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NEW YORK (AP) — In the last months of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life, one of the few people who knew how seriously ill the Supreme Court justice had become was her friend, National Public Radio reporter Nina Totenberg.
She kept that news largely to herself.
The legendary Supreme Court reporter, with a new memoir “Dinners with Ruth” that celebrates that relationship, has thrust herself into a debate over a basic tenet of journalism and recalled the long history of how Washington leaders and their chroniclers co-exist.
In short, journalists need to be friendly with sources to get information. But if friendly turns to friendship, are those who depend on a news organization no longer being served?
Totenberg’s revelations of weekly dinners with Ginsburg and how she worried about her health before the justice died on Sept. 18, 2020, led Politico’s Michael Schaffer to wonder what may have happened if the reporter had sounded a public alarm. He suggested public pressure may have prevented the Senate from quickly approving Ginsburg’s successor, Amy Coney Barrett.
“What if she’d been a more single-minded journalist and a lousier friend?” he asked.
While his theory about the Senate may be a stretch, Schaffer noted that Totenberg’s relationships are the sort of thing that angers Americans who believe Washington is a city of insiders looking out for one another.
The relationship, and NPR’s acceptance, troubles NPR’s public editor, Kelly McBride. She wrote critically about it after Ginsburg’s death. McBride’s predecessor, Elizabeth Jensen, addressed the topic in 2016.
“I worry about how this will reinforce for many people that most journalists’ loyalties are not with the public,” McBride said in an interview. “I don’t believe that for a second. I don’t believe that’s true for Nina. But the perception is very important.”
The ethical discussion may seem quaint when conservative media personalities openly offered advice and texted concerns about the Jan. 6 insurrection to former President Donald Trump and his aides. But it’s different for news organizations that take pride in fairness and impartiality.
Totenberg has covered the court for NPR since 1975 and her list of scoops is long, including the story of Anita Hill’s accusations of sexual harassment that nearly derailed the appointment of Clarence Thomas.
She told The Associated Press that she repeatedly reminded NPR audiences that she and Ginsburg had been longtime friends, and talks about it in detail in her book.
“I have covered the court in one way or another for most of my professional life and have been lucky enough to know and count as friends many judges and justices — both conservative and liberal,” Totenberg said. “From the day I became a reporter, I understood that getting to know people is an essential part of the job, and I stand on my decades of legal coverage as proof of my fairness and the quality of my work.”
Her book details several of those relationships. She “loved” Justice Antonin Scalia. She visited retired Justice William Brennan in a nursing home in his final days, singing Irish songs to him.
Ginsburg was special, though. Totenberg met her professionally before the jobs that defined them, and their friendship deepened with time. The justice presided over Totenberg’s marriage to her husband, David Reines, a surgeon who later gave Ginsburg confidential medical advice.
Reines kept most of those conversations from his wife. After Ginsburg was operated on for lung cancer in December 2018, Totenberg covered it like other reporters when the Supreme Court put out a statement. Later that night, Ginsburg called, telling her that she had forbidden Reines from telling her about the diagnosis ahead of time, because “I just didn’t want you to be trapped between your friendship for me and your obligations as a journalist,” according to the book.
Until Ginsburg died less than two years later, Totenberg wrote that she had a choice of lasting consequence.
“I chose friendship,” she wrote. “It was the best choice I ever made.”
There’s a long history of friendships between Washington leaders and journalists. President John F. Kennedy and Benjamin Bradlee, in his days before editing The Washington Post, were tight. Columnist Drew Pearson vacationed with Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, said Don Ritchie, author of “Reporting from Washington: The History of the Washington Press Corps.”
“There’s never been a time when journalism was not deeply personal in Washington,” said Garrett Graff, former editor in chief of the Washingtonian magazine. Leaders and journalists are neighbors, guests at the same dinner parties, soccer moms and dads on the same sidelines, he said.
Watergate began creating distance and now, at a time of polarization when it’s popular for some leaders to regard journalists as enemies, such relationships can seem a product of another era.
NPR believes its listeners have benefited from what Totenberg has learned through her friendships, said Tony Cavin, the organization’s standards and practices editor. Some of that deep knowledge is evident in “Dinners with Ruth.”
McBride received some internal pushback when she wrote two years ago that NPR hadn’t done enough to tell listeners about these relationships, but none from external sources. And she feels the same way now.
“I wish that I had been a little stronger,” she said.
It’s hard to calculate harm in a situation like this — much of it is with appearances — although McBride said she’s never found an example of when Totenberg did a negative story about Ginsburg.
It’s also difficult to imagine a news organization today accepting a close relationship between a reporter who covers Congress and, for example, Nancy Pelosi.
“I don’t know that there’s much to be done about it other than disclosing and maybe saying that it’s a unique situation, which NPR is not saying,” McBride said. “In fact, they are saying it’s the opposite.”
Cavin said NPR has an editorial process in place to ensure fairness, and that Totenberg isn’t given any kind of preferential treatment. The network occasionally makes disclosures to listeners, for example, to let listeners know of the independence granted to media correspondent David Folkenflik when he reports on NPR.
NPR also approved Totenberg writing her book.
Cavin also noted the extra importance of source-building in covering the Supreme Court, historically a more secretive institution and more difficult to penetrate than political institutions like Congress.
“I would be surprised if you hadn’t developed friendships with your sources,” Cavin said. “You wouldn’t be a good reporter if you hadn’t developed friendships with your sources.”
The question for NPR: have times, and the court, changed enough to make their long-time practices more problematic? | https://www.qcnews.com/news/politics/election/ap-totenberg-tests-tenet-of-journalism-with-source-friendships/ | 2022-10-11 12:13:06 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/politics/election/ap-totenberg-tests-tenet-of-journalism-with-source-friendships/ |
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Saturday said it shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah heading toward an area where an Israeli gas platform was recently installed in the Mediterranean Sea.
The launch of the aircraft appeared to be an attempt by Hezbollah to influence U.S.-brokered negotiations between Israel and Lebanon over their maritime border, an area that is rich in natural gas.
In a statement, the Israeli said the aircraft were spotted early on and did not pose an "imminent threat." Nonetheless, the incident drew a stern warning from Israel's caretaker prime minister, Yair Lapid.
"I stand before you at this moment and say to everyone seeking our demise, from Gaza to Tehran, from the shores of Lebanon to Syria: Don't test us," Lapid said in his first address to the nation since taking office on Friday. "Israel knows how to use its strength against every threat, against every enemy."
Israel earlier this month set up a gas rig in the Karish field, which Israel says lies within part of its internationally recognized economic waters. Lebanon has claimed it is in disputed waters.
Hezbollah issued a short statement, confirming it had launched three unarmed drones toward the disputed maritime issue over the Karish field on a reconnaissance mission. "The mission was accomplished and the message was received," it said.
Israel and Hezbollah are bitter enemies that fought a monthlong war in the summer of 2006. Israel considers the Iranian-backed Lebanese group its most serious immediate threat, estimating it has some 150,000 rockets and missiles aimed at Israel.
The U.S. last week said that mediator Amos Hochstein had held conversations with the Lebanese and Israeli sides. "The exchanges were productive and advanced the objective of narrowing differences between the two sides. The United States will remain engaged with parties in the days and weeks ahead," his office said in a statement last week.
The two countries, which have been officially at war since Israel's creation in 1948, both claim some 860 square kilometers (330 square miles) of the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon hopes to exploit offshore gas reserves as it grapples with the worst economic crisis in its modern history.
On Saturday, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati told reporters that Lebanon received "encouraging information" regarding the border dispute but refused to comment further saying Beirut is waiting for the "written official response to the suggestions by the Lebanese side."
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. oil industry hit a legal roadblock in January when a judge struck down a $192 million oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico over future global warming emissions from burning the fuels. It came at a pivotal time for Chevron, Exxon and other industry players: the Biden administration had curtailed opportunities for new offshore drilling, while raising climate change concerns.
The industry’s setback was short-lived, however. The climate measure President Joe Biden signed Tuesday bypasses the administration’s concerns about emissions and guarantees new drilling opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. The legislation was crafted to secure backing from a top recipient of oil and gas donations, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, and was shaped in part by industry lobbyists.
While the Inflation Reduction Act concentrates on clean energy incentives that could drastically reduce overall U.S. emissions, it also buoys oil and gas interests by mandating leasing of vast areas of public lands and off the nation’s coasts. And it locks renewables and fossil fuels together: If the Biden administration wants solar and wind on public lands, it must offer new oil and gas leases first.
As a result, U.S. oil and gas production and emissions from burning fuels could keep growing, according to some industry analysts and climate experts. With domestic demand sliding, that means more fossil fuels exported to growing foreign markets, including from the Gulf where pollution from oil and gas activity plagues many poor and minority communities.
To the industry, the new law signals Democrats are willing to work with them and to abandon the notion fossil fuels could soon be rendered obsolete, said Andrew Gillick with Enverus, an energy analytics company whose data is used by industry and government agencies.
“The folks that think oil and gas will be gone in 10 years may not be thinking through what this means,” Gillick said. “Both supply and demand will increase over the next decade.”
The result would be more planet-warming carbon dioxide — up to 110 million tons (100 million metric tons) annually — from U.S.-produced oil and gas by 2030, with most coming from fuel burned after export, according to some economists and analysts.
A Department of Energy analysis obtained by The Associated Press Thursday said the law’s leasing provisions “may lead to some increase” in carbon pollution, but that other provisions would cut 35 tons of greenhouse gas for every new ton of fossil fuel pollution.
The law reinstates within 30 days the 2,700-square miles (6,950-square kilometers) of Gulf leases that had been withheld. It ensures companies like Chevron will have the chance to expand and overrides the concerns of U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras that the government was “barreling full-steam ahead” without adequately considering global emission increases.
The measure’s importance was underscored by Chevron executives during a recent earnings call, where they predicted continued growth in the Gulf and tied that directly to being able “to lease and acquire additional acreage.”
The fossil fuel industry’s ambitions are now directly linked to wind and solar development: The bill prohibits leasing of federal lands and waters for renewable energy unless the government has offered at least 2 million acres (810,000 hectares) of public land and 60 million acres (24 million hectares) in federal waters for oil and gas leasing during the prior year. The law does not require leases to be sold, only offered for sale.
The measure’s critics say that’s holding renewables hostage unless the fossil fuel industry gets its way. Some accuse Biden and Democrats of abandoning pledges to confront the industry.
“It’s 10 more years of mandatory leases,” said Brett Hartl with the Center for Biological Diversity. “We will do our damnedest but it’s hard to fight them all.”
Communities near polluting industrial plants will continue to suffer if the oil and gas industry remains vibrant, said Beverly Wright, executive director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. She worries that incentives in the law for technology that captures carbon from industrial processes could also perpetuate harm to these poor, mostly minority residents.
In Louisiana’s St. James Parish, where petrochemical plants dominate the landscape, environmental justice activist Sharon Lavigne said the legislation will allow pollution from fossil fuels to keep harming her community.
“That’s just like saying they’re going to continue to poison us, going to continue to cause us cancer,” said Lavigne, a former high school teacher who founded the group Rising St. James.
The leasing provisions mark a failure in efforts by environmentalists and social justice advocates to impose a nationwide leasing ban. The movement’s high point came when Biden followed campaign pledges to end new drilling on federal lands with an order his first week in office suspending lease sales.
U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Lake Charles, Louisiana blocked Biden’s order nationwide last year. A federal appeals court Wednesday struck down Doughty’s ruling, then Thursday he issued a new injunction saying lease sales can’t be stopped in the 13 states that opposed Biden’s policy.
A stream of potential drilling sites is crucial for companies to maintain future production because wells can take years to develop and some yield nothing, said Jim Noe, an industry lobbyist who worked with Senate staff on the climate bill’s leasing provisions.
“The industry is in constant need — almost like a treadmill — of lease sales,” said Noe, an attorney at Holland & Knight who represented offshore oil and gas companies. Noe said demand for oil and gas won’t decline immediately and Gulf drilling brings jobs and more energy security.
A United Nations report before Biden took office warned that the U.S. and other nations need to sharply decrease investments in oil, gas and coal to keep temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.
Other bill provisions that focus on renewable energy and capturing carbon dioxide from industrial plants would result in net emission reductions 10 to 50 times greater than emission increases from burning more oil and gas, analysts say.
The increase in oil and gas emissions still could be substantial — as much as 77 million to 110 million tons (70 to 100 million metric tons) of additional carbon dioxide annually by 2030 from new leasing, according to economist Brian Prest with the research group Resources for the Future.
Other experts had lower projections: The San Francisco-based climate research group Energy Innovation predicted up to 55 million tons (50 million metric tons) of additional carbon dioxide annually from new leasing. Researchers from Princeton and Dartmouth said the impact could be negligible or as much as 22 million tons (20 million metric tons) in the U.S., plus much more abroad.
Any increase hinges on global oil and natural gas prices staying high — and that in turn depends on a range of factors including the ongoing war in Ukraine, said Robbie Orvis with Energy Innovation.
“It may increase oil and gas production somewhat, but that is very much offset by all of the other pieces of the bill,” Orvis said.
Yet there’s uncertainty about how quickly other pieces of the bill could bring emission cuts. Wind and solar construction could run into the supply chain problems hindering many economic sectors. And technology to capture and store carbon dioxide is still being refined and is in limited use.
Other provisions could make it potentially more expensive to drill on public lands and waters. There are modest increases in royalty and rental rates and a new $5-per-acre fee when companies want particular parcels offered for lease. Another fee would require companies to pay for natural gas, or methane, that enters the atmosphere as a potent greenhouse gas.
The higher costs could dampen interest among companies, said Mark Squillace, a natural resources law professor at University of Colorado Law School.
“Even though the industry is going to be getting more oil and gas leasing if they want it, it’s an interesting question: Do they want it?” Squillace asked.
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Phillis reported from St. Louis. Seth Borenstein contributed from Kensington, Maryland.
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Republican former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has endorsed Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) in the state’s gubernatorial race against state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R).
“Right now, we all have a responsibility to support candidates of whichever party who will stand up and defend our democracy. Although I am a long-standing Republican, I am deeply troubled by Doug Mastriano’s embrace of dangerous extremism,” Chertoff said in a statement shared by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Chertoff told The Hill in an email that Shapiro “stands up for our Constitution and the rule of law, in contrast to his opponent who embraces bogus election fraud claims and extremist political views that would undermine our democracy.”
The Hill has reached out to Shapiro’s campaign for more information.
Chertoff, who was head of the Department of Homeland Security under former President George W. Bush, joins a number of former GOP officials who have crossed party lines to endorse Shapiro.
The Tuesday announcement of Chertoff’s support for Shapiro came alongside endorsements from a handful of former state lawmakers, a former district attorney and a Monday op-ed in Philadelphia Magazine by former Trump White House associate counsel James Schultz.
“Even though Donald Trump, my former boss, endorsed Doug Mastriano for governor, Pennsylvanians would be unwise to support someone who threatens democracy the way the Republican gubernatorial nominee does,” Schultz wrote in the piece.
A group of former Pennsylvania Republican officials, including former Rep. Charlie Dent, endorsed Shapiro over their own party’s nominee in July.
Dent called Mastriano “an extremist who is a threat to the rule of law and the constitutional order.”
The Trump-backed Mastriano has trailed a few points behind the Democrat in recent polling.
But eight of nine GOP Pennsylvania congressmen jointly endorsed Mastriano earlier this month, calling the Republican “a better option and alternative” to Shapiro.
Trump is expected to visit Pennsylvania in early September to campaign for Mastriano and Senate candidate Mehmet Oz (R).
The former president lost the swing state to President Biden in the 2020 election — after winning it in 2016 over then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. | https://www.pahomepage.com/the-hill-pennsylvania-politics/former-bush-dhs-head-backs-democrat-josh-shapiro-in-pennsylvania-governors-race/ | 2022-09-02 00:29:39 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/the-hill-pennsylvania-politics/former-bush-dhs-head-backs-democrat-josh-shapiro-in-pennsylvania-governors-race/ |
25 WEATHER — An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect through at least midweek, but it likely could be extended through the end of the week. Highs will range from 103-106° each afternoon through Friday. There is a very slight chance of an isolated storm or to Tuesday, but rain chances are 10%.
The weekend doesn't offer much in relief with highs still over 100° both Saturday and Sunday. We could see these triple digits last into next week as well. | https://www.kxxv.com/weather/high-heat-all-week | 2023-07-31 20:39:39 | 1 | https://www.kxxv.com/weather/high-heat-all-week |
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Hegseth slams 'shameful' advice to soldiers on seeking food stamps to deal with inflation
Army releases guidance on soldiers getting food stamps and loan forgiveness
"Fox & Friends Weekend" host Pete Hegseth criticized the Biden administration Thursday on"Fox & Friends" for endorsing economic policies that have increased inflation. Hegseth, an Army veteran who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, labeled the administration "shameful" for suggesting to soldiers that they apply for food stamps to deal with rising inflation.
ARMY SUGGESTS FOOD STAMPS FOR SOLDIERS BATTLE INFLATION
PETE HEGSETH: No one I've ever met joined the Army because they wanted to get rich, that's never been part of it. Army pay has been chronically low for decades, 1-2% increases. The base pay of an Army private in 2020, $21,000 a year. Now, that does not include basic allowances for housing and for food and other items that you could add to it. But that's about half what a McDonald's drive-thru worker makes in a base pay. So you join the Army, you're not going to get paid well. Then Joe Biden comes in with his chronic policies that increase inflation, even though they call it the Inflation Reduction Act. Your pay is still low. You're paying more and your command and your government says, you know what? Thank you for your service. Here's some food stamps because we've made you so poor because of what we pay and your base pay is so low, you can barely survive. It's beyond shameful. It's a reflection of priorities. And in this particular case, chronically underpaying soldiers makes it even more difficult to recruit. Recruitment is already in the tank in the military. Come join us. You can make $21,000, even though inflation's at 8%. Good luck.
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DAUPHIN, Manitoba (AP) — Canadian police released the names of 16 people who died in a crash between a minibus and a semitrailer a week ago at a highway intersection in a rural part of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
One by one, officers and family members placed giant photos of the victims, who ranged in age from 68 to 88, at the front of a news conference on Thursday.
The bus had been taking the group from Dauphin, Manitoba, and the surrounding area on a trip to a casino on June 15, when it crashed with the truck near the town of Carberry.
“We lost 16 people who were mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, grandparents, whose decades of contributions helped make this community what it is,” Royal Canadian Mounted Police Supt. Jeff Asmundson said.
Health officials say nine patients remain hospitalized, with four of them in critical condition.
Community members in Dauphin will hold a vigil to mourn the victims.
Police have said dashcam footage shows the bus was crossing the Trans-Canada Highway when it went into the path of the truck. They said officers haven’t yet interviewed the bus driver because he is receiving hospital care.
Some of the families released brief statements about their loved ones through the RCMP.
“We are heartbroken and numb by this tragedy and the loss of our vibrant mother, Baba and Great Baba,” said the family of Helen Kufley, 88.
“She was and always will be the cornerstone of our family, the one we always went to for advice and wisdom, and we will miss her terribly.”
Former school teacher Nettie Nakonechny, 87, was remembered for being proud of her Ukrainian heritage and a “Baba,” not only to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but to many who knew her.”
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Ninety-six percent of capital project and construction professionals are optimistic about their organization's future. Digital technology is the top driver of growth but change management must improve for successful transformation
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InEight Inc., a global leader in construction project management software, today launches its second annual Global Capital Projects Outlook. The Outlook draws insights from research conducted with 300 of the world's largest capital project owners and contractor construction professionals across the Americas, Europe and APAC.
The research reveals that 96% of respondents are either very or fairly optimistic about their organization's growth prospects for the next year, up from 92% in 2021. Digital technologies (57%) and data collection, analytics and insights (53%) offer top opportunities for growth, however almost all (93%) respondents said that their experience of change management left room for improvement, signaling a need for a more sophisticated, human-centric approach to technology implementation.
Of particular concern, respondents identified uneven or sporadic implementation (58%), process and data integration issues (54%), poor communication (51%) and technical and system limitations (51%) as the top frustrations caused by technology implementation.
Similar trends were also identified when asked about barriers to greater technology investment, with respondents identifying the challenge of integrating with existing systems, and a lack of technically skilled talent to smooth the process, as key issues.
Commenting on the Outlook, Jake Macholtz, CEO, InEight, says: "Everyone we speak to is talking about growth opportunities for both owners and contractors. The optimism, resilience and confidence of the industry is almost tangible it's so strong. This is especially encouraging given the economic backdrop organizations are operating within and the implementation challenges associated with digital transformation. It seems to be that the prospect of leveraging digital technologies to build a better world is keeping spirits high."
Human-centric transformation
The Outlook found that respondents see digital technology as broadly helpful in their day-to-day roles. Of most benefit: gaining detailed and holistic information on projects and events (51%), prioritizing tasks/managing project workflow (50%) and giving reassurance that environment, health & safety (EHS) policies are being followed (54%).
However, highlighting the need for a human-centric approach, 94% of respondents said they have specific concerns about the future of digital transformation. Reduced in-person communication (45%), professional experience and human intuition being replaced by technology (43%), damage to work-life balance (41%) or the replacement of jobs by automation (39%) were all front of mind for respondents.
When asked what benefits they hoped digital transformation could deliver in future, respondents said more automation (49%), more control (48%), greater strategic insights (47%) and better communication (49%).
"Respondents are clear on the benefits of digital technologies and eager to realize this new vision of the future but right now the industry is falling short when it comes to managing organizational change, making digital transformation unnecessarily arduous," Macholtz says.
A tenuous operating environment
Against a backdrop of supply chain shortages, inflationary pressure, energy challenges, and war in Ukraine, capital project owners and contractors are unshakably positive about the direction of the industry. Notably, respondents reported a significant increase in construction and capital projects spending (up from 68% last year to 76% in 2022) while resilience also remains high, with 91% of respondents considering their organization to be very or fairly resilient.
However, in a departure from last year's Outlook, the completion of projects on time and on budget has fallen dramatically. On schedule completion, as reported by contractors, has fallen 16% year-on-year from 51% to 35%, while completion on or under approved budget has also fallen from 51% to 38%. Owners are yet to see quite the same impact, reporting 43% of projects completed on time, and 45% on budget.
Underlining the tenuous global operating environment, respondents highlighted unmanaged or unexpected risk as the most influential factor on whether a project will be completed on time and to budget.
To access the full report, visit ineight.com/annual-global-capital-projects-report
About Global Capital Projects Outlook from InEight
This report is based on a survey of 300 large enterprise capital project and construction professionals, conducted in March 2022, via an online survey.
The survey included 26 questions designed to gauge general confidence and optimism levels across the industry, and assess track record, plans and attitudes towards digital transformation.
Of the 300 respondents, with 100 participants drawn from each of our focus regions of the Americas, Europe and APAC, giving each equal weighting in the report. Globally, 67% of respondents are project owners, and 33% are contractors.
All respondents work in construction, however in order to get a true reading of the global construction sector worldwide, we included those working in construction roles within broader industries, including:
The survey has been designed and conducted in conjunction with a specialized global enterprise technology market research partner, with results then analyzed and submitted to InEight experts for commentary based on their experiences and vantage points in the industry.
Where possible, results have been compared to our previous survey in 2021. However, this is not possible in all cases due to new questions and wording alterations in this year's edition.
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TAIPEI, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the arrival of AMD's Ryzen™ 7000 series desktop processors based on the new Zen 4 architecture, the world's leading computer brand, GIGABYTE today announces its B650E and B650 motherboards ready to power these next-gen CPUs. Sporting the new AM5 socket, the AORUS B650E and B650 gaming motherboards are equipped with a direct digital power design and a full-covered cooling module to keep the circuitry cool. These AORUS motherboards come with PCIe 5.0 connectivity and support for DDR5 memory, which are AMD EXPO™ and Intel® XMP capable of up to DDR5-6600 and beyond. The AORUS gaming motherboards are also equipped with the DIY-friendly PCIe and M.2 device fast installation and removal design, making future upgrades quick and easy.
Power delivery and thermal design have always been the top factors when it comes to CPU performance. To meet the needs of gamers looking for powerful yet stable system performance, the AORUS B650E and B650 gaming motherboards are designed with a maximum 16+2+2-phase twin digital power, covered by a massive heatsink that has four times more surface than the previous generation to ensure the smoothest power delivery even under loads. Other thermal designs, such as 8mm mega-heatpipes and dedicated heatsinks on key components, greatly improves the system's stability and overall performance. With the friendly design of PCIe and M.2 EZ-Latch features on the AORUS B650 gaming motherboards, GIGABYTE makes components swapping a whole lot easier.
GIGABYTE launches a total of 14 motherboards, including B650E AORUS TACHYON, B650E AORUS MASTER, B650 AORUS ELITE AX, B650 AERO G, B650I AORUS ULTRA, etc., which are on sale starting October 10th. For more information about GIGABYTE AORUS B650 series motherboards, please visit: https://bit.ly/AMD_B650
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PITTSBURGH, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "We wanted to create a product that would speed up the toilet installation process," said one of two inventors, from Cincinnati, Ohio, "so we invented the PLUMBERS DREAM. Our design could increase efficiency and productivity for plumbers."
The patent-pending invention facilitates the task of installing a toilet. In doing so, it offers an improved alternative to traditional installation methods. As a result, it saves time and effort and it eliminates the replacement of toilet rings and cut-off screws. The invention features a simple and durable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for plumbers and do-it-yourselfers.
The original design was submitted to the Cincinnati sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CCT-4617, 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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Salt Life Co-founder remains on bond ahead of Lake City teen homicide case
WELLBORN, Fla. (WCJB) - Salt Life Co-founder Michael Troy Hutto’s bond will remain the same ahead of his trial for allegedly killing a teen girl from Lake City.
During a hearing on Monday, a judge in Palm Beach County refused to change Michael Hutto’s $250,000 bond ahead of his trial next year. Hutto is charged with manslaughter in the death of Lora Grace Duncan in October 2020.
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Police say Duncan was found dead in a room at the Hilton Resort on Singer Island after her father had asked for a wellness check. She had a single gunshot wound to her stomach.
Although she made no change, the judge announced she will continue to review the prosecutor’s request to revoke the bond.
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Danny Green is determined to play next season.
Never mind that the full recovery from an ACL tear could take up to a year. The 76ers swingman said on his SiriusXM podcast, Inside the Green Room, that he’ll be back sooner.
“I will be back for All-Star break. You got to believe it. You heard it here first,” said Green, who suffered ACL and LCL tears in his left knee in the opening minutes in May 12′s Game 6 loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
“So I will work my tail off to rehab to get back healthy,” he added. “My body and my bones usually heal pretty well. I don’t have any bad habits. So, yeah, I think I’ll be back in time to help a team in the playoff run and show and prove that I’m able to still play at that level to help a team get a win in the playoffs.”
» READ MORE: Sixers’ Danny Green suffers ACL and LCL tears when Joel Embiid fell on his knee in Game 6
Green suffered the injury in the series-ending 99-90 setback after Joel Embiid inadvertently fell on his leg underneath the basket.
While optimistic about returning next season, there’s a chance Green won’t be on the team. The Sixers have until July 1 to pick up the final year of his deal. By not picking up his option, the Sixers would shed $10 million in salary.
Green, who turns 35 next month, averaged 5.9 points and 21.8 minutes in 62 games this season, with 28 starts. He said he has not yet spoken to Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey about his future.
» READ MORE: The Sixers are in a tough spot — and there aren’t many avenues to alter their fate
“I don’t know what they’re going to do,” he said. “In this league, it’s a business. You just expect the worst and hope for the best. But I know ... that I’m not going to be able play [at the] start of the season, and they’re assuming most of the season. But for me, I think I would be able to play at least half the season, or at least the tail end of the season before playoffs.
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ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Claims of inappropriate usage of LGBTQ+ materials at Glen Cove Elementary were front and center on May 18 at the Roanoke County School Board meeting.
Dozens of parents and supporters showed out Friday for a peaceful demonstration to show support for the teachers the claims are against.
Glen Cove parent Samantha Newell organized a peaceful demonstration Friday in support of several school staff members.
“I just wanted to make sure each staff member knew that they were loved and supported,” Newell said.
This huge show of support comes after the school board meeting at which parents voiced concerns over LGBTQ+ teachings at school.
“The words of hatred at that school board meeting do not speak for me,” Newell said. “I desperately want my child at a school that is full of love and rainbows.”
Glen Cove parent Damon Gettier is one of four parents that spoke at the meeting.
Gettier says he was concerned after he heard his son talking to a friend regarding transgender teachings he’d reportedly learned at school.
“They were talking about how a staff person had told them that a boy could be a girl and a girl could be a boy and that they could decide,” Gettier said.
Gettier’s concerns grew after visiting his son at school. He says he saw rainbows and other pride symbols as decorations and on staff. He says he even saw this in yearbook photos.
He didn’t name specific teachers, but he did say the music teacher, counselor, psychologist, and assistant principal were “indoctrinating” the students.
“I had to explain to my nine-year-old what transgender was because Glen Cove Elementary woke staff put me in a situation where I had to,” Gettier said.
Several parents say they were appalled at Gettier’s accusations.
“It hurts that they’re taking their lack of love within themselves and turning it into negative things towards people who genuinely and unconditionally love their kids,” Newell said.
She says students need teachers they can go to for support.
They say they plan to attend the next school board meeting to make their voices heard.
Roanoke County Superintendent Dr. Ken Nicely said, “While we cannot comment on the specifics of a personnel matter, we do want to affirm that Roanoke County Public Schools’ focus is on our students and their learning and wellbeing. Our baseline belief is that our schools must be safe and caring places for all students, where they can learn free of disruption.” | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/controversy-over-lgbtq-materials-in-roanoke-county-schools-sparks-debate/ | 2023-05-27 00:11:27 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/controversy-over-lgbtq-materials-in-roanoke-county-schools-sparks-debate/ |
General who led Syrian bombing is new face of Russian war
The general carrying out President Vladimir Putin’s new military strategy in Ukraine has a reputation for brutality — for bombing civilians in Russia’s campaign in Syria. He also played a role in the deaths of three protesters in Moscow during the failed coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 that hastened the demise of the Soviet Union.
Bald and fierce-looking, Gen. Sergei Surovikin was put in charge of Russian forces in Ukraine on Oct. 8 after what has so far been a faltering invasion that has seen a number of chaotic retreats and other setbacks over the nearly eight months of war.
Putin put the 56-year-old career military man in command following an apparent truck bombing of the strategic bridge to the Crimean Peninsula that embarrassed the Kremlin and created logistical problems for the Russian forces.
Russia responded with a barrage of strikes across Ukraine, which Putin said were aimed at knocking down energy infrastructure and Ukrainian military command centers. Such attacks have continued on a daily basis, pummeling power plants and other facilities with cruise missiles and waves of Iranian-made drones.
Surovikin also retains his job of air force chief, a position that could help coordinate the airstrikes with other operations.
During the most recent bombardments, some Russian war bloggers carried a statement attributed to Surovikin that signaled his intention to pursue the attacks with unrelenting vigor in an attempt to pound the Kyiv government into submission.
“I don’t want to sacrifice Russian soldiers’ lives in a guerrilla war against hordes of fanatics armed by NATO,” the bloggers quoted his statement as saying. “We have enough technical means to force Ukraine to surrender.”
While the veracity of the statement couldn’t be confirmed, it appears to reflect the same heavy-handed approach that Surovikin took in Syria where he oversaw the destruction of entire cities to flush out rebel resistance without paying much attention to the civilian population. That indiscriminate bombing drew condemnation from international human rights groups, and some media reports have dubbed him “General Armageddon.”
Putin awarded Surovikin the Hero of Russia medal, the country’s highest award, in 2017 and promoted him to full general.
Kremlin hawks lauded Surovikin’s appointment in Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin, a millionaire businessman dubbed “Putin’s chef” who owns a prominent military contractor that plays a key role in the fighting in Ukraine, praised him as “the best commander in the Russian army.”
But even as hard-liners expected Surovikin to ramp up strikes on Ukraine, his first public statements after his appointment sounded more like a recognition of the Russian military’s vulnerabilities than blustery threats.
In remarks on Russian state television, Surovikin acknowledged that Russian forces in southern Ukraine were in a “quite difficult position” in the face of Ukrainian counteroffensive.
In carefully scripted comments that Surovikin appeared to read from a teleprompter, he said that further action in the region will depend on the evolving combat situation. Observers interpreted his statement as an attempt to prepare the public for a possible Russian pullback from the strategic southern city of Kherson in southern Ukraine.
Surovikin began his military career with the Soviet army in 1980s and, as a young lieutenant, was named an infantry platoon commander. When he later rose to air force chief, it drew a mixed reaction in the ranks because it marked the first time when the job was given to an infantry officer.
He found himself in the center of a political storm in 1991.
When members of the Communist Party’s old guard staged a hard-line coup in August of that year, briefly ousting Gorbachev and sending troops into Moscow to impose a state of emergency, Surovikin commanded one of the mechanized infantry battalions that rolled into the capital.
Popular resistance mounted quickly, and in the final hours of the three-day coup, protesters blocked an armored convoy led by Surovikin and tried to set some of the vehicles ablaze. In a chaotic melee, two protesters were shot and a third was crushed to death by an armored vehicle.
The coup collapsed later that day, and Surovikin was quickly arrested. He spent seven months behind bars pending an inquiry but was eventually acquitted and even promoted to major as investigators concluded that he was only fulfilling his duties.
Another rocky moment in his career came in 1995, when Surovikin was convicted of illegal possession and trafficking of firearms while studying at a military academy. He was sentenced to a year in prison but the conviction was reversed quickly.
He rose steadily through the ranks, commanding units deployed to the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan, leading troops sent to Chechnya and serving at other posts across Russia.
He was appointed commander of Russian forces in Syria in 2017 and served a second stint there in 2019 as Moscow sought to prop up President Bashar Assad’s regime and help it regain ground amid a devastating civil war.
In a 2020 report, Human Rights Watch named Surovikin, along with Putin, Assad and other figures as bearing command responsibility for violations during the 2019-20 Syrian offensive in Idlib province.
He apparently has a temper that has not endeared him to subordinates, according to Russian media. One officer under Surovikin complained to prosecutors that the general had beaten him after becoming angry over how he voted in parliamentary elections; another subordinate reportedly shot himself. Investigators found no wrongdoing in either case.
His track record in Syria could have been a factor behind his appointment in Ukraine, as Putin has moved to raise the stakes and reverse a series of humiliating defeats.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who has repeatedly called for ramping up strikes in Ukraine, praised Surovikin as “a real general and a warrior, well-experienced, farsighted and forceful who places patriotism, honor and dignity above all.
“The united group of forces is now in safe hands,” the Kremlin-backed Kadyrov said, voicing confidence that he will “improve the situation.”
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NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Practising Law Institute (PLI), a leading nonprofit learning organization, has redesigned and relaunched its award-winning PLI PLUS research platform to deliver an improved user experience.
The upgraded platform offers enhanced search and intuitive navigation, with a new Browse by Practice Area feature that enables users to find content across 33 practice categories. The streamlined, modern design features a visual style mirroring PLI's main website, PLI.edu.
PLUS subscribers enjoy unlimited access to a curated collection of content, such as treatises from PLI Press, which publishes more than 200 titles per year. The database also includes periodicals, forms, and other documents, along with course handbooks and transcripts from PLI's highly regarded CLE programs.
"Since its introduction 10 years ago, PLUS has become a valued tool for law librarians and other researchers as well as practitioners," says Alexa Robertson, PLI's Senior Director of Legal Information Services and Electronic Publishing. "Incorporating feedback from our customers, the newest version of PLUS continues to offer unique value for our users, providing a one-stop resource for authoritative materials not found anywhere else."
"PLUS is the latest example of how PLI continues to innovate to meet the needs of the legal community," says PLI President Sharon L. Crane. "These updates reflect our ongoing commitment to providing practitioners with the timely, relevant knowledge they need to serve clients and to fulfill their pro bono responsibilities, and delivering this content in an accessible and convenient manner."
PLI is a sponsor of the premier event for legal library professionals, the American Association of Law Libraries conference, taking place in Denver this month. Visit Booth 901 for a demo of the PLUS platform and to learn about PLI's other resources for the legal community.
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Practising Law Institute is a nonprofit learning organization dedicated to keeping attorneys and other professionals at the forefront of knowledge and expertise. PLI is chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, and was founded in 1933 by Harold P. Seligson. PLI provides the highest quality, accredited, continuing legal and professional education programs in a variety of formats. This content is delivered by more than 4,000 volunteer faculty, including prominent lawyers, judges, investment bankers, accountants, corporate counsel, and U.S. and international government regulators. PLI publishes a comprehensive library of treatises, course handbooks, answer books, and journals, also available through the PLI PLUS online platform. The essence of PLI's mission is its commitment to the pro bono community.
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Michigan looks to stay perfect in the Big Ten against a Penn State team that has won five straight.
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These teams are the best in the country at protecting the ball: Penn State is first and Michigan is second in turnover rate. Each team relies heavily on one particular player: Hunter Dickinson leads Michigan in scoring and rebounding for a third straight season, while Jalen Pickett leads the Nittany Lions in scoring (16.8 points per game), assists (7.5), rebounding (7.4), and steals (1.4).
Pickett, a 6-foot-4 guard in his fifth season of college and second at Penn State (he transferred from Siena) scored 26 points in a win over Iowa last time out. It was the most points he’s scored at Penn State.
Michigan also played on Sunday, routing Maryland 81-46. After losing to Central Michigan, it was an impressive bounce-back performance. Dickinson said on Tuesday he feels Michigan is better than its overall record -- Michigan’s last four losses have come by a combined 12 points.
GAME INFORMATION
- Who: Penn State Nittany Lions (11-3, 2-1) at Michigan Wolverines (8-5, 2-0)
- Where: Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Michigan); capacity: 12,707
- When: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 7:01 p.m. ET
- Point spread: Michigan -4.5
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
Associated Press
KIRTLAND, N.M. (AP) — The clamor of second graders breaking away from lessons to form lunch lines has gotten quieter in a rural New Mexico community, where families losing coal jobs have been forced to pack up and leave in search of work.
At Judy Nelson Elementary, 1 in 4 students have left in an exodus spurred by decisions made five years ago to shutter a coal-fired power plant and mine that sit just up the road from the school in a largely Navajo community. The plant and mine had provided electricity to millions of people across the southwestern U.S. for nearly a half-century.
The San Juan Generating Station burned its last bit of coal Thursday. The remaining workers will spend the coming weeks draining water from the plant, removing chemicals and preparing to tear down what has long been fixture on the high-desert horizon.
It’s part of the latest wave of coal-burning units to be retired as New Mexico and other states try to fight climate change by requiring more carbon-free sources of electricity. President Joe Biden also has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.
Just weeks ago, Hawaii’s last coal-fired power plant closed after 30 years, and more retirements are scheduled around the U.S. over the next decade.
Realities of shuttering the San Juan plant are setting in for surrounding communities, including the Navajo Nation, where poverty and joblessness already are exponentially higher than national averages. Hundreds of jobs are evaporating along with tens of millions of dollars in annual tax revenue used to fund schools and a community college.
“A lot of the Native American families have multi-generations living in the home so it doesn’t just affect the husband and wife. It affects their children and their grandchildren,” said Arleen Franklin, who teaches second grade at Judy Nelson. Her husband purchases equipment for a coal mine that feeds another power plant scheduled to close in 2031.
Denise Pierro, a reading teacher at Judy Nelson, said it’s stressful for parents to see a steady income erased. Pierro’s husband, who served as the general manager of the mine for the San Juan plant, is among those forced into early retirement.
“They’ve taken the rug out from underneath our feet,” she said.
Area power plants, mines and associated businesses represent 80% of property tax revenues that fund the Central Consolidated School District, which spans an area the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined. Almost 93% of the students are Navajo.
It’s rural and remote. Some students ride a school bus for three hours round trip, arriving home well after sunset. Internet service is spotty or nonexistent, and many homes don’t have electricity or indoor plumbing. The poverty rate within the district is four times the national level. The median annual household income is about $20,000, and the unemployment rate hovers around 70%.
New Mexico’s Democratic leaders have celebrated the plant’s closure while touting a landmark 2019 law that pushes for a renewable energy economy. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is running for reelection, has said the law represented a promise to future generations for a cleaner environment and new job opportunities.
Environmentalists have said the closure will reduce air and water pollution in a region that some have described as an industrial sacrifice zone. They argue that power plant emissions and methane from the oilfields have caused health problems for residents.
Joe Ramone, a 69-year-old pipe welder who worked at San Juan, lives in a Navajo community not far from the Four Corners plant. When the wind blows just right, he said his community is hit with ash and coal dust.
Still, he said his priority is making sure Navajos have work.
“I don’t want to see anybody unemployed and I am in no way in favor of these companies being shut down. But there’s room for improvement,” he said, suggesting more investments could have been made.
The loss of the San Juan plant and the mine ripple through every facet of life, from fewer lunch orders at Kirtland’s café to a dwindling ash supply for concrete manufacturers. Meanwhile, prices have skyrocketed for everything from the Navajo staple of mutton to the woven baskets and other materials needed for healing ceremonies.
Public Service Co. of New Mexico, which runs the plant, is providing $11 million in severance packages to help about 200 displaced workers. About 240 mine workers are getting severance payments worth $9 million. Another $3 million went to job training.
A state fund established by the energy law also includes $12 million for affected workers.
Solar and battery storage projects are meant to eventually replace the capacity lost with San Juan’s shutdown and provide jobs during construction. But some of those projects have been delayed due to supply chain problems, and others are on hold indefinitely amid historic inflation and other economic constraints.
Fresh off a night shift as an electrician at the mine for the neighboring Four Corners Power Plant, Christine Aspaas, a Central Consolidated School Board member, said even if those “green” jobs existed now, they would be temporary. And to make up for lost property tax revenue, she said, some families will have to pay up to seven times more.
It’s been heartbreaking for so many Navajos to consider leaving home, Aspaas said.
“That’s what others don’t understand,” she said. “There’s culture, there’s traditions, and so it’s not easy.”
Sharon Clahchischilliage, once a teacher and a former New Mexico lawmaker, said people in her Navajo community near Shiprock are angry.
“One of them told me, ‘I don’t know who to be angry at for us having to do this. We don’t have a family anymore,'” she said, referring to bonds broken as Navajos search for jobs elsewhere.
In the final days, the plant’s spinning turbine sent vibrations through layers of concrete and passing work boots. Heat emanated from the boilers below.
In the dim control room, workers monitored screens displaying temperatures, pressure, turbine speeds and pollution control systems. Allen Palmer, 70, spent over half his life working his way up the ranks.
“I hate to see it close,” he said.
Workers knew for years that the plant would be shuttered. It became more real as coal piles shrank each day — until there was nothing left. As the finish line approached, the company served workers green chile cheeseburgers as a morale booster alongside a big projection screen that read: “Thank you to all employees at San Juan for your years of dedicated service!”
The last few dozen employees will be laid off over the coming weeks. Some were ready to retire; in June, there were voluntary layoffs when the first of the last two generating units closed.
“There’s lots of us who have worked 20-plus years and we all know each other and it’s our family,” said plant director Rodney Warner, who will oversee the decommissioning. “It’s who we are.”
December would have marked 10 years at the plant for Steven Sorrow, 32. He and his coworkers know there’s a good chance they will have to uproot and possibly enter other fields. Some will head to Wyoming, Colorado or Utah, where there are other plants and mines.
“It’s going to be an adjustment for sure,” he said. “I feel like I’ve tried to prepare over the five years when they told us what we had left. Hopefully I’ve prepared well enough.”
Aspaas said officials need to find ways to keep the workforce in New Mexico. She said the foundation of economic development is education but without economic development, education suffers.
“This whole transition, everything that’s happening, the closures, that’s what is threatening our ability to keep funding education,” she said. “When you go down to what it impacts, it is the education of our people, of the Navajo people, our students.”
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Launch builds on 2020 program which marked first-in-the-US agreement with corporate partners to reduce business travel emissions through sustainable aviation fuels.
SEATTLE, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines is taking the next step in advancing sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as part of Alaska's Ever Green program for improvements in environmental sustainability. Today, Alaska launched a program to engage its corporate customers in the decarbonization journey through purchase of SAF credits and continued efforts to expand education and awareness about opportunities to improve the sustainability of business travel including through use of SAF. The program builds on a first-in-the-US program launched with Microsoft in 2020 to reduce corporate business travel emissions through corporate partnerships.
"Launching this program is another step toward our net zero goal and an important step to bringing SAF to scale," said Diana Birkett Rakow, senior vice president of public affairs and sustainability, Alaska Airlines. "While SAF is imperative to aviation's decarbonization journey, there are multiple barriers we must overcome to make SAF commercially-viable at scale. We believe these barriers are best addressed when we work together within the aviation community and across sectors. Our goals with this program are to support our customers' sustainability goals by providing SAF credits, to continue increasing awareness of the barriers and opportunities to advancing SAF, and to leverage the knowledge of this growing community to accelerate our collective progress."
The program launches with participation from Microsoft, Boeing and Washington State University (WSU). Microsoft has also committed to reducing the scope 3 emissions of their business travel with Alaska. Program participants will further deepen the experience with pilot book and claim systems and build upon those efforts to advance awareness and education on sustainable travel topics among all corporate customers.
"We are proud to build on our long-standing partnership with Alaska, along with other corporate and academic leaders like Microsoft and WSU, to help catalyze the scaling of sustainable aviation fuel," said Sheila Remes, vice president of environmental sustainability, Boeing. "We will need 700-1,000 times increase in the amount of SAF if we are to meet the industry's commitment to net zero by 2050 and partnerships and new ideas like these are critical to meeting that goal."
Alaska's program includes Boeing and WSU as aviation and academic value chain partners to share knowledge and advancements in sustainable business travel with corporate participants. Together, participants will collaborate to advance sustainability in business travel, increase education and awareness, and identify and act on opportunities for collective action.
"WSU has long been a national leader in climate and sustainability research, including in the development and adoption of SAF," said Kirk Schulz, president of WSU. "We look forward to supporting this coalition of forward-looking companies committed to decarbonizing air travel."
SAF is currently available in volumes amounting to less than one percent of total fuel use but is a safe, certified fuel that meets all jet fuel standards and can reduce carbon emissions by as much as 80% on a lifecycle basis. Through the program, Alaska intends to expand understanding of and action to address some of the key barriers to scaling SAF production such as feedstock accessibility, facilities, transportation and storage, pricing, engine infrastructure and demand from operations and customers. Additionally, participants may tackle other topics related to sustainability in travel.
Last year, Alaska announced its commitment and five-part roadmap to reduce the company's carbon emissions to net-zero by 2040, including SAF as the most significant opportunity to reduce carbon emissions over the next few decades. Additionally, Alaska set 2025 goals to improve its impact relative to carbon, waste, and water.
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Difficult departure: Sophomore wing man Justin Thomas dismissed from UWM Panthers
Of the tough decisions Bart Lundy has made since becoming the men’s basketball coach at UW-Milwaukee, Monday's might have been the toughest.
“We dismissed Justin Thomas from the men’s basketball program today,” Lundy said. “It was a failure to adhere to team rules. We will continue to be involved with Justin’s life and help him going forward and wish him the best.
"With someone like Justin, who I’m close to, it’s extremely difficult. Obviously, this is hardest on Justin. On a personal level, I love Justin. But my job here is to make sure that no one is above the program, and we have standards that have to be met.
"That’s what I was hired to do here."
When asked for more detail, Lundy said, "It was an accumulation of things that have happened over the course of the year. Just couldn’t bring himself to do the minimum of what’s required to be a student-athlete here."
Thomas, a 6-foot-7 sophomore who played anywhere from point guard to power forward this past season, was one of the most indispensable pieces in the Panthers' surprise 22-12 season.
The Baton Rouge, La., native transferred in from Navarro College and played the second-most minutes on the team over 33 games, averaging 7.3 points on 43.2% shooting. He also pulled down 4.4 rebounds per game while leading UWM in assists with three and steals with 1.2.
His best game came in a victory over Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 28 when he put up 19 points and 13 rebounds, but his most memorable moment came one day prior when he hit a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer to beat UC-Davis at the Klotsche Center.
"We will definitely miss Justin on the court," said Lundy. "Not only his ability to make those big shots and play big in big games, but also his IQ and a lot of the things that don’t go on the stat sheet. He understood the system, he understands basketball at a high level.
"Hopefully he can find a landing spot where he can use those skills and continue along with his basketball career."
While UWM has retained its best player, BJ Freeman, Thomas joins Jalen Johnson, Vincent Miszkiewicz and Brian Taylor II in the transfer portal.
The Panthers now have three available scholarships. Among the players slated to join UWM next season is former Bradley Tech standout Learic Davis.
"In some ways it’s still early in the recruiting process, so we have plenty of time to see who’s out there," Lundy said. "We’ve been involved with a lot of players and with the transfer portal the way it is, as a college coach you’ve got to be involved with all different positions so we’re not behind in any way.
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So far in 2022, The Hans Foundation USA has donated nearly $5 million to other charitable organizations
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hans Foundation USA (THF USA), a 501(c)(3) organization, is collecting donations this holiday season to improve the quality of life for underprivileged people and communities throughout the world. One hundred percent of all donations received by THF USA from this campaign will go to fund on-the-ground initiatives to help those in need.
THF USA works with other charitable organizations whose missions directly address the most pressing global issues related to energy, water, healthcare, education and economic opportunity. Through a 2021 donation campaign, THF USA raised enough funds to grant nearly $5 million during 2022, which was disbursed to organizations including the Alzheimer's Caregivers Association, Hans Cultural Centre and The Hans Foundation in India.
Specifically, the Hans Foundation provided funds for healthcare procedures, organic farming initiatives, and other community outreach programs. The Hans Cultural Centre focused on disaster area support, education and healthcare.
By making a donation of any size, large or small, donors have the power to directly help underprivileged communities throughout the world to provide clean water, reliable electricity, nutritious food and better health.
THF USA engages with foundations, corporations, other nonprofits and philanthropists to fundraise and create custom collaborations to serve as many people in need as possible. THF USA has greatly expanded its footprint over the past few years by implementing a new, streamlined grant request application to fund both specific and non-specific programming for other charitable organizations.
To make a charitable contribution, please visit TheHansFoundationUSA.org/donate.
The Hans Foundation USA is a non-profit corporation that is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt entity described under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Hans Foundation USA will provide any donors with a letter via email describing the deductibility of any charitable gifts it receives.
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President Biden on Tuesday met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the margins of the Group of 20 Summit (G20) in Bali, Indonesia.
The meeting is Biden’s first with Meloni, a far-right politician who is a member of the conservative Brothers of Italy party, which has been tied to neo-facism. Biden in October had expressed concern over Meloni’s election, sharing her victory as a warning to the U.S. of the possibility of far-right leadership.
The president and Meloni met to “coordinate responses to a range of global challenges, including those posed by the People’s Republic of China, the climate crisis, and Russia’s use of energy as a weapon,” according to a readout from the White House.
Additionally, Biden and Meloni discussed the war in Ukraine. Italy is a member of NATO.
“The two leaders also discussed their commitment to continue providing Ukraine the support it needs to defend itself and to holding Russia accountable for its aggression,” according to the White House.
The meeting comes a day Biden met for more than three hours with Chinese President Xi while at the G20 Summit.
Meloni is the first woman in Italian history to become prime minister. Biden congratulated her in a statement when she was sworn in in October. Meloni and her hard-right coalition were elected the majority in the Italian Parliament in September.
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New BMW lets you change lanes with your eyes
(CNN) - The newest BMW will apparently let drivers change lanes just by using their eyes.
BMW unveiled its new 5-series sedan on Wednesday.
The German luxury automaker highlighted the car’s optional highway assistant system, saying it allows drivers to go long distances on major highways without touching the steering wheel or pedals.
Drivers will be able to change lanes on the highway just by looking at one of the vehicle’s outside mirrors.
Instead of having drivers request it, the new automated driving system suggests a lane change depending on the road situation.
The system relies on a camera mounted behind the steering and directed at the driver.
To respond, BMW says the driver only has to look at the corresponding side mirror, and the car will do the rest.
The car also uses the camera to check if the driver is watching the road. If they are not paying attention, a warning will flash inside the vehicle.
If the driver is incapacitated, the vehicle will automatically slow to a stop and turn on the hazard lights.
The fully electric BMW 5-series will be available for the starting price of $67,000 beginning in October.
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Actor Fred Ward, of ‘Tremors,’ ‘The Right Stuff’ fame, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Fred Ward, a veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in such films as “The Right Stuff,” “The Player” and “Tremors,” has died. He was 79.
Ward died Sunday, his publicist Ron Hofmann said Friday. No cause or place of death was disclosed per the family’s wishes.
Ward earned a Golden Globe and shared the Venice Film Festival ensemble prize for his performance in Robert Altman’s “Short Cuts,” and played the title character in “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.” He also reached new heights playing Mercury 7 astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom in 1983′s Academy Award- nominated film “The Right Stuff.”
“Devastated to learn about the passing of my friend, Fred Ward,” tweeted actor Matthew Modine, who co-starred with Ward in “Short Cuts” and Alan Rudolph’s Equinox.” “A tough façade covering emotions as deep as the Pacific Ocean. Godspeed amigo.”
A former boxer, lumberjack in Alaska and short-order cook who served in the U.S. Air Force, Ward was a San Diego native who was part Cherokee. One early big role was alongside Clint Eastwood in 1979′s “Escape From Alcatraz.”
“I mourn the loss of Fred Ward, who was so kind to me when we worked together on ‘Remo Williams,’” actor Kate Mulgrew tweeted. “Decent and modest and utterly professional, he disarmed with a smile that was at once warm and mischievous.”
Ward’s other roles included a rumpled cop chasing a psychotic criminal played by Alec Baldwin in George Armitage’s “Miami Blues.” He was a formidable and intimidating father to both Freddie Prinze Jr.’s character in “Summer Catch” and David Spade’s title character in “Joe Dirt.”
Ward played President Reagan in the 2009 Cold War espionage thriller “Farewell” and had a supporting role in the 2013 action flick “2 Guns,” starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg.
In the horror-comedy “Tremors,” Ward paired with Kevin Bacon to play a pair of repairmen who end up saving a hardscrabble Nevada desert community beset by giant underground snakes.
With the sexually charged, NC-17 “Henry & June,” Ward showed more than just grit. Based on the book by Anais Nin and directed by Philip Kaufman, Ward played novelist Henry Miller, opposite Nin and his wife, June. “My rear end seemed to have something to do with (that rating),” he told The Washington Post.
He also reteamed with Altman for the part of a studio security chief in the director’s 1992 Hollywood satire “The Player,” and played a union activist and Meryl Streep’s workmate in Mike Nichols’ “Silkwood” in 1983.
Ward demonstrated his comedy chops playing a terrorist intent on blowing up the Academy Awards in “Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult” in 1994.
On the small screen, he had recurring roles on NBC’s “ER” playing the father of Maura Tierney’s Abby Lockhart in 2006-2007 and guest starred on such series as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Leverage” and “United States of Tara.” Ward most recently appeared in the second season of HBO’s “True Detective” as the retired cop father of Colin Farrell’s Det. Ray Velcoro.
Ward is survived by his wife of 27 years, Marie-France Ward and his son, Django Ward.
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Ashanti and Mya are national treasures that should be protected at all costs. A clip of the two R&B pillars resurfaced on social media, and their timeless and ageless beauty has taken the internet by storm.
In the clip, the ladies stop to pose for a photo together, and although both women are in their 40s, they look just like they did in the early 2000s. You should study Ashanti and Mya closely if you need proof that Black does not crack.
Mya is very transparent about her holistic lifestyle, which keeps her mind, body, and soul in the best shape possible. And while we’re unsure of Ashanti’s workout regimen, she definitely spends some time in the gym because she is stacked!
The Twitter comments did not disappoint. The resurfaced clip reminded everyone just how gracefully the two are aging as if we could forget.
We love to see it! Shout out to these Queens for giving us classic, unfiltered and unproblematic vibes since their reign in the early 2000s. Both Mya and Ashanti are a vibe that transcends across generations. We love to see it!
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The American College of Financial Services' premier conference heads to Chicago focused on empowering Black communities, businesses, and individuals
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest gathering of Black and African American leaders, visionaries, and trailblazers across financial services returns in-person to continue the pursuit of equity, innovation, and generational impact. Hosted by The American College of Financial Services— a nonprofit, accredited institution delivering an educational and impact platform for financial professionals, nonprofit leaders, and consumers —the Annual Conference of African American Financial Professionals (CAAFP) will be held in Chicago, IL, August 7-9, 2023.
This marks the 17th year of The College hosting this premier event and since its founding, the CAAFP has served to advocate and advance the charge for increased representation of Black and African American professionals in the financial services industry. This year's conference theme is "Reclaiming Black Wealth" and is a follow-up to a tremendously successful gathering last year in Washington, DC, focusing on empowering Black communities, businesses, and individuals.
This year's expansive agenda will reinforce and elevate the conversation around how the financial services industry can inspire Black professionals and promote the advancement of all underserved communities through education and empowerment, as we seek to narrow the wealth gap and create sustainable, generational change. This is the core mission of the CAAFP.
Keynote sessions will feature thought leaders from a variety of backgrounds in financial services and other areas, including Lauren Simmons, Eszylfie Taylor and Linda Clemons. There will be a wide range of breakout sessions, led by change agents and industry experts, covering and continuing education credit, with a focus on empowering Black communities and the advisors that serve them.
Four main tracks include:
- Retirement - Prepare to help clients improve their financial fitness and retirement readiness no matter where they are in life.
- Consumer Connections - Build skills and learning tools to cultivate personal and professional networks to better understand the real needs of clients and communities.
- Applied Knowledge - Focus on foundational industry knowledge, insights from thought leaders and experts, and best practices from pioneers and bold new voices making an impact across financial services.
- Niche Markets – Access opportunities and trailblazing strategies to increase professional and personal influence through community networks.
"As the nation's leading financial services educator, we look forward to gathering with this outstanding community and introducing innovative programs to empower future generations of Black financial professionals," says George Nichols III, President, and CEO of The American College of Financial Services. "The Conference of African American Financial Professionals has continued to grow and innovate over two decades. It is a true testament to the conversations, education and advancement that happens as a result of this gathering and the efforts of its attendees."
To learn more about the CAAFP and register, visit TheAmericanCollege.edu/CAAFP-2023.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Founded in 1927, The American College of Financial Services is the nation's largest nonprofit educational institution devoted to financial services professionals. Holding the highest level of academic accreditation, The College has educated over 200,000 professionals across the United States through certificate, designation, and graduate degree programs. Its portfolio of applied knowledge also includes just-in-time learning and consumer financial education programs. The College's faculty represents some of the foremost thought leaders in the financial services industry. Visit TheAmericanCollege.edu and connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Discover all the ways you can expand your opportunities with us.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, particularly in the Northeast, to bring back mask mandates and recommendations for the first time since the omicron winter surge ended and as the country approaches 1 million deaths in the pandemic.
The return of masking in schools is not nearly as widespread as earlier in the pandemic, particularly as the public’s worries over the virus have ebbed. But districts in Maine, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have brought masks back, with a few in Massachusetts also recommending them even as the school year enters its final weeks.
Maine’s largest school district, in Portland, said this week masks would return, with Superintendent Xavier Botana saying that was the “safest course at this time” amid rising cases. Bangor, Maine, schools also brought back a universal mask requirement.
High schools in the suburbs of Pittsburgh and in Montclair, New Jersey, a commuter suburb of New York City, also announced a return to masking, albeit temporarily through this week. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of the counties in the country considered to have “high” levels of COVID-19 are in the Northeast.
In parts of Massachusetts that have seen high levels of COVID-19 transmission, authorities are also recommending masks in schools.
Reactions have ranged from supportive to angry. On the Facebook page of Woodland Hills High School in suburban Pittsburgh, one woman called the change “#insane.”
Diana Martinez and Owen Cornwall, who have a first grader at Graham and Parks School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have been following the recommendation to mask their daughter.
“We’re very happy about it. It gives us a little peace of mind,” said Martinez, 42, a professor at Tufts University. “I think the parents generally trend toward wearing them and that gives us some comfort. It’s the same case at our pre-school. There will be a couple of parents who don’t mask their child, but we will be masking our child.”
Cornwall said there seems to be a general consensus in the school community in favor of playing it safe.
“We’re sort of lucky in this neighborhood, that they share our concerns with health,” said Cornwall, 37, a visiting scholar at Tufts.
Reported daily cases in the U.S. are averaging 79,000, up 50% over the past two weeks, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. That’s a fraction of where daily case counts stood earlier this year, when they topped 800,000.
However, current case counts are a vast undercount because of a major downturn in testing and the fact tests are being taken at home and not reported to health departments.
An influential modeling group at the University of Washington in Seattle estimates that only 13% of cases are being reported to health authorities in the U.S. — which would mean an undercount of more than a half million new infections every day.
Despite the uptick in cases and the return to masking in a small number of schools, the response across the country has been largely subdued, reflecting the public’s exhaustion after more than two years of restrictions.
Outside of schools, however, officials have shown little interest in returning to mask mandates.
Last month, Philadelphia abandoned its indoor mask mandate just days after becoming the first large American city to reimpose the requirement in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
The United States is approaching the grim marker of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. Globally, there have been more than 6 million deaths in the pandemic, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
Hospital workers at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California, who labored through the worst of the pandemic paused Wednesday to recognize the sacrifice.
Intensive care unit nurse coordinator Patsy Brandenburger was among the many hospital caregivers who received a blessing from Father Patrick Okonkwo, a hospital chaplain, during the Roman Catholic ceremony.
She recalled the worst days of the pandemic, when the hospital was filled with hundreds of patients, including dozens on ventilators; now the hospital has just seven COVID-19 patients.
“The amount of patients we saw that passed away in the ICU was so, so, so hard. And just the families that couldn’t be there with them was extremely hard on all of us,” Brandenburger said fighting away tears.
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A decades-old magazine caters to Chinese immigrants in New Jersey — helping newcomers fit in, and celebrating the community's successes. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 31, 2023.)
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A decades-old magazine caters to Chinese immigrants in New Jersey — helping newcomers fit in, and celebrating the community's successes. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 31, 2023.)
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The last weekend of June and the first weekend of the summer season will feature highs in the upper 80s to near 90 both Saturday and Sunday, all the while keeping the sunny skies.
Our next and only chance of wet weather comes in the form of a few showers or thunderstorms Sunday night into Monday ahead of a cold front. That front will sweep any rain chances and any humidity that builds later in the weekend out to sea by later Monday, setting up plenty of comfy sunshine through the middle of next week, with some refreshing mid to upper 70s for a few days early next week.
For now, there's still no long-lived bouts of hot and humid weather in our forecast, and the 90-degree highs will remain pretty scarce through the start of July.
THIS WEEKEND
The first weekend of summer will be everything we expect early summer to be. Mostly sunny are expected both Saturday and Sunday with increasingly warm and humid weather, but not excessively hot or oppressively humid.
It will certainly be warmer than last weekend, when highs struggled to do much better than 70 degrees. This weekend, it's upper 80s, with some spots flirting with 90 degrees either day.
Saturday will be warm and fairly comfortable, with a modest increase in humidity come Sunday.
Any shower or thunderstorm chances should hold off until after sunset Sunday evening, with that chance for a little rain continuing through Monday morning.
MONDAY
A cold front should pass through Monday with our best chance of showers and thunderstorms but even then just scattered activity, followed by yet another shot of comfy air for early summer.
While Monday will still be a little humid before our cold front slides through, it won't be as warm as the weekend was thanks to more clouds.
Expect highs in the mid to upper 70s, with humidity levels dropping later in the day behind our front.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
Expect some sun-tastic early summer weather to wrap up the month of June from Tuesday through Thursday. Comfort will be king to start this stretch, with refreshingly low humidity and plenty of sunshine Tuesday and Wednesday.
Highs will warm a little each day, with mid to upper 70s on Tuesday, low 80s on Wednesday, and then mid 80s with a touch more humidity come Thursday.
All the while, it's mostly sunny, warm, and pleasant with no rain in the forecast. Enjoy!
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Nearly a month into the high school baseball season, Carroll is charging ahead as one of the hottest teams in the Hoosier state. The No. 2 team in the state’s 4A coaches poll remains undefeated at 9-0, including marquee wins over previously ranked Penn and No. 8 Floyd Central.
Carroll’s sizzling start to the season earns the Chargers your Optimum Performance Sports Team of the Week honors!
The Chargers are proving they can win several ways. On the mound, Carroll’s pitching staff is combined for a 1.35 ERA. Camden Herschberger, Michael Dierckman and Will Worrel have served as the top arms for the Chargers this season.
Carroll averages 7.4 runs per game with a team batting average of 0.293. Andrew Sinish leads the way on offense with a batting average of 0.414, along with 10 RBI. Jaxon Sparks and Daniel Kirk have also dominated at the plate with seven RBI apiece. Despite the high scoring, the Chargers believe they can be even stronger at the plate.
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What happens to the flow of venture capital when the market drops? Investors and start-ups have to recalibrate and make difficult choices when rocky times are ahead.
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What happens to the flow of venture capital when the market drops? Investors and start-ups have to recalibrate and make difficult choices when rocky times are ahead.
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--A must for lovers of ocean life—
MONTEREY, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inns of Monterey make exploring Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary a breeze with their new Adventure Package. Available at Monterey Bay Inn, Spindrift Inn, Victorian Inn, and Wave Street Inn. The package includes overnight accommodations for two and two tickets for either paddle board rental, traditional bicycle rental, or kayak rental from Adventures by the Sea.
The Sanctuary's diverse ecosystem is one of the best places in the world to see seals, sea lions, sea otters, migrating whales, and dolphins in their natural habitat. On land or water, guests see active marine life up close, experience Monterey's living history, and view the area's iconic sights.
Adventures by the Sea is located on Cannery Row within walking distance of each hotel. Experts ensure bikes, kayaks, and paddle boards are maintained to the highest standards. Guests learn safety protocol to successfully enjoy a day on the Bay or bike trail.
Monterey Bay Inn is adjacent to San Carlos Beach, near the Coast Guard Pier, Cannery Row Shopping, and Monterey Bay Aquarium. The contemporary-styled 49 guest rooms are eco-friendly with sweeping views of Monterey Bay, abundant natural light, and balconies. A rooftop hot tub overlooks the Bay, with easy access to the beach. Complimentary continental breakfast served daily and self-parking on-site available.
Spindrift Inn boasts a beachfront setting over Monterey Bay with a traditional, Mediterranean coastal décor. This romantic hotel has 45 guestrooms and suites with plenty of natural light and a serene ambiance. Complimentary continental breakfast and an afternoon wine reception are served each day, with valet parking available.
Originally the Lang Mansion built in 1901, Victorian Inn's 70 guestrooms are in adjacent buildings designed to complement the Victorian style of the original home. Lovely gardens surround the hotel, and on-site self-parking is available. A complimentary breakfast buffet is included, and California wines, cheese, and fruit are served from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. each evening. Victorian Inn is pet friendly.
The Wave Inn's beachy décor is inspired by the area's natural beauty and Cannery Row's fishing heritage. Contemporary art, pops of ocean-blue, and starfish orange accents create a sunny, laid-back vibe. Just steps from Monterey Bay Aquarium, amenities include a complimentary welcome snack, self-parking on-site, and outdoor fire pits.
For reservations, book direct at www.innsofmonterey.com or call 800-232-4141.
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Top Lebanese official in IMF talks calls for central bank head to resign amid corruption allegations
By ABBY SEWELL
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese official heading talks with the International Monetary Fund to bail out Lebanon’s tanking economy has called for the country’s embattled central bank chief to resign. Lebanon’s caretaker deputy prime minister, Saade Chami, was speaking Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press. His comments follow multiple allegations of corruption and an international arrest warrant issued against Lebanon’s central bank chief. Once seen as the guardian of Lebanon’s financial stability, Central Bank Gov. Riad Salameh is now widely blamed for an economic meltdown that began in 2019. The Lebanese pound has since plunged in value and partly wiped out the savings of ordinary Lebanese, plunging an estimated three-quarters of the population into poverty. | https://kion546.com/news/2023/05/18/top-lebanese-official-in-imf-talks-calls-for-central-bank-head-to-resign-amid-corruption-allegations/ | 2023-05-18 19:27:53 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2023/05/18/top-lebanese-official-in-imf-talks-calls-for-central-bank-head-to-resign-amid-corruption-allegations/ |
First lady Jill Biden recovers from rebound COVID-19 case, will return to Washington
Posted/updated on: August 29, 2022 at 8:29 pm(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Jill Biden has recovered from a "rebound" case of COVID-19 and will return to Washington nearly a week after again testing positive for the virus, her office said.
Biden, who has been isolating in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, has now tested negative, her spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement. She plans to travel back to the capital on Tuesday.
The first lady -- who first tested positive on Aug. 15 -- then came out of her first isolation period from that infection in South Carolina on Aug. 21.
She subsequently tested positive for a rebound case last week after being treated with the antiviral Paxlovid.
President Biden tested separately negative for COVID-19 last Wednesday, according to the White House.
"The First Lady has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and will remain in Delaware where she has reinitiated isolation procedures," a spokeswoman said in a statement on Wednesday. "The White House Medical Unit has conducted contact tracing and close contacts have been notified."
ABC News' Molly Nagle, Arielle Mitropoulos and Sarah Kolinovsky contributed to this report.
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Biden to host congressional leaders on lame-duck sprint
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to discuss his agenda for the remainder of the year, as he looks to ensure government funding and lock in more legislative wins before Democrats lose control of the House on Jan. 3.
The meeting comes as the government faces a Dec. 16 shutdown if lawmakers don’t agree on funding legislation to keep the lights on. Biden also wants that legislation to provide additional money for the COVID-19 response and to bolster U.S. support for Ukraine’s economy and defense against Russia’s invasion. Biden has also called on Congress to step in and impose a tentative agreement between railroads and workers to avert a potentially crippling freight rail strike on Dec. 9.
The White House, which did not immediately provide a list of attendees, said Biden would convene the meeting in the Roosevelt Room. After the Nov. 8 midterm elections, Biden said he planned to host bipartisan, bicameral leaders at the White House “to discuss how we can work together for the remainder of this year and into the next Congress to advance the economic and national security priorities of the United States.”
Congress is also taking up legislation to codify same-sex marriage, raise the debt limit and reform the Electoral Count Act in a bid to prevent another attempt like in 2020 when then-President Donald Trump and allied lawmakers tried to overturn the will of voters in the presidential election he lost to Biden.
Republicans are set to hold a narrow majority in the House come January, while Democrats are retaining control of the Senate. A runoff election in Georgia next week will determine whether Biden’s party will hold a 51-49 majority or Vice President Kamala Harris will be needed to break a 50-50 tie.
One item up in the air is a ban on so-called assault weapons — an inexact term to describe a group of semi-automatic long rifles or long guns, like an AR-15, that can fire 30 rounds quickly without reloading. By comparison, New York Police Department officers carry a handgun that shoots about half that many.
The House passed legislation in July to revive a 1990s-era ban on the firearms with Biden’s vocal support. But the 60-vote threshold in the Senate means some Republicans must be on board, and most are steadfastly opposed. One issue is the proliferation of weapons today; There are many more styles and types on the market than in the 1990s.
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OSLO, Norway, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aker Carbon Capture will support Viridor in the provision of a pre-FEED study for the Runcorn CCS project, which is located around 20 km from Liverpool. When in operation, the facility will be one of the first large scale carbon capture projects at an energy-from-waste facility in the world. The pre-FEED study explores the installation of a carbon capture plant in the HyNet cluster, part of the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Track 1 sequencing process, capturing around 1 million tonnes CO2 per annum.
"We are delighted to partner with Viridor on this exciting project that could realize major emission reductions in a hard to abate sector. Viridor is the largest waste company in the UK. Given its ambitious decarbonization targets, it can play an instrumental role in helping reach Britain's climate goals, and together we see CCS as a great opportunity to create green jobs in the UK," said Valborg Lundegaard, Chief Executive Officer at Aker Carbon Capture.
Viridor has a publicly committed plan to become the first net zero waste company by 2040 by implementing CCUS and the extraction of plastic from residual waste streams for more circular recycling.
Kevin Bradshaw, Chief Executive Officer at Viridor, commented: "Our vision for Viridor is to be the UK's leading innovator in resource recovery and recycling to deliver a climate positive future. This collaboration with Aker Carbon Capture to bring our combined focus on the delivery of CCUS at Runcorn targets a significant milestone in realizing that vision."
This collaboration builds on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that Viridor and Aker Carbon Capture signed last year. In this MOU, both parties announced plans to help the UK accelerate its decarbonization agenda through a partnership for next-generation CCS.
Energy from waste with CCS could play a leading role in the UK's decarbonization efforts. If all facilities in the UK were fitted with CCS, approximately five million tonnes of negative emissions could be stored each year. At Runcorn CCS, around half of the waste originates from biogenic sources, enabling half a million tonnes of negative emissions, effectively removing these from the atmosphere.
"The potential to implement CCS at energy-from-waste facilities in the UK and help deliver deep decarbonization is massive. Today, Aker Carbon Capture is already building a carbon capture facility at Twence's waste to energy plant in the Netherlands, a first-of-a-kind standardized design. At the Runcorn facility, Viridor will benefit from modularity in the Aker Carbon Capture Big Catch portfolio, reducing complexity and cost," concludes Lundegaard.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Employment Commission is investigating more than 80,000 unemployment claims for potential fraud, according to a chart the agency’s commissioner provided to 8News.
VEC Commissioner Carrie Roth sent 8News’ Jackie DeFusco a chart showing the agency’s figures for disputed claims awaiting review, first-level appeals and claims being investigated for potential fraud as of Oct. 12.
The chart revealing the status of the backlogs was shared after Roth acknowledged the state agency’s new IT system is still dealing with technical issues and that automating the system has presented a challenge for VEC when assigning staff cases to review.
In her interview with DeFusco, Roth touted the work VEC has done to reduce the backlogs since Gov. Glenn Youngkin took office and the table provided to 8News gives specific figures on the separation reports and claims that have been reviewed.
“With a technology system this large, you’re always going to have some issues that you’re going to have to work through. We are constantly improving and adapting,” Roth told DeFusco.
According to the VEC’s chart, the agency has cleared a backlog of nearly 321,000 separation reports since Jan. 15 and had none to review as of Oct. 12. The unemployment claims in need of review by VEC staff were just over 187,000 in January but were 2,522 as of Oct. 12.
The VEC chart shows that 258,320 paid and unpaid claims were under review for potential fraud when Youngkin took office. As of Oct. 12, the chart shows 82,370 claims awaiting review.
The backlog of denied cases waiting on the first level of appeals has moved up since Youngkin’s tenure. There were 100,952 such cases as of Oct. 12, a nearly 14,500 case increase.
The agency faced backlash from Virginians and lawmakers over issues with communication and processing unemployment claims during the height of the pandemic. Gov. Youngkin, who appointed Roth after he was sworn in, focused on the agency’s woes during his campaign.
While many noted the unprecedented number of claims at the time, a state audit from November 2021 found the agency was poorly managed and had little oversight. The agency was sued in federal court over the issues and a settlement was reached in the class-action lawsuit.
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What are the best products on sale for Cyber Monday?
There are plenty of amazing deals up for grabs this Cyber Monday. But just because you’re getting a deep discount doesn’t mean the sale item is worth your money. If you’re looking to spend a little more strategically, we’ve gathered some of the best deals on products the BestReviews team has tested and loved.
In particular, we’ve noticed significant discounts on the Ember Smart Mug, 2022 Apple MacBook Pro Laptop with M2 Chip and Toshiba Countertop Microwave. You can find some of our favorite tried-and-true products on sale in trending products, tech, kitchen and home, and beauty and health so you can score great deals on items for everyone on your holiday shopping list… or for yourself.
Updated: November 27, 09:20 p.m. PT
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This fire pit is easy to set up and only takes a few minutes to assemble. It doesn’t produce much smoke, so you can comfortably sit around it. It also comes with a carry bag, making it convenient to take on the go.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, in Chicago to speak to a teachers' convention, addressed the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill., saying "We need to end this horror. We need to stop this violence."
Seven people were killed and dozens injured Monday when a shooter opened fire from a rooftop along a Fourth of July parade route in the suburban Chicago city.
Harris said July 4 "should have been a day to come together with family and friends," but instead ended in violence.
"We must protect our communities from the terror of gun violence. I've said it before, enough is enough," Harris told thousands of teachers gathered for the National Education Association convention.
"Our nation is still mourning the loss of those 19 babies and their two teachers in Uvalde," Harris said, her voice rising. "Teachers should not have to practice barricading a classroom. Teachers should not have to know how to treat a gunshot wound, and teachers should not be told that lives would have been saved if only you had a gun," she said.
Later Tuesday, the vice president visited with local officials, first responders and residents of Highland Park at the invitation of Mayor Nancy Rotering.
"This can happen anywhere, in any peace-loving community, and we should stand together and speak out about why it's got to stop," Harris said in brief remarks to the media.
Speaking to the NEA, Harris noted that Congress had passed some gun safety measures in the wake of Uvalde, which President Joe Biden has signed into law, but she said more was needed.
"Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban," Harris said.
"An assault weapon is designed to kill a lot of human beings quickly," she said.
"There is no reason we have weapons of war on the streets of America. We need reasonable gun safety laws," she said.
Shortly after the shooting on Monday, Biden issued a statement saying the law he signed 10 days before will save lives. "But there is much more work to do, and I'm not going to give up fighting the epidemic of gun violence."
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If you're among the travelers who have had their flights delayed or cancelled in recent weeks, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg knows your pain, because his own flight scheduled for Friday was cancelled.
He got an alert on his phone Friday morning about the flight, after having just met virtually with the nation's airline CEOs about their chronic operational problems Thursday night.
"I thought, this is pretty on the nose," Buttigieg told NPR. "It illustrates what millions of passengers are are concerned about right now."
Buttigieg's was one of about 1,400 flights U.S. flights that were cancelled Friday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. That's in addition to more than 1,700 flights cancelled on Thursday.
Airlines have been struggling to meet a huge surge in air travel demand this summer. Staffing shortages, especially among pilots, has left many airlines with little wiggle room when problems arise, especially bad weather.
But in his meeting with the airline CEO's, Buttigieg says he told them they've "got to make sure that first of all their schedules reflect the realities of some of the staffing issues that they've encountered."
"These airlines have gotten a lot of public support to try to keep the system resilient," Buttigieg told NPR, referring to the $54 billion in pandemic relief. "And now we're looking to them to make sure that their operations are reliable, and importantly that when there is a disruption or delay ... they get somebody on the phone and get that customer service to help work through it."
Buttigieg said he pressed the airline executives to detail what kinds of actions they're taking to ensure operations run smoothly heading into the busy Fourth of July holiday.
"I received a lot of assurances about the steps that they're taking, and I know that this is being taken very seriously when it comes to all of the measures airlines can take," Buttigieg said. "On the other hand, I'm in a car right now instead of on a plane, because we weren't able to get a flight as planned, so these disruptions continue to be a concern."
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Cardinals vs. Yankees Probable Starting Pitchers Today - July 1
The St. Louis Cardinals (33-47) host the New York Yankees (45-36) to start a three-game series at Busch Stadium, with first pitch at 2:15 PM ET on Saturday. The Cardinals are coming off a series defeat to the Astros, and the Yankees a series win over the Athletics.
The probable pitchers are Jack Flaherty (4-5) for the Cardinals and Luis Severino (1-2) for the Yankees.
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Cardinals vs. Yankees Pitcher Matchup Info
- Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023
- Time: 2:15 PM ET
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Venue: Busch Stadium
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- Probable Pitchers: Flaherty - STL (4-5, 4.95 ERA) vs Severino - NYY (1-2, 5.25 ERA)
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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Jack Flaherty
- The Cardinals will hand the ball to Flaherty (4-5) for his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Monday, June 19, when he gave up six earned runs and allowed 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Washington Nationals.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.95 and 9 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .280 in 15 games this season.
- He has four quality starts in 15 chances this season.
- Flaherty has 11 starts of five or more innings this season in 15 chances. He averages 5.3 innings per outing.
- He has made 15 appearances and finished three of them without allowing an earned run.
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Yankees Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Luis Severino
- Severino makes the start for the Yankees, his eighth of the season. He is 1-2 with a 5.25 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 36 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Saturday, the righty tossed six scoreless innings against the Texas Rangers while surrendering five hits.
- The 29-year-old has put together a 5.25 ERA and 8 strikeouts per nine innings in seven games this season, while giving up a batting average of .271 to opposing batters.
- Severino has collected two quality starts this season.
- Severino is aiming for his third straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.1 frames per start.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his seven appearances this season.
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DETROIT (AP) — Rickie Fowler has put himself in a position to win a PGA Tour title again.
He’s hoping to take advantage for a change.
Fowler birdied six of his last eight holes Saturday to surge into the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 20 under, giving him another chance to end a four-year PGA Tour victory drought.
“I’m not scared to fail,” said Fowler, who had an 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Adam Hdwin at Detroit Golf Club. “I’ve dealt with plenty of that.”
Indeed.
Two weeks ago in Los Angeles in the U.S. Open, Fowler squandered a chance with a closing 75 in a fifth-place tie. And last week at the Travelers Championship, he shot a career-best 60 in the third round to contend and closed with a 69 to drop into a tie for 13th.
“Felt really good Sunday last week and just didn’t get anything going, didn’t get anything out of it,” Fowler said. “Sunday at the U.S. Open, timing got a little off.”
The 34-year-old Fowler has led or shared the 54-hole lead 10 times on the PGA Tour, and has has converted the advantage into a championship just twice.
Fowler, who has never won a major, won the 2019 Phoenix Open for his only victory in six years. He’s making his 96th start since his last title, shooting to end the longest drought of his career and win for the sixth time on the PGA Tour.
“Whether it happens (Sunday) or not, it’s going to happen here soon,” said Fowler, who has seven top-10 finishes this season and is No. 17 in the FedEx Cup standings. “I’ve been playing a lot of really good golf and been putting myself in good positions.
“This definitely won’t be the last.”
Hadwin had a season-low 63 to tie the tournament record.
“One of the hardest things in golf is to get out of your own way when things are going well,” he said. “I’ve been victim of that.”
Hadwin was the victim of mistaken identity a few weeks ago when he was tackled by a security guard at the Canadian Open after fellow Canadian Nick Taylor’s victory.
Hadwin rushed the 18th green at Oakdale in Toronto while spraying celebratory bubbly from a bottle after Taylor beat Tommy Fleetwood. A guard trying to protect Taylor took Hadwin to the ground and videos of the scene went viral on social media.
“Everybody knows who I am because I’m the guy who got tackled,” he said.
Taylor Pendrith, who is also Canadian, was third at 18 under after a 67. The big hitter bogeyed two of his last four holes at Detroit Golf Club.
Hadwin is hoping to become the fifth player from Canada to win on the PGA Tour this season.
“I certainly don’t want to be left behind,” he said. “It’s a pretty fun leaderboard right now with Taylor and I at the top on Canada Day.”
If Hadwin or Pendrith win, it will mark the first time that five-plus players from a country outside the U.S. won on the PGA Tour in a season since six Australians won during the 2013-14 season.
Monday qualifier Peter Kuest (65) and Aaron Rai (68) were 17 under. Taylor Moore (69) was another stroke back with four other players, including Collin Morikawa, who shot a 67 for the second straight day.
Play was suspended for 1 hour, 42 minutes because of lightning in the area and the schedule for the final round was adjusted in the hopes of completing the final round with inclement weather in the forecast.
The leaders will tee off Sunday morning just before 9 a.m. — about 5 hours before the original schedule — and threesomes will start on both the front and back nine.
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The Foundation is Supporting Initiatives to Help Smallholder Farmers Transition Away from Tobacco to More Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Agricultural Alternatives and Livelihoods
NEW YORK, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than one billion individuals still smoke combustible cigarettes, with dire consequences for individual health and our global environment. More needs to be done to address this threat. Agricultural and tobacco harm reduction innovations offer hope and new options to reduce tobacco's carbon footprint, its overall negative impact on the environment, as well as help for smokers to quit combustible cigarettes.
On this World No Tobacco Day (May 31), the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World reaffirms its charitable mission to end smoking in this generation and its commitment to partner with agricultural, rural development, smallholder representatives and others to help identify and sustain alternative livelihoods for tobacco farmers in Malawi with the assistance of its affiliate, the Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI).
Malawi is one of the largest tobacco-producing countries in the world. In 2018, tobacco exports accounted for nearly 68% of the country's total merchandise export earnings, rendering it one of the most – if not the most – economically tobacco-dependent countries in the world.
The day-to-day work and exposure associated with tobacco farming are harmful to the health of Malawian farmers as well as the surrounding environment. The Foundation is funding grants in this country to achieve the following charitable aims:
- Increased and more secure income streams, improved food security status, and better overall health for smallholder farmers, their families, and their communities
- Increased knowledge and application of cutting-edge agricultural science and technology
- Reduced economic dependence on tobacco and increased resilience for smallholder farmers
- Reduced environmental degradation due to tobacco cultivation
"The economic, environmental and health impacts of tobacco farming are acutely felt in Malawi, which is why we are focusing our efforts on giving the country's smallholder farmers the tools to diversify into other competitive and sustainable agricultural alternatives," said Candida Nakhumwa, Vice President and Malawi Country Director, Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. "Malawi's dependency on tobacco has led to deforestation, land degradation and loss of biodiversity. These are devasting consequences that must be addressed."
"Tobacco's environmental impact in Malawi has been significant, and addressing this issue is an important part of the Centre for Agricultural Transformation's (CAT's) work," said Macleod Nkhoma, CAT Executive Director. "We are collaborating with partners to help smallholder farmers diversify away from tobacco to other alternative value chains, including proven yield enhancing and environmentally sustainable technologies. The CAT remains positive that promotion of irrigation and greenhouse technologies will not only entice farmers to produce high value horticultural crops throughout the year but also support the development of a more sustainable environmental ecosystem in the country."
The CAT is funded by a Foundation for a Smoke-Free World grant.
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World commends the ongoing efforts of the WHO and World No Tobacco Day to raise awareness and push for lasting change. Tobacco production has negative consequences on the environment, and the Foundation is addressing this challenge as it works toward its ultimate mission to end smoking in this generation.
ABOUT FOUNDATION FOR A SMOKE-FREE WORLD
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is an independent, US nonprofit 501(c)(3) private foundation with the purpose of improving global health by ending smoking in this generation. The Foundation supports its mission through three broad categories of work: Health and Science Research; Agricultural Diversification; and Industry Transformation. Funded by annual gifts from PMI Global Services Inc. ("PMI"), the Foundation is independent from PMI and operates in a manner that ensures its independence from the influence of any commercial entity. Under the Foundation's Pledge Agreement with PMI and bylaws, PMI and the tobacco industry are precluded from having any control or influence over how the Foundation spends its funds or focuses its activities. For more information about the Foundation, please visit www.smokefreeworld.org.
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Oh, Danny boy, ’tis the time of year when Irish bagpipes are calling in the concrete glens of New York City, across the swooning boughs of Savannah, Georgia, and in the halls of the White House as the U.S. celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parades, pub crawls and a state visit.
Thousands of tourists and locals alike crowded the oak-shaded squares and downtown sidewalks of Savannah on Friday. The city’s parade, a 100-year-old tradition, is the South’s largest.
Veteran parade watchers arrived before dawn to claim space in the squares for picnic tables and party tents. Bars opened at 7 a.m. to greet customers already thirsty for beer and Bloody Marys.
The annual parade in New York City — which bills itself as the world’s largest and oldest — drew throngs to Fifth Avenue to await bagpipes and bands, and give homage to Ireland’s patron saint.
“When we march up Fifth Avenue,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said during the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast Reception, “it appears as though everything turns to green.”
Irish immigrants have a deep history in helping New York City become what it is today — one of the many groups, the mayor said, “that make up our city and that makes us great.”
Some cities including Chicago, which dyes its river green to commemorate a day when everyone pretends to be Irish, already held their parades last weekend. Other cities, including Boston, will hold parades and other festivities this weekend.
Also flowing green will be the fountain on the South Lawn of the White House as President Joe Biden, who often speaks of his Irish heritage, welcomes Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar for a longstanding meetup between the two heads of state that had been delayed two years by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With temperatures forecast to climb into the mid-70s in Savannah, many parade watchers wore shorts with green T-shirts and strands of green plastic beads. Mike Trout painted his entire face and bald head with green makeup, accented by an orange plastic mustache.
“You got the spirit, brother!” said one passerby tapping Trout on the shoulder as he and wife, Diana, strolled the streets before the parade. The couple from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, traveled to Savannah just to celebrate St. Patrick’s.
“She’s Irish, I’m Irish wannabe,” said Trout.
Started in 1824 by Irish immigrants to Georgia’s oldest city, the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Savannah has ballooned into one of the South’s largest street parties after Mardi Gras.
“This is a lot of people,” said Sheila Barry, a Savannah native who staked out spots with a friend along Abercorn Street near the start of the parade route. They packed sandwiches, water and something else to drink that Barry described mischievously as “St. Patrick’s holy water.”
Barry, 55, wore a wide felt sash of emerald green embroidered with the names of her late parents, Irish immigrants who came to Savannah more than five decades ago. She said they loved Savannah’s Irish traditions and celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
“Everybody, they’re all Irish today,” Barry said. “Everybody’s just here to have a good time.”
Vivian Penn’s 2-year-old granddaughter, Adeline, clapped and waved as Savannah’s parade kicked off with school children in kilts carrying American and Irish flags followed by the droning whine of a bagpipe band. The girl in a white dress with shamrocks and green stripes celebrated her birthday just two days before St. Patrick’s Day.
“She’s always going to be an Irish redhead,” Penn said of her blond grandchild.
Friday marked just the second parade in Savannah since the coronavirus pandemic forced city officials to pause the celebration in 2020 and 2021. Even last year’s comeback parade seemed subdued, with plenty of elbow room along the typically packed parade route, said Penn, who lives nearby in Savannah’s downtown historic district.
“This looks like it’s back to normal,” Penn said. “This morning I was like, ‘Yes, it’s St. Patrick’s Day!’ Seeing all the people out the window with their chairs running down the street was very exciting.”
President Joe Biden is set to host Ireland’s prime minister on Friday, after the COVID-19 pandemic scuttled the longstanding St. Patrick’s Day meetup two years in a row.
The meeting with one of the top U.S. allies comes after Biden said he plans to visit both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland this year, the 25th anniversary of the U.S.-brokered Good Friday accord. The agreement helped end sectarian violence that had raged for three decades over the issue of Northern Ireland unifying with Ireland or remaining part of the United Kingdom.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a pre-dawn missile barrage at the Ukrainian capital Thursday, killing three people, including a 9-year-old and her mother, and damaging apartment buildings, schools and a children’s hospital, officials said. It was the highest toll from a single attack on Kyiv over the past month.
A 33-year-old woman died as she and others waited to enter a locked air raid shelter, which left the group at the mercy of falling missile fragments, according to her husband. Officials ordered an investigation.
The latest attack, using what Ukrainian officials said were short-range, ground-launched Iskander missiles, coincided with events scheduled in Kyiv to celebrate International Children’s Day. Those events were canceled.
Ukrainian air defenses shot down all 10 cruise and ballistic missiles, but falling debris caused damage and wounded 16 people, authorities said.
Russia has kept up a steady barrage on the capital and other parts of the country in recent weeks as Kyiv readies what it says is a counteroffensive to push back Moscow’s troops, 15 months after their full-scale invasion. Kyiv was the target of drone and missile attacks on 17 days last month.
“Children’s Day has to be about safe childhood, summer, life,” tweeted Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska. “But today it is about new crimes of (Russia) against children.”
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted that the dead included a 9-year-old girl, her mother and another woman.
At the air raid shelter that was locked, Yaroslav Riabchuk said he and his wife of 17 years, Natalia, were outside when he ran around the back of the building to summon the guard in charge.
“I ran, but then an explosion happened,” Riabchuk said. “Shattered glass started falling, and I knew I had to run back. When I returned, it was over. There was a lot of blood, women, children.”
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said authorities were investigating. He gave orders to the heads of the city’s districts to immediately check if all the shelters in Kyiv are accessible.
Since February 2022, at least 525 children have been killed and at least 1,047 have been injured, according to the U.N.’s Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
Six children were killed and 34 were wounded last month alone, the mission said.
“Sadly, as the world marks International Children’s Day, there is little to celebrate in Ukraine where civilians, including children, continue to pay a heavy price” said Matilda Bogner, the mission’s chief.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry cited different figures for child casualties in the war, saying at least 484 children have been killed and 992 wounded. It was not immediately possible to reconcile those numbers with the U.N. figures.
Meanwhile in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin led a meeting with families via video link to mark the day.
Putin met with families that have many children and vowed to maintain state subsidies and other measures to support them. When one of the participants in the meeting voiced confidence that Russia would be victorious in Ukraine, Putin noted that “it will be so.”
“There is no doubt about it, because we are protecting our land, our people and our values,” he said.
Russia has repeatedly targeted Kyiv since the start of the invasion, but attacks against the capital have intensified over the past month. While Ukraine’s air defenses have become increasingly effective at intercepting Russian drones and missiles, many Kyiv residents are anxious and tired after weeks of sleepless nights.
Russia is probably seeking to degrade Ukraine’s air defenses by targeting launchers and forcing the Ukrainians to fire off expensive missiles, a Western official said on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.
“But in this, we think it’s unlikely to be notably successful. Ukraine is becoming quite adept at dedicating less advanced defense systems to neutralize the relatively easy targets that the drones present,” the official said.
Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, Hanna Maliar, said the Kremlin targets Kyiv because it is a symbol of Ukrainian power.
“It’s a psychological attack to intimidate and demoralize Ukrainians and to show they are capable of everything,” she said in an interview with The Associated Press.
One of Thursday’s explosions sent missile fragments ripping through an apartment building in a leafy neighborhood. In the morning light, paramedics gingerly escorted an elderly woman away from the building as the bare feet of a person killed in the attack poked out from under a plastic tarpaulin in a roped-off area between the trees.
“Around 3 a.m. there was a strike over there. I woke up and saw the fire. My door was smashed, I woke up my mom and ran to the corridor,” said resident Nikita Maslun, peering through a broken window. “Then we went down and ran outside. We saw people running. Windows were shattered and balconies destroyed.”
In the Desnianskyi district, debris fell on a children’s hospital and a nearby multistory building. Two schools and a police department were damaged. In other areas, windows were blown out.
Across Ukraine, a total of seven civilians were killed and 27 wounded over the previous 24 hours, the presidential office said Thursday.
Elsewhere, a group that calls itself the Russian Volunteer Corps, and purports to include Russians fighting on the Ukrainian side, released a video claiming that they were on the border with Russia and about to launch a cross-border raid on the town of Shebekino in the Belgorod region.
A similar group that calls itself the Freedom of Russia Legion also announced a plan to launch a cross-border raid.
Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said Ukrainian shelling left eight people wounded overnight, but there had been no incursion by enemy forces.
Some Russian media outlets said Ukrainian forces made an attempt to cross the border but were repelled by Russian troops.
The two groups claimed responsibility for a cross-border raid last month that marked one of the most serious such attacks on Russian territory. The fighting with Russian forces prompted authorities to evacuate residents of a town near the border.
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Associated Press writers Mstyslav Chernov and Vasilisa Stepanenko in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Jill Lawless in London contributed to this report.
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- New target to reduce Scope 3 emissions by at least 25% by 2031 from a 2021 baseline
- BorgWarner submits science-based targets for Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions to SBTi
- Target aligns with BorgWarner's Charging Forward business strategy
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner announced today its commitment to reduce its absolute Scope 3 emissions by at least 25% by 2031 from a 2021 baseline. This Scope 3 target, along with BorgWarner's previously announced target to achieve 85% absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reduction by 2030 (from a 2021 baseline), were formally submitted for validation to the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). These science-based targets, along with our carbon neutrality commitment, align with Charging Forward, BorgWarner's accelerated path to electrification, which aims to achieve a net-zero carbon emissions future for all.
We are excited to announce our science-based targets to further our vision of a clean, energy-efficient world," said Frédéric Lissalde, President and CEO, BorgWarner Inc. "These targets are fully supported by BorgWarner leadership and encourage a whole-company effort to meet our objectives as we continue to support and collaborate with our partners to achieve sustainable operations, and, further, our value chain."
Significant progress is being made toward achieving our Scope 1 and 2 emissions targets as the company's global operations are placing an increased focus on renewable energy and efficiency within their respective facilities. To meet the Scope 3 target, BorgWarner will focus its efforts on actions that can be made by the company, such as transitioning its product portfolio to electrification and furthering circular product development by increasing content of recyclable and remanufactured material, product weight reductions, and sustainable raw material selection. The company will also ask its suppliers to develop a carbon-efficient supply base. To achieve this objective and promote environmental stewardship in its supply chain, BorgWarner's cross-functional team of experts will offer to support and partner with suppliers on their journey toward emissions reduction.
To learn more about BorgWarner's Sustainability initiatives and read the complete 2022 Sustainability Report, please visit www.borgwarner.com/company/sustainability.
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The world is still on track for dangerous levels of warming, according to a new report from the Global Carbon Project. Emissions from burning fossil fuels are expected to reach record levels this year, more than 50% higher than they were when the Industrial Revolution began.
The new data comes out as world leaders gather at the COP27 summit in Egypt. Negotiations are underway to rein in warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. Beyond that level, the world could see much more destructive storms and flooding, heat waves and drought.
"We're dangerously close to 1.5 Celsius thresholds," says Rob Jackson, climate scientist at Stanford University who worked on the report, which was compiled by scientists around the globe.
If emissions continue at the current rate, just nine years are left before exceeding 1.5 degrees becomes likely.
Emissions are bouncing back after the pandemic
Emissions fell by about 5% in 2020 as the pandemic grounded flights and slowed industrial activity. But the following year, emissions from burning fossil fuels bounced back by the same amount and are expected to grow by 1% this year.
"That may not sound like much, but that's about as much emissions as an extra 100 million American cars a year," Jackson says.
In order to hit zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and avoid extreme global warming, emissions would need to fall every year by roughly the same amount they fell during the pandemic. The growth of solar and wind power, now cheaper than fossil fuel projects in most cases, is helping to slow the pace of heat-trapping emissions.
"Renewables are still the bright spot," Jackson says. "They've come through Covid swimmingly. There are some bright spots in electric vehicles."
The rate that fossil fuels are growing has slowed recently. In the 2000s, it was increasing by about 3% per year. Over the past decade, fossil fuels have grown by only .5% per year.
War in Ukraine threatens to boost fossil fuels globally
With the war in Ukraine, many countries have been scrambling to replace natural gas exports coming from Russia. Exporting natural gas overseas requires super-cooling it down into liquified natural gas, so it can be loaded on ships. Once the ships arrive at their destination, the gas has to be unloaded at special facilities, known as LNG terminals. According to a new report from Climate Action Tracker, a climate think tank, 26 new terminals have been announced in the European Union since the invasion of Ukraine.
Boosting natural gas could lock in fossil fuel use for decades to come. If the proposed terminals and those under construction now worldwide come online, they could more than double the emissions from liquified natural gas by 2030, according to the report. That could jeopardize any commitments that governments make in the COP27 negotiations. To reach the world's goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency says there should be no investment in new fossil fuel supplies.
Emissions inch up in the U.S., fall in China — but it won't last
In the U.S., emissions are projected to rise this year by 1.5%. Coal power continues its decline, largely because of cheaper natural gas and renewable energy. But oil use is rising, as air traffic continues to rebound after the pandemic. Historically, the U.S. is the largest cumulative emitter of greenhouse gases, when all the emissions since the Industrial Revolution are taken into account.
Emissions are expected to drop by about 1% in the world's largest current emitter, China. The continued pandemic lockdowns have suppressed economic activity there, but the largest decrease comes from a building and development slowdown, since cement is a potent source of greenhouse gases.
With the war in Ukraine and inflation, Jackson says it's tough to say how emissions will keep rebounding. But all indications are that the world has not turned the corner to reducing emissions from fossil fuels.
"It's a chaotic mess of a global economy and we really don't yet know how emissions will settle out post-Covid because we haven't had a normal year yet," he says.
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WACO, Texas (AP) — LJ Cryer scored 20 points, Adam Flagler had 13 points with 10 assists and fifth-ranked Baylor beat Northern Colorado 95-62 on Monday night for coach Scott Drew’s 400th victory with the Bears.
Flagler had 3-pointers to start and end an early 13-0 run that put Baylor (3-0) ahead to stay after Northern Colorado took its only lead.
Drew is in his 20th season at Baylor, where he took over a decimated roster and scandal-plagued program with only four NCAA Tournament appearances that had been ranked for only two games out of 2,197 over the previous 97 seasons.
Baylor is 400-222 under Drew, who has 420 wins overall including his one season as Valparaiso’s head coach. The Bears were national champions two seasons ago and have been to 10 NCAA Tournaments for Drew.
Daylen Kountz, the Big Sky leading scorer last season with 21.2 points a game, had 19 points for Northern Colorado (1-2). Matt Johnson had 14 points with four 3s, while Dalton Knecht had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Jalen Bridges, a transfer from West Virginia, added 15 points for Baylor, and true freshman Keyonte George had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Dale Bonner also had 12 points and six steals, and BYU transfer Caleb Lohner had 10 rebounds.
Northern Colorado led 5-2 on Johnson’s 3-pointer only 69 seconds into the game. Flagler then hit a tying 3-, and by time he made another one 5 1/2 minutes later, Baylor was up 15-5 after a span when Northern Colorado had six turnovers and missed four shots.
ALL RELATIVE
Drew’s nephew Caleb Shaw, a a 6-foot-5 freshman guard, played for the visiting Bears and had averaged 13 points his first two games. With his uncle on the sideline and grandfather in the stands, Shaw finished with four points on 1-of-11 shooting.
BIG PICTURE
Northern Colorado: The Bears were a little closer than they were a week earlier against another top-five team, when they opened the season with an 83-36 loss at No. 3 Houston. Kountz, a fifth-year guard, made 9 of 21 shots with six turnovers. He has 14 made shots and 15 turnovers this season.
Baylor: Like they had in their first two home games, the Bears with their mix of returning guards and new players spread the minutes around while looking at different combinations. The competition level steps up significantly with ranked opponents in their next two games, away from home.
UP NEXT
Northern Colorado is home Saturday against San Jose State.
Baylor play No. 16 Virginia on Friday night in Las Vegas, where it will then take on No. 8 UCLA or No. 19 Illinois on Sunday.
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Person found dead on the east side on Thanksgiving morning, police report
Police are investigating after finding a person dead on the east side early Thursday morning.
About 5:30 a.m., a passer-by flagged down Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers near 25th Street and Emerson Avenue to let them know they saw someone lying by the roadway at 34th Street and Leland Avenue, Sgt. Genae Cook said.
The officers found someone who appeared to be a teenage male unresponsive and lying next to the road, she said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at appeared to have gunshot wounds, Cook said. Police do not know his specific age but based on observations believe he is a teenager, she said. Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services and the Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency were among those who responded, according to Cook and a news release.
More:Indianapolis man turns himself in after suspected car jacking turned into a fatal shooting
The Marion County Coroner’s Office will determine the official cause of death and release the man's name once family has been notified.
Police are investigating the incident as a homicide, Cook said. They're asking those who live in the area and have camera systems at their homes as well as anyone who heard or saw something to contact the homicide office, she said.
People can reach out to Detective Mark Howard at 317-327-3475 or Mark.Howard@Indy.gov. To remain anonymous, the public can contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477. Other options to submit tips include using the P3tips app or CrimeTips.org.
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Michigan's 2021 Superintendent of the Year resigned without public explanation in 2022.
Craig Carmoney quietly stepped down as Meridian Public Schools superintendent, with full benefits and pay, in October.
According to reports obtained by the Midland Daily News, the public official was cited for disorderly conduct with a staff member of the school near state land on Sept. 13 by a Department of Natural Resources officer.
The Board of Education released the following statement: "On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, the Meridian Board of Education accepted the retirement of Superintendent Craig Carmoney. Over the past eleven years, Mr. Carmoney has led the district through the development of numerous educational initiatives and implemented innovative educational programs that have provided excellent educational opportunities for the students of our community.
"As Superintendent Carmoney starts the next chapter of his life, the Meridian Board of Education wishes him well and is grateful for his commitment to the district during his tenure.”
Sarah Glann has since assumed the role of Interim Superintendent. She leads the district until the board of education completes its search for Carmoney's replacement. The board is in the early stages of the search process.
Carmoney was recognized in October of 2020 by the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA) for being a MASA member who "has shown tremendous effort and dedication to enriching the lives of children and the community as a whole." In 2020, some of the Meridian school buildings were used as distribution centers for food, water, cleaning supplies and other items needed by those affected by the flooding.
Carmoney, who became Meridian superintendent in July 2011, helped the advancement of college readiness and post-secondary support. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/2022-Year-In-Review-Michigan-2021-Superintendent-17682080.php | 2022-12-30 01:11:33 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/2022-Year-In-Review-Michigan-2021-Superintendent-17682080.php |
TX El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Zone Forecast for Saturday, October 15, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for New Mexico
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
404 AM MDT Sun Oct 16 2022
TXZ418-162230-
Western El Paso County-
Including the cities of Downtown El Paso, West El Paso,
and Upper Valley
404 AM MDT Sun Oct 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then mostly sunny with
numerous showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
mid 70s. Temperature falling into the upper 60s this afternoon.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with numerous showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with isolated showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Cooler
with highs in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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TXZ419-162230-
Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Including the cities of East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro,
and Fort Bliss
404 AM MDT Sun Oct 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Temperature falling into the
upper 60s this afternoon. East winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with numerous showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then cloudy with scattered showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Cooler
with highs in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid
50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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TXZ420-162230-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-
Including the cities of Hueco Tanks and Loma Linda
404 AM MDT Sun Oct 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
Breezy, cooler with highs in the upper 60s. Temperature falling
into the lower 60s this afternoon. East winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 20 to 25 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with numerous showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers after
midnight. Breezy with lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Cooler
with highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid
40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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TXZ423-162230-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Including the cities of Fabens, Fort Hancock, and Tornillo
404 AM MDT Sun Oct 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with numerous showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then cloudy with scattered showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Much
cooler with highs in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper
40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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TXZ421-162230-
Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat
404 AM MDT Sun Oct 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
Cooler with highs around 70. Temperature falling into the mid 60s
this afternoon. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Numerous thunderstorms in the evening. Numerous
showers. Lows around 50. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler with highs in the upper
50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid
40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs around 60. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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TXZ422-162230-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the city of Sierra Blanca
404 AM MDT Sun Oct 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 70s.
Temperature falling into the mid 60s this afternoon. East winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. Lows around
50. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Much cooler.
Near steady temperature in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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TXZ424-162230-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the city of Indian Hot Springs
404 AM MDT Sun Oct 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to east 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with numerous showers after
midnight. Breezy with lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to
25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Much cooler with highs in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows around 50. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs around 70.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
70s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A slight chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
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BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany’s decision to reactivate coal and oil-fired power plants to relieve energy shortages because of the war in Ukraine is only temporary and his government remains committed to doing “everything” to combat the climate crisis.
In a video message Saturday, Scholz expressed regret over Germany's decision to fire up 16 dormant fossil fuel power plants and extend the operating permission for 11 more amid fears of further cuts in natural gas supplies from Russia.
“The fact that because of Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine we now have to temporarily use some power plants that we had already taken out of operation is bitter,” he said. “But it is only for a very short time.”
Scholz insisted that Germany remains committed to ending its greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 — the earliest of any major industrialized nation — and noted a recent package of measures approved by parliament to boost the rollout of renewable energy.
“We want to do everything we can to combat the climate crisis,” he said.
But environmentalists say the government could be doing much more, including imposing a general speed limit and restricting domestic flights to save fuel. Climate campaigners have also blocked major roads in and around Berlin recently in protest against plans for new oil and gas projects in the North Sea.
Scholz and the country's energy minister, Robert Habeck, have ruled out extending the operating life of Germany's three remaining nuclear plants beyond this year, arguing that this would not solve Germany's energy needs.
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ORLANDO, Fla., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCT), a U.S.-based company revolutionizing plastic recycling, announced today that Larry Somma, Chief Financial Officer, will present at Cowen's 2nd Annual Sustainability & Energy Transition Summit, which is being held virtually on June 7-8, 2022.
The Company is scheduled to present on Wednesday, June 8th at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, with one-on-one meetings to be held throughout the conference. The presentation will be webcast live and available for replay here.
PureCycle Technologies LLC., a subsidiary of PureCycle Technologies, Inc., holds a global license for the only patented solvent-driven purification recycling technology, developed by The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), that is designed to transform
polypropylene plastic waste (designated as No. 5 plastic) into a continuously renewable resource. The unique purification process removes color, odor, and other impurities from No. 5 plastic waste resulting in an ultra-pure recycled (UPR) plastic can be recycled and reused over and over again, changing our relationship with plastic.
Company Contact:
Anna Farrar
afarrar@purecycle.com
(954) 647-7059
Investor Relations Contact:
Georg Venturatos
Gateway Investor Relations
PCT@GatewayIR.com
(949) 574-3860
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, December 8, 2022
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SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo has a perfect game through six innings against the Colorado Rockies.
Castillo retired the first 18 batters in order Sunday with eight strikeouts. He struck out the side in the second inning, and most of the contact off Castillo has been weak. Brian Serven and Jurickson Profar both had hard-hit lineouts to right field that were tracked down by Jarred Kelenic.
Castillo has thrown 76 pitches, 56 for strikes. The game is scoreless.
The right-hander is in his first full season with the Mariners after being acquired from Cincinnati before the trade deadline last season. Castillo entered 0-3 with an 11.30 ERA in three career starts against Colorado.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Sue Martin had the summer mapped out for her family from St. Augustine, Florida.
Then along came word that Chelsea and Wrexham would play a preseason friendly on U.S. soil.
“We had a whole vacation planned and they dropped this game,” Martin said before . “We needed to be here. We love soccer. We love Ryan Reynolds.”
Reynolds and co-owner Rob McElhenney have taken Wrexham from a struggling fifth-tier side to a fan favorite, largely through the globally-streamed docuseries “Welcome to Wrexham.” The Red Dragons opened a four-game preseason U.S. tour Wednesday night with a 5-0 loss to Chelsea, which got two goals from Ian Maatsen and one each from Conor Gallagher, Christopher Nkunku and Ben Chilwell. The game drew 50,596 to Kenan Memorial Stadium.
The match was a must-see event and the first of its kind in this college town. Chelsea, coming off a miserable 13th-place finish in the Premier League, was the 2021 European champion, Wrexham, the oldest club from Wales, earned promotion to English soccer’s fourth tier.
Both teams soaked in the atmosphere.
“It was amazing,” Mauricio Pochettino said after his first friendly as Chelsea manager. “It was full. We really enjoyed the game.”
There were even perks for the Red Dragons.
“It has been incredible with a great few days,” Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said. “It was a really enjoyable night. You want to keep the score down in terms of the performance.”
Brian and Jenny Roper and their 11-year-old son Logan from St. Petersburg, Florida, saw Chelsea play last year in Orlando. They didn’t flinch at making a longer trek. As a bonus, this one included Wrexham.
“(Logan) plays a lot of soccer,” Brian Roper said. “I want to show him what real soccer looks like. There’s the novelty of them playing Wrexham. My wife would even enjoy this because she knows Wrexham.”
Martin’s family of four sported gear supporting both Chelsea and Wrexham. Pregame festivities on the humid night were spread around campus.
Matseen scored in the third and 42d minutes, the second goal on a shot from the top of penalty area. Gallagher added a goal in the 80th, Nkunku in the 90th and Chilwell in the third minute of stoppage time.
Wrexham, which opened the preseason last weekend with a 4-2 win over Wales’ Bala Town. plays at LA Galaxy II on Saturday against the Manchester United youth academy on July 25 at San Diego at at Philadelphia Union II on July 29. Wrexham opens the League 2 season at home against the MK Dons on Aug. 5.
Chelsea faces Brighton on Saturday at Philadelphia, Newcastle on July 26 in Atlanta, Fulham on July 30 at Landover, Maryland, and Borussia Dortmund on Aug. 2 at Chicago. The Blues open the Premier League at home against Liverpool on Aug. 13.
“It has been fantastic,” North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham said. “It’s a great event. We all get excited about unique, fun events and this is one of them.”
The locals were checking it out as well.
Nathan Gardner, a teacher from nearby Efland, brought his 16-year-old son Carson to take in the scene. The elder Gardner said he became familiar with Wrexham through the streaming show.
“When it was announced, I saw it and said, ‘They’re coming here?’” Gardner said. “I was pretty shocked, but I want to see it.”
North Carolina men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis and family walked into the stadium without much fanfare about 40 minutes prior to the scheduled start. This is the same venue where in less than two months Tar Heels quarterback Drake Maye will try to bolster his Heisman Trophy candidacy.
More than 1.5 million pounds of sod was installed last week to cover the stadium’s artificial turf surface. Hedges that circled the stadium’s field were removed in 2019.
“We couldn’t do it until the hedges came out,” Cunningham said of the stadium set-up. “One thing we all talk about in college athletics is it brings community. This is one that is a community event. It’s a nice economic impact. And when I looked at the other cities that are hosting this, we’re barely a neighborhood compared to some of those cities.”
From a global perspective, the past few days marked a huge chance to embellish the brands.
“It’s important to spread the word that it’s a great game,” Parkinson said. “The amount of people with Wrexham shirts and Wrexham caps has blown us all away.”
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8 seafood spots to try at the Jersey Shore this season
Its spring in South Jersey, which leads to summertime, which has people thinking about seafood.
This summer, try out one of these fantastic seafood spots while your are visiting your favorite shore town.
In the 2023 Edition of The Best Seafood Restaurants in New Jersey, writer Vinny Parisi singled out these eight fantastic Jersey Shore spots from Cape May to Atlantic City, up to Leeds Point and out to Vineland there is a place for everyone in South Jersey this season.
For this exercise, we went with places located in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties.
If you want the full list for other counties and New Jersey areas, you can check that out here.
The Diving Horse of Avalon - 2109 Dune Dr, Avalon
This BYOB farm-to-table (or is that sea-to-table?) restaurant offers a seasonal menu. The Diving Horse sources their ingredients from local farms and day boat fisherman and presents them in a modern farmhouse.
The writer mentions the Barnegat Scallops and Kit Kat dessert, plus the ability to sit outside on their patio.
Dock’s Oyster House - 405 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City
In fact, the “Dock’s Classics” menu section features dishes from the original opening. For example, their signature Crab Meat Sauté cooks jumbo lump crab meat in butter, shallots, garlic, lemon, parsley and chives.
An Atlantic City favorite from the Dougherty family for over 100 years. Since 1897 Dock's has been offering plenty of seafood signature dishes and is a must-try restaurant when you are in the city.
Mike’s Seafood - 4222 Park Rd, Sea Isle City
This fresh seafood spot is equally great for dine-in and takeout. Since first opening in 1911, Mike’s Seafood continues to be a go-to seafood spot for lunch and dinner.
The Lobster Mac & Cheese Balls and the Chilled Sampler were recommend, but this is a great spot to sit and eat some crabs and fresh steamed clams or mussels on their picnic tables outside.
Oyster Creek Restaurant & Boat Bar - 41 Oyster Creek Rd, Leeds Point
Whether stopping by for lunch or dinner, seafood is on the menu at Oyster Creek. Their selection of sushi includes tuna or salmon rolls, blackened scallop, Alaskan king crab, Caribbean crab, and bourbon shrimp.
This is a unique seafood spot where you can get fresh sushi offerings, in addition to tremendous tradition seafood options.
Peter Shields Inn & Restaurant - 301 Beach Ave, Cape May
The Peter Shields Inn is a sizable venue with five different dining rooms and a menu specializing in seafood.
One recommendations from the writer is the Alaskan Halibut with Gnocchi, which is exactly what I ordered the last time I was at Peter Shields Inn, and I will concur with his menu choice.
Steve & Cookie’s By The Bay - 9700 Amherst Ave, Margate City
For over 25 years, Caroline “Cookie” Till has dominated the restaurant scene in Margate City. Despite the unassuming building and decor, Steve & Cookie’s attracts the “who’s who” of Philadelphia and New Jersey alike.
A Margate hot-spot, which I have visited plenty of times. You can't go wrong, but many of the locals love the friend oysters or the clams while sitting at the oyster bar.
Westside Saloon - 770 W Glenwood Ave, West Wildwood
A self-proclaimed “5 Star Dive Bar”, Westside Saloon offers a concise menu of seafood, burgers, sandwiches, and appetizers. All of their seafood goes for market price, with options like lobster tails, scallops, and shrimp.
Any place that is a self proclaimed "dive bar" is a spot I want to visit. Tremendous options like the Crab Cake Grilled Chesse and the Florida Keys Lobster Ruben.
Dad’s Seafood - 1568 N Delsea Dr, Vineland
Dad’s is primarily a fish market, known locally for selling the freshest fish around at great prices. Their inventory rotates as they receive fresh catches, but they offer all the usual favorites plus many oven-ready meals. This includes scallops, Icelandic cod, sword fish, salmon, ahi tuna, red snapper, flounder, and their famous crabs. From containers of crab meat to seasoned or steamed, cooked or cleaned whole crabs, Dad’s is the place to visit.
So many options at Dad's - cod, sword fish, salmon, snapper, flounder and of course crabs.
Summer is here - starting thinking about where you're first seafood dinner is going to be this season!
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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who, by his account, “almost died” after he suffered a stroke in May, is taking exception to health advice from the campaign of his Senate rival, celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz.
As he has slowly made his way back to the campaign trail, saying that he is “grateful” to be alive, Fetterman (D) said Wednesday that the comment from Republican foe, who hosted a reality show dispensing medical advice, has pulled the race to a new rhetorical low.
“I had a stroke. I survived it,” Fetterman said in a statement. “I know politics can be nasty, but even then, I could never imagine ridiculing someone for their health challenges.”
In addition to that statement, Fetterman’s campaign on Wednesday also released a letter from more than 100 physicians in the state criticizing Oz for what they said is his history of “promoting unproven, ill-advised, and at times potentially dangerous treatments.”
“As a TV celebrity doctor, Mehmet Oz has displayed a shameful disregard for medical science and the well-being of his audience,” the doctors wrote in the letter.
Oz has promoted dubious weight-loss cures and in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic suggested chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as treatment for covid-19.
In a report released Wednesday, the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis said White House officials and outside allies such as Oz also pressed federal officials in 2020 to authorize hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment.
The latest clash between Fetterman and Oz comes as Democrats seek to hold onto their razor-thin control of the Senate in the midterm elections, which historically have seen loses for the party that controls the White House. Oz narrowly won the Republican nomination thanks in part to his personal fortune and an endorsement from former president Donald Trump.
The candidates have traded barbs in public statements and through social media. Fetterman’s team has sought to portray Oz as a rich carpetbagger from New Jersey; Team Oz is depicting Fetterman as a soft-on-crime, sanctuary-city supporting socialist.
The memes of the race have, at times, produced unintentionally hilarious moments, and has helped boost the perception that momentum is with Fetterman. In April, Oz released a video where, in an attempt to discuss inflation, purchased vegetables at a supermarket. “That’s $20 for crudite!” Oz said in the video.
The video later went viral after viewers noted Oz said he had been shopping in a “Wegner’s,” which doesn’t exist but sounded like a combination of supermarkets Redner’s and Wegman’s, and that most people would call what he was putting together, simply, as a vegetable tray.
The Oz campaign, in its criticism of Fetterman’s eating habits on Tuesday, has kept the issue alive for more than a week. Fetterman, meanwhile, has capitalized on it, saying his campaign has raised half a million dollars over the video, including $65,000 from a sticker with the words: “Wegners: Let them eat Crudite.”
Fetterman also mocked Oz after the Daily Beast revealed he owns 10 properties, instead of the two he had publicly acknowledged.
Oz defended himself by saying he purchased his houses with his own money — a swipe at Fetterman, who relied on significant financial assistance from his family until becoming lieutenant governor in 2019.
The two are vying for the seat held by Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.), who is retiring at the end of his term. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/24/fetterman-oz-stroke-vegetables/ | 2022-08-24 16:02:07 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/24/fetterman-oz-stroke-vegetables/ |
— Expansion to bring an additional 1,200 jobs to the Clarksville, Tenn. area
— State-of-the-art facility, through two expansion projects, will more than double number of locally produced tires to a combined total of 12 million
— Phase 3 will include local production of TBR tires in addition to Phase 2 expansion to increase PC/LT capacity
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global tire maker Hankook Tire today announced that its board of directors approved a $1.6B investment to expand its Tennessee Plant, located in Clarksville, Tenn. The investment includes the previously planned Phase 2 expansion that will double production capacity of Hankook's passenger car and light truck (PC/LT) tires, and adds a Phase 3 expansion with the company's first U.S. production of Truck Bus and Radial (TBR) tires. The addition of the Phase 3 expansion project will bring 400 more jobs to the Clarksville area, for a total of 1,200 new jobs overall.
Hankook will double U.S. PC/LT production to 11 million units and enable production of 1 million TBR tires annually. The expansion also brings Hankook's total investment in the area to $2.2B and will enable the company to further provide tire dealers and consumers with high-quality tires and industry-leading services to meet the demands of the American market, while supporting existing and future Original Equipment (OE) partners.
"The investment in our Tennessee Plant further demonstrates Hankook's growing presence in the U.S. and commitment to serving our customers," said Sooil Lee, CEO of Hankook Tire & Technology and President of Hankook Tire America Corp. "Through a focus on sustainable construction and innovative manufacturing, the new phase of our Tennessee Plant will provide an effective local-to-local supply chain to more effectively fulfill customer demand. Additionally, we are extremely proud to continue to support the local economy by bringing 1,200 new jobs to the Clarksville area."
Since Hankook's state-of-the-art Tennessee Plant opened in October 2017, Hankook has produced 5.5 million tires annually for the North American market and generated 950 jobs. The North American market accounted for more than 28% of total Hankook Tire sales in 2021.
"This production expansion is a vital step to our growth in the Medium Truck market, making Hankook one of only a few manufacturers producing TBR products in the U.S.," said Rob Williams, Senior Vice President, North America Sales, Hankook Tire America Corp. "As a result, we can better meet the needs of both our growing dealer base and the fleets that serve the North American shipping lanes."
Hankook is expected to break ground on the new plant in early 2023, subject to definitive agreements, regulatory approvals and other conditions. Tire production at the new phases of the Plant will begin by Q4 2024, and reach full capacity by early 2026.
"Global brands like Hankook Tire choose to invest in Tennessee because of our strong business climate, skilled workforce and central location," said Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. "I thank Hankook for its continued investment in our state and for creating 400 new manufacturing jobs for Tennesseans in Montgomery County."
Hankook's Tennessee Plant is located off International Boulevard, in the southern portion of the Corporate Business Park.
Hankook Tire America Corp. is a growing leader in the U.S. tire market, leveraging investments in technology, manufacturing and marketing to deliver high-quality, reliable products that are safer for consumers and the environment. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Hankook Tire America Corp. markets and distributes a complete line of high-performance and ultra-high-performance passenger tires, light truck and SUV tires as well as medium truck and bus tires in the United States. Hankook Tire America Corp. is a subsidiary of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd., a Forbes Global 2000 company headquartered in Seoul, Korea.
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Galaxy Digital and Polychain Capital Lead Investors
BOSTON, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Creek Digital Corporation (ACDC), a renewable Bitcoin mining operator, announces today an $8 million Series A financing round led by investors Galaxy Digital and Polychain Capital. Jamie Lee of Tamarack Global, Alex Robertson of Tiger Management, CMT Digital, Luxor Technologies, Mana Ventures, Gaingels, and Copper River Energy Partners also participated in the round.
"ACDC was founded to create a sustainable source of renewable energy to power our operations and put new renewable energy on the grid. This funding will support our 3GW+ pipeline of wind, solar and battery generation by 2025 and support innovative solutions to build the world's leading fleet of renewably powered data centers," said Alexandra DaCosta, CEO of ACDC.
In June, ACDC announced its first bitcoin mining center, a 6MW HPCC co-located behind-the-meter with a 10MW solar farm, commenced operations in west Colorado.
ACDC's second facility, which is on track to be operational this fall, is a 30MW HPCC co-located behind-the-meter with an 87MW solar farm. ACDC's third project is a 150MW HPCC co-located behind-the-meter with a 200MW solar farm. Both projects are located in Texas and represent significant additional generation resources for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), as well as valuable controllable load resources that expand the reach of renewables by stabilizing the grid.
"The narrative around Bitcoin's energy consumption is increasingly in focus. We are excited to support a company focusing on how Bitcoin is the solution for sustainable energy projects." said Amanda Fabiano, Head of Mining at Galaxy Digital.
"We're excited to partner with ACDC as they build out more long-term, fixed-cost renewable energy production to enable more predictable Bitcoin mining operations, while providing the flexibility to sell excess power opportunistically into volatile energy markets," said Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder of PolychainCapital. "It's great to witness Bitcoin's ability to incentivize renewable power production at scale, and we think ACDC is at the forefront of these efforts."
ACDC is catalyzing the decarbonization of power generation by creating the world's leading fleet of renewably powered data centers. Coupling financial ingenuity and energy expertise, we develop behind-the-meter data centers with new renewable power projects to deliver carbon transparency, reduce power price volatility and add renewables to the grid. For more information visit: https://acdigitalcorp.com/
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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — An unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile has been launched from California to test the defense system, the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command said.
While the test occurred amid U.S. concerns about North Korea's missile tests and the transit of a Chinese spy balloon across the United States, the Air Force said the launch was routine.
“Such tests have occurred over 300 times before, and this test is not the result of current world events,” the statement said.
The Minuteman III system has been in service for decades. The Air Force plans to replace it with a new missile called the Sentinel.
“Until full capability is achieved in the mid-2030s, the Air Force is committed to ensuring Minuteman III remains a viable deterrent,” the service said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/us-test-launches-unarmed-intercontinental-ballistic-missile/2023/02/10/4bb5ea5a-a958-11ed-b2a3-edb05ee0e313_story.html | 2023-02-10 16:44:20 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/us-test-launches-unarmed-intercontinental-ballistic-missile/2023/02/10/4bb5ea5a-a958-11ed-b2a3-edb05ee0e313_story.html |
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: FMN) has declared a dividend. The fund seeks to provide investors with current dividend income that is exempt from regular federal income tax. In addition, this fund features income exempt from the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT).
Investors can view additional portfolio information in the Products section of FederatedInvestors.com.
Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI) is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $624.4 billion in assets under management, as of Sept. 30, 2022. We deliver investment solutions that help investors target a broad range of outcomes and provide equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset and liquidity management strategies to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries worldwide. Our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks and broker/dealers. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes has nearly 2,000 employees in London, New York and offices worldwide. For more information, visit FederatedHermes.com.
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Lego announces new 811-piece memorabilia-filled set for the ultimate Disney fan
If you’re a fan of Disney, it’s truly a great time to be alive. In just three short months, on Monday, Oct. 16, it will officially be the company’s 100th anniversary. If you haven’t been paying attention, Disney has been celebrating with new rides, movies, toys, special events, parties, attractions and more since late January 2023.
The newest addition to the ongoing celebration is a collaboration with Lego resulting in a kit called the Walt Disney Tribute Camera.
What is the Lego Walt Disney Tribute Camera?
The Walt Disney Tribute Camera is an 811-piece Lego set for adults. It includes a highly detailed, vintage-style movie camera, a multiplane camera, a director’s clapperboard, five figures (Bambi, Dumbo, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Walt Disney) and more. This fitting tribute from Lego celebrates Disney’s anniversary, as is evident by the cleverly placed “100” on top of the camera.
While all of these accessories make it a highly desirable kit, it’s the attention to detail that makes it a must-have for Disney super fans. For example, the vintage camera has a hinged back panel that reveals a secret surprise inside. Also, the multiplane camera features three printed screens that illustrate how Disney’s “The Old Mill” short was made. And there are several moving parts, such as a rotating crank, a moveable stick on the clapperboard, rotating lenses and more.
One of the most exciting features, however, is the included Disney film strip. This fun accessory has stylized Lego stills from 20 historic Disney films. If you are a true fan, not only will you be able to name every movie, but every character that is depicted as well.
When and how can you get the Walt Disney Tribute Camera Lego set?
If you’re excited and want to get this just-announced Disney and Lego collaboration, the bad news is it won’t ship until Sept. 1. The good news, however, is you can secure your collector’s item kit by pre-ordering. The Walt Disney Tribute Camera is $99.99, with a strict limit of only three per customer. If you want to be sure you get one (or three) of these in time for the 100th-anniversary celebration, it’s wise to order today.
Best Lego kits for adults
This Jurassic Park-themed Lego kit is suitable for display. It features a T. Rex, four minifigures, two Ford Explorers and has 1,212 pieces. When fully assembled, the display is over 23 inches wide and includes secret Easter eggs that will delight franchise fans.
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“The Little Mermaid” Royal Clamshell
Experience Ariel’s world like you’ve never been to able before. Build it brick by brick until all 1,808 pieces are exactly where they belong. Then you can see the magnificent Royal Clamshell in all its undersea splendor. The kit includes Princess Ariel, Karina, Indira, King Triton, Ursula and more.
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If the Walt Disney Tribute Camera isn’t enough, consider this Disney 100 Collector’s Edition Castle, which includes Snow White, Prince Florian, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Tiana, Prince Naveen, Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder minifigures. The castle is filled with enchanted secrets and is recommended for only the most devoted builder because it has nearly 5,000 pieces.
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This 1,265-piece set is available for pre-order and will ship on July 29. It comes with Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and Rabbit. The treehouse contains authentic details that will thrill longtime fans. The inside features a kitchen, a bedroom, storage space for honey and more.
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This scene from “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” depicts the epic lightsaber battle between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in the Emperor’s Throne Room. The diorama measures over 8 inches wide, has a rotating throne in a circular window and comes with 807 pieces.
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Anthem is the third national payor to cover the outpatient procedure.
HAIFA, Israel - MIAMI, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Insightec®, a global healthcare company dedicated to using acoustic energy to transform patient care, announced today that Anthem is the third national payor to cover MR-guided Focused Ultrasound for treating medication-refractory Essential Tremor.
"We are thrilled to have another national payor providing access to non-Medicare patients," said Dee Kolanek, Insightec Vice President of Market Access and Reimbursement. "We thank leading insurers like Anthem for their decision to cover this game-changing outpatient treatment for Essential Tremor patients."
Essential Tremor, a movement disorder that causes uncontrollable shaking, affects an estimated ten million Americans. For patients whose tremor does not respond to medications, focused ultrasound is performed in a single, outpatient procedure with many patients showing immediate improvement of tremor in the treated hand with minimal complications.
"Patient access is absolutely vital to the success of this treatment," added Maurice R. Ferré MD, Insightec's CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors. "We don't just want to be a company that creates paradigm-shifting technology. We want to do whatever we can to give patients access to transformative procedures that give them back their ability to live independently, return to work, and improve their mental and physical health. We thank Anthem for helping us work to achieve that goal."
Anthem becomes the third national payor to cover the treatment after Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association gave it positive coverage decisions in April 2021 and August 2018, respectively. There are currently more than 125 Treatment Centers around the world using Insightec's Exablate® Neuro platform to treat Essential Tremor. Focused ultrasound treatment for medication-refractory Essential Tremor is covered by Medicare in all 50 states.
About Insightec
Insightec is a global healthcare company creating the next generation of patient care by realizing the therapeutic power of acoustic energy. The company's Exablate Neuro platform focuses sound waves, safely guided by MRI, to provide tremor treatment to patients with medication-refractory Essential Tremor and Parkinson's Disease. Research for future applications in the neuroscience space is underway in partnership with leading academic and medical institutions. Insightec is headquartered in Haifa, Israel, and Miami, with offices in Dallas, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
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(Motor Authority) – A 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow owned by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is heading to auction with RM Sotheby’s on November 5, with proceeds from the sale going to the Superhumans Center, a charity providing aid to Ukraine.
While the Silver Chalice-painted sedan was registered in the United Kingdom when it was new, it didn’t enter Mercury’s orbit until 1979, when it was purchased by the rock star’s production company, Goos Productions Ltd., the listing says. While Mercury was likely chauffered in the Rolls, he probably never drove it himself because he seemingly never got a license.
The car is accompanied by documents supporting its connection to Mercury, including workshop invoices in the singer’s name, other documents in the name of his former partner Mary Austin, and a letter from longtime Queen manager Jim Beach confirming Mercury’s ownership.
Produced from 1965 to 1980, the Silver Shadow was a big technological step forward for Rolls. The Shadow (and related Bentley T-Series) had unibody construction rather than the body-on-frame construction of previous models, along with a hydraulic self-leveling suspension system licensed from Citroën.
Power is provided by the ubiquitous Rolls-Royce/Bentley L-Series V-8, which started at 6.3 liters when the Silver Shadow launched, but was later enlarged to 6.8 liters (this car has the larger-displacement version). Iterations of this engine—with electronic fuel injection and turbocharging—continued in production until 2020.
After Mercury’s death in November 1991, the Silver Shadow was driven by the late rock star’s sister Kashmira Cooke, who bought the car from the Freddie Mercury Estate in 2003. It was then auctioned off in 2013, when it was bought by the current owner. The listing notes that the car has been stored for a while, and should be inspected before being driven.
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MILFORD, Maine — In a post on social media Thursday morning, Maine Forest Rangers said they were joining the search for a missing Milford man.
"We are flying the backcountry east of Milford in an effort to locate him," rangers stated.
The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office issued a Silver Alert on Wednesday for Eugene Buck, 68, of Milford.
Buck left his home on County Road around 4 p.m. Tuesday to go to Greenbush but he never showed up, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a release Wednesday.
On Thursday around 3 p.m., the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office issued an update that Buck was safely located and is now receiving medical care.
"The Buck family and our office appreciate the tremendous help and search efforts brought forward during this time," the sheriff's office said in Thursday's update.
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Vocdoni API makes use of a blockchain-based, open-source digital voting protocol and aims to democratize access to secure and transparent digital voting.
BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vocdoni digital voting project has launched its new Vocdoni API, with which it seeks a paradigm shift in digital voting toward the democratization of its access. Vocdoni API, which is now available, was created to solve the problems of a sector that has been unable to adapt to an increasingly digitalized world that requires secure governance systems.
Vocdoni has designed the new product with the aim of revolutionizing digital voting by facilitating access to its open-code digital voting infrastructure based on blockchain technology. This cutting-edge technology aims to provide an alternative to the privatized and centralized digital vote, which is considered an obsolete, unverifiable, and extremely expensive model.
The project, which has five years of experience in the world of digital voting, has supplied hundreds of organizations, including FC Barcelona and public institutions. The digital voting system, called Vocdoni Protocol, is based on blockchain technology. It stands out for its high standards of security, scalability, universal verifiability of votes, voting privacy, resistance to censorship, and flexibility.
Vocdoni API: more accessible digital voting than ever—and just as secure
With the new Vocdoni API product, the company, part of the ecosystem of Aragon DAO, provides a technical solution that facilitates the integration of the secure digital voting protocol into all types of organizations, as it allows easy configuration of voting parameters and the counting of results, adapting to all types of governance requirements.
Vocdoni's aim is to promote this new paradigm of digital voting and it therefore provides free credit to organizations that wish to use the voting protocol with Vocdoni API during the product's beta phase, throughout the first half of 2023.
About Vocdoni
Vocdoni offers all the necessary resources to create and develop a wide range of digital voting, including statutory meetings such as general assemblies, with full legal validity thanks to its open-code digital voting protocol, based on blockchain technology. It is a secure, end-to-end verifiable, censorship-resistant, and scalable system.
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SAN ANTONIO — The special Uvalde school board meeting where members were expected to discuss the potential firing of embattled district Police Chief Pete Arredondo has been postponed, with no new date set as of yet.
According to a statement provided by Uvalde CISD Friday afternoon, the meeting was put on hold at Arredondo's request. His unpaid administrative leave, meanwhile, will continue.
On May 24, 19 children and two teachers were killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary. The gunman was killed by law enforcement more than an hour after entering the school.
Arredondo has been under heavy scrutiny for his response to the shooting. Dozens of law enforcement officers were on scene within minutes of when the shooting first began, but officers did not breach the classroom until 77 minutes after the shooter closed himself in.
The district's active shooter policy called for Arredondo to be incident commander, however he denies that he was the formal incident commander.
Uvalde CISD Superintendent Hal Harrell recommended Arredondo's termination, saying that because he's a contracted employee he can't be fired at will.
This is a developing story.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest and most admired automotive retailer, today announced its acquisition of an approximately 6.1% minority ownership stake in TrueCar, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRUE), a leading automotive digital marketplace that lets auto buyers and sellers connect to its nationwide network of Certified Dealers. AutoNation's decision to invest in TrueCar signals the company's continued commitment to emerging technologies and its constant focus on providing peerless Customer experiences. TrueCar provides an end-to-end, transparent and efficient way for consumers to navigate the car-buying journey.
"We are excited by this announcement from AutoNation, America's leading automotive retailer, as we see their commitment to a great Customer experience as fully aligned with the values of TrueCar and our offerings," said Mike Darrow, TrueCar's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our companies believe this opens the door to an opportunity to collaborate on ways to provide a superior digital buying and selling experience for consumers."
"We believe that TrueCar, with its leading digital marketplace, is well positioned to enhance the digital car buying experience and provide personal transportation solutions that are easy, transparent, and Customer-centric," said Mike Manley, AutoNation Chief Executive Officer. We also believe the investment will strengthen the relationship between our companies and provides an opportunity for closer commercial collaboration with TrueCar in the future."
About AutoNation, Inc.
AutoNation, a provider of personalized transportation services, is driven by innovation and transformation. As one of America's most admired companies, AutoNation delivers a peerless Customer experience recognized by data-driven consumer insight leaders, Reputation and J.D. Power. Through its bold leadership and brand affinity, the AutoNation Brand is synonymous with "DRVPNK" and "What Drives You, Drives Us." AutoNation has a singular focus on personalized transportation services that are easy, transparent, and Customer-centric.
Please visit www.autonation.com, investors.autonation.com, and www.twitter.com/AutoNation, where AutoNation discloses additional information about the company, its business, and its results of operations. Please also visit www.autonationdrive.com, AutoNation's automotive blog, for information regarding the AutoNation community, the automotive industry, and current automotive news and trends.
About TrueCar
TrueCar is a leading automotive digital marketplace that lets auto buyers and sellers connect to its nationwide network of Certified Dealers. With access to an expansive inventory provided by its Certified Dealers, TrueCar is building the industry's most personalized and efficient auto shopping experience as it seeks to bring more of the process online. Consumers who visit TrueCar's marketplace will find a suite of vehicle discovery tools, price ratings and market context on new, used and Certified Pre-Owned vehicles. When they are ready, shoppers in TrueCar's marketplace can connect with a Certified Dealer in the TrueCar network, who shares the belief that truth, transparency and fairness are the foundation of a great auto shopping experience. As part of its marketplace, TrueCar powers auto-buying programs for over 250 leading brands, including AARP, Sam's Club, Navy Federal Credit Union and American Express.
For more information, please visit www.truecar.com, and follow TrueCar on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter. TrueCar media email: pr@truecar.com
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The online competition will use the platform to collect and identify bold ideas with the potential to transform health in the United States
NEW YORK, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Polyplexus (polyplexus.com) will host a national competition for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) (arpa-h.gov) to identify revolutionary, evidence-based ideas with the potential to transform health in the next 20 years. Cash prizes of up to $15,000 will be awarded to ideas that reach competition quarterfinals and beyond, as well as the chance for further development with ARPA-H Program Managers.
Called The ARPA-H Dash to Accelerate Health Outcomes (ARPA-H Dash), the online competition will use a bracket format and online discussion, debate, and voting to evaluate and narrow idea submissions and award winners from March 29 –May 16, 2023. It is open to visionary entrepreneurs, researchers, and clinicians across health, scientific, and technology communities and community advocates, policymakers, patients, and the general public.
"The parallels between the Polyplexus and ARPA-H missions are remarkable – we're both working to open up the future of innovation to a broader pool of contributors in order to surface, evaluate, refine, and then activate the ideas and talent that will have the greatest potential impact," said Michael Goldblatt, former head of the Defense Sciences Office and Polyplexus co-founder. "It is incredibly exciting to work with an organization that truly echoes the ethos of Polyplexus."
Polyplexus – initially funded by the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency – is spearheading a faster and more efficient interdisciplinary research and development process to accelerate solutions to big and emerging problems. The open social platform disrupts the standard research paradigm by connecting researchers beyond traditional siloes with sponsors looking for innovative talent and ideas.
ARPA-H aims to benefit the health of all Americans by investing in breakthrough science to reimagine essential areas of medicine and catalyze health breakthroughs that cannot readily be accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity. To do this, ARPA-H seeks new methods for applying a more streamlined awards process, enabling it to act quickly to pursue cutting-edge biomedical and health research.
Key ARPA-H Dash Facts and Dates:
- All competition activities occur on the ARPA-H Dash portal page on the Polyplexus platform at polyplexus.com/healthdash. Participants must create a free Polyplexus account to participate.
- The ARPA-H Dash will accept idea submissions via the Polyplexus competition portal page from March 29 – April 7, 2023.
- Sixty-four submissions will be selected by ARPA-H subject matter experts and organized into tournament-style brackets representing ARPA-H's four focus areas: Health Science Futures, Scalable Solutions, Proactive Health, and Resilient Systems. For details on the ARPA-H mission and focus areas, visit arpa-h.gov/research/.
- Brackets will be published at 8 am Eastern Standard Time on Monday, April 17, 2023, and the first round of head-to-head comparisons will be open for online discussion and voting.
- From April 17 – May 12, 2023, ideas will compete in head-to-head matchups, where they are debated and voted on by the Polyplexus community, with facilitation from ARPA-H Program Managers.
- The competition will conclude on May 16, 2023, with a prize awarded to the winning transformation, a runner-up, two semi-finalists, and four quarter-finalists, as determined by the judges. In addition, smaller prizes will also be awarded to voters based on the number of correct votes they contribute.
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Polyplexus, recognized by Fast Company as a World Changing Idea, hosts an online community focused on exploring cross-disciplinary science questions. An open, global platform, Polyplexus accelerates access to scientific evidence, hypothesis development, research proposal generation, and sponsor engagement. Developed for scientific researchers, research sponsors, and the curious, Polyplexus reinvents the social platform by advancing evidence-based conversations, focusing the discussion through the lens of what we already know – in the pursuit of what we might discover. Become a member at Polyplexus.com.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP)Joe Bryant Jr.’s 24 points helped Norfolk State defeat William & Mary 67-53 on Saturday night.
Bryant had six rebounds and five assists for the Spartans (6-4). Christian Ings scored 12 points, shooting 4 of 6 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line. George Beale was 3 of 7 shooting, including 1 for 4 from distance, and went 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 10 points.
Anders Nelson led the Tribe (4-7) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and two steals. William & Mary also got 10 points from Jack Karasinski. In addition, Chris Mullins finished with nine points, four assists and two steals.
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after it submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims, a judge ruled.
The 337 false claims made patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn’t have received. The federally funded clinic has been at the forefront of the medical response to deadly pollution from mining near Libby, Montana
The judgement against the Center for Asbestos Related Disease clinic comes in a federal case filed by BNSF Railway in 2019 under the False Claims Act, which allows private parties to sue on the government’s behalf.
BNSF — which is itself a defendant in hundreds of asbestos-related lawsuits — alleged the center submitted claims on behalf of patients without sufficient confirmation they had asbestos-related disease.
After a seven-person jury agreed last month, U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen said in a July 18 order that he was imposing a stiff penalty to prevent future misconduct.
Christensen said he was concerned in particular that the clinic’s high-profile doctor, Brad Black, had diagnosed himself with asbestos-related disease and that a nurse signed off for benefits for her own mother.
The judge also cited evidence at trial of high rates of opioid prescriptions from the clinic for people who may not have had a legitimate asbestos-related diagnosis.
The clinic demonstrated “a reckless disregard for proper medical procedure and the legal requirements of government programs,” the judge wrote.
As instructed by the law, the judge tripled the $1.1 million in damages found by the jury, to almost $3.3 million, and imposed $2.6 million in additional penalties.
The judge awarded BNSF 25% of the proceeds, as allowed under the False Claims Act. Federal prosecutors previously declined to intervene in the case, and there have been no criminal charges brought against the clinic.
The clinic’s attorneys appealed the jury’s verdict to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday. Clinic director Tracy McNew has said the facility could be forced into bankruptcy if forced to pay a multimillion-dollar judgement.
McNew and Black did not immediately respond to messages Saturday seeking comment.
The verdict also could harm the clinic’s reputation and potentially undermine lawsuits by asbestos victims against BNSF and others that courts have held liable for contamination that’s turned Libby into one of the nation’s deadliest polluted sites. BNSF operated a railyard in town through which asbestos-tainted vermiculite was transported from the nearby W.R. Grace Co. mine.
Railway spokesperson Lena Kent said the clinic’s actions wasted taxpayer money while diverting resources from people in legitimate need.
“The focus of this trial was on CARD’s treatment of the hundreds of people who were not sick,” Kent said. “It’s a sad chapter in this saga that this trial was necessary to restore the focus on those who are truly impacted and who should continue to have access to the benefits and care they deserve.”
The Libby area was declared a Superfund site two decades ago following media reports that mine workers and their families were getting sick and dying due to hazardous asbestos dust.
Health officials have said at least 400 people have been killed and thousands sickened from asbestos exposure in the Libby area.
The clinic has certified more than 3,400 people with asbestos-related diseases and received more than $20 million in federal funding, according to court documents.
Hampering the clinic’s defense in the false claims case was a ruling that barred testimony from former U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana. Baucus helped craft a provision in the Affordable Care Act that made Libby asbestos victims eligible for government benefits. He’s said the clinic was acting in line with that law.
Asbestos-related diseases can range from a thickening of a person’s lung cavity that can hamper breathing to deadly cancer.
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Innovid's identity framework, Innovid Key, enables advertisers to track conversions on second screens from CTV campaigns without violating consumer privacy
NEW YORK, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovid (NYSE: CTV), an independent advertising platform for the delivery, personalization, and measurement of converged TV across linear, CTV, and digital, today announced the launch of a cookieless cross-device solution that effectively matches multiple devices to user interactions with the goal of increasing conversion rate accuracy.
Powered by Innovid's identity framework, Innovid Key, the technology enables marketers to maintain a transparent and cohesive understanding of the actions their current or potential customers are taking across all devices.
Innovid Key was built on the principle of interoperability across signals rather than exclusivity. This allows Innovid to connect across privacy-compliant partners and sources to accurately map consumer behavior, without resorting to unethical methods like browser fingerprinting.
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Looking at Biden’s debt relief plan
At first, the idea of getting $20,000 in debt forgiveness sounds incredible. Many students and alumni in Chico and across the country are ecstatic at the idea of receiving some sort of relief to their student loans.
One student named Maddie Litman believes the debt forgiveness will go along way.
“I think it helps those who need a leg up,” Litman said.
According to a statement from the White House, a subtle change designed to help students post-graduation by cutting student loan payments in half, and if your income is low enough, pay $0 a month to keep interest from increasing. Between that and the Pell Grant — a federal financial aid program that grants students money for tuition books and expenses based on financial need — students may soon return to the idea that working at a gas station while in college can be enough for a degree.
If students find their own apartment, or take online courses, perhaps this will become true. With the Pell Grant and the student loan forgiveness, a student could potentially graduate completely debt free.
However, if you are currently living at a Chico State dorm, some quick math shows the average student is still more than $30,000 in debt, based on Chico State’s cost of attendance.
However, there are several pertinent questions that do not yet have answers. Elizabeth Alaniz, associate director of the Chico State Financial Aid department, is still not sure what debt forgiveness means for students. She notes how this will help alumni, but might not affect students currently enrolled.
Much of that is based on how the directive is worded. It will only affect current debt owed when the debt forgiveness is rolled out, meaning it won’t apply to any loans taken out after the rollout happens.
If you have up to $20,000 in debt and have received the Pell Grant, you will be able to take full advantage of this debt forgiveness. Many people will receive this automatically, but if you aren’t sure if you are eligible, you can apply for it at student.gov. For students that have accrued some debt, it may reduce it. If you haven’t taken out enough loans, it will only forgive the current amount you are in debt, not all $20,000. For those that do not receive the Pell Grant at all, the maximum debt relief is $10,000.
There is also the real possibility that none of this will come about. Members of Congress were quick to denounce it when the announcement was made, and are currently looking for ways to prevent debt forgiveness. In addition, people who are for this plan have questions about the plan’s legality.
The Biden administration is attempting to roll this new initiative into the American Rescue Plan, a piece of legislation that was put into place during the COVID-19 emergency. Although, courts may not see that as quite enough for a plan that will cost the government billions.
The bottom line is that this new directive from Biden is going to reduce the debt for millions of students. However, with questions arising about the legality of the aid and how it will look when and if it rolls out, millions of Americans are eagerly waiting for answers. Those looking for updates can check out the student.gov and look for announcements from the Department of Education.
Even if this current initiative falls through, something else might come around. Alaniz, who has been working for Chico State for 17 years, said over the last five years we have seen some drastic change. From the change to the Trump administration in 2016, the Camp Fire in 2018, to the COVID-19 Pandemic and now the Biden administration wanting to change the books. Perhaps we’ll see a few more changes.
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ROME, N.Y. – Rome police are searching for a suspect in an attempted arson investigation.
Police were called to 104 S. Doxtater St. around 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 28 after a bottle filled with flammable liquid was lit on fire and thrown at the house.
There was minor damage to a window and the outside of the building.
The police department is looking for security footage from the surrounding area showing any suspicious activity around the time of the crime. Anyone with information can call the RPD tip line at 315-339-7744 or leave an anonymous tip with Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers. | https://www.wktv.com/news/crime/burning-bottle-thrown-at-house-in-rome-police-searching-for-suspect/article_a44747dc-b84d-11ed-931a-cbe38dfb1e7e.html | 2023-03-01 17:17:41 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/crime/burning-bottle-thrown-at-house-in-rome-police-searching-for-suspect/article_a44747dc-b84d-11ed-931a-cbe38dfb1e7e.html |
Storm Prediction Ctr, Norman, OK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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TORNADO WATCH
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 581
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
833 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2022
TORNADO WATCH 581 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLLIN COMANCHE COOKE
DALLAS DENTON EASTLAND
ELLIS ERATH FANNIN
GRAYSON HOOD HUNT
JACK JOHNSON KAUFMAN
MONTAGUE PALO PINTO PARKER
ROCKWALL SOMERVELL STEPHENS
TARRANT WISE YOUNG
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL TARRANT COUNTY...
At 833 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Richland Hills, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Hurst around 840 AM CST.
Bedford, Colleyville and Pantego around 845 AM CST.
Arlington, Euless and DFW Intl Airport around 855 AM CST.
Grand Prairie around 900 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Dalworthington Gardens and Lake Arlington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter now! Get to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid
windows.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
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Bryan man sentenced to 17 years for domestic abuse
“Our office will strongly protect victims of violence and will not tolerate any intimidating or retaliation against them.”
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A Brazos County Judge recently sentenced a Bryan resident to 17 years in prison for hitting his ex-girlfriend multiple times and telling his dog to attack her.
Clifford Moten pled guilty to charges related to the January 2020 incident on April 6.
Prosecutors say the argument began after the victim refused to let Moten go through her phone.
Police reportedly found the victim with visible injuries including a dog bite.
“The most dangerous time in a violent relationship is when a victim attempts to leave the abuse,” Assistant District Attorney Jessica Escue said.
Moten was arrested and released on bond but then was arrested three additional times for violating his bond conditions.
He did things like stalking the victim, threatening her over the phone, and showing up at her work. All of these things were forbidden by the protective orders and bond conditions.
“Our office will strongly protect victims of violence and will not tolerate any intimidating or retaliation against them,” Escue said.
During his last arrest, he was involved in a standoff with Bryan Police which required multiple roads to be shut down.
Moten had previously been sentenced for assaulting other prior girlfriends.
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Lamar Jackson was shocked, to say the least.
It had been over a month since the 2022 NFL draft, during which the 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player watched the Ravens trade top wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to Arizona and show up just minutes later at the Cardinals’ draft party. The two had entered the NFL just a year apart and become close friends, only for Brown to become frustrated with his role in the offense and quietly ask for a trade.
Jackson at least had some sort of warning the trade was coming, even if he didn’t quite believe it.
Rashod Bateman didn’t.
The second-year receiver had worked out with Brown over the summer and didn’t know he wanted to leave. He’d only find out later. For Jackson, Brown’s departure meant the loss of a trusted target. For Bateman, it meant opportunity.
Now he’s the Ravens’ undisputed top receiver.
“That’s the role that I’ve always wanted to be in,” Bateman said. “I’m excited to take that role.”
It’s happened rather quickly. The 2021 first-round draft pick played 12 games and started just four as a rookie, finishing with 515 yards on 46 receptions and one touchdown. A groin injury that required surgery kept Bateman out until Week 6, and then Jackson missed the final four games with an ankle injury. They only played seven games together.
Yet this summer, Bateman is transitioning from unproven rookie to reliable receiver. That can be hard in a Ravens offense that leans so much on the run. The receiving corps has long been a weak spot on the roster, with failed first-round picks or aging stars at the end of their careers providing little production. But in trading Brown, wide receivers coach Tee Martin thinks the team made a statement. Now, it’s Bateman’s turn.
“The guys do have a chip on their shoulder,” said Martin, who oversees a group that also includes young wideouts Devin Duvernay, James Proche II and Tylan Wallace. “When we don’t draft a wide receiver, what the organization is saying to you is, ‘We brought you here for a reason, and it’s your time.’”
Bateman looks the part of a No. 1 wideout, with his 6-foot-1, 193-pound frame in a flashy gold-tinted visor and white leggings standing out from the group. But taking that enhanced role comes with added scrutiny. Bateman had a few drops in minicamp and Martin still sees areas in which the former Minnesota star needs to improve.
Of course, he also had flashes of brilliance once Jackson returned to practice. On Wednesday, Bateman caught a 65-yard touchdown pass and showed off his speed, perhaps an underappreciated part of his game.
“He’s getting open at the line super, super quick,” tight end Mark Andrews said of Bateman. “And then he’s got a burst of speed people don’t really talk about. Second year, he’s a guy that’s just gonna get better and better and better. The sky’s the limit for them.”
When asked if that’s going to be a bigger part of his game this season, Bateman’s response seemed joking, but confident.
“We’ll see,” he said with a smirk.
Bateman is the face of this young group of receivers, but Martin said leadership doesn’t have an age. Bateman takes a quiet approach, and it showed during his news conference Thursday.
“I don’t really talk much,” Bateman said. “Hopefully I can show that by the way I work, by being the first one here every day.”
He and Proche stood at the microphone together — in large part to speed up the news conference for Proche to make his flight — and it was largely Proche at the front. He’s the vocal one. Bateman stood a bit farther away from the mic and talked about what he and Martin believe he can do on the field.
He talked about trying to block out what people are saying about him, but he wonders about all the attention. Why him?
It’s because he’s unproven. He didn’t have the same immediate impact as the Cincinnati Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase or the Miami Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle, who were picked higher in the draft. They were thrust into leadership roles right away. Bateman wasn’t.
He and Proche will work out with Jackson in Florida before training camp to continue building their chemistry, having already spent time training together in California earlier this offseason. Bateman and Jackson believe that will help strengthen their connection ahead of a crucial season for each of them, as Jackson eyes a new contract and Bateman works toward solidifying his role.
“I told them I wanted to get some chemistry. They’re like, ‘Man, we’re gonna get that regardless,’” Jackson said of talking to his receivers when he missed voluntary organized team activities. “When the offseason first came, my ankle got better, we just had chemistry all back. It was like I never stopped playing. I just felt like when I got to camp, it was going to be the same way, and it has.”
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Good morning, Chicago.
A new poll commissioned by a self-described libertarian group found that a majority of Arlington Heights residents surveyed support the Chicago Bears moving from Soldier Field to their village, but oppose any tax subsidy to help the team do so.
The poll, released Tuesday, found that 72% of respondents approved of the Bears’ proposal to build a stadium at the closed Arlington International Racecourse — but 68% opposed using tax dollars to help the team. The poll also found strong support for an ordinance to prohibit Arlington Heights from using taxpayer funds to help build a stadium or other “corporate welfare” by a 55%-30% margin.
The survey was sponsored by Americans for Prosperity-Illinois, a group founded by the conservative billionaire Koch brothers, and surveyed 300 registered voters in the village.
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No bail for man charged with murder in hit-and-run that left 3 dead outside Jeffery Pub last week
A man charged with murder in connection with a hit-and-run outside the Jeffery Pub, which led to the death of three men Aug. 14, is believed to have been overheard saying, “I got something for you, you m—–f——,” before allegedly plowing his cousin’s vehicle into the group, according to investigators.
Tavis Dunbar, 34, of the 7000 block of South Emerald Avenue in Englewood, was arrested in the 5100 block of South Wentworth Avenue, also in Englewood, and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, according to Chicago police. He appeared in bond court where Judge Susana Ortiz ordered him held without bail.
After he takes control of state party, Gov. J.B. Pritzker doles out $5.5 million to help fellow Illinois Democrats
Fresh off cementing his influence over the Illinois Democratic Party with the election of his hand-picked chair, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has given $5.5 million to the state party and campaign committees aimed at helping Democrats maintain supermajorities in the Illinois House and Senate in November.
The governor, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, on Friday gave $1.5 million to the Democratic Party of Illinois, now headed by Pritzker-backed state Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez of Cicero, according to state campaign finance records. That brings Pritzker’s total contributions to the state party during the current election cycle to $3 million, approaching the nearly $3.2 million he gave the state party in 2018 as he made his successful bid for a first term.
Before Chicago permanently removes Columbus statues or other monuments, Mayor Lightfoot wants more study
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will set up a “working group” to review recommendations for taking down problematic monuments.
In the mayor’s first public comments since her special commission on monuments issued its final report last week, Lightfoot said she disagrees with some of the recommendations and will set up a group to study the issue further. Among the commission’s most controversial proposals is to permanently mothball statues of Christopher Columbus that were removed amid public unrest in 2020.
Chicago Sky advance to the WNBA semifinals, holding off the New York Liberty 90-72 in a statement Game 3 win
The reigning champions held off a last gasp from the Liberty and pulled away for a 90-72 win at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to advance to the semifinals for the second year in a row.
The Sky built Tuesday’s victory around the crux of the Game 2 blowout — terrorizing the Liberty on the perimeter. The Liberty coughed up eight turnovers in the first half alone, an improvement from Game 2 but a weakness nonetheless as the Sky pounced on transition opportunities.
A brewpub, but make it liquor: Take Flight Spirits lifts off in Skokie
Brewpubs have become cornerstones of the nation’s vast beer landscape, places where the beer made on site is largely, if not entirely, consumed in the same place it’s made. Unlike production breweries, the model is not about getting onto store shelves or on tap at bars — it’s about cultivating unique experiences.
Take Flight Spirits, which opens this month in downtown Skokie, is taking its cue from the brewpub model, charting a course rare in the spirits industry: the distillery pub.
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NEWARK, N.J., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HarbourView Equity Partners (HarbourView), the global alternative asset management company founded by Sherrese Clarke Soares, announced today it has agreed to purchase select recorded assets and the publishing catalog of prolific multi-platinum selling, singer, songwriter, and music producer Blackbear.
The deal encompasses notable compositions such as "IDFC," "Hot Girl Bummer," and the double-platinum certified "Do Re Mi," with the latter two holding prominent spots on the Billboard Hot 100 for 42 and 25 weeks, respectively.
Sherrese Clarke Soares said, "This catalog provides unflinching honesty offering an insight into difficult life journeys that many global fans can relate to. This transparency creates a powerful sense of unity mobilizing his mission of inspiring his audience to be unapologetically themselves. His brilliant artistry has opened doors for him to work with artists such as Justin Bieber, Pharrell Williams, and Machine Gun Kelly. We are ecstatic to work with Blackbear and his team to make a further positive impact through authenticity."
Since making his mark in the mid-2010's, Blackbear has established himself as a prominent artist captivating audiences with meaningful lyrics and a unique blend of pop, hip-hop, and alt-R&B. With six studio albums under his belt, Blackbear's latest offering, the pop-punk album "In Loving Memory," was made in collaboration with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and released in August 2022.
Additional collaborations have included works with Pharell Williams, Linkin Park, G-Eazy, Machine Gun Kelly, and 2 Chainz, to name a few, as well as co-writing Justin Bieber's sensational six-time platinum single, "Boyfriend."
Beyond his solo endeavors, Blackbear's creative prowess extends to his involvement in the alternative hip-hop duo Mansionz, alongside singer-songwriter Mike Posner. Additionally, he serves as the co-founder and CEO of the management collective, Beartrap Management.
HarbourView is a multi-strategy, global investment firm focused on investment opportunities in the entertainment and media space. The firm's distinctly diverse portfolio features thousands of titles spanning numerous genres, eras, and artists, amounting to a diversified catalog of ~20,000+ songs across both master recordings and publishing income streams.
The company strives to be the standard for excellence and integrity in investing in assets and companies driven by premier intellectual property, with experience in and around esoteric asset classes, including in music, film, TV, and sports.
Fox Rothschild served as legal counsel to HarbourView in this transaction. Blackbear was represented by Paul Rothenberg and Joseph Duthie of Rothenberg, Mohr & Binder, LLP.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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(NEXSTAR) — Have you ever wished you could stay in the Shire? While you won’t find Frodo or Bilbo Baggins there anymore, starting Dec. 13, a few lucky guests will be able to book stays at “Hobbiton” — the shooting location for “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogy films.
Located in New Zealand’s Waikato region, the area came to be known as “Hobbiton” after its verdant green acres served as the idyllic home of the Hobbits, small humanoid creatures central to J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” books. And now, it’s up for short term rental, Airbnb announced in a release Tuesday.
“The One-and-Only Hobbiton” listing goes live Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. GMT. The cost to stay is only $6 USD per night — but you’re going to need some luck securing a booking. Only three individual two-night bookings (for up to four guests) will be accepted, Airbnb says. Stays will be hosted in 2023 on March 2-4, March 9-11 and March 16-18.
Guests must also be at least 18 years of age, and have verified Airbnb profiles with positive stay histories.
In addition to lodging, Airbnb says guests will be treated to an evening banquet at the Shire’s most famous local pub and restaurant, The Green Dragon Inn, along with a behind-the-scenes private tour of the Hobbiton set and more. Overnight stays will take place inside “a two-bedroom Hobbit-inspired home” decorated by the film trilogies’ creative director.
Best of luck if you try booking. Visit Airbnb for more details.
Impact of the ‘Rings’
While Tolkien’s works remained popular after his death, the introduction of the first film trilogy — which began with 2001’s “The Fellowship of the Ring” — catapulted Middle Earth and its characters into another stratosphere. The three films were critical hits (“The Return of the King” won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Picture) and commercial blockbusters (box office gross of about $2.9 billion).
Together, the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” movies have earned around $5.8 billion globally across six films, according to box office data resource The Numbers.
The films, especially the first trilogy, are widely considered among the greatest blockbuster films — or films, period — and their impact continues into new iterations. Commerce giant Amazon paid nearly $250 million to Tolkien’s estate for television rights to create its “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” prequel series, which premiered in September. | https://www.wane.com/dont-miss/stay-at-hobbiton-lord-of-the-rings-set-goes-up-on-airbnb/ | 2022-12-06 23:53:41 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/dont-miss/stay-at-hobbiton-lord-of-the-rings-set-goes-up-on-airbnb/ |
Former Orrick Head of New York Real Estate Plus Three Highly Skilled Real Estate Dealmakers Add Bench Strength for Institutional and Private Equity Clients
NEW YORK and CHICAGO, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce four partner additions to its real estate practice: Marshall Brozost, Alykhan (Aly) Shivji and Billy Hildbold in New York and Justin Bender in Chicago. The group specializes in commercial real estate, real estate finance and related transactions and will also enhance capabilities for investment funds, tax, capital markets and private equity clients.
"Clients face many unknowns in today's volatile market and need innovative real estate strategists that understand how to get deals done," said Harris Siskind, global head of McDermott's transactions practice. "Marshall, Aly, Billy and Justin's foresight will expand attractive business opportunities for our clients and grow our New York and Chicago teams."
This added talent follows an active 2021 where the firm scaled to meet increased client demand with May and September transactions hiring sprees. Notable real estate partner hires included Mal Serure and Zena Ho in Los Angeles and David Wolff in Chicago.
Marshall previously led Orrick Herrington & Sutcliff's New York Real Estate practice and focuses on complex real estate transactions on behalf of institutional and private equity investors. Additionally, his practice encompasses all aspects of commercial real estate investment, from purchases and sales, formation of joint ventures and real estate funds to mortgage and mezzanine financing, real estate investment trust (REIT) structuring, workouts and leasing.
"I am thrilled to join the dynamic team at McDermott and am confident that my institutional and other clients will benefit immediately and significantly from the Firm's full-service and global platform," Marshall said.
Aly also joins McDermott from Orrick and focuses his practice on all aspects of commercial real estate investment, from single asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions to the formation of real estate funds and the origination of mortgage and mezzanine financing. Aly has extensive experience structuring and negotiating joint venture and preferred equity agreements as well as commercial leasing. His experience covers a variety of asset types including residential, mixed-use, commercial, hospitality and industrial properties.
Billy joins from Morrison & Foerster and represents clients in complex commercial real estate transactions, including mortgage and mezzanine financing, secondary market acquisitions and sales and the acquisition and disposition of real estate assets. He also has extensive experience in corporate restructuring, refinancing and bankruptcy matters, including complex real estate workouts.
Justin joins from Kirkland & Ellis and is based in Chicago, reuniting with his former colleague David Wolff, head of the Firm's Chicago real estate practice. Justin focuses his practice on complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, joint ventures and development work. He represents developers, lenders, REITs, real estate funds, private equity firms, pension funds and other institutional investors.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WJW) — A group of ladies at Arcadia Senior Living in Kentucky received quite the surprise over the weekend when a bouquet of flowers apparently arrived from a certain pop star.
Turns out, Rihanna apparently saw the viral video of some of the Bowling Green retirement home residents reenacting a moment from her now-infamous 2023 Super Bowl halftime show.
“The moment we’ve hoped for, Rihanna has delivered,” the retirement home said in a Facebook post, showing off white roses and a note that said, “You ladies dance was amazing. Love Roc Nation. Rihanna.”
The video, which showed about a dozen older ladies — all dressed in white except one who wore red as Rihanna did in the show — lip-syncing to the pop star’s “Rude Boy,” has garnered millions of views since being posted.
Rihanna provided a high-flying halftime performance in Arizona. The nine-time Grammy Award winner began and ended the halftime show suspended high above the field. She wore a puffy, bright red jumpsuit with tight, rubbery garb underneath as she stood on a transparent rectangular platform that raised and lowered as she belted out the lyrics to her hit songs over the turf. Her background dancers wore white.
Rihanna’s performance, which not only served as an announcement for her second pregnancy, , news that was revealed after the show, also reportedly drew 102 complaints to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from viewers who felt the show was inappropriate.
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Navy pilot killed in fighter jet crash in desert
TRONA, Calif. (Gray News) – U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Richard Bullock was killed Friday when his fighter jet crashed in the Southern California desert, authorities said.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet based at Naval Air Station Lemoore went down at about 2:30 p.m. in the area of Trona, an unincorporated Mojave Desert community in San Bernardino County, the Navy announced in a statement.
Trona is about 236 miles southeast of the air station, which is in the Central Valley.
According to the Navy, Bullock was flying a routine training mission at the time before his aircraft went down.
No one on the ground was hurt.
The crash is under investigation and the scene is secured by the Navy and local authorities while recovery efforts are ongoing.
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Mistrial in Suge Knight wrongful death suit of man run down in Tam’s Burgers lot
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge declared a mistrial Wednesday after the jury deadlocked in a wrongful death lawsuit against rap impresario Marion “Suge” Knight, court records show.
The suit was filed in 2015 by Lillian Carter after her husband, Terry Carter, was killed after Knight ran over him during filming of the N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” in which Knight was portrayed.
Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death.
According to court documents, jury deliberation began June 14, but after less than 30 minutes of meeting Wednesday, jurors reported they were deadlocked, 7-5, in favor of the plaintiff, Carter. A determination requires nine votes in favor of the plaintiff.
The jury in Bill Cosby’s civil trial with Judy Huth, who had accused the comedian of sexually assaulting her in the 1970s, reached a verdict Tuesday.
“The Court and Counsel confer regarding declaring a mistrial. Both sides agree that a mistrial should be declared,” court records said.
The suit alleged that Universal Studios, which distributed the film and was named in the lawsuit — along with producers Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, among others — knew of the tension between Knight, Dre and advisor Cle “Bone” Sloan, but moved forward with the film.
Knight, who is played in the film by actor R. Marcus Taylor, objected to his portrayal.
Carter was killed after Knight and Sloan fought in the parking lot of Tam’s Burgers in Compton. Knight reversed a pickup he was driving and hit Sloan, who was knocked unconscious and injured in the head and legs. He then pulled forward, striking Carter, and drove off.
At the time of the fatal hit-and-run, Knight was facing charges in connection with a 2014 robbery and was out on bail.
He was sentenced to 28 years in state prison in 2018 under a plea deal that averted a trial. Lillian Carter said after three years of legal wrangling, the moment couldn’t have come soon enough. She said the years of courtroom drama and breathless media coverage continually shifted the focus from her late husband to the fate of the fallen rap impresario.
“He made everything about him,” she said at the time of Knight’s sentencing, speaking of Knight. “What about us?”
Attempts to reach Carter for comment on Wednesday were unsuccessful.
Before his downfall, Knight’s storied career included the founding of Death Row Records alongside Dr. Dre and his launches of rappers such as Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg.
Times staff writer James Queally contributed to this report.
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— Third Quarter Revenues of $252.4 Million Reflect Strong Year-Over-Year Growth of Proprietary Commercial Product Portfolio —
— GAAP Loss per Share of $0.39 and Non-GAAP Earnings per Share of $0.02 —
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DUBLIN, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alkermes plc (Nasdaq: ALKS) today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2022 and updated certain financial expectations for full-year 2022. Alkermes today also announced its intent, as approved by its Board of Directors (the Board), to explore a separation of its commercial-stage neuroscience business and development-stage oncology business.
"One year into the launch of LYBALVI®, we have gained confidence in its commercial potential and the opportunity it represents to be an important, long-term value driver for Alkermes. Our teams have made excellent progress in raising awareness of LYBALVI, establishing and expanding the foundation of prescribers, and driving patient access to this important new medicine," said Richard Pops, Chief Executive Officer of Alkermes. "We are proving the value of our distinctive commercial capabilities with the growth of our three proprietary products in complex and dynamic markets. At the same time, we've progressed our oncology portfolio with nemvaleukin in potential registration-enabling studies and our pipeline of preclinical engineered cytokines advancing behind it. As the value propositions for each of our neuroscience and oncology businesses have come more clearly into focus, separating the oncology business represents an important opportunity to unlock value for each business and position both for success."
"Our third quarter results demonstrate strong year-over-year growth of our proprietary commercial product portfolio and our continued focus on operational efficiency. The addition of LYBALVI to our portfolio of proprietary commercial products has highlighted the operating leverage we have built into the business and the growth potential it represents," commented Iain Brown, Chief Financial Officer of Alkermes. "As we approach the end of the year, we are pleased to raise certain of our financial expectations for 2022, primarily reflecting the strong performance of LYBALVI. We remain in a strong financial position to advance our strategic priorities with a focus on execution and driving shareholder value as we work to separate our neuroscience and oncology businesses."
Quarter Ended Sept. 30, 2022 Financial Results
Revenues
- Total revenues for the quarter were $252.4 million, compared to $294.1 million for the same period in the prior year.
- Net sales of proprietary products for the quarter were $199.4 million, compared to $157.7 million for the same period in the prior year.
- Net sales of VIVITROL® were $96.5 million, compared to $88.8 million for the same period in the prior year, representing an increase of approximately 9%.
- Net sales of ARISTADA®i were $75.7 million, compared to $68.9 million for the same period in the prior year, representing an increase of approximately 10%.
- Net sales of LYBALVI were $27.1 million, following its commercial launch in October 2021.
- Manufacturing and royalty revenues for the quarter were $52.9 million, primarily driven by royalty revenues from long-acting INVEGA® products and VUMERITY®, partially offset by a one-time revenue reversal related to AMPYRA®. Manufacturing and royalty revenues were $136.3 million for the same period in the prior year.
- Royalty revenues from INVEGA SUSTENNA®/XEPLION®, INVEGA TRINZA®/TREVICTA® and INVEGA HAFYERA®/BYANNLI® (the long-acting INVEGA products) were $26.7 million, compared to $79.3 million for the same period in the prior year. This decrease was driven primarily by Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.'s partial termination of the license agreement related to sales of the long-acting INVEGA products in the United States (U.S.), effective Feb. 2, 2022.
- Manufacturing and royalty revenues from VUMERITY were $26.3 million, compared to $26.7 million for the same period in the prior year.
- The company recorded a one-time reversal of royalty revenue of approximately $21.5 million in the quarter due to the outcome of recent arbitration proceedings related to agreements pertaining to AMPYRA, which includes a $16.5 million arbitration award and other royalty revenue that was previously recognized.
Costs and Expenses
- Total operating expenses for the quarter were $313.0 million, compared to $313.8 million for the same period in the prior year.
- Cost of Goods Manufactured and Sold was $50.6 million, compared to $49.6 million for the same period in the prior year.
- Research and Development (R&D) expenses were $100.4 million, compared to $118.4 million for the same period in the prior year. R&D expenses for the third quarter of 2021 included the accrual of a $25.0 million development milestone payment.
- Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) expenses were $152.8 million, compared to $136.2 million for the same period in the prior year, reflecting increased investment in the launch of LYBALVI.
Profitability
- Net loss according to generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (GAAP) was $64.0 million for the quarter, or a basic and diluted GAAP loss per share of $0.39. This compared to GAAP net loss of $29.0 million, or a basic and diluted GAAP loss per share of $0.18, for the same period in the prior year.
- Non-GAAP net income was $3.5 million for the quarter, or a non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.02. This compared to non-GAAP net income of $23.6 million for the quarter, or a non-GAAP basic earnings per share of $0.15 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.14, for the same period in the prior year.
Balance Sheet
- At Sept. 30, 2022, the company recorded cash, cash equivalents and total investments of $747.1 million, compared to $760.0 million at June 30, 2022. The company's total debt outstanding as of Sept. 30, 2022 was $293.9 million.
Financial Expectations for 2022
The following updated financial expectations for 2022 primarily reflect LYBALVI's launch performance to date, the company's current assumption that it will continue to receive royalty payments related to sales of the long-acting INVEGA products outside the U.S. through the end of the year and the impact of the AMPYRA royalty revenue reversal. All line items are according to GAAP, except as otherwise noted.
Recent Events:
Psychiatry
- In September 2022, the company presented clinical, epidemiology and health economics and outcomes research related to its psychiatry portfolio at Psych Congress 2022.
Corporate
- In November 2022, the company announced approval by the Board to explore a separation of its commercial-stage neuroscience business and development-stage oncology business. The company, together with the Board and external financial and legal advisors, plans to explore a separation of the oncology business into an independent, publicly-traded company as part of an ongoing review of strategic alternatives for the oncology business. The separation, if consummated, is expected to be completed in the second half of 2023.
- In September 2022, the company published its latest Corporate Responsibility Report, which details how the company integrates environmental, social and governance considerations into its business. A copy of the report is available on the Responsibility section of Alkermes' website.
Conference Call
Alkermes will host a conference call and webcast presentation with accompanying slides at 8:00 a.m. ET (12:00 p.m. GMT) on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, to discuss these financial results and provide an update on the company. The webcast may be accessed on the Investors section of Alkermes' website at www.alkermes.com. The conference call may be accessed by dialing +1 877 407 2988 for U.S. callers and +1 201 389 0923 for international callers. In addition, a replay of the conference call may be accessed by visiting Alkermes' website.
About Alkermes plc
Alkermes plc is a fully-integrated, global biopharmaceutical company developing innovative medicines in the fields of neuroscience and oncology. The company has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products focused on alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and a pipeline of product candidates in development for neurological disorders and cancer. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Alkermes has a research and development center in Waltham, Massachusetts; a research and manufacturing facility in Athlone, Ireland; and a manufacturing facility in Wilmington, Ohio. For more information, please visit Alkermes' website at www.alkermes.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes information about certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, including non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share. These non-GAAP measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
Non-GAAP net income (loss) adjusts for certain one-time and non-cash charges by excluding from GAAP results: share-based compensation expense; amortization; depreciation; non-cash net interest expense; change in the fair value of contingent consideration; certain other one-time or non-cash items; and the income tax effect of these reconciling items.
The company's management and board of directors utilize these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the company's performance. The company provides these non-GAAP financial measures of the company's performance to investors because management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed with the company's results under GAAP and the accompanying reconciliations, are useful in identifying underlying trends in ongoing operations. However, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP measures as indicators of operating performance. Further, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share should not be considered measures of the company's liquidity.
A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables included in this press release.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements set forth in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, but not limited to, statements concerning: the company's expectations concerning its future financial and operating performance, business plans or prospects, including its assumptions regarding royalty payments on sales of the long-acting INVEGA products outside the U.S., its commitment and plans to drive shareholder value, and its ability to execute on its strategic priorities; the company's plans to explore separation of its neuroscience and oncology businesses, including the anticipated timing, structure and benefits of a potential separation and expectations concerning the future financial and operating performance, business plans or prospects of the two businesses, if separated; and the potential therapeutic and commercial value of the company's products. The company cautions that forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. The forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and they are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk. Actual performance and results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the company's efforts to manage its cost structure may not yield the intended results; the company may not be able to achieve long-term profitability or its profitability targets in a timely manner or at all; the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the company's business, results of operations or financial condition, including impacts on healthcare systems and on patient and healthcare provider access to the company's marketed products; the company may not ultimately separate its oncology business during 2023 or at all; unanticipated developments, costs or difficulties that may delay or otherwise negatively affect a potential separation of the company's neuroscience and oncology businesses; disruption to the company's operations resulting from the potential separation; the company may be unable to make, on a timely or cost-effective basis, the changes necessary to separately operate its neuroscience and oncology businesses; the potential separation or announcement thereof may adversely impact the company's ability to attract or retain key personnel; the unfavorable outcome of arbitration or litigation, including so-called "Paragraph IV" litigation and other patent litigation, or other disputes related to the company's products or products using the company's proprietary technologies, including the arbitration proceedings with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.; clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all; the results of the company's development activities may not be positive, or predictive of final results from such activities, results of future development activities or real-world results; the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may not agree with the company's regulatory approval strategies or components of the company's marketing applications; the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding the company's products; the company and its licensees may not be able to continue to successfully commercialize their products; there may be a reduction in payment rate or reimbursement for the company's products or an increase in the company's financial obligations to government payers; the company's products may prove difficult to manufacture, be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021 and in subsequent filings made by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2022, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the company disclaims any intention or responsibility for updating or revising any forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
VIVITROL® is a registered trademark of Alkermes, Inc.; ARISTADA®, ARISTADA INITIO® and LYBALVI® are registered trademarks of Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited, used by Alkermes, Inc. under license; BYANNLI®, INVEGA®, INVEGA HAFYERA®, INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, TREVICTA® and XEPLION® are registered trademarks of Johnson & Johnson Corporation; VUMERITY® is a registered trademark of Biogen Inc., used by Alkermes under license; and AMPYRA® is a registered trademark of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
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PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Texas A&M senior Sam Bennett won two matches Thursday as the No. 3 amateur in the world moved into the quarterfinals of a U.S. Amateur that already has lost some of its biggest names.
Also moving into the quarterfinals was U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Stewart Hagestad took down the nation’s top junior, Ben James, and then won three of the last four holes in a 2-and-1 victory over Hayden Hopewell of Australia.
The quarterfinals are Friday at Ridgewood Country Club. Also advancing was Dylan Menante, who helped Pepperdine to the team title in 2021 and then transferred two months ago to North Carolina.
Bennett will be a fifth-year senior for the Aggies because of the COVID-19 pandemic, took down David Puig of Spain, a senior at Arizona State. Puig was among the amateurs who has played in Saudi-funded LIV Golf events this year.
Bennett already has had a tough road. He opened match play by beating Nick Gabrelcik, the world No. 13 and a U.S. Amateur semifinalist last year. Up next was Florida senior Biondi, a co-medalist during qualifying, and then Puig, the No. 10 player in the world.
“If you get this far in match play, you’ve got to play good golf to beat anybody,” Bennett said. “That’s what I did.”
Of the top 10 in the men’s world amateur ranking, only Bennett, Menante (No. 8) and Hagestad (No. 9) remain.
Seedings in the U.S. Amateur are based on 36-hole qualifying scores, and there were some prime matches in the opening round on Wednesday that saw the departure of Ludvig Aberg, Michael Thorbjornsen, Sam Bairstow and Gordon Sargent, all ranked among the top 10 in the world.
Bennett moves on to face the 31-year-old Hagestad in the quarterfinals, while Menante faces Nicholas Gross, a 15-year-old from Pennsylvania.
Gross is the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals since 15-year-old C.T. Pan, who since has won on the PGA Tour, in 2007. Gross and Pepperdine senior Derek Hitchner had to make it through a 15-man playoff for 11 spots just to reach match play.
The quarterfinalists are exempt into the final stage of qualifying for the U.S. Open next year.
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A wave of mass shootings has plagued the country in recent weeks, including in Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Philadelphia.
There have been more than 240 mass shootings this year, a grim statistic that follows gun violence being at its highest point in more than 20 years in 2020, according to CDC data.
It's a pattern some doctors have noticed even without the numbers in front of them.
Wounds from handguns vs. assault weapons
Bullets from lower caliber weapons, such as handguns, typically pierce straight through a target, medical experts say. By comparison, higher caliber guns, such as the AR-15s used in many mass shootings, can liquefy organs because of their much higher projectile speeds.
"Assault weapons ... cause a condition called cavitation, meaning that as the projectile passes through tissue, it creates a large cavity," said Dr. Ian Brown, a trauma surgeon at UC Davis Health in Sacramento, California. "And that does a ton of of tissue damage, both initially at the impact, and then even further as that tissue begins to necrose, or die off."
The damage is much greater in children, as the surface area of their organs and arteries are smaller, said Dr. Joseph Sakran, the director of emergency general surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Where the projectile lands is critical, added Dr. Eric Savitsky, an emergency medicine specialist at UCLA Medical Center.
"From a survivability and morbidity perspective, what the bullets hit, whether (bullets are) small caliber or large calibers, is the primary determinant of patient outcomes," he said.
What it's like being admitted to the hospital
When paramedics respond to a person who has been shot, they send a notification to the hospital describing what happened, the location of the injury, vital signs, status of the patient and the estimated time of arrival to the facility.
Once the patient arrives, a team of health care workers in the trauma center report to the emergency room and begin assessing and stabilizing the patient.
With multiple gunshot wounds, surgeons must identify which wounds are the most severe and which should take priority, Savitsky said.
"All of that typically happens in a period of minutes, sometimes up to an hour following the patient's arrival in the emergency department," he said.
For some patients, the chaos of the hospital can affect how they respond, Brown said.
"They're probably terrified already, because they've been shot, and now we're surrounding them with a number of people. We're removing all their clothing so that we can expose their bodies and find all the wounds and dress them," he said. "And this occurs very quickly, and that in itself is a kind of trauma in and of itself mentally."
What recovery looks like for survivors
In the past, surgeons would treat the wound and send patients on their way, Brown said. But among shooting victims, recidivism rates, or likeliness of being shot again, were sharp.
"The conditions for you getting shot are already in place, and so the chances that you would get shot again, in the next five years were extremely high," Brown said. "And historically, medicine did nothing to change that."
In the past decade or so, however, hospitals have begun intervention programs for gunshot victims, in the same way a heart attack patient receives guidance on changing their diet and exercise habits.
At UC Davis Health, where Brown works, patients have the option to speak with violence intervention professionals, many of who have been shooting victims themselves.
For the next year, these professionals will help patients with legal issues, mental health struggles, employment and stable housing, as many gunshot victims have fear about returning to their homes if their injuries were sustained there or close by.
"We put more emphasis on the fact that we're treating people, not treating gunshot wounds," Brown said. "And so it starts there."
Johns Hopkins has a similar program.
Sakran often takes high school children on tours of the trauma center and gives them talks about gun violence.
Many of them halfheartedly listen, he said, until he tells them that at 17, he was shot in the throat after a high school football game.
"As a survivor of gun violence, I have a very unique experience, as I now am on the other side of taking care of these critically injured patients," he said.
He added, "If someone comes into my trauma center who's been shot in the head, there's very little that I can do for them. So the best medical treatment is prevention. I think we really have to start thinking about this public health problem that way, where we are focused on developing a system that makes it less likely for people to be injured or killed, and of course, make communities safer."
There have been more gun violence victims in recent years
In 2020, a record number of Americans were killed from gun-related injuries, at 45,222. More than half of these deaths were due to suicides, while 43% of them were murders, according to CDC data.
That year had the highest rate of gun violence since the mid-1990s, at 13.6 gun deaths per 100,000 people, according to Pew Research Center.
Savitksy said he treated the most amount of penetrating trauma victims, or people who were shot or stabbed, in 1990s Los Angeles. He said he probably treated his lowest number of those victims about 5 to 10 years ago.
But it has picked up recently. The UCLA facility currently treats about 5 to 10 gunshot victims a week, Savitsky said.
"Anecdotally, it feels about as violent of a society as we've had probably in the last two, three decades," he said. "The amount of just person-on-person violence — and not necessarily just guns — it's every type of object that you could hurt somebody with, whether it's a hammer or a sharp piece of wood or a pipe or a knife. It's whatever people get their hands on when their emotions and rationality get the better of them."
Brown said when he first started practicing medicine, trauma centers would usually get gunshot victims on Friday and Saturdays.
"And then slowly, it became a thing that was more happening almost every day. There was no specific day where you would think that it wasn't going to happen," he said.
Brown said he treats one to three gunshot wound victims per night in the couple weeks a month he works the trauma shift.
In Baltimore, there have been more than 300 homicides for seven years in a row. In 2021, 293 of 338 homicides were shootings, according to The Baltimore Sun.
For Sakran, all gun violence cannot be addressed in the same way.
"The solutions for urban cities may be different than if you're dealing with the suicide piece of gun violence, or if you're dealing with the unintentional injuries of gun violence."
"It requires, you know, a multifaceted approach that cuts across the sectors, and part of that... in urban cities is really trying to understand how to tackle the social structures and institutions that harm people by preventing them from meeting their basic needs," he said.
The impact on those who surround victims of gun violence
Families. Witnesses. Frontline workers.
The effect of a shooting can reverberate throughout a community, something Drs. Brown, Sakran and Savitsky have experienced firsthand in their decades-long careers.
"It's hard to have to go into those waiting rooms, and to talk to those moms and dads, and to realize that what I'm about to do — when we're not able to save a patient — is deliver the worst news that any parents or loved one could hear," Sakran said. "It's the worst part of my job."
Continual support of those families is essential, he said.
Sakran referenced the trauma faced by witnesses, such as Miah Cerrillo, an 11-year-old who survived the Uvalde, Texas school shooting by smearing herself in her classmate's blood to play dead.
The doctors have also had to grapple with the impact treating trauma has had on themselves.
"It can be desensitizing," Brown said. "I think because we're trying to protect ourselves from the emotional toll, and the moral injury that's associated with treating patients every day is very difficult.
"I think we all try to remember that it's a human being that we're taking care of. And just in doing so, that hurts us too," he said.
An important part of the job is finding ways to offset the bad, Savitsky said.
"You need to make a conscious effort to find balance in your life, find other ways of restoring yourself to a good place mentally to allow you to just come in and be a very positive force and be empathetic and provide the compassion and care that every one of these patients requires, because it is hard seeing a lot the pain and suffering over the years and not have it just affect you as a person," he said.
But, the pride that comes with saving lives is immeasurable.
"When you see a lifetime saved, it's an amazing reward to see somebody bounce back and begin anew with a second chance," Brown said.
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Participants prayed around the world and were commissioned to take the Gospel to the nations and to every person on Earth
AMSTERDAM, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Empowered21 Amsterdam2023 EveryONE conference concluded Saturday with a global worship, prayer and commissioning service for the thousands who gathered in The Netherlands this week before returning to their home countries. More than 5,000 individuals from over 125 nations attended the conference in person at the historic RAI conference center, with thousands more joining online from 150 countries around the world.
Saturday's event got underway at 1 p.m., after 700 conference attendees participated in outreach throughout the city during the morning, inviting guests to join the evening portion of the event at Olympic stadium, which included a free concert with Australian band PlanetShakers and a presentation of the Gospel at 6 p.m. Over 300 people made decisions for Christ during this time.
The global worship and prayer tour began in The Netherlands, with an extended time of music by Iwan & Rebekah and the Church band choir, interspersed with prayers and encouragement by Dutch leaders like Ruben Flach, Jan Pool, Felix Govers and Arleen Westerhof. During the international "sing in," flags from all the countries of the world entered the arena, surrounding a large white cross, in a moving moment for the crowd. "We live in a time of confusion, crisis, division, fear, loneliness and depression," Pool said. "So many people are looking for an answer, and we have the answer – it is Jesus."
The next stop on the global journey was Europe, with worship led by UK group Chroma and prayers and encouragement shared by UK pastor Ben Fitzgerald, Norwegian church leader Anne Christiansen and German pastor Markus Wenz. "There has been a lot of darkness in Europe, but in the midst of the darkness, the bright light of Jesus is shining and thousands of people are coming to Jesus," Christiansen said.
Latin America was the next continent visited, with Brazilian group Dunamis leading in worship. Brazilian-born missionary evangelist Rubens Cunha prayed for his nation and others in South and Central America. Argentinian pastor and evangelist Claudio Freidzen and his daughter and fellow pastor Daniella Freidzon-McCabe shared about his experience being transformed at the first Billy Graham Amsterdam conference in 1983 when he was a young pastor, and he believes others will be similarly transformed by their time in Amsterdam this week.
Nigerian Bishop E. A. Adeboye started the time of prayer and focus on Africa, followed by Goodwill Shana and a rousing time of worship with a group from House on the Rock church in Lagos, Nigeria. Evangelist Daniel Kolenda wrapped up the time in Africa speaking of his predecessor Reinhard Bonnke and his historic work in Africa seeing 88 million decisions for Christ. Kolenda shared Bonnke's vision near the end of his life that an entire generation of evangelists would follow him, reaching all the nations for Christ.
Pastor Gail Stathis from Greece brought her friend, a Muslim convert from Tunisia who distinctly understands the challenges of sharing Christ in that region, to lead a prayer for the Middle East and North Africa.
Asia was next, with church leaders from that continent leading in prayer, including Shekhar Kallianpur from India, Brother Yun from China and Niko Njotorahardjo from Indonesia. "We cannot fulfill the Great Commission in our own strength but it must be done through the power of the Holy Spirit," Njotorahardjo said. Empowered21 Global Chair Dr. Billy Wilson announced that the next EveryONE conference would be held in Indonesia next summer, focusing on reaching EveryONE Asia.
U.S. ministry leader Cindy Jacobs began the time of prayer for North America, followed by U.S. evangelist Nick Hall and Canadian leader David Wells. The Oral Roberts University worship band from Tulsa, Okla., lead a time of praise and worship. Australian pastors Russell Evans and Tim Hall concluded the global journey with prayers for Oceania, kicking off the concert by renowned Australian band PlanetShakers.
Following the evangelistic presentation by Nathan Morris, there was a time of prayer for healing led by Swiss evangelist Jean Luc Trachsel and Belgian ministry leader Martin Koornstra. Mattheus van der Steen, Dutch evangelist and Founder of Harvest Fields International, who served as Empowered21 event liaison for the Netherlands, also led in the time of prayer, inviting the Holy Spirit to move in people's lives.
The SEND's Téo Hayashi, founder of the Dunamis Movement, alongside Dr. Wilson, commissioned those in attendance to answer God's call of "whom shall I send, who will go for me," with "here am I, send me," as they committed to being one of the "ones" who will be needed to reach EveryONE in the next decade. Brian Alarid encouraged the attendees to pray for people by name as part of the effort to pray for every person on earth by name by 2033. A final time of worship was led by a combined group from Dunamis and ORU Worship.
Dr. Wilson's closing encouragement included the thought that if just two people shared the Gospel with others and those two shared and those two shared, and so on, it would only take 33 days for every person on the earth to have an opportunity to experience an authentic encounter with Jesus Christ. "We can do this!" he exclaimed.
About Empowered21
Empowered21 (E21) is the world's largest Spirit-empowered relational network. E21 is comprised of a global council, international and regional leadership teams, and various work groups. E21 organizes regional and global events to inspire the Spirit-empowered community. E21 mobilizes efforts to recognize and implement effective models to answer the cry for spiritual fathers and mothers, connecting generations for intergenerational blessing and impartation and focusing on crucial issues facing the movement. For more information about Empowered21 and Amsterdam 2023, visit https://empowered21.com and https://amsterdam2023.com, where the entire EveryONE conference is still available for online viewing. The closing global worship rally is archived at https://www.facebook.com/empowered21/videos/697173592236199.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has a plan to address the increasing numbers of unhoused people in the city. It includes involuntary hospitalization of people deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has a plan to address the increasing numbers of unhoused people in the city. It includes involuntary hospitalization of people deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."
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NEW YORK (AP) — How the mighty have fallen.
Cryptocurrency companies grabbed the spotlight during the 2022 Super Bowl, with commercials from a handful of newcomers to advertising’s biggest stage: FTX, Coinbase, Crypto.com and eToro. Some marketing experts dubbed it the “Crypto Bowl.”
A year later, the industry has been humbled by a massive downturn in crypto prices, as well as the bankruptcy of several well-known companies.
The dramatic turnaround harkens back to 2000, when dot-com companies such as Pets.com ran Super Bowl ads, only to go out of business within a year or two.
This year, crypto companies have “zero representation,” said Mark Evans, executive vice president of ad sales for Fox Sports.
Here’s a look at the crypto companies that advertised in last year’s Super Bowl and where they stand now:
FTX: BANKRUPT
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX was one of biggest advertisers in last year’s Super Bowl, featuring ads that included celebrity comedian Larry David. While at the time FTX was the world’s second or third largest crypto exchange, it didn’t operate a large business in the U.S.
Within 10 months of the Super Bowl, FTX was bankrupt. The Bahamas-based company collapsed after investors started pulling their deposits on concerns about the company’s balance sheet. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on November 11.
FTX's founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested and charged with defrauding customers out of billions of dollars. He is scheduled to go on trial in October.
David, along with other celebrities such as football star Tom Brady and basketball star Stephen Curry, was named in a lawsuit that argued their celebrity status made them culpable for promoting the firm’s failed business model.
CRYPTO.COM: HUMBLED
While Crypto.com still is operating, the company is significantly less healthy than it was a year earlier.
The Singapore-based company announced in January that it was laying off 20% of its workforce, on top of layoffs implemented in late 2022. The company also disclosed that a significant part of its assets were tied up in low-quality cryptocurrency coins like the Shiba Inu Coin.
Like FTX, Crypto.com tried to make a name for itself through sports sponsorships. The company spent $700 million for the naming rights to the former Staples Center, where the Los Angeles Lakers play. It's now the Crypto.com Arena. The company's 2022 Super Bowl ad featured basketball superstar LeBron James, with the tagline “fortune favors the brave.”
Crypto.com said its layoffs were due to a “confluence of negative economic developments” but its CEO placed a significant amount of blame on the collapse of FTX.
COINBASE: IN LEGAL HOT WATER
Coinbase had one of the weirder ads at least year’s Super Bowl, involving a floating QR code that would take users to a promotion where the company was giving away millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrencies. Marketing experts named it one of the more successful ads of the game, since it took people by surprise and stood out, though many viewers found it confusing.
Shares of publicly traded Coinbase have fallen by more than 70% since last year’s game. With digital currencies such as bitcoin plunging, the company has seen trading revenues dry up as investors have avoided buying crypto altogether.
The company also announced layoffs equal to about 20% of its workforce and the company’s CEO has said the company is bracing for what they are calling “a crypto winter.”
Further, Coinbase has drawn the attention of U.S. regulators. The company had to pay $100 million to settle a New York State investigation into whether it was allowing users to sign up for accounts without adequate background checks. The Securities and Exchange Commission is also looking into whether to ban the cryptocurrency practice of “staking,” which had been big business for Coinbase in the past.
ETORO: NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS?
The fourth crypto company to have a Super Bowl ad last year was eToro. The company, based in Israel, ran an ad promoting "social investing.”
Unlike FTX, Coinbase and Crypto.com, eToro has largely avoided any negative news in the past year. The company expanded its offerings beyond crypto to allow users to buy stocks and options as well as non-fungible tokens, better known as NFTs. | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/year-after-crypto-bowl-crypto-ads-vanish-from-17776487.php | 2023-02-10 16:10:59 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/year-after-crypto-bowl-crypto-ads-vanish-from-17776487.php |
On a rainy morning in New York City's Jamaica Bay, fishing boat captain Vinnie Calabro reflects on his game.
"Striped bass are a hearty, vibrant fish that can endure a lot of crap," he says. "They're pretty much a mirror of our society."
You figure if they can make it here -- right next to New York's Kennedy International Airport -- they can probably make it anywhere.
But writer Paul Greenberg, who has joined Calabro on this pre-dawn fishing trip, isn't so sure. He's been an avid fisher since childhood, when he would regularly take his boat and fishing pole out onto the Long Island Sound. In his new book, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, Greenberg delivers a powerful indictment of the rampant overfishing that has led to the collapse of wild fish populations, and a defense of farmed fishing when done right.
A 'Primeval Prairie' Next To JFK
The striped bass Greenberg and Calabro are pursuing on this Jamaica Bay morning are a recent success story when it comes to protecting wild fish populations.
According to a study by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, striped bass numbers plunged during the 1970s -- to fewer than 5 million by some estimates -- because of overfishing and pollution. But then Congress passed legislation, some states restricted striped bass fishing and others banned it altogether. As a result, the striped bass rebounded up to a high of approximately 70 million in 2004.
Greenberg says that with commercial fishing pressures reduced, striped bass -- or stripers -- are in remarkably good shape today, which means that catching a striper by a busy international New York airport isn't such a far-fetched idea.
"This is like this living ecosystem," Greenberg says. "You can see the osprey around; you can see the menhaden in the water; big striped bass are around. It's like this kind of primeval prairie in the shadow, if you will, of Kennedy Airport."
He says the fact that striped bass can even exist in Jamaica Bay serves as a reminder of where humans really stand in the grand scheme of things. "It makes you feel like we're not necessarily the boss of everything," he says. "We might have gotten the shore but we haven't gotten the water yet."
Maybe not yet, but watermen like Calabro -- who's been fishing in Jamaica Bay since he was 8 years old -- will tell you about the obvious declines he's seen in fish stocks. "Look north; look south; look west and east," he says. "Everywhere you can see -- everywhere -- would be schools of bunker right now. Everywhere."
Bunker, or menhaden, is the bait fish they’ll use to catch the stripers. Their numbers are way down from what they used to be, but you wouldn't know it by the view from Calabro's boat, which the fish have surrounded.
Calabro throws out the circular cast net and soon hauls it in filled with hundreds of glistening silver menhaden. With a barrel full of bait, he and Greenberg start fishing for stripers.
Greenberg says he recognizes the ethical thorns of the author of a book about overfishing going out ... fishing. He says if you'd asked him about fishing before he wrote the book, he'd say he definitely wanted to catch something to bring home to the family. Not so much anymore.
"The older I get, there's part of me that kind of enjoys not catching something," he says. "I still go fishing. I still keep fish that I catch but I definitely viscerally feel it is a deduction I'm making from nature and there must be some karmic price to pay for it."
'A Wave Of Psychological Denial'
In his book, Greenberg tackles the tension of fish being seen as food rather than wildlife and takes issue with the way people refer to fish as "seafood."
"The word seafood is kind of a remarkably cruel word," he says. "Everything that we eat from land, do we call it 'landfood'?"
Out on the bay, one of the rods has curved toward the water. They've caught something -- a 14-pound, 32-inch striper -- and it's a keeper.
Soon after, the rain picks up and the boat heads for shore. Later, sitting by the Hudson River where stripers swim and spawn, Greenberg drives his point home.
He says people need to understand that every time they eat a fish that wasn't farmed, they are eating a wild animal, and the problem with wild fishing is that it isn't sustainable on a large, commercial scale. And things are only getting worse.
A study by the World Health Organization found that the world has doubled its per capita fish consumption over the past 50 years and, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, we now harvest about 90 million tons of wild fish and shellfish from the ocean every year.
The oceans simply can't compete with our growing appetites, and that means -- like it or not -- the future lies in fish farming, or aquaculture.
"Aquaculture is the fastest-growing form of food production in the world right now," Greenberg says. "It's sure to equal and overtake wild catch in the next few years."
The trick, he says, is figuring how to do it with a small environmental footprint. That means choosing fish that are well adapted to aquaculture -- efficient feeders that don't need a lot of food to produce a pound of flesh -- like tilapia or the Asian fish barramundi.
It also means keeping farmed fish away from wild populations so they don't spread disease. So far away, in fact, that in some cases your next fish dinner could have spent its entire life in the inner city.
"What's interesting and kind of cool is they now have systems you can plug right into the middle of the city," Greenberg says. "In the center of Baltimore they have an aboveground aquaculture operation where everything is recycled, where even methane gas is generated from the culture of fish and used to create energy to continue to power the system."
Greenberg points out that today, 60 percent of the striped bass we eat are farm-raised hybrids. His research shows that for sea bass, there are now nearly 10 times as many grown in aquaculture as are caught in the wild. Not bad considering that 40 years ago, farmed sea bass didn't even exist.
The problem, he says, is that when it comes to fish, we're engaged in "a wave of psychological denial" in which we ignore the reality of what we're eating and what's actually gone.
"The denial is that we see these things in the marketplace -- we see Irish salmon, we see Scottish salmon, we see Nova Scotia salmon -- and the default assumption of the consumer is that those are wild fish from Ireland or Scotland. No -- [those are] practically extinct species," he says. "It should be farmed Irish salmon. We should know that. But I think a lot of consumers aren't realizing what's happening. This extinction followed by replacement with a domesticated variant is very much happening."
As for the wild fish that remain, Greenberg says, "We must hunt them with care and eat them with the fullness of our appreciation."
And understand them, above all, as wildlife -- not just food.
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RUSHING_Cent. Michigan, Nichols 26-72, M.Bailey 9-51, Richardson 4-(minus 1). Oklahoma St., D.Richardson 9-61, Sanders 11-57, Nixon 5-6, Gundy 1-5, Middleton 1-1, Gordon 2-(minus 1), (Team) 3-(minus 4).
PASSING_Cent. Michigan, Richardson 36-50-1-422. Oklahoma St., Sanders 28-41-0-406.
RECEIVING_Cent. Michigan, McGaughy 6-126, J.Wilson 6-64, Nichols 6-26, C.Carriere 5-75, Dixon 5-53, Hogan 3-29, M.Bailey 3-28, Conley 1-11, Young 1-10. Oklahoma St., B.Johnson 6-133, Bre.Presley 6-91, J.Richardson 4-73, Br.Green 3-34, Nixon 2-25, Owens 2-18, Gordon 2-16, Schultz 1-13, D.Richardson 1-8, Cassity 1-(minus 5).
MISSED FIELD GOALS_Cent. Michigan, Meeder 50. | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/No-12-Oklahoma-St-58-Central-Michigan-44-17414292.php | 2022-09-02 03:11:25 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/No-12-Oklahoma-St-58-Central-Michigan-44-17414292.php |
Comprehensive New Senior Center to Open
LAKEHURST, N.J., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon of LIFE PACE Center Ocean County will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday, September 29 from 2 pm to 5 pm. The Center offers eligible seniors support services to allow them to comfortably age at home. It is located at 800 Route 70, Lakehurst, NJ 08733.
Lakehurst Mayor Harry Robbins and other special guests will attend the ribbon cutting followed by refreshments, giveaways, and tours of the facility. The event is open to seniors, caregivers, community organizations, neighbors, and job seekers. For planning purposes, attendees are asked to RSVP by calling (732) 716.4600 or emailing kcollins@beaconpace.com.
"Beacon of LIFE PACE Center Ocean County is an outstanding alternative to nursing home care," said Greg Pulley, Center Director. "We are a reliable, professional, senior-friendly drop-in center dedicated to helping our participants be independent in their homes for as long as possible. We give them and their caregivers critical support."
Eligible individuals must live in Ocean County, be 55-years of age or older, eligible for nursing home care, and able to live safely in the community alone or with caregivers.
Participants can choose from a wide range of preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care. "We offer a team of healthcare professionals who get to know you and your goals," said Bobbi Runyon, Executive Director for Beacon of LIFE PACE's Monmouth County and Ocean County locations. "There is a day center with activities and meals, and also social services, physical, occupational, and speech therapies, hairdressers, and much more."
An enrollment specialist from Beacon of LIFE PACE will assess the needs of participants in their homes. Services may include housekeeping, meals, and assistance with showers or bathing. Caregivers may also turn to Beacon of LIFE for respite, as needed.
An Interdisciplinary Team considers the participant's and caregiver's needs, recommends services, and creates an ongoing relationship with the participant. Medicaid completely covers the cost of the program; Medicare covers a portion, including Medicare Part D drug coverage. Private pay is also an option to join PACE. Beacon of LIFE provides all transportation to the PACE Center for activities or medical appointments.
"We're excited that the Grand Opening September 29 coincides with National PACE month," said Mary Austin, CEO of BoldAge, which operates Beacon of LIFE PACE in New Jersey as well as PACE programs in three other states. "Beacon of LIFE is helping older adults live happily and healthfully in their own homes for as long as possible."
PACE programs serve approximately 60,000 participants across the U.S. More than 96 percent of family caregivers of older adults report they are satisfied with the support they receive through PACE, and 97.5 percent would recommend PACE to someone in a similar situation.
Program of All-Include Care for the Elderly (PACE), is an integrated, person-centered model of care dedicated to helping participants maintain independence to live at home instead of a nursing facility. It is centered on the belief that it is better for the well-being of seniors with chronic care needs and their families to be served in the community whenever possible. PACE programs are governed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Beacon of Life PACE Ocean County joins Beacon of Life PACE Monmouth County, NJ, as its second location, and is the seventh PACE Center in New Jersey. It is part of BoldAge, which operates PACE Centers in several states. For more information, call 888-25-BEACON or visit BeaconPACE.com.
More info: Bobbi Runyon, Executive Director,
Beacon of LIFE PACE's Monmouth County and Ocean County
732-716-4600, BRunyon@beaconpace.com
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(The Hill) – The percentage of teenage girls considering and attempting suicide rose in 2021, a sign of declining mental health during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 30 percent of female students in grades 9-12 seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021, up from 24.1 percent in 2019. The amount of teen girls who made a plan for suicide also rose from 19.9 to 23.6 percent, and the percentage who attempted suicide rose from 11 to 13.3 percent.
The CDC conducts this survey every two years to poll young people on questions about topics such as sexual activity, substance use and mental health.
The survey is based on data from 13,677 students from across the country in 2019 and 17,232 students in 2021. A preliminary release of the survey’s results showed in February that youth mental health had worsened in 2021, with about 30 percent of respondents saying they had poor mental health and more than 40 percent saying they had “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” in the past year.
The respondents were asked if in the past 12 months they had seriously considered or planned for suicide and how many times in the past 12 months they attempted suicide. They were also asked if their attempt resulted in any injury, poisoning or overdose that needed medical treatment.
Researchers found that the statistics for male students for those questions remained mostly stable from 2019 to 2021. The percentage of teen males who considered suicide rose slightly from 13.3 to 14.3 percent, the percentage who made a plan rose from 11.3 to 11.6 percent and the percentage who attempted suicide was unchanged.
The percentage of female students in grades 9-11 who seriously considered suicide was significantly higher than the percentage in 12th grade who did so. Those in grades 9 and 10 were much more likely than 12th-graders to make a plan and attempt suicide, according to the data.
Researchers also found a slight increase in the number of female suicide attempts that required medical attention, rising from 3.3 percent in 2019 to 3.9 percent in 2021.
They concluded that their findings are consistent with trends of rising rates of suicide risk among females and demonstrate the effect the COVID-19 measures might have had on social isolation and anxiety.
The study states that suicide is the third-leading cause of death in high schoolers ages 14 to 18 and is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. overall. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/percentage-of-teen-girls-considering-attempting-suicide-rose-in-second-year-of-pandemic-cdc/ | 2023-04-28 15:53:28 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/percentage-of-teen-girls-considering-attempting-suicide-rose-in-second-year-of-pandemic-cdc/ |
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