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BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – You don’t have to be the biggest name on the Green Bay Packers to make an impact on the community, and that is exactly what cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles is doing.
In his second year teaming up with the Alzheimer’s Association to raise awareness and funds, Jean-Charles delivered blankets to two senior communities in Hobart and Green Bay.
Along with the blanket donations, the cornerback is donating $50 for every tackle and $100 for every interception he makes to the Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter.
Back in his rookie year, Jean-Charles raised more than $14,000, with more than 300 donated to senior care communities. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/packers-cornerback-teams-up-with-alzheimers-association-raising-awareness-and-funds/ | 2022-10-28 21:52:35 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/packers-cornerback-teams-up-with-alzheimers-association-raising-awareness-and-funds/ |
Local high school seniors begin signing college letters of intent
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The November national signing period has begun and College Station Athletic Coordinator Stoney Pryor announced that seven Cougars will play college athletics.
Ava Martindale will continue her volleyball career at the University of Texas El Paso. Benjamin Patranella is headed to Cisco College to play baseball. Lady Cougar basketball standout Jaeden McMillin is bound for Newman University in Wichita, Kansas.
A pair of soccer players will take their talents to the next level. Shaley Lewis is going to Stephen F. Austin while Elizabeth Dang is bound for Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
A pair of track standouts also signing. Emily Skrabanek is headed to U.T. Dallas while Megan Roberts will stay close to home and join Pat Henry’s Texas A&M track program.
Over at A&M Consolidated High School Athletic Coordinator Lee Fedora announced that five student athletes will play at the next level.
Taylor Smith will join Baylor’s equestrian team in Waco. Sam Nitzke will continue his baseball career at Angelina College.
When Mason Crites wraps up his high school soccer career, he’s headed to Mary Hadin Baylor to play for the Crusaders.
While a pair of Lady Tiger soccer players are also headed to the next level. Isa Bergeron-Prejean is going to Tarleton State while Ella Goodwin is staying close to home and will play for G. Guerrieri and the Texas Aggies.
In Brenham a trio of Cubs signing letters of intent. Brooke Bentke signing a volleyball scholarship with Texas State.
The future KBTX Classroom Champion and the Cubbettes will play Manvel in the regional semifinals on Friday.
A pair of Brenham baseball players also signing scholarship offers. Outfielder and pitcher Lane Sparks is headed to Houston Baptist, while catcher Jacob Maybie is going to Panola Community College.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, June 16, 2022
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RIP CURRENT STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
935 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island
and Bolivar Peninsula.
* WHEN...Through late Wednesday night.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
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A wild summer transfer window was about to close on Thursday with Manchester United and Manchester City completing deadline-day signings and other Premier League clubs still active in the market despite England’s top flight already spending more than $2 billion on new players.
By the time the window shuts at 11 p.m. local time (2200 GMT), Chelsea and Liverpool were likely to have made last-minute purchases to plug gaps in their squads while Nottingham Forest might even make it to a remarkable 20 signings, or more, since returning to the league.
Chelsea — the biggest spender in Europe this window after an outlay of about $265 million — was on the brink of signing striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who joined Barcelona from Arsenal only in February. Left back Marcos Alonso could go the other way as part of the deal.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp belatedly has made signing a midfielder a priority because of a slew of injuries in that department, most recently to captain Jordan Henderson, and was reportedly about to sign Arthur Melo on loan from Juventus.
Forest made its 19th signing of the window by bringing in defender Willy Boly from Wolverhampton and was reportedly in talks with two or three other players. The promoted team has already spent more than $150 million this summer.
A number of major moves had already been made, none bigger than Brazil winger Antony completing his switch to Man United from Ajax for $95 million to take the club’s own spending in this window to nearly $240 million.
Hours later, United signed Slovakia goalkeeper Martin Dubravka on a season-long loan from Newcastle as a backup to David De Gea.
The future of Cristiano Ronaldo has been a hot topic since the end of last season — he has pushed to leave because United isn’t in the Champions League — but manager Erik ten Hag reiterated Wednesday that he is counting on the Portugal forward this season. Ronaldo was on the bench for United for a Premier League match against Leicester on Thursday.
City decided to bolster its defensive options, signing Switzerland internationalManuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund for $17.5 million to get a fifth center back in its squad.
Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye sealed a return to Everton from Paris Saint-Germain, which sent left back Layvin Kurzawa to Fulham on loan for the season. Fulham also signed former Chelsea and Arsenal winger Willian on a free transfer after he recently left Brazilian club Corinthians.
Leicester chose the final day of the window to make its first outfield signing of the summer, Wout Faes from French club Reims. Faes filled the vacancy left by Wesley Fofana, who joined Chelsea on Wednesday for 75 million pounds ($87 million).
That was one of the most eye-catching moves of the summer as the Premier League reverted to pre-pandemic levels of spending — and then some — on the back of its huge global broadcasting broadcasting deals worth about 10 billion pounds ($11.8 billion) over three seasons.
The rest of Europe just cannot compete, with clubs in the top leagues in Spain, Italy, Germany and France on course to spend less combined than England alone.
Chelsea could yet take its spending on players to around $300 million, like it did two summers ago when the likes of Kai Havertz and Timo Werner joined for huge fees.
The Premier League’s record for spending in a single season — covering both summer and winter transfers windows — stands at 1.86 billion pounds ($2.18 billion) in 2017-18. That figure should be comfortably surpassed in this transfer window alone.
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A driver of a possibly stolen tow truck evaded police by jumping onto a motorcycle and escaping in an underground parking lot of an apartment complex in North Hollywood Monday night.
Someone first reported the stolen tow truck shortly after 10 p.m. which prompted a pursuit, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
During the pursuit of the tow truck, the driver came to an intersection where a motorcycle was parked in the middle of the road.
It was unclear if the motorcycle belonged to someone else or if someone had left the motorcycle for the driver to escape on. Once the pursuit driver got onto the motorcycle, police ground units stopped following the driver and only the police air unit continued.
The driver was traveling at speeds of up to 100 mph on the motorcycle through areas like Tujunga, Sunland, Sun Valley until reaching North Hollywood.
Once in North Hollywood, the driver went inside an underground parking garage of an apartment complex located on Otsego Street and Fair Avenue.
It was unclear if officers located the driver. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/los-angeles-police-chase-pursuit-tow-truck-motorcycle/3816626/ | 2022-08-09 15:31:39 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/los-angeles-police-chase-pursuit-tow-truck-motorcycle/3816626/ |
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hilb Group announced today that it has grown its market presence in New England through the acquisition of a specialized book of business. The transaction became effective July 1, 2022.
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Basehor couple heartbroken after baby drowns in bathtub
By Morgan Mobley
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BASEHOR, Kansas (KCTV) — A Basehor couple is grieving after losing their 1-year-old baby girl to a drowning accident at home.
Now, they’re bravely sharing their story in hopes that it saves even one life.
Baby Penelope’s parents said that she was pure sunshine, a lover that never knew a stranger. Last Thursday, her mom was giving her a bath and stepped away from the tub for just a moment.
When she returned, she found Penelope face down in the water and unresponsive.
Despite doctors’ best efforts to save her over the next three days, she was taken off life support three days later.
Her parents are already on a mission to spread this message: drowning doesn’t discriminate. It can happen to anyone.
“Doing my housework was not more important than sitting there and playing in the bath. Or just watching them. All it takes is once,” said Amanda Batesel, Penelope’s mom.
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The night is sparking, and we're wonderstruck over Taylor Swift's appearance at the 2022 MTV VMAs.
The singer—who is nominated for five awards at the event—dazzled in a jeweled Oscar de la Renta cutout dress and matching metallic silver heels from Christian Louboutin and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry during the red carpet. This year, Taylor earned nods in the Video of the Year category for "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)." The video also earned praise for Best Longform Video, Best Cinematography, Best Direction and Best Editing.
"Before this I had directed and written my music videos but I had never made a short film before," Taylor said during her acceptance speech for Best Longform Video. "We put our entire hearts into this, trying to make something that might be worthy of the love that you, the fans, have shown this song."
She added, "Thank you for this beautiful indication that we did something right. Love you guys."
Soon after the nominations were announced, Taylor shared a video on TikTok thanking her fans for their support and encouraged them to vote for her.
"All is, yet again, all too unwell," she captioned the July 26 video. "Thanks to you!!! Voting is open NOW!"
The "August" singer included screenshots of her nominations in the clip, with each featuring an added message she wrote.
In one slide Taylor wrote, "LOVE YOU SADIE & DYLAN," referencing Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien who appeared in the short film version of the song.
Should she take home the trophy for Video of the Year, it would be a historic win. As of now, Taylor is a two-time winner in the category, having previously won for "Bad Blood" featuring Kendrick Lamar in 2015 and four years later for "You Need to Calm Down." She would be the only artist to win three times.
Back in 2019, Taylor returned to the annual music show with an epic performance, with it marking the first time she had taken the stage since releasing her seventh album Lover.
On stage, she gave a dazzling performance of "You Need to Calm Down," inviting drag queens and dancers to join her in bright and cheerful ensembles.
As for Taylor's outfit for the spectacle, she wore a gold bustier and sparkling navy blue shorts.
We'll spend forever wondering how she does it. | https://www.eonline.com/news/1343873/taylor-swift-just-made-an-enchanting-appearance-at-the-2022-mtv-vmas?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-08-29 01:26:06 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/news/1343873/taylor-swift-just-made-an-enchanting-appearance-at-the-2022-mtv-vmas?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories |
TX El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Zone Forecast for Monday, November 28, 2022
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843 FPUS54 KEPZ 291025
ZFPEPZ
Zone Forecast Product for New Mexico
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
325 AM MST Tue Nov 29 2022
TXZ418-292315-
Western El Paso County-
Including the cities of Downtown El Paso, West El Paso,
and Upper Valley
325 AM MST Tue Nov 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 60s. West winds
15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming south in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ419-292315-
Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Including the cities of East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro,
and Fort Bliss
325 AM MST Tue Nov 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 60s. West winds
15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ420-292315-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-
Including the cities of Hueco Tanks and Loma Linda
325 AM MST Tue Nov 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Windy with
highs in the lower 60s. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds
15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. East
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ423-292315-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Including the cities of Fabens, Fort Hancock, and Tornillo
325 AM MST Tue Nov 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 60s. West winds
15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around
10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance
of showers. Highs around 70. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs around
70. Lows in the upper 40s.
$$
TXZ421-292315-
Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat
325 AM MST Tue Nov 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy with highs in the mid
60s. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds
15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cold with lows around 30. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance
of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy and windy. Highs in the
upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
$$
TXZ422-292315-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the city of Sierra Blanca
325 AM MST Tue Nov 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Windy with
highs in the lower 60s. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds
15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance
of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy and windy. Highs in the
mid 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.
$$
TXZ424-292315-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the city of Indian Hot Springs
325 AM MST Tue Nov 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows around 50. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the
lower 70s. Lows in the lower 50s.
$$
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I guess perfect really is the enemy of good.
I have a long history of opposing new amendments to the Alabama Constitution.
And why not? It holds 978 amendments, many of them ill-conceived and questionably intended. At best, in a given year, proposed amendments are Band-Aids on a septic wound, gauze over the gangrenous infection that has pained Alabama for 121 years.
Alabama’s is the longest constitution in the world, they say, and would take a week to read if you did nothing for that week but sit down to read with a feeding tube and a caffeine drip.
But I bet you’d never finish. You’d fall into a catatonic state, like most Alabama voters, and dream of better football days and simpler times.
So what happens when lawmakers offer us – along with a bunch of amendments – an imperfect plan to approve a reorganized state constitution? What’s a serial naysayer to say?
This new revision is not exactly an amendment, but not exactly a new constitution, no matter what some people want to call it. It’s a reshuffling that removes some racist and outdated language – which is good. It would do some other housekeeping, too, like getting rid of stuff that has already been appealed and arranging local amendments by county. If passed it would shave 11 percent of its mind-numbing words, too. I don’t know if it would lose its claim as the longest constitution in the world, but it would still be the longest state constitution in this country, by far. But shorter is better than longer, at least when it comes to constitutions. So that’s pretty good too, I guess. It would at least make it more manageable.
RELATED: See all the proposed amendments on today’s ballot.
That’s what it will do. But it’s just as as important to say what this recasting doesn’t do.
It doesn’t fix the glaring issues in the 1901 constitution, a document created for the specific purpose of legalizing white supremacy in Alabama. It doesn’t eliminate policies forged in the racist intent of that document, and cemented through decades of systemic racism.
It doesn’t change any laws at all, because it was not meant to. It was meant to glow up a skunk.
So it’s a quandary. We’d certainly be better off if that skunk stunk less. But a Febrezed skunk is still a skunk. Even if it’s one we might not notice quite as much.
It still gives all the power to that bunch in the Legislature, making cities and towns have to show fealty and grovel for scraps, despite the current party in power’s traditional beliefs that government closest to home is the best government.
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It still limits how money can be raised, and spent, not just by the state but by cities and counties and towns.
It’s still a skunk. A giant, ever-present, odiferous skunk.
It’s still a good try, a needed attempt. But my big fear is that once this revision is passed, the effort to replace Alabama’s steaming pile of constitution will be flushed and forgotten, that attempts to change this state from the ground up will simply die.
But alas, perfect is the archenemy of good. And maybe good is the nemesis of just a little better.
So perhaps we do the good we can when we can do it.
You can’t look at this new restructuring – minus the overt racism of the old constitution, tidied up a little and looking more fit – and decide you want to stick with the old one.
You’ve got to spray perfume on that polecat and vote for it, Alabama. Even if you have to hold your nose to do it.
John Archibald is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for AL.com. | https://www.al.com/news/2022/11/archibald-dont-know-how-to-vote-on-revised-alabama-constitution-perfume-the-polecat.html | 2022-11-08 15:32:44 | 1 | https://www.al.com/news/2022/11/archibald-dont-know-how-to-vote-on-revised-alabama-constitution-perfume-the-polecat.html |
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Mourners gathered in Nashville Wednesday evening to remember the six victims of a mass shooting at the Covenant School, a Christian elementary school. One of the adult victims was 60-year-old Katherine Koonce, who was the head of the school.
Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes speaks with author and podcast host Christina H. Edmondson and her husband Rev. Mika Edmondson, lead pastor at Koinonia church in Nashville. Koonce had worshipped at the church the day before the shooting and they both spoke with her.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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GALT, Calif. — A woman was sentenced to eight years in prison after hitting a 16-year-old girl in Galt in a DUI collision, police announced Monday.
"Although Angel and her family’s lives were forever impacted by the poor decisions of one individual, we feel deep gratitude that justice was served in the courtroom today," the Galt Police Department said on Facebook.
The collision caused life-altering injuries for 16-year-old Angel Renteria last March. Family members previously told ABC10 she suffered serious brain injuries, a broken jaw, numerous other broken bones and a punctured liver.
Police said Renteria was hit by a white Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by Devin Calderon back on March 14. Calderon took off after hitting Renteria, but returned to the scene and hit the back of a Galt Police vehicle, authorities said.
Calderon was arrested on suspicion of DUI the same evening, but as the investigation continued over the following months, police said they were able to find evidence at the scene involving Renteria that appeared to be related to the Dodge Ram.
Renteria spent five months in the hospital before she eventually returned home in what her family said was a "minimally conscious" state.
Fernando Renteria, Angel's father, said his daughter is still fighting to recover. He said she remains bedridden and dependent on her mother for even the most basic of functions.
"Nobody should have to suffer this ordeal," said Renteria. "There’s no parent out there that should ever have to go through this.”
He said the situation has been like a nightmare for the family.
"We will relive this day in and day out for the remainder of our time here," said Renteria.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Untapped, a company on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers, announced the recipients of their 2022 'Walk the Walk' Awards.
One hundred DEIB leaders made this year's list of exemplary individuals who inspire others to prioritize facing uncomfortable truths and commit to real-world change. From C-suite executives to grassroots organizers, Untapped's award winners list showcases DEIB leaders across industries and their innovative strategies, groundbreaking programs, and impressive results.
"Since our founding, we have intentionally shined a light on individuals we encounter who lead noteworthy efforts to create progressive workplaces and welcoming spaces where everyone feels seen, heard and valued, regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or disability status," explained Tariq Meyers, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Untapped.
In 2021, the company established an annual award program to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions towards advancing DEIB through their work within their careers, respective industry or communities. This year's recipients were selected from an overwhelming number of nominations based on criteria such as impactful initiatives launched or executed during the past year.
"Every day we see remarkable individuals making a meaningful difference, and it's an honor to provide a platform from which we can celebrate their accomplishments," said Meyers, "these awards recognize DEIB leaders who are pushing boundaries and paving the way to a brighter, inclusive and equitable future. Leaders have championed a new vision for DEI work for almost a decade and we learn from these trailblazers each day. We know our work at Untapped will be that much more impactful, when we unite the braintrust that we've honored through these awards."
To access the complete list of winners, click here. For media inquiries, or to schedule an interview with one of Untapped's founders, click here.
Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one recruiting platform helps companies recruit diverse teams confidently and reduce hiring time. Unlock the power of Untapped's shared talent pool of more than 35 million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information and create a more inclusive talent pipeline by taking the guesswork out of recruiting. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with underrepresented talent, identify hiring bias, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of diversity recruiting initiatives. For more information, visit https://www.untapped.io/recruiters.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The first new U.S. nuclear reactor to be built from scratch in decades is sending electricity reliably to the grid, but the cost of the Georgia power plant could make it a dead end instead of a path to a carbon-free future.
Georgia Power Co. announced Monday that Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta, has completed testing and is now in commercial operation, seven years late and $17 billion over budget.
At its full output of 1,100 megawatts of electricity, Unit 3 can power 500,000 homes and businesses. A number of other utilities in Georgia, Florida and Alabama are receiving the electricity, in addition to the 2.7 million customers of Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power.
“This hadn’t been done in this country from start to finish in some 30-plus years,” Chris Womack, CEO of Atlanta-based Southern Co. said Monday in a telephone interview. “So to do this, to get this done, to get this done right, is a wonderful accomplishment for our company, for the state and for the customers here in Georgia.”
A fourth reactor is also nearing completion at the site, where two earlier reactors have been generating electricity for decades. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday said radioactive fuel could be loaded into Unit 4, a step expected to take place before the end of September. Unit 4 is scheduled to enter commercial operation by March.
The third and fourth reactors were originally supposed to cost $14 billion, but are now on track to cost their owners $31 billion. That doesn’t include $3.7 billion that original contractor Westinghouse paid to the owners to walk away from the project. That brings total spending to almost $35 billion.
The third reactor was supposed to start generating power in 2016 when construction began in 2009.
Vogtle is important because government officials and some utilities are again looking to nuclear power to alleviate climate change by generating electricity without burning natural gas, coal and oil. But most focus in the U.S. currently is on smaller nuclear reactors, which advocates hope can be built without the cost and schedule overruns that have plagued Vogtle. For its part, Womack said Southern Co. isn’t looking to add any more reactors to its fleet.
“In terms of us making additional investments, at this time is not something that we’re going to do, but I do think others in this country should move in that direction,” Womack said.
In Georgia, almost every electric customer will pay for Vogtle. Georgia Power currently owns 45.7% of the reactors. Smaller shares are owned by Oglethorpe Power Corp., which provides electricity to member-owned cooperatives, the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and the city of Dalton. Oglethorpe and MEAG plan to sell power to cooperatives and municipal utilities across Georgia, as well in Jacksonville, Florida, and parts of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
Georgia Power’s residential customers are projected to pay more than $926 apiece as part of an ongoing finance charge and elected public service commissioners have approved a monthly rate increase of more than $4 a month for residential customers as soon as the third unit begins generating power. That could hit bills in August, two months after residential customers saw a $16-a-month increase to pay for higher fuel costs.
The high construction costs have wiped out any future benefit from low nuclear fuel costs in the future, experts have repeatedly testified before commissioners.
“The cost increases and schedule delays have completely eliminated any benefit on a life-cycle cost basis,” Tom Newsome, director of utility finance for the commission, testified Thursday in a Georgia Public Service Commission hearing examining spending.
The utility will face a fight from longtime opponents of the plant, many of whom note that power generated from solar and wind would be cheaper. They say letting Georgia Power make ratepayers pay for mistakes will unfairly bolster the utility’s profits.
“While capital-intensive and expensive projects may benefit Georgia Power’s shareholders who have enjoyed record profits throughout Vogtle’s beleaguered construction, they are not the least-cost option for Georgians who are feeling the sting of repeated bill increases,” Southern Environmental Law Center staff attorney Bob Sherrier said in a statement.
Commissioners will decide later who pays for the remainder of the costs of Vogtle, including the fourth reactor. Customers will pay for the share of spending that commissioners determine was prudent, while the company and its shareholders will have to pay for spending commissioners decide was wasteful.
Georgia Power CEO Kim Greene said the company hasn’t decided how much it will ask customers to pay.
“That will be determined as we move closer and closer to our prudence filing, but we have not made a final determination,” Greene said. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/31/the-first-us-nuclear-reactor-built-from-scratch-in-decades-enters-commercial-operation-in-georgia/ | 2023-07-31 18:23:16 | 1 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/31/the-first-us-nuclear-reactor-built-from-scratch-in-decades-enters-commercial-operation-in-georgia/ |
WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines and South Korea.
Sullivan will also take part in “the first-ever trilateral meeting of the Japanese, Philippine, and U.S. national security advisers" while in Japan, the White House National Security Council said in a statement Tuesday.
The White House offered scant details about Sullivan's two-day visit that begins Thursday, saying Sullivan and his counterparts “will discuss ways to deepen collaboration on a number of key regional and global issues.”
Sullivan's visit comes after U.S., Japanese and Philippine coast guard ships staged law enforcement drills in waters near the disputed South China Sea earlier this month. Washington has stepped up efforts to reinforce alliances in Asia amid an increasingly tense rivalry with China.
Washington lays no claims to the strategic South China Sea, where China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysian, Taiwan and Brunei have been locked in tense territorial stand-offs for decades. But the U.S. says freedom of navigation and overflight and the peaceful resolution of disputes in the busy waterway are in its national interest.
The White House confirmed Sullivan’s travels after Biden during a reception at the White House for U.S. chiefs of diplomatic missions on Tuesday made an off-hand remark that Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. envoy to Japan, was not on hand because he was getting ready for Sullivan’s visit.
U.S.-China relations have been strained throughout Biden's tenure. China launched military exercises last year around Taiwan after then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., visited the democratically governed island that China claims as its own.
Relations became further strained early this year after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon that had crossed the United States. Beijing also was angered by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s stopover in the U.S. in April that included an engagement with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
And on Saturday, the White House confirmed that China has been operating a spy base in Cuba for sometime and that it was upgraded in 2019 under the Trump administration's watch.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Monday said that the Trump administration had the “same access” to intelligence about China's spying operations as the Biden administration did.
Former Trump administration officials, including former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and national security adviser John Bolton, have pushed back against the assertion that the Cuba spy base was upgraded under their watch.
“The (Biden) administration claims that the base was there in 2019 if not before, all I can say is I was in the White House for part of 2019 I was certainly unaware of it," former Trump-era national security adviser John Bolton said in an interview on Tuesday with SiriusXM’s POTUS channel. “I think I would have remembered it if it crossed my desk.”
The White House confirmed the base after the Wall Street Journal reported last week that China and Cuba had reached an agreement in principle to build an electronic eavesdropping station on the island.
Despite the tensions with Beijing, the administration has been eager to restart high-level communications with Beijing.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning a visit China on June 18 to meet with senior officials, according to U.S. officials, who spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because neither the State Department nor the Chinese foreign ministry has yet confirmed the trip. Blinken was scheduled to visit China in February but those talks were scrapped after the spy balloon incident.
Sullivan is currently in India meeting with officials ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington next week.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Juul agrees to pay $438.5M to settle states' probe into underage marketing of vaping products.
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New name strengthens mission to enrich community life by connecting the public to contemporary art and artists
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlington Arts Center, the visual arts anchor in Arlington for nearly five decades, has changed its name to the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington. The new name was approved by its Board of Directors as a strategic step to increase its visibility and to reflect its position as a premiere hub for contemporary art and artists and as the only art museum in Arlington County.
"For nearly fifty years, Arlington Arts Center has built a reputation for launching the careers of emerging artists and presenting some of the finest contemporary art exhibitions in the Mid-Atlantic region," said Carrie Schum, Board Chair of the museum. "Changing our name to the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington reinforces the quality of the exhibitions and other arts programming, while still reflecting the deep local ties and commitment to serving our many communities in Arlington and beyond."
Founded in 1974 by a group of contemporary artists, the museum has a long history of launching and supporting artist careers, presenting contemporary art exhibitions, and offering art-making classes for all ages. The museum has been located in its current building since 1976, an historic elementary school across from the Virginia Square metro, that houses nine exhibition galleries, ten artist studios, two classrooms, and outdoor space for public art. The museum's commitment to connect the community to living artists remains central to its mission and programming today.
"It is our goal that, when you visit the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, you will experience some of the most cutting-edge art by local, regional, national, and international artists, explore the power of your own creativity, engage with living artists, and further embrace Arlington's place within a global contemporary art sector," said Catherine Anchin, Executive Director of the museum.
In conjunction with the name change, the museum is presenting its first national biennial exhibition Assembly 2022: Time and Attention, which highlights the material and conceptual trends among contemporary artists working today. The exhibition features twelve artists from nine states – Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia – who were nominated by curators at peer organizations around the United States and selected by Blair Murphy, the museum's Curator of Exhibitions.
In its Wyatt Resident Artists Gallery, the museum is also presenting Let Them Kids Be Kids, an exhibition by resident artist Lex Marie. Within this exhibition, the playground serves as a framework with which to examine the joys of Black childhood and the ways in which issues of race and equity are inscribed on the site.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington reopens to the public on October 1 where it will celebrate its new name during a special Community Day from 12-8pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to view the fall exhibitions, participate in curator-led tours and special art-making activities, and visit the artists-in-residence studios in the evening.
Art classes for kids and adults are currently open for registration and range in a variety of media. Other upcoming programs include The Practice: Yoga for Creative Minds on Friday mornings, special programs that educate the public on art collecting, and artist talks related to current exhibitions.
The fall exhibitions will be on view from October 1 through December 18. The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington offers free admission and is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 12-5pm. Visit mocaarlington.org for a full schedule of activities.
Members of the press are invited to attend an open house at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington on Tuesday, September 27 from 1-4pm to view the exhibitions in advance of the public opening on Saturday, October 1.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that enriches community life by connecting the public with contemporary art and artists through exhibitions, education programs, and an artists-in-residence program. Located at 3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA, the museum is open Wed.-Sun. 12-5pm. The museum has free on-site parking, is easy to reach by metro and bus, and is accessible. There is no admission fee to visit. For more information about our exhibitions and programming, visit mocaarlington.org.
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-- Second Avenue to Use Proprietary Investment Platform to Manage Additional 500 SFR Homes and Deploy Capital for the real estate business of Sculptor Capital Management --
TAMPA, Fla., June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Second Avenue ("Second Avenue"), a full-service, institutional quality single-family rental platform ("SFR"), today announced a strategic joint venture (the "JV") and property management agreement with Sculptor Real Estate ("Sculptor"), the real estate business of Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: SCU), a leading global alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, credit, and multi-strategy investment products.
Sculptor will contribute approximately 500 SFR homes to the JV and commit up to $100 million of additional capital to grow the JV's SFR portfolio. Sculptor's existing SFR portfolio covers eight of the eighteen major markets where Second Avenue currently owns SFR homes.
"Sculptor is the fifth multi-billion dollar fund since early 2022 to partner with Second Avenue to acquire homes, and they join an esteemed group of legacy investors including Monroe Capital, Waterton, BLG Capital Advisors and others," said Second Avenue CEO and Founder Mike Rothman. "Today's news further demonstrates investor demand for our platform which is purpose-built for the SFR industry – and clearly signals how much growth potential still remains for investors in the broader SFR space."
"The Sculptor joint venture will enable Second Avenue to expand into an additional five markets by strategically deploying capital over the coming years," Rothman added.
Sculptor's real estate business invests in both opportunistic real estate private equity and real estate credit. Since 2003, Sculptor has raised approximately $8.1 billion of committed real estate capital and has completed 195 transactions across 28 diverse real estate asset classes, including within the SFR segment.
"Second Avenue has an experienced, uniquely qualified team and a tremendous SFR platform with an end-to-end proprietary technology that effectively manages both maintenance and capital decisions," said Steven Orbuch, Founder and President of Sculptor Real Estate. "Second Avenue not only understands how these tech-enabled systems can help generate superior returns for investors, but also they know how to add value to SFR homes. We are excited to partner with Second Avenue on this new venture."
Despite facing headwinds from COVID-19, inflation, and an exponential rise in interest rates, Second Avenue has consistently delivered superior risk-adjusted returns to its investors, because of its capability in multi-acquisitional channels, since starting SFR management in 2019. As a result, Second Avenue has had a compound annual growth rate of acquiring homes of an impressive 139 percent since 2019.
The Second Avenue team now totals 175 employees, which includes senior executive leadership deep in SFR experience, and an additional 70 dedicated technology experts focused on technology development for the platform which is unparalleled to any other SFR platform of its size. Second Avenue has its national headquarters in Tampa, along with operational offices across the markets.
JLL Capital Markets represented Second Avenue in this transaction.
About Second Avenue
Second Avenue provides high quality professionally managed rental homes for today's families. A full-service single-family rental platform, founded in 2017, Second Avenue offers proprietary, technology based solutions to home buyers, sellers, renters, and investors. The firm's unified, end-to-end institutional quality asset management platform aggregates and enhances all aspects of single family rental investment and operations. With over $1 billion under management, Second Avenue is privately held and headquartered in Tampa with regional teams throughout the United States.
For more information about Second Avenue, visit: www.secondavenue.com
About Sculptor
Sculptor is a leading global alternative asset management firm with approximately $35 billion in assets under management specializing in real estate, credit, and multi-strategy investment products. Sculptor's real estate business was founded in 2003 and has invested in over $20.3 billion of real estate assets across 28 different real estate related asset classes including direct equity investments, preferred equity structures, ground leases, senior loan, mezzanine loans, among other real estate investments. For more information, visit www.sculptor.com.
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HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion went off Friday in a mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat, a Taliban official said. He reported dead and wounded, but could not give detailed casualty figures.
The blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in Herat during Friday noon prayers, the highlight of the Muslim religious week when places of worship are particularly crowded.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Previous mosque attacks have been claimed by the Islamic State extremist group, which has carried out a series of attacks against religious and ethnic minorities in Afghanistan, as well as Taliban targets.
The Herat mosque draws followers of Sunni Islam, the dominant stream in Afghanistan that is also followed by the Taliban.
In the year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Islamic State group attacked several mosques in suicide attacks during Friday prayers, with a focus on targeting Shiite Muslims. Islamic State followers are also Sunnis and consider Shiites to be infidels.
The Taliban official, Abdul Nafi Takor, confirmed Friday's explosion and said there were dead and wounded, but had no further details. Takor is a spokesman of the interior ministry in Afghanistan’s Taliban government. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Blast-in-Afghan-mosque-officials-report-dead-and-17414773.php | 2022-09-02 10:15:47 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Blast-in-Afghan-mosque-officials-report-dead-and-17414773.php |
Survey: 3.3 million US adults displaced by natural disasters
(AP) - More than 1.3% of the adult population in the U.S. was displaced by natural disasters in the past year, with hurricanes responsible for more than half of the forced relocations, according to first-of-its-kind survey results from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Household Pulse Survey results said that 3.3 million U.S. adults were displaced by either hurricanes, floods, fires, tornados or other disasters. The two-year-old online survey asked for the first time about displacement from natural disasters in results released Thursday.
Some states were impacted more than others. In Florida, nearly 1 million people, or about 1 in 17 adult residents, were displaced in a state that was ravaged by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole in the fall. More than 409,000 people — or almost 1 in 8 residents — were displaced in Louisiana, which had a comparatively calm hurricane season in 2022 even though residents still were dealing with the devastating impacts from Hurricane Ida the previous year.
Among the states with lowest rates of the adult population being displaced by disasters were Indiana, Maine, North Dakota, Ohio and Oklahoma.
Of the 3.3 million displaced adults, more than a third were out of their homes for less than a week. About 1 in 6 residents never returned to their homes, according to the survey.
The demographic makeup of the displaced didn’t deviate much from the overall race and ethnic background of the U.S. population, but they tended to be poorer. About 22% of the displaced adults reported having a household income of less than $25,000 a year, compared to 17.4% for the overall U.S. population.
The Census Bureau sent invitations to more than 1 million households to participate in the experimental survey and collected a total of 70,685 responses in mid-December.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — When it comes to water and Lake Mead, every little bit helps, right?
That is proving to be correct this spring as the water level at Lake Mead fights to stay above the most recent projections put out by the government.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s “Most Probable 24-Month Study” published in March, Lake Mead was projected to have dropped to approximately 1,043.06 feet (above sea level). But, as of Monday morning, Lake Mead’s water level was at 1,045.91, almost 3 feet above the projected level. It’s a positive trend seen in the last three months of projections.
End-of-month projections for Lake Mead
Lake Mead’s elevation is shown as feet above sea level.
Elevation as of April 3: 1,045.92
Source: US Bureau of Reclamation
As shown in the graphic below, Lake Mead’s water level did rise at the beginning of this year, followed by a small drop. However, partially due to recent rain in the area, the water level stabilized for a few days before rising almost half a foot at the end of March. Since then, the level of the lake has dropped again by about half a foot.
To the northeast, Lake Powell has shown signs of life and has risen more than a foot over the last month after dropping to a new all-time low in mid-March. Many people are speculating that the Bureau of Reclamation will allow Lake Powell to benefit from the melting snowpack in Colorado before Lake Mead.
As of one week ago, snowpack has built the Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) stored in the Colorado Rockies to 158% of the average. That was up about 8% in only one week.
Currently, Lake Mead is a little over 5 feet higher than the record-low hit on July 27, 2022, when the water level was measured at 1,040.71. According to the latest projection from the Bureau of Reclamation, published before the recent rain, Lake Mead could drop to 1,036.9 feet by the end of April, just over 9 feet lower than its current level. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/lake-mead-water-level-rises-defies-projections/ | 2023-04-04 16:19:03 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/lake-mead-water-level-rises-defies-projections/ |
CLEVELAND, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weinberg Capital Group ("WCG") is pleased to announce the sale of its interest in North American Kitchen Solutions, Inc. (dba Hoodmart). Headquartered in Elyria, OH, Hoodmart is the leading factory-direct manufacturer and supplier of commercial kitchen ventilation systems, fire suppression systems and other products.
WCG acquired Hoodmart in early 2016 due to its strong brand name and its disruptive customer-direct sales model. During their ownership, Hoodmart nearly tripled its sales and executed multiple key initiatives to create an HVAC-focused custom commercial kitchen platform. The business is now a nationally recognized brand positioned for further growth.
"I'd like to thank Weinberg Capital Group for their support over the past six years. They have been great to work with and responsive in providing resources that have enabled outstanding top and bottom-line growth at Hoodmart" said Sacha Polakoff, President & CEO of NAKS.
Chip Weinberg, Managing Partner of WCG, said "We are proud to have been part of the success and growth of NAKS during our ownership. We have enjoyed working with Sacha and the management team over the last six years to help professionalize the business and set it on a sustainable growth path."
WCG was represented by Citizens Capital Markets and legal representation was provided by Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP.
Weinberg Capital Group is a Cleveland, OH-based private investment firm that invests in well-positioned middle market companies located throughout the U.S. with annual revenue from $10 to $100 million and EBITDA ranging from $2 to $10 million. WCG focuses on firms where the current ownership and management reinvest in the transaction, and management remains in place, affording current shareholders and management an opportunity to achieve liquidity coupled with ownership continuity. The firm's current portfolio covers a broad range of industries including manufacturing, business services, consumer products, aerospace, and value-added distribution.
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Powered by generative AI and cinematic computer graphics technologies, Synthesis Humans and Synthesis Scenarios enable the simulation of complex multi-human data with unprecedented levels of detail and control
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Synthesis AI, a pioneer in synthetic data technologies, today released Synthesis Humans and Synthesis Scenarios, two new products that represent the broadest and deepest offerings of human-centric synthetic data. Through a proprietary combination of generative AI and cinematic CGI pipelines, the Synthesis platform can programmatically create vast amounts of perfectly labeled image data at orders of magnitude increased speed and reduced cost compared to current approaches.
The new offerings serve as an extension of the company's data generation platform and aim to make the creation and implementation of synthetic data more seamless than ever before, further cementing Synthesis AI's position as a leader in the synthetic data space.
"Synthesis Humans and Synthesis Scenarios are a natural evolution in our synthetic data roadmap," said Yashar Behzadi, CEO and Founder of Synthesis AI. "Synthetic data powered by generative AI is now recognized as a more efficient paradigm for building computer vision AI. Our new products will enable the development of more sophisticated multi-human AI models essential for emerging applications."
Synthesis Humans enables Machine Learning (ML) practitioners to create more sophisticated production-scale models, providing them with over 100,000 unique identities and the ability to modify dozens of attributes, including emotion, body type, clothing and motion. An intuitive user interface (UI) allows developers to quickly create labeled data, and a comprehensive API supports teams that prefer programmatic access and control.
Synthesis Scenarios is the first product that allows for fine control of complex, multi-human simulations across a varied set of environments for ML model development. Industry-leading software, consumer, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), autonomy, teleconferencing, and metaverse companies currently use the Synthesis AI platform to build more robust and performant models. With the new capabilities in Synthesis Humans and Synthesis Scenarios, Synthesis AI supports ML model development for a broad range of existing and emerging applications, including:
- ID Verification: Synthesis Humans provides diverse data in a fully privacy-compliant manner, mitigating privacy and regulatory constraints associated with obtaining facial data. The feature will allow for more robust and less biased ID verification models for use cases spanning smartphones, online banking and contactless ticketing, among others.
- AR/VR/Metaverse: AR/VR and metaverse applications rely on photorealistic capture and recreation of humans in the digital realm. Developing avatars and creating these core ML models requires vast amounts of diverse, labeled data. Synthesis Humans provides richly labeled 3D data across the broadest set of demographics available. Synthesis Scenarios supports the development of multi-person tracking and interaction models.
- Virtual Try-On: New virtual try-on technologies are emerging to provide immersive and personal customer experiences. Synthesis Humans offers 100,000 unique identities, dozens of body types, and millions of clothing combinations to enable ML engineers to develop robust models for human body form and pose.
- AI Fitness: Synthesis Humans delivers vast amounts of detailed human body motion data, including body types, camera positions, environments and exercise variations, to catalyze the development of new AI fitness applications.
- Driver and Passenger Monitoring: Recent EU regulations prompted car manufacturers, suppliers and AI companies to build computer vision systems to monitor a driver's state and help improve safety. Synthesis Humans can accurately model drivers, key behaviors and in-cabin environments to enable the cost-effective and efficient development of more capable models.
- Teleconferencing: With the surge in remote work, employees depend on high-quality video conferencing solutions to maintain productivity. Leading companies are leveraging Synthesis Scenarios to train new ML models to improve video quality and the overall teleconferencing experience.
- Pedestrian Detection: Safety is paramount to the deployment and widespread use of autonomous vehicles. The detailed, multi-human simulation provided by Synthesis Scenarios enables the development of more precise pedestrian detection and behavioral understanding for safe and reliable performance.
- VFX: Creating realistic characters and facial movements for visual effects requires complex motion capture systems and facial rigs. Synthesis Humans provides the diverse video data with detailed 3D labels needed to develop core AI models while also automating much of the labor-intensive process of hand animation, background removal and effects animation.
- Security: Synthesis Scenarios enables the simulation of complex multi-human environments, including home, office and outdoor spaces, allowing for the cost-effective and privacy-compliant development of access control and security systems.
"Synthesis AI continues to innovate in synthetic data. The company's platform is the first to bring generative AI together with computer graphics pipelines, helping their customers create photorealistic, diverse and perfectly labeled training data," said Florian Leibert, General Partner and Co-Founder of 468 Capital. "The new products represent a significant advancement, enabling computer vision teams to build ML models more cost-effectively across more applications and industries."
Synthesis Humans and Synthesis Scenarios will be available in November 2022. To learn more about synthetic data and the ways Synthesis AI is transforming the market, please visit https://synthesis.ai/synthetic-data-guide/. To discuss your ML project, please email meet@synthesis.ai to speak with a synthetic data specialist.
About Synthesis AI
Synthesis AI, a San Francisco-based technology company, is pioneering the use of synthetic data to build more capable and ethical computer vision models. Synthesis AI enables the world's most advanced AI companies to build more powerful and ethical computer vision. Current customers include Fortune 50 companies, top smartphone manufacturers, global technology enterprises, and leading AR/VR/metaverse companies.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
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11:15 a.m.
Play has started on Day 8 at Flushing Meadows, with No. 7 seed Cam Norrie facing No. 9 Andrey Rublev in Louis Armstrong Stadium for a quarterfinal berth.
The winner of that matchup will face 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal or 24-year-old American Frances Tiafoe, who are scheduled to play in Arthur Ashe Stadium later Monday.
After a string of upsets, and Serena Williams’ loss in what is expected to be her final match, left no past U.S. Open women’s champions in the field, all eyes are now on No. 1 Iga Swiatek. The two-time French Open champion will try to make the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time when she plays unseeded Jule Niemeier.
The Ashe program begins at noon with two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova taking on the highest-ranked American woman, Jessica Pegula.
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Adults are using fake profiles on social media to trick boys into engaging in sexually explicit conduct, secretly recording them, and threatening to distribute the images unless the minor forks over some money, federal officials say.
It’s a scheme that’s gaining popularity lately, with the perpetrator often posing as a young girl or boy looking for boys 14 to 17 years old, said Jeffrey R. Downey, special agent in charge of the FBI El Paso Field Office.
Some of the so-called “sextortion” cases the FBI has run across lately involve a single offender that may have coerced hundreds of boys around the world.
“This is an increased crime that we’re starting to see, not only in El Paso, but nationwide. We’ve seen about a 200 percent increase in ‘sextortion’ crimes in our area of responsibility,” Downey said.
“Sextortion” has been around for many years. Victims often are young women, but now extortionists and sexual predators are going after underage males – some as young as 7.
“They’re befriended by an adult who portrays himself as being the same age and builds a relationship with them,” Downey said. “In time, they get them to go to a different social media platform (where) they start to ask the children to make sexually explicit videos or take photos of them. And the children will do that because they think they’re talking to someone their age.”
Using the initial images as a bargaining tool, the adult pushes the child to further engage in the explicit activity. “If they don’t do it, they threaten the child that the photos will be released to their friends, their families and other people on social media, which obviously has a huge impact on the mental health of the child,” Downey said.
The FBI says the predators sometimes operate from foreign countries; their ransom consists of small amounts of money or gift cards the child might get from his parents. The distance sometimes is a hurdle in catching these criminals, but the main obstacle is the child keeping quiet.
“The most difficult thing is getting victims to come forward to identify the (perpetrator). It’s always a challenge because people are able to mask themselves, but we as the FBI have had great success in identifying and bringing these perpetrators to justice,” Downey said. “
The boys may feel embarrassed, may not know who to turn to, so that’s where parents come in, the FBI says. Depression, withdrawal and other changes in children’s behavior are some of the signs parents should monitor for.
“It’s important for parents […] to have good dialogue with their children, to try to identify what may be going on,” Downey said. “The other thing is parents talk to them about the threats that are online but also be able to monitor social media activity.”
The FBI said its agents strive to treat minors whose pornographic images appear online as victims, especially because sometimes they didn’t know they were recorded.
“I think it’s important to stress that the child is not in trouble. The only ways we can solve these cases is to have the victims come forward,” Downey said. “If somebody feels they are a victim of ‘sextortion,’ the FBI has a lot of resources not only to investigate the case but also to help the victims.”
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In addition to brake fluid, what other fluids should I look at? | Car Doctor
Q: I read your recent article about brake fluid and recommendations. I own a 2015 Mustang that’s more than 7-years old and has 15,000 miles on it. This is a car for weekend drives in nice weather. It's in a heated garage when not in use.
So, the long story short about brake fluids even at 30,000 miles is this car will not see that for years. Should one expect to really leave it that long? I have spoken to car guys about oil, but the other fluids have never crossed my mind. In addition to brake fluid, what else should I look at?
A: All fluids can pick up moisture and breakdown overtime, and this is where periodic inspection of vital fluids is important.
To keep your car in near perfect condition, changing brake fluid and coolant every five years would be money well spent. At the same time, have the transmission fluid, differential and power steering fluids inspected.
Q: I own a 2004 Jeep Cherokee. Recently the car radio stopped showing the display of time and stations. I cannot see any information on the car radio screen. Otherwise, the radio works fine. I checked all the circuits, and all seemed okay. Since the car is 18-years old, I do not want to spend any money for a new radio. Is there anything else I can do to see my car radio functions?
A: I would double check all of the fuses; there are two for this vehicle.
The next no cost step would be to disconnect the power from the radio and then reconnect it and see if this helps (sometimes it will).
More than likely, the radio has a faulty circuit caused by solder failing over the years.
The next low-cost fix would be a used radio from a salvage yard.
Q: I own a 2018 Honda CR-V. When the pandemic hit, I was driving much less and started having battery issues. After two batteries and finally the replacement of an engine control module, it appears the issue is fixed.
When researching the problem, I found an article that stated it was necessary to lock the car doors, because the vehicle computer system runs “readiness” checks when the doors are unlocked. These checks will require battery power which will drain the battery over time.
Can you tell me whether my CR-V does these readiness checks? When I lock the car, the antitheft system turns on.
A: Unlike older cars that had minimal electric use when the car was shut off (radio presets and clock), today’s cars have — in some cases — up to 50 computers to monitor everything from the engine to the windows.
Although readiness checks may happen, when the car sits these electrical components “go to sleep.” In some cases, this happens in a minute or two; in other cases, it may take an hour.
The vehicle manufacturers attempt to size the vehicle’s battery to compensate for this electrical drain while balance weight, size, and cost. Locked or not, a fully charged battery in good condition should be able to start your CR-V after a month of sitting.
Q: My white 2017 Hyundai Sonata has an issue with the paint peeling. I have reached out to Hyundai to no avail. I was wondering if you have heard of this problem with these cars.
A: Older Hyundai models had a similar issue with the white paint (mostly on the roof). In fact there was a class action lawsuit filed against Hyundai (later dismissed).
The white paint is actually four layers of paint. As in all cars, there is a primer coat, followed by a base color, then a topcoat of white and finished off with a clear coat.
It is my understanding that even with the multiple layers of paint, the sun’s ultraviolet light causes the primer to chalk and the paint peels.
The paint has a 3-year warranty, but over the years, I have heard of vehicle owner’s contacting the manufacturer about this problem and agreeing to a three-way split in the cost (Hyundai, Hyundai dealer and the customer) to repair the damaged areas. Certainly, worth a try on a fairly new vehicle.
John Paul is the AAA Northeast Car Doctor. He has more than 40 years of experience in the automobile industry and is an ASE-Certified Master Technician. Write to John Paul, The Car Doctor, at 110 Royal Little Drive, Providence, RI 02904. Or email jpaul@aaanortheast.com and put “Car Doctor” in the subject field. Follow him on Twitter @johnfpaul or on Facebook. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/advice/2022/05/26/addition-brake-fluid-what-else-should-look-at-car-doctor-john-paul/9791492002/ | 2022-05-26 11:28:00 | 0 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/advice/2022/05/26/addition-brake-fluid-what-else-should-look-at-car-doctor-john-paul/9791492002/ |
Lincoln man investigated in connection to toddler’s death
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln man has been arrested, initially with felony gun crimes, but police are investigating his possible involvement in the child abuse of a 22-month-old child, that led to its death.
Thirty-two-year-old Joshua Tackett has not been formally charged in the child’s death but is listed in a probable cause affidavit as a suspect.
Right now, he is charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
According to court documents filed against the mother to remove her other children from the home, LPD was called to a local hospital on Sunday on reports of a child being brought to the emergency room with numerous bruises and injuries to his body.
The boy’s mother told police she had been dating Tackett since January and since that time noticed numerous bruises and injuries to the boy almost daily.
Court documents go on to detail a story Tackett told the woman that a few weeks ago he passed out and fell on the ground on top of the boy.
Since then, the woman reported that the child had an injury to his leg and that he had not been able to walk, but told LPD she had not taken him to the doctor.
The report goes on to detail that the child had fallen down the stairs three days before she took him to the hospital. Court documents said that the woman told police the boy was tired and not eating regularly during that time.
On Tuesday, she told officers he put him down for a nap and came back to find the boy unresponsive.
The boy was initially taken to the CHI St. Elizabeth’s emergency room but was unresponsive with significant injuries and in critical condition.
The boy was life-flighted to Children’s Hospital in Omaha.
Multiple members of the boy’s biological father have since posted on social media, announcing his death.
Since then, court documents show that the mother’s other children have been taken into state custody.
Lincoln Police had been conducting surveillance on Tackett since the boy was taken to the hospital.
Court documents outline that during that time Tackett’s mother, Karen Vestecka, went to his apartment and was seen leaving with items, including a green rifle case.
Vestecka was later stopped by police. Court documents said she told officers at that time that she was taking firearms from her son’s apartment because he is a convicted felony, and cannot legally own them.
In the green case seen being taken from Tackett’s home, court documents say that inside was a black Ruger AR .556 rifle that she told police she was going to keep at her home for the time being.
Tackett is set to appear on those gun charges, next month.
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Ready for some royally exciting news?
The name of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews' baby girl has finally been revealed. According to People, the moniker is (drum roll, please)…Rose! E! News has reached out to Pippa's team for comment on the name but has yet to hear back.
The outlet reported in June that Pippa and James had welcomed the newest addition to their family, although, the couple have yet to publicly confirm the little one's arrival (or name) themselves. Still, this shouldn't come as a huge surprise to their fans. After all, Pippa, who is the sister of Kate Middleton, and James tend to keep much of their private life, well, private. In fact, Pippa and James never even announced they were expecting their third child. Reports of her pregnancy spread in early June after Pippa attended London's Platinum Party at the Palace concert, which was held in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
Rose joins brother Arthur, 3, and sister Grace, 16 months, and is another little cousin to Kate and Prince William's three children: Prince George, 9; Princess Charlotte, 7; and Prince Louis, 4. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's kids have a lot of young family members to play with as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children Archie Harrison, 3, and Lilibet Diana, 13 months, are also their cousins.
Rose's arrival comes five years after Pippa and James tied the knot. The fitness writer walked down the aisle in a lace Giles Deacon dress and exchanged vows with the hedge fund manager at St. Mark's Church in Englefield, England in May 2017. | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1339502/here-s-what-pippa-middleton-and-james-matthews-named-their-newborn-baby-girl?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-07-26 21:30:41 | 0 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1339502/here-s-what-pippa-middleton-and-james-matthews-named-their-newborn-baby-girl?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories |
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a simple tool to oil the scalp while also allowing braids or cornrows to last longer," said an inventor, from Fort Worth, Texas, "so I invented the OILER. My convenient and mess-free design allows you to apply oils and scalp treatments without the hassle of removing cornrows or braids."
The patent-pending invention provides an efficient way to moisturize and rejuvenate the scalp. In doing so, it helps to prevent a dry or irritated scalp. It also can be used while wearing hair weaves, cornrows, twists, dreadlocks or braids and it helps to maintain the hairstyle. The invention features a versatile design that is easy to use so it is ideal for African Americans and individuals who wear hair weaves, cornrows, twists, dreadlocks or braids. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Dallas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DAL-233, 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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Canadian crypto prodigy accused of scamming investors out of millions was kidnapped, 'tortured': reports
Self-proclaimed Crypto King Aiden Pleterski was allegedly kidnapped from Toronto, begged landlord to pay $3 million ransom, reports say
Canada's self-proclaimed Crypto King, accused of duping investors and accruing losses in the tens of millions of dollars, was allegedly kidnaped in the middle of the night in December and driven around and tortured for three days as he begged his landlord to pay $3 million in ransom, according to news reports citing new filings in bankruptcy proceedings.
A 750-page trustee report related to bankruptcy proceedings against Aiden Pleterski details allegations that the 20-something was kidnaped from downtown Toronto in December.
Rob Stelzer, appointed bankruptcy trustee on the case, told CTV News Toronto he was informed by Toronto police that Pleterski had been kidnaped.
CTV News Toronto reported that transcripts from court examinations with Pleterski’s father and landlord detailed the allegations further.
"He was taken. They basically held him for approximately three days, drove him around different, various parts of southern Ontario, beat him, tortured him, allowed him to make specific phone calls to specific people only," his father told a courtroom in December. "I was not one of those people that he was allowed to contact."
The landlord said Pleterski told him he has no one else to call and asked him for $3 million as a ransom payment.
"I received multiple calls from Aiden, but it was late at night … and then at around 1:30 a.m., I finally had enough, and I picked up the call," the landlord told the court on Feb. 9. "I said, ‘There's absolutely nothing that I can do.’"
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation also reported that court documents allege Pleterski was released three days late but still ordered to come up with the money fast.
"We cannot confirm any information that would identify a victim, or witness," a spokesperson for Toronto Police said in a statement to Fox News Digital when asked about the case.
Toronto police did not respond to questions about the identities of the alleged kidnapers or if any arrests have been made.
Fox News Digital also reached out to Ontario Provincial Police regarding the incident but did not hear back before publication.
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The trustee report, released on March 14, says Pleterski invested less than 2% of the more than $40 million given to him by investors. Instead, he allegedly spent nearly 38%, almost $16 million, on luxury cars, private jets, and elaborate vacations, according to CTV News Toronto. | https://www.foxnews.com/world/canadian-crypto-prodigy-accused-scamming-investors-millons-kidnapped-tortured-reports | 2023-03-28 13:51:06 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/world/canadian-crypto-prodigy-accused-scamming-investors-millons-kidnapped-tortured-reports |
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
12-18-26-37-39, Lucky Ball: 8
(twelve, eighteen, twenty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-nine; Lucky Ball: eight)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
12-18-26-37-39, Lucky Ball: 8
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Byron Blakely, a citizen from the Ririe area, addressed the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners at their Dec. 5 meeting in regard to a safety concern on a county road near his home.
According to Blakely, this is a concern he had previously discussed with Road and Bridge Administrator Rob Cromwell. However, he reported these discussions had fallen a little bit behind, prompting him to address the commissioners directly.
Blakely owns property out near Heise Hot Springs and Kelly Canyon Ski Resort. According to Cromwell, the section in question is just south of the Heise Bridge, going toward Mountain River Ranch.
The Blakely’s use a dike as their driveway, he informed the commissioners, stating he had received permission from the Idaho Board of Reclamation to do so and has had this permission for more than 35 years. His obligation now, is to keep the public from going on this dike.
His concern, he stated to the board, was what the county plans to do with the road there, where there have been a number of accidents on the road where there is a steep drop-off into a borrow pit. He further explained a man was killed there only last year, in an automobile accident.
In his previous discussions with Cromwell, Blakely stated, they had thrown around the idea of putting up a guardrail there. Until then, however, he had hoped to have the borrow pit filled to level his property up to the road so it isn’t so steep.
During a phone interview following the board’s meeting with Blakely, Cromwell explained a couple issues present with completing the work necessary ease Blakely’s concerns.
“His driveway is on the dike, which was constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers,” Cromwell stated. “Where it’s a dike by them [ACE], I can’t really do anything without involving them.”
As far as fill to level the property up to the road, Cromwell stated he would have to find the time to come out and do that between the county’s paving and snow removal duties.
“I have to prioritize winter safety over special interests,” Cromwell said.
As for a long-term fix to the issue, Cromwell detailed a future project he hopes to complete on that road during his phone interview. He stated he has looked into widening that road and having guardrails installed.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was sworn in as the state’s first Black governor on Wednesday, pledging to work for greater inclusion and economic equity while also focusing on improving education, fighting crime and climate change.
Moore, after being introduced by Oprah Winfrey in front of the Maryland State House, noted that the state is one of the wealthiest in the nation, but he also described it as “asset-rich and strategy poor.”
“It is time for our policies to be as bold as our aspirations — and to confront the fact that we have been offered false choices,” Moore said. “We do not have to choose between a competitive economy and an equitable one.”
The 44-year-old Democrat, who won in a landslide in November, also committed to fighting violent crime. Many Maryland residents have grown weary in their faith in government’s ability to keep them safe, he said.
In Baltimore, Maryland’s largest city, homicides surpassed 300 for the eighth year running last year. Gun violence remains high, despite repeated promises from elected officials and new anti-violence initiatives.
Moore said the state can build a police force “that moves with appropriate intensity and absolute integrity and full accountability, and embrace the fact that we cannot and will not militarize ourselves to safety.”
“We do not have to choose between being a safe state and a just one,” Moore said. “Maryland can, and we will, be both.”
Moore, who has not held public office before now, won a crowded Democratic primary in July before going on to win the general election by more than 30 percentage points against Republican Dan Cox, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Moore is a best-selling author and former CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, an anti-poverty nonprofit. He also is a Rhodes scholar and a combat veteran who served in Afghanistan.
“This might be his first day as an elected official, but Wes Moore has been a public servant his entire adult life,” Winfrey said. “And there’s so much more to come. He’s just getting started.”
Moore pledged to make the state a leader in addressing the “existential threat” of climate change, which said “is happening now in our communities.”
“Confronting climate change represents another chance for Maryland to lead,” Moore said. “We can and we will be a leader in wind technology, in grid electrification, and clean transit.”
Speaking not far from the nation’s largest estuary, Moore said the state will protect “our jewel,” the Chesapeake Bay, and put Maryland on track to generate “100% clean energy by 2035 and create thousands of jobs in the process.”
The new governor also emphasized his commitment to education, including a state initiative through which high school graduates can volunteer for a year of service.
Moore punctuated his inauguration with references to Black history, beginning with the enslaved people who once arrived by ship at the Annapolis City Dock, which was once a regional slave port and the site of a memorial to enslaved African Kunta Kinte, who arrived there in 1767 and was written about in Alex Haley’s book “Roots.”
Moore was joined by other Black leaders at the wreath-laying ceremony on a bright sunny morning, including Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Attorney General Anthony Brown, former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who was the nation’s second elected Black governor, in 2006. Virginia’s Douglas Wilder was the first, in 1989, and Moore is the third.
“I feel lifted up and encouraged that Black talent has been recognized and has an opportunity to come forward,” Patrick told The Associated Press after the ceremony.
Steele, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee who was Maryland’s first Black candidate elected statewide, called it an exciting day for the state.
“It’s interesting to watch these things unfold in a world in which there’s still resistance to it, but we’re excited here in Maryland and I’m honored to be a part of it today and be a part of that line as well,” Steele said while walking in a procession up the city’s Main Street.
Moore took the oath of office using a Bible owned by Frederick Douglass, a Marylander who escaped slavery on the state’s Eastern Shore before becoming an author and famed abolitionist.
When Moore gave his inaugural speech as Maryland’s 63rd governor, he looked out on a crowded mall in front of the Capitol where there is a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, a Baltimore native and the nation’s first Black member of the court.
Moore’s running mate, Aruna Miller, also made history as the first immigrant and first Asian American elected statewide in Maryland. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/ap-wes-moore-to-be-sworn-in-as-marylands-first-black-governor/ | 2023-01-19 06:43:05 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/ap-wes-moore-to-be-sworn-in-as-marylands-first-black-governor/ |
Propel Park represents industrial opportunity for New Orleans East
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, economic development partners from the state, region, and city, recognized the groundbreaking of Propel Park, alongside the project developer, Industrial Realty Group, LLC (IRG) and the builder, Impetus. The new industrial and office development, the first facility of its kind within New Orleans city limits in over 20 years, is located within NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) campus, and construction will now begin on the 50-acre campus.
"Doubling-down on the importance and success of NASA Michoud, Propel Park will welcome new companies and drive new growth for New Orleans East," said Michael Hecht, President and CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc. "MAF is a world-class facility, designing and assembling the biggest rockets and the longest windmill blades in human history, so it makes great sense to create a new facility to allow others to be near and leverage this capacity."
Once complete, the project will generate over 1 million square feet of new modernized industrial space, which represents a unique and powerful opportunity for continued advanced manufacturing and distribution growth in New Orleans East.
"There has been incredible momentum on site," said Stuart Lichter, President of IRG. "Our team has already begun the preliminary site preparations to ready the ground for construction. We anticipate more tenants will join the project in 2023."
This new regional asset will bolster business attraction efforts, providing a new location for companies in need of facilities for light assembly, manufacturing, distribution, and office operations.
"IRG and Textron's investment in New Orleans East at Propel Park will indeed propel the campus forward, providing economic opportunity for a new generation and building on the foundation that the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility has stewarded for over a half century," said Mayor LaToya Cantrell. "This project undoubtedly will create more jobs and spur additional investment in our community, and we look forward to continuing to support this development through all its phases."
For decades, NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility has been a driver of economic activity and job growth, which continues with this project that will bring new private sector activity and provide high-growth, high-wage jobs for New Orleans East residents. While already a thriving industrial area, Propel Park reinforces further development and growth of New Orleans East as a whole.
"Propel Park is creating a new era of growth for high-demand advanced manufacturing jobs in New Orleans," says Lynnette White-Colin, Senior VP Small Business Growth at New Orleans Business Alliance. "As the first major new industrial construction project in the city in decades, Propel Park proves New Orleans East is poised to strengthen its position as a center of opportunity for residents and businesses. NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility is a long-time driver of high-quality jobs, and today's investment demonstrates the next step in the city's increased economic prosperity. NOLABA looks forward to working with our future Propel Park tenants to ensure New Orleans' skilled workforce is tapped into new job opportunities at this site."
The project's first tenant, Textron Systems, has signed a ten-year lease to relocate from their existing space within an MAF building into a brand new, 97,025 square foot distribution hub. Their presence will occupy a portion of the first phase of the development, a 260,000 square foot warehouse building, and demonstrates the ability for Propel Park to serve as an expansion option for existing Michoud tenants.
"We are proud to expand our footprint in New Orleans East, as this project will provide a safe, secure, and efficient location to conduct our material logistics operations. We have enjoyed a long partnership with the Michoud campus, and this project will serve as an excellent complement to our shipyard operations," Ryan Schaffernocker, Vice President Sea Systems at Textron Systems.
With 50 acres of developable land, Propel Park is expected to include up to 1.3 million square feet of buildings developed in phases. Potential uses include light assembly, manufacturing, distribution, and office space. The site is inherently secure with a 19 ½ foot levee and substantial onsite pumps, as well as access to a deep-water port.
"The development of Propel Park demonstrates the importance of community partnerships in attracting businesses and creating jobs in New Orleans, especially in New Orleans East. We all must have a seat at the table to help New Orleans continue to grow and thrive," said Taurus Wright, Director of Economic Development for Entergy New Orleans. "This economic development project will offer vast opportunities for additional industrial growth with its proximity to the airport, highways, ports, and the rich culture of New Orleans."
Construction of the project is being performed by Impetus, a regional general contractor specializing in the building and infrastructure spaces.
"We are honored to have been selected as the design-build partner by IRG to bring this development to life. At Impetus, we have an innovative approach to project delivery, much in line with the kind of innovation for which the NASA Michoud Facility has long been known," said Nick Moldaner, Chief Operating Officer for Impetus, the builder leading the project. "With Impetus self-performing more than 40% of the work at Propel Park to date and a significant number of local sub-contracting partners involved, the capability and talent pool in the Greater New Orleans region has shined. The economic impact during construction has already been apparent and will continue to thrive as new tenants and job opportunities are added as the park expands."
IRG was represented by Bill Boyer of CBRE and Leon ("Lee") Audibert of Property One for this transaction. For more information about available space, contact Lee at leon@propertyone.com or Bill at Bill.Boyer@cbre.com and visit propelneworleans.com
About IRG About Industrial Realty Group (IRG). IRG is a nationwide real estate development and investment firm specializing in the acquisition, development, and management of commercial and industrial real estate throughout the United States. IRG, through its affiliated partnerships and limited liability companies, operates a portfolio containing over 150 properties in 31 states with over 100 million square feet of rentable space. IRG is nationally recognized as a leading force behind the adaptive reuse of commercial and industrial real estate, solving some of America's most difficult real estate challenges. Learn more at www.industrialrealtygroup.com.
About Greater New Orleans, Inc.
GNO, Inc. is the regional economic development organization for Southeast Louisiana. GNO, Inc.'s mission is to create a Greater New Orleans with a thriving economy and an excellent quality of life, for everyone. More information can be found at www.gnoinc.org.
About New Orleans Business Alliance
One of fewer than 80 Accredited Economic Development Organizations worldwide, the New Orleans Business Alliance is the official public-private partnership created to increase economic gains for the city of New Orleans. Through a direct partnership with the City of New Orleans and strong connectivity with the business community, the New Orleans Business Alliance works to ensure the economic security of all New Orleanians by diversifying the local economy, developing local talent, and expanding entrepreneurial opportunity. Through an inclusive economic development strategy, we will create a more equitable and prosperous future for all. Learn more at www.nolaba.org.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today received a notice of purported termination from Elon Musk and the Twitter Board issued the following statement in response:
We are committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and plan to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement. We are confident we will prevail in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — There was Kevin McCarthy, saying the White House was refusing to give on spending as the speaker returned to the Capitol one morning this week. Just a few hours later, there was McCarthy again, this time telling reporters that the sole concession that Republicans were making to the White House on the debt limit was in fact, simply to raise the debt limit, nothing else.
As representatives from the White House and the GOP-controlled House labor toward a deal that would pave the way for lawmakers to lift the debt limit, one side has been eager to speak publicly about the closed-door talks — trying to shape public perceptions of the negotiations.
It’s not the side that typically holds the bully pulpit.
President Joe Biden has made a deliberate decision to go quiet as his team gets down to the wire in the debt-limit talks, according to White House officials. It’s his view that speaking in public about negotiations does nothing to produce an outcome.
The voluble McCarthy, by contrast, is especially chatty these days, as he aggressively tries to set the terms of the public debate. His own negotiators also engage at length with journalists on the debt-limit talks.
“We have to get an agreement that’s worthy of the American people,” the speaker told a small clutch of reporters outside the House chamber late Wednesday afternoon, which — by his aides’ count — was at least his 12th gaggle or news conference with reporters this week alone.
In comparison, Biden has said little publicly on the standoff since he returned from an international summit earlier this week to deal with the debt disarray in Washington. He spoke for less than three minutes as he opened an Oval Office meeting with McCarthy late Monday afternoon, and stayed publicly mum until Thursday, when he gave a brief update ahead of a Rose Garden nomination ceremony for Gen. Charles Q. Brown, his pick as next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Default, he said, would harm Americans, whatever their financial current condition. There must be bipartisan agreement, he said. “There will be no default.”
The primary messenger for the White House has been press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in her daily news briefings. On Wednesday, she began by highlighting comments from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., openly saying that Republicans were holding the debt limit “hostage” in talks with the White House.
“This is a manufactured crisis,” said Jean-Pierre, who would not elaborate on any specifics of the ongoing talks.
But no surrogate can be a substitute for the principal, and Biden, by relinquishing the public megaphone to Republicans this week, risks ceding the narrative to them.
“The president needs to be more forward-leaning in making his case,” Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., said Wednesday. He continued: “The media is treating as reasonable a position that is inherently unreasonable. The position that Kevin McCarthy has taken is extreme. He’s leveraging the threat of default to extort a political concession that he could never have achieved through the normal democratic process.”
The White House has defended its communications approach, noting that Biden has made his policy priorities clear for months and saying that by taking a step back from the limelight, he was letting the negotiators have space to maneuver.
“The president is certainly not media shy,” Jean-Pierre said Wednesday, as she chuckled slightly. The chief spokeswoman for the White House noted that Biden spoke on Monday (albeit briefly) and on Sunday at a news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, and that “the president has been very clear where he stands on what Congress should be doing, which is dealing with the debt limit — something that is their constitutional duty.”
Earlier in the debt-limit talks, Biden was not shy about hammering on “MAGA Republicans,” most notably holding an event in suburban New York City one day after his first Oval Office meeting with the top four congressional leaders on resolving the standoff.
But this week, the president decided not to speak publicly right after he sat down one-on-one with McCarthy because, Biden believed, that would be more productive in trying to get a debt-limit outcome, said one White House official, who requested anonymity to discuss internal West Wing deliberations.
A second White House official also emphasized that Biden did not think it made much sense to be public about negotiations when the talks were productive, but no deal had yet been reached.
“It’s my expectation that if Republicans continue to play games with the American economy, threaten default and drive us into a very dangerous situation that we’ll begin to hear from the Biden administration, if not the president himself,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Wednesday when asked whether the president himself needed to be more outspoken on the ongoing talks.
It’s not just Biden.
His team, all veteran Washington operators who have spent most of their public service careers as senior aides, have been loath to speak to the press, particularly in the middle of tense and unfinished negotiations. The White House team is being led by Steve Ricchetti, counselor to the president, legislative affairs director Louisa Terrell, and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, who spent much of her career as staff director of the House Appropriations Committee.
On the other side, McCarthy’s emissaries are Reps. Garret Graves of Louisiana and Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, who are fluent in talking to the press as elected officials and as key allies of the speaker.
“What I’m telling you is that every once in a while, I feel like I’m buying a used car,” Graves said of dealing with the White House during one 42-minute gaggle with journalists on Tuesday afternoon, when negotiations seemed to be at a standstill.
Still, there are times when even the most talkative people go quiet. After returning from the White House late Wednesday afternoon from another negotiating session, Graves and McHenry hurried away from reporters pestering them for details — a notable contrast to the past several days.
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HONG KONG, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) 2021 is set to kick off with a match between England and Samoa men on 15 October at St James Park and conclude in Manchester with the wheelchair final on 18 November and the men's and women's finals in a spectacular double header at Old Trafford on 19 November.
For the first time in tournament history the men's, women's and wheelchair competitions will take place at the same time with all 61 matches set to be broadcast live on the BBC, with over 600 players and 32 teams taking part in fixtures across 17 host towns and cities and 21 stadiums across the country including London, Manchester, Newcastle, York, Leeds, Coventry, and Sheffield.
This year's tournament, delayed from 2021 to 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be the 16th edition of the Rugby League World Cup and world-renowned crypto exchange CoinEx will be cheering on all the teams as the Exclusive Cryptocurrency Trading Platform partner of the tournament
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NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. ("Fortuna" or the "Company") (NYSE: FSM). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Fortuna and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On January 5, 2022, Fortuna issued a press release "report[ing] that its Mexican subsidiary, Compania Minera Cuzcatlan ('Minera Cuzcatlan'), has received written notice of a resolution . . . issued by the Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ('SEMARNAT') which provides that SEMARNAT is re-assessing the 12-year extension ('EIA Extension') to the environmental impact authorization ('EIA') for the San Jose Mine, located in Oaxaca, Mexico that it granted to Minera Cuzcatlan in December 2021[.]"
On this news, Fortuna's stock price fell $0.43 per share, or 10.97%, to close at $3.49 per share on January 5, 2023.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com.
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NEW YORK – In Hollywood’s superhero era thus far, there has been one particularly conspicuous absence: While a parade of big-name actors have taken their turns donning various spandex suits, Dwayne Johnson — arguably the biggest movie star in the world — has, until now, sat out the trend.
The Rock didn’t really need a cape to prove his powers. The 6-foot-5 260-pound actor was, in many respects, already a superhero in his own right: a skyscraper-climbing hulk, a shape-shifting demi-god, even a bulked-up tooth fairy.
“I was always ready and open to playing a superhero,” Johnson said in a recent interview. “But it had to be right and it had to feel right. I had been approached before in the past about playing a few superheroes that, ultimately, I ended up passing on. They ended up going to the right actors to play them. I just waited.”
The fates have finally aligned in “Black Adam,” a debut so seamless that it could be called redundant. When Johnson was first trying on Black Adam's suit, he had the muscle padding removed.
Johnson's entry to the superhero business comes at a crucial juncture for the DC Extended Universe, which has been plagued of late by scandal and misfires. Ezra Miller, star of the upcoming “The Flash," has been arrested twice this year amid reports of troubling behavior (in August, Miller sought treatment for what he described as mental health issues ). “Batgirl,” a $90 million movie completed for HBO Max, was summarily axed, prompting an outcry over its atypical cancellation.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has promised a “reset” to the studio's DC operations in an overhaul to implement a more Marvel-like 10-year structure and improve quality. At the fulcrum of these two eras sits “Black Adam,” which opens in theaters Thursday.
Amid such turmoil, it certainly doesn't hurt to be welcoming in a movie star as popular as Johnson, who has 341 million followers on Instagram and is often forced to deflect questions about a possible presidential run. But just how much stability can The Rock bring to DC?
“I think the timing is actually perfect. What an opportunity we have," Johnson said. "I have been saying for almost years now that the hierarchy of power in the DC universe is about to change.”
Before Johnson, not many saw Black Adam as such an axis-tilting force. The character, an ancient Egyptian created by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck, first appeared in a 1945 issue of Fawcett Comics' “In DC Comics" and has generally been portrayed as a supervillain and foe to Captain Marvel (not the Brie Larson one).
More recent treatments have pushed Black Adam more toward antihero status, something the film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra ("Jungle Cruise"), extends. Black Adam, summoned to modern day, is depicted as a reluctant hero who fears his own powers.
In one telling scene, Black Adam stops for a moment to watch a television with Clint Eastwood as the Man With No Name — an antihero model for Black Adam.
“He has been my inspiration from day one. My favorite actor and certainly one of my favorite directors,” Johnson said. “I’m happy to call Clint a buddy. That was my way of paying homage to him.”
How Black Adam would be introduced to movie audiences wasn't always clear. Initially, Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam, and Black Adam were to debut in a movie together. After the scripting stage, Johnson and others felt the combined launch did a disservice to Black Adam.
“We did have a template for a really good idea, but ultimately both characters required so much space to properly launch them,” said producer Hiram Garcia. “We were just struggling in terms of bandwidth that the script could hold and in terms of tone, as well. Inherently, as you saw with how the ‘Shazam’ movie came out, that movie is just so differently tonally from how ‘Black Adam’ is.”
“Shazam!” starring Zachary Levi, was a goofy, well-received body-swap hit, grossing $366 million worldwide in 2019 (a sequel is due out in March). The ambitions for “Black Adam" are larger.
The film, made with a budget roughly twice that of “Shazam!” also introduces the Justice Society of America, a superhero team of Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), Doctor Fate (Pierce Brosnan), Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo) and Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell).
“I always felt like it was a matter of convincing our studio partners to try to look beyond the Justice League,” Johnson said. “I love the Justice League. But when you look past them, you open up the DC bible. There are so many cool characters you can tap into.”
It's been a long haul to develop the film, tailor the part to Johnson and shoot the movie around COVID-19 delays. Johnson was first announced to play Black Adam way back in 2014.
“Easy and this process have not gone together,” Garcia said.
But the filmmakers were committed to giving Black Adam the proper launch.
“If Dwayne Johnson’s going to do a superhero, the powers better be A-plus,” said producer Beau Flynn.
Superhero films aren't often described as a “passion project” but it's how Johnson talks about “Black Adam.” He speaks about the character's previously low profile like an underdog.
“No one gave him a shot," he said. Unlike many of the best-known comic-book characters, Johnson is not taking on this role secondhand.
“No other actors had stepped into the boots of Black Adam,” said Johnson who professes a deep connection with the character. “I’m a very direct talker. Black Adam is very direct with his thoughts, too. The difference is: Black Adam will slap some people around. I might slap some people around but I’ll do it with a smile.”
As of this summer, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy are running Warner Bros.' revamped film division, though no new DC leader has yet been appointed. Zaslav has been seeking his studio's answer to Marvel's Kevin Feige to take the reigns. For Johnson, “Black Adam” is part of that new chapter for DC.
“I think you’re feeling this sense of urgency and the sense of excitement,” said Johnson. “This has been a great convergence of ‘Black Adam’ coming out and new leadership.”
Tracking reports have suggested that Johnson, 50, could be headed for his biggest opening weekend ever at the box office with “Black Adam.” But sounding a little like his WWE wrestler, Johnson is also eyeing his next opponent. Black Adam, he believes, is a lesser power to no superhero. He's gunning for Superman.
“For five years, the most powerful and unstoppable force in the entire superhero universe has been idle on the sidelines. All that had to come to a new end,” says Johnson. “This is what I mean with this new era in the DC universe. Let’s get that hero off the sidelines and on the big screen.”
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Upgrades are in the works for a pedestrian and bicyclist corridor near the entrance of South Carolina State University.
During a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn, SC State President Alexander Conyers and others noted the planned infrastructure improvements will include rehabilitated sidewalks, stamped crosswalks, landscaped and fenced medians, retrofitted stairs to the SC State pedestrian overpass and more, The Times and Democrat reported.
Approximately $12 million is being invested into the project-- $8.2 million in federal dollars, about $2 million from the Lower Savannah Council of Governments and $1.3 million from Orangeburg County.
Construction should begin sometime this summer and be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023, said SC State alumni Alex Bennett, who will serve as project engineer. He expects it to take about 18 months.
Clyburn was instrumental in getting federal funding earmarked for the project, which is near a pedestrian bridge named after his wife, Dr. Emily England Clyburn.
“This is a project that is very well needed, and the money has just been sitting there for over 20 years,” Clyburn said. “It can be used for this purpose, and it fit very neatly into the Transportation Department’s goals for the entire region.
“It started with the pedestrian overpass. I expect by this time next year, the stuff at the Railroad Corner will be up and going. That’s what happens, it takes some time to do the planning, but once it breaks, things seem to fall into place.”
Leland Colvin, South Carolina Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary for Engineering, said the project would not be nearing fruition “without the funding secured at the federal level that accounts for over 80% of the total project funding"
“To improve this entire area is something that needs to be done," Clyburn said. “It will change the attitude of the students who come here every day. I know how uplifting it is to me personally to have the ambiance of a place looking right.”
The congressman said the project will promote safety for pedestrian and bike traffic, and provide a separation between them and the roadway traffic.
Conyers said the project will “expand our ability to engage more students in healthier lifestyles. These are exciting times here at Orangeburg and I'm so proud to be a part of it.” | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Pedestrian-improvements-on-tap-near-SC-State-17219956.php | 2022-06-04 22:28:26 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Pedestrian-improvements-on-tap-near-SC-State-17219956.php |
WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — A woman has been arrested after she allegedly tried to trespass at Taylor Swift’s home in Rhode Island earlier this week, police told Nexstar’s WPRI.
On Monday, officers with the Westerly Police Department were called to Swift’s residence in the Watch Hill section of the city, where they found Kimberly Meyer outside the front gates.
Police said they had previously warned the woman to stay away from the home.
Meyer is charged with one count of trespassing and is scheduled to appear in court July 14.
A source for TMZ claims Swift had stayed at the house over the Fourth of July weekend, but it was unclear if the singer was home at the time of the alleged attempted trespassing. Images Swift shared to social media also suggest she had spent the holiday with friends, including Selena Gomez and members of the band Haim.
“Happy belated Independence Day from your local neighborhood independent girlies,” Swift wrote in a Friday-morning tweet which appeared to show the group celebrating at her home. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/woman-arrested-at-taylor-swifts-rhode-island-home-police-say-she-was-previously-warned-to-stay-away/ | 2023-07-07 19:05:37 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/woman-arrested-at-taylor-swifts-rhode-island-home-police-say-she-was-previously-warned-to-stay-away/ |
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Retired Air Force Col. Joseph Kittinger, whose 1960 parachute jump from almost 20 miles (32 kilometers) above the Earth stood as a world record for more than 50 years, died Friday in Florida. He was 94.
His death was announced by former U.S. Rep. John Mica and other friends. The cause was lung cancer.
Kittinger, then an Air Force captain and pilot, gained worldwide fame when he completed three jumps over 10 months from a gondola that was hoisted into the stratosphere by large helium balloons. Project Excelsior was aimed at helping design ejection systems for military pilots flying high-altitude missions.
Wearing a pressure suit and 60 pounds of equipment, Kittinger almost died during the project's first jump in November 1959 when his gear malfunctioned after he jumped from 14.5 miles (23 kilometers). He lost consciousness as he went into a spin that was 22 times the force of gravity. He was saved when his automatic chute opened.
Four weeks later, Kittinger made his second jump from just over 14 miles (22 kilometers) above the surface. This time, there were no problems.
Kittinger's record jump came on Aug. 16, 1960, in the New Mexico desert. His pressure suit malfunctioned as he rose, failing to seal off his right hand, which swelled to twice normal size before he jumped from 102,800 feet — more than 19 miles (31.3 kilometers) above the surface.
Free falling in the thin atmosphere, the Tampa native exceeded 600 mph (965 kph) before the gradually thickening air slowed his fall to about 150 mph (241 kph) when his parachute deployed at 18,000 feet (5.5 kilometers).
“There’s no way you can visualize the speed,” Kittinger told Florida Trend magazine in 2011. “There’s nothing you can see to see how fast you’re going. You have no depth perception. If you’re in a car driving down the road and you close your eyes, you have no idea what your speed is. It’s the same thing if you’re free falling from space. There are no signposts. You know you are going very fast, but you don’t feel it. You don’t have a 614-mph (988-kph) wind blowing on you. I could only hear myself breathing in the helmet.”
His record stood until 2012, when Austrian Felix Baumgartner jumped from 24 miles (38.6 kilometers) above the New Mexico desert, reaching the supersonic speed of 844 mph (1,360 kph). Kittinger served as an adviser.
Kittinger stayed in the Air Force after his jumps, serving three tours of duty during the Vietnam War. He was shot down over North Vietnam in May 1972, but ejected and parachuted to Earth. He was captured and spent 11 months in a Hanoi prisoner of war camp, undergoing torture.
He retired from the Air Force in 1978 and settled in the Orlando area, where he became a local icon. A park is named there is named after him.
He is survived by his wife, Sherri.
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Octo develops a data mesh solution for federal government customers seeking to source, manage, access, and protect trustworthy analytical data at scale
RESTON, Va., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Octo announces its new data mesh solution for federal clients seeking to accelerate the pace of innovation and realize greater mission value from their data analytics investments. Octo's solution fulfills increasing demands for trustworthy analytics data at scale by embracing an innovative, new approach to data management based on the principles of domain data ownership, managing data as a product, self-service infrastructure as a data platform, and federated, computational data governance.
"Federal government organizations are large-scale and complex, and they are operating in an increasingly volatile, uncertain landscape," said Cindy Walker, Octo's Vice President of Data Center of Excellence. "Our data mesh solution helps federal clients to simplify data discovery and speed analytical insights and machine learning model development to sustain agility and respond gracefully in the face of constant change."
Building on the 'data as a product' principle, the data mesh solution delivers outcomes that increase data value and mission agility by helping agencies embrace product thinking and manage data as a product.
Sujey Edwards, Chief Technology Officer for Octo said, "We are excited to be at the forefront of this solution for our federal customers, providing more control over data. In this model, the data becomes a useable product and reduces dependency on others. It is essentially decentralized data management focused on organizational change for the future."
Octo is using oLabs, its cutting-edge R&D facility in Reston, Virginia, to address customers' most pressing issues with innovative emerging technology solutions in real time.
About Octo
Octo is a technology firm dedicated to solving the Federal Government's most complex challenges, enabling agencies to jump the technology curve. We don't just modernize. We create lasting change through best practices that help agencies implement and integrate at-scale next-generation technology and innovation. With a mission and service first mentality, we provide Agile, DevSecOps, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Cloud, Open Source, and Data Science solutions, collaborating to solve customers' pressing problems. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Octo delivers proven technology vital to the intelligence community and health care, defense, national security, and civilian agencies that directly impact our nation. Visit octo.us.
CONTACT: Ethan Muerlin, VP, Marketing & Corporate Partnerships, Octo ethan.muerlin@octo.us, M: 571-271-5349
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Introducing the First-to-Market RO System with Heating Function
As the first-to-market instant hot water dispenser system, Waterdrop K6, has the advantages of both the under sink RO water filter and a heating water dispenser.
QINGDAO, China, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In June 2022, Waterdrop announced the debut of the first-to-market reverse osmosis instant hot water dispenser—Waterdrop K6, leading the new era of integrating water heating and purification in one system.
People may wonder is drinking hot water really better than drinking cold water? The answer is yes.
Although the human body does not need water at any specific temperature to function, drinking hot water is believed to help the body in different ways, including better digestion, less congestion, and improved relaxation.
The temperature of internal organs rises when people drink hot water, thereby increasing the metabolism rate and fat breakdown. According to a 2013 study, people who switch from cold water to hot water are more likely to lose more weight. Researchers also discovered an improved metabolism rate (30% more) in people who drink 500 ml of water before meals[1].
Another reason to drink hot water is it may make the body more resistant to harmful elements. Hot water conditions the body to eliminate toxic substances in the form of heat. This helps with recovery for people suffering from fever or cold. Hot water also helps with improving your appetite and regulating your sense of taste[2].
H2: First-to-Market RO System with Heating Function
Waterdrop deservedly won the Red Dot Design Award for its successful launch of the first-ever tankless water filter—the G3, in the Amazon US market. This filtration system made record sales on the market. Waterdrop water filters guaranteed 100% safety from materials to filtration, which all secured certification from NSF 58 and NSF 372 standards.
The brand continued its mission to deliver safe and efficient water purification solutions to everyone by continuously investing in technological innovations and production capacity improvement. One of Waterdrop's latest breakthroughs is a filtration system that combines both water heating and purification capabilities in one.
Meet the Waterdrop K6, an instant hot water dispenser system that leads the new innovative series of RO water filters from the brand. Launched in 2022, the Waterdrop K6 is powered by a 5-in-1 composite reverse osmosis water filter with 0.0001 microns pore size on its RO membrane. This system effectively removes the most harmful impurities in water with a single filter cartridge.
The K6 is also more efficient, with an improved 2:1 wastewater ratio that helps save more water than conventional household water filter systems.
H2: Explore More Possibilities of Household Water
Access to purified hot water can change the game regarding how much you get from your domestic water. And that is precisely what the Waterdrop K6 is offering consumers.
The Waterdrop K6 RO instant hot water filter is the first-to-market RO system with a heating function. The system has a step-less temperature adjustment feature within a temperature range of 104℉ to 203℉. That means you get hot and pure water for cooking or making instant coffee, oatmeal, tea, and other quick household meals.
The faucet in the Waterdrop K6 is smart and user-friendly, with a highly-responsive touchscreen that allows users to monitor the water quality, temperature, and filter life in real time. There is also a child-lock feature for improved security and a water dispensing temperature indication that helps prevent scaling.
You also get an inbuilt flowmeter, NTC, and an overheating protection system that prevents the water in the system from dry-burning.
H2: Everyone Deserves Healthy Drinking Water
Waterdrop was founded in 2015 as a brand committed to serving the global population with high-quality products that purify their drinking water and improve their overall health.
In the last few years, Waterdrop has developed into one of the most popular brands in the industry, with tons of global design, R&D, manufacturing, and procurement resources to its name. The brand remains committed to providing comprehensive and intelligent water purification solutions for households and individuals. Millions of families worldwide trust Waterdrop, as evident in the chart-breaking sales it has recorded in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other regions of the world.
The Waterdrop brand has successfully rolled out over 200 different water purification products, all conceptualized, researched, designed, and manufactured in-house. There are over 100 patents from various countries and international certifications from top certification outfits with authority in water filters, including NSF, CSA, and WQA. All of these point to the impeccable quality of these products.
Like always, Waterdrop will continue to ensure that families, businesses, and individuals across the globe can access excellent water purification solutions that provide clean drinking water and ensure a much-improved quality of life.
H2: Social Responsibility and Contributions
The increasing demand for safe, healthy drinking water is not unconnected to the rampant water safety problems across the world. This points to only one fact—access to safe drinking water is now a luxury.
The numbers from WHO and UNICEF suggest that one in three people globally cannot access clean drinking water. Water contamination and scarcity of healthy water come with problems and opportunities to develop the global water purification industry.
Waterdrop is taking center stage in the fight to end the global water crisis. The brand partners with non-profit organizations to design and execute beneficial water projects in sub-Saharan African communities facing the problem of poor sanitation and lack of clean water. Waterdrop launched the Water4Smile platform, a project designed to promote water stewardship and facilitate a broader industry action to improve the situation. The "Water for All" vision of the project will ensure everyone can access safe, healthy, and clean water, irrespective of location.
More than ever, the brand Waterdrop is actively involved in helping people from all parts of the world live and experience the reality of a beautiful life through a pure glass of water.
You can learn more about Waterdrop and its products at https://www.waterdropfilter.com/.
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The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has invited Washington, D.C., officials to testify at a hearing later this month that will “address general oversight of the District of Columbia, including crime, safety, and city management.”
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the committee, sent letters to D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen, D.C. Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton and D.C. Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee on Wednesday, asking that they appear at a hearing on March 29 at 10 a.m.
The requests came one week after the Senate — in a bipartisan fashion — approved a resolution to block D.C.’s revised criminal code, sending the measure to President Biden, who said he would sign it. The House passed the measure in February.
It marks the first time in more than 30 years that Congress and the White House blocked a bill passed by the D.C. Council.
“Congress has sent a clear message to the D.C. Council: it’s time to make our nation’s capital safe again,” Comer said in a statement. “All Americans should feel safe in their capital city, but radical left-wing policies have led to a crime crisis and rampant homelessness.”
“As the committee with jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, the Oversight Committee has a constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight of the policies that have plagued our capital city,” he added.
The Daily Caller first reported on the requests.
The D.C. Council unanimously passed a revised criminal code in January, but Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) vetoed it. The council then overrode the veto, 12-1.
The code would, among other tenets, eliminate most mandatory sentences and lower penalties for some violent offenses, including carjackings and robberies. Additionally, it would expand the requirement for jury trials in most misdemeanor cases.
The Biden administration last month, ahead of the House vote, issued a Statement of Administration Policy that said it opposed the disapproval resolution, leading House Democrats to believe that they were siding with the White House if they voted against the measure. Only 31 House Democrats ended up voting for the measure.
But earlier this month, Biden said he would sign the measure if it landed on his desk, infuriating House Democrats who felt blindsided by his decision.
Critics of the criminal code argued that it was soft on crime. In a tweet announcing his position, Biden said he did not support “some of the changes D.C. Council put forward over the Mayor’s objections — such as lowering penalties for carjackings.”
Since taking the gavel of the Oversight Committee in January, Comer has launched investigations on a number of topics: zeroing in on Hunter Biden, the president’s son, the situation at the southern border and the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. | https://www.kark.com/hill-politics/oversight-panel-invites-dc-officials-to-testify-on-crime-city-management/ | 2023-03-16 18:11:16 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/hill-politics/oversight-panel-invites-dc-officials-to-testify-on-crime-city-management/ |
San Francisco-based Steve Silberman is many things — among them, an authority on autism, who wrote the best-selling “NeuroTribes.” He’s also given TED Talks on the subject, as well as a keynote speech at the United Nations. His science writing is included in best-of anthologies and he won a Gold Record for co-producing the Grateful Dead’s box set “So Many Roads.”
He was also one of the late David Crosby’s closest friends — something you’ll know if you follow his Twitter feed which has, since the singer died earlier this month, been filled with photographs of the two, including one where the two lean forward, eyes closed, to share a kiss.
Silberman joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to remember his close friend and the podcast they produced together.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings.
Nano Labs - Hangzhou, China, 1.8 million shares, priced $11.35-$11.51, managed by AMTD Global Markets/Maxim Group LLC. Proposed Nasdaq symbol NA. Business: Fabless chip designer in China focused on cryptocurrency mining. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Initial-public-offerings-scheduled-to-debut-next-17293142.php | 2022-07-08 20:46:29 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Initial-public-offerings-scheduled-to-debut-next-17293142.php |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday harshly criticized former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, widening the rift between the two men as they prepare to battle over the Republican nomination in next year’s election.
“President Trump was wrong,” Pence said during remarks at the annual white-tie Gridiron Dinner attended by politicians and journalists. “I had no right to overturn the election. And his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know history will hold Donald Trump accountable.”
Pence’s remarks were the sharpest condemnation yet from the once-loyal lieutenant who has often shied away from confronting his former boss. Trump has already declared his candidacy. Pence has not, but he’s been laying the groundwork to run.
In the days leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, Trump pressured Pence to overturn President Joe Biden’s election victory as he presided over the ceremonial certification of the results. Pence refused, and when rioters stormed the Capitol, some chanted that they wanted to “hang Mike Pence.”
The House committee that investigated the attack said in its final report that “the President of the United States had riled up a mob that hunted his own Vice President.”
With his remarks, Pence solidified his place in a broader debate within the Republican Party over how to view the attack. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, for example, recently provided Tucker Carlson with an archive of security camera footage from Jan. 6, which the Fox News host has used to downplay the day’s events and promote conspiracy theories.
“Make no mistake about it, what happened that day was a disgrace,” Pence said in his Gridiron Dinner remarks. “And it mocks decency to portray it any other way.”
Trump, meanwhile, has continued to spread lies about his election loss. He’s even spoken in support of the rioters and said he would consider pardoning them if he was reelected.
Speeches at the Gridiron Dinner are usually humorous affairs, where politicians poke fun at each other, and Pence did plenty of that as well.
He joked that Trump’s ego was so fragile, he wanted his vice president to sing “Wind Beneath My Wings” — one of the lines is “did you ever know that you’re my hero?” — during their weekly lunches.
He took another shot at Trump over classified documents.
“I read that some of those classified documents they found at Mar-a-Lago were actually stuck in the president’s Bible,” Pence said. “Which proves he had absolutely no idea they were there.”
Even before the dinner was over, Pence was facing criticism for his jokes about Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, the first openly gay Cabinet member in U.S. history.
Pence mentioned that, despite travel problems that were plaguing Americans, Buttigieg took “maternity leave” after he and his husband adopted newborn twins.
“Pete is the only person in human history to have a child and everyone else gets post-partum depression,” Pence said. ___
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This product is the answer to your pet hair problems
You adore your pet. There’s no question about that. But, you can still get sick of looking like the star of a low-budget Sasquatch movie after every cuddle. The right pet hair remover or lint roller for pet hair keeps your clothes fur-free — not to mention other fabrics, such as couches, bed sheets and rugs.
The BestReviews Testing Lab tried out the Uproot Cleaner Pro Pet Hair Remover and found it worked wonders on a range of fabrics.
Shop this article: Uproot Cleaner Pro Pet Hair Remover, ChomChom Pet Hair Remover and Evercare Pet Hair Extra-Sticky Lint Roller
What is the Uproot Cleaner Pro Pet Hair Remover?
The Uproot Cleaner Pro is a pet hair remover with a straight metal edge. You swipe it over fabrics at either a 90-degree angle for soft materials or a 45-degree angle for harder materials and it effectively scrapes the pet hair off. Unlike lint rollers with adhesive sheets, it’s reusable, so you can remove hair again and again.
What did we find while testing the Uproot Cleaner Pro Pet Hair Remover?
Uproot Cleaner Pro Pet Hair Remover
Our Testing Lab tried out the Uproot Cleaner Pro and loved it. First off, they were impressed with how simple it was to use. To remove hair, you simply swipe it over the fur-covered material. Some hair clings to the Uproot and some collects in a pile, depending on how much pet hair is on the item, so you just need to pick the hair up and throw it in the trash.
They were also impressed with how little effort it took to remove hair from smooth fabrics and how well it got hair off most materials. After trying it out on car seats, they said the car looked like it had just been detailed. Although it’s unsuitable for knitted materials and can struggle with deep carpets, it’s appropriate for most fabrics.
The Testing Lab also found it was comfortable to use and the handle felt like just the right length for the task at hand.
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Our other favorite pet hair removers
This device removes pet hair from all kinds of fabrics without snagging them. It works on clothing, carpets and upholstery. Like the Uproot Cleaner Pro, it’s indefinitely reusable, so you don’t have to worry about buying refills.
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Evercare Pet Hair Extra-Sticky Lint Roller
If you like the simplicity of an adhesive lint roller, this extra-sticky version is a solid choice, picking up more hair than less sticky alternatives. It comes with two refill packs, totaling 180 adhesive sheets, so it’ll keep your fabrics hair-free for some time.
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Scotch-Brite Lint Roller Value Pack
If your pet sheds a lot or you’re worried about running out of sticky sheets for your lint roller, this value pack should be on your list. It contains five lint rollers with a combined 475 sheets to tackle the hairiest of pet fur problems.
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The textured surface of this brush does a good job of picking up pet hair, and it’s double-sided so it can pick up more before you have to clean it. Stowing it away is simple, as it fits neatly into its base.
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LOS ANGELES -- Jamie Lee Curtis made her long-waited first Oscar nomination count.
Curtis won best supporting actress for her role as Deirdre Beaubeirdre in " Everything Everywhere All at Once." She plays an IRS agent who has several guises through different timelines in the multiverse.
"My mother (Janet Leigh) and my father (Tony Curtis) were both nominated for Oscars in different categories," Curtis said, beginning to cry as she accepted the award. "I just won an Oscar!"
The 64-year-old actor became the eighth oldest in the category's history to win. She surpassed Judi Dench, who held the slot for her role in "Shakespeare in Love."
Curtis has starred in a number of films including the "Halloween" franchise movies starting in 1978, along with other notable projects such as "Trading Places," "My Girl," "True Lies" and "Knives Out." But it was her performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" that ultimately landed her in the Oscars' record books.
Last month, Curtis won at the SAG Awards for best supporting actress.
Curtis beat Angela Bassett, Kerry Condon, Hong Chau and Stephanie Hsu in the category. | https://abc7ny.com/jamie-lee-curtis-2023-oscars-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscar-winners/12947242/ | 2023-03-13 02:06:12 | 1 | https://abc7ny.com/jamie-lee-curtis-2023-oscars-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscar-winners/12947242/ |
TX El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Zone Forecast for Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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Zone Forecast Product for New Mexico
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
338 AM MDT Wed May 3 2023
TXZ418-032215-
Western El Paso County-
Including the cities of Downtown El Paso, West El Paso,
and Upper Valley
338 AM MDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Breezy with lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the mid 80s.
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TXZ419-032215-
Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Including the cities of East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro,
and Fort Bliss
338 AM MDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph, increasing to
10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 80s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs
in the mid 80s.
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TXZ420-032215-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-
Including the cities of Hueco Tanks and Loma Linda
338 AM MDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs around 80. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs around 80. Lows in the
lower 50s.
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TXZ423-032215-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Including the cities of Fabens, Fort Hancock, and Tornillo
338 AM MDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 80s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows
in the lower 50s.
$$
TXZ421-032215-
Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat
338 AM MDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Breezy
with highs around 80. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear, breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
Lows in the lower 50s.
$$
TXZ422-032215-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the city of Sierra Blanca
338 AM MDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming west 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with
a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in
the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in
the lower 50s.
$$
TXZ424-032215-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the city of Indian Hot Springs
338 AM MDT Wed May 3 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south 10 to
15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with
a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
80s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in
the mid 50s.
$$
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Smith: Data from field and farm indicate a decline in bird flu deaths this year
The impact of a highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, appears to be waning in 2023. The virus was responsible for the deaths of 58.8 million domestic and untold numbers of wild birds.
The worst outbreak of bird flu in U.S. history is waning.
Whether it's over is another question.
But federal and state data show a marked reduction this year in bird deaths from the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The virus has been circulating in the U.S. and other parts of the world since late 2021.
As of July 11, there had not been a case of avian flu in commercial poultry in nearly three months, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At this time last year multiple farms were being depopulated each month due to the disease.
And the number of wild birds known to be affected has dropped substantially. The USDA has recorded 7,144 wild bird mortalities due to the virus since Jan. 1, 2022. The number is thought to be only a small fraction of the actual toll the virus has exacted since wild birds are so widely distributed and difficult to sample.
But the trend has been revealing. Over the last six months only about 500 wild bird deaths have been linked to HPAI in the U.S.
And in Wisconsin 162 wild birds were documented with bird flu from late March to late September 2022. In the first six months of this year that number dropped to eight (seven bald eagles and a Canada goose).
"We're cautiously optimistic that (the bird flu) will continue to cause few to no wild bird mortalities this year," said Lindsey Long, wildlife veterinarian with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Birds that gather in flocks and breeding colonies are particularly affected by H5N1, as are raptors that scavenge on sick or dead birds infected with the virus.
Ducks, geese, swans, eagles, hawks, pelicans, cranes, gulls and terns are among the types of birds found dead and have tested positive for the H5N1 during the current outbreak.
Some mammals have been hit by the virus, too, including red fox, otter, bobcat and fisher in Wisconsin. The HPAI virus poses a very low risk to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Long said while it can't be definitively determined at this point, it appears the bird flu strain has changed over recent months and is not as deadly. In addition, exposure to the virus over the last two years may have provided some immunity to wild birds.
Both developments would be welcome to the conservation community and food production industry.
The impact of this 2021-23 H5N1 outbreak on wild and domestic birds has been larger than any previous avian influenza.
Among domestic flocks, it has affected 58.8 million birds as of July 11, according to USDA data. The virus has been found in 836 flocks across 47 states.
It has raced past the previous worst bird flu on record. The 2015 outbreak of subtype H5N2 hit about 49 million birds at U.S. farms, and, at a cost of $1 billion, was deemed the most costly animal health emergency in U.S. history, according to the USDA.
The economic losses linked to the current outbreak are yet to be tallied but are expected to exceed those seen in 2015.
Over the last year the disease has been documented in wild birds in every state except Hawaii, as well as at commercial production facilities in the U.S. and abroad.
And although it's very difficult to assess in wild bird populations, this avian flu outbreak is worse than any in at least the last 40 years, said Sumner Matteson, Department of Natural Resources conservation biologist who has studied birds in Wisconsin for the last 41 years.
In 2022 Matteson was among scientists who documented the loss of more than 1,000 Caspian terns to bird flu on islands along the Door Peninsula in northeastern Wisconsin.
He returned to the islands this year and found 284 nesting pairs, representing a 70% reduction in the state endangered species in the last year, Matteson said. However, in a hopeful sign, this year there were no obvious indications of illness or death due to avian influenza in the breeding colonies.
The bird flu was also linked to a substantial drop in production of bald eagles last year in Wisconsin, according to data from Madison Audubon's Bald Eagle Nest Watch program.
In 2022, only 35% of bald eagle nests monitored by BENW produced a chick to the fledgling stage, down from about 85% over other years. The number has rebounded in 2023, with 89% nest success, according to Brenna Marsicek of Madison Audubon.
"Wild birds always face challenges, so it's really welcome this year to see fewer eagle deaths from bird flu," Marsicek said.
As fall migration takes place, scientists will continue monitoring birds for H5N1 and other diseases.
"For now, things are looking far better than they did this time last year," said Long, the DNR's wildlife veterinarian. "We all hope that trend continues but there are no guarantees." | https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/outdoors/2023/07/13/avian-flu-killing-fewer-domestic-and-wild-birds-in-2023/70403789007/ | 2023-07-13 12:54:09 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/outdoors/2023/07/13/avian-flu-killing-fewer-domestic-and-wild-birds-in-2023/70403789007/ |
Partnership will enable Convergint customers to benefit from a new level of remote-managed services, helping ensure that their physical security devices perform consistently, reliably and securely over their entire lifecycle.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading IoTOps solution provider SecuriThings has strengthened its partnership with Convergint — a leading global systems integrator — with the launch of a new remote managed services offering for customers to ensure physical security devices perform consistently, reliably, and securely over their entire lifecycle.
Organizations invest heavily in physical security devices. Fundamental operational and maintenance tasks, like monitoring for cyber vulnerabilities, consistently updating firmware, rotating passwords, and ensuring that all devices are functioning optimally at any given time are a challenge to perform manually. This is particularly true when these devices are spread across multiple sites, comprising of multiple manufacturing brands, and a variety of security management systems. Against this backdrop, organizations across the globe are increasingly looking for innovative ways to manage their devices and maximize the value of their investments.
In support of this new partnership, Convergint has established nine Convergint Service Centers across the globe to ensure coverage 365/27/7 with real-time data and remote automation capabilities using the SecuriThings Managed Service Platform – enabling Convergint to perform critical maintenance tasks like firmware upgrades, password rotations, vulnerability detection and more. Through this unique partnership, customers can rest assured that operational issues will be detected, diagnosed, and resolved quickly and efficiently. Protecting physical security devices from cyber threats, and empowering organizations with full visibility and compliance with IT policies and standards is executed by automating these essential tasks through this new Managed Service offering.
"Many organizations, especially in the current climate, simply don't have the internal resources to commit to adequately manage the physical security assets that they've invested so much in," says Roy Dagan, co-founder and CEO of SecuriThings. "That's why we're so excited to be strengthening our partnership with Convergint, with an unprecedented managed service offering that enables Convergint customers to outsource this element of their physical security operations."
"Physical security devices have become increasingly IoT enabled and integrated into the Enterprise IT network. However, IT best practices, management and monitoring the health and wellness of these devices is often overlooked," according to Joe Young, Vice President, Partner Development for Convergint. "We are excited to partner with SecuriThings and incorporate their solution as a key component that enables Convergint to deliver Managed Services to our clients."
As organizations worldwide search for more scalable and efficient ways to maintain their physical security devices, this managed service offering will empower them with an automated solution that enables their teams to focus on strategic organizational tasks, while relying on their system integrator partner to perform resource-heavy yet critical tasks that can be reliably executed to an external team of professionals equipped with advanced automation technology.
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Founded by leading security and IoT experts, SecuriThings empowers operations and IT professionals to automate the operational management of physical security devices, while also ensuring full compliance and security within their organization. The solution is trusted by Fortune 100 companies and has been deployed by numerous large enterprises such as technology companies, financial institutions, manufacturing companies, major airports, universities, hospitals and more. SecuriThings partners with key systems integrators and device manufacturers to provide unmatched insights, coverage and reliability.
Convergint is a $2.0 billion global, industry-leading systems integrator that designs, installs, and services electronic security, cybersecurity, fire and life safety, building automation, and audio-visual systems. Listed as the #1 systems integrator in SDM Magazine's Top Systems Integrators Report for the past 5 years, Convergint leads with over 9,000 colleagues and more than 185 locations worldwide.
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Rays first. Yandy Diaz homers to left field. Brandon Lowe lines out to deep right field to Alex Verdugo. Randy Arozarena strikes out swinging. Harold Ramirez grounds out to shortstop, Christian Arroyo to Franchy Cordero.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 1, Red sox 0.
Rays second. David Peralta grounds out to shallow right field, Franchy Cordero to Michael Wacha. Jose Siri doubles to deep left field. Francisco Mejia strikes out swinging. Ji-Man Choi homers to center field. Jose Siri scores. Taylor Walls lines out to shallow right field to Franchy Cordero.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Rays 3, Red sox 0.
Red sox second. Christian Arroyo doubles to left field. Franchy Cordero pops out to second base to Taylor Walls. Kike Hernandez singles to left field. Christian Arroyo to third. Kevin Plawecki singles to shallow infield. Kike Hernandez to second. Christian Arroyo scores. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. Tommy Pham walks. Kevin Plawecki to second. Kike Hernandez to third. Alex Verdugo pops out to shallow right field to Brandon Lowe.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Rays 3, Red sox 1.
Rays third. Yandy Diaz doubles to left field. Brandon Lowe hit by pitch. Randy Arozarena hit by pitch. Brandon Lowe to second. Yandy Diaz to third. Harold Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Alex Verdugo. Brandon Lowe to third. Yandy Diaz scores. David Peralta grounds out to second base. Randy Arozarena out at second.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 4, Red sox 1.
Red sox fourth. Franchy Cordero homers to right field. Kike Hernandez singles to second base. Kevin Plawecki singles to right field. Kike Hernandez to third. Jarren Duran out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Randy Arozarena. Kike Hernandez scores. Tommy Pham singles to deep left field. Kevin Plawecki to second. Alex Verdugo reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Tommy Pham out at second. Kevin Plawecki to third. J.D. Martinez flies out to deep center field to Jose Siri.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 4, Red sox 3.
Red sox fifth. Xander Bogaerts singles to shallow left field. Christian Arroyo strikes out swinging. Bobby Dalbec pinch-hitting for Franchy Cordero. Bobby Dalbec walks. Xander Bogaerts to second. Kike Hernandez singles to center field. Bobby Dalbec to second. Xander Bogaerts scores. Kevin Plawecki doubles to deep left field. Kike Hernandez to third. Bobby Dalbec scores. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. Tommy Pham called out on strikes.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 5, Rays 4.
Red sox sixth. Alex Verdugo walks. J.D. Martinez singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Alex Verdugo to third. Xander Bogaerts homers to left field. J.D. Martinez scores. Alex Verdugo scores. Christian Arroyo strikes out swinging. Bobby Dalbec doubles to center field. Kike Hernandez flies out to deep center field to Jose Siri. Kevin Plawecki called out on strikes.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 8, Rays 4.
Red sox seventh. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. Tommy Pham singles to center field. Alex Verdugo triples to deep center field. Tommy Pham scores. J.D. Martinez lines out to shallow infield to Yu Chang. Xander Bogaerts grounds out to shortstop, Taylor Walls to Ji-Man Choi.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 9, Rays 4.
Rays eighth. Randy Arozarena walks. Harold Ramirez singles to center field. Randy Arozarena to second. David Peralta singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Harold Ramirez to third. Randy Arozarena scores. Jose Siri homers to center field. David Peralta scores. Harold Ramirez scores. Francisco Mejia grounds out to second base, Xander Bogaerts to Bobby Dalbec. Ji-Man Choi strikes out swinging. Isaac Paredes pinch-hitting for Taylor Walls. Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging.
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 9, Rays 8. | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Tampa-Bay-Boston-Runs-17401682.php | 2022-08-27 04:13:32 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Tampa-Bay-Boston-Runs-17401682.php |
Bob Lee, the creator of the mobile payment service Cash App, has died.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Lee was the victim of a stabbing attack in the Rincon Point neighborhood on Tuesday.
The San Francisco Police Department said it responded to the area after receiving a report of a stabbing around 2:35 a.m. That's where they found the 43-year-old suffering from apparent stab wounds.
"Officers rendered aid and summoned medics to the scene," SFPD said in a statement.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police are investigating the death as a homicide. No arrests have been made.
At the time of his death, Lee was serving as the chief product officer for MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency startup.
Joshua Goldbard, the founder of the company, paid tribute to Lee.
"He was made for the world that is being born right now," Goldbard said. "Bob was a child of dreams, and whatever he imagined, no matter how crazy, he made real."
Lee was well known across the tech industry. Jack Dorsey, who owns the parent company of Cash App, called Lee's death "heartbreaking."
Goldbard said Lee is survived by "a loving family and collection of close friends and collaborators." | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/cash-app-creator-reportedly-stabbed-to-death-in-san-francisco | 2023-04-05 18:37:35 | 1 | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/cash-app-creator-reportedly-stabbed-to-death-in-san-francisco |
INDIANAPOLIS — Hey Indy, 96th Street is getting a little boost soon. That’s right, Biggby Coffee is opening a new location in the Keystone area.
The new location will be located at 4735 East 96th Street and have its grand opening Tuesday July 26.
Coffee-lovers alike can order a 16 ounce beverage for only $1.49 to celebrate the new location. You can choose either hot or iced with upgrades available.
This offer is only good on July 26. | https://fox59.com/news/indynews/get-a-1-49-cup-of-joe-at-biggby-coffee/ | 2022-07-21 15:37:15 | 0 | https://fox59.com/news/indynews/get-a-1-49-cup-of-joe-at-biggby-coffee/ |
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Southwest Airlines extends flight schedule through March 8, 2023
DALLAS, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced the addition of two new nonstop routes for this upcoming winter season as it extends its flight schedule through March 8, 2023. Starting in January, new seasonal service will give Customers the ability to travel nonstop between Long Beach and New Orleans, and between Austin and Montrose, Colo. - the gateway to ski areas in Telluride and Crested Butte.
Seasonal Nonstop Service
Effective Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, Southwest® will offer service on Saturdays between:
Austin and Montrose (Telluride/Crested Butte), Colo.
Effective Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, Southwest will offer service on Sundays between:
Long Beach, Calif. and New Orleans
These flights, as well as the carrier's full flight schedule, are available for booking on Southwest.com.
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – Unless Congress votes to increase the debt limit, the government would run out of money needed to pay for it’s obligations, as Republicans say they won’t vote to increase the limit unless their demands are met.
Republicans say government spending is out of control and are demanding cuts to government spending in exchange for increasing the debt limit.
On Monday, President Biden slammed House Republicans who say they will block an increase in the debt limit unless their demands are met.
“These guys are fiscally demented, I think. They don’t quite get it,” Biden said.
“When the Republicans say we’re not going to pay our bills, it means we’re not going to pay people who are receiving social security,” Rep. Teresa Fernandez (R-NM) said.
In a letter to lawmakers last week, treasury secretary Janet Yellen warned the U.S. could hit its borrowing limit on Thursday. She said the government has already started implementing extraordinary measures to continue paying its obligations which include Medicare, veterans benefits and military salaries.
House Republicans say they won’t agree to an increase in the debt limit unless government spending is slashed.
“Republicans were largely elected to get control of reckless spending,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said.
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) added “we hope that the Senate Democrats and Republicans will agree to spending cuts. Look, this has to stop we cannot continue to operate with these types of deficits.”
Democrats say Republicans are playing games and the result could wreak havoc on the entire U.S. economy if the country is unable to continue paying its obligations.
President Biden says he already is decreasing the deficit.
“Guess what? I reduced the deficit last year to $350 billion. And this year the federal deficit is down $1 trillion-plus,” Biden said.
The government needs to increase the debt limit in order to pay for spending that’s already been appropriated and voted on by Congress, it isn’t necessarily to pay for any new or future spending. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/biden-slams-fiscally-demented-republicans-amid-debt-ceiling-race/ | 2023-01-17 21:46:32 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/biden-slams-fiscally-demented-republicans-amid-debt-ceiling-race/ |
‘Go on offense’: Inside Democrats’ strategy to try to undercut GOP investigations and protect Biden
By Lauren Fox, Alayna Treene and Jeremy Herb, CNN
Congressional Democrats are betting that a coordinated offense is their best defense against the coming Republican investigative onslaught.
Democrats on Capitol Hill, at the White House, in agencies and in outside political groups are gearing up to do battle with the Republican committee chairs probing all corners of the Biden administration as well as the Biden family’s financial dealings.
The significant effort at the outset is a sign of the danger the GOP investigations and their subpoena power pose to Biden’s political prospects heading into his reelection. The stakes of knocking down the GOP probes have only grown over the past month as Biden is now grappling with a special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents found at his private residence and office.
Even before the first subpoena or hearing, Democrats have enlisted polling firms and focus groups to try and undercut the coming investigations and protect Biden with the 2024 campaign approaching.
Their plans include launching sustained attacks against the two Republicans expected to lead the most aggressive probes: Oversight Chairman James Comer of Kentucky and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, who is also leading the new so-called weaponization of government subcommittee with a wide investigative mandate. Meanwhile, outside groups are planning to bring the fight local and visit more than a dozen Biden-leaning congressional districts to go after vulnerable Republicans involved in the investigations.
At the center of the strategy will be Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, whose office has already resurrected a standing investigations meeting then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had held when Democrats were in power. The meeting is intended to help staffers of different committees get on the same page with their messaging and counter-strategy. Committee aides have also been working closely to coordinate with administration officials likely to be targets of GOP subpoenas, connecting regularly to discuss plans for dealing with Republican requests for information and attacks on agencies.
“Clearly, when they when they go off on nonsense, we’re gonna push back at it,” New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, told CNN.
It’s a strategy that in some ways mimics the way congressional Republicans served as then-President Donald Trump’s attack dogs after Democrats took control of the House in 2019. Republicans villainized House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff of California, who led the House’s first impeachment of Trump, and Trump was in constant communication with his GOP House allies during the subsequent impeachment trial.
Republicans have dismissed Democrats’ attempts to try to blunt their investigations.
“I have never seen anything like it,” Comer told CNN when asked about the Democratic efforts. “I have never seen an administration work so closely with outside groups to attack the investigators.”
Democrats will have their first public opportunity to test drive their strategy on Wednesday when the House Judiciary and Oversight committees each hold their first public hearings, one on “the Biden Border crisis” and the other on abuses of pandemic spending. Aides say Democratic staff and members worked through the weekend preparing for the hearings. While the hearings themselves may be a footnote in a long saga ahead for Democrats’ efforts to defend Biden, it will be an important opportunity for the party to cement themselves as being effective at countering GOP messaging.
“This is a trial run,” one Democratic aide said of the significance of the hearing.
In interviews with more than a dozen Democratic members and staffers, they contend one of the biggest challenges going forward will be striking the right balance between sharing concerns about objectively complicated topics like dysfunction at the border and the mishandling of classified documents with their desire to play messaging defense for the President and his administration and a belief that Republicans are unfairly zeroing in on Biden on issues that were problems long before he was in office.
“We obviously believe there’s a very big role for oversight and making sure that government laws and programs translate for the people,” Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, told CNN. “But I’m afraid that the Republicans have come to the belief that the purpose of oversight is just to harass the other side, and to engage in partisan wild goose chases. So we will be there to act as a truth squad refuting and debunking the conspiracy theories and the scandals du jour that they throw up at us.”
Raskin, who was a member of the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, said he and other ranking Democratic members are viewing their work through the lens of the current political environment, one that is still deeply divided two years after the attack.
“We’re coming out of a wrenching period of social and political conflict because of a violent insurrection unleashed against Congress and the vice president,” Raskin said. “From my perspective, Kevin McCarthy has essentially swallowed MAGA and the insurrection and they are now driving the bus over there. And our task on Oversight is to continue to defend basic Democratic institutions and legislative process the best we can against a MAGA agenda.”
Getting cover from the outside
Democrats say they’re also working closely with an outside political group, the Congressional Integrity Project, which is expected to play the role of messaging clearinghouse in the coming months. Already, the group’s polling on how the public perceives the GOP’s broad investigations into the Biden administration has served as a guidepost for staffers as they plot their defense.
Brad Woodhouse, a senior adviser for Congressional Integrity Project, said that the group will serve several functions for the Biden White House and congressional Democrats, including polling, opposition research and political events. In the leadup to the new Congress, the group sent reporters daily emails attacking Comer. On Monday, Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, a manager for Trump’s second impeachment trial, joined the group’s press call Monday to attack the opening hearings this week for the Oversight and Judiciary committees.
In addition to going after committee chairs like Comer and Jordan, the political group also says it plans to hold events in the 18 Republican-held congressional districts that Biden won, in an attempt to either turn them against the GOP investigations — or paint them with the same brush as the Republicans leading the charge against Biden.
“Our role is really to go on offense,” Woodhouse said. “There’s almost a dozen of these members in California and New York, blue states in presidential election years in districts won by Joe Biden. I’m not sure they want the national conversation to be dominated by James Comer’s Oversight hearings.”
Core to Democratic strategy is the belief Republicans will overreach in their requests into Biden, his family, his administration’s decision on the border and the mishandling of classified documents — and that Democrats can seize on those moments to show a contrast to the American people between their ideology and the GOP’s.
“If they launch frivolous investigations, we’ll point out that that’s not what they ran on,” Rep. Ro Khanna of California, a Democratic member of House Oversight, told CNN. “If it becomes obvious that this is singling out President Biden for a political attack, that’s what the Democrats will point out. And those things tend to backfire. I mean, they backfire on both sides. If people in the country conclude that Congress is more interested in investigating than legislating, it doesn’t help the party doing that.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who was named the No. 2 Democrat on the Oversight Committee this week under Raskin, said that part of the strategy is to let Republicans go too far on their own, but she also warned that no one should interpret Democrats’ strategy as a passive one.
“I think there is standing back, but I think there is also a little bit of casting a reel and letting them really show who they are,” Ocasio Cortez said of the Democratic strategy. “It’s not a strategy of just stepping aside and letting the whole world see what they are doing. I think it is actually a little bit more nuanced.”
The battlegrounds
Already, Republicans have fired off dozens of requests for documents and testimony on a string of areas they want to investigate. In the Judiciary Committee, Republicans have also begun hinting they could move swiftly to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, something Democrats argue would be unprecedented in the modern era with just one other secretary — William Belknap, the war secretary — impeached back in 1876 for a kickback scheme for making official appointments.
Top officials in the Biden White House and agencies like the Department of Homeland Security have been preparing for months for GOP demands of documents and testimony — and the subpoenas likely to follow them — even before Republicans won control of the House.
Cognizant that the border has the potential to be a political problem for Biden in his reelection, Democrats are also ramping up efforts to help educate their members. Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar, a member of both the Judiciary Committee and the House Democrats’ messaging arm in House leadership, told CNN she planned to resume immigration trips for lawmakers that she led back in 2019, which led to 20 percent of House members traveling to down to the US-Mexico border.
“I want to make sure our members are as well versed in the realities on the ground as possible,” Escobar said.
In addition to the border, the House Judiciary Committee’s new so-called weaponization of government subcommittee is expected to have some of the fiercest fights. The panel, which was given an expanded mandate under the deal Speaker Kevin McCarthy cut with the GOP dissidents last month, is likely to target the Justice Department, FBI, social media companies and possibly more.
House Democrats have yet to name their members to the panel or signal which Democrat will sit opposite Jordan at the top of the dais for what could be some of the Republicans’ most high-profile hearings tied to their oversight.
And in the House Oversight Committee, Comer has quickly become the House GOP point for investigating both Biden’s family finances as well as the classified documents found at his former private office and Delaware residence.
Democrats have responded to Comer’s attacks on Biden by arguing that he could be running the same investigation against Trump — which Comer has tried to argue isn’t necessary because Democrats already investigated the former president.
In an early sign of how Raskin will try to rebut Comer’s investigation, he requested visitor logs Tuesday in a letter to the Secret Service from the homes of Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, mimicking Comer’s request last week for logs from Biden’s Delaware residence.
The Oversight panel’s first hearing Wednesday isn’t about Hunter Biden or classified documents, however, it’s being held to examine abuses of federal Covid pandemic relief funding.
Another factor for Raskin specifically is he’ll be managing the responsibilities of his committee while receiving treatment for Lymphoma. It’s something that Raskin says hasn’t affected his ability to do the job so far, but if he needs them, Raskin says he has full confidence in his colleagues to do the job.
“I have been able to organize my chemotherapy sessions around the congressional recess calendar, so I don’t need to be doing it while we’re in session and I’ve not missed any votes so far. And I’ve not missed any meetings or hearings,” Raskin said. “I understand that the best skill of a captain is deploying the skills of the members of the team.”
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The collaboration at Berkeley Lab's BELLA Center paves the way for breakthroughs in disease prevention and cures, as well as semiconductor chips and more
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TAU Systems, a producer of ultrafast, compact plasma accelerators, today announced a partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to advance the science and technology of compact accelerator systems and advanced light sources, with the goal of making these tools widely available to a broad range of end users and industry.
In the near term, Tau is developing systems that focus on applications within the semiconductor industry, e.g. metrology, photoresist, mask and optics R&D and interference lithography. The collaborative experience gained on the compact light source subsystems at the BELLA Center, in the Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics Division, will be applied to TAU's first specialized light high average power prototype system for lithography and metrology applications. TAU's second system will then extend the capability of this first prototype towards x-ray laser pulses for the study of macromolecules. The knowledge gained can pave the way for disease prevention and cures.
The team at Berkeley Lab has been pioneering laser-driven electron beams for the last 25 years. They are one of the world's leading research groups in this field and responsible for some of its greatest break-throughs. This new public-private collaboration is an example how National Laboratory science discoveries could enable a transition from the laboratory to industrial and commercial applications. Specifically, TAU and Berkeley Lab aim to demonstrate the first laser-driven VUV Free Electron Laser in the US. The team will be using a 100 TW peak-power laser fitted with an undulator at one of BELLA center's core facilities - the BELLA-HTU laser. They will be targeting challenges that are important to science understanding and technological robustness: more control, more stability, and more applications.
"Berkeley Lab has a rich history in developing cutting edge accelerator technologies, and the laser wakefield accelerator process is no exception. The BELLA center is a world leader in this technology," said Bjorn Manuel Hegelich, CEO of TAU Systems. "Couple this with similar and complementary expertise within TAU Systems and you have a team that is greater than the sum of its parts, together pushing the technology forward at a pace not achievable by either in isolation."
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Monday he will co-sponsor a measure to block President Biden from sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, joining a small group of Democrats on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.
“I will be the Republican co-sponsor on the NDAA amendment introduced by [Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.)] to stop the transfer of cluster bombs. These cluster bombs will not end the war in Ukraine and will not build a more stable country,” Gaetz wrote in a tweet, which included a video clip from his podcast. “Children will be left without limbs and without parents because of this decision if we do not work together in a bipartisan fashion to stop it.”
“Cluster bombs are features of the world’s bloodiest and most inhumane wars, and some of the longest. It’s hardly the corner stone of a path to peace,” he said in the video.
Biden’s announcement that he would send Ukraine cluster munition has been among the most controversial decisions he’s made yet in the 500-day war. The bombs are banned in several countries because of the risk they pose to civilians.
Biden has defended the decision, saying he believes Ukraine needs them, but he acknowledged the difficulty in reaching his conclusion.
Members of Biden’s own party have been split on the move, and Jacobs’s amendment to the NDAA is one of the latest efforts to push back against the decision. Gaetz’s move to co-sponsor the amendment could give additional weight to it, although it’s unlikely that the amendment will result in any change in policy.
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas), indicated his support for Biden’s move in an interview over the weekend and said the weapons could possibly be a “game changer” in the war.
“They want these as self-defense to use against Russians in their own country of Ukraine. I don’t see anything wrong with that because, quite honestly … as you look at the counteroffensive, it’s been slowed tremendously because this administration has been so slow to get the weapons in,” McCaul said Sunday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83.
Musician Paul Ricci, a family friend, confirmed that she died Monday. He did not provide additional details.
Born in Salvador, Bahia and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Gilberto became an overnight, unexpected superstar in 1964, thanks to knowing just enough English to be recruited by the makers of “Getz/Gilberto,” the classic bossa nova album featuring saxophonist Stan Getz and her then-husband, singer-songwriter-guitarist Joao Gilberto.
“The Girl from Ipanema,” the wistful ballad written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, was already a hit in South America. But “Getz/Gilberto” producer Creed Taylor and others thought they could expand the record’s appeal by including both Portuguese and English language vocals. In a 2002 interview with friends posted on her web site www.astrudgilberto.com, Astrud Gilberto remembered her husband saying he had a surprise for her at the recording studio.
“I begged him to tell me what it was, but he adamantly refused, and would just say: ‘Wait and see …’ Later on, while rehearsing with Stan, as they were in the midst of going over the song ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ Joao casually asked me to join in, and sing a chorus in English, after he had just sung the first chorus in Portuguese. So, I did just that,” she explained.
“When we were finished performing the song, Joao turned to Stan, and said something like: “Tomorrow Astrud sing on record… What do you think?” Stan was very receptive, in fact very enthusiastic; he said it was a great idea. The rest, of course, as one would say, ‘is history.’”
Astrud Gilberto sings “The Girl from Ipanema” in a light, affectless style that influenced Sade and Suzanne Vega among others as if she had already moved on to other matters. But her words, translated from the Portuguese by Norman Gimbel, would be remembered like few others from the era.
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes
Each one she passes goes, “Ah”
“Getz/Gilberto” sold more than 2 million copies and “The Girl from Ipanema,” released as a single with Astrud Gilberto the only vocalist, became an all-time standard, often ranked just behind “Yesterday” as the most covered song in modern times. “The Girl from Ipanema” won a Grammy in 1965 for record of the year and Gilberto received nominations for best new artist and best vocal performance. The poised, dark-haired singer was so closely associated with “The Girl from Ipanema” that some assumed she was the inspiration; de Moraes had written the lyrics about a Brazilian teenager, Heloísa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto.
Over the next few years, Gilberto toured with Getz among others and released eight albums (with songs in English and Portuguese), among them “The Astrud Gilberto Album,” “Beach Samba” and “The Shadow of Your Smile.” But after 1969, she made just seven more albums and by 2002 had essentially retired from the business and stopped giving interviews, dedicating her latter years to animal rights activism and a career in the visual arts. She would allege that she received no money for “The Girl from Ipanema” and that Taylor and Getz (who would refer to her as “just a housewife”) took undue credit for “discovering” her. She also felt estranged from her native country, alleging she was treated dismissively by the press, and rarely performed there after she became a star.
“Isn’t there an ancient proverb to the effect that ‘No one is a prophet in his own land’”? she said in 2002. ”I have no qualms with Brazilians, and I enjoy myself very much when I go to Brazil. Of course, I go there as an incognito visitor, and not as a performer.”
Astrud Weinert was the youngest of three sisters, born into a family both musical and at ease with foreign languages: Her mother was a singer and violinist, her father a linguistics professor. By her teens, she was among a circle of musical friends and had met Joao Gilberto, a rising star in Rio’s emerging bossa nova scene.
“After I got together with Joao, the clan grew larger, to include ‘older’ folks such as Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Morais, Bene Nunes, Luis Bonfa and Joao Donato, and of course, their respective ‘other halves,” she recalled. “Joao Gilberto and I used to sing duets, or he would accompany me on guitar. Friends would always request that I sing at these gatherings, as well as at our own home when they would come to visit us.”
She was married twice and had two sons, Joao Marcelo Gilberto and Gregory Lasorsa, both of whom would work with her. Well after her commercial peak, she remained a popular live act, her singing becoming warmer and jazzier as she sang both covers and original material. She also had some notable moments as a recording artist, whether backed by trumpeter Chet Baker on “Fly Me to the Moon” or crooning with George Michael on the bossa nova standard “Desafinado.” In 2008, she received a Latin Grammy for lifetime achievement.
“I have been labeled by an occasional frustrated journalist as ‘a recluse.’ The dictionary clearly defines recluse as ‘a person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude.’ Why should anybody assume that just because an artist chooses not to give interviews, he/she is a recluse?” she said in 2002.
“I firmly believe that any artist who becomes famous through their work — be it music, motion pictures or any other — does not have any moral obligation to satisfy the curiosity of journalists, fans or any members of the public about their private lives, or anything else that does not have any direct reflection on their work. My work, whether perceived as good, bad, or indifferent, speaks for itself.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/the-girl-from-ipanema-singer-astrud-gilberto-dead-at-83/ | 2023-06-06 16:01:34 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/the-girl-from-ipanema-singer-astrud-gilberto-dead-at-83/ |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Evening" game were:
07-12-13-18-25
(seven, twelve, thirteen, eighteen, twenty-five)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Evening" game were:
07-12-13-18-25
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CAIRO (AP) — The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah said Tuesday they received a letter from him saying he has ended his hunger strike.
In a statement, the family said that Abdel-Fattah’s mother, Laila Soueif, received a short note in her son’s handwriting via prison authorities. The letter is dated Monday. In it, he asks her to come for her monthly visit to him in prison on Thursday.
‘‘I’ve broken my strike. I’ll explain everything on Thursday,’’ the letter read. The circumstances under which he wrote the letter were not clear. The activist had previously said he was willing to die in his strike if not freed.
The family has not seen Abdel-Fattah since the last pre-allotted visit on Oct. 24 and has not been given information on his condition. In the note, Abdel-Fattah asks his mother to bring a cake to celebrate his 41st birthday, which is on Friday. The meetings, conducted behind a glass barrier, usually last for around 20 minutes.
“From the letter, it is clear that his psychological state “is good,” Soueif told The Associated Press, referring to her son's reference to his birthday. “But I won’t be reassured until I see him.”
Fears had been mounting over Abdel-Fattah's life since he stopped intake of all food, then stopped drinking water on Nov. 6, escalating a months-long partial hunger strike to pressure for his release. His strike was timed to coincide Egypt’s hosting of the international climate summit, known as COP27, to draw attention to his case and those of other political prisoners. His partial hunger strike began on April 2, after which he was consuming only 100 calories a day.
The news comes a day after the renowned dissident announced the end of his water strike via a similar handwritten letter delivered to the family.
The prison authorities began a medical intervention on Abdel-Fattah last Thursday, but authorities did not provide details on the nature of medical intervention raising concerns among the family that he was being force-fed.
“I feel cautiously relieved now knowing that at least he’s not on hunger strike but my heart won’t really be settled until Thursday,’’ his sister Mona Seif said in the family's statement.
Abdel-Fattah is one of Egypt’s most prominent pro-democracy activists and has spent most of the last decade in prison. He is currently serving a five-year sentence on charges related to sharing a Facebook post. He rose to prominence during the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings — known as the Arab Spring — that swept through the Middle East. In Egypt, the uprising toppled the country’s long-time autocratic President Hosni Mubarak.
His hunger strike has drawn attention to Egypt’s heavy suppression of speech and political activity. Since 2013, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s government has cracked down hard on dissidents and critics, jailing thousand and virtually banning all protests.
During the two-week climate conference, U.S. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz all raised the activist’s case in their private talks with el-Sissi. Abdel-Fattah gained British citizenship earlier this year through his mother, who was born in London. The family have frequently criticised the British government for not doing enough to secure his release.
At the conference, Egypt’s foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, has played down the global attention surrounding Abdel-Fattah’s deteriorating health. Shoukry, the president of the conference, said Saturday that the priority of the summit should be focused on “the existential challenge related to climate change.’’
Also on Tuesday, Tarik el-Awady, a member of Egypt’s presidential pardon committee, announced the release of the 30 pre-trial detainees before posting pictures of several of the freed inmates on his Facebook account. El-Awady did not disclose the identity of any of the detainees.
In recent months, The Egyptian government has sought to improve its international image through mass prisoner releases via presidential pardons and its establishment of a new “strategy” to upgrade the country’s human rights conditions.
A number of human rights groups have cast doubt on these measures and accused Egypt of using the gathering in Sharm el-Sheikh to further whitewash its poor rights record. Egypt is among the world’s worst jailers of journalists, along with Turkey and China, according to 2021 data produced by the U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Human Rights Watch estimated in 2019 that as many as 60,000 political prisoners are incarcerated in Egyptian prisons, many without trial.
On Saturday, Sanaa Seif, another of Abdel-Fattah’s sisters, took part in a protest march in Sharm el Sheikh that saw hundreds of activists demand action on climate change, human and gender rights. The protesters called for the release of Abdel-Fattah and all political prisoners detained in Egypt. Sanaa, who has been imprisoned in Egypt before and now lives in London, flew to the conference to raise awareness about her brother's case.
‘‘We’re counting down the days until Thursday,’’ said Sanaa, in the family’s statement published on Tuesday. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Imprisoned-Egyptian-activist-calls-off-hunger-17585737.php | 2022-11-15 18:28:31 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Imprisoned-Egyptian-activist-calls-off-hunger-17585737.php |
SAN DIEGO — Many who operate maquiladoras along the border between San Diego and Tijuana are reporting losses in revenue due to the current strength of the Mexican peso, said Roberto Vega Solís, president of the Mexican Employers Association in Tijuana.
Maquiladoras are manufacturing plants in Mexico that are operated by corporations in the United States and other countries.
Once assembled in Mexico, the finished products such as fireplaces, televisions and trucks are then sent north of the border.
According to Mexico’s Chamber of Commerce, maquiladoras provide one out of every two formal jobs in border cities from Tijuana to Juarez and one out of 10 jobs in Mexico.
“When most export and sell, they get paid in dollars, but since budgets for production including labor are set in pesos, your dollars aren’t going as far,” said Vega Solís. “Your profits diminish since you set your budget expecting 20 pesos per dollar.”
As of this week, one dollar gets you less than 17 pesos, according to Bloomberg.
“It’s urgent that the dollar recover and regain its value versus the peso, so businesses can regain some of their earnings because they are definitely making less right now,” said Vega Solís.
Vega Solís also stated there are other industries already feeling an impact including tourism, saying fewer people are taking vacations to Mexico, and when they do, they are spending less money.
Ismael Plascencia López, president of the Baja California College of Economists, says historically, the peso-versus-dollar swings are felt stronger along the border.
“Without a doubt us along the border who are used to buying in dollars are seeing a benefit because our pesos are generating more dollars, but if we’re exporters to the United States, there is no benefit,” said Plascencia López. “There is an excess of dollars right now circulating around the world, decreasing the value of the currency.”
The economist said he expects the stronger peso to remain in place through the end of the year, but eventually it will start losing its value as inflation in the U.S. will continue to go down. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/border-report/stronger-peso-hurting-maquiladora-industry-along-the-border/ | 2023-07-14 02:14:05 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/border-report/stronger-peso-hurting-maquiladora-industry-along-the-border/ |
VILLAGE OF FREMONT, Wis. (WFRV) – Waupaca County Sheriff’s and Fremont Police believe alcohol was a factor in a crash that happened Saturday in the Village of Fremont.
According to the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office, they received a 911 call on Saturday, July 2 around 11:32 p.m. for a report of a one-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Tustin Road.
Initial investigations found that a vehicle was driving northbound on Tustin Road between the Highway 10 overpass and Lind Street when the vehicle hit a person walking along Tustin Road. A witness stopped and helped the person and called 911.
The person was transported by Fremont-Wolf River EMS and later flown by ThedaStar. There is no word on their injuries at this time.
The woman driving the vehicle was not injured.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/pedestrian-injured-after-being-hit-by-vehicle-in-village-of-fremont/ | 2022-07-04 22:39:12 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/pedestrian-injured-after-being-hit-by-vehicle-in-village-of-fremont/ |
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LONDON (AP) — Events surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday cap 10 days of national mourning and are expected to be watched by hundreds of thousands of people packed onto the streets of London and millions around the world. Those are just a few of the staggering array of numbers generated by the death of the 96-year-old monarch after a 70-year-reign.
Here are some figures that have swirled around London and the rest of the United Kingdom in the aftermath of death on Sept. 8 at her summer retreat in Scotland of the only monarch most Britons have ever known.
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— 2,000: Dignitaries and guests in Westminster Abbey for the the state funeral, ranging from King Charles III and other royals to world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden to members of the British public who helped battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
— 800: Guests at a committal service later in the day at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
— 5,949: Military personnel deployed throughout the meticulously choreographed operation that began with the queen's death on Sept. 8 at her Balmoral Estate in the Scottish Highlands. That number comprises 4,416 from the army, 847 from the navy and 686 from the air force. In addition, around 175 armed forces personnel from Commonwealth nations have been involved.
— 1,650: At least that number of military personnel will be involved in the pomp-filled procession of the queen's coffin from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch after her funeral. A further 1,000 will line the streets along the procession route When the coffin reaches Windsor, 410 military personnel will take part in the procession, 480 will line streets, 150 will be in a guard of honor and line steps and 130 more will fulfil other ceremonial duties.
— 142: Royal Navy ratings who will pull the state gun carriage carrying the queen's coffin on Monday when it leaves the Houses of Parliament for her funeral.
— More than 10,000: Police officers. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said the “hugely complex” policing operation is the biggest in the London force’s history, surpassing the London 2012 Olympics which saw up to 10,000 police officers on duty per day.
— 22: Miles (36 kilometers) of barriers erected in central London alone to control crowds and keep key areas around the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace secure.
— 1 million: The number of people London transport authorities expect to visit the capital on Monday. Around 250 extra rail services will run to move people in and out of the city.
— 5: Miles (8 kilometers) of people lining up to file past the queen's coffin in Westminster Hall. The mammoth queue stretched back from the Houses of Parliament along the south bank of the River Thames to Southwark Park. The number of people who viewed the coffin over four days is not yet known.
— 125: Movie theaters that will open their doors to broadcast Monday's funeral live.
— 2,868: Diamonds, along with 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 269 pearls, and 4 rubies, sparkle in the Imperial State Crown that rested on the queen's coffin as it lay in state.
— 2: Minutes of silence at the end of the funeral at Westminster Abbey.
— 1: Coffin. The silent eye in the days-long storm of pomp, pageantry and protection is a single, flag-draped oak coffin carrying the only monarch most Britons have ever known.
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Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari has exercised his $6.8 million option for next season, his agent Michael Tellem confirmed Thursday.
The move was essentially a formality for Gallinari, 34, who missed this past season after tearing an ACL while playing for Italy in a World Cup qualifier last September.
The 6-foot-10-inch forward signed a two-year, $13.3 million deal with the Celtics last summer and was expected to provide some scoring pop off the bench. His minutes ultimately went to second-year wing Sam Hauser, who became an effective 3-point shooter.
Gallinari’s rehab process was long and arduous, but by season’s end he had progressed to full-court workouts.
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A career 38.2 percent 3-point shooter, Gallinari could bolster the Celtics’ depth if he is fully healthy next season, or he could end up being a trade piece as president of basketball operations Brad Stevens looks to upgrade a roster that fell one win short of its second consecutive Finals berth.
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Correction: A previous version of this article misidentified the location of airports where ground stops had been ordered on Saturday afternoon.
(NewsNation) — The U.S. government is continuing to monitor a huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon that has been moving across the United States for a few days now.
A senior Defense Department official said there is “very high confidence” the balloon is owned and operated by the Chinese government. The Pentagon, meanwhile, says it knows it is a surveillance balloon — although officials did not get into specific details on Friday as to why they thought that.
While questions remain about what exactly the balloon is being used for, here is what is known so far:
What happened?
U.S. Defense officials have been tracking the Chinese balloon, which they say is being used for spying, for days. It drifted over the Aleutian Islands off Alaska’s mainland and Canada before coming back to the United States.
Is the balloon dangerous?
Federal officials say the balloon does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground.
While there were concerns Friday about the balloon floating over three airbases in or near Montana, U.S. officials have downplayed any tactical advantage it may have.
The three airbases, which are known to have long-range nuclear missile silos, are Malmstrom Air Force Base, about four hours north of Billings, Montana; Minot Air Force Base, to the east in North Dakota; and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, just south in Wyoming.
On “NewsNation Live,” Retired Maj. Gen. William Enyart said this balloon is “really insignificant.”
“This balloon is not going to add anything that the Chinese aren’t already getting,” Enyart said. “The only two possible useful pieces of information that they could get from it would be weather and wind patterns at altitude — which could potentially impact missiles and bombers — and secondly, our ability to detect, track and react to a high-altitude, airborne device.”
Where is the balloon?
On Friday, the balloon was over the central United States, though the Pentagon wouldn’t get into specifics about its location. They did say it is 60,000 feet above the U.S.
“The balloon is currently traveling well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground,” Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement.
Local news reports on Saturday said it was flying above North Carolina. That afternoon, a ground stop had been ordered in three airports — one in North Carolina and two in South Carolina, per the Federal Aviation Administration.
What is the United States going to do about it?
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden was briefed Tuesday about the balloon and asked military advisers to present options. It was their strong recommendation at that time not to take action, advice the president took “seriously,” she said. At this time, Jean-Pierre said the U.S. is keeping all options open.
On Saturday, however, President Biden remarked that officials are “going to take care” of the suspected surveillance balloon, but did not elaborate on what they had planned, Reuters reported.
But officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press the Biden administration is considering a plan to shoot down the balloon by bringing it down once it is above the Atlantic Ocean where the remnants could potentially be recovered.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken had already postponed a planned high-stakes diplomatic trip to Beijing because of the balloon. Although he had been prepared on Thursday to travel to China this weekend, the Biden administration began to reconsider the trip after the balloon was detected Wednesday.
CNN reported that Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, said Friday that the UN is concerned “whenever there are heightened tensions between China and the U.S.”
“Given the global leadership position of both countries, I think it is incumbent on them to do whatever they can to lower tensions,” Dujarric said, according to CNN.
Why haven’t officials shot it down yet?
Former President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social that the U.S. should shoot down the balloon, something Republican lawmakers including Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia have also said.
However, defense officials have said this would not be a safe option, as falling debris could be a risk to residents on the ground.
Retired Gen. Philip Breedlove, former supreme allied commander of NATO, said the U.S. also likely would not want to begin shooting in areas that are considered contentious.
“We fly in a lot of places in the South China Sea with our aircraft. … China claims that as their airspace. There may be a consideration out there that we don’t want to start a process of shooting things that are in these kinds of contested areas,” Breedlove told NewsNation host Leland Vittert in an interview.
Even if U.S. officials did decide to bring the balloon down, the likelihood that it would strike anything of value is pretty low, Breedlove went on to say.
“I think the military is making the right call in not shooting it down,” Enyart said.
What has China said, and how has the U.S. responded?
Though China has angrily denounced surveillance attempts by the U.S. and others in the past, it was relatively conciliatory in its response to the complaints about the current balloon, The Associated Press reported.
The AP said China’s statement “approached an apology,” adding the Chinese foreign ministry claimed the balloon was a civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research.
The balloon had limited “self-steering” capabilities, and winds caused it to deviate far from its planned course, China said.
“The Chinese side regrets the unintended entry of the airship into U.S. airspace due to force majeure,” the statement said. “Force majeure” is a legal term used to refer to events beyond one’s control.
Ryder said Pentagon officials are aware of China’s statement, but still think it is a surveillance balloon. He did not get more specific than that.
“The balloon has violated U.S. airspace and international law, which is unacceptable,” Ryder said. The U.S., he added, has communicated that to Chinese leaders at multiple levels.
How many balloons are being tracked right now?
The U.S. is currently tracking one balloon. Canada, the Toronto Star reported, was tracking a potential second balloon on Friday.
“Canadians are safe and Canada is taking steps to ensure the security of its airspace, including the monitoring of a potential second incident,” Canada’s Department of National Defence said in a statement, according to The Star.
Also on Friday, Ryder told NewsNation the Pentagon saw reports of a balloon “transiting Latin America.”
“We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon,” he said, adding that there was no further information to provide at this time.
How big is the balloon?
Pentagon officials would not get into the specific size of the balloon, only saying that it is large enough that any potential debris would be significant and cause property damage, civilian injuries, or even death.
The AP reported that one defense official said the balloon is the size of three buses.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Three white men in South Africa have been charged with crimes including attempted murder after an alleged racist attack on two Black boys that has sparked public outrage.
The men were caught on video assaulting the Black teenagers who were using a swimming pool at the Maselspoort resort in the Free State province.
The men were trying to prevent the teenagers from swimming, claiming that the pool was reserved for white people.
In the video, widely viewed on social media in South Africa, the men shouted at the boys and hit them. One of the men pushed one of the boys underwater.
Further security video footage shows the men attempting to prevent the teenagers from entering the pool and the group of white people that were swimming at the time exiting the pool as soon as the Black teenagers entered it.
According to police, Johan Nel, 33, and Jan Stephanus van der Westhuizen, 47, were released on a warning and are expected to appear again in court next year.
“The two appeared in court on charges of assault common and crimen injuria and the matter was postponed to 25 January 2023 while being released on warning,” said Police Commissioner Baile Motswenyane.
The third suspect was expected to appear in court on Thursday, where various political parties and activities were protesting outside the courthouse.
The incident has been widely condemned, including by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
“As Black and white South Africans, we should be united in condemning all manifestations of racism and attempts to explain or defend such crimes. Racism is not a problem to be fought by Black South Africans only,” Ramaphosa said in a statement.
Members of the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters party visited the resort and demanded answers from the manager, who claimed the resort did not have a racial segregation policy.
Racism remains a thorny issue in South Africa nearly 30 years after South Africa’s transition from white-minority rule, known as apartheid, to democracy.
In 2018, real estate agent Vicky Momberg was sentenced to three years in prison for shouting racial insults at a Black policeman in a landmark judgment that was the first to imprison a person for a racist act.
In 2020, Adam Catzavelos, a white man, was convicted of crimen injuria and given a suspended sentence after using racist slurs in a video that circulated on social media. | https://www.qcnews.com/news/world-news/ap-3-men-in-south-africa-charged-for-racist-attack-at-swim-pool/ | 2022-12-30 11:32:33 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/world-news/ap-3-men-in-south-africa-charged-for-racist-attack-at-swim-pool/ |
HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Peña became the first rookie position player to win a World Series MVP award after hitting .400 in the Houston Astros' six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Peña also won a Gold Glove Award and AL Championship Series MVP this season. He’s the first hitter to win those three prizes in a career — and he did it all in his rookie season, per OptaSTATS.
“This is what we dream about,” he said.
The 25-year-old singled to chase Zack Wheeler in Game 6, giving the Astros two baserunners for the first time in the game. Yordan Alvarez followed with a go-ahead, three-run homer that sent the Astros on to a 4-1 victory.
Peña finished the postseason with a .345 average, four homers, eight RBIs and a 1.005 OPS. He was also the first rookie shortstop to win a Gold Glove, as well as the first to homer in the World Series.
Just 24 when he was handed the starting job at the start of the season after Carlos Correa left as a free agent, Peña became the third rookie at any position to earn Series MVP, joining a pair of right-handed pitchers: the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Larry Sherry in 1959 and Miami’s Liván Hernández in 1997.
These guys kept me within myself, the preparation eveyr single day. individual awards are cool and all, but that's the trophy we want," he said, pointing to the Commissioner's Trophy awarded to the World Series champs. “Put the camera on that, right there.”
He also became just the ninth player to win MVP of a League Championship Series and a World Series atter hitting .353 with two homers and four RBIs against the Yankees. The only other player to win a Championship Series MVP, World Series MVP and a Gold Glove in a career was Orel Hershiser, who did all three for the Dodgers in 1988.
Peña hit .291 with 22 homers and 64 RBIs during the season and likely will finish high in AL Rookie of the Year voting. Seattle outfielder Julio Rodríguez is likely to win.
Others to win LCS and World Series MVP in one year were Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell (1979), St. Louis’ Darrell Porter (1982), Hershiser, the Hernández (2003), Philadelphia’s Cole Hamels (2008), the Cardinals’ David Freese (2011), San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner (2014) and the Dodgers’ Corey Seager (2020).
Only four other rookies were LCS MVPs: Baltimore right-hander Mike Boddicker in 1993, Hernández in 1997, St. Louis right-hander Michael Wacha in 2013 and Tampa Bay outfielder Randy Arozarena in 2020.
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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Healthcare REIT, Inc., a self-managed, publicly registered, real estate investment trust, announced today the appointment of Scott A. Estes to the company's board of directors, effective August 30, 2022. Estes will serve as one of the company's independent directors and as a member of the audit committee. Following the appointment of Estes, the company's board of directors will be comprised of 10 directors, seven of whom are independent.
"We are pleased to welcome Scott Estes to the American Healthcare REIT board," said Danny Prosky, president, chief executive officer and director. "Scott's extensive experience in the healthcare real estate space as the former chief financial officer of Welltower, the largest publicly traded healthcare REIT in the country, as well as his lengthy service as a member of the boards of two other NYSE-listed real estate investment trusts will prove invaluable to American Healthcare REIT as we grow our business and pursue our strategic plan on behalf of our fellow stockholders."
Estes served as chief financial officer of Welltower Inc., an S&P 500 constituent real estate investment trust focused on healthcare infrastructure, for more than a decade, from March 2006 to October 2017. His 14-year tenure with the company began in 2003 as vice president of finance. Estes was significantly involved in the management of capital allocation in support of Welltower's rapid growth, with direct oversight of capital markets transactions which raised more than $14 billion of equity capital and $10 billion of unsecured debt capital.
Prior to joining Welltower, Estes served as a senior equity research analyst and vice president with Deutsche Bank Securities, a leading financial services firm, with primary coverage of the healthcare REIT and healthcare services industry sub-sectors. Additionally, Estes served as a vice president in Bank of America Securities' equity research department from January 1998 through December 1999, covering the healthcare REIT and seniors housing sectors, as well as an associate analyst and assistant vice president in Morgan Stanley's equity research department from March 1994 through December 1997, covering the healthcare REIT and healthcare services industry sub-sectors.
Since July 2017, Estes has served as a member of the board of trustees and audit committee chairman of JBG SMITH Properties, an NYSE-listed REIT that owns, operates, invests in and develops a dynamic portfolio of mixed-use properties in the high growth and high barrier-to-entry submarkets in and around Washington. D.C. Additionally, since June 2018, he has served as an independent director and audit committee chairman of Essential Properties Realty Trust, an NYSE-listed REIT that acquires, owns and manages a portfolio primarily comprised of single-tenant properties that are net leased on a long-term basis to companies operating service-oriented or experience-based businesses.
"Our board selected Scott to serve as a director based on his impressive financial and business expertise, particularly in his capacity as chief financial officer of one of the largest publicly traded healthcare REITs in the world," said Jeff Hanson, chairman of the board. "We believe his experience in the oversight of financial reporting, capital markets and capital raising, corporate finance and accounting, treasury, tax and audit functions, as well as his previous service on the boards of directors of two other NYSE-listed REITs, will deliver significant value to our company and stockholders, particularly in his role as a member of our audit committee."
American Healthcare REIT, Inc., a self-managed, publicly registered, healthcare real estate investment trust, owns and manages a diverse portfolio of healthcare real estate assets totaling approximately 19.5 million square feet, with a gross investment value of approximately $4.3 billion. As of June 30, 2022, this international portfolio includes 313 buildings comprised of medical office buildings, senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, and other real estate-related investments across 36 states, the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. For more information, please visit www.AmericanHealthcareREIT.com.
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The CDC stopped recommending quarantines or test-to-stay in schools. It's part of a relaxation of COVID guidance that acknowledges the virus is here to stay, and that many people have prior immunity.
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Dam owner guilty in field turf pollution of Washington river
By GENE JOHNSON
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — A company that operates a hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer have each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count in connection with a spill of field turf into the Puyallup River in 2020. The company, Electron Hydro LLC, also will pay $1 million for projects to restore salmon habitat. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson initially brought three dozen misdemeanor charges against Electron and Chief Operating Officer Thom Fischer, saying they violated a permit when they used field turf as a liner during a construction project. The liner tore, sending black rubber particles down the shore for miles. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/02/27/dam-owner-guilty-in-field-turf-pollution-of-washington-river-2/ | 2023-02-27 21:59:20 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/02/27/dam-owner-guilty-in-field-turf-pollution-of-washington-river-2/ |
Executes Agreement with Key Patent Innovations; Terminates Agreement with Catapult
WATERLOO, ON, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its non-core patents and patent applications to Malikie Innovations Limited ("Malikie"), a newly-formed subsidiary of Key Patent Innovations Limited ("KPI"), a leading intellectual property monetization company, for a combination of cash at closing and potential future royalties in the aggregate amount of up to $900 million.
The transaction is not subject to any financing conditions. Funding has been secured from a leading US-based investment firm, with in excess of $30 billion of assets under management.
"We're extremely pleased to have executed this agreement with KPI, whose industry-leading expertise and experience positions them well to realize the patent portfolio's potential and enhance returns for BlackBerry," said John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO, BlackBerry. "This transaction, once complete, will further strengthen our balance sheet while simplifying our business and enabling increased focus on our core IoT and Cybersecurity opportunities."
"We are very excited to have completed this transaction with a partner of BlackBerry's calibre, and we look forward to getting to work to maximize returns from this portfolio," said Angela Quinlan, Managing Director, KPI.
Under the terms of the agreement, BlackBerry will receive $170 million in cash on closing and an additional $30 million in cash by no later than the third anniversary of closing. BlackBerry will also be entitled to receive annual cash royalties from the profits generated from the BlackBerry patents, on the following basis:
- 8% of the first $500 million of profits;
- 15% of the next $250 million of profits;
- 30% of the next $250 million of profits; and
- 50% of all subsequent profits.
Royalty payments to BlackBerry will initially be capped at $700 million, subject to an annual cap increase of an amount equal to 4% of the remaining portion of the $700 million that has not been paid to BlackBerry as of the date of the increase. Malikie's costs will also be capped in the calculation of profits generated.
Approximately 32,000 patents and applications relating primarily to mobile devices, messaging and wireless networking will be sold in the transaction with Malikie. The transaction excludes patents and applications that are necessary to support BlackBerry's current core business operations. It also excludes approximately 120 monetizable non-core patent families relating to mobile devices (representing approximately 2,000 patents and applications which are primarily standards essential), as well as all existing revenue generating agreements. BlackBerry will receive a license back to the patents being sold and the transaction will not impact customers' use of any of BlackBerry's products, solutions or services.
Completion of the transaction is conditional upon, among other things, satisfaction of all regulatory conditions under the Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in the United States and the Investment Canada Act.
Termination of Agreement with Catapult:
On December 20, 2022, BlackBerry provided an update on its previously-announced patent portfolio sale transaction with Catapult IP Innovations, Inc., indicating that Catapult was working with a financing partner and that the parties were negotiating definitive closing documents. BlackBerry also disclosed that it was then in advanced term sheet discussions with another party that was fully financed, and which had completed its due diligence on the portfolio.
Catapult was unable to secure financing that would have enabled it to complete the previously-announced transaction on amended terms that were acceptable to BlackBerry, and therefore BlackBerry has terminated its agreement with Catapult and has instead entered into the patent sale agreement with Malikie.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including over 215M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety, and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow @BlackBerry.
Investor Contact:
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About Key Patent Innovations
Key Patent Innovations is one of the world's leading intellectual property monetization companies. Based in Dublin, Ireland, KPI has expertise in identifying and unlocking value from patent portfolios, and partners with pioneering technology companies.
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Search Results for "Girl" Dominated by Sexualized, Stereotype-Driven Imagery
'Girls vs Stereotypes' Campaign Winners Show Real, Confident Girls Shattering Gender Norms & Barriers
NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Plan International USA, a leading international humanitarian nonprofit supporting girls' rights, and Unsplash, the internet's source of freely usable visuals, unveiled the boundary-pushing, gender norm-breaking winners of their 'Girls Vs. Stereotypes' image submission contest. The #1 image search term associated with "girl" is "sexy" – a clear signal that our visual media is pigeonholing girls into overly-sexualized, overly-glamorized stereotypes. That's why Plan International USA and Unsplash for Good invited photographers from around the world to submit photographs from August 15th through September 15 that truly represent what it means to be a girl.
Plan knows that girls know what girls need best, which is why they enlisted their Girls Out Loud panel, comprised of US-based girls ages 13-18, to hand-select the following, winning images which were deemed as the best, most authentic representations of today's girls. To combat the societal biases perpetuated by AI-powered platforms, Unsplash, Getty Images' sister company, is using the winning images to retrain their algorithms to associate girls with "strong," "joyful," and "driven" as opposed to "hot," "glamorous," or "innocent." Unsplash has added diversity tags to the accepted images to elevate the inclusive photographs to the top of search results.
The winning photographs, selected by Plan's Girls Out Loud panel, can be viewed here: planusa.org/unsplash
According to a 2018 Plan International study, 7 out of 10 girls feel they are treated with less respect because they're a girl. And, search results for 'girl' across the internet paint a very inaccurate and harmful picture of what a 'girl' should look like – often portraying them as sexualized or docile objects. Moreover, girls' representation across advertising, film, TV, and social media has often looked like one type of girl: thin, white, feminine, and able-bodied. These prevailing, stereotype-dominated images have been proven to have a direct, detrimental impact on girls' self-esteem and mental health.
"From billboards to magazines to Instagram feeds, overly-glamorized, monotonous images of girls have failed to capture their joy, strength, identity, and most of all – their spirit," said Mustafa Kudrati, President & CEO of Plan International USA. "As a result, our girls have been at war with themselves for far too long – that has to change. That's why we partnered with Unsplash and our trusted Girls Out Loud panel to rewrite the algorithm and transform the public's perception of what real girls look like."
"I want to feel seen in the images that are supposed to represent me," said Annamika, a member of Plan's Girls Out Loud panel. "In being given the opportunity to vote on the photographs that best honor the strength and diversity of girls today, I feel empowered to pursue a world where representation of girls is as diverse, vibrant, and authentic as we are. Here, our votes matter."
"Our Unsplash for Good program was born out of making a global impact through visual representation," said Natalie Brennan, Unsplash Community Manager. "Having a positive effect on how girls are represented across the globe was an issue we knew we wanted to get involved with, and having actual young girls in the driver seat of this campaign was crucial to keeping the results authentic and representative. We've been able to add diversity tags to the top images so they appear higher in our search results and help further ignite change."
"At Getty Images, we understand the power images can have in shaping girl's view of themselves and the world around them, it is therefore vital that we all get it right," said Dr. Rebecca Swift, Global Head of Creative Insights at Getty Images. "Girls around the world are telling us they still don't see themselves represented in visual communications. This is a fantastic initiative from Plan International USA and our sister company Unsplash to increase authentic representation of girls everywhere."
The 'Girls vs Stereotypes' Campaign collaboration with Unsplash is the first of a series of activities that Plan International USA will undertake to uphold girls' rights as part of its "We are the Girls" campaign. Plan International USA's vision is to ultimately influence and change not only the way the world sees girls, but the way girls see themselves.
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Powered by supporters, Plan International USA partners with adolescent girls, young women and children around the world to overcome oppression and gender inequality, providing the support and resources that are unique to their needs and the needs of their communities, ensuring they achieve their full potential with dignity, opportunity and safety. Founded in 1937, Plan is an independent development and humanitarian organization that is active in more than 80 countries.
For more information, and to learn about our commitment to safeguarding, please visit www.PlanUSA.org.
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VIDEO: Woman asleep in car wakes up to find stranger driving
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WMTV) - Sheriff’s office video captured the dramatic rescue of a woman who was sleeping in her car at a rest stop when a stranger got in and drove off with her in the back seat.
WMTV obtained the 911 call and footage from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, detailing the law enforcement chase in the early hours of Jan. 14.
Court documents show the suspect, later identified as 51-year-old Kyle Wagner, was at a Love’s Truck Stop in Columbia County, Wisconsin, when he allegedly drove away in someone else’s car. A woman, who had been asleep in the back seat, said she woke up to the car being driven very fast.
In the call to 911, the victim told the dispatcher, “I was in a gas station. My husband just get out from the car.”
The dispatcher repeatedly asked where she was or where she was going, but the victim did not give clear road names. She pointed out signs around the city of Lodi.
The call also picked up on the victim talking with Wagner.
“You know, you should get back,” the victim said.
“I will. OK, I’m going back,” Wagner said.
“No, you are not,” the victim said.
According to the criminal complaint, the victim said Wagner told her he was a truck driver. He said there was “a conspiracy and that people wanted to kill them so he was saving her.”
The complaint said the victim “reported that Wagner told her that if her husband was worried about her, he would be calling, but he’s not calling because he’s already dead.”
Around 4 a.m., according to time stamps on squad footage, deputies can be seen chasing the car, which often swerved and crossed the center lane. Shortly before 4:30 a.m., the car can be seen hitting a guardrail and lifting into the air.
Sheriff’s Office Capt. Todd Horn said law enforcement used tire deflation devices and a chase tactic to ultimately cause the crash.
“This was all accomplished without anyone being seriously injured,” he said.
The victim came out first from the back seat and cried. She told law enforcement, “I’m OK. Who’s this guy? Who’s this guy?”
Footage shows Wagner coming out of the front seat before being taken into custody. He faces multiple felony charges: operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent, false imprisonment, attempting to flee or elude an officer and possession of methamphetamine.
The criminal complaint said the suspect, from New York, admitted he used fentanyl and meth within 24 hours of the incident.
Horn wrote to WMTV Tuesday, “The sheriff’s office staff were very concerned about the safety of the victim and anyone else who came into contact with the suspect in this case. It’s difficult to speculate what could have potentially occurred during this incident.”
He said the victim is “doing well.”
Horn also highlighted the work of deputies, the dispatcher and the victim.
“The victim did a tremendous job of observing and then describing physical characteristics along the roadway to allow law enforcement to determine her location. She would call out road names, road signs and other features that led law enforcement to locate her and the suspect vehicle,” he said.
A $40,000 cash bond was signed for Wagner, court documents show. A pre-trial conference is set for late February with a return date in April.
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Automation of the forecasting and organization of human and material resources to reduce labor costs by up to 25%.
Generix Group, a global provider of collaborative SaaS Software solutions for the Supply Chain and commerce ecosystems, announces Resource Management System, its warehouse resource planning and optimization solution. Facing the growing complexity of order flows and the problems of absenteeism and turnover, companies must be able to anticipate better. Generix Group combines, in a single solution, performance analysis and resource planning services to improve warehouse productivity. Resource Management System is a powerful tool that increases employee loyalty by improving the quality of life at work, which enhance the attractiveness of warehouse jobs.
MONTREAL, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Supply chain managers are dealing with several challenges in the warehouse: performance, flexibility, complexity and granularity of orders and volume variations. In addition, new parameters have emerged with e-commerce, such as customization, deadlines, and volatility, which require organizational hyperagility. RMS provides an answer combining the excellence of the customer promise and the optimization of the first cost item of the supply chain: resources, both human and material. By offering analysis and resource planning functionalities in a single solution, Resource Management System (RMS) is a new performance lever for the warehouse. The solution is available in SaaS mode and can be easily integrated with all the WMS solutions available on the market.
Increasingly erratic orders, absenteeism and difficulties in recruiting, the challenges faced by warehouses impact their productivity and costs. In addition, meeting the growing demand for new and more personalized services requires flexibility, both for operators and in production resources. Warehouse managers want to anticipate the need of resources by considering both the capacity of their staff and the volumes of work planned for each day to better manage their available resources. They must therefore better decide and anticipate the adequacy of their workloads and capacities to have a better visibility of their daily needs. With RMS, logistics managers maximize their resources by being able to measure their productivity, plan their resources and improve the commitment of their teams with a single tool.
The unique combination of Labor Management and Resource Planning features allows optimal management of logistics production resources in warehouses, which are becoming larger and more automated. With the RMS solution, the forecasting and organization of human and material resources can be automated. Before investing in new equipment, site managers can be sure to get the most out of their existing resources.
RMS defines and automates load plan updates as finely as necessary: by task, by day, or even by hour. It calculates the average time required to complete the workload per shift (receiving, order preparation, packaging) and considers working conditions and employee profiles to adapt standards and set objectives. Lastly, it measures the productivity of operators, considering the context of execution, to feed the HR tools.
With more and more unitary references and preparations, site managers need to increase their flexibility to improve the ability of their resources to move easily from one task to another: an increasing requirement with variations in volumes and a growing demand for new services. With RMS, they plan the allocation of their resources, both human and material, dynamically and in real time. Artificial intelligence adds a layer of automation to the decision-making process: it anticipates the workloads to be executed and optimizes the distribution of resources, while adapting to the specificities of each warehouse, their objectives and constraints. Some warehouses have absenteeism rates of 50%: calculating real capacity and optimizing the use of the available workforce daily is a major challenge, especially for very large sites.
Resource versatility is more than ever a lever to increase flexibility and productivity, considering resource planning and individual performance per shift. RMS allows operators to move from one job to another during the same shift and perform different tasks, reducing fatigue and repetitiveness. The results: increased productivity, smarter scheduling for employees, daily management of employee absences, and a 50% rise in the reliability of capacity forecasts.
Salary conditions are no longer a sufficient lever to retain employees. Faced with the difficulties of recruiting and retaining employees, the attractiveness of work sites and the diversity of assignments are a major challenge for both managers and human resources, especially since the use of temporary workers and staff training are very expensive. In addition, companies must address several societal issues: managing long careers with physical tasks, preventing work-related accidents, occupational diseases, and hardship. Thanks to the RMS solution, which dynamically assigns relevant tasks to operators and measures their performance, both individual and global, in an objective and transparent manner, warehouses can reinforce their attractiveness. By considering actual performance and monitoring learning curves, site managers can reward their operators and increase their motivation and loyalty by up to 20%.
Another motivator is gamification. Warehouse workers like to participate in challenges like counting their daily steps. Taking part in challenges keeps operators energized and motivated, allowing them to track their activity more accurately, the number of peaks per hour and their personal performance data compared to the group. RMS measures instantaneous productivity against a target.
"Today, logistics managers face a major challenge: accurately anticipate what they will be able to produce in the next few hours, days, months. How much would it cost, for example, considering new products, customers, etc. on an existing logistics capacity, while ensuring the loyalty of the teams in place? Warehouses need to be more flexible to meet their objectives and to anticipate and plan the allocation of their resources. With its data analysis, load calculation and forecasting, planning and simulation services, RMS supports supply chain managers daily. The solution is also a way to get the most out of the existing before engaging in more complex and costly projects of integration of new means of production such as robots or automats, for example.", explains Nicolas PICQUEREY, Chief Solutions & Services Officer for Generix Group.
Generix Group is an expert in the Collaborative Supply Chain with presence in 60 countries thanks to its subsidiaries and network of partners. More than 6,000 companies around the world use its SaaS solutions. The group's 800 employees provide daily assistance to clients such as Carrefour, Danone, Marruci, Westinghouse, FM Logistic, Fnac-Darty, Essilor and Ferrero in the digital transformation of their Supply Chains. Its collaborative platform, Generix Supply Chain Hub, helps companies keep their promises to their customers. It connects companies to all their partners so together they can operate physical flows, digitize information flows, and collaboratively manage processes in real time. Generix Supply Chain Hub is intended for all actors in the supply chain: manufacturers, logistic service providers (3PL/4PL), and distributors.
To find out more: www.generixgroup.com
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Which Maytag range is best?
The most important appliances in any kitchen are the stovetop and the oven. With these two appliances, frequently combined into one for convenience, you can create almost any dish you’d like. These are high-cost, long-term investments, however, so you should love, trust and care for your appliance.
The best Maytag range is the Maytag 30 in. 5.8 cu. Ft. Slide-In Gas Range. This top-of-the-line range has strong and consistent burners with an excellent conventional/convection oven that makes it more than worth its admittedly high price.
What to know before you buy a Maytag range
Gas vs. electric
Gas: Gas is both more affordable and more precise to cook with. These ranges heat up much faster and cool down quicker as well. They do require access to a gas line to operate, which some homes don’t have access to. They also need to be installed by a professional due to the hazards an improperly installed gas range poses.
Electric: While electric ranges still heat up quite quickly, they take much longer to cool down as the heat remains trapped in the heating surface. This can also lead to accidents as you may not know if the stove is still hot or not. They are a bit safer in the long run and don’t wear out your cooking equipment quite as fast. They’re also easier to install and clean.
Freestanding vs. slide-in
Freestanding: Freestanding Maytag ranges are designed to be placed anywhere, a boon for those who like to rearrange a room. They are rarely flush against a wall or counter, however.
Slide-in: Slide-ins have no finished side other than the front. They are designed to be slid flush against a wall and counter or cabinets, and are not intended to be moved once placed.
What to look for in a quality Maytag range
Power Preheat
Maytag ovens can potentially employ their trademarked Power Preheat system to rapidly heat an oven to the desired temperature, much faster than a standard oven could achieve.
Dual Choice Element
Exclusive to some electric Maytag ranges, Dual-Choice Elements allow you to change the size of a given burner to better fit the size of a given pot or pan.
Third element
Certain ovens in Maytag’s ranges feature a third heating element that allows for convection cooking, which is essentially the use of a fan to circulate heated air around the food for reduced cooking times and a more balanced baking and broiling experience.
How much you can expect to spend on a Maytag range
Maytag is an excellent brand for many different appliances, including their ranges, and because of that they can be pricier than other options. Their low-end ranges typically start lower than $800, although these options are limited in many ways. The average Maytag range can be $800-$1,200 although the highest-quality Maytags can stretch to $2,000 or more.
Maytag range FAQ
Which is the safest: a Maytag gas range or Maytag electric range?
A. There’s no such thing as a perfectly safe range of any kind; it’s still a device that can reach incredibly high temperatures with the press of a button. That said, gas ranges get hotter and cool down faster thanks to the use of an open flame. They are also easier to tell at a glance if the stove is off. Electric ranges are much easier and safer to install, however, as gas ranges are strongly recommended to be installed by a professional.
What’s the best way to clean a Maytag range?
A. Regarding the oven, you should remove and soak the racks before scrubbing them clean in a mix of warm water and soap, and then drying them. The interior should be coated with a mix of baking soda and water which should sit for 20 minutes before being wiped down and sprayed with a mix of water and vinegar.
The exterior should be cleaned with a cleaner appropriate to its material, i.e. ceramic cleaners or stainless steel cleaners for matching ranges. Gas ranges can have their burner grates removed and cleaned like the racks of the oven.
What’s the best Maytag range to buy?
Top Maytag range
Maytag 30 in. 5.8 cu. Ft. Slide-In Gas Range
What you need to know: While the price tag may be high, the excellent quality of both the cooktop and the oven are easily worth it.
What you’ll love: Simple control knobs and a detailed control panel make fine tuning this Maytag range for your recipes a breeze.
What you should consider: The grates are made of cast iron, making them quite difficult to move when cleaning.
Where to buy: Home Depot
Top Maytag range for the money
Maytag 30 in. 6.4 cu. Ft. Electric Range
What you need to know: A solid and affordable electric range option, it isn’t without a few flaws.
What you’ll love: The stainless steel is smudge resistant while the burners and oven admirably perform their duties.
What you should consider: The glass cooktop scratches quite easily and the oven can take a while to preheat.
Where to buy: Home Depot
Worth checking out
Maytag 30 in. 5.8 cu. Ft. Gas Range
What you need to know: This is an excellent gas option for those who cook often.
What you’ll love: An included griddle plate adds variety to what you can cook, and it’s very easy to keep the unit clean.
What you should consider: Even on the lowest settings, the burners heat up very quickly. This can affect dishes that need to be made over low heat.
Where to buy: Home Depot
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Fact Check | Madison County’s vague ‘emergency alert’ early morning message
Published: Jun. 3, 2023 at 3:00 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) - Dozens of Madison County residents took to social media this morning after a vague emergency alert on their phones woke them up.
The 4:33 a.m. alert simply said there was a local area emergency and to monitor radio and TV for more details.
WKYT did some fact checking on the alert and what happened.
- The alert came from the Madison County Emergency Management Agency which received a request to issue a Golden Alert for a missing adult from the county’s sheriff office.
- The county’s Emergency Alert System sends alerts to television, radio, and cell phones in a designated area.
- The department says the message sent through to people’s phones “came through incomplete and did not contain details” leading to the early morning confusion.
- In an apology to those woken up with little reason why, the agency said it will continue to investigate the partial message. “Madison County EMA’s investigation in this situation will continue until we are confident that appropriate solutions have been enacted, tested, and proven acceptable for protecting our community,” the agency wrote on its Facebook page.
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CAMBRIDGE, Britain (AP) — CAMBRIDGE, Britain (AP) — Astrazeneca PLC (AZN) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $1.8 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Cambridge, Britain-based company said it had net income of 58 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 96 cents per share.
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The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 86 cents per share.
The pharmaceutical posted revenue of $10.88 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $10.8 billion.
Astrazeneca shares have climbed nearly 9% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen 13% in the last 12 months.
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The one certainty about the Ukrainian-Russian war is that there is little certainty.
Even with Russia’s recent history of aggression, few predicted outright war. Then, when it came, no one predicted Russia would so badly misplay its opening gambit. And who could have foreseen a former television comedian rallying his out-manned, out-gunned citizenry to meet every bloody challenge and, incredibly, reverse the field on the invaders?
Past events suggested that the next big event would also be a surprise but — surprise! — it was just Vladimir Putin being Vladimir Putin: he pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal to keep an estimated 40 million metric tons of 2023 Ukrainian grain from the world’s 600 million hungry.
He then sent missiles to destroy much of Odesa’s export infrastructure to ensure the world received his mad message.
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By itself, however, the closing down of “Odesa shipments,” tweeted Andre Sizov, a 27-year veteran of the Black Sea grain trade, “(is) not a game changer. Ukraine can ship 40+ mmt of grain via other routes.” One of the “other” routes Sizov pointed to July 21 was a Ukrainian “Danube port” on the Black Sea’s northwestern shore.
Then, surprise, Russian drones bombed that port, Reni, too. The action on Monday took guts because the bombed side of the river is Ukraine; the other side Romania, a NATO ally that, had it been hit, would have likely required a military response by the U.S.-led, 31-nation security group.
News of the drones, destruction and export delays lit global grain markets on fire. Corn, the soy complex and wheat went up and down and then back up. Some of the move’s energy came from continued dryness throughout much of the grain-producing Midwest. Most, however, arrived courtesy of Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian ports.
But Russia, noted Sizov, “has much to lose, too” if Ukraine rises to the challenge — as it has for 17 months now — and retaliates by attacking Russian shipping. Right now, “Russia has almost 50 mmt of wheat to ship” to finance its war. Like the Ukrainian grain, it, too, is waiting for a ride.
Also, any increase in attacks on Russian shipping imperils its economic lifeblood, oil exports. Experts estimate that 43% of all exported Russian oil is shipped through the Black Sea, mostly on Greek-flagged tankers. Any move by anyone in that arena carries repercussions — market-wise, political and military — that few want to consider.
Five days after the first Putin action, European Union ag ministers met to develop a plan to move the mountain of now-stuck Ukrainian grain through its border-sharing member nations — Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia — and into key markets in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
It’s not a new idea — it was used to move some of the 2022 Ukrainian crop into the world market — but it’s not very popular, either.
In fact, two months ago, on June 5, the European Commission, the body that oversees EU trade policy, said it would extend its current rule that allowed the five border nations to “restrict Ukrainian grain” flowing through their nations. What’s more, the Commission allowed the same five to outright ban sales of Ukrainian wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds in their countries.
Any new deal now will be met with quiet derision, not boisterous unity. “The road and rail routes through neighboring countries have stirred anger from local farmers faced with a glut of Ukrainian grain that has driven down prices and hurt their livelihoods,” ABC News reported Tuesday.
It’s not great for Ukrainian farmers, either. Shipping delays and higher transportation costs mean lower farm prices and smaller profits for the already war-weary group.
In the meantime, unsurprisingly, Russia keeps raising the stakes. When EU ag ministers suggested Ukrainian grain exports might be diverted through Baltic ports in Lithuania, a Russian spokesman said, sure, go ahead and try it.
Be forewarned, he added, “We will continue to counter that.”
What does that mean? The chances are good that not even Vlad the Invader knows, but it’s certain that the threat to global commodity markets is far from over.
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(WTAJ)– Rent has dropped in Pennsylvania in 2022, a new report shows.
After two years of steady increases, rental prices are starting to decrease.
A team of analysts found that in the second half of 2022, rental prices dropped by nearly 10% in some states. Even with that decline, though, the average price of a one-bedroom apartment is still up 22% since 2020.
Pennsylvania’s average rent reaches $985. That includes a 17% increase in the past year, but a -3% since this past summer.
Florida and Wyoming are the two states where rent has increased the most since 2020. Rental prices have increased by 37% in Florida and 34% in Wyoming in the last two years. Maine and Rhode Island are the states where rent has decreased the most over the previous six months. Rent has dropped 9% in Maine and 7% in Rhode Island since June. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/pennsylvania-rent-has-reportedly-dropped-in-2022/ | 2022-12-27 17:14:26 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/pennsylvania-rent-has-reportedly-dropped-in-2022/ |
The Colts are moving on to a second round of interviews for their head coaching job and interim head coach Jeff Saturday reportedly remains in the mix.
Saturday went 1-7 after taking over the team in the wake of Frank Reich’s firing, but neither that record nor his lack of coaching experience appear to be working against him at this point. Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press reports that the Colts plan to interview Saturday again.
Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero is also set for a second interview and, per the report, seven or eight total candidates are expected back for another meeting.
While the team is moving to second interviews, Maaddi also reports that they’d like to interview 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans for the first time. Ryans will not be able to interview with the team until the 49ers season is over, however, and a win on Sunday would mean that the Colts would have to put the rest of the process on hold until mid-February to make that happen. | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-colts-plan-second-interview-with-jeff-saturday | 2023-06-30 13:03:15 | 0 | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-colts-plan-second-interview-with-jeff-saturday |
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Firm concludes fundraising for Voltaic Fund, to pursue investments in privately owned enterprises, and Diopter Fund, to focus on selected private credit investments
NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm, today announced that it has raised $1.1 billion in combined commitments for two new funds, D. E. Shaw Voltaic Fund and D. E. Shaw Diopter Fund, focused on private market investment opportunities. The firm's entities, principals, and employees contributed more than $150 million in total to the new funds. These fundraises represent the latest milestone in the long-term buildout of the firm's private investing strategies.
D. E. Shaw Voltaic Fund (Voltaic)
D. E. Shaw Voltaic Fund is a closed-end vehicle expected to primarily target investments in privately owned enterprises, particularly those in the post-seed or growth equity stages of their lifecycles. Voltaic, which received more than $450 million in capital commitments, is overseen by the D. E. Shaw group's Fundamental Equities team. Edwin Jager, a managing director who oversees Fundamental Equities, serves as the fund's portfolio manager.
The D. E. Shaw group has invested in private markets for much of its history, although Voltaic is the firm's first standalone fund dedicated to private equity investments.
"We are grateful for the support we received to raise a first-time fund in this challenging market environment," said Mr. Jager. "We believe Voltaic is well-positioned to take advantage of both the current and longer-term opportunity set and will benefit from our extensive experience investing in equity opportunities across private and public markets, in addition to our sourcing, data analysis, and risk management capabilities."
D. E. Shaw Diopter Fund (Diopter)
D. E. Shaw Diopter Fund is a private credit-focused fund primarily pursuing investments related to synthetic securitizations, which aim to help banks manage risks and enhance balance sheet and business model efficiency.
Diopter, which received more than $650 million in capital commitments, is overseen by the D. E. Shaw group's Regulatory Capital Optimization Strategy team—a unit within the firm's Asset-Backed Securities team—and its Private Credit investment team; fund oversight is led by Rich McKinney, Marianna Fassinotti, and Syril Pathmanathan.
The D. E. Shaw group raised its first private credit fund in 2008, and since 2012 it has raised—inclusive of Diopter—more than $3.5 billion focused on the asset class.
"We're excited by the launch of Diopter and appreciate the commitments from our investors to this special opportunities fund," said Mr. McKinney, a managing director of the D. E. Shaw group who oversees the firm's Private Credit investment unit. "We see attractive opportunities in the synthetic securitization marketplace, and issuance appears poised to accelerate further as the regulatory landscape for financial institutions evolves and the banking sector seeks to better manage risks, optimize balance sheets, and improve profitability."
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CNN, ABC, MSNBC and more flipped out over former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley's 2024 announcement as they claimed that the former South Carolina governor was just a "token" presidential candidate who had "lost her mind."
Wajahat Ali, a columnist for the Daily Beast, launched a racially-charged attack against Haley on Twitter.
"In the 2023 Racial Draft, I, on behalf of all self-respecting South Asians, hereby announce we are cutting Nikki Nimrata Haley from our team. We advise you not to pick her up off waivers. Oops! Too late. GOP scoops up another token. Well, we warned you. Good luck!" he wrote.
DNC MOCKS NIKKI HALEY'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT: ‘EVERYONE GET YOUR POPCORN’
While discussing Haley's announcement on Tuesday, MSNBC's Joy Reid claimed Haley was just trying to "fit in" by converting to Christianity and not focusing on her Sikh background.
"And she's had this sort of – she talks about her Indian American heritage, but she focuses not on her Sikh background, but on her conversion to Christianity. She’s definitely trying to fit in," Reid said.
Reid also insisted Haley was not responsible for bringing down the confederate flag in South Carolina and lamented the fact that Haley didn't include it in her 2024 announcement.
"She wants the credit for the Charleston, South Carolina, massacre piece, but she has to walk in the line of you’re in the DeSantis party where they detest Black history, where they push away the history of anyone who isn’t white. So she’s got to run as a defender of the confederate flag, a defender of the confederacy, which is what she was before as well," Reid claimed.
TRUMP RAMPS ATTACKS ON ‘OVERLY AMBITIOUS’ HALEY AND OTHER POTENTIAL GOP RIVALS
ABC's "The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg slammed Haley for "just finding out" that America isn't perfect and said Haley lost her mind.
"So Nikki, you know, since you have been asleep all this time, and you just woke up, you're just finding out that there are things about our country that are not perfect," Goldberg said, appearing upset. "And for us to pretend that it is and that nothing happened is ridiculous. So you're not saying anything new," she added. Golberg concluded: "And you of all people should know better because you used to actually have some sanity and knew right from wrong. And then you lost your mind and went in some new direction. So don't do that."
Other hosts of "The View" also panicked over Haley's announcement as Joy Behar accused her of being an "election denier" before correcting herself.
Fellow co-host Sunny Hostin called Haley a "political grifter" and a "chameleon" during Tuesday's show, after previously accusing the Republican of going by "Nikki" to hide her Indian heritage.
In September 2022, Hostin called Haley a "chameleon" and said "there are some of us that can be chameleons and decide not to embrace our ethnicities, so that we can pass …"
Hostin herself goes by Sunny instead of her real name, Asunción Cummings Hostin.
Politico's "The Recast" took aim at Haley on Tuesday as well for what it called her "complicated racial dance."
Politico tweeted the contents of the article and one of the tweets in the thread included a context warning about why Haley "listed her race as ‘white’ on her voter registration card."
"The only thing more fraught than her relationship with Trump is the one she has with race," Politco wrote after outlining Haley's ups and downs with former President Donald Trump.
NIKKI HALEY ENDORSED BY TOP TRUMP ALLY RALPH NORMAN WHO SAYS GOP NEEDS ‘NEW LEADERSHIP’
While previewing Haley's first campaign appearance in Charleston on Wednesday, CNN's David Chalian said the 51-year-old former governor was likely to make a "generational argument" and say that it is time for a new generation of leadership, both in the context of the Republican Party and with regard to President Biden.
"She is going to offer red meat to the Republican base primary voter, talking about things like America is not racist and we have to get back to our foundational values, the kinds of things that excite the base to hear. But she is going to broaden the appeal of the Republican brand. By talking about her story of child of immigrants, a woman of color. She’s going to try to expand sort of the very image of the Republican Party in her speech as well," he continued.
Others took to Twitter to accuse Haley of not going by her real name, Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, because "it's too brown-person-sounding."
Twitter placed a content warning on the tweet with a link to a USA Today fact check that declared the claim to be "false."
"'Nikki' is a traditional Punjabi name. It appears on Haley's birth certificate as her middle name, and she has gone by 'Nikki since birth," the context warning read.
Haley responded to Goldberg's attack on Twitter and said she was making "liberals' heads explode."
'Here we go again with Whoopi. The thought of me running for President makes the liberals’ heads explode. I wonder why? #AmericaIsNotARacistCountry," she said.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — App-based ride hailing and delivery companies like Uber and Lyft can continue to treat their California drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court ruled Monday, allowing the tech giants to bypass other state laws requiring worker protections and benefits.
The ruling mostly upholds a voter-approved law, called Proposition 22, that said drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft are independent contractors and are not entitled to benefits like paid sick leave and unemployment insurance. A lower court ruling in 2021 had said Proposition 22 was illegal, but Monday's ruling reversed that decision.
"Today's ruling is a victory for app-based workers and the millions of Californians who voted for Prop 22," said Tony West, Uber's chief legal officer. "We're pleased that the court respected the will of the people."
The ruling is a defeat for labor unions and their allies in the state Legislature who passed a law in 2019 requiring companies like Uber and Lyft to treat their drivers as employees.
"Today the Appeals Court chose to stand with powerful corporations over working people, allowing companies to buy their way out of our state's labor laws and undermine our state constitution," said Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, leader of the California Labor Federation and a former state assemblywoman who authored the 2019 law. "Our system is broken. It would be an understatement to say we are disappointed by this decision."
The ruling wasn't a complete defeat for labor unions, as the court ruled the companies could not stop their drivers from joining a labor union and collectively bargain for better working conditions, said Mike Robinson, one of the drivers who filed the lawsuit challenging Proposition 22.
"Our right to join together and bargain collectively creates a clear path for drivers and delivery workers to hold giant gig corporations accountable," he said. "But make no mistake, we still believe Prop 22 — in its entirety — is an unconstitutional attack on our basic rights."
The California Legislature passed a law in 2019 that changed the rules of who is an employee and who is an independent contractor. It's an important distinction for companies because employees are covered by a broad range of labor laws that guarantee them certain benefits while independent contractors are not.
While the law applied to lots of industries, it had the biggest impact on app-based ride hailing and delivery companies. Their business relies on contracting with people to use their own cars to give people rides and make deliveries. Under the 2019 law, companies would have to treat those drivers as employees and provide certain benefits that would greatly increase the businesses' expenses.
In November 2020, voters agreed to exempt app-based ride hailing and delivery companies from the 2019 law by approving a ballot proposition. The proposition included "alternative benefits" for drivers, including a guaranteed minimum wage and subsidies for health insurance if they average 25 hours of work a week. Companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash spent $200 million on a campaign to make sure it would pass.
Three drivers and the Service Employees International Union sued, arguing the ballot proposition was illegal in part because it limited the state Legislature's authority to change the law or pass laws about workers' compensation programs. In 2021, a state judge agreed with them and ruled companies like Uber and Lyft were not exempt.
Monday, a state appeals court reversed that decision, allowing the companies to continue to treat their drivers as independent contractors.
The ruling might not be the final decision. The Service Employees International Union could still appeal the decision to the California Supreme Court, which could decide to hear the case.
"We will consider all those options as we decide how to ensure we continue fighting for these workers," said Tia Orr, executive director of SEIU California.
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Through Sept. 30, dog lovers can vote for the next Beggin' flavor to become an everyday item in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com in 2024
ST. LOUIS, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling all dog lovers and treat-enthusiasts! Beggin', the treat dogs go bonkers for, is announcing the return of the "Battle of the Beggin'" crowdsourcing campaign in partnership with Walmart, giving dog lovers the power to choose which new flavor will become an everyday item at Walmart in 2024.
Now, pet parents can vote for one of two new drool-worthy flavor combinations of meaty goodness for their pups, "Bratwurst & Bacon Flavor" and "BBQ, Beef & Bacon Flavor." The Beggin' treat flavor that receives the most votes by September 30 will be in Walmart stores nationwide and on Walmart.com by early 2024. and on Walmart.com by early 2024.
Contenders for last year's campaign included two Flavors, "Backyard Bacon Cheeseburger" and "Bold Brown Sugar and Bacon." Ultimately, the tail-wagging "Backyard Bacon Cheeseburger Flavor," came out on top winning the coveted everyday spot at Walmart.
"Back by popular demand, we're thrilled to be offering new flavors for Bacon-lovers to vote on," said Tim Brunt, Senior Brand Manager at Purina. "We loved seeing our customers get excited about the campaign and rollout of 'Backyard Bacon Cheeseburger Flavor' last year, and we can't wait to see which flavor comes out on top this year."
Social media influencers and dog lovers, Zach Kornfield (@korndiddy) and Allison Kuch (@allisonkuch) are the official team captains for each of the new Beggin' flavors and will be going head-to-head with the goal of drumming up the most votes. Zach is team "Bratwurst & Bacon Flavor" flavor and Allison is captain of the "BBQ, Beef & Bacon Flavor" flavor, and by following along, pet parents can get their take on what makes each Beggin' flavor the best.
Humans and their furry companions can learn more about the Battle of the Beggin' campaign and can participate in the ultimate dog treat showdown by casting their votes at battleofthebeggin.com*.
Learn more about Beggin' treats by visiting Purina.com/Beggin, and join the pawty on social media by following Beggin' on Instagram and Twitter.
* NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Voting ends 9/30/23. Visit BattleOfTheBeggin.com for full terms.
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) declared a quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of $1.50 per share. The dividend, with a payment date of Feb. 5, 2023, will be payable the next business day to shareholders of record at the close of business Jan. 17, 2023.
The board also declared a cash dividend on the following series of preferred stocks:
- Series B: a quarterly dividend of 45 cents per share will be payable March 10, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business Feb. 17, 2023.
- Series O: a quarterly dividend of $2,074.49 per share ($20.7449 per each depositary share, 100 of which represent one share of Series O preferred stock) at a quarterly rate of 2.07449% will be payable Feb. 1, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business Jan. 17, 2023.
- Series T: a quarterly dividend of $850.00 per share ($8.50 per each depositary share, 100 of which represent one share of Series T preferred stock) will be payable March 15, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business Feb. 28, 2023.
- Series U: a quarterly dividend of $1,500.00 per share ($15.00 per each depositary share, 100 of which represent one share of Series U preferred stock) will be payable Feb. 15, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business Jan. 31, 2023.
- Series V: a quarterly dividend of $1,550.00 per share ($15.50 per each depositary share, 100 of which represent one share of Series V preferred stock) will be payable March 15, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business Feb. 28, 2023.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.
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Mississippi-Ohio River Valley Has Higher Rates of Disease
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Living in areas of the United States with higher levels of air pollution is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a preliminary study released February 23, 2023, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 75th Annual Meeting being held in person in Boston and live online from April 22-27, 2023.
The study looked at fine particulate matter, PM2.5, which is less than 2.5 microns in diameter. Fine particles come from motor vehicle exhaust, the burning of fuels by power plants and other industries and forest and grass fires.
"We used geographic methods to examine the rates of Parkinson's disease across the United States and compared those rates to regional levels of air pollution," said study author Brittany Krzyzanowski, PhD, of the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. "We found a nationwide association between Parkinson's disease and air pollution exposure, with people exposed to the highest levels of fine particulate matter having an increased risk of Parkinson's disease compared to people exposed to the lowest levels. We also identified a Parkinson's disease hot spot in the Mississippi-Ohio River Valley, which is a region that has some of the highest levels of fine particulate matter pollution in the nation."
The study involved more than 22.5 million people enrolled in Medicare in 2009. Of this group, researchers identified 83,674 people with Parkinson's disease. Researchers mapped where study participants lived across the U.S. and calculated the rates of Parkinson's disease for various regions.
Researchers also calculated average air pollution exposure levels for study participants by using the ZIP codes and counties where they lived as well as an air pollution data source on average annual concentrations of fine particulate matter.
Researchers then divided participants into four groups based on average exposure to air pollution. People in the highest exposure group had an average annual exposure of 19 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) of fine particulate matter. People in the lowest exposure group had an average annual exposure of five µg/m3.
In the highest exposure group, 434 new Parkinson's disease cases developed per every 100,000 people compared to 359 cases in the lowest exposure group.
After adjusting for other factors that could affect the risk of Parkinson's, such as age, smoking, and use of medical care, researchers found an association between Parkinson's disease and average annual exposure to fine particulate matter, with people in the highest exposure group having a 25% increased risk of Parkinson's disease compared to people in the lowest exposure group.
For geographic analysis, researchers divided fine particulate matter exposure into 10 levels.
Researchers found the strongest association between air pollution and Parkinson's disease in the Rocky Mountain region, which includes Lake County, Colorado, which is southwest of Denver, and its surrounding counties. The risk for Parkinson's disease in those counties increased by 16% when moving up from one level of fine particulate matter exposure to the next level.
Air pollution was also associated with higher rates of Parkinson's disease in the Mississippi-Ohio River Valley hot spot, which includes Tennessee and Kentucky, but the association was weaker in these areas, with a 4% increase in risk when moving up one level of fine particulate matter exposure to the next.
"Finding a relatively weaker association where we have some of the highest Parkinson's disease risks and fine particulate matter levels in the nation is consistent with the threshold effect we observed in our data," said Krzyzanowski. "In the Mississippi-Ohio River Valley, for example, Parkinson's disease risk increases with increasing air pollution exposure until about 15 µg/m3 of fine particulate matter, where Parkinson's disease risk seems to plateau."
Krzyzanowski said, "By mapping nationwide levels of Parkinson's disease and linking them to air pollution, we hope to create a greater understanding of the regional risks and inspire leaders to take steps to lower risk of disease by reducing levels of air pollution."
A limitation of the study was that it focuses on fine particulate matter, which contains a variety of airborne pollutants, some of which may be more toxic than others. Krzyzanowski noted that air pollution is also associated with a variety of other health risks, including dementia, that might diminish the likelihood of a Parkinson's diagnosis, and this may explain the relatively weaker association between Parkinson's disease and particulate matter in the Mississippi-Ohio River Valley.
The study was supported by the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health including the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – New Smyrna Beach is back in business a day after Hurricane Nicole caused extensive beach erosion and destruction along Volusia County’s coastline.
“Hurricane Nicole was not nearly as bad as Hurricane Ian. For the most part after less than a day we’re mostly back to operations normal,” Phillip Veski, the city’s public information officer said. “Like most of Volusia County, a lot of the damage that we saw was associated with beach erosion.”
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The impact of Hurricane Nicole along the sea walls of two condos prompted city officials to evacuate more than a dozen residents from both Las Brisas Condominium, and Seacoast Gardens II.
“Both of the structures were evacuated also a couple of single-family structures that we saw there’s about a quarter of the foundation for one structure that’s hanging out over the dune,” Veski said. “There were 15 people evacuated from Seacoast Gardens II and a handful of others from Las Brisas.”
The city deemed the following buildings unsafe after teams conducted damage assessments:
- 1006 17th Ave.
- 2701 Hill St.
- Las Brisas, 3001 S. Atlantic Ave.
- Sea Coast Gardens II, 4151 S. Atlantic Ave.
- 4303 S. Atlantic Ave.
- Sea Dunes Sand Dollar, 4305 S. Atlantic Ave. #1, 2, 3, 4
- Sea Dunes Nautilus, 4365 S. Atlantic Ave. #A1, A2, A3
- Pieces of Eight, 4375 S. Atlantic Ave. #A1, A3, A4
The city is also urging people not to go to the beaches, even though the evacuation and curfew orders have been lifted. Aside from the waves and currents being hazardous still, the city still needs more time to assess the damage to all coastal structures. Officials worry some may collapse without warning, even if there are no signs of damage.
The beach ramp off of 27th Avenue and South Atlantic Avenue had to be closed after pavers in the boardwalk gave way and collapsed.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — "Welcome to the USA," says a note attached to a hand-crocheted blanket of purple, white and gray stripes.
Hollie Shaner-McRae, of Burlington, who made the blanket as a gift for a refugee, wrote of her great grandparents coming to the United States from Ukraine, Russia and Poland.
One great grandfather was a tailor and the other was a barrel maker, she wrote. “Both were so brave and came to America as teenagers," she wrote in the note. “I hope you make friends and feel safe here,” Shaner-McRae wrote to whomever would receive the blanket. “Vermont is blessed to have new families arrive and enrich our world.”
The quilt was one of at least 86 artistic blankets that crafters sewed, crocheted and knitted as gifts for refugees and immigrants to make them feel welcomed in their new community in Vermont. The handmade creations were on display at the Heritage Mill Museum in Winooski, Vermont, before they were given away to refugees last week.
The effort is part of the national Welcome Blanket project, which describes itself as a crowd-sourced artistic action supporting refugees settling in the U.S. Los Angeles activist Jayna Zweiman started Welcome Blanket in 2017 in opposition to Donald Trump’s candidacy speeches about building a wall between the United State and Mexico.
As a grandchild of refugees, she grew up with family stories of her grandfather seeing the Statue of Liberty. That monument decades later still made him feel welcomed, she said.
Just as the Statue of Liberty was seen as an inviting symbol for immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Zweiman thought at the time: “What can we do in the 21st century as people are coming through these different ports to welcome them?"
To date, thousands of blankets and notes have been created around the country for exhibits including in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Winooski, Vermont. The blankets, accompanied with the personal notes from their creators, were then gifted to refugees at events, in welcome boxes, at their new housing or through charity groups.
The project is geared toward refugees — people forced to leave their home or country to escape war, persecution or natural disaster — including Ukrainians who escaped the Russian invasion of their home country. But the blankets have also gone to immigrants.
In Vermont, Aisha Bitini, who is originally from Congo, that she loves the blanket she chose — a soft, crocheted piece made up of large squares of gold, maroon, off-white and gray.
“I’m so blessed to have one of them,” she said, draping it over her shoulder. She picked it out at the blanket giveaway held last week at the Association of Africans Living in Vermont, or AALV.
The note that came with the blanket “feels so special,” Bitini said, adding that she thanks the person who made “this beautiful blanket” and that she will "cherish it forever."
Kalyan Adhikari, who's originally from Nepal, said the Vermont project was “such a kind and warm initiative.” He said it makes refugees feel welcome and little bit more like they're home.
“This makes my heart warm. I can't thank them enough,” he said of the blanket-makers.
The immigrant-refugee story resonated with Sonia Savoulian, of Los Angeles, when in 2017 then-President Donald Trump imposed a ban on travelers from certain majority-Muslim countries. Her ancestry is Armenian, and her family includes refugees and immigrants. She herself is an immigrant — and she also happens to make things with yarn.
The Welcome Blanket project combines a creative outlet with a product that would help newcomers to the U.S. “feel an embrace, a welcome and an aspiration,” she said. Since making her first Welcome Blankets for an exhibit in Atlanta in 2018, she has made a total of about 50 such blankets.
Zweiman said she hopes the blanket-making for refugees will become an American tradition.
“I want this happening 50 years from now,” she said. “And I want a kid who took part in this, ... when the next wave of xenophobia comes, to remember that he had actually physically made something for someone who was coming.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/handmade-blankets-welcome-refugees-immigrants-to-17863604.php | 2023-03-28 05:35:03 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/handmade-blankets-welcome-refugees-immigrants-to-17863604.php |
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