an extra cushion. But because you’re grabbing better odds for yourself, the bet is a more costly one: You must put up $166 of your own money to win $100 in that case. Additional bets can be tacked on as part of so-called same-game parlays, which are combinations of bets on the same game. But the more combined outcomes you bet on, the greater the likelihood that at least one of them will lose, sending your entire parlay down in flames.
WHAT ELSE CAN I BET ON?
If this sounds like a lot to take in, there are much simpler ways to bet on the game, including some aimed at the casual fan or even someone who knows nothing at all about football. A perennial favorite is betting on the coin flip at the start of the game to determine which team can choose to get the ball first. There are only two choices: heads or tails. You can even bet on which color of Gatorade the winning coach will be doused in at the game’s conclusion. Seriously.
This is what’s called a proposition or “prop” bet. It involves betting on whether a particular event will or won’t happen during the game, and there is a vast array to choose from. They can be disarmingly simple, such as guessing which team will get the ball first, whether the first score of the game will be a touchdown or a field goal, and whether or not the game will go into overtime.
Prop bets based on a particular player’s performance are always popular during the Super Bowl. You can bet on whether Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will pass for over or under 294.5 yards, how many catches his favorite target, tight end Travis Kelce, will have (over or under 7.5) or how many touchdown passes Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will throw.
CAN I BET WHILE THE GAME IS BEING PLAYED?
People with online sportsbook accounts can bet on ever-changing outcome odds as the game is being played; live-betting is the fastest-growing segment of sports betting. For instance, the game starts with the Eagles favored by 1.5 points, but say Kansas City scores two quick touchdowns to take a 14-0 lead. The in-game odds will change to reflect the current situation, and you can now bet on whether Kansas City will win by 14 points, or whether the Eagles will lose by less than that. Or say the Chiefs’ top receiving weapon Kelce is being shut down by Eagles defenders, and appears unlikely to eclipse his pregame receiving yards total of 79.5 yards. Bettors can wager on whether he will or won’t eclipse a lower number.
A word of caution, though: The number of these in-game bets and the rapidity with which odds change can be dangerous for those with a gambling problem, and many experts fear they could even tip a casual gambler toward becoming one with a problem. Some good advice: Set a budget in advance of money you can afford to lose, and stick to it. Look at betting on the game as a form of entertainment and not as a way to gain money that you need. If things head south, don’t make additional bets to try to win back what you’ve lost. This is one of the quickest ways gamblers dig themselves a deep hole.
WHAT IF I THINK I MIGHT HAVE A GAMBLING PROBLEM?
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LAKELAND, Fla., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth consecutive year, Dr. Randy K. Avent, president of Florida Polytechnic University, has been recognized as one of Florida's most influential leaders by Florida Trend magazine. The publication's annual Florida 500 list features the state's top leaders and executives across major industries.
"It is an honor to be included in the Florida 500 list among so many remarkable leaders from all over the state. This recognition shows that Florida Poly is increasingly making an impact and our reputation is growing," said Avent, Florida Poly's founding president. "Our University was created to help transform Florida's economy by producing a pipeline of STEM professionals and attracting high-tech industry. And after eight years, it is evident we are doing exactly that."
Avent's work has been focused on shaping Florida Poly into a premier STEM institution. Under his leadership, the University achieved critical accreditations and the campus is poised for substantial growth. Additionally, his vision of a research park surrounding the University is becoming a reality, as he secured a public-private partnership with Fortune 500 company IFF to have them build their state-of-the-art Citrus Innovation Center on campus.
The Florida 500 inclusion is the latest of several recognitions the University has received this year. These include repeating as the number one public college in the region in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 rankings, and as one of the nation's top 30 public engineering programs without a Ph.D. WalletHub also ranked the University No. 21 in the country for career outcomes for students, ahead of both Harvard and Stanford.
The Florida 500 list of most influential leaders spans across more than 60 business categories, including education, agriculture, hospitality, and law. Final determinations were made by the publication's editorial department.
"The editorial selection of the 500 executives was based on extensive contacts in regional business circles, hundreds of interviews, and months of research, culminating in a highly selective biographical guide to the people who really run Florida," Florida Trend explained in a statement. "We look for individuals who appear to be the kind of people who others in their communities or industry sectors look to for leadership."
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Conference Call Scheduled for May 24, 2022 at 9:00am ET
HAIFA, Israel, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) (TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems" or the "Company") announced today that it will be releasing its first quarter 2022 financial results on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
Results Conference Call
The Company will also be hosting a conference call on that same day at 9:00am Eastern Time. On the call, management will review and discuss the results and will be available to answer questions. To participate, please call one of the teleconferencing numbers that follow:
US Dial-in Numbers: 1-866-744-5399
Canada Dial-in Numbers: 1-866-485-2399
ISRAEL Dial-in Number: +972-3-918-0644
INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number: +972-3-918-0644
at 9:00am Eastern Time; 6:00am Pacific Time; 4:00pm Israel Time
This call will also be transmitted live on Elbit Systems' website at http://www.elbitsystems.com. An online replay will be available from 24 hours after the call ends.
Alternatively, for two days following the call, investors will be able to dial a replay number to listen to the call. The dial-in numbers are: 1-888-782-4291 (US and Canada) or +972-3-925-5900 (Israel and International).
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and commercial programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned aircraft systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios, cyber-based systems and munitions. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing platforms, developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial applications and providing a range of support services, including training and simulation systems.
For additional information, visit: https://elbitsystems.com, follow us on Twitter or visit our official Facebook, Youtube and LinkedIn Channels.
Company Contact:
Joseph Gaspar, Senior Executive VP – Business Management
Tel: +972-77-2948661
j.gaspar@elbitsystems.com
Dr. Yaacov (Kobi) Kagan, Executive VP - CFO
Tel: +972-77-2946663
kobi.kagan@elbitsystems.com
Rami Myerson, Director, Investor Relations
Tel: +972-77-2948984
rami.myerson@elbitsystems.com
David Vaaknin, VP, Head of Corporate Communications
Tel: +972-77-2946691
david.vaaknin@elbitsystems.com
IR Contact:
Ehud Helft
Kenny Green
GK Investor Relations Tel: 1-646-201-9246
elbitsystems@gkir.com
This press release may contain forward–looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Israeli Securities Law, 1968) regarding Elbit Systems Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries (collectively the Company), to the extent such statements do not relate to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions about future events. Forward–looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company, which are difficult to predict, including projections of the Company's future financial results, its anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in its business. Therefore, actual future results, performance and trends may differ materially from these forward–looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: scope and length of customer contracts; governmental regulations and approvals; changes in governmental budgeting priorities; general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates or sells, including Israel and the United States among others; changes in global health and macro-economic conditions; differences in anticipated and actual program performance, including the ability to perform under long-term fixed-price contracts; changes in the competitive environment; and the outcome of legal and/or regulatory proceedings. The factors listed above are not all-inclusive, and further information is contained in Elbit Systems Ltd.'s latest annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward–looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.
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A colleague once described assistant coaches as a nomadic group whose members often carry a resume in the back pocket.
We were talking football, but there’s little variance from sport to sport.
Fans may hear the name of a coordinator here or there, usually a hot young prospect in search of a head coaching opportunity.
There are exceptions.
In Tupelo those exceptions were named Mickey Linder and Bob Monroe.
Last week, Monroe, 71, received the Mickey Linder Award by the Tupelo High School Football Boosters. He retired in 2013 after 43 years in education, 35 of those in Tupelo.
Linder died in 2018. He was known mostly for his outstanding ninth grade football teams and junior high basketball teams.
Linder and Monroe combined for more than 60 years of coaching in the district. Never once did they decide to go for it on fourth-and-1 on a varsity Friday night sideline here or anyplace else.
Monroe played high school football at Senatobia under Bob Tyler.
Tyler was an Ole Miss assistant when Monroe completed his time in Oxford and was looking for a job.
He made a phone call, and soon Monroe was coaching in Clinton with James Sloan to start the 1972 season.
After four seasons, he would coach with Sloan at Copiah-Lincoln Community College and later in Tupelo where he would be part of Sloan’s state championship staff in 1992.
Monroe coached with both Ricky Black and Sloan in Tupelo.
The last four seasons of his career, he was defensive coordinator after sharing that position for a number of prior seasons with Jimmy Mitchell.
We see a lot of ambition from coaches these days, and when channeled properly, it’s a good thing.
Loyalty is another solid personality trait.
If Monroe had thoughts of leaving to run his own program somewhere, they didn’t last long after he looked around his environment.
His classroom responsibilities as an AP US History teacher were just as important to him as his work on the field.
“I was in a position that I could not have been more satisfied or more fulfilled,” he said. “I tried to be the best classroom teacher I could honestly be, and as a result I said to myself, ‘I need to stay right where I am. I’ve got a wonderful head coach to work for with coach Sloan and with coach Black.’ I just felt like that’s where my place was … to work with kids.”
Being an assistant coach has its advantages.
“I spent all my time actually coaching the game of football instead of having to handle all that other (administrative) stuff,” Monroe said.
Kindred spirits, Monroe and Linder developed a deep friendship.
Once Linder heard from Monroe the question he no doubt heard from many others.
“Why not move up?”
The answer was the face of a freshman.
“He would say to me ‘Aw, Bob, there’s something about when you look into that ninth-grader’s eyes, you see something that you don’t see anywhere else.’”
Monroe had retired from football and was working in Tupelo’s district office when he was asked to coach on the staff of Ron Price at New Albany.
He spent three seasons with the Bulldogs and now resides in New Albany with his wife Martha.
Clinton’s teams went 35-8 when Sloan and Monroe were together.
Tupelo was 150-56 when he was on staff.
Success often brings opportunities to leave, and Monroe had those.
“I had some of the greatest kids in the world to coach. I have had the pleasure and good fortune of coaching with some great coaches. In addition to being great coaches, they were great men. You can’t beat that. I felt like this was the place for me. This was my niche.”
Clarification: This story has been updated to make clear Bob Monroe's coaching and teaching timeline. Monroe left the Tupelo district in 2010. He retired from New Albany and his career in education in 2013. He received the Mickey Linder Award from the THS Football boosters on Aug. 18.
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(NEXSTAR) – In the fall of 2021, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program was overhauled by the Biden administration. Since then, thousands of borrowers have received $8.1 billion in student debt relief.
But many others who may be eligible for the program under a temporary waiver are running out of time to apply for loan forgiveness.
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, or PSLF, was created in 2007 with the intention of helping employees with nonprofit and government agencies by forgiving their student loans after 10 years of payments (120 total payments). The overall approval rate among applicants has been low – just 1 in 5 of the 1.3 million borrowers pursuing debt discharge through PSLF were on track to see relief by 2026, according to a September 2021 report from The Washington Post.
In 2021, the U.S. Department of Education announced a change that temporarily waives specific PSLF requirements to grant borrowers credit toward loan cancellation regardless of their federal loan type or if they had been enrolled in a specific payment plan, as long as they consolidated their debt before the end of the waiver.
Before the waiver, borrowers needed to have a specific federal loan – a Direct Loan – to qualify for PSLF. Borrowers could consolidate their debt into Direct Loans for PSLF, but any payments made on the loans before consolidation didn’t count toward the required tally.
This waiver is currently set to expire after October 31, 2022, meaning eligible borrowers have only about four months to apply. Richard Cordray, the head of Federal Student Aid, said at a conference earlier this week that while he is pushing for the PSLF waiver to be extended, President Biden may lack the executive authority to approve such a move.
PSLF qualifications
A recent report from the Student Borrower Protection Center found over nine million public service workers likely qualify for debt cancellation through the PSLF program, but have yet to file the paperwork to start the process. California, Texas, Florida, and New York have the most public service workers with student loan debt, according to SBPC.
As explained above, PSLF is intended to give eligible public service employees debt forgiveness after a set number of payments are made.
Eligible borrowers must:
- Be employed by a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization (federal service includes U.S. military service)
- Work full-time for that agency or organization
- Have Direct Loans (or consolidate other federal student loans into a Direct Loan)
- Make 120 qualifying payments
Under the current PSLF waiver, eligible borrowers can receive credit for payments made on other loan types, under any payment plan, before consolidation, or after the due date. Those who received Teacher Loan Forgiveness can apply the period of service that led to their eligibility toward PSLF, if they can certify PSLF employment for that period.
How to determine if you qualify
The first step in determining your eligibility is visiting the FSA’s website and logging into your account. You’ll be able to search your employer within the FSA’s database and add information about your employment. Once you find your employer, you’ll be able to see whether it qualifies under PSLF.
Next, according to SBPC’s walkthrough guide, you’ll want to determine which type of federal student loans you have. Direct Loans are eligible for PSLF while other loans need to be consolidated into a Direct Consolidation Loan. Until the end of October 2022, previous qualifying payments you’ve made on a non-Direct Loan will count for the necessary 120 payments PSLF requires for forgiveness.
Once you’ve completed the steps above, you’ll need to confirm your employment. You should then be able to submit your PSLF form.
The FSA has created a help tool to guide borrowers through completing the form.
Who qualifies for the already-approved student loan forgiveness?
While widespread student loan forgiveness hasn’t yet become a reality, some U.S. borrowers have already received some debt relief. Roughly 1.3 million borrowers have seen $26 billion in student debt forgiveness since President Biden took office.
In addition to the thousands of borrowers that have received debt cancellation under the revamped PSLF program, another 690,000 borrowers have had a total of $7.9 billion in student loans erased through discharges due to borrower defense and school closures. Over 400,000 borrowers have received more than $8.5 billion in debt forgiveness through total and permanent disability discharge.
Last month, the Biden administration agreed to cancel $6 billion in federal student debt for roughly 200,000 borrowers as part of a proposed class-action settlement. The borrowers claim their college defrauded them and their applications for relief from the Department of Education were delayed for years.
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, January 16, 2023
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National Weather Service New York NY
902 AM EST Mon Jan 16 2023
A brief wintry mix will move across Southeast Connecticut before
1115AM this morning. This will consist of light sleet and light
snow with some pockets of light freezing rain.
Temperatures will remain at or below freezing in much of the area
before 1115AM. There will be potential for some icy surfaces
causing slippery conditions. Proceed with caution this morning
when walking or driving outside. Allow for extra distance between
vehicles when driving.
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GOREE ISLAND, Senegal — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit Saturday to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most recognized symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade that trapped tens of millions of Africans in bondage for generations.
“Gorée and the trans-Atlantic slave trade are not just a part of African history. They are a part of American history as well,” Yellen said in brief remarks during her visit.
“We know that the tragedy did not stop with the generation of humans taken from here. Even after slavery was abolished, Black Americans — many of whom can trace their descendance through ports like this across Africa — were denied the rights and freedoms promised to them under our Constitution.”
The economic benefits that major slave-trading nations, including the United States, reaped for hundreds of years on the backs of unpaid labor could amount to tens of trillions of dollars, according to research on the commerce.
And in the U.S., African slaves and their children contributed to the building of the nation’s most storied institutions, including the White House and Capitol, according to the White House Historical Association.
Yellen acknowledged the ongoing ramifications of that brutal past.
“In both Africa and the United States, even as we have made tremendous strides, we are still living with the brutal consequences of the trans-Atlantic slave trade,” she said.
“What I take from this place is the importance of redoubling our commitment to fight for our shared values and principles wherever they are threatened — in the United States, in Africa, and around the world,” she said. ”We have more work to do.”
Yellen’s trip to the island is one that many dignitaries have made, including former U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and South Africa’s Nelson Mandela. Today, Gorée Island is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Yellen’s stop there during a trip meant to revitalize U.S.-African economic relations is one that evoked the massive costs of the slave trade. There has been a resurgence in interest in determining the true cost of slavery on the generations impacted.
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WA Portland OR Zone Forecast for Thursday, October 27, 2022
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National Weather Service Portland OR
320 AM PDT Fri Oct 28 2022
Spot Temperatures are for Today, Tonight, and Saturday.
WAZ021-282330-
South Washington Coast-
Including the cities of Raymond, Long Beach, Ocean Park, Naselle,
Cathlamet, and Cape Disappointment
320 AM PDT Fri Oct 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. Rain likely,
mainly this morning. Highs in the upper 50s. West wind 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a
quarter of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid
40s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with a
20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the upper 50s. South wind 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 50. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.MONDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the
lower 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely. Highs in
the mid 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with a
40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
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Including the cities of Willapa, Frances, Elk Mountain,
and Ryderwood
320 AM PDT Fri Oct 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. Rain likely,
mainly this morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest wind 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a
quarter of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog in the evening.
Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with a
20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. South wind 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.MONDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Patchy fog. Lows around 40.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely. Highs in
the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Snow level 2500 feet. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with a
40 percent chance of showers. Snow level 2500 feet. Highs in the
upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Snow level
2500 feet. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
around 50.
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WAZ040-282330-
South Washington Cascade Foothills-
Including the cities of Toutle, Ariel, Lake Merwin, Yale Lake,
and Cougar
320 AM PDT Fri Oct 28 2022
.TODAY...Rain. Patchy fog this afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s.
South wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this morning. Chance
of rain near 100 percent. Rainfall amounts a quarter to three
quarters of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
Areas of fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight. Lows
in the mid 40s. Light wind. Chance of rain 70 percent. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain, mainly in the
morning. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 50s. Light wind. Chance of
rain 40 percent. Rainfall amounts around a tenth of an inch.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog. Lows
in the mid 40s. Light wind. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper
30s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Areas of
fog. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows in the
mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers. Snow level 2500 feet. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain and snow showers after midnight. Snow level 2500 feet. Lows
in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...A chance of snow in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
$$
WAZ019-282330-
South Washington Cascades-
Including the cities of Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center,
Mount St. Helens, and Wind River Valley
320 AM PDT Fri Oct 28 2022
.TODAY...Rain. Patchy fog this afternoon. Snow level 7000 feet.
Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this morning.
Chance of rain near 100 percent. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a
half of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Patchy fog in the evening. Rain likely. Snow level
6000 feet. Light wind. Chance of rain 70 percent. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch.
.SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of rain. Snow level 5500 feet. Light wind.
Rainfall amounts around a tenth of an inch.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain after
midnight. Snow level 5500 feet. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level
6000 feet, increasing to 7000 feet in the afternoon. Southwest
wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Snow level 8000 feet. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Snow level 6500 feet. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Snow level
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. Snow level 3500 feet. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. A
chance of snow and rain showers in the evening, then a slight
chance of snow showers after midnight. Snow level 2500 feet.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
showers. Snow level 2500 feet. Chance of precipitation 20
percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers
in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight.
Snow level 2500 feet. Chance of snow 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. A chance of rain
in the afternoon. Snow level 2500 feet. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
$$
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Hair loss can be difficult to deal with and I wanted to create a new brush to help promote hair growth," said an inventor, from Aurora, Colo., "so I invented THE MAGIC BRUSH. My design could help treat or prevent hair loss at home, in the shower or at the salon."
The patent-pending invention provides a new hairbrush to help stimulate hair growth. In doing so, it offers an alternative to using traditional hairbrushes. As a result, it increases blood flow to the scalp and it helps stimulate hair follicles. The invention features a waterproof design that is easy to use so it is ideal for individuals experiencing hair loss, salons, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Denver sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-DNV-446, 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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High home prices and climbing mortgage rates continue to hamper affordability, pushing prospective buyers’ monthly payments to their highest level on record, according to a new report.
Home prices posted their largest increase since December in a four-week period ending July 19, rising by 2.1 percent, the report from real estate brokerage Redfin showed.
The second straight price jump in the last five months moved up the sale price of a typical home to $382,500.
Rising prices, combined with stubborn mortgage rates that are nearing 7 percent, have pushed monthly payments for the typical home to a record high at $2,656.
Sales prices increased the most in Milwaukee, where they rose by 12.2 percent from a year ago, in the four-week period ending June 16.
Redfin’s data shows prices falling in 20 metros tracked, including the pandemic era boomtown Austin, Texas, over the same period.
Recent price growth is due largely to a dearth of existing inventory available in the market. Data released on Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed that existing home sales fell again in June.
Existing-home sales – completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – declined 3.3% from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.16 million.
“There are simply not enough homes for sale,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. “The market can easily absorb a doubling of inventory.”
Total housing inventory at the end of June was 1.08 million units, according to the data.
NAR’s data also showed that median home prices remain resilient and are again nearing their pandemic-era peak.
“Home sales fell but home prices have held firm in most parts of the country,” Yun said. “The national median home price in June was slightly less than the record high of nearly $414,000 in June of last year. Limited supply is still leading to multiple-offer situations, with one-third of homes getting sold above the list price in the latest month.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/rising-prices-mortgage-rates-push-monthly-payments-to-all-time-high-report/ | 2023-07-20 15:29:09 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/rising-prices-mortgage-rates-push-monthly-payments-to-all-time-high-report/ |
Lawmakers and pundits alike agree that workforce development will be one of the Georgia General Assembly’s top issues this session, and reforms can’t come soon enough. Despite being the No. 1 state in which to do business, the Peach State has a history of making it difficult to get a job and address workforce deficiencies.
One of most burdensome government impediments to employment are occupational licenses, which are essentially permission slips you must get from the government in order to work in many professions. While they ostensibly exist to protect the public, they often limit competition within industries and can serve to benefit industry insiders more than consumers.
Roughly 30% of workers need a license to work, and getting one can be a hassle. Prospective workers often need to pay fees, complete coursework and pass state-approved tests. This naturally impacts the broader economy.
Studies have demonstrated that licensing requirements may result in 3 million fewer jobs across the nation, cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars extra per year and may not serve the public as much as one would hope. A report by President Obama’s administration found “Most empirical evidence does not find that stricter licensing requirements improve quality, public safety or health.”
According to the Institute for Justice, Georgia has the 12th-most burdensome occupational licensing regimes for lower income professions. The state requires, on average, more than “$185 in fees, 464 days of education and experience, and about two exams,” IJ found. What’s more, in most cases, Georgia refuses to recognize out-of-state licenses of people who relocate here — forcing them to begin the expensive and time-consuming licensing process anew.
Meanwhile, the state is facing serious worker shortages. A few sectors are particularly hurting, among them first responders and medical professionals. This is especially true in Georgia, which has some of the worst rates of nurses per capita and physician-to-patient ratios.
A 2018 report discovered that 64 counties were without a single pediatrician, 79 had zero obstetricians/gynecologists, and nine counties didn’t have any medical doctors. Matters don’t seem to have improved much since then. “About a third of Georgians, or 3.3 million, live in an area with a primary care shortage,” writes WUGA.
Similarly, the National Police Foundation announced that 86% of the country’s police departments have suffered from staffing shortages. Many of those departments are right here in Georgia, from Chatham County to Atlanta to Gainesville. Compounding these matters, Georgia localities are struggling to fill their ranks of firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
These work force deficiencies exist to the detriment of Georgia’s public health and safety. Plugging these gaps has proven to be a stubborn proposition, considering that there’s a limited pool of potential workers. The Peach State’s unemployment rate stands at a low 3% and “Pre-COVID, there were three openings for every person looking for a job in our state,” reads a 2022 Georgia Chamber of Commerce report. Now that the economy has largely rebounded from the COVID-19 shutdowns, we are likely facing a similar situation.
In response, Rep. Chuck Martin, R-Alpharetta, has introduced a bill to ensure that many of those who relocate here, particularly spouses of first responders and medical professionals, can more easily obtain the government’s permission to work. The measure would direct licensing boards to offer them licensure by endorsement, if they meet specific criteria, including holding an out-of-state license in good standing that’s substantially similar in scope and qualifications to Georgia’s.
This will ultimately make it easier for families of first responders and medical professionals to relocate to the Peach State — greatly benefiting Georgians and addressing work force shortages. However, this still won’t alleviate many of the broader occupational licensing issues, but lawmakers have recognized the need to do more.
Sen. Larry Walker, R-Perry, introduced SR 85 to create the Senate Occupational Licensing Study Committee. If approved, its members would review how to safely and responsibly reduce occupational licensing burdens — an important step toward fixing the current system.
These pieces of legislation closely resemble measures that former-senator-turned-labor-commissioner Bruce Thompson championed last year, and both enjoyed broad support. In fact, Thompson’s SB 352, which mirrors Rep. Martin’s bill, passed both chambers unanimously, but ultimately failed to become law due to a procedural quirk and political grandstanding.
With Georgians’ well-being hanging in the balance and facing rampant work force deficiencies, the Legislature must act quickly and decisively this year.
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Hess to buy $750 million in carbon credits from Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Officials say that U.S.-owned Hess Corporation, a consortium partner in Guyana’s offshore oil sector, has agreed to buy $750 million worth of carbon credits from the South American nation in the next decade as it works to ensure Guyana’s almost intact Amazonian rainforests remain standing. Guyanese government officials and executives from New York-based Hess signed the agreement late Friday under the United Nations Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation program (REDD). This is the second major such deal the country has won and negotiated in the past decade. Back in 2009, Norway had signed off on a deal to provide $250 million in funding. | https://kion546.com/news/2022/12/03/hess-to-buy-750-million-in-carbon-credits-from-guyana/ | 2022-12-05 13:46:46 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2022/12/03/hess-to-buy-750-million-in-carbon-credits-from-guyana/ |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi Ray & Shoup, Inc. (LRS) announced today that Shell plc ("Shell") has selected the LRS® Enterprise Cloud Printing Service, a fully managed service provided by LRS Output Management, to provide and run their print and scan management for approximately 90,000 Shell end-users for the duration of a five-year agreement.
Using the LRS cloud printing service, Shell's internet-only connected end-users will be able to print and/or scan using Shell's four strategic end-user device platforms including Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.
Key components of the LRS Managed Service include:
- A print vendor neutral solution for approximately 10,000 global print/scan hardware devices.
- Secure Pull Print, Push Print and Scan Workflows authenticated against OpenID.
- Internet based print support for mobile workers using smartphones, tablets, and other devices.
LRS is a privately held U.S. company with corporate headquarters located in Springfield, Illinois, USA. Remote offices are located throughout the United States and in key geographic regions around the world. More than half of the Fortune 1000 companies rely on industry leading LRS® solutions, with products in use in over 30 countries. Industry analyst groups recognize LRS as a global IT leader and Software Magazine consistently ranks LRS as one of the top software companies in the world. For more information about LRS, visit www.LRS.com.
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Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO who grew up in western Pennsylvania and spent millions on his campaign for the Republican nomination for an open U.S. Senate seat, made the surprise decision Friday evening to concede the race to Mehmet Oz.
Oz, the celebrity television doctor who has family in southeastern Pennsylvania, led McCormick by about 900 votes out of more than 1.3 million ballots cast in the May 17 primary.
The razor-thin margin forced a mandatory recount by all 67 Pennsylvania counties. That recount had begun Tuesday and was to finish by early next week. McCormick's concession is also surprising in that his campaign has fought for more than a week in state appeals courts to have undated mail-in ballots counted toward the election results, hoping those ballots would narrow Oz's lead.
McCormick told supporters at a press conference in Pittsburgh that he called Oz Friday night after it became clear that he could not overcome Oz's lead in the ongoing recount.
"We came so close. We came so close," McCormick said. "We've spent the last 17 days making sure every Republican vote was counted."
But as the recount neared its conclusion, he said, the outcome "is now clear to me."
The open Senate seat in hotly contested Pennsylvania could decide which political party controls Congress after the November midterm elections. The current senator, Republican Pat Toomey, is retiring at the end of his term in January.
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Instead, Oz will move on to face Democratic nominee John Fetterman, the state's lieutenant governor. McCormick's announcement comes just hours after Fetterman released a statement updating his status following a stroke days before the primary last month.
He said in the statement Friday that he would return to the campaign trail soon, but did not give a specific date.
Oz said in a statement that he and McCormick "share the goal of a brighter future for Pennsylvania and America."
"Now that our primary is over, we will make sure that this U.S. Senate seat does not fall into the hands of the radical left, led by John Fetterman," Oz said in the statement. "I look forward to campaigning in every corner of the Commonwealth for the next five months to earn the support of every Pennsylvanian." | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2022/mccormick-concedes-giving-oz-victory-in-pa-gop-primary-for-u-s-senate/3260873/ | 2022-06-04 04:51:08 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2022/mccormick-concedes-giving-oz-victory-in-pa-gop-primary-for-u-s-senate/3260873/ |
ANGOLA — The Steuben County Soil and Water Conservation District has announced its Conservation Camp will take place on July 11 at Pokagon State Park.
This year’s theme is “Our Wonderful Water!”
The camp costs $10 per camper ages 8-14 and runs from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with lunch provided. Drop off is at the Pokagon Nature Center, with afternoon pickup at the CCC Shelter.
The day will be filled with a presentation by Pokagon interpretive naturalists, a nature hike, a craft, lunch and afternoon games. This camp is one of three being offered in northeast Indiana this summer. LaGrange County’s camp has been scheduled for June 20 and Whitley County’s Camp is scheduled for Aug. 1.
Steuben County SWCD is once again offering a scholarship for Steuben County youth who would like to attend the July 11 Conservation Camp at Pokagon or any of the northeast Indiana conservation camps. This means the total cost for each Steuben County camper will only be $5 per camp.
Space is limited. The deadline to register for the Steuben County Conservation Camp is July 3.
Contact the Steuben County SWCD office for more information on any of the camps at 665-3211, ext. 3. You can also visit the Steuben County SWCD website at steubenswcd.org for more details. | https://www.kpcnews.com/heraldrepublican/article_a67c078e-95cb-5871-8052-973e367c3f39.html | 2023-06-08 21:26:35 | 0 | https://www.kpcnews.com/heraldrepublican/article_a67c078e-95cb-5871-8052-973e367c3f39.html |
Will Penelope Featherington be the diamond of Bridgerton season three?
We think so, as a teaser video announcing the start of season three's production gave a glimpse at the wallflower's transformation into a striking beauty. That's not to say Penelope wasn't lovely before, but the footage released July 20 showed Nicola Coughlan, who plays Penelope, with a stunning updo and jaw-dropping makeup.
We mean, the sweeping bangs and the smoky eye are not what we normally see on the soft-spoken Featherington daughter. This transformation isn't necessarily a surprise for fans of the Bridgerton books, as Romancing Mister Bridgerton—the Julia Quinn novel that inspired this season—introduces a new look for Penelope.
In fact, Nicola told E! News in May that season three will be "a lot different." Namely, viewers will watch as her character "finally becomes a woman in season three and comes into herself."
Of course, Penelope isn't the only one slated for a glow up, as Nicola teased that Luke Newton, who plays her other half, Colin Bridgerton, has big leading man energy this season.
"I saw a picture of [Luke] from a fitting today," she said at the time, "and they've taken him from boyband to leading man in a major way."
So, what exactly can fans expect from the next installment? According to Netflix, Bridgerton season three follows Penelope as she finally moves on from her Colin crush. You can thank his nasty comments at the end of season two for that.
"She has, however, decided it's time to take a husband," the streamer's description continued, "preferably one who will provide her with enough independence to continue her double life as Lady Whistledown, far away from her mother and sisters."
Meanwhile, Colin is eager to win back Penelope's friendship, offering to mentor her throughout the next marriage season. But Netflix teased, "When his lessons start working a little too well, Colin must grapple with whether his feelings for Penelope are truly just friendly."
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical Depression Four formed in the Atlantic Ocean early Thursday, and the weather system is expected to become a tropical storm.
The National Hurricane Center said T.D. Four was near latitude 10.9 north and longitude 41.1 west and was moving toward the west near 12 mph while packing sustained winds near 35 mph, with higher gusts.
The system is expected to turn northwest during the next few days.
On the current forecast track, the depression is expected to remain east of the northern Leeward Islands through the weekend. It’s track after that is unclear.
The next named storm will be called Cindy. | https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/2023/06/22/tropical-depression-forms-in-atlantic-heres-what-to-know/ | 2023-06-22 11:29:12 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/2023/06/22/tropical-depression-forms-in-atlantic-heres-what-to-know/ |
Engagement and visualization are highly valued amongst meeting hosts and attendees in the era of virtual and hybrid work, report shows
SAN FRANCISCO and AMSTERDAM, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Miro, the online platform accelerating innovation through visual collaboration, announced it was named a Customer's Choice in the 2022 Gartner Peer Insights 'Voice of the Customer': Meeting Solutions. Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice distinctions recognize vendors and products that are highly rated by their customers. Miro earned an overall rating of 4.6 out of a possible 5 stars, making it the highest-rated meeting solution in existing customer satisfaction as reviewed by 197 users, 97% of whom said they would recommend it.
Miro's collaboration platform enables users to work together in real-time, bringing the shared, visual nature of whiteboarding to virtual meetings and workshops. One Strategic Partner Manager who reviewed Miro for Gartner Peer Insights said "The availability to work together on Miro in real-time allowed us to cooperate and be in the same room like in real life."
The experience of visual collaboration improves meeting engagement, and helps turn input from attendees into actionable plans for projects. Another Miro user, a Staff Engineer and Architect, said in their review, "I have never seen a tool nor process that so quickly and effectively gathers feedback from so many people and synthesizes it into actionable data."
"In today's hybrid environments, a meeting solution that keeps teams engaged is essential in driving innovation and in helping to maintain company culture," said Andrey Khusid, Miro co-founder and CEO. "Customer delight is at the heart of everything we do at Miro, and our community of 35+ million users is the greatest source of inspiration, and is strong recognition of the positive impact we believe our product has in changing the way people come together to work and collaborate."
To create the Voice of the Customer report, Gartner aggregates reviews and ratings of software solutions by IT professionals and verified end-users. Each solution is evaluated based on customer experience and satisfaction at all stages of adoption, from evaluation to deployment to usage and service. We believe being named a Customers' Choice highlights that in addition to being the leading online whiteboard, the flexibility of Miro's platform allows it to provide deep, transformational value in mission-critical use cases like online meetings.
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Miro is an online, visual collaboration platform designed to unlock creativity and accelerate innovation among teams of all kinds. The platform's infinite canvas enables teams to lead engaging workshops and meetings, design products, brainstorm ideas, and more. Miro, co-headquartered in San Francisco and Amsterdam, serves more than 35M users worldwide, including 99% of the Fortune 100. Miro was founded by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin in 2011 and currently has more than 1,500 employees in 11 hubs around the world. To learn more, please visit https://miro.com.
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- FanDuel is fastest growing brand from the US, up 259% to US$3.4 billion
- Bite taken out of Apple as it falls to be second most valuable American brand
- Alphabet owns USA's strongest and second-strongest brands in Google and YouTube
- Amazon has highest Sustainability Perceptions Value of any US brand at US$19.9 billion, followed by Tesla
DALLAS, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amazon has retaken top spot as the USA's most valuable brand despite its brand value falling 15% this year from US$350.3 billion to US$299.3 billion. Amazon was previously the world's most valuable brand from 2018 to 2020.
Every year, leading brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance puts 5,000 of the biggest brands to the test, and publishes over 100 reports, ranking brands across all sectors and countries. The United States' most valuable and strongest brands are included in the annual Brand Finance US 50 2023 ranking at brandirectory.com/usa
Amazon's brand has fallen by over US$50 billion this year, substantially in connection with its fall in brand strength, with its brand rating falling from AAA+ to AAA as consumers evaluate it more harshly in the post-pandemic world. Despite its fall in value this year, Amazon's brand is still up 36% in value since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
David Haigh, Chairman & CEO, Brand Finance committed:
"Our research has found that Amazon's brand value comes from its strong position in both B2C and B2B sectors of the economy, as it is a key global market leader in the massive markets of both online retail and online cloud computing services."
New entrant FanDuel is the fastest growing brand in the ranking, more than tripling in brand value to US$3.4 billion. FanDuel is leading the expansion of the US online gambling market, which has flourished since 2018 when restrictive US gambling restrictions were repealed in some States.
Apple has fallen to be the United States' second most valuable brand. Its brand value is down 16% from US$355.1 billion to US$297.5 billion, to move from slightly above Amazon's brand value to now be slightly below Amazon's brand value.
Laurence Newell, Managing Director Brand Finance, North America, commented:
"Despite challenges faced by Apple this year, the brand continues to innovate, invest in long-term growth plans. Apple's high level of customer loyalty and continued strong customer response to new products saw the installed base of active Apple devices hit an all-time high in 2022."
In addition to calculating brand value, Brand Finance also determines the relative strength of brands. Compliant with ISO20671, Brand Finance's assessment of stakeholder equity incorporates original market research data from over 100,000 respondents in 38 countries and across 31 sectors.
Alphabet Inc, the parent company of both Google (brand value up 7% to US$281.4 billion) and YouTube (brand value up 24% to US$29.7 billion) achieved a rare one-two ranking as the United States' two strongest brands. Both brands have overtaken last year's strongest brand, Coca-Cola, which is now the US' sixth strongest brand, after a 4-point Brand Strength Index score reduction.
As part of its analysis, Brand Finance assesses the role that specific brand attributes play in driving overall brand value. One such attribute is sustainability. Brand Finance assesses how sustainable specific brands are perceived to be, represented by a 'Sustainability Perceptions Score'. The value that is linked to sustainability perceptions, the 'Sustainability Perceptions Value', is then calculated for each brand.
Amazon has the highest sustainability perceptions value of any US brand at US$19.9 billion. Like many of the world's top brands, Amazon has a huge scope for impact due to the sheer scale of its operations. It is important to note that Amazon's position at the top of the table is not an assessment of its overall sustainability performance. Instead, it highlights the value that Amazon has tied up in the sustainability perception of stakeholders.
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Brand value is understood as the net economic benefit that a brand owner would achieve by licensing the brand in the open market. Brand strength is the efficacy of a brand's performance on intangible measures relative to its competitors.
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LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of British vacationers face potential disruption to their travel plans at the start of the school summer holidays, after almost 1,000 workers at London’s Gatwick Airport voted to strike in a dispute over pay.
The Unite union said Friday that members, including baggage handlers and check-in staff, who are employed by four private contractors will walk out for four days from July 28 and again for a subsequent four-day stretch from Aug. 4.
The union said the action will “inevitably” cause disruption to flights at the height of the summer holiday season after the school year has ended. The airlines affected are British Airways, easyJet, Ryanair, TUI, WestJet and Wizz Air.
Gatwick, which is just south of the U.K. capital, is London’s second-busiest airport behind Heathrow, with a particular focus during the summer to Europe’s beach resorts in the Mediterranean.
A total of 4,410 flights are scheduled to depart Gatwick across all the strike days, equating to more than 840,000 seats, according to aviation data company Cirium.
Those involved in the dispute are employed by ASC, Menzies Aviation, GGS and DHL Services, which conduct outsourced operations for airlines including ground handling, baggage handling and check-in. Unite said it has been in negotiations with the four companies since January.
“As part of Unite’s unyielding focus on the jobs, pay and condition of its members, the union has drawn a line in the sand and is committed to eradicating the scourge of low pay at the airport,” said Sharon Graham, the union’s general-secretary.
Britain has witnessed an array of strikes over the past few months as workers across various sectors try to get wage raises that at least keep pace with inflation. Though inflation has fallen from its peak, it remains high at 8.7%. Unite said the majority of workers who are set to strike are paid an average of under 12 pounds ($15.50) an hour.
Gatwick, like other airports in Europe, is already suffering major disruption because of air traffic control restrictions as a result of strike action, staff shortages and airspace closures related to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
“We are aware of the recent ballot result and will support our airlines with their contingency plans to ensure that flights operate as scheduled,” a spokesperson for the airport said. | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-hundreds-of-thousands-face-disruption-at-londons-gatwick-airport-this-summer-after-strike-vote/ | 2023-07-14 13:59:16 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-hundreds-of-thousands-face-disruption-at-londons-gatwick-airport-this-summer-after-strike-vote/ |
VIDEO: Man arrested after leading police on chase in stolen John Deere tractor
BOONE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A man in North Carolina is accused of stealing a tractor and leading police on a miles-long chase.
WBTV reports a witness caught some of the chase and shared a video on TikTok showing police vehicles chasing the man in a reported stolen John Deere tractor through Watauga County.
According to Boone police, the man struck multiple cars in the tractor during the incident, including a police vehicle. A church was also damaged along with a dumpster being hit.
Police identified the suspect as Ronnie Hicks.
Boone police said officers tried to use stop sticks to stop the tractor, but officers ultimately had to shoot one of the tires once Hicks started to head the wrong way on a highway and towards an elementary school.
Once police got Hicks to stop, he reportedly jumped off the tractor waving a knife. Police said an officer used a Taser and ultimately was able to take him into custody without injury to anyone involved.
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A caffeinated energy drink being promoted by American social media influencers is set to be recalled in Canada.
Health Canada said Wednesday that at 200 milligram of caffeine per can, Prime Energy exceeds the regulator’s acceptable caffeine limit of 180 milligram per serving and should not be sold.
On Sunday, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate PRIME, a beverage brand founded by the YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI that has become something of an obsession among the influencers’ legions of young followers.
Health Canada said it’s aware that some shops may be selling Prime Energy — which is different from the widely available Prime Hydration drink — without approval.
It said caffeinated energy drinks are considered supplemented food and are therefore regulated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Both agencies are working to address the issue, Health Canada said in an email.
Prime Hydration is the non-caffeinated and bottled version of the canned beverage Prime Energy. They are among multiple other brands of energy drinks popular among children and teens.
Backed by two of YouTube’s best known stars, PRIME was an immediate sensation when it launched last year, prompting long lines.
Advertising itself as zero sugar and vegan, the neon-colored cans are among a growing number of energy drinks with elevated levels of caffeine; in PRIME’s case, 200 milligrams per 12 ounces, equivalent to about half a dozen Coke cans or nearly two Red Bulls. in grocery stores and reports of school yard resale markets.
Health Canada recommends a maximum of 2.5 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram of body weight for youth up to age 18. By comparison, a can of Coke has 34 milligrams of caffeine, six times less than the amount in a serving of Prime Energy.
That high content prompted bans from some schools in the United Kingdom and Australia where some pediatricians warned of possible health effects on young children such as heart problems, anxiety and digestive issues.
The FDA said in a statement Monday that it was reviewing Schumer’s letter and would respond to the senator directly.
A company representative said their energy drink, which comes with a warning label that it is “not recommended for children under 18,” contains a comparable level of caffeine to other competitors. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/international/ap-popular-prime-drink-that-exceeds-canadas-caffeine-limits-to-be-recalled/ | 2023-07-13 14:01:02 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/international/ap-popular-prime-drink-that-exceeds-canadas-caffeine-limits-to-be-recalled/ |
LONDON, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE:IGT) today announced, in accordance with Section 203.01 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, that its 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today, February 28, 2023. IGT's 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F includes the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. A copy of IGT's 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F is available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.IGT.com, and is accessible at www.sec.gov.
IGT will provide to all holders of its securities a hard copy of its 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F, free of charge, upon request through its website or in writing to International Game Technology PLC, Attn: Corporate Secretary, 10 Finsbury Square, Third Floor, London EC2A 1AF.
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SHANGHAI, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "SUNMEI Group" is officially renamed as "Sunmei Digital Intelligence Technology Group" from now on to comprehensively transform and upgrade towards an intelligent platform company in the industry.
As of December 31, 2021, the Group had over 5,800 hotels, with 3,979 operating hotels which ranked fifth. The members on Xinlimei app had exceeded 123 million. With a coverage rate of third-and fourth-tier cities of 100% and a coverage rate of fifth-tier cities of 90%, Sunmei is the fifth hotel group with the largest sinking market share in China.
Sunmei transforms and upgrades to a digital intelligence company to build a new ecology of digital economy
Sunmei Digital Intelligence Technology Group has been committed to digital construction by focusing on building "hotel brand + intelligent industrial platform" to provide consumers with a better accommodation experience.
It has developed the industry-leading AI hotel managers, and built an intelligent full-process online closed-loop customer demand management system with IOT intelligent mid-end platform as the core.
Reach strategic cooperation with Tuya, Meituan and Tencent Cloud to accelerate the digital intelligence transformation of hotels in the sinking market
In the process of accelerating the digital intelligence transformation of hotels in the sinking market, Sunmei has reached strategic cooperation with Tuya, Meituan and Tencent Cloud to help the Group upgrade to "Sunmei Digital Intelligence Technology Group".
Sunmei and Tuya: Redefining a new generation of smart hotels
Sunmei has developed a one-stop smart hotel solution based on the cloud development platform of Tuya. At the end of July, the brand-new smart hotel model room will be opened in the Sunmei Industrial Park, which will redefine a new generation of smart hotels. The intelligent locks and smart central voice control screens were independently developed by Sunmei.
Sunmei and Meituan: Creating the first digital hotel operating system of Sunmei - AI Operation Manager
Supported by Meituan's big data platform and powerful computing power, and with the price model extracted from thousands of hotels of Sunmei, the AI Operation Manager will implement an intelligent pricing system which realizes dynamic decision-making based on big data. In addition, with the original super operation system and capabilities of private domain improvement and quality improvement, the AI Operation Manager will become the first hotel operating system (HOS) in the industry.
Sunmei and Tencent Cloud: Accommodation cloud
On the basis of Tencent Cloud (IAAS) + Enterprise WeChat Open Platform (PAAS), Sunmei and Tencent Cloud will build an AIOT cloud platform for the whole life cycle management of the accommodation industry. In the future, the platform will provide accommodation cloud solutions for the industry and establish an accommodation value network based on the ecology of "Public Cloud, Enterprise WeChat and Big Data" according to the demands of scenarios in the accommodation ecology.
Three independently-developed intelligent products launched,driving better accommodation experience with technology
Three intelligent products independently developed by Sunmei: intelligent lock, intelligent central control screen and AI operation manager, have been launched, which marks the implementation of Sunmei's strategy of comprehensive intelligent transformation.
In the future, Sunmei will continue to launch a series of intelligent hotel products to build us into a brand-new excellent technology brand, and exhibit the role of Sunmei's brand influence in intelligent hotels to the maximum.
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HARTWICK, NY – An Otsego County man has been charged with sexually assaulting children in 2 different counties while an Otsego County woman is accused of not reporting the crimes.
New York State Police arrested 40-year-old Joshua Condon of Hartwick for raping and sexually assaulting 2 children under the age of 13 on multiple occasions in Otsego County.
Police say their investigation uncovered another rape of a child under the age of 13 in Delaware County.
State Police also charged 34-year-old Jessica Bresee of Hartwick with criminal facilitation for knowing about the assaults and not reporting them. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/otsego-county-man-woman-charged-with-sexual-assault-crimes/ | 2022-04-28 23:59:14 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/otsego-county-man-woman-charged-with-sexual-assault-crimes/ |
Dramatic video shows a snowboarder who was buried alive upside down in the snow being saved by a skier who happened to see the snowboard sticking out of the snow.
This happened near Mount Baker in Washington state near the Canadian border. The skier used his avalanche rescue training to dig the snowboarder out.
The skier properly dug around the victim's head to clear his airway first before the rest of the snowboarder's body was freed from the crushing snow.
The video shows the moment the buried snowboarder is able to breathe again, revealing how dire the situation was before the rescuer arrived.
It is unknown if the snowboarder suffered any injuries. | https://abc30.com/snowboarder-buried-alive-upside-down-saved-snow/13050849/ | 2023-03-31 01:29:52 | 1 | https://abc30.com/snowboarder-buried-alive-upside-down-saved-snow/13050849/ |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of Naomi Judd, the late matriarch of the Grammy-winning country duo The Judds, will have a chance to say goodbye and rejoice in their hits in a final tour helmed by daughter Wynonna and all-star musical partners.
The Judd family continues to grieve her sudden death during a year that should have been a celebration. The tour was announced only weeks before Naomi Judd, 76, took her life on April 30, the day before their induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
“It’s devastatingly beautiful to go back to the past and relive some of these memories,” said Wynonna Judd this week as she sat on a tour bus after rehearsals. “Yesterday I was in rehearsal and there’s a part in the show where they sync up Mom singing with me. And I turned around and I just lost it.”
The 11-city tour starts Friday night in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and will include stops in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Fort Worth, Texas, and Nashville before ending in their home state in Lexington, Kentucky. Special guests include Brandi Carlile, Ashley McBryde, Little Big Town, Kelsea Ballerini, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill and tour opener Martina McBride.
Judd’s husband Larry Strickland, and her two daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, reflected on their mother’s legacy, not only in music, but as a caregiver and an advocate. The red-headed duo scored more than a dozen No. 1 hits, combining young Wynonna’s powerful vocals with Naomi’s family harmonies and stage charm. Reflecting their Appalachian roots with polished pop stylings, their hits included “Why Not Me,” “Mama He’s Crazy,” “Rockin’ With the Rhythm of the Rain,” and “Love Can Build a Bridge.”
Naomi’s husband of nearly 33 years said he hopes that fans feel uplifted to hear their hit songs performed again in arenas. But he knows he will struggle when he sees his wife on the big screens or hears her voice again.
“I’m having trouble now just seeing pictures of her. I don’t know how much I can handle,” Strickland said.
Strickland said his wife was excited to tour again with her daughter because she loved the connection with the fans. The storyline of the single mother supporting two daughters becoming one of the biggest duos in country music history, along with Naomi’s flashy wardrobe and bubbly approachability, made fans identify with her.
“She loved being on the stage and singing,” Strickland said. “She loved people. And she would do her twisting and twirling. She was the harmony singer. She was all about her hair and the little dresses that she would have made. And so that was her world.”
Her family has endless stories of Naomi Judd’s empathy and passion for helping, her love of animals, especially dogs, and her desire to learn. A nurse by trade before her music career, she was on the board of the American Humane Association and was a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Her daughter Ashley recalled how she walked around with $20 and $50 bills in her bra and would hand them out to people, especially women.
Wynonna Judd said that recently she visited the same hospital outside Nashville where her mom died. And she noticed that on one of the walls in the emergency room were pictures of volunteers who helped assist patients.
“And there’s a picture of my mother in the cutest little wig and she has her name tag, ‘Naomi Judd,’” she said.
Naomi Judd struggled most of her life with depression, which she shared openly in her book “River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged With Hope.” Her family said she was also being treated for bipolar disorder and PTSD.
“That’s the complexity of this issue, because my mother, even in her darkest hour, would put on her wig and go down to the emergency room and help other people during their emergencies,” Wynonna Judd said, her strong voice cracking. “So I find it pretty devastating that she got to a point where she was done helping herself.”
Strickland, too, noted how mental illness affected his wife. Despite feeling incredibly excited for the tour, her mental state was deteriorating, he said. Strickland said she was seeing a psychiatrist, but her depression was resistant to treatment, and they were trying different types of medication to help her.
“The lows that she would experience with her mental illness just seemed to get worse,” he said.
Since The Judds debuted in the 1980s, the family has lived under the public eye, headlining awards shows and appearing on magazine covers, in books and TV shows. But Naomi’s death has only intensified scrutiny, to the point where the family is dispelling rumors that there is a dispute over the estate. Strickland, who is Ashley and Wynonna’s stepfather, was named the executor of the estate.
Ashley Judd said it was “obviously natural, good, and proper that Mom’s estate would flow to Pop, her partner of 43 years and then upon his eventual passing, come to her daughters.”
The actor was with her mother when she died and has advocated for the family’s legal request to keep police investigative records relating to her mother’s death from being publicly released. After an appeal, the Tennessee Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court. Ashley Judd said that privacy should be afforded to any family dealing with suicide.
“We are an open family,” she said. “We’re committed to raising awareness about the walk with mental illness and reducing shame and stigma, guiding people towards resources, and helping families build resistance to and resilience from the devastation. And there’s also a certain dignity and decency that’s necessary around the actual day of the death.”
Wynonna Judd said since her mother’s death, people who have had similar experiences have reached out to her to ask that mental illness resources and information are provided to fans during the tour.
“This is very real to me. This is not just show business. This is an opportunity to help someone out there not end their life,” she said. “We must get rid of the stigma of the words mental illness because people will not reach out for help.”
Wynonna’s relationship with her mother was sometimes filled with drama, but it continues to this day, when she sits under a tree at her home in Tennessee and processes her grief. “I love my mother and she makes me crazy still. Your relationship with your mother never ends,” she said. “I still talk to her and it’s awesome and it’s hard.”
The family wants the fans to remember Naomi Judd as a beautiful, talented, smart and colorfully complex woman, who had highs and lows, and was honest about her journey.
“I want them to see that in adversity, in death, there is life,” said Wynonna Judd.
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“Things are generally getting hotter. But on top of that, variability is also changing,” says climate scientist Nick Cavanaugh, founder and CEO of Sensible Weather, a climate risk company that offers travelers weather insurance coverage.
Travel planning is becoming more difficult as we try to anticipate whether wildfire smoke will affect a honeymoon in Australia or a record heat wave will hit during a bucket list trip to Europe.
While you can’t predict the unpredictable, there are some weather trends that can help you pick a vacation spot where the temperature is more palatable.
Hawaii
Andy Turlington, owner and travel adviser at Wildest Dreams Bookings, recommends Hawaii for a temperate vacation — like the city of Lihue on the island of Kauai, where the average temperature is between the 70s and 80s during the summer. Plus, “there aren’t many heavy storm fronts in the area,” Turlington said.
Shayna Mizrahi, founder and CEO of Vive Voyage, also vouches for Hawaii in the summer.
“With all of the current unreliable temperature changes, traveling to Hawaii is a safe bet that you will enjoy the trip with fantastic weather and great sunshine,” Mizrahi said.
Seattle
According toAAA, Seattle is expected to be the second-most-popular domestic destination for Independence Day travelers this year. That may be because the city is a perfect place to find relief from the heat, with summer temperature highs in the upper 70s. Go for the forecast, stay for Seattle’s restaurants, book shops, parks and museums. Our Seattle City Guide writer Seth Sommerfeld says, “We don’t dispute the ‘it’s always rainy in Seattle’ stereotype, because we don’t want any of y’all to find out that summer here is perfect.”
Sweden
For comfortable weather (highs in the 70s) and long daylight hours in the summer (like, sunrise at 3:40 a.m. and sunset at 10 p.m.), Jill Fischbarg, an OvationNetwork travel adviser, recommends Sweden. Start your trip in Stockholm for museums — such as the ABBA museum, the National Museum and the Vasa Museum — and a vibrant food scene that highlights seasonal and local ingredients (Fischbarg’s musts are Ostermalm Market Hall and chef Fredrik Eriksson’s restaurant at the National Museum).
And for people looking for outdoor activities, “take a boat over to the Stockholm Archipelago, for hiking, stand-up paddleboarding, fishing, swimming or biking,” Fischbarg said.
Mexico
While parts of Mexico experience brutal heat, tropical cyclones and floods, it also has oases that are never too hot or too cold.
With temperatures in the summer averaging in the low to mid-80s, San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico is a top pick for Terika L. Haynes, owner of Dynamite Travel. The walkable city is famous for its baroque Spanish architecture and cultural attractions.
“It is also one of the more safer travel destinations, which makes it great for a solo explorer,” Haynes said.
For a beach, InteleTravel travel adviser Trish Smith sends clients to Puerto Vallarta — the region has some hurricane risks, but less so than other parts of the country. Travelers can expect weather around the 80s and 90s.
Slovenia
A top summer vacation pick for Eeva Ruuska, Riskline travel insurance’s head of U.S. operations, is the capital city of Slovenia, Ljubljana. Based on Weather Spark’s tourism score, visitors should aim for mid-June to early September for their Ljubljana trip for highs in the 70s and 80s.
The city’s old town is fully pedestrian, so no rental car required. If you do need to get somewhere in the car-free zone a little quicker, the city has “Kavalir” electric vehicles available to use free year-round. Ruuska recommends adding some side trips to hike nearby Alpine peaks, visit vineyards or sunbathe at the Adriatic Sea.
San Diego
With some of the most pleasant weather in the country, San Diego ranks high for travelers looking for reliable sun. July through October are the Southern California city’s warmest months, with average highs in the 70s.
Canada
With summer highs in the 80s, Montreal offers Americans a European-feeling vacation without the European heat waves. Ruuska says the Canadian city is easy to explore, between its reliable public transportation and nearly 500 miles of bike paths. Her other tip for your visit: Don’t miss a day trip to Quebec City.
Aruba
Aruba is always the first destination Elaine Esposito, a travel adviser at OvationNetwork, recommends to clients looking for a vacation destination with consistent weather.
“The temperature is almost always in the 80s,” Esposito said. “Aruba is an arid island with a dry climate where trade winds blow to lessen the heat.”
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NEW YORK, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers and acquirers of the securities of Stem, Inc. f/k/a Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (NYSE: STEM, STEM.WT, STPK.U): (i) pursuant and/or traceable to the offering documents issued in connection with the merger ("Merger") consummated on April 28, 2021 by and among the Company, STPK Merger Sup Corp. ("Merger Sub"), and Stem, Inc., ("Legacy Stem"); and/or (ii) between March 4, 2021 and February 16, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 11, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Stem securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Stem class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16161 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 11, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: Throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, the offering documents and defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Legacy Stem suffered from material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting related to accounting for deferred cost of goods sold and inventory, certain revenue recognition calculations, and internal-use capitalized software calculations; (2) the Company had overstated Legacy Stem's and its own post-Merger business and financial prospects; (3) Stem's software revenue did not make up 100% of the Company's services revenue; (4) Stem had overstated the benefits expected to flow from its AP partnership; and (5) as a result, the offering documents and defendants' public statements throughout the Class Period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Stem class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16161 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Company to Host Conference Call on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 1:30 pm PT / 4:30 pm ET
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nevro Corp. (NYSE: NVRO), a global medical device company that is delivering comprehensive, life-changing solutions for the treatment of chronic pain, today announced that the company will report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 after the market closes on April 26, 2023.
Management will host a conference call on April 26, 2023 to discuss first quarter 2023 financial results. The call will begin at 1:30 pm PT/ 4:30 pm ET. Investors interested in listening to the call may do so by dialing (888) 330-2443 in the U.S. or +1 (240) 789-2728 internationally, using Conference ID: 3583097. A live webcast of this event, as well as an archived recording, will be available in the Investors section of Nevro's website at www.nevro.com.
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About Nevro Corp.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Nevro is a global medical device company focused on delivering comprehensive, life-changing solutions that continue to set the standard for enduring patient outcomes in chronic pain treatment. The company started with a simple mission to help more patients suffering from debilitating pain and developed its proprietary 10 kHz Therapy™, an evidence-based, non-pharmacologic innovation that has impacted the lives of more than 100,000 patients globally. Nevro's comprehensive HFX™ spinal cord stimulation (SCS) platform includes a Senza SCS system and support services for the treatment of chronic pain of the trunk and limb and painful diabetic neuropathy.
Senza®, Senza II®, Senza Omnia™, and HFX iQ™ are the only SCS systems that deliver Nevro's proprietary 10 kHz Therapy™. Nevro's unique support services provide every patient with an HFX Coach™ throughout their pain relief journey and every physician with HFX Cloud™ insights for enhanced patient and practice management.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Firefighters brought a wildfire in southern Turkey under control Thursday, a day after more than 1,000 people were evacuated from homes and hotels, officials said.
The fire broke out Wednesday in the district of Gulnar in the Mediterranean coastal province of Mersin and spread to parts of the nearby district of Silifke, fanned by strong winds.
At least 29 water-dropping helicopters, 11 planes and about 850 personnel were involved in efforts to extinguish the blaze, according to Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency, AFAD.
Hundreds of homes and at least two hotels were evacuated as a precaution, the agency said. At least eight people were hospitalized due to the fire, one in serious condition, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.
Deputy Agriculture and Forestry Ministry Veysel Tiryaki said around 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of forest was burned before the blaze was contained.
A highway linking Mersin to the nearby province of Antalya was closed temporarily but was reopened on Thursday, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
Last summer, blazes that were fed by strong winds and scorching temperatures tore through forests in Turkey’s Mediterranean and Aegean regions, killing at least eight people and countless animals.
The government came under criticism for its inadequate response and preparedness to fight large-scale wildfires, including a lack of modern firefighting planes.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Retired Las Vegas correspondent Robert Macy, who wrote thousands of stories about entertainment, crime and sports in Sin City over the course of two decades for The Associated Press, has died. He was 85.
Macy died early Friday in hospice in Las Vegas following a brief illness, his family said.
After graduating from the University of Kansas with a degree in journalism in 1959, Macy spent the next decade working in television, in public relations and for newspapers.
He began his almost 30-year career with the AP in 1971 when he was hired by the news cooperative as a writer in Kansas City, Missouri. Macy gained attention there early on for his coverage of a hotel pedestrian walkway collapse that killed more than 100 people.
A decade later Macy was in Las Vegas, where throughout the ’80s and ’90s he wrote about a virtual who’s who of entertainers, then staples of The Strip.
In 1988 he reported on the fatal police shooting of a man who took a 74-year-old employee hostage while trying to steal $1 million in jewelry from the Liberace Museum. Macy was there when singer Wayne Newton, known as “Mr. Las Vegas,” performed his 25,000th show in 1996.
He interviewed more than 200 celebrities, including comedians George Burns and Red Skelton and singers from Phyllis McGuire to Paul Anka to the Osmond Brothers. He also developed friendships with more than a few.
Macy knew entertainers Siegfried & Roy so well that when trainer and performer Roy Horn was attacked in 2003 by one of their white tigers, the AP story carried his byline even though he was already retired.
Macy retired from the AP in 2000 and the following year was inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his wife, Melinda, of Las Vegas: son Brent and daughter-in-law Martha, of Las Vegas; and son Scott, granddaughters Kara and Savannah and great-granddaughter Azlynn, all of Leesburg, Florida.
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NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Energy Transfer LP ("Energy Transfer" or the "Company") (NYSE: ET) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Energy Transfer investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired common shares of Energy Transfer stock between April 13, 2017 and December 20, 2021, both dates inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
ET 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: (a) Energy Transfer had inadequate internal controls and procedures to prevent contractors from engaging in illegal conduct with regards to drilling activities, and/or failed to properly mitigate known issues related to such controls and procedures; (b) Energy Transfer, through its subsidiary Rover Pipeline, LLC, hired a third-party contractor to conduct Horizontal Directional Drilling Activities for the Rover Pipeline Project, whose conduct of adding illegal additives in the drilling mud caused severe pollution near the Tuscarawas River when a large inadvertent release took place on April 13, 2017; (c) Energy Transfer continually downplayed its potential civil liabilities when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") was actively investigating the Energy Transfer's wrongdoing related to the April 13 release and consistently provided it with updated information about FERC's findings on this matter.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Energy Transfer during the relevant time frame, you have until August 2, 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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Disney celebrates 100 years with new enhancements coming to parks
(CNN) – The Walt Disney Company is celebrating 100 years with new enhancements at its theme parks.
At California’s Disneyland, guests with Magic Key passes or Park Hopper tickets will be able to go between the resort’s two parks starting at 11 a.m., two hours earlier than before.
All ticketed guests will soon be able to download all Photopass or attraction photos for free on the Disneyland app.
The park is also adding more lower-priced tickets throughout the year.
Meanwhile, at Walt Disney World in Florida, free self-parking is coming back to resort hotels, which could save guests between $15 and $25 a night.
In the coming months, passholders will be able to visit their favorite parks after 2 p.m. without a reservation.
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The brand extended franchise agreements that accounted for more than $11.8 billion in sales volume in 2022 and welcomed six new affiliates in Q4 2022
MADISON, N.J., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, an Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) brand, achieved remarkable results through the retention of 68 affiliated companies by extending their Coldwell Banker franchise agreements in 2022, which accounted for more than $11.2 billion in sales volume. The brand also reported that it added an additional $4.7 billion in sales volume from 24 new affiliates that joined the network in 2022, making 2022 the largest franchise growth year in Coldwell Banker history. During a challenging time, entrepreneurs saw the value of doing business with an established and trusted brand, while leveraging that partnership and their powerful local operations for growth.
In Q4 2022, Coldwell Banker Real Estate welcomed six new affiliated companies to the network:
- Coldwell Banker Flag City, Findlay, Ohio
- Coldwell Banker Stiles, Greenwood, Ind.
- Coldwell Banker Commercial Omni Group, Santa Ana, Calif.
- Coldwell Banker Home Lovers Realty, Miami
- Coldwell Banker Ultimate, Lake Jackson, Texas
- Coldwell Banker Nestwork, Lee's Summit, Mo.
Coldwell Banker Home Lovers Realty, Coldwell Banker Ultimate, and Coldwell Banker Nestwork joined the brand through the Inclusive Ownership (IO) program, created to help increase representation of entrepreneurs in the real estate industry in diverse populations including ethnic and racial groups, women, LGBTQ+ and veterans. Since its inception, 34 companies have joined Coldwell Banker through the program – 15 companies in 2022.
QUOTES:
"As an established brand in real estate, our reputation, tools and technology allow us to offer unmatched support to our stellar group of affiliates. We are energized when we welcome new companies to the network because we recognize the tremendous value of building an ecosystem for our affiliates to thrive, and ultimately, for our brand to thrive. Because of the trust and ingenuity within our network, 2022 was the largest franchise growth year in Coldwell Banker history, an accomplishment that showcases our reputation as an invaluable brand for our affiliates to join. We're proud to be the North Star of the industry."
- Liz Gehringer, President of Coldwell Banker Affiliate Business and COO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
About Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Powered by its network of over 100,000 affiliated sales professionals in more than 2,700 offices across 39 countries and territories, the Coldwell Banker® system is a leading provider of full-service residential and commercial real estate brokerage services. The Coldwell Banker brand prides itself on its history of expertise, honesty and an empowering culture of excellence since its beginnings in 1906. Coldwell Banker Real Estate is committed to providing its network of affiliated sales agents with the tools and insights needed to excel in today's marketplace and is known for its bold leadership and dedication to driving the industry forward. The brand was named among the 2023 Women's Choice Award® "9 out of 10 Customer Recommended Real Estate Agency." Blue is bold and the integrity and values of the Coldwell Banker brand give the Gen Blue network an unbeatable edge. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each office is independently owned and operated. To join Coldwell Banker Real Estate and unlock the Gen Blue possibilities, please visit www.coldwellbanker.com/join.
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OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - If navigating the pandemic was not enough, high inflation and market instability have created ongoing problems for brands, retailers, and consumers alike, particularly as the holiday season approaches. The uptick in deal-seeking behavior from consumers is unlike any previous single-year increase as tech-savvy shoppers use more resources and touchpoints to find savings across their grocery shopping. Yet in the face of impacted marketing budgets, the brands, and retailers that consumers are searching for, are tasked with finding increasing efficiencies in their media investments while still delivering results.
As the passing autumn months point to impending holiday celebrations and gatherings, shoppers are looking through a lens of discounts and deals to offset sky-high food prices. The print circular remains central to grocery planning and securing savings for consumers, where their number one concern is feeding their families within constrained budgets. With an estimated year-over-year (YoY) increase of 13.1% in grocery prices1, the sector is remarking that brand and retailer loyalty are valued less by shoppers.
Engaging price-led, cross-brand shoppers is critical to winning consumers' hearts and wallets. Promoting in-stock, localized products with personalized messaging is the answer while achieving an efficient marketing outcome.
ShopLiftr's managed solution ensures brands and retailers reach their target audience effectively, and that relevant messaging and offers are presented to drive engagement and purchase. Powered by the largest, most comprehensive proprietary database of active trade promotions across the top three hundred grocery chains in North America, ShopLiftr's unique dynamic creative platform supports responsive, personalized display and video ad units. It enables brands to promote savings on consumers' favorite products, effectively maintaining and increasing market share, and drives in-store traffic to the supported retailer(s). Serving hyper-local deals to consumers in real-time, in turn, saves them time and money.
While marketers are frequently enticed to utilize in-house retail media networks purporting more direct access to consumers, promoting with only select retailers is an inefficient allocation of marketing budget and is limiting reach to consumers. The best time to show shoppers how much they can save is before they create their shopping list, by offering personalized products, available now, in their proximity. ShopLiftr's digital ad tech platform has been built specifically to put our clients' products on the shopping list. Effective and efficient, ShopLiftr-powered campaigns deliver outstanding results for brands and retailers, continually exceeding industry norms.
As the holidays approach, give your consumers a way to access the deals that you want to share. With ShopLiftr, you'll get proven results - even on a budget!
ShopLiftr is a digital ad technology company that aggregates and amplifies the largest collection of trade promotions, connecting shoppers with real-time, localized deals. ShopLiftr partners with the largest CPG brands and retailers in the world to deliver personalized digital advertising experiences at scale across North America.
1 Brick-and-Mortar Grocery's Ongoing Resilience; https://go.placer.ai/library/brick-and-mortar-grocerys-ongoing-resilience
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In 2022, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients saw a 5.9% increase to their benefits, the largest since 1982, due to an annual cost-of-living adjustment based on inflation rates.
Social Security provides people with an income when they retire or can’t work due to disability. Those who are retired can typically start receiving their Social Security benefits as early as age 62.
In recent weeks, some people on social media have claimed that Social Security payments will increase as much as 10% in 2023.
Ruby and other VERIFY readers also asked the team if Social Security recipients will see a bigger increase than normal in their checks next year.
THE QUESTION
Is the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2023 expected to be higher than average?
THE SOURCES
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Mary Johnson, Social Security and Medicare policy analyst for The Senior Citizens League
- AARP
THE ANSWER
Yes, the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2023 is expected to be higher than average.
WHAT WE FOUND
The Social Security Administration (SSA) adjusts benefit amounts every year to account for inflation through a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The agency will announce the 2023 COLA in October of this year, a spokesperson told VERIFY.
The COLA is calculated based on the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), an inflation gauge measured by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It measures the average change over time in the prices that workers are paying for in a “basket of consumer goods and services.”
The SSA explains on its website that the COLA is equal to the percentage increase in the CPI-W from the third quarter average of the previous year to the same average from the current year. If there is an increase, it’s rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent. That same increase is applied to monthly Social Security payments.
More from VERIFY: No, Social Security recipients aren’t getting new $1,400 stimulus checks
To determine the COLA for 2023, SSA will compare the CPI-W for July, August and September of 2021 to the same period in 2022.
In July 2022, the CPI-W increased 9.1% annually, BLS data show. Data is not yet available for August or September.
Data from SSA show that the highest COLA on record was 14.3% in 1980. But, over the past decade, the COLA has averaged just below 2%.
More recently, it increased from 1.3% in 2021 to 5.9% in 2022. The last time the COLA was close to this percentage increase was in 2009, when it was 5.8%.
Though SSA hasn’t yet announced the COLA for 2023, experts estimate that benefits could increase by the largest amount since 1981. The COLA was 11.2% that year.
David Certner, legislative counsel and director of legislative policy for government affairs at AARP, says Social Security recipients can expect a COLA of 8-10% for 2023, though these estimates are preliminary and depend on consumer price data through September.
Mary Johnson, the Social Security and Medicare policy analyst for the Senior Citizens League, predicts that the 2023 COLA will be 9.6%. That would average out to about $160 more per month for retired workers. That number could vary slightly depending on how inflation trends over the next several months, she said.
COLAs for the SSI program, which provides monthly payments to adults and children with a disability who have limited incomes and resources, are generally the same as those for Social Security, though they usually take effect the month after Social Security benefit increases, SSA says on its website. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/verify/economy-verify/how-much-social-security-cola-could-increase-2023/536-0b1a385a-2f8d-40f9-9215-56d3e2eae993 | 2022-08-23 00:40:50 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/verify/economy-verify/how-much-social-security-cola-could-increase-2023/536-0b1a385a-2f8d-40f9-9215-56d3e2eae993 |
(NEXSTAR) – Potential human remains have been found in the recovered wreckage of the Titan submersible, which returned to land Wednesday, according to authorities.
A formal analysis of the “presumed human remains” will be conducted by U.S. medical professionals, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release.
Five people were killed when the submersible imploded earlier this month: Ocean Gate CEO and pilot Stockton Rush; two members of a prominent Pakistani family, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood; British adventurer Hamish Harding; and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
Debris from the vessel was found on the Atlantic Ocean’s floor last Thursday, roughly 1,600 feet from the Titanic and about 12,500 feet underwater.
The submersible, belonging to OceanGate, Inc., suffered a “catastrophic implosion” less than two hours after it began its underwater journey to the Titanic’s wreckage, authorities determined. The cause of that implosion remains under investigation.
Twisted chunks of the 22-foot submersible came ashore at a Canadian Coast Guard pier on Wednesday.
Horizon Arctic, a Canadian ship, carried a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, to search the ocean floor near the Titanic wreck for pieces of the submersible. Pelagic Research Services, a company with offices in Massachusetts and New York that owns the ROV, said in a statement on Wednesday that it has completed offshore operations.
The Marine Board of Investigation will bring evidence from the implosion aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter to a U.S. port for “further analysis and testing,” the Coast Guard said Wednesday night.
One of the experts the Coast Guard consulted with during the search said analyzing the physical material of recovered debris could reveal important clues about what happened to the Titan. And there could be electronic data, said Carl Hartsfield of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
“Certainly all the instruments on any deep sea vehicle, they record data. They pass up data. So the question is, is there any data available? And I really don’t know the answer to that question,” he said Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/presumed-human-remains-recovered-from-titan-wreckage-coast-guard-says/ | 2023-06-29 01:01:33 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/presumed-human-remains-recovered-from-titan-wreckage-coast-guard-says/ |
BEIJING, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 4, Baofang Jin, Chairman of JA Solar, and Tony Zhu, Vice President of JA Solar, welcomed Hussain Alnowais, Chairman of AMEA Power, and his delegation to JA Solar's Beijing headquarters to discuss deepening ties and cooperation between the two companies.
AMEA Power is one of the largest developers in the Middle East and Africa market, with numerous major gigawatt-scale renewable energy projects in operation, under construction, and under development. Previously, JA Solar partnered with AMEA Power to supply 560MW of high-efficiency modules for the Kom Ombo Abydos project in Egypt. The project, which began construction in January 2023, is expected to be completed within 19 months. Upon completion, it will be the largest single photovoltaic (PV) power project in Africa and will play a positive role in promoting the diversification of the local power supply structure as well as low-carbon, green, and sustainable socio-economic development.
During the meeting, Jin and Alnowais said that JA Solar and AMEA Power have built a deep partnership through their cooperation, and both companies will work together to accelerate the completion of the Kom Ombo Abydos project in Egypt.
The meeting between JA Solar and AMEA Power is a significant milestone in the development of renewable energy in the Middle East and Africa region. The partnership between these two leading companies in the PV industry will undoubtedly contribute to the growth of clean energy and sustainable development, benefiting the global industry as a whole.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Colorado Rockies placed outfielder Kris Bryant on the 10-day injured list on Monday with plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
It's the third trip to the IL for Bryant, who signed a $182 million, seven-year contract with the Rockies in March. He missed 18 games from April 26-May 20 with back soreness and 32 games from May 23-June 26 with a lower back strain.
Bryant, 30, who starred with the Chicago Cubs from 2015 until being traded to San Francisco on July 30, 2021, is hitting .306 in 42 games, with five homers and 14 RBIs.
He slashed .330/.398/.567 in the 25 games after coming off his second IL stint, with five homers, eight doubles and 10 RBIs.
To take his spot on the roster, the Rockies recalled infielder Alan Trejo from Triple-A Albuquerque.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that it promised to Ukraine, the Slovak Defense Ministry said on Monday.
The ministry said the warplanes were transported overland for security reasons in a “complicated logistics operation.” The first four were flown from Slovakia to Ukraine by Ukrainian pilots on March 23.
“We are doing the right thing,” Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said in a statement
On March 17, the Slovak government approved a plan to give Ukraine its entire fleet of Soviet-era MiG-29 planes, becoming the second NATO member to answer Ukraine’s plea for warplanes to help defend against Russia’s invasion.
Slovakia grounded its MiGs in the summer due to a lack of spare parts and maintenance expertise. Neighboring Poland and the Czech Republic, both NATO members, stepped in to monitor Slovak air space.
Replacements for the MiG-29s are unlikely to arrive for another year. Slovakia previously signed a deal to buy 14 U.S. F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets, but delivery was pushed back two years with the first aircraft to arrive in early 2024.
The United States has offered Slovakia 12 new military helicopters as compensation for the fighter jets given to Ukraine. Under the offer, Slovakia would pay $340 million for the Bell AH-1Z attack choppers in a deal worth about $1 billion. U.S. foreign military financing would cover the other $660 million,
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President Biden on Tuesday took a swipe at Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for his remarks a day earlier on Wall Street in which he laid out a plan for raising the debt ceiling into next year while also capping federal spending.
“Yesterday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, went to Wall Street,” Biden said in remarks from the Rose Garden. “He did not tell the wealthy or the powerful on Wall Street that it was finally time for them to start paying their fair share in taxes. That didn’t come up, other than saying they’re going renew the $2 trillion tax cut.”
“Instead, he proposed huge cuts to important programs that millions of Americans count on. He threatened to become the first Speaker to default on our national debt, which took over 230 years to accumulate,” Biden continued. “He’s threatened to be the first one to default on the debt, which would throw us into a gigantic recession and beyond unless he gets what he wants in the budget. Folks, you’ve got to ask yourselves, what are MAGA Republicans in Congress doing?”
The comments are the latest in an ongoing back-and-forth between the White House and McCarthy over the debt ceiling, which Congress must raise in the coming months or risk an economically damaging federal default.
McCarthy on Monday visited Wall Street in New York City, where he criticized Biden for a lack of communication on the issue.
The Speaker went on to say the the House Republican Conference would move forward with its own measure in the coming weeks to stave off a national default, but that outline quickly fell flat with the administration and congressional Democrats.
McCarthy said the House would vote to lift the debt ceiling into 2024, which would punt the issue into the heart of campaign season. He also said the forthcoming plan would seek to limit federal spending, with proposals to return discretionary funding levels to 2022 levels “and then limit the growth of spending over the next 10 years to 1 percent of annual growth,” without “touching Social Security and Medicare.”
Negotiations between the White House and House Republicans over how to act on the debt limit, which caps how much money the Treasury can owe to cover the country’s bills, are at a standstill.
Biden and Democrats have pushed for a clean bill to raise the debt ceiling, insisting negotiations over government spending be carried out separately from debt limit talks.
But Republicans see the debt ceiling as a leverage point to secure concessions from Democrats that could help curb spending. The party has vowed to increase fiscal discipline and carry out significant spending reforms upon reclaiming control of the House earlier this year.
It’s unclear if McCarthy will be able to wrangle enough support for his plan even within his own party. Republicans only have a four-member majority in the House, setting up for tense negotiations within the GOP.
Despite hopes by McCarthy to push a bill on the matter to a floor vote as early as next week, several Republicans on Tuesday said they were not ready to support McCarthy’s plan so far. | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/biden-dings-mccarthy-for-wall-street-speech-what-are-maga-republicans-in-congress-doing/ | 2023-04-18 21:07:42 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/biden-dings-mccarthy-for-wall-street-speech-what-are-maga-republicans-in-congress-doing/ |
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Paramount Resources Ltd. (PRMRF) on Tuesday reported net income of $191.4 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had profit of $1.30. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.04 per share.
The oil and natural gas company posted revenue of $440.3 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported profit of $523.5 million, or $3.56 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.73 billion.
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