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Alaska’s senators renew call to close military resource gap in the Arctic
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Alaska’s senators are renewing calls to close what they call a gap of military resources in the Arctic region. At the same time, the top military official in the region says the US is not fully equipped to defend itself.
At a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Wednesday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that President Biden needs to prioritize improving our defense capabilities in the Arctic in next year’s federal budget.
“Russia’s not sitting still. China’s not sitting still. I’m told that India is looking to build an icebreaker. At the rate that we’re going here, it’s kind of embarrassing to think that a country like India is gonna have an icebreaker in the water before we would,” said Murkowski.
Murkowski’s plea comes a week after the commander of U.S. Northern Command, General Glen VanHerck told the Senate Armed Services Committee the U.S. does not have the infrastructure, communications, and ability to respond to properly defend the region.
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is on the committee that is considering the 2024 defense spending plan.
“When you see a unified number of senators on both sides of the aisle and the NorthCom commander himself saying, ‘Yep. We need to do more.’ That’s a sign that we’re making some good progress,” said Sullivan.
The icebreaker issue has been key for both Murkowski and Sullivan. Sullivan said the U.S. has two while Russia, who is right next door, has 54 ships that can move through ice-covered waters. Sullivan also said the Chinese spy balloon should be another wakeup call.
“Any attack on the Lower 48 whether it’s New York, Chicago, you name it on our Lower 48 homeland is gonna go through the airspace of Alaska,” Sullivan said.
Retired Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis agreed US airspace is a concern. He said if anything needs boosting in the Arctic, the US should step up its offensive and defensive missile capabilities.
“Because I assure you, any ship that Russia has in that Arctic would be a sitting duck and we could take that out with not much difficulty,” said Davis.
Davis argued no one is going nor does anyone have the infrastructure to invade our coast. And if someone wanted to, he said they would be wiped out hundreds of miles away.
We are still months away from finding out what makes it into the federal budget and national defense spending plans.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down. Markus Dohle’s decision, effective at the end of the year, comes just weeks after a federal judge blocked the company’s attempt to buy rival Simon & Schuster.
“Following the antitrust decision in the U.S. against the merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, I have decided, after nearly 15 years on the Executive Board of Bertelsmann and at the helm of our global publishing business, to hand over the next chapter of Penguin Random House to new leadership,” Dohle, 54, said a statement released Friday by parent company Bertelsmann, the German conglomerate.
Dohle is also leaving his seat on the Bertelsmann executive board. His departure was made at “his own request and on the best of mutual terms,” according to the Bertelsmann announcement. Dohle will be succeeded, on an interim basis, by Nihar Malaviya, 48, currently president and COO of Penguin Random House.
Dohle was named CEO when Penguin Random House was still Random House and presided over an era of enormous growth, notably the merger in 2012-13 with Penguin that made the new company the industry’s unchallenged market leader. But the failed purchase of Simon & Schuster proved an embarrassment to Dohle, who had strongly pushed for the deal.
He had been working under a 5-year contract set to expire in December 2025.
“We regret Markus Dohle’s decision to leave Bertelsmann and Penguin Random House,” Christopher Mohn, chair of Bertelsmann’s supervisory board, said in a statement. “He has sustainably focused Penguin Random House on growth and profitability. Under his leadership, our book division more than doubled its revenues and quintupled its profit. The fact that our global book publishing group is in such a strong position today is largely thanks to Markus Dohle.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/penguin-random-house-ceo-markus-dohle-is-stepping-down/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-12-09 14:12:39 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/penguin-random-house-ceo-markus-dohle-is-stepping-down/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Tiger Woods has ankle surgery, rest of majors in doubt
(AP) - Tiger Woods had fusion surgery on his right ankle Wednesday morning to alleviate arthritis from a broken bone, putting in doubt whether he plays any more majors this year.
Woods disclosed the surgery on Twitter and said it was a subtalar fusion procedure to address post-traumatic arthritis from when he broke his talus bone in February 2021.
“He’s resting now and will start the recovery process,” Mark Steinberg, his agent at Excel Sports, said in a telephone interview.
The surgery took place in New York, and Steinberg said Woods has returned to his home near Jupiter, Florida, to begin rehabilitating.
As for when Woods could return to playing golf, Steinberg said there was “no timetable on this.”
“The first goal is to recover and lead a much more enjoyable day-to-day life,” he said.
Woods shattered multiple bones in his right leg and ankle in February 2021 when the SUV he was driving crashed off a suburban coastal Los Angeles road at about 85 mph and tumbled down the side of a hill. The injuries were so severe, Woods said, that doctors contemplated amputation.
Woods has had multiple surgeries on his leg as a result of the car crash. The ankle has been causing most of the problems of late, including a noticeable limp when he played four of the last five majors, most recently the Masters two weeks ago.
The talus is the second-largest of a group of bones known as the tarsus, which forms the lower part of the ankle joint and transmits the weight of the body from the lower leg to the foot. The subtalar joint allows for side-to-side movement needed for walking, especially on uneven surfaces.
Most estimates put recovery from subtalar fusion at eight to 12 weeks. That would all but rule out the PGA Championship next month — Woods was doubtful, anyway, given it will be at Oak Hill in Rochester, New York, with likely cold temperatures.
The U.S. Open is June 15-18 at Los Angeles Country Club, and the British Open is in three months (July 20-23) at Royal Liverpool in England.
Woods made an improbable return 14 months after the car crash to play in the Masters and walked 72 holes. Remarkably, he has missed only one cut — the British Open at St. Andrews last summer — although he withdrew after three rounds of the PGA Championship last year and he withdrew this year in the middle of the third round of the rain-delayed Masters.
Woods cited plantar fasciitis for his withdrawal from the Masters, where he tied the record by making his 23rd cut. Plantar fasciitis also was cited when he had to withdraw from his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas in December, which he said was caused by working too much to get ready to play.
Jason Day said at the Masters that Woods told him the reason for his withdrawal from the PGA Championship last year “was a screw went through the skin.”
Woods previously had five surgeries on his back. That included fusion surgery on his lower spine that allowed him to return to play. He won the Tour Championship in 2018, the Masters in 2019 for his 15th major championship and the Zozo Championship in Japan in the fall of 2019 for his 82nd career PGA Tour title, tying the career record of Sam Snead.
He has said in numerous interviews that hitting shots is not the problem, it’s walking to the next one. Woods also has said his schedule would be limited to the majors and maybe a few others, such as the 36-hole PNC Championship with his son in which he can ride in a cart.
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Re: “Seattle Pride Parade bans uniformed police from marching, again” [June 16, Local News]:
It is very disappointing to read that the organizers of the Seattle Pride Parade have decided to ignore LGBTQ+ Seattle Police Department officers again this year.
Thirty years ago, the gay community worked closely with SPD to push for more gay and lesbian officers. At that time, members of several gay organizations met with police representatives to increase LGBTQ+ representation on the force. That effort paid off with greater cooperation between police and LGBTQ+ business owners, bar patrons and ordinary members of the queer community just walking down the street. Now we have the opposite dynamic with the board of directors of the parade. It seems that its members do not want to acknowledge their LGBTQ+ compatriots among the police.
The article states there will be uniformed Seattle police officers at the parade for safety reasons, as required by a city permit. I think that “sidelining” our queer brothers, sisters, nonbinary and trans officers makes me less proud and a little less safe.
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Which Vera Bradley crossbody is best?
If you’re tired of carrying a clutch and you find traditional purses uncomfortable, give a crossbody bag a try. They’re easier to shift around your body so you can always find your comfortable sweet spot. Many can also have their straps adjusted or removed to serve as purses or clutches.
The best Vera Bradley crossbody bag is the Vera Bradley Carson Crossbody Purse. It’s light and has just enough storage compartments to serve as the perfect everyday bag.
What to know before you buy a Vera Bradley crossbody
Size
Vera Bradley crossbody bags come in three sizes.
- Clutch bags are just that; clutches with a removable strap. They’re best used as wallets. They can also carry your phone and keys, but storage might be tight. They measure roughly 5 inches by 8 inches by 1 inch.
- Full bags are the standard. They’re large enough to fit all your essentials and have wide straps so the weight is evenly distributed. They measure roughly 10 inches by 12 inches by 4 inches.
- Mini bags are in between, useful for day trips and dates where you need a few items but not enough to justify carrying a full bag. They measure roughly 8 inches by 7 inches by 1 inch.
Storage compartments
Vera Bradley crossbody bags are worn for fashion, but they also need to hold your stuff. Check how many and what kinds of compartments are included in your prospective bag to be sure you can organize your things how you want.
What to look for in a quality Vera Bradley crossbody
Material
Most Vera Bradley bags use cotton, either in total or mixed with polyester lining. This makes them light and durable. Plus, they can be machine-washed. However, it also makes them poor choices when the weather report calls for rain. In these cases, consider a Vera Bradley polyester microfiber bag instead.
RFID protection
This means the bag has a lining that blocks the signals in your chipped cards. It prevents your information from being stolen by tech-savvy thieves, who could otherwise steal it without ever touching your bag.
Straps
Straps have several aspects to consider.
- Length: Most Vera Bradley crossbody straps are between 52-56 inches long.
- Adjustable length: That said, the best Vera Bradley straps also have adjustable lengths. You can’t make them as small as a standard purse’s strap, but you can adjust how high or low they rest on your body.
- Width: Vera Bradley strap widths vary based on bag size. Bigger bags have wider straps so heavier weights can be better distributed. The width is roughly half an inch at the thinnest and 1.5 inches at the widest.
- Removable: Sometimes, you don’t want to wear your bag as a crossbody. In these cases, look for Vera Bradley bags with removable straps. Otherwise, you’re stuck with wadding the strap up inside.
How much you can expect to spend on a Vera Bradley crossbody
They typically cost $50-$100, depending on the size and features included. For example, a small bag with multiple pockets and RFID protection will cost more than a larger bag with few pockets and no protection.
Vera Bradley crossbody FAQ
Why should I use a crossbody bag over other bags?
A. There are several benefits to wearing a crossbody bag rather than a traditional purse or clutch.
- Comfort: Crossbody bags have better weight distribution. Plus, you can shift the bag around your body until it falls comfortably.
- Everyday ease: Clutches and purses take up a hand to hold them or keep them steady. Crossbody bags don’t, making everyday tasks easier.
- Security: Clutches and purses can easily be ripped away from you. Crossbody bags take effort to steal.
- Style: Crossbody bags have a unique look so you can shake up your usual style.
Do Vera Bradley crossbodies use recycled materials?
A. Some use recycled cotton, though no bag uses entirely recycled cotton. Vera Bradley’s process starts by collecting excess raw and scrap processed cotton. It’s then cleaned and blended with freshly produced cotton before being spun into yarn. Not all designs use recycled cotton but those that do are clearly labeled if you want to prioritize it.
What’s the best Vera Bradley crossbody to buy?
Top Vera Bradley crossbody
Vera Bradley Carson Crossbody Purse
What you need to know: This is the perfect bag for casual, everyday use.
What you’ll love: It comes with removable and fully adjustable 18-inch shoulder and 52-inch crossbody straps so you can wear it how you want to. Interior storage compartments include two slip pockets and a zip pocket plus exterior compartments include two flap-covered and one non-flap-covered slip pocket.
What you should consider: A few consumers had issues with zippers sticking and being otherwise hard to use. Others reported the colors to be less vibrant than the image suggests.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Vera Bradley crossbody for the money
Vera Bradley Deluxe All-Together Crossbody Purse
What you need to know: This cute part-crossbody, part-clutch bag is a great choice for fun events.
What you’ll love: The 52-inch strap is adjustable and removable. It’s packed with storage compartments, including 18 RFID-protected card slips, two zip pockets, multiple slip pockets and a removable checkbook cover with a clear ID window.
What you should consider: It’s best used as a wallet rather than a go-bag. Larger phones may not fit inside. A few customers received damaged bags.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Vera Bradley Mini Hipster Crossbody Purse
What you need to know: This mini bag is a great choice for dates and weekend excursions.
What you’ll love: Its storage options include six card slips, a slip pocket, a zipper pocket and an ID pocket with a clear window. The strap is 56 inches long at max but is adjustable. It has RFID protection and comes in both mono-color and patterned designs.
What you should consider: A few purchasers had issues with zippers getting stuck or breaking off. Others reported the card slots being large enough for cards to slip out.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Lakers vs. Nuggets Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - Western Conference Finals Game 4
Published: May. 22, 2023 at 2:54 PM EDT|Updated: 32 minutes ago
The Los Angeles Lakers are 3-point favorites heading into a decisive Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena on Monday, starting at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN. The Nuggets lead the series 3-0.
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Lakers vs. Nuggets Game Info & Odds
- Date: Monday, May 22, 2023
- Time: 8:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
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- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Venue: Crypto.com Arena
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Lakers vs. Nuggets Score Prediction
- Prediction: Nuggets 115 - Lakers 114
Lakers vs Nuggets Additional Info
Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Nuggets
- Pick ATS: Nuggets (+ 3)
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Over (224)
- The Nuggets' .537 ATS win percentage (44-36-2 ATS Record) is higher than the Lakers' .488 mark (40-39-3 ATS Record) in 2022-23.
- When the spread is set as 3 or more this season, Los Angeles (13-10-1) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (54.2%) than Denver (9-5) does as the underdog (64.3%).
- Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the point total 52.4% of the time this season (43 out of 82). That's more often than Denver and its opponents have (37 out of 82).
- The Lakers have a .645 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (20-11) this season, higher than the .476 winning percentage for the Nuggets as a moneyline underdog (10-11).
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Lakers Performance Insights
- Los Angeles is putting up 117.2 points per game (sixth-ranked in NBA) this year, while giving up 116.6 points per contest (20th-ranked).
- So far this season, the Lakers rank 15th in the league in assists, putting up 25.3 per game.
- The Lakers are making 10.8 treys per game (24th-ranked in league). They have a 34.6% shooting percentage (24th-ranked) from beyond the arc.
- When it comes to shot breakdown, Los Angeles has taken 64.9% two-pointers (accounting for 74.8% of the team's buckets) and 35.1% from beyond the arc (25.2%).
Nuggets Performance Insights
- In 2022-23, Denver is 12th in the league on offense (115.8 points scored per game) and eighth on defense (112.5 points allowed).
- With 28.9 assists per game, the Nuggets are second-best in the league.
- The Nuggets are 18th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (11.8 per game) and fourth-best in 3-point percentage (37.9%).
- In 2022-23, Denver has taken 63.9% percent of its shots from inside the 3-point line, and 36.1% percent from beyond it. In terms of made shots, 72.9% of Denver's buckets have been 2-pointers, and 27.1% have been 3-pointers.
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Companies forge strategic partnership to develop Arabic-speaking omnichannel virtual agent unique to the Middle Eastern market
ZURICH, Switzerland, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omantel, the leading telecommunications provider in Oman, Spitch, the global leader in Conversational AI solutions, and Datalyticx, an Omani-based startup, will be launching Virtual Assistants to ensure better customer service and boost efficiency in Omantel contact centers. This strategic partnership to develop an Arabic-speaking Omnichannel Virtual Agent is unique to the Omani and broader Middle East market.
Omantel and its customers will benefit from the Virtual Assistants' ability to provide information and handle large volumes of customer calls automatically without having to wait on the line.
"Omantel is on a mission to provide unparalleled communication solutions and this partnership will enable our customers and employees to be on the forefront of Conversational AI and the benefits it provides," notes Aladdin Abdullah Hassan Baitfadhil, Chief Commercial Officer at Omantel.
The Spitch omnichannel approach helps ensure that customers do not have to repeat their requests when switching from one channel to another. Flexibility has been built into the system, enabling customers to connect with an Omantel agent live at any time they want. Another value added is that information is always accurate thanks to an integration mechanism that enables the Virtual Assistants to communicate with Omantel's backend systems in real time.
"Engaging with Omantel and Datalyticx on this strategic initiative will result in a better customer experience and greater flexibility in the contact center thanks to automated handling of omnichannel interactions. Spitch is thrilled about this partnership," comments Piergiorgio Vittori, International Managing Director at Spitch.ai. "The Middle East is a strategic market for Spitch, and we are honored to be part of such a great project."
This solution also includes a quality check functionality delivered by Datalyticx. This Omani startup provides a SaaS integration platform to ensure greater accuracy in understanding both meaning and sentiment of customers' interactions across all the channels. "We have developed AI models that are able to understand most of the Arabic dialects spoken throughout the MENA region, with particularly high accuracy in Omani dialects. We are delighted to partner with Spitch.ai and jointly provide Omantel's contact center users with great customer experience improvements," says Ahmed Al Balushi, CEO of Datalyticx.
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Delta Air Lines reported record advanced bookings for this coming summer, a further sign that the US airline industry is putting the pandemic-caused losses behind it.
But rising labor costs did result in a net loss in the period, even if the company reported a profit when excluding special items, the measure most closely followed by investors.
The Atlanta-based airline earned $163 million, excluding special items, in the first three months of the year, compared to a loss of $784 million on that basis a year earlier. Revenue of $11.8 billion was up 45% from a year earlier, and up 14% from the same period in 2019, before the pandemic.
The strong demand for flying means higher fares for customers. The amount passengers paid to fly each mile on Delta was up 17% compared to both a year earlier and the same period in 2019. Total passenger revenue when adjusted for capacity, another key measure of fares, was up 27% compared to a year ago and 14% from the same period in 2019. And planes were fuller, with Delta selling 81% of available seats, up from 75% a year earlier.
The second quarter revenue and earnings were slightly below Wall Street forecasts, which the company attributed to flights canceled due to bad weather. But shares of Delta were higher in pre-market trading due to its strong forecast going forward.
The company said the record second-quarter bookings will allow it to post earnings per share of between $2 and $2.25, well above the current forecast of $1.66. For the full year, the company expects earnings per share of between $5 and $6, which could put it well above the $5.40 forecast from analysts.
The company did take a one-time charge of $864 million related to the four-year labor deal it reached with pilots that will increase their pay 34% over the life of the contract. It provides them with an immediate 18% raise and a signing bonus that cost the airline $735 million. The charge for that signing bonus and change in benefits resulted in a net loss in the quarter of $363 million.
The airline also gave 5% raises to many of its other employees as of April 1. The pilots are the only major employee group at Delta who are union members. Other major US airlines, which are far more heavily unionized, face upcoming negotiations with a majority of their employees, and could also see rising labor costs in upcoming financial results.
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Southwest Airlines flight diverted after attendant, passengers receive bomb threat
HONOLULU (KHNL/Gray News) - A plane heading to Hawaii had to be diverted after an alleged bomb threat was announced to passengers and crew.
KHNL reports the incident happened on Monday on a Southwest Airlines flight that departed Las Vegas en route to Maui.
According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, flight 3316 was diverted nearly two hours after takeoff to Oakland.
A flight attendant and others onboard reported receiving a threatening picture that was AirDropped onto their phone regarding a bomb on the plane.
A passenger on board said that after landing in Oakland an officer boarded the plane along with police K-9s to search the cabin and items on the plane.
Authorities didn’t announce any immediate arrests.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 30, 2022 The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), and the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH) have each announced a distribution.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Airbnb, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABNB) today announced that the company's fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results will be released after market close on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. The company's shareholder letter will be made available on the Airbnb Investor Relations website at https://investors.airbnb.com.
Airbnb will host an audio webcast to discuss its results at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET the same day. The link to the webcast will be made available on the Investor Relations website at https://investors.airbnb.com.
Interested parties can register for the call in advance by visiting https://conferencingportals.com/event/UxGWzHKK. After registering, instructions will be shared on how to join the call.
Following the call, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Airbnb Investor Relations website. A telephonic replay will be also available for three weeks following the call at (800) 770-2030 using conference ID: 24053.
About Airbnb
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Colorado gay club shooting suspect set to return to court
DENVER (AP) — The suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, is set to appear in court again Tuesday to learn what charges prosecutors will pursue in the attack, including possible hate crime counts.
Investigators say Anderson Lee Aldrich entered Club Q, a sanctuary for the LGBTQ community in the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, just before midnight on Nov. 19 and began shooting during a drag queen’s birthday celebration. The killing stopped after patrons wrestled the suspect to the ground, beating Aldrich into submission, they said.
Aldrich, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns according to defense court filings, was arrested at the club by police and held on suspicion of murder and hate crimes while District Attorney Michael Allen determined what charges to pursue against them. Allen has noted that murder charges would carry the harshest penalty — likely life in prison — and charging Aldrich with bias-motivated crimes would not lead to a harsher punishment.
But at a Nov. 21 news conference, Allen did say that, if there was evidence to support bias motivated crimes, it was still important to pursue them to send the message “that we support communities that have been maligned, harassed, intimidated and abused.”
According to witnesses, Aldrich fired first at people gathered at the club’s bar before spraying bullets across the dance floor during the attack, which came on the eve of an annual day of remembrance for transgender people lost to violence.
More than a year before the shooting, Aldrich was arrested on allegations of making a bomb threat that led to the evacuation of about 10 homes. Aldrich threatened to harm their own family with a homemade bomb, ammunition and multiple weapons, authorities said at the time. Aldrich was booked into jail on suspicion of felony menacing and kidnapping, but the case was apparently later sealed and it’s unclear what became of the charges. There are no public indications that the case led to a conviction.
Ring doorbell video obtained by the AP shows Aldrich arriving at their mother’s front door with a big black bag, telling her the police were nearby and adding, “This is where I stand. Today I die.”
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WASHINGTON, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists will discuss new research from NASA missions – on topics ranging from exoplanets to citizen science discoveries – at the 240th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The meeting began Sunday, June 12, and continues through Thursday, June 16, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.
Agency leaders and researchers will discuss the latest developments in astrophysics during various press conferences, scientific sessions, and town halls. News conferences, highlighting results enabled by NASA missions such as the Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope, as well as NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), will stream live to the public on the AAS Press Office YouTube channel.
In addition to press conferences, NASA highlights for registered attendees include:
- NASA Town Hall: 12:45 p.m. PDT Monday, June 13
- Plenary lecture by Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate: 11:40 a.m. PDT Tuesday, June 14
- James Webb Space Telescope Town Hall: 6:30 p.m. PDT Tuesday, June 14
- SOFIA Town Hall: 6:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday, June 15
- Roman Space Telescope Town Hall: 12:45 p.m. PDT Thursday, June 16
The full of list of NASA meeting highlights is as follows:
Monday, June 13
10:15 a.m. PDT – AAS News Conference
Room 107, lower-level conference room
News from NASA's SOFIA mission will be highlighted with results from the following presentation:
- "Polarization and Dust Properties of the Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A"
12:45 p.m. PDT – NASA Town Hall
Ballroom D
Paul Hertz, director of NASA's Astrophysics Division, will provide a status update on NASA's astrophysics programs.
2:15 p.m. PDT – AAS News Conference
Room 107, lower-level conference room
News from NASA's SOFIA mission will be highlighted with results from the following presentation:
- "Large- and Small-Scale Magnetic Fields in the Cygnus-X Star-Forming Region"
Tuesday, June 14
10:15 a.m. PDT – AAS News Conference
Room 107, lower-level conference room
News from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Disk Detective citizen science program will be highlighted with results from the following presentations:
- "Disks in Nearby Young Stellar Associations Found Via Citizen Science and Virtual Reality"
- "The Largest Ultraviolet Survey of Distant Galaxies by the Hubble Space Telescope"
11:40 a.m. PDT – Plenary lecture by Thomas Zurbuchen
Hall C
Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, will present a plenary lecture: "Enabling a Decade of Great Astrophysics by Excellent Teams."
6:30 p.m. PDT – James Webb Space Telescope Town Hall
Hall C
Mission experts will provide a status update on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Webb is currently completing the months-long process of preparing for science operations, ahead of the release of its first full-color images and data, scheduled for Tuesday, July 12.
Wednesday, June 15
10:15 a.m. PDT – AAS News Conference
Room 107, lower-level conference room
News from NASA's TESS mission will be highlighted with results from the following presentation:
- "The HD 260655 System: Two Rocky Worlds Transiting a Bright M Dwarf at Just 32 Light-Years"
2:15 p.m. PDT – AAS News Conference
Room 107, lower-level conference room
News from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble will be highlighted with results from the following presentations:
- "A High Velocity Pulsar in a Galactic Supernova Remnant Measured by the Chandra X-ray Observatory"
- "Strange Abundances in a White Dwarf: Evidence for Simultaneous Accretion of Rocky and Icy Bodies"
6:30 p.m. PDT – SOFIA Town Hall
Ballroom C
The SOFIA team will provide a report on the status of the airborne observatory, which will end operations by Sept. 30, 2022, after a successful eight years of science.
Thursday, June 16
10:15 a.m. PDT – AAS News Conference
Room 107, lower-level conference room
News from a variety of missions with NASA involvement will be highlighted with results from the following presentation:
- "New Images Combine Telescopes to Reveal the Growth and Destruction of Interstellar Dust in Nearby Galaxies"
12:45 p.m. PDT – Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Town Hall
Ballroom D
Mission experts will provide a status update on the development of the Roman Space Telescope, which is planned to launch no earlier than May 2027.
For more information on the meeting, including press registration and the complete meeting schedule, visit:
https://aas.org/meetings/aas240
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He’s Baaaack: CPD Warns That ‘The Grinch’ Has Returned to Casper Just in Time For Christmas
You didn't think he was really gone for good, now did you?
Last year, the Casper Police Department kept the community abreast of their ongoing investigation into a certain 'Mean One's' various Casper capers.
Read More: Casper Police: The Grinch Attempting to Steal Community Christmas Tree on Saturday
The CPD eventually detained this coward, this grump, this...grinch!...and arrested him.
But now, it looks as though he either posted bail, made parole, or knew a guy who knew a guy who knew the District Attorney, because The Grinch is back on the streets and, yes, the CPD is looking for him once again.
That's according to the Casper PD, who wrote on their Facebook page that The Grinch has left WhoVille (or, like, the Natrona County Detention Center) and returned to Casper.
"Citizens of Casper, it is with great caution that we must notify the public of the following information: The Grinch has returned to our City!" the CPD wrote. "A brave citizen captured these images of the Grinch hiding out in town. At this time, it is unclear what his intentions are in our community- but we will take no chances. Watch out Mr. Grinch, the Casper Police Department is coming for you!"
If his intentions are anything like last year, the community can expect that this cad will try and steal the Community Christmas Tree from David Street Station.
Making matters worse, The Grinch won't even have to make it across an ice skating rink in order to steal the tree. So, the CPD will rely even more on members of the community to notify them of any Grinch-Sightings.
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For a limited time only, consumers can save 20% on any certified EOS® Series mattress: Classic, (including the vegan model), Pillowtop and Trilux.
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Naturepedic, makers of certified organic, nontoxic mattress and bedding products for the whole family, is celebrating with a Fall special 20% off sale on its EOS Customizable Organic Mattress Series, using the code FALL20 (FALL20CAN in Canada) at checkout plus free shipping.
For a limited period, consumers can enjoy big savings on Naturepedic's award winning customizable organic mattresses this fall. With three different styles – Classic, Pillowtop, Trilux, and most recently, its PETA-approved EOS Classic organic vegan mattress, Naturepedic offers healthier quality sleep with breathable layers of certified organic cotton, wool, and organic-approved latex, ensuring better temperature regulation while naturally contouring to the body for unrivaled comfort.
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The race for control of the 50-50 Senate has come down to the wire, with Democrats trying to hold a legislative line of defense as the prospect of a politically divided Washington grows increasingly likely.
Even as the odds of House Democrats keeping their majority worsen -- with the party spending millions to defend seats President Joe Biden would have won comfortably in 2020 -- the Senate has remained more of a nail-biter. That alone has been encouraging for Democrats, especially amid dour economic news and the president's low approval ratings, and has renewed debate about whether factors like candidate quality and fundraising can help defy a challenging national environment.
But in a Senate chamber that's evenly split, with Vice President Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote, Democrats have zero room for error as they look to prevent the GOP from gaining a two-chamber congressional majority and launching even more of the kinds of investigations that Republicans have already pledged to open if they win the House.
Republicans need a net gain of just one seat to win the Senate majority -- with Nevada, Georgia, Arizona and New Hampshire among their key pickup opportunities. All of those races have tightened in their favor since the summer, including New Hampshire, which had appeared out of the GOP's reach when the party nominated a more extreme candidate who had raised just a fraction of Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan's millions.
For Republicans to pick up seats, though, they need to defend their own, including two in states Donald Trump won in 2020 but that have required more GOP spending than Republicans would have liked.
While Republicans pummel Democrats over inflation and crime, Democrats' strategy has been to try to paint contrasts between their candidates and the GOP -- over issues of both character and policy, such as their late campaign charge that Republicans would endanger Social Security and Medicare.
In Pennsylvania, for example, where Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is Democrats' best hope of flipping a GOP-held Senate seat, the Democratic nominee used his closing ad to tout his history of "fighting for people," while saying that Republican opponent Mehmet Oz has "spent his life taking advantage of people."
Oz's struggles with his image -- his favorability ratings are underwater in a recent Marist poll, for example -- speak to the individual dynamics of Senate races, where some Trump-backed nominees in open-seat contests have struggled to raise money or consolidate Republican support after divisive primaries. The flip side of that equation for Democrats is that some of their vulnerable incumbents have been overperforming Biden in their states in recent polling.
Both of those factors underscore how Senate races can defy the national environment. House races -- in which candidates are much less defined -- tend to blow with the national winds. The 2018 blue wave, for example -- when Democrats made significant gains in the House in response to Trump's presidency -- didn't translate to the Senate. Republicans were able to pick up seats that year by knocking off some Democrats in red states.
But the question this year is whether the idiosyncrasies of Senate races can outweigh voters' dismal perceptions of the economy and the desire to check the party in power in the White House. Nearly three-quarters of voters in a recent CNN/SSRS survey said things in the country were going in the wrong direction, with about the same percentage believing the US is already in a recession.
Making things worse for Democrats, Republicans have an enthusiasm advantage, mirroring the partisan gap ahead of the 2010 midterms, when the GOP picked up seats. The Supreme Court's late June decision overturning Roe v. Wade boosted Democrats' base enthusiasm, but four months later, it's still the economy that appears to be motivating most voters, with abortion often falling significantly behind in state polling.
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is widely regarded as the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent as she runs for a second term in a state hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and high gas prices. Democrats are hopeful that voters here, who backed Biden by 2 points, will come home for Cortez Masto in the final stretch, but given the population's relative transience, that's no guarantee. This is also the first midterm without Democratic Sen. Harry Reid, who was often instrumental in getting working-class and Latino voters to turnout.
In two states Biden narrowly flipped in 2020, relatively new Democratic incumbents have been campaigning since they won their special elections last cycle and have strong personal brands -- and plenty of money to tout them. That initially gave Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, the pastor of the late Martin Luther King Jr.'s church, and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut, an advantage over Trump-backed challengers.
Both Arizona and Georgia, however, are used to voting Republican and concerns about the economy are increasing Democratic headwinds. GOP Senate hopefuls may also be able to ride the coattails of stronger gubernatorial nominees in both states. In Georgia, Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker is well known as a former football star, but he could also benefit from voters pulling the lever for Gov. Brian Kemp, who's been running ahead of Democrat Stacey Abrams in a rematch from four years ago.
Republicans need to hold their own
The number of Senate seats Republicans need to pick up increases if they lose any of their own. Chief among those at risk is Pennsylvania, which has dominated CNN's rankings of the 10 seats most likely to flip for the entire cycle. The presence of Biden, along with former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, in Pennsylvania on Saturday underscored just how important the commonwealth -- which voted for all three presidents at different points -- is as a 2022 (and 2024) battleground.
Along with Pennsylvania, the other Biden-won state where Republicans are on defense is Wisconsin. GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, who broke his term limits pledge to run for a third term, has long been the most vulnerable GOP incumbent running for reelection. It's increasingly rare for states to back presidential and Senate candidates from different parties, but that race seems to have moved in Johnson's favor since the summer as outside groups have attacked his Democratic challenger throughout the fall.
Republicans also need to hold North Carolina and Ohio -- two states that have remained surprisingly competitive for Democrats in a national environment that favors the GOP. North Carolina is a purple state that Biden narrowly lost, so tight margins are to be expected here. Democrat Cheri Beasley, who could be the state's first Black senator, has been running as an outsider by casting GOP Rep. Ted Budd as a creature of Washington.
Ohio is a different story. Although it has one Democratic senator, the state -- which Trump twice carried by about 8 points -- has been trending increasingly red. Republican J.D. Vance, who won a nasty primary with Trump's backing, has struggled with fundraising -- so much so that the most powerful Senate GOP super PAC had to divert resources from battleground states to shore up what has become an increasingly red state. Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan was able to dominate the airwaves early with spots that tout his bipartisan bona fides. His closing ad, for example, spotlights his 2016 vote against Nancy Pelosi for speaker.
Ryan's fundraising advantage has also underscored a hard truth for Republicans this cycle -- despite their millions of super PAC dollars, candidates who can't raise money are still a problem. That's because candidates get more favorable advertising rates than outside groups on TV.
And yet, if the national environment is the most important factor Tuesday night -- and well-funded Democratic incumbents in top-tier seats go down -- Republicans could also be zeroing in on races such as Colorado and Washington state, which Biden carried by about 13 points and 19 points, respectively. | https://www.phillytrib.com/news/democrats-have-zero-room-for-error-in-senate-races-as-gop-house-campaign-builds/article_2466f765-f555-5402-8be6-e3e6bafed7ef.html | 2022-11-07 23:00:44 | 1 | https://www.phillytrib.com/news/democrats-have-zero-room-for-error-in-senate-races-as-gop-house-campaign-builds/article_2466f765-f555-5402-8be6-e3e6bafed7ef.html |
BBC cancels ‘Top Gear’ filming after Freddie Flintoff accident
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN
The BBC has halted production on the latest series of motoring show “Top Gear” following an investigation into an accident that left co-host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff injured.
Flintoff, who has fronted the popular show alongside Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness since 2019, was hospitalized last December when he was hurt while filming an episode at the Dunsfold Aerodrome track in Surrey, southern England.
On Thursday, the corporation released a statement saying it had “sincerely apologized” to the former England cricket captain following its probe and “will continue to support him with his recovery.”
“Under the circumstances, we feel it would be inappropriate to resume making series 34,” the BBC said.
“We understand this will be disappointing for fans, but it is the right thing to do, and we’ll make a judgement about how best to continue later this year.”
The broadcaster added that the incident had “impacted the production team” and there will be a health and safety review on the show, which has been running for 21 years.
CNN has contacted Flintoff’s representatives for comment.
In February 2019, Flintoff crashed into a market stall while filming the show in Nottinghamshire but escaped unscathed.
“I go to great lengths to make sure I do well in ‘Top Gear’ drag races but on this occasion I went a few lengths too far,” the father-of-four said at the time. “It will look more ridiculous than dangerous when you see it on TV”.
The former cricket star is not the only “Top Gear” host to have been involved in a high-speed crash while filming the show.
In 2006, Richard Hammond was left in a coma for two weeks after crashing in a Vampire jet car traveling at 288 miles per hour. He suffered serious head injuries but survived and returned to the series.
Hammond now hosts Amazon’s “The Grand Tour” alongside his one-time “Top Gear” colleagues Jeremy Clarkson and James May.
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Hollis M. Greenlaw, Theodore F. Etter, Benjamin L. Wissink, and Cara D. Obert improperly used shareholder assets to pay more than $65 million in legal fees and indemnification expenses
NexPoint files motion to enjoin defendants from requesting and/or otherwise using UDF IV's assets to pay legal fees incurred in appeal of criminal convictions or any other matter to which they are a party
DALLAS, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexPoint Advisors, L.P., (together with its affiliates "NexPoint"), a Dallas-based alternative investment firm, today announced that it has filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Dallas State District Court related to United Development Funding IV ("UDF IV"), a real estate investment trust in which NexPoint is a significant shareholder. NexPoint seeks the injunction to prevent defendants from continuing to improperly use UDF IV's assets to pay legal fees incurred in the appeal of their criminal convictions.
The motion names the following as defendants: UMTH General Services, L.P. (the "Advisor"), UMTH Land Development L.P. ("UMTH Land"), UMT Holdings, L.P. ("UMTH Holdings"), Hollis M. Greenlaw, Theodore F. Etter, Benjamin L. Wissink, and Cara D. Obert (collectively "Defendants"). UDF IV is managed and controlled by Defendants. The individual Defendants have at all times controlled and exclusively managed the entity Defendants.
In January 2022, Mr. Greenlaw, Ms. Obert, and Mr. Wissink were convicted on ten counts of securities, wire, and bank fraud in conjunction with operating UDF IV (and other UDF funds) as a Ponzi scheme. They are currently serving five- to seven-year prison sentences. The Defendants are using their status within the Advisor to cause UDF IV to pay their significant legal fees in connection with the criminal case and possibly other litigation. To date, Defendants improperly used shareholder assets in UDF IV to pay what is believed to be more than $65 million in legal fees and indemnification expenses. NexPoint believes this practice continues to this day as the three felons are appealing their convictions but using UDF IV to pay for their lawyers.
"The UDF 'web of companies' has been set up in a purposefully complex and obtuse manner in order to maximize control in the hands of a few individuals (the individual Defendants) while hiding their operations," said D.C. Sauter, General Counsel, NexPoint. "The Defendants have engaged in egregious acts of misconduct and despite their convictions continually seek to benefit themselves at the expense of shareholders, with the active consent of UDF IV independent trustees. On behalf of fellow shareholders, we believe the time has come to put an end to this outrageous behavior."
UDF IV's activities have in the past, and continue to be, controlled, managed, and conducted by UMTH General, as its advisor, and by the Advisor's officers and employees, including the individual Defendants. The Advisory Agreement clearly provides that UMTH General is in a fiduciary relationship with the shareholders of UDF IV. The Agreement also prohibits indemnification for allegations of securities law violations except in limited circumstances not applicable in this case. NexPoint's motion seeks to put a stop to Defendants requesting and using indemnification from UDF IV to cover significant legal fees and expenses in connection with the criminal case and possibly other litigation.
The full motion can be found here and is part of NexPoint's ongoing efforts to hold accountable those individuals and entities that have perpetuated the massive multi-year deception and fraud at the expense of UDF IV shareholders.
NexPoint Advisors, L.P. is an SEC-registered adviser on the NexPoint alternative investment platform. It serves as the adviser to a suite of funds and investment vehicles, including a closed-end fund, interval fund, business development company, and various real estate vehicles. For more information visit www.nexpoint.com
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — One of four men charged in the killing of rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills mansion pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter.
The 20-year-old man, who was 17 when the killing occurred, also pleaded guilty in Inglewood juvenile court to home invasion robbery. He was sentenced to four years and two months in a juvenile facility.
The judge has barred the public use of his name because he was a minor at the time of the shooting.
The 20-year-old New York rapper, whose legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson, was killed on Feb. 19, 2020, at a rented home where he was staying while on a four-day trip to Los Angeles. A 911 call from a friend of someone in the house reported armed intruders inside the home, police said.
The robbers knew the address because a day earlier, Jackson had posted a photograph on social media of a gift bag he had received and the address was on a label, authorities said.
Jackson was in the shower when masked robbers confronted him. During a struggle, one attacker, who was 15, pistol-whipped the rapper and shot him three times in the back, according to court testimony cited by the Los Angeles Times.
The attackers stole Jackson’s diamond-studded Rolex watch and sold it for $2,000, a detective testified.
The teenager, whose name also is being withheld, was charged in the case along with Corey Walker, who was 19 at the time, and Keandre Rodgers, who was then 18. They are accused of murder during the commission of a robbery and burglary.
Pop Smoke arrived on the rap scene in 2018 and broke out with “Welcome to the Party” a gangsta anthem with boasts about shootings, killings and drugs that became a huge sensation, and prompted Nicki Minaj to drop a verse on a remix.
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The team has 30 days to return fans’ deposits as part of the arrangement announced Friday by Maryland Attorney Brian E. Frosh after he accused it of violating the state’s Consumer Protection Act.
”For many years, the Commanders kept money that was not theirs. It belongs to their customers,” Frosh said in a statement. ”Today’s settlement will require the team to return the monies owed to consumers. The Commanders will pay a penalty, and they will be enjoined from engaging in similar practices in the future.”
The District of Columbia on Thursday said it was suing the Commanders in civil court over what it called a scheme to cheat season-ticket holders out of money. It’s the second civil suit brought against them by D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine’s office after last week filing a complaint against the team, owner Dan Snyder, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell for colluding to deceive fans about an investigation into the team’s workplace culture.
The attorneys general of Maryland, D.C. and Virginia launched parallel investigations in April after the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform referred its case to the Federal Trade Commission for potential financial improprieties. The league retained former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White to look into those questionable business practices, including allegations of withholding ticket revenue from other teams, which the Commanders deny.
Washington plays home games at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, and practices at a facility in Ashburn, Virginia. Racine said the team, now known as the Commanders after playing under different names in previous years, is subject to laws in the District because it markets to D.C. residents, who are paying customers as fans.
Asked for comment about the settlement with Maryland, a spokesperson referred the same statement sent Thursday saying the team did a review of deposits in 2014 and has since conducted an audit of finances and found no evidence of intentionally withholding ticket money or converted unclaimed funds into revenue.
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You’re never too old to learn about birds — and humility.
I just completed an online course from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, entitled “Be A Better Birder: Warbler Identification.” The Lab offers an extensive catalog of skill improvement webinars at Academy.AllAboutBirds.org. Some focus on birding basics. Others are appropriate for more experienced birders. There’s even a separate page of free learning games for kids.
I chose warblers as my first course, because I was curious to see if there was anything in the lesson I didn’t already know. Arrogant attitude, I realize. I opened the lesson and promptly misidentified the first bird I saw. If you repeat this to anyone, I’ll deny it.
I must say, it was the most comprehensive and complete review of warbler identification I’ve ever seen. That makes sense. In the past, our only learning tools were guidebooks and audio tapes, possibly augmented by bird walks with local experts. Most birders have never taken a single ornithology course. I was a government major, and learned nothing useful.
There are 51 warbler species breeding in the United States, if you count the yellow-breasted chat. The chat is no longer classified as a warbler, but it used to be, so Cornell threw it into this course. I’ve seen all but seven of the 51 warblers. Most of the seven breed in the southwest. Road trip anyone?
The course starts with the most basic identification question: what’s a warbler? Vireos, wrens, gnatcatchers and kinglets all resemble warblers, and it takes some effort to sort them out. Then, to identify the warblers, you need to know something about body parts and field marks.
One subtlety about Cornell’s presentation is particularly commendable. The curriculum uses common language as well as scientific terms in describing bird parts. For instance, the stripe above a bird’s eye is technically called a “supercilium,” but “eyebrow” also works, and the instructor uses both.
I sometimes give talks on identifying birds by sight and sound. My presentations share one key strategy with Cornell: we both rely on “divide and conquer.” One of the fastest ways to figure out what a bird is, is to figure out what it isn’t.
Birds throw off a whole bunch of identification clues. Color and markings are the primary hints, but habitat, behavior and range are also valuable. The course teaches how to use all these clues to divide birds into smaller and smaller piles, until there’s only one possibility left.
But wait. Male and female warblers of the same species often look different. Spring and fall warblers of different species can look the same. In Maine, confusing fall warblers in migration are a real pain in the derriere. Blackpolls and bay-breasted warblers are almost identical. You’ll learn that blackpolls have yellow feet. Bay-breasted warblers don’t.
One problem with guidebooks is that they typically present the bird in a perfect pose. In real life, the little twerps rarely sit quietly. They’re flitting around, obscured by leaves, overhead, with only their bellies on display.
The course takes great pains to present birds at all angles, then offers quizzes to hone your new skills. The quizzes are awesome. From them, I learned that I can not be trusted to tell apart northern and Louisiana waterthrushes. Epic fail.
This may be weird, but I did one thing most people probably wouldn’t do. I took the quizzes as fast as I could, treating them like flash cards. Nothing trains the eye to look for field marks better than being forced to do it in a split second.
The course is just as thorough in identifying bird songs, which come with their own set of quizzes. Because the instruction is so comprehensive, the curriculum takes hours to complete. It likely took me less time, because as a warbler expert, I can make a ton of embarrassing mistakes quicker than the average birder.
Altogether, there are 23 courses online. You can start at your own level, and go at your own pace. I think I’ll try the Sparrow Identification course next, or maybe Hawk Identification. I know my weaknesses.
Incidentally, the courses are on sale through the end of the year. Better, they can be given to others as a gift certificate. During the holidays, what do you get the birder who has everything? More of everything? Personally, I’ve got too much stuff already. These academy offerings from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology might make the perfect gift, and you don’t even have to leave the couch to shop. | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/12/15/outdoors/even-experienced-birders-still-have-a-lot-to-learn-xoasq1i29i/ | 2022-12-15 16:59:16 | 0 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/12/15/outdoors/even-experienced-birders-still-have-a-lot-to-learn-xoasq1i29i/ |
80% of consumers report their outdoor living space is more valuable to them than ever and new lighting, shade, and decor including pillows, cushions and rugs are 2023 planned purchases.
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- An independent survey conducted by The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) shows that 54 percent of Americans plan to purchase new furnishings and decor for their decks, yards, and patios this year. After two years of pandemic living that motivated many residents to invest in improving the spaces around their homes, there is significant interest in continuing to upgrade their outdoor living setting. The findings also confirm that consumers will spend an average of nine hours per week outdoors in the coming year, up from seven hours per week in 2022, according to the study conducted by Wakefield Research.
In 2023, more than one-third (36%) will prioritize upgrading their outdoor lighting, and more than one-quarter (27%) reported they will add shade items including umbrellas, pergolas, and awnings, as well as décor including pillows, cushions, and rugs (26%). Not far behind are the desire to add firepits or fireplace features (26%), flooring (22%), seating/sofas (21%), water features (19%), and outdoor kitchens and bars (17%).
"In addition to shopping for new pieces of furniture, consumers ranked lighting and accessories as the easiest ways to make their outdoor living spaces more stylish," said Jackie Hirschhaut, vice president of the American Home Furnishings Alliance and executive director of its outdoor division, ICFA. "These easy-to-add enhancements make it more conducive to spending time outdoors, which people are doing more and more each year, as work from home becomes more normalized and the home has new and different meanings in our lives."
More data points from the ICFA Wakefield Research:
- 54% of households will purchase outdoor furnishings or accessories in 2023.
- 64% of Americans spend a lot more time in their outdoor spaces compared to a year ago.
- 80% say their outdoor living space is more valuable to them than ever before.
- Americans (with outdoor living spaces) spend an average of 9 hours per week enjoying them, compared to 7 hours last year.
- Planned outdoor upgrades planned over the next couple of years: improved lighting (36%), shade items (27%), pillows/rugs/cushions (26%), firepit or fire feature (26%), higher quality furniture (26%), flooring (22%), seating (21%), water feature (19%), and outdoor kitchens and bars (17%).
For the ultimate in outdoor entertainment, E.C. Woods offers the modular Tacoma Bar that can be arranged in unlimited design configurations. With six versatile modules, custom layouts can range from a simple, one-piece stand to a complex bar with a variety of lengths and shapes, and all with coordinating barstools. The L-shaped unit with six Saddle Bar Stools, is about $4,500. Made in Middlebury, Ind. www.ecwoutdoorfurniture.com/tacoma-bar-collection/
Conversations in outdoor settings often become more subdued and intimate after dark, and there is nothing more enjoyable than chatting with good friends for hours in the twilight. Cane-line has developed an array of outdoor lanterns that light up in the evening, starting around $300 each. www.cane-line.us/collections/outdoor-collection
Legendary outdoor furnishings designer Richard Frinier created Daydream as an invitation to the dreamer in all of us. The four-poster daybed, about $16,375, with undulating lines, a Viennese cane-weaving pattern, thick cushion and plush pillows topped off with a fabric canopy, is perfect for lying about, solo or with loved ones, reading a book, sipping a glass and more. The vintage design is updated for 2023 in this citrine contemporary colorway. www.dedon.de/en/product-finder/furniture/daydream
Color-coordination of outdoor furnishings carries over to outdoor decorating, too! Treasure Garden completes the look from top to bottom with the 9' Auto Tilt Umbrella in Cast Ocean that allows users to follow the sun and set infinite degrees of shade and comfort, about $665. The bordered Seaside Harbor – Blue outdoor rug provides a luxurious feel underfoot, about $280. www.treasuregarden.com
Inspired by a bird in flight, Homecrest Outdoor Living's Wren collection features arms that curve gracefully like wings gliding over water. The frame is constructed of powder-coated aluminum extrusions, ensuring maximum durability and weather resistance, about $2,665. The perfect complement to Wren seating is the Latitude fire table with a clean, slated aluminum top that can fit and elevate the aesthetic of any outdoor space, about $1,448. Made in Wadena, Minn. www.homecrest.com
The Smith Lake Luxe Swivel Rocker by Lane Venture utilizes pub-style, high-back styling for the ultimate comfort for outdoor living. The gentle back curve of this aluminum frame offers a modern silhouette with generous, comfortable seating proportions, about $3,375 each. The Contempo Fire pit is made from weather-resistant premium powder-coated aluminum, including a solid top, burner cover and heat-resistant glass rocks, about $5,529. Made in the USA. www.laneventure.com
Another decorative example of bringing the inside out is beautiful wall art that can add an attractive accent to an outdoor setting. West of the Wind produces framed art of sturdy, gallery-wrapped canvas that is designed to withstand outdoor elements. The best-selling design for 2023 is this pair of Elemental images, about $229 each. www.outdoorcanvas.com
Dining alfresco moves to a higher level with stylish acrylic and melamine dinnerware from Merritt International. Stylish designs, like Portofino Blue and Sahara Beige, feature elegant scrollwork on a heavy weight, matte-finish melamine with the look and feel of hand-painted Italian pottery. The pieces are break-resistant and BPA-free. Coordinating swirled Venezia acrylic glassware completes the place setting. www.shopmerrittdesigns.com
Decorative pillow fashionista Elaine Smith projects the sophistication of monochromatic tones as an ongoing trend in 2023. With clean, organic simplicity, the white-on-white aesthetic creates an oasis of tranquility. The designs in her Serenity collection deliver an incredibly soft hand with the tactile variety of luxurious yarns like chenille and the stunningly lush terry. Endlessly versatile, these pillows mix beautifully with color or soar in a monochrome setting. Luxe Stripe Pebble, 20" x 20", and Plush Ice, 12" x 20", about $155 each. www.elainesmith.com
The PailRunner bucket by Balconista Furniture holds iced beverages close at hand. Perfect for your deck at home, allowing more time to enjoy the outdoors and less trips to the fridge. The unit attaches to any vertical rail on your balcony, deck or any outdoor living space. The PailRunner holds an included galvanized bucket for waters, sodas or several beers and has a bottle opener attached. Perfect to keep those refreshing drinks cold while relaxing or grilling, about $375. www.balconistafurniture.com
To provide a neutral ground for a seating or dining setting inside or outside, Trans Ocean offers this Diamond Border rug in a natural colorway from its Monterey Collection. The durable, easy-care rug is made of polypropylene and polyester, and is UV-stabilized to reduce fading. Easily cleaned by hosing with water. Available in 4'10" x 7'6", about $119, and 7'10" x 9'10", about $248.00. www.transocean.com
The research was conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of the American Home Furnishings Alliance and International Casual Furnishings Association among 1,000 nationally representative U.S. adults ages 18 and older in January 2023.
The International Casual Furnishings Association, a subsidiary of the American Home Furnishings Alliance, based in High Point, N.C., represents more than 125 manufacturers and importers of outdoor furniture and accents, along with retailers, designers, independent sales representatives and suppliers to the industry. For a downloadable version of this press release, as well as the high-res images shown here, please https://www.icfanet.org/news/2023_trend_report.
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Backed by Amulet Capital and Athyrium Capital, Platform Brings Together DECODE and Eruptr, Two Industry-Leading Healthcare Marketing Services Companies
Leveraging Digital Media, Patient Acquisition and Retention, and Creative Specialties to Offer a Unique, Growth-Focused Solution for Healthcare Providers
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Unlock Health, a healthcare technology and services growth platform, today announced its formation through the combination of Eruptr, an industry leader in healthcare digital marketing providing proprietary technology-enabled solutions, and DECODE, a national, award-winning, full-service digital and creative agency focused on healthcare. Unlock Health solves healthcare organizations' urgent need for growth while driving long-term, sustainable performance. The platform is backed by Amulet Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity investment firm focused exclusively on the healthcare sector, and Athyrium Capital Management, a specialized asset management company focused on opportunities in the global healthcare sector.
Health systems, physician groups, and specialty providers have spent decades limited by the barriers dividing patient acquisition and retention campaigns, payor contracts, and pricing strategy, all while lacking the necessary data and technology required to analyze supply and demand, interpret market changes, and prove ROI. Unlock Health breaks down those barriers by delivering the right mix of consulting, marketing, and tech enablement to fill these gaps and support consistent, long-term growth for healthcare clients.
Unlock Health is led by an experienced management team, including Chief Executive Officer Brandon Edwards and President Shannon McIntyre Hooper, both of whom bring decades of integrated healthcare marketing and leadership expertise. Edwards, Hooper and the entire Unlock Health management team will work closely with the exceptional teams at Eruptr and DECODE to capitalize on complementary strengths and harness the power of the combined platform to support clients and healthcare systems across the country.
Eruptr is the largest healthcare-focused digital media and Health Risk Assessment (HRA) company in the industry, serving more than 200 provider clients. DECODE is a full-service healthcare digital advertising agency with a strong strategy and creative offering, ranging from big brand engagements to specialty service line campaigns. In addition to leveraging these complementary strengths, Unlock Health is assembling a team of experts in managed care consulting and communications under the Forge brand to support new and existing clients.
"We recognize the tremendous potential and impact a trusted, one-stop provider of integrated marketing, consulting, and tech enablement can have in breaking down long-standing barriers for healthcare organizations," said Edwards. "By combining two complementary, industry leading healthcare services platforms in Eruptr and DECODE with a bespoke team we are assembling, we are helping healthcare providers increase revenue, manage costs, and create healthier communities. Together, we're removing the guesswork from growth and helping these organizations succeed now and in the future."
The platform will have a combined – and growing – team of 120 professionals. Eruptr and DECODE will continue to operate under their respective brands and be led by the existing management teams, who will work closely together and with Unlock Health executive leadership to build a combined offering to benefit clients, employees, and the broader healthcare community.
"Today marks an exciting milestone for our company, and we look forward to this next phase alongside DECODE, Brandon, Shannon, and the entire Unlock Health team," said JK Lloyd, President and Co-Founder of Eruptr. "With two of the most innovative healthcare marketing organizations working together on one visionary team, we are excited to continue transforming how healthcare organizations drive patient acquisition and retention in an ever changing and competitive landscape."
"DECODE has always been passionate about leveraging the latest technology and data to deliver creative strategies that help our clients succeed," said Kathleen Perley, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of DECODE. "With the launch of Unlock Health, we will have the benefits of increased scale and a broader range of market-leading services and expertise to support clients as they navigate and compete in a rapidly evolving industry."
[Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.]
For more information about Unlock Health, visit www.unlockhealthnow.com or email info@unlockhealthnow.com.
About Unlock Health
Unlock Health is a newly formed, tech and services growth platform that connects the dots across managed care and marketing to help healthcare providers solve today's urgent growth needs while building sustainable performance for the future. Unlock Health provides its roster of healthcare providers with an unparalleled suite of products and technology capabilities underpinning a full-service agency and managed care consultancy. To learn more, please visit www.unlockhealthnow.com.
About Eruptr
Eruptr is an industry leader in healthcare digital marketing, offering a suite of digital marketing solutions to help hospitals increase awareness, patient acquisition, and achieve KPIs. Eruptr maintains direct customer relationships with blue-chip health systems including Johns Hopkins, Methodist, and Inova Health System and serves a client base of over 70 systems representing over 200 hospitals. Eruptr runs over 1,000 high-impact digital marketing campaigns per month designed to target patients at the moment of intent when they are seeking treatment/appointments. For more information, please refer to the Eruptr website at www.eruptr.com.
About DECODE
DECODE is a national, award-winning, full-service creative agency with a digital foundation specializing in health and wellness. Over the years, DECODE has proven that nothing is more fundamental to successful long-term marketing efforts than creating long-term relationships between brands and patients. DECODE combines the unique talents of its team to provide hybrid creative and technologically innovative marketing services to over 30 healthcare clients across 350 care sites. Key services include social media, marketing strategy and analytics, marketing automation, media planning and buying, SEO and content marketing, creative and design services, and web development and engineering. For more information, please visit www.decodeadvertising.com.
About Amulet Capital Partners
Amulet Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, focused exclusively on the healthcare sector. Amulet seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation through privately negotiated investments in healthcare companies. Amulet focuses on those segments it believes have the most attractive long-term fundamentals with a target investment size between $50 million to $150 million. For additional information, please visit www.amuletcapital.com.
About Athyrium Capital Management
Athyrium is a specialized asset management company formed in 2008 to focus on investment opportunities in the global healthcare sector. Athyrium advises funds with over $4.6 billion in committed capital. The Athyrium team has substantial investment experience across a wide range of asset classes including public equity, private equity, fixed income, royalties, and other structured securities. Athyrium invests across all healthcare verticals including biopharma, medical devices and products, healthcare focused services, and healthcare information technology. The team partners with management teams to implement creative financing solutions to companies' capital needs. For more information, please visit www.athyrium.com.
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(212) 402 6925
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state’s attorney general as part of a civil investigation into his business dealings.
Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay a fine of $10,000 per day.
“Mr. Trump, I know you take your business seriously, and I take mine seriously,” Engoron said before issuing the ruling from the bench in a Manhattan courtroom, following a hearing.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, had asked the court to hold Trump in contempt after he missed a March 31 court-imposed deadline to turn over documents.
Trump, a Republican, has been fighting James in court over her investigation, which he has called a politically motivated “witch hunt.”
Trump spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida's housing market reported more inventory (active listings) and higher median prices in November compared to a year ago, though inflation and interest rates above 6% continued to influence buyer demand, according to Florida Realtors®' latest housing data.
Closed sales of single-family homes statewide last month totaled 17,009, down 38.2% year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 7,084, down 38.9% from November 2021, according to data from Florida Realtors Research Department in partnership with local Realtor boards/associations. Closed sales may occur from 30- to 90-plus days after sales contracts are written.
According to Florida Realtors Chief Economist Dr. Brad O'Connor, Freddie Mac's weekly national mortgage market survey showed the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose above 6% in mid-September and crested at about 7% in late October, where it remained for the next three weeks. Since then, it has fallen somewhat in response but remains above 6% – a rate level not seen since late 2008.
"The effect of these higher rates on homebuyer demand throughout the U.S. this fall was not a positive one," he said. "Here in Florida, we could already see that conditions were worsening in response to the rise in rates above 6% in October's housing market data. Based on those figures, it's not surprising that the newly released November figures for closed sales from Florida Realtors exhibit similar declines – and we should probably expect similar declines in closed sales in December, as well, given that rates were at their recent peak near 7% for much of November, when many of the homes scheduled to close in December were going under contract.
"This is reflected in the year-over-year changes in new pending sales reported for November: a decline of 36.8% for single-family homes, and 42.1% drop for townhouses and condos."
In the wake of these higher interest rates, the rate of price growth for Florida's home sales continued to slow but remained above the long-term trend, O'Connor noted.
In November, the statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes was $400,000, up 9.6% from the previous year; for condo-townhouse units, it was $307,000, up 12.3% over the year-ago figure. The median is the midpoint; half the homes sold for more, half for less.
"In many local markets across the state, we're starting to see more for-sale inventory, which gives previously frustrated buyers more opportunities," said 2022 Florida Realtors® President Christina Pappas, vice president of the Keyes Family of Companies in Miami. "Homes in Florida continue to go under contract quickly, though the time to contract continues to increase: The median time to contract for single-family existing homes last month was 29 days compared to 11 days during the same month a year ago. The median time to contract for existing condo-townhouse units was 27 days compared to 15 days in November 2021."
Statewide inventory was higher last month than a year ago for both existing single-family homes, increasing by 105.2%, and for condo-townhouse units, up 47.4%. The supply of single-family existing homes increased to a 2.8-months' supply while existing condo-townhouse properties were at a 2.7-months' supply in November.
To see the full statewide housing activity reports, go to the Florida Realtors Newsroom at http://floridarealtors.org/newsroom and look under Latest Releases or download the November 2022 data report PDFs under Market Data at: http://floridarealtors.org/newsroom/market-data.
Florida Realtors® serves as the voice for real estate in Florida. It provides programs, services, continuing education, research and legislative representation to its more than 225,000 members in 51 boards/associations. Florida Realtors® Newsroom website is available at http://floridarealtors.org/newsroom.
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NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — As soon as Hansel Emmanuel began to weave in from the right wing, his Northwestern State teammates started to stand up. When he dribbled between two defenders for a stylish layup, most everyone in the gym joined them.
The freshman with one arm was finally on the board.
And a minute later Saturday night, the 6-foot-6 guard provided the most defining moment of the game — a thunderous dunk in a 91-73 win over Louisiana-Monroe.
“I had to keep going after the layup – that was my first bucket,” Emmanuel said in a quote posted on the Southland Conference school’s website. “I know my family was proud. I had to keep working. You can’t give up.”
The 19-year-old Emmanuel, who lost his left arm just below his shoulder in a childhood accident, wound up scoring five points. He was 2 of 3 from the field and 1 of 5 from the foul line, along with two rebounds in eight minutes.
Emmanuel had played in four previous games for the Demons this season, shooting 0 for 2 with one rebound.
Born in the Dominican Republic, Emmanuel was 6 when a pile of cinderblocks fell on him. The damage was so severe, doctors had to amputate his arm.
Emmanuel later moved to Florida and became a big scorer in high school. He drew interest from Memphis, among other colleges, and became an internet sensation last year for his highlight videos posted to social media.
The Demons (8-2) were well on the way to their seventh straight win when Emmanuel started to drive toward his first points. He smoothly cut to the hoop for his layup with 2 1/2 minutes left.
With slightly over a minute to go, Emmanuel was fouled and made the first free throw. He missed the second shot, but corralled a loose ball just beyond the foul line, took one dribble and threw down a high-flying dunk.
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Initial Helix-CDC Collaboration Led to Company's Leadership in Identifying & Predicting the Timing of Dominant COVID Strains, Saving Countless Lives
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Helix, the leading population genomics and viral surveillance company in the nation, today announced an extended agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing for viral monitoring and surveillance – a recognition of the Company's continued commitment to highly accurate and scalable viral sequencing efforts to prepare us for new variants and novel pathogens, particularly as other private labs have begun reducing their investments in this area.
Helix, with resources from the Broad Institute and the University of Washington School of Medicine, will provide genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – which will serve as baseline information for the CDC's national and state-level viral monitoring efforts. This data will help define important changes in transmission, identify unusual or novel variants, and ultimately improve public health responses and decision-making with better laboratory data.
Today's announcement builds upon the Company's successful public-private partnership with the CDC that began in January 2021, when Helix and Illumina established the first public-private partnership with the CDC to launch SARS-CoV-2 variant sequencing as part of national surveillance efforts. This led to Helix being one of the first companies to accurately identify Alpha-variant cases nationally and predict the timing of the Delta variant's dominance in the summer of 2021 and more recently, track Omicron closely this year – efforts that have saved countless lives by helping our nation's health systems and first responders prepare for and respond more effectively to new COVID variants.
Helix CEO and co-founder James Lu, MD, PhD stated:
"Whether through vaccine developments, testing, or variant sequencing, we have seen time-and-time again the critical role that public-private partnerships have played in mobilizing effective responses to new variant surges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"While national attention may have shifted away from the pandemic, our actions today will decide how prepared we are for the next pandemic.
"That's why Helix is proud to continue our work with the CDC by extending our scientific expertise and next-generation sequencing technologies for the Center's viral surveillance efforts so that we can most effectively improve national pandemic readiness and public health outcomes to future COVID variants or 'Disease X.'"
Under the terms of this partnership with the CDC, Helix, together with its partners, will sequence over 3,000 SARS-CoV-2 samples per week for the next year – with the option to double the number of samples during "surge" moments – to expand the CDC's overall capacity for the timely monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations for vaccine escape, transmission changes, and outbreaks.
Helix regularly provides insights to state public health, health systems and other health care institutions, and has published over a dozen pre-print and peer-reviewed publications on viral sequences.
Helix is the leading population genomics and viral surveillance company operating at the intersection of clinical care, research, and data analytics. Helix enables health systems, life sciences companies, payers, and government partners to accelerate the integration of genomic data into patient care and public health decision making. Learn more at www.helix.com.
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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Under fire for a dysfunctional and disappointing defense, Browns coordinator Joe Woods opened his news conference Thursday by pointing out his recent lack of sleep.
“See my eyes? They’re red," Woods said. "I’m up.”
If things don't improve soon, long work hours and bloodshot eyes will be his least concerns.
Cleveland's defense, loaded with playmakers and one of the NFL's biggest stars in edge rusher Myles Garrett, has woefully underperformed through five games and Woods is feeling the heat from a fan base demanding better and seeing little improvement.
The Browns have been gashed for more than 200 yards rushing in each of the past two games. That would be troubling enough if those performances didn't follow costly communication breakdowns by Cleveland's secondary.
Last week, the Los Angeles Chargers came in as the league's worst rushing team and steamrolled the Browns for 238 yards. The Browns were guilty of blown assignments and missed tackles, which contributed to allowing both a 71-yard run and 99-yard drive.
Woods stressed personnel isn't the issue.
“It’s frustrating," he said. "I would say I’m disappointed at times, but not discouraged. I do believe we have the talent to be a top-five defense, I’ve said that from the start. It’s my job to get us there.
“We’re addressing issues. We’re trying to fix it. Part of it is fundamentals. Part of it is scheme. Part of it is guys doing their job. So it’s a little bit of everything.”
There have been some legitimate reasons behind Cleveland's defensive demise.
Garrett missed a game following his car crash as both he and end Jadeveon Clowney sat out Cleveland's loss in Atlanta. Middle linebacker and signal-caller Anthony Walker Jr. suffered a season-ending injury two weeks ago and there have been an assortment of injuries across the secondary.
But there's no excuse for leaving receivers open or poor tackling angles or not forcing turnovers.
This isn't new territory for Woods.
A year ago, he was similarly criticized when Cleveland's defense started slowly before turning things around. Perhaps the low point was a 45-7 loss to New England, but the Browns recovered.
Coincidentally, the Patriots are in town this Sunday.
The external noise is deafening. Woods said he's able to block it out.
“I don’t worry about it,” he said of personal pressure. “Like I know it’s a problem and to me in the NFL, it’s fair. You have an opportunity, I feel like the organization provides us with good players on defense at all three levels. Right now we’re not performing well.
"There’s stretches where we’re doing good things, but we’re not consistently playing well for 60 minutes. And it just comes with the territory. But for me having red eyes is about just studying, I’ve always been like that for 31 years coaching. If you worry about it, then it affects your decision-making, it affects your thought process. So I just put my head down and say, how can we get better?”
The Browns stressed fundamentals this week with extra tackling work. Although they don't actually tackle in practice, Cleveland's coaches put the players through drills to perfect their technique.
Cornerback Greg Newsome II feels as long as players handle their responsibility, plays will be made.
“It’s just everybody doing their job and not trying to make any superhero plays," he said. "Stay in your gap, stay wherever you’re supposed to be and the ball will come to you. Don’t try to make a play that somebody else is supposed to make.”
To reinforce his messages, Woods put together a video of missed tackles so his players could see their mistakes in hopes that they won't repeat them.
He's trying methods that have worked in the past, trusting they will again.
“I just believe in what I’m doing. I believe in the coaches that I have around me, just because of the stuff that we’ve done,” he said. "I believe in the players. And I just feel like if we all work together to correct the issues that we’ll get it headed in the right direction.”
Until then, sleep is at a premium.
NOTES: Garrett was given a day to rest. He's still dealing with shoulder and biceps issues from when he flipped his Porsche. ... Clowney (ankle, knee, elbow) didn't practice for the second straight day and was limping when he walked onto the field to watch. ... CB Denzel Ward remains in concussion protocol and seems unlikely to play at this point.
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BEIJING, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) ("Baidu" or the "Company"), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced its first superconducting quantum computer that fully integrates hardware, software, and applications. On top of this, Baidu also introduced the world's first all-platform quantum hardware-software integration solution that provides access to various quantum chips via mobile app, PC, and cloud. Launched at Quantum Create 2022, a quantum developer conference held in Beijing, this new offering paves the way for the long-awaited industrialization of quantum computing.
A revolutionary technology that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems beyond the reach of classical computers, quantum computing is expected to bring ground-breaking transformations in fields like artificial intelligence (AI), computational biology, material simulation, and financial technology. However, a significant gap remains between quantum devices and services.
"Qian Shi"[1], Baidu's industry-level superconducting quantum computer incorporates its hardware platform with Baidu's home-grown software stack[2]. On top of this infrastructure are numerous practical quantum applications, such as quantum algorithms used to design new materials for novel lithium batteries or simulate protein folding.
Qian Shi offers a stable and substantial quantum computing service to the public with high-fidelity 10 quantum bits (qubits) of power. In addition, Baidu has recently completed the design of a 36-qubit superconducting quantum chip with couplers, which demonstrates promising simulation results across key metrics.
As quantum computing continues to experience remarkable progress, a large number of enterprises are exploring how quantum computing will contribute to their real-world businesses. This has led to the development of "Liang Xi"[3], the world's first all-platform quantum hardware-software integration solution that offers versatile quantum services through private deployment, cloud services, and hardware access. Liang Xi is able to plug into Qian Shi and other third-party quantum computers, including a 10-qubit superconducting quantum device and a trapped ion quantum device developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Users can conveniently visit these quantum computational resources via mobile app, PC, and cloud.
"With Qian Shi and Liang Xi, users can create quantum algorithms and use quantum computing power without developing their own quantum hardware, control systems, or programming languages," said Dr. Runyao Duan, Director of the Institute for Quantum Computing at Baidu Research. "Baidu's innovations make it possible to access quantum computing anytime and anywhere, even via smartphone. Baidu's platform is also instantly compatible with a wide range of quantum chips, meaning 'plug-and-play' access is now a reality."
These latest innovations are backed by Baidu Research's Institute for Quantum Computing, whose technological footprint covers a wide range of areas, including quantum algorithms and applications, communications and networks, encryption and security, error correction, architecture, measurement and control, and chip design. Across more than four years of research and development, Baidu has submitted over 200 core technology patent applications in the quantum technology field.
About Institute for Quantum Computing at Baidu Research
The Institute for Quantum Computing at Baidu Research was established in March 2018 by Dr. Runyao Duan, founding director of the Quantum Software and Information Centre at the University of Technology Sydney. With quantum computing playing a crucial role in next-generation computing technology, Baidu aims to integrate quantum technologies into Baidu's core business, with the institute developing towards the goal of becoming a world-leading Quantum Artificial Intelligence (AI) research.
The Institute for Quantum Computing at Baidu Research aims at building full-stack quantum software and hardware solutions, and focuses on the breakthrough in fundamental Quantum research, the construction of autonomous and controllable quantum Infrastructure, the acceleration in practical quantum frontier Applications, and the development of industrial quantum Network, which altogether form Baidu's QIAN strategy. In building an open and sustainable quantum ecosystem, Baidu strives to achieve the vision of a world where "Everyone Can Quantum".
About Baidu
Founded in 2000, Baidu's mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on the NASDAQ under "BIDU" and HKEX under "9888." One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — No Russian or Belarusian athletes are expected to compete at this year’s swimming world championships in Japan because the sport’s governing body isn’t expected to rule on their eligibility until it’s too late for them to enter.
World Aquatics said Wednesday it will create a task force to look at how Russia and Belarus could return to swimming, diving and water polo as neutral athletes. The update is expected in July, the same month of the world championships in Fukuoka.
Entry deadlines for swimming and diving is June 27. For water polo, the entry deadline is July 3. The championships start on July 14.
Governing bodies like World Aquatics were asked by the International Olympic Committee last week to look at ways of reintegrating Russian and Belarusians with neutral status ahead of the 2024 Paris Games.
Swimming is one of the three biggest sports on the Olympic program. Track and field has already excluded Russia and Belarus from its world championships this year in August in Budapest, Hungary. The gymnastics world championships are scheduled for October in Antwerp, Belgium, with a decision on Russian and Belarusian participation still undecided.
The IOC has suggested athletes who have actively supported the war in Ukraine or are contracted to the military and national security agencies should be denied neutral status. Russia and Belarus should also stay excluded from team sports, the IOC said last week.
Most Olympics sports banned those countries from playing in or hosting international events within weeks of the invasion of Ukraine last year. Tennis and cycling have allowed athletes to continue with neutral status.
World Aquatics said its decision last year to exclude athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus remains in effect. Those countries both missed the 2022 worlds in Budapest.
At the previous world championships in 2019 — held in South Korea before the coronavirus pandemic — Russia placed third in the medals table behind China and the United States, winning 12 golds and 30 medals overall. Ukraine won seven medals, including one gold.
World Aquatics said its task force would include athletes and be led by Maureen Croes of Aruba, who is president of the Pan American regional swim body.
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Lizzo looks ready to represent the "big grrrls" at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards! On Monday, the 34-year-old entertainer hit the red carpet at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and made sure her Emmys debut was a memorable one.
Lizzo wowed in a show-stopping Giambattista Valli red tulle gown. The singer also had some fun while presenting an Emmy with host Kenan Thompson.
Prime Video's reality series, Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, earned six Emmys nominations this year. The show's director, Nneka Onuorah, already won for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 3.
Additionally, the series was nominated for Outstanding Competition Program, Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program, Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program, Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program.
In July, when the nominations were announced, Lizzo took to social media to celebrate by posting a gallery of photos and a video of her dancing with the contestants of Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.
"WATCH OUT FOR THE BIG GRRRLS IS EMMY NOMINATED my grrrls," she captioned the slideshow. "we didn’t do this for awards, we did this for ourselves. For the lives we touched making this… To shake up the industry.. and show the world how BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED WE AREEEEE! BIG GRRRLS ARE BOOKED, BLESSED AND BUSY 💅🏾💅🏾💅🏾 YOU BETTA WATCH OUT! Thank you @televisionacad we’ll be there with bells on!"
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Kenan Thompson, were broadcast live on NBC and Peacock. Check out the full Emmy winners list and keep checking ETonline.com for complete Emmys coverage.
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"Hulkmaniacs" will be able to meet the iconic wrestler August 4th and 5th in San Antonio, Texas
SAN ANTONIO, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Superhero Car Show & Comic Con is excited to announce the addition of WWE legend Hulk Hogan to their star-studded lineup. Hogan will appear Thursday, August 4 and Friday, August 5 at the Freeman Expo Hall in San Antonio, Texas. The 4-day interactive pop culture festival will feature celebrity appearances, a Hollywood car show, photo ops, panel discussions, musical performances, plus much more.
Hogan, a world-renowned wrestler, actor, and television personality, first gained recognition in the 1980's headlining the former World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) annual event, WrestleMania. His imprint in professional wrestling history led to his induction into the WWE's Hall of Fame in 2005 and in the New World Order (nWo) in 2020. His career transcended through several featured acting roles in films such as "Rocky III," "No Holds Barred," "Mr. Nanny," "Gremlins 2: The New Batch," "Spy Hard," and "The A-Team."
Hulk Hogan photographs and autographs will officially go on sale Thursday, June 23 at 12:00 p.m. CST online at www.pmxevents.com
Hogan will be joining other celebrity guests including Ewan McGregor, Paul Bettany, Stephen Amell, Alan Ritchson, Giancarlo Esposito, John O'Hurley and "Encanto" star Diane Guerrero.
PMX Events specializes in creating one-of-a-kind productions including comic conventions, movie and music festivals, family shows, non-profit fundraising events as well as foodie experiences. Based in San Antonio, Texas, PMX Events is a premier source for high-quality entertainment exhibitions. For more information about PMX events please visit, pmxevents.com.
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FORT YATES, N.D. (KXNET) — Former Standing Rock Sioux tribal chairman Mike Faith is now running for a seat in the State Legislature.
Faith is running for the State House to represent District 31, which includes Morton and Sioux Counties.
“I also served on the tribal council a total of 22 years,” Faith said.
After two decades of being a voice for Native Americans at Standing Rock, Mike Faith says he wants to be a voice at the state capitol.
“District 31 is a massive district. It’s part of Morton, all of Sioux, Grant, and part of Hettinger,” Faith said.
Faith, who lives in Fort Yates, decided to run for the District 31 house race this year.
“The emergency management teams in the outlying areas of the districts seem to be forgotten at times,” Faith said. “We need to beef those up, the emergency management teams and first responders out there.”
Faith says he’d bring his experience working with local, state, and federal departments to the legislature.
He wants to focus on helping both veterans and seniors, but says with just under two weeks until election day, one of his biggest challenges will be encouraging more people living in Standing Rock to show up on Election Day.
“Reservations don’t really vote in state and federal elections,” Faith said. “It’s usually with the chairmanship and if it doesn’t coincide with federal and state, the numbers seem to drop. So, we have to encourage them to get out there.”
Faith now has just under two weeks to share that message with neighbors, across a district that stretches across four counties.
Faith says he plans to visit Flasher and Carson next week. He also hopes to rally voters in Sioux County before Election Day.
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- Fully Driverless Test License awarded by Pudong New Area of Shanghai.
- TuSimple can now conduct SAE Level 4 fully autonomous Driver Out testing in the designated test areas of Yangshan Deep-water Port and Donghai Bridge.
- TuSimple China has accumulated test mileage of over 600,000 kilometers and achieved zero incidents and road violations.
SHANGHAI, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TuSimple Holdings, Inc. ("TuSimple") (Nasdaq: TSP), a global autonomous driving technology company, today announced it has been awarded a fully driverless test license by the Pudong New Area of Shanghai in China. TuSimple is among the first batch of companies to be awarded, thus enabling the Company to conduct SAE Level 4 fully autonomous Driver Out testing in the designated test areas of Yangshan Deep-water Port and Donghai Bridge. Shanghai is also set to become the first city in China to pass legislation to allow Level 4 fully driverless testing of autonomous trucks.
In February 2023, Shanghai officially launched and implemented the "Implementation Rules for Promoting the Innovation and Application of Fully Driverless Intelligent Connected Vehicles", which is the first local legislation in China focused on the innovation and application of fully driverless intelligent and connected vehicles. It provides a legal foundation and institutional support for fully driverless intelligent connected vehicles to carry out various innovation and application activities such as on-road testing, demonstrations, and commercial operations in Lingang New Area.
The process of obtaining this fully driverless license included a series of meticulous technical validation tests, including closed-area scenario testing, system simulation testing, cybersecurity testing, and open-road testing over thousands of kilometers without human intervention. Safety was a key component in the validation tests, encompassing comprehensive safety management systems, emergency response plans, and other measures to help ensure the safety, dependability, and compliance of the autonomous driving system.
In 2018, TuSimple China, a subsidiary of TuSimple, commenced autonomous testing activities in Lingang New Area of Shanghai. As of June 2023, TuSimple China has accumulated test mileage of over 600,000 kilometers and achieved zero incidents and road violations. This fully driverless license in China will enable TuSimple to build upon its achievement in the United States where it completed the world's first fully autonomous semi-truck run on public roads without any human intervention.
"We are very honored to receive the first batch of Level 4 fully driverless autonomous driving test licenses in China," said Cheng Lu, President and CEO of TuSimple. "This is a validation of TuSimple's autonomous driving technology and safety standards and will also accelerate the commercialization of autonomous truck technology in the Chinese market."
About TuSimple
TuSimple is a global autonomous driving technology company headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in the United States and Asia. Founded in 2015, TuSimple is developing a commercial-ready, fully autonomous (SAE Level 4) driving solution for long-haul heavy-duty trucks. TuSimple aims to transform the $4 trillion global truck freight industry through the company's leading AI technology, which makes it possible for trucks to drive safely autonomously, operate nearly continuously, and reduce fuel consumption by 10%+ relative to manually driven trucks. Global achievements include the world's first fully autonomous, 'driver-out' semi-truck run on open public roads, and development of the world's first Autonomous Freight Network (AFN). Visit us at www.tusimple.com.
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You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described under the caption "Risk Factors" in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022, and the Company's other filings with the SEC. These SEC filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. We do not give any assurance that we will achieve our expectations.
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Bill Gaughan crushed it.
The former Scranton City Council president dominated Democratic voting for Lackawanna County commissioner in Tuesday’s primary election with a performance, erasing doubts about his chances that existed when he started campaigning last summer.
In the process, Gaughan and fellow Democrat Matt McGloin, who finished second to earn the other commissioner nomination, all but ended the political career of two-term incumbent Commissioner Jerry Notarianni. They also ensured the party’s commissioner ticket won’t have an incumbent for the first time in 40 years.
They will face a Republican ticket of Commissioner Chris Chermak and Mayfield Council President Diana Campbell in the Nov. 7 election. Chermak and Campbell defeated former Scranton City Councilman Brian J. Reap and former Commissioner Laureen A. Cummings.
“I didn’t think Jerry was going to lose. I really didn’t,” said longtime local political observer John Davies, who months ago publicly doubted Gaughan could win. “I thought it was going to be awfully tight.”
It wasn’t.
Of the almost 30,000 Democratic ballots cast, Gaughan wound up ahead of McGloin by more than 3,100 votes and Notarianni by more than 4,300. Gaughan won 92 of 163 voting precincts, including 47 of 48 in Scranton, where Notarianni also lives.
McGloin, who grew up in West Scranton and lives in Waverly, won the other city precinct among his 58 precincts wins. Notarianni won only six precincts, Dickson City Councilman Michael Fedorka, two, and Abington Heights School Director Philip Robson, none. In five precincts, two candidates tied at the top: McGloin and Gaughan tied with each other in three; and each tied once with Notarianni in the other two.
Gaughan was also the top vote-getter outside the city with almost 300 votes more than McGloin.
As he spoke to people across the county in recent months before the election, former Commissioner Mike Washo said many told him the same things.
“They said, ‘We need change’ without really defining it. And the other thing is, ‘We need young people,’” Washo said.
Gaughan is 36, McGloin, 33, Notarianni, 69.
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Voters who spoke to Mike Rogan, another longtime observer of local politics, didn’t bad-mouth Notarianni.
“It was always like, ‘Who do you like?’,” Rogan said. “And you know who they’re talking about? The two young guys.”
Gaughan, a former councilman who didn’t seek reelection in 2021, had proved only his popularity in Scranton. He finished as the top vote-getter in his last City Council election in 2017, far ahead of the next closest candidate. Outside Scranton, he was hardly known. Voters likely knew more about his opponents, Notarianni, because of his years in politics, and McGloin, a former Penn State and NFL quarterback and sportscaster.
“I mean if I stood at Quinn’s Market (in Blakely) and stood outside, there wouldn’t be one person that knew who I was,” Gaughan said Wednesday.
In June, three months before announcing his candidacy, he set out to raise his recognizability by calling political leaders and others seeking their support. He also walked door-to-door talking to “super voters,” the prized voters in any election because of their dedication to casting ballots.
In September, Gaughan announced his candidacy and kept campaigning hard, even after finding out his wife, Kellie, was pregnant with their fifth child. Their daughter, was born the morning after last month’s commissioners debate.
A couple of months ago, Gaughan’s campaign began distributing lawn signs, which ended up on the lawns of many homes, especially in the Midvalley, where he wasn’t well-known. McGloin won the Midvalley, but Gaughan finished second. McGloin also had a lot of signs, Washo said.
“People say, ‘Well, signs don’t vote,’ he said. “Well, signs tell you a heck of a lot of what’s going on.”
Gaughan agreed, saying signs can create momentum, but also said the early start to his television commercial campaign, in late March, really raised his name recognition. Centered on his wife and children, the commercials drew a lot of attention.
“Bill got out of the box early with the TV ads, with that beautiful family of his and touting the great job he did for the city of Scranton,” Rogan said. “I think he appealed to everyone, especially the women. My wife has a lot of female friends, of course. None of them knew the fellow but they loved his TV commercials.”
After winning Tuesday, Gaughan and McGloin, who ran separate campaigns, said they won’t have trouble teaming up.
“Bill and I, you know, we’ve gotten along since the beginning,” McGloin said. “We both have young families in the area. We want to see the area grow. We want to see the area become what I think we all know it’s capable of becoming. This area has so much potential.” | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/election/gaughans-secrets-to-dominating-democratic-voting-in-tuesdays-lackawanna-county-commissioners-race/article_6553f130-e7cb-5ac7-9845-6876442e4534.html | 2023-05-17 22:09:46 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/election/gaughans-secrets-to-dominating-democratic-voting-in-tuesdays-lackawanna-county-commissioners-race/article_6553f130-e7cb-5ac7-9845-6876442e4534.html |
WASHINGTON — An IRS policy governing the audits of tax returns filed by U.S. presidents is under new scrutiny after a report published by a congressional panel found the agency failed to perform the mandatory inspection of Donald Trump’s returns until Congress pressed for information about the process.
The report released Tuesday by the Democratic majority on the House Ways and Means Committee said the process, which dates to 1977, was “dormant, at best” during the early years of the Trump administration. Democrats in Congress are responding by introducing legislation that would codify the IRS policy into law with more stringent requirements.
Tax experts say the failure to launch the audit earlier is emblematic of a larger problem regarding the IRS’ capacity to examine high-income taxpayers’ returns — and a reminder of Trump as a norm-defying president.
John Koskinen, who served as IRS commissioner during both the Obama and Trump administrations, said the policy has been out of the public eye because presidents have traditionally released their tax-return summaries to the public.
“It only became an issue with a president who refused to release his tax returns,” Koskinen said. “If Trump had been releasing his returns, nobody would have raised this issue.”
Trump’s tax returns being handed over to Congress recently is the culmination of a yearslong legal fight between Trump and Democratic lawmakers.
Steve Rosenthal, senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, said the IRS’ failure to audit Trump is a showing that “the mandatory auditing program is broken, we cannot rely on the current system to fairly audit the president, and there’s a general problem of the IRS auditing sophisticated taxpayers.”
Rosenthal added: “This is a much larger problem than Donald Trump — yes, he makes bad things worse, but the situation was bad to begin with.”
A new $80 billion infusion of funds through the so-called Inflation Reduction Act is supposed to remedy the beleaguered agency’s low staffing levels, outdated technology and host of other issues. Republicans who are poised to take control of the House in less than two weeks, however, have said they want to cut that funding.
Tuesday’s committee report revealed that the IRS only began to audit Trump’s 2016 tax filings on April 3, 2019, more than two years into Trump’s presidency and just months after Democrats took control of the House. That date coincides with Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the panel chairman, asking the IRS for information related to Trump’s tax returns.
The report’s findings prompted lawmakers to recommend a statutory requirement for the mandatory examination of the president’s taxes, with “disclosure of certain audit information and related returns in a timely manner.”
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said he will work to pass the bill through the Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the chamber would “move swiftly” to advance the legislation.
The issue highlights frustration with the so-called tax gap, which is the difference between how much money is owed to the federal government and how much is paid. IRS data released in October projects that for 2017 to 2019, the estimated average gross tax gap will be $540 billion per year.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in August, and has repeated at various speaking engagements, that the new funds allocated by Congress would be used to increase audits on high-wealth individuals, firms and complex pass-throughs.
“This is challenging work that requires a team of sophisticated revenue agents in place to spend thousands of hours poring over complicated returns, and it is also work that has huge revenue potential,” she told former IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig in August.
In an application of the IRS policy on mandatory presidential audits, well-trained agents, forensic experts, tax attorneys and others would be required to oversee a presidential audit as complicated as Trump’s, which included hundreds of businesses, properties and complex business interests.
The congressional report highlighted the lack of staffing and availability of experts to examine Trump’s taxes. The report states that the IRS believed that accuracy of his filings was ensured because he had legal counsel and an accounting firm representing him.
The question of whether presidential tax documents should be disclosed is another matter of debate among tax experts and advocates.
Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, the top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee, said Congress would be setting a “dangerous new precedent” by releasing the presidential records. Koskinen said that “it’s a significant serious precedent for a committee to seek returns and then release them.”
“I see two big issues here — what is the IRS going to do to ensure presidents are audited regularly, and what’s the rationale for releasing these returns,” Koskinen said.
Rosenthal said he thinks presidential returns should be publicly disclosed to ensure proper oversight.
“When this information is made public, the president is going to be more wary about cheating on their taxes and making them public — the results would put both the IRS and president on their best behavior,” he said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/irs-mandatory-presidential-audit-policy-goes-under-spotlight/2022/12/22/314579ca-81b6-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html | 2022-12-22 06:30:52 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/irs-mandatory-presidential-audit-policy-goes-under-spotlight/2022/12/22/314579ca-81b6-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) – A man who loved hitting the open road with his motorcycle-riding dog Snoopy was killed in a crash Sunday in Tennessee, but friends say the dog walked away with barely a scratch.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said Vincent Beard, 55, collided with a car in Cordova. He later died at the hospital.
Carol Neeley said when she found out what had happened to Beard, she began searching for his dog. She found Snoopy hiding in a neighbor’s yard not far from the crash site.
“I was afraid he was hurt,” said Neeley. “As soon as I called him, he came.
“He had some road rash on his back left leg, but I took him to the vet yesterday, and he got through a check-up, and everything is fine, amazingly.”
Neeley said Beard started out as her contractor but became a close friend. She said she and her husband helped Beard get through lung cancer, and now they plan to take care of Snoopy.
“He’s very smart. Vince taught him a lot of tricks,” said Neeley. “He got him to ride a motorcycle. How many dogs will do that?”
Neeley said Vince had been riding with his 20-pound dog for about three years. She said not everyone approved of it, but Beard liked the attention, and it turned lots of heads.
“All these people would stop and take pictures of Snoopy riding the bike,” Neeley said.
Neeley said every time Snoopy sees a motorcycle rider, he thinks it’s Beard.
“Vince was madly in love with Snoopy, and Snoopy is obviously madly in love with him and looking for him.”
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Election 2022: Trump endorsement flip scrambles Alabama race
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Standing in the sweltering summer heat on the steps of the Alabama Capitol earlier this month, Republican Senate candidate Mo Brooks was hailed by organizers of the Jan. 6, 2021, rally in Washington for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and keep former President Donald Trump in power.
“I was proud to stand with Mo Brooks on that stage that day,” said Amy Kremer, chair of Women for America First. “Mo has the truth on his side.”
Less than 10 hours later, Trump returned the favor by snubbing the congressman — for a second time — and instead endorsing rival Katie Britt in Tuesday’s Republican runoff election for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Britt’s former boss, retiring GOP Sen. Richard Shelby.
Alabama is one of a handful of states holding contests Tuesday at the midpoint of a primary season that has been shaped by Trump’s effort to influence the GOP. In Virginia, Republicans are choosing between Trump-aligned congressional candidates to take on some of the most vulnerable Democrats in the fall. And in Georgia, Democrats will settle several close races, including deciding which Democrat will challenge Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state who overcame a Trump-backed challenge last month.
In Washington, D.C., meanwhile, Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser is seeking reelection amid concerns over homelessness and rising crime.
But the Alabama Senate runoff has drawn particular attention both because of the drama surrounding Trump’s endorsement and the fact that the winner will likely prevail in November in a state Trump won twice by more than 25 percentage points.
Trump initially endorsed Brooks in the spring of 2021, rewarding an ardent champion of his baseless claims of a stolen election. Brooks had voted against certifying President Joe Biden’s victory and delivered a fiery speech at the rally that proceeded the U.S. Capitol insurrection, telling the crowd, “Today is the day that American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass.”
But nearly a year later, Trump rescinded his support after the pair’s relationship soured and as the conservative firebrand languished in the polls. Trump blamed his decision on comments Brooks had made months earlier, at an August rally, when he said it was time for the party to move on from the 2020 presidential race — comments Trump claimed showed Brooks, one of the most conservative members of Congress, had gone “woke.”
But the move was widely seen as an effort by Trump to save face amid other losses, and Brooks alleged that it came after he informed Trump that there was no way to “rescind” the 2020 election, remove Biden from power, or hold a new special election for the presidency.
Trump’s un-endorsement was widely expected to end Brooks’ campaign. Instead, Brooks managed to finish second in the state’s May 24 primary, earning 29% of the vote to Britt’s 45% and forcing a runoff.
Brooks tried once again to get Trump to endorse him, but Trump, who has had a mixed record in backing winning candidates, instead chose Britt, Shelby’s former chief of staff, calling her a “fearless America First Warrior.”
While Brooks and Britt have similar views, their race represents a clash between two wings of the party and different generations. Shelby for decades epitomized the old-guard political style, using his clout and relationships to quietly steer federal projects and funding to his home state.
Britt, 40, has the endorsement of Shelby and other establishment Republicans, as well as deep ties to the state’s business community, reflected in her 2-1 fundraising advantage over Brooks.
Brooks, 68, is known for his bombastic oratory style. The six-term congressman was a founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and has made his opposition to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a pillar of his campaign, embarking on a “Fire McConnell Tour” of town halls. A super PAC affiliated with McConnell contributed $2 million to a PAC opposing Brooks.
He also has the backing of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who say he would be a needed hard-line addition to the Senate.
“This is a race about conservatives versus the establishment,” Paul said Friday in north Alabama. “We need a fighter. We’re not going to get it if you send us any old Republican. We need a fighter like Mo Brooks.”
Britt, meanwhile, stresses her own social conservative beliefs and has tried to paint Brooks as a career politician, saying Alabamians want “new blood.”
“President Trump knows that Alabamians are sick and tired of failed, do-nothing career politicians. It’s time for the next generation of conservatives to step up and shake things up in Washington,” she said after Trump’s endorsement.
Brooks has disparaged Britt as a RINO — the GOP pejorative meaning “Republican in name only” — and maintained he is the only one with a proven conservative record.
Turnout in the race is expected to be low, with fewer than 15% of registered voters likely to cast ballots, according to Secretary of State John Merrill.
Elsewhere, in the nation’s capital, where Democratic primaries effectively decide winners, Bowser is trying to fend off challenges from a pair of City Council members as the city contends with a rash of crime, including a shooting Sunday in one of the city’s busiest nightlife destinations that left a 15-year-old dead and a police officer and at least two others wounded.
In Virginia, voters are set to pick Republican nominees for what is expected to be a pair of the year’s most competitive U.S. House races.
In the coastal 2nd District, state Sen. Jen Kiggans is widely seen as the GOP front-runner in the Republican race to take on Democrat Elaine Luria, a retired Naval commander and member of the House Jan. 6 committee, in the general election. In central Virginia’s 7th District, six candidates are in a competitive race to face Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer.
And in Georgia, Democratic state Rep. Bee Nguyen is trying to defeat former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the secretary of state’s race. The winner will face Republican Raffensperger, who rebuffed Trump’s efforts to “find” enough votes to overturn Biden’s win in the state’s 2020 presidential election and beat back a Trump-endorsed challenger in his May 24 primary.
In congressional runoffs, Republican Vernon Jones, a Trump-backed candidate and former Democrat, is competing against trucking company owner Mike Collins for the Republican nomination for the 10th Congressional District seat east of Atlanta.
Republicans also have high hopes of knocking off 30-year Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop in southwest Georgia’s 2nd District. The GOP is choosing between former Army officer Jeremy Hunt and real estate developer Chris West.
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Colvin reported from Washington. Associated Press writer Sarah Rankin in Richmond, Va., contributed to this report.
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Drop + EPOS H3X headset designed in collaboration with premium audio brand EPOS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Building upon its popular line of headsets with expert audio brand EPOS, Drop, a frequent collaborator with leading audiophile brands based on community insights, today announced its newest collaboration product, the Drop + EPOS H3X headset. The Drop + EPOS H3X delivers high performance and style with EPOS' signature audiophile quality for next-level gaming at a market-leading price.
Built with similar design principles as the award-winning* Drop + EPOS PC38X, the Drop + EPOS H3X provides unrivaled comfort, build quality and sonic performance in its price category. Drop carefully designed the Drop + EPOS H3X with user-driven feedback in mind, fine-tuning the headset's sonic details to match the audio clarity, accuracy, and sound reproduction profiles that the Drop community desire. The Drop + EPOS H3X features well-rounded acoustics and bass for a more neutral sound with increased clarity and balance, as well as an improved frequency response, delivering a similar tonality as Drop's community-favorite PC38X in a closed-back form factor. With its high-quality polycarbonate frame, hinged, memory foam earcups, and matching cable that allows users to know when the cord is plugged in fully, the Drop + EPOS H3X is incredibly user-friendly and offers a more comfortable fit for all-day wear and play.
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On Dec. 6, President Joe Biden went to Arizona for the first time since taking office. During his time there, he visited a new computer chip plant near Phoenix. But he faced criticism for not making a stop along the U.S.-Mexico border.
This is not the first time that critics have accused Biden of not visiting the southern border. VERIFY viewer Randy reached out on verifythis.com to ask if these claims are true.
THE QUESTION
Is it true that President Biden has not visited the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office?
THE SOURCES
- The White House
- President Biden’s public schedule
- White House press pool
- Local and national media reports
THE ANSWER
Yes, it's true that President Biden has not visited the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office.
WHAT WE FOUND
VERIFY conducted a search of White House speeches, archives and news reports and found there is no public record of President Joe Biden visiting the U.S.-Mexico border since he took office on Jan. 20, 2021.
In October 2021, Biden answered questions during a CNN town hall in Baltimore. When asked if he had any plans to visit the southern border, the president said he had been too busy traveling to go since his term began.
"I guess I should go down, but the whole point of it is I have not had a whole lot of time to get down,” Biden said on Oct. 21, 2021.
A day after the town hall, former White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the last time the president had been near the border was when he was in El Paso, Texas, while on the campaign trail in 2008.
“He does not need a visit to the border to know what a mess was left by the last administration. That’s his view,” Psaki said.
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Over a year later, on Nov. 30, 2022, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden had “been to the border” during a press briefing, but didn’t specify when.
“So, look, he’s been there,” Jean-Pierre said. VERIFY could not find any record of Biden visiting since 2008.
On Dec. 6, Biden addressed the criticism at the White House before leaving for Phoenix.
“Mr. President, why go to a border state and not visit the border?” Peter Doocy, a White House correspondent for FOX News Channel, asked Biden.
“There are more important things going on,” Biden said.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, however, has made an official visit to El Paso, Texas.
In March 2021, Biden appointed Harris to oversee migration issues along the southern border. Two months later, on June 25, Harris went to El Paso, a city located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, the international border between the U.S. and Mexico.
While there she toured the El Paso Border Patrol Station, the El Paso Processing Center and the Paso del Norte Port of Entry where her office says she met privately with young asylum seekers. The vice president’s visit was also documented by local and national media.
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CLEVELAND, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Corvus Janitorial Systems is proud to be ranked #10 in Entrepreneur Magazine's highly sought after list "Top Franchises for Less than $50,000". This achievement highlights the phenomenal value Corvus conveys to its franchisees, and follows another ranking in Entrepreneur's March/April issue as the #6 Fastest Growing Franchise.
"We're thrilled that Entrepreneur Magazine has acknowledged us as a top ten Franchisor in the United States for opportunities that require less than $50,000.00 in capital. Since 2004, our team has been committed to helping our franchisee-partners achieve their business goals but also making the opportunity accessible, since business ownership should be accessible," remarked Justin Douglas, Corvus Founder and Co-CEO.
In 2023 alone, Corvus Janitorial Systems climbed over a hundred spots in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list, doing so as a result of its success in franchisee growth, franchisee satisfaction surveys, financial strength, brand recognition, and attractive fee structure.
According to Corvus Franchisee Chad Weaver, "It's a terrific validation of what I've always known… and that's precisely the reason I became a franchisee back in 2005, and will continue to expand my operation in Kentucky moving forward."
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Corvus Janitorial Systems is a franchisor of commercial and office cleaning systems which delivers customized janitorial and office cleaning services to a range of industries and organizations by its national network of locally owned owner-operated franchisees. The company has 21 regional support offices across the United States with more than 1,000 franchisees. Corvus has been recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's 2023 lists: Franchise 500, Top Ten Franchises for under $50,000, and Fastest Growing Franchises. Other recognition includes Top Disinfection and Sanitization Company by HR magazine and Most Trusted Disinfection and Sanitization Companies by The Enterprise World. Existing ownership and management has been in place since 2004.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — More change is afoot at the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that three new categories will be added to the awards show in 2024: best pop dance recording, best African music performance, and best alternative jazz album.
In addition, two existing categories have been moved to the general field, which means that all Grammy voters can participate in selecting the winners: producer of the year, non-classical, and songwriter of the year, non-classical, the latter of which was first introduced this year.
Previously, the general categories were made up solely of the “Big Four” awards: best new artist, as well as album, record, and song of the year. Grammy voters are eligible to vote in general categories, as well as up to ten categories across three genre fields — and are instructed only to vote in their area of expertise. The changes to those two categories reflect an evolving music industry, where songwriters and producers have become increasingly celebrated for their contributions.
The new best African music performance category will highlight “regional melodic, harmonic and rhythmic musical traditions,” according to a Recording Academy press release, including genres like “Afrobeat, Afro-fusion, Afro Pop, Afrobeats, Alte, Amapiano, Bongo Flava, Genge, Kizomba, Chimurenga, High Life, Fuji, Kwassa, Ndombolo, Mapouka, Ghanaian Drill, Afro-House, South African Hip-Hop, and Ethio Jazz.”
Before the addition, those artists would compete in the best global music performance category, first introduced in 2022 as part of the global music field.
Prior to 2020, the field was previously referred to as “world music.” The Grammys enacted the name change to curb “connotations of colonialism,” according to a press release.
The best pop dance recording category is defined by “up-tempo, danceable music that follows a pop arrangement” and recordings that “feature strong rhythmic beats and significant electronic-based instruments with an emphasis on the vocal performance, melody and hooks.” Dance remixes do not apply.
And finally, the best alternative jazz album category will spotlight alternative jazz albums that blend genre, hybridizing jazz and other musical styles including “R&B, Hip-Hop, Classical, Contemporary Improvisation, Experimental, Pop, Rap, Electronic/Dance music, and/or Spoken Word.”
“The Recording Academy is proud to announce these latest Category changes to our Awards process. These changes reflect our commitment to actively listen and respond to the feedback from our music community, accurately represent a diverse range of relevant musical genres, and stay aligned with the ever-evolving musical landscape,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said in a statement.
“By introducing these three new Categories, we are able to acknowledge and appreciate a broader array of artists,” he said. “We are excited to honor and celebrate the creators and recordings in these Categories, while also exposing a wider range of music to fans worldwide.” | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/grammys-add-new-categories-including-for-pop-dance-recording-and-african-music-performance/ | 2023-06-13 22:42:26 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/grammys-add-new-categories-including-for-pop-dance-recording-and-african-music-performance/ |
KENDALLVILLE — Kendallville is hoping to see some bright ideas and creativity help to light up the night on Main Street come October.
This year, the city will host its first-ever lantern parade, a downtown march illuminated by decorative lanterns that can be made from a variety of objects available around the home.
It's one of three events hitting downtown in October as the Historic Downtown Kendallville organizations starts filling in its fall calendar.
The lantern parade is the new item on the October calendar along with two familiar events.
The Halloween Lantern Parade is scheduled for Friday, October 28th at dusk along Main Street. Line-up for the parade is at 5 p.m. at the Community Learning Center.
Lanterns can range in size from small to larger creations, using items like boxes, plastic bottles, balloons, paper creations or even umbrellas, decorated and then hooked up with lights. Lanterns can have a Halloween theme for the parade, but anything creative can fly.
In preparation for this special lighted event, lantern-making classes are being held at the CLC, area daycares and other locations to encourage participants, both young and old, to get involved.
The planning committee is looking for businesses, civic groups, classrooms, non-profits, and others to submit walking and driving entries for the parade. In addition to the classes being offered, they are also providing written instructions on how to make a variety of lanterns from different materials. For more information, please contact Tara Streb at tara@noblecountyedc.com or call 636-3800.
The lantern parade will be the first new event to hit downtown since the debut of the Fairy, Gnome and Troll Festival in 2019, which became an immediate family-friendly hit. Kendallville is hoping to capture that same magic with its new downtown parade.
On top of the lantern parade, two familiar events are back downtown in October.
The Vintage Market event, which coincides with Apple Festival weekend, is back and under new leadership with a new two-day schedule.
Vintage Market will be held on both Saturday and Sunday Oct. 1 and 2 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. along Main Street. Several food and craft vendors have already signed up, with new applications coming in daily.
Registration is $75 per booth, or just $25 per booth for non-profits organizations. For questions or more information about the event, community members can contact event coordinator Carla Lowe at vintagemarketonmain@gmail.com or call 242-7588.
Then, closing out the month, Trick-or-Treat on Main Street is coming back in its normal form this year on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m.
Due to COVID-19, Kendallville ran its downtown trick-or-treat event as a drive-up in 2020 and 2021, but this year, costumed participants will go door-to-door visiting downtown merchants and picking up their Halloween loot like pre-pandemic times. Candy donations can be dropped off at City Hall. Questions about this event may be directed to Jenna Anderson at jennalanderson76@gmail.com.
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Son mourns California dance studio shooting victim
(CNN) - California is now reeling from three mass shootings in just three days. Most recently, in the small northern California city of Half Moon Bay, a gunman killed at least seven people at a mushroom farm and trucking facility.
To the south, in Monterey Park, victims’ families are still in shock after Saturday night’s shooting.
In the chilled glow of candlelight, the Monterey Park community gathered to honor the 11 lives taken and nine still recovering.
With flowers, balloons and tributes, a community vigil following a mass shooting has become routine, except when it’s your loved one they’re gathering for.
“The one that we have, I just want to see if this one is OK?” said Val Anthony Alvero, helping choose the photo that best depicts his dad.
“Yeah, that’s a good picture,” he said. “I think it represents his attitude towards everything.”
Always upbeat and caring for others: That’s how Val Anthony Alvero sums up his dad and namesake, Valentino Alvero or Val.
He said the 68-year-old hospitality worker hoped to retire in a year or so and planned to return to his native Philippines.
In his free time, he’d be at Star Ballroom Dance Studio, moving to the music.
“Oh yeah! He danced around the house and would sing. He loved that kind of stuff,” the younger Alvero said.
Video from last year posted on social media shows one of the many joy-filled gatherings at the dance studio.
On Saturday night as the elder Alvero and dozens of others celebrated the Lunar New Year, gunfire cut the music short and destroyed so many lives.
Val Anthony Alvero said he heard about the shooting Sunday morning.
When asked if he thought maybe somebody I know is involved, he said, “No, definitely not. … As I read the article and heard it was a dance studio, it crossed my mind. … Because he’s not the type of person to run away from danger if other people are in danger. Once I knew he was there, it was very likely he was either injured or unfortunately one of those who passed away.”
Valentino Alvero was among the dead at the studio, along with 10 others.
Mymy Nhan’s family wrote in a statement that “Saturday was her last dance,” adding that “if you knew her, you knew her warm smile was contagious. She was a loving aunt, sister, daughter and friend.”
Her dance teacher, Maksym Kapitanchuk, said, “Well, the first that comes to my mind, it’s her smile. She would always smile. I don’t even think I’ve ever seen her without her smile. Even through the mask, I can see her eyes smiling.”
While Val Anthony Alvero said he wants to know more about his father’s last moments, he said anger hasn’t really surfaced.
“I don’t think it adds anything to be angry in this situation,” he said. “What happened, happened. You can’t change it. I’d just like for better to come out of it, right? I think the biggest thing I’d want other people to take away, and I think regardless of this situation is always so important is just to cherish the time you have with other people.”
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Sunday marks exactly one month since Tyson Degenhart stood outside of Boise State’s locker room in Sacramento, trying to put words to another NCAA Tournament loss.
Degenhart played 37 minutes that night, almost 1,200 on the season. If he wanted to sit for the interview or perhaps talk as he plunged in an ice bath, it would have been warranted. But, instead, he stood, talking about what added depth might do in preventing another March Madness crusher.
"It will be huge to have some depth next year,” Degenhart said. “You see it with like San Diego State. They’re playing eight, nine guys and being able to not (have guys) play 30-plus minutes. They have the depth to make a good run this year.”
Nostradamus — err, Degenhart was spot on. That San Diego State team with fresh legs and a limitless bench went to the national championship. Boise State, meanwhile, was working to try and replicate the roster depth of its Mountain West foe.
That mission has lasted one month, produced three new pieces and has, for the time being, squashed any questions about depth.
“I couldn’t be more pleased with what we were able to accomplish this offseason,” BSU coach Leon Rice said.
Let’s do a quick breakdown of where Boise State’s roster stands:
DEPARTED
— G Marcus Shaver Jr. (Graduated // Starter)
— F Naje Smith (Graduated // Starter)
— C Lukas Milner (Graduated // Role player)
— F Burke Smith (Transfer portal // Rarely played)
— G Pavle Kuzmanovic (Transfer portal // Rarely played)
— Sada NgaNga (Transfer portal // Rarely played)
RETURNING
— G Max Rice (6th yr. // Starter)
— F Tyson Degenhart (Jr. // Starter)
— G Chibuzo Agbo (Sr. // Starter)
— G Jace Whiting (So. // Backup)
— G Kobe Young (R-So. // Rarely played)
— G RJ Keene (R-So. // Hasn’t played a game yet)
— C Mo Sylla (5th yr. // Rarely played)
NEW ADDITIONS
— G Chris Lockett (Freshman)
— F Andrew Meadow (Freshman)
— F Emmanuel Ugbo (Freshman)
— PG Roddie Anderson III (Transfer from UC-San Diego)
— F O’Mar Stanley (Transfer from St. John’s)
— F Cam Martin (Transfer from Kansas)
So, in summary, Boise State lost two starters and a bench player. It gained three freshmen the Broncos’ coaches think extremely highly of, two guys in Anderson (point guard) and Martin (center) who are probably favorites to earn a starting gig, and another veteran in Stanley who will no doubt have an impact.
Start running through the names. You can start mixing and matching combinations in your head. Fun lineups. Fun matchups. Creativity.
There was none of that last season. From November on — barring injuries — the starting lineup never changed. By the time conference play rolled around, the Broncos starters were easily playing over 30 minutes a game. And it was basically just Whiting and Milner off the bench.
There are now what-ifs floating around.
What if Meadow and Lockett — a pair of ridiculously skilled freshmen — are everything Rice has cracked them up to be? Could Lockett push for a starting spot? Could Meadow find himself playing down low with Degenhart — the two 6-7 long-haired forwards teaming up?
“Chris is a big, strong guard that has a mature game. When you think about big, strong guards here, you think about Derrick Marks,” Rice said of Lockett, then added this of Meadow: “He’s got versatility — there’s so many different positions he can play. You need shooting? He can do that. You need rebounding? He can do that. You need defense? He can do that.”
What if Emmanuel Ugbo — a 6-foot-8, 235-pound forward who played professionally last year in a good German league — shows up to Boise and feasts on the opportunity to play against guys his own age after battling grown men overseas? What’s his ceiling?
“That experience he’s had against pros, it’s so valuable,” Rice said. “He doesn’t look like a normal, young player — it’s amazing.”
What if Anderson can translate what he did at UC-San Diego as a freshman last season (13.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.6 apg) to the Mountain West? What if he’s as good as Shaver? What if he splits time with Whiting?
“When I look at some of the really good guards we’ve had here, I don’t know if there’s been a sophomore who’s been in a better spot as a point guard,” Rice said. “We have high, high expectations for him.”
What if Martin looks like the player he was at the Division II level (over 2,000 points and 800 rebounds)? Is he the for-sure starter at center? How will he play alongside Degenhart? Could he be one of the best-scoring centers Rice has had at BSU?
“He’s got things that you can’t teach,” Rice said of Martin. “It takes a really special mentality and a really special skill set to be able to score 25 (points) a night. The only guy I’ve ever been around who has done that was Adam Morrison.”
What if Stanley is a better version of Naje Smith? Could he become a starter? Can his game grow from the back-door cuts and dunks he succeeded with at St. Johns? Can he shoot well enough to be on the court with two other big men?
“He’s got a 7-2 wingspan,” Rice said. “And his best quality is his motor. When you think about Naje, that was the thing he had. In a lot of ways (Stanley) brings that — and he’s also 240. That’s kind of nice.”
There are a lot of questions swirling around Boise State right now.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding at Death Valley National Park were able to drive out after crews cleared a pathway through rocks and mud, but roads damaged by floodwaters or choked with debris were expected to remain closed into next week, officials said Saturday.
The National Park Service said Navy and California Highway Patrol helicopters have been conducting aerial searches in remote areas for stranded vehicles but had found none. However, it could take days to assess the damage — the park near the California-Nevada state line has over 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) of roadway across 3.4 million acres (1.3 million hectares).
No injuries were reported from the record-breaking rains Friday. The park weathered 1.46 inches (3.71 centimeters) of rain at the Furnace Creek area. That’s about 75% of what the area typically gets in a year, and more than has ever been recorded for the entire month of August.
Since 1936, the only single day with more rain was April 15, 1988, when 1.47 inches (3.73 centimeters) fell, park officials said.
Nikki Jones, a restaurant worker who is living in a hotel with fellow employees, said rain was falling when she left for breakfast Friday morning. By the time she returned, rapidly pooling water had reached the room’s doorway.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Jones said. “I hadn’t seen water rising that fast in my life.”
Fearful the water would come into their ground-floor room, Jones and her friends put their luggage on beds and used towels at the bottom of doorways to keep water from streaming in. For about two hours, they wondered whether they would get flooded.
“People around me were saying they had never seen anything this bad before — and they have worked here for a while,” Jones said.
While their room was spared, five or six other rooms at the hotel were flooded. Carpet from those rooms was later ripped out.
Most of the rain — just over an inch — came in an epic downpour between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. Friday, said John Adair, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Las Vegas.
The flooding “cut off access to and from Death Valley, just washing out roads and producing a lot of debris,” Adair said.
Highway 190 — a main artery through the park — is expected to reopen between Furnace Creek and Pahrump, Nevada, by Tuesday, officials said.
Park employees also stranded by the closed roads were continuing to shelter in place, except for emergencies, officials said.
“Entire trees and boulders were washing down,” said John Sirlin, a photographer for an Arizona-based adventure company who witnessed the flooding as he perched on a hillside boulder, where he was trying to take pictures of lightning as the storm approached.
“The noise from some of the rocks coming down the mountain was just incredible,” he said in a phone interview Friday afternoon.
In most areas water has receded, leaving behind a dense layer of mud and gravel. About 60 vehicles were partially buried in mud and debris. There were numerous reports of road damage, and residential water lines in the park’s Cow Creek area were broken in multiple locations. About 20 palm trees fell into the road near one inn, and some staff residences also were damaged.
“With the severity and wide-spread nature of this rainfall it will take time to rebuild and reopen everything,” park superintendent Mike Reynolds said in a statement.
The storm followed major flooding earlier this week at the park 120 miles (193 kilometers) northwest of Las Vegas. Some roads were closed Monday after they were inundated with mud and debris from flash floods that also hit western Nevada and northern Arizona.
Friday’s rain started around 2 a.m., according to Sirlin, who lives in Chandler, Arizona, and has been visiting the park since 2016.
“It was more extreme than anything I’ve seen there,” said Sirlin, the lead guide for Incredible Weather Adventures who started chasing storms in Minnesota and the high plains in the 1990s.
“A lot of washes were flowing several feet deep. There are rocks probably 3 or 4 feet covering the road,” he said. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/hundreds-trapped-by-floods-at-death-valley-finally-able-to-leave/ | 2022-08-07 15:55:14 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/hundreds-trapped-by-floods-at-death-valley-finally-able-to-leave/ |
Last-minute shoppers may have to deal with a bit more stress as the clock starts running out. In fact, it might already be too late to get many of the items on your shopping list if they aren’t already on their way.
However, don’t fret if you don’t have all of your gifts yet. Even a last-minute shopper can still find the perfect gift this Christmas with only a few days to go before the big day.
If you want some clever ideas on how to ensure you can get a great gift for Christmas while staying on a budget, here are a few tips. You’ll be sure to save face and get something nice for everyone on your list.
Get Amazon Prime
If you are not a member of Amazon Prime, one of the benefits is free two-day shipping. Getting a product in two days means you truly can wait until the last minute to do your shopping. However, make sure to check delivery times, as not all items on Amazon Prime qualify for two-day shipping. If you are new to Amazon Prime, the first 30 days are free.
Check delivery dates
Before purchasing, check when your gift will arrive. If you do your shopping on Amazon, the company makes it very easy to tell if it will arrive before the holidays. When you’re looking at a prospective gift, the page will have a note saying “Arrives before Christmas” posted in green letters on the right-hand side of the page. Other retailers might require you to put the product in your cart before you can see when it will arrive.
Consider perishable items
Perishable food needs to be delivered fast. This requirement is very convenient for individuals who wait until the final week to finish shopping. For instance, you could order a savory selection from a meat delivery service just a few days before the holidays and still have your gift arrive on time. However, check availability and delivery dates so you don’t accidentally order a gift that will show up too late.
Purchase an online gift card
You can purchase a gift card online and print it out instantly. You can do this from a number of retailers and at any time. If you’re a person who has to wait until the last minute, you can literally buy a gift card on Christmas morning to email or print for the recipient.
Give the gift of an experience
Purchasing tickets for an upcoming concert, making a reservation or buying a season pass to a theme park are all great gifts. And they are all things you can purchase at the last minute and still have something to put under the tree.
Order a subscription
A subscription is another impressive gift you can get at the last minute, especially if it’s tailored for the recipient. This gift will last all year long.
Give the gift of knowledge
If you have someone on your gift list who loves to learn, sign them up for an online class. Not only can you do this at the last minute, but it is something that can potentially enrich their life.
Don’t waste time wrapping
If you’ve waited until the last minute to purchase your gift, that probably means you don’t have time to wrap it. As long as you stick your present in a gift bag or a Santa sack, you’ll be good to go. Even better, you can ship it directly to the recipient’s address. That way, the gift that will arrive just before Christmas, making it look like you were well prepared.
4 popular gifts for Christmas
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Clark Slajchert's 33 points led Pennsylvania over Colgate 81-69 on Saturday night.
Slajchert had three steals for the Quakers (4-4). Jordan Dingle shot 10 for 16 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to add 26 points. Max Martz shot 4 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.
Keegan Records led the way for the Raiders (4-4) with 17 points. Chandler Baker added 14 points for Colgate. Tucker Richardson also put up 10 points and five steals.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) — Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, are asking for the public’s help in locating the birth mother of a baby found abandoned in front of a home.
The newborn baby boy was found wrapped in blankets in a car seat outside a home on Entrybrook Drive. He was likely abandoned between 9 p.m. Friday and 12:40 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Springfield Police Department spokesperson Ryan Walsh,
“You only see this on Lifetime movies, like this is a movie. I’m living a movie right now,” said Juliannys Aviles, of Springfield.
Aviles and her husband came home Sunday evening to a car seat placed on their front porch. Inside was an infant, cold and crying.
“When I took the blanket off the baby, his feet were super red and swollen and his skin was all cracked. And then I touched him, he was like super cold, so I re-wrapped him until the ambulance got here,” said Aviles.
The newborn was taken to Baystate Medical Center and has made a positive recovery.
“What our detectives are looking for is some public help to find out who this mother is. As of right now, the mother is unknown,” said Walsh.
The police are asking residents on or in the area of Entrybrook Drive to check cameras for anything that could be suspicious over the past week. If you do find something, call the Springfield Police Detectives at 413-787-6355.
Baby Safe Haven
The Safe Haven Act of Massachusetts (2004) allows a parent to legally surrender newborn infants 7 days old or younger at a hospital, police station, or manned fire station without facing criminal prosecution.
“If you do choose to drop an infant off at a firehouse or a police station, please knock on the door. No questions asked, we’re not judgmental or anything like that. We just want to make sure that everybody’s safe,” said Springfield Fire Captain Drew Piemonte.
Each state in the U.S. has its own version of a Safe Haven law, but age and designated locations differ. Just over the state line in Connecticut, an infant must be 30 days or younger and can only be brought to a hospital.
The National Safe Haven Alliance has a 24/7 emergency line. That number is 1-888-510-2229 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/police-looking-for-mother-of-newborn-boy-abandoned-outside-massachusetts-home/ | 2023-03-21 18:05:41 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/police-looking-for-mother-of-newborn-boy-abandoned-outside-massachusetts-home/ |
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Volunteers are proving just how quickly a traditional powerhouse can rebound despite seeming lost for well over a decade.
Tennessee football hit the rockiest of bottoms in late January 2021. No athletic director, no coach after Jeremy Pruitt was among 10 fired for serious NCAA violations, and Volunteer players rushing toward the transfer portal to escape Knoxville.
“Those were some dark moments,” Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman said.
Now the Southeastern Conference program is among six undefeated teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision, with the No. 3 Vols (7-0) off to their best start since winning the national championship in 1998 — all in the span of 21 months.
Neyland Stadium once again is the place to be, entertaining a fourth straight sellout for the first time since 2014 when Tennessee cruised to a 65-24 homecoming victory against UT Martin on Saturday.
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning smoked victory cigars with new Vols star Jalin Hyatt. Country stars Kenny Chesney and Kelsea Ballerini popped into town to watch last weekend’s win over Alabama from the top of the stadium.
Athletic director Danny White, hired by Plowman, knew Tennessee had resources, tradition, passion and a strong fan base when he decided to leave UCF in January 2021. White also knew he and Josh Heupel, the coach he brought with him from UCF a few days later, had a plan that would work.
This fast?
No. White said Saturday the Vols are “way ahead of schedule” in their second season together.
“Just because this year is better than what people expected, it doesn’t mean that we’re there," White said. "And we have to build a program that’s sustainable and built for the long haul. And that’s exactly what Josh and the staff are focused on.”
Before Plowman hired White, Tennessee went through Mike Hamilton, Dave Hart, John Currie and former football coach Phillip Fulmer as athletic directors. The revolving door of football coaches started in 2008 when Fulmer was fired and included Lane Kiffin, Derek Dooley, Butch Jones and Pruitt.
The chancellor had people urging her to hire a coach first with National Signing Day closing in. Plowman said no. Her job is hiring the athletic director, and she and Randy Boyd, the university system's president, flew to Orlando for a dinnertime meeting and hired White three days later.
White met with players to find out what they wanted in a new coach, and their answers made him feel bringing Heupel with him from UCF was the right move.
One big question was how Heupel's fast-paced offense, which uses almost every inch from sideline to sideline, would translate to the SEC. Boyd said everybody likes to score points but Tennessee is in the SEC.
“Sure enough, he’s proved me wrong,” Boyd said. "He actually knows something about putting some points up.”
Tennessee was ranked first nationally with an average of 551 offensive yards, and then it rolled to 696 yards against UT Martin. The Vols also are scoring 50.1 points a game. White isn't surprised to see Heupel's offense translate easily to the SEC.
“If there's a better offensive mind in the game, I’d like to meet him," White said.
Heupel puts it even more simply: “Good teams get better throughout the course of the season, so we have to continue to get better.”
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee’s first Heisman Trophy candidate since Manning finished second in 1997, is the engine behind the gaudy offensive numbers. Hooker has thrown for 18 touchdowns with only one interception this season while piling up 2,093 yards passing.
Earl Brown of Knoxville has been a season-ticket holder since 1972; keeping the tickets was a condition before marrying Judy that Thanksgiving to make game day that week. Saturday was the 323rd straight game Brown has attended, even making each of the 10 SEC-only games in 2020 when the Vols went 3-7 in Pruitt's last year.
Yes, Earl Brown says it was tough to sit through those games. But it just added to the celebration of the Alabama win after 15 straight losses in the series.
“People all around us were actually, literally crying,” Judy Brown said. “It was a a big monkey off our back. This one felt like the national championship. We were there, and ... it wasn't the national championship, but it felt like it.”
Tennessee is the only FBS program this season with wins over four AP Top 25 ranked teams at the time of the games, the first time since 1998 it has done that in the regular season.
The challenge gets tougher from here. Kentucky visits Saturday night, followed by the Volunteers going to Athens for a showdown with Georgia.
Boyd turns 63 on Monday. He has been watching Vols football since he was 7. He had thought that this year's team would be really good, but not at the level of reigning national champ Georgia and perennial threat Alabama.
“We no longer have to qualify it that way,” Boyd said. "I think we can beat anybody in the country on any given day.”
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PITTSBURGH, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a way to alleviate competition and conflicts between two dogs at feeding time," said an inventor, from Airdrie, AB, Canada, "so I invented the DOG FOOD DIVIDER. My design ensures that each pet has access to their own bowl of food."
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ANN ARBOR, MI - An Ann Arbor charter school that lost its authorization while in the midst of a legal battle with its former management company is among four Michigan charter academies that have closed this year.
Ann Arbor Learning Community, which is alleged in a lawsuit to have failed to pay hundreds of thousands in fees to its former management company, Global Education Excellence, did not enroll students this fall after it was informed by Eastern Michigan University in November 2021 that it would not renew its charter when it expired in June 2022. | https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/10/ann-arbor-charter-school-closes-as-legal-battle-with-former-management-company-continues.html | 2022-10-05 18:47:14 | 1 | https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/10/ann-arbor-charter-school-closes-as-legal-battle-with-former-management-company-continues.html |
Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson to undergo $13K weight-loss surgery
NEW YORK - Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, plans to undergo weight-loss surgery to live a healthier life.
The reality TV star, 16, will be heading to New York City in late August for her surgery after her 17th birthday, Alana’s rep Gina Rodriguez confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
The "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" alum will receive a suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve from weight loss doctor Steven Batash, with the price tag of approximately $13,000.
The TLC star reportedly weighs 275 pounds and wants to slim down to 150.
After attempting numerous diets and increasing her exercise over the past year, Thompson didn’t receive the results she was looking for and is worried that her weight is genetic. She believes weight-loss surgery is the solution to reaching her goals.
Thompson will be getting the procedure alongside her boyfriend, Dralin Carswell, 20, who shares similar weight-loss goals and wanted to go through the experience together.
The pair have been dating since 2021 and made it Instagram-official in September.
The former "Toddlers & Tiaras" star previously opened up about dealing with body-shaming from people on social media, as she posed for Teen Vogue in August.
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"I don’t understand why people think this way," she told Teen Vogue during her interview.
"Just because I got a little bit of extra meat on my bones, you want to hate me? I’ll never get body-shaming… Like, I know I’m beautiful, and I know I got a banging body, so… I don’t care."
She also spoke candidly about not having "many friends" besides her boyfriend, Carswell.
"To be honest, I do not have many friends. At all," Thompson heartbreakingly admitted.
"Because I feel like folks are so much like, 'Oh, my God, I'm friends with Honey Boo Boo,'" she explained.
"I don't trust nobody really, so I don't have friends."
Thompson and Carswell received some backlash for their age gap in September 2021 after only dating for six months.
People were quick to criticize their relationship after Honey Boo Boo posted their first Instagram photo together, but quickly deleted it after the post was flooded with critical comments.
Despite the internet disapproving of their relationship, Thompson’s family reportedly has accepted Carswell.
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INDIANAPOLIS – With everything on the line, it was a matter of trust.
Trust in the veteran quarterback to make the necessary throw to complete yet another game-winning drive.
Trust in the rookie receiver to make the highlight catch with every set of eyes at Lucas Oil Stadium and one-on-coverage pressing him down the right sideline.
Trust in Frank Reich’s aggressive play call on 3rd-and-13 from the Jacksonville 32-yard line with 23 seconds remaining, the Indianapolis Colts trailing 27-26 and the season once again slip, slip, slipping away.
Trust.
“Frank went into the headset and said, ‘Trust what you see,’’’ Matt Ryan said.
Just like that: Colts 34, Jaguars 27.
Once Ryan saw the Jaguars’ defensive approach on the game’s most consequential down – cornerback Shaquill Griffin up close and pressing on the right side – he trusted his rookie wideout to make a play that added momentum to the Colts’ season.
He trusted Alec Pierce.
“I was thinking ‘Go win the game’ when you get that look,’’ Ryan said. “We had stuff on the other side if we had a different look . . . but we got the look we wanted and I really think in those situations, you trust your instincts, trust your gut, trust your guys and try to go win the game.’’
His trust in Pierce was reinforced when Pierce shed Griffin’s pressure at the line of scrimmage, got a step on him down the right sideline and ran under Ryan’s perfectly-placed pass for a 32-yard touchdown with 17 seconds remaining.
“I’m proud of Alec for making that play,’’ Ryan said.
It was Pierce’s first career touchdown, and atoned for dropping a sure TD in the end zone in the opener at Houston. Ryan never hesitated at targeting Pierce with so much on the line.
“Making the plays helps,’’ he said of his growing trust in Pierce. “It certainly helps when you see guys being productive.’’
Pierce described the game-winner as “a pretty simple play,’’ and unfolded exactly as the Colts had hoped.
“It was press,’’ he said. “I think we were kind of hoping they were going to be up there loading the box, trying to get a sack and bring pressure. They knew they had to get us out of field goal range.
“They did exactly what we were hoping for. They gave that press, one-on-one coverage to my side. He gave me a chance. They have a ton of trust in Matt. They know he’s going to make a throw where he’s not going to throw an interception in that situation.
“It’s going to be our-guy, no-guy. He gave me a chance and I’m grateful the coaches believed in me.’’
Instead of falling further behind the 3-2 and idle Tennessee Titans in the AFC South, the Colts moved to 3-2-1 – that’s their record, not a countdown – with next Sunday’s rematch with the Titans in Nashville looming.
So much went into a dramatic Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The defense did just enough despite yielding 243 rushing yards – the most against the Colts since 2014 – and its two longest runs of the season: JaMycal Hasty’s 61-yard touchdown and Travis Etienne Jr.’s 48-yarder. Trevor Lawrence was 20-of-22 for an economical 163 yards, but he was sacked four times and the Colts added nine tackles for loss, including two from safety Rodney McLeod.
Offensively, Reich and his staff had been kicking around the idea of going no-huddle for the past few weeks, and earmarked the rematch with the Jaguars for implementation.
“Matt handled it perfectly,’’ Reich said.
Without top running backs Jonathan Taylor (concussion) and Nyheim Hines (concussion), the Colts opted for a hurry-up, pass-heavy game plan. They finished with 45 yards on 16 carries – Deon Jackson had 42 yards on 12 attempts before exiting the game late with a quadriceps injury – and essentially put the game in Ryan’s hands.
“Matt had an incredible day,’’ Reich said.
Ryan entered the game as the NFL’s most sacked (21) and error-prone (10 turnovers) quarterback. He was hit six times – including on the game-winning TD to Pierce – but not sacked. And the Colts were turnover-free for the first time.
“The o-line was special,’’ Reich said. “That was an unbelievable performance.’’
Ryan finished 42-of-58 for 389 yards, touchdowns to Pierce, rookie tight end Jelani Woods (10 yards) and Parris Campbell (4 yards). The 42 completions were a franchise record and personal best. The 58 attempts were Ryan’s most since a career-high 61 at Arizona in 2013.
To appreciate the enormity of Ryan’s afternoon, consider he delivered the 45th game-winning drive of his 15-year career. Twice, in fact.
His 10-yard TD to Woods early the fourth quarter gave the Colts their first lead of the game at 26-21, but Jacksonville countered with a mammoth 18-play 84-yard drive that consumed 10 minutes, 3 seconds and finally ended with Lawrence’s 4-yard toss to Christian Kirk.
Less than 3 minutes remained. Initially, Reich trusted Ryan to deliver if for no other reason than he had done so throughout his career. This season, Ryan had generated game-winning drives against Kansas City and in overtime last week at Denver, and put the Colts in position to win in overtime at Houston before they settled for a tie when Rodrigo Blankenship missed a 42-yard field goal.
“Again and again,’’ Reich said. “He’s unflappable and wants the ball in his hands. He’s at his best, makes his best decisions.
“He’s done that for 15 years. There’s something wired in his DNA that’s just different.’’
With the game hanging in the balance, the Colts trusted Ryan to do it again. And in the end, Ryan trusted Pierce.
Ryan’s 4-yard hookup with Michael Pittman Jr. on 3rd-and-4 at the Indy 40 – Pittman took a massive hit from safety Rayshawn Jenkins – gave the final drive life, as did a 15-yard Ryan-to-Pittman completion on 3rd-and-10 with 42 seconds remaining.
After Ryan lost 4 yards when his feet got tangled up with center Ryan Kelly’s and Phillip Lindsay gained 1 one, the Colts faced a 3rd-and-13 at the Jaguars 32.
Twenty-three seconds remained, and Reich sent in a play that included a “conversion’’ route for Pierce. If Griffin pressed Pierce at the line, Pierce converted his route to a ‘go.’
Pierce’s eyes widened when he saw Griffin pressing at the line of scrimmage. It was going to be him versus the cornerback.
“That’s my favorite part of football right there,’’ he said. “One-on-one and solo receiving. I just love it.’’
Pierce finished with three catches for 49 yards, and pushed his season totals to 18 receptions and 271 yards. Everything has come in the last four games after he was shut out in the opener and missed the first Jacksonville game with a concussion.
“I trusted Alec,’’ Ryan said. “He’s so good on those kind of routes. A lot of things in those situations, throwing the ball past the sticks, being aggressive, taking a shot is huge. You can’t play scared in those situations.
“I thought it was a great call, great route. I just tried to give him a chance and a really good play by him.’’
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Three people found dead in car identified as Marines who served at Camp Lejeune
HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) - Three bodies were found inside a car at a North Carolina gas station on Sunday morning, WECT reports.
The U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Marine Logistics Group said on Tuesday that the three were Marines and identified them as:
- “Marine Corps Lance Corporal Tanner J. Kaltenberg, 19, from Madison, Wisconsin. Lance Cpl. Kaltenberg was a Motor Vehicle Operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. Lance Cpl. Kaltenberg entered active duty service in May 2021.
- “Marine Corps Lance Corporal Merax C. Dockery, 23, from Pottawatomie, Oklahoma. Lance Cpl. Dockery was a Motor Vehicle Operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. Lance Cpl. Dockery entered active duty service in June 2020.
- “Marine Corps Lance Corporal Ivan R. Garcia, 23, from Naples, Florida. Lance Cpl. Garcia was a Motor Vehicle Operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. Lance Cpl. Garcia entered active duty service in July 2019.”
“My deepest sympathy and condolences are extended to the family, friends, and colleagues of Lance Cpl. Kaltenberg, Lance Cpl. Dockery and Lance Cpl. Garcia,” said Brig. Gen. Michael E. McWilliams, commanding general of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group. “Our focus is providing the necessary resources and support to those impacted by their tragic loss as they navigate this extremely difficult time.”
Sgt. Chester Ward with the sheriff’s office says foul play is not suspected, but investigators are waiting for autopsy results to determine how the three men died. Sheriff Alan Cutler does not know how long it will take for those results to be returned.
Deputies were called to the Speedway gas station at 14477 Highway 17 to investigate a report of a missing person at around 9 a.m. Sunday.
Ward says investigators are also working to determine how long the men were dead before their bodies were discovered. The 2nd Marine Logistics Group said Tuesday that they are supporting NCIS and local authorities
“This is an ongoing investigation. There does not appear to have ever been any threat to members of the community. More information will be released as we are able to do so,” a sheriff’s office announcement states.
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TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout helped the Los Angeles Angels put a rosy finish on a rough road trip.
The Toronto Blue Jays, meanwhile, took another dip on their roller-coaster ride through the AL wild-card race.
Ohtani and Trout homered, and the Angels beat the Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Ohtani had three hits and scored twice one day after he pitched seven crisp innings in a 2-0 victory. Trout went 2 for 5 with two RBIs and also scored twice.
“We’re trying to win ballgames, we’re trying to build some positive momentum into the offseason,” Trout said. “Obviously we’re going to play some teams down the stretch that are in the race. We’re just trying to shake some things up a little bit.”
Ohtani’s two-run drive made it 6-1 in the seventh, and Trout added a solo shot in the ninth. It was the 28th homer for each slugger.
Luis Rengifo and Kurt Suzuki also connected for the Angels, who had lost six straight and nine of 10 before facing the Blue Jays.
Los Angeles limited Toronto to three runs in three games. The Angels scored 22 runs in the sweep after scoring 12 over the first seven games of the trip.
“I liked the way we went about it this weekend, sure,” interim manager Phil Nevin said. ”It could have gone another way because of the way the road trip was going.”
A few fans in the rapidly thinning crowd of 44,318 booed after an error on Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. allowed a run to score in the eighth.
“Guys are gonna have to look at the standings and understand that every game is important,” interim Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “Three hours out of your day needs to be completely focused on trying to win.”
The Blue Jays finished one game out of a wild-card spot last season.
Toronto had won six of seven coming in but was swept at home for the first time since June 15-17, 2021, when the Yankees took all three games of a series played at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo was one of Toronto’s three home ballparks last season when the U.S.-Canada border was closed because of restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The word that’s going to follow the 2022 Blue Jays for the years to come is streaky,” right-hander Ross Stripling said. “We’ve had more highs and lows this year than any team that I’ve been a part of.”
Schneider said he didn’t feel the need to deliver an angry rant to his team.
“I’m never the type of guy that will go in there and flip the table,” he said. “At this point, it’s up to the players to say ‘This is not good enough.’”
After Trout chased right-hander Adam Cimber with an RBI double in the seventh, Ohtani greeted lefty Tim Mayza with an opposite-field drive into the bullpen in left.
“Sho’s at-bats were great,” Nevin said. “The home run was, for me, the biggest blow of the game.”
Trout beat a four-man outfield by homering into the center field batter’s eye off right-hander David Phelps.
“Things went our way this series, for sure,” Trout said.
Stripling (6-4) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. Stripling gave up more than two earned runs for the first time since July 3 against Tampa Bay, snapping a six-start unbeaten streak.
Matt Chapman ended Toronto’s 21-inning scoreless drought with a two-out RBI double in the fourth. The run snapped a 22-inning scoreless streak by Angels pitchers.
Angels left-hander Tucker Davidson allowed one run and three hits in four-plus innings. He matched a career worst with five walks but struck out a career-high five.
“It’s going to be a happy flight home,” Davidson said.
Danny Jansen doubled to begin the fifth and Davidson departed after a four-pitch walk to George Springer. Andrew Wantz (2-0) got Guerrero to ground into a fielder’s choice before Lourdes Gurriel hit into an inning-ending double play.
Springer extended his hitting streak to a season-high 12 games with a solo homer off Gerardo Reyes in the ninth, his 19th.
Back in the lineup after fouling a ball off his left foot Friday, usually speedy Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernández looked to be running with difficulty. He couldn’t score from first base on Chapman’s two-out hit in the fourth. With runners at the corners and two out in the sixth, Hernández wasn’t moving at full speed when he was forced out at second base on an unassisted play by shortstop Andrew Velazquez.
CATCHING CAROUSEL
Suzuki was the third different catcher in as many games for the Angels. Matt Thaiss caught Friday and Max Stassi caught Saturday.
UP NEXT
Angels: LHP José Suarez (4-6, 4.19 ERA) starts Monday as Los Angeles returns home to begin a three-game series against the Yankees. RHP Frankie Montas (4-10, 3.84 ERA) will start for New York.
Blue Jays: RHP José Berríos (9-5, 5.28 ERA) starts Monday in the opener of a three-game interleague series against the Chicago Cubs. RHP Javier Assad (0-0, 0.00) goes for the Cubs.
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Addition increases diversity of Board governance and supports further independent expertise
DURHAM, N.C. and BEIJING, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brii Biosciences Limited ("Brii Bio" or the "Company", stock code: 2137.HK), a multi-national company developing innovative therapies for diseases with significant unmet medical needs and large public health burdens, today announced the appointment of healthcare industry veteran Taiyin Yang, Ph.D., to the Company's Board of Directors as co-chair of the newly expanded Audit and Risk Committee, effective September 1, 2022.
Additionally, Dr. Axel Bouchon, a non-executive board member, will be departing the Board effective September 30, 2022 to pursue a new leadership opportunity within anti-depression and central nervous system therapies, an area of Brii's focus. Dr. Bouchon will continue to work with Brii Bio as an advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
With these changes, Brii's Board now comprises a diverse group of eight directors, five of which are independent non-executive directors, with breadth and depth of experience throughout the healthcare ecosystem.
"We're pleased to welcome Taiyin, an industry giant and admired leader, to our Board of Directors. Her extensive industry experience within product development and commercial manufacturing will provide important synergies as we continue the accelerated corporate growth. I would also like to thank Axel for his incredible insight and business acumen during his service as a non-executive director," said Zhi Hong, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brii Bio. "As part of Taiyin's appointment, we will be enhancing our risk oversight and corporate governance through the newly expanded Audit and Risk Committee, where her expertise in product development, manufacturing and supply, as well as product quality management and risk oversight will serve Brii and its shareholders well into the future."
Dr. Yang is the former Executive Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing at Gilead Sciences. She directed operations of process, device and formulation development, manufacturing, packaging, analytical operations, laboratory information systems and data science, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, CMC program management, product distribution, supply chain management and site operations. Under her leadership, Gilead developed the world's first HIV single tablet regimen and advanced numerous compounds from early-stage development to market, reaching millions of people around the world. Prior to joining Gilead in 1993, Dr. Yang worked at Syntex Corporation for more than a decade, where she contributed to the development and commercialization of more than 10 medicines.
In 2022, Dr. Yang was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. She is a member of the Expert Scientific Advisory Committee of Medicines for Malaria Venture and the scientific advisory board of Sionna Therapeutics. Dr. Yang also serves on the board of directors of Kodiak Sciences and Kronos Bio. Dr. Yang holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from National Taiwan University.
"As a life-long public health advocate, I recognize and celebrate the importance of Brii's values-based and patient-centric approach to R&D. I appreciate the challenges of finding novel therapies that have the potential to fill clear and significant unmet needs for patients, and I'm honored to offer my expertise in advancing Brii's vision as an independent advisor," said Dr. Taiyin Yang, Independent Non-executive Director of Brii Bio. "I look forward to partnering with my fellow members of the Board and the senior management team to contribute to Brii's future success as a mission-driven company with a promising pipeline of public-health inspired patient solutions."
About Brii Bio
Brii Biosciences Limited ("Brii Bio", stock code: 2137.HK) is a biotechnology company based in China and the United States committed to advancing therapies for significant infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B, COVID-19, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, multi-drug resistant (MDR) or extensive drug resistant (XDR) gram-negative infections, and other illnesses, such as the central nervous system (CNS) diseases, which have significant public health burdens in China and worldwide. For more information, visit www.briibio.com.
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Damar Hamlin's sudden cardiac arrest led to a rise in misinformation on Twitter, according to the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
The organization notes that the anti-vax trope "Died Suddenly" spiked by 328% a day after the on-field incident.
Some Twitter users were drawing comparisons to cardiac arrest and the COVID-19 vaccine despite not knowing whether Hamlin is vaccinated.
“Online anti-vaxxers are parasites, cynically exploiting tragedy to baselessly connect any injury or death of a notable person to vaccinations," said Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
Doctors have yet to say what caused Hamlin to suffer cardiac arrest after a tackle during the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Medical personnel administered CPR on the field and reportedly restarted his heart before taking him to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Hamlin is reportedly showing signs of improvment and opening his eyes.
Twitter implemented policy in 2020 to disrupt misinformation about COVID-19. Weeks after Elon Musk took over the company in 2022, Twitter announced it would not longer implement the policy.
“It is particularly worrying that Twitter has rolled back its policy on Covid disinformation to reflect Elon Musk’s desperate need to prioritise controversy, engagement, and short-term advertising profits over the public good," Ahmed said. "Anti-vaxx lies are deadly and platforms must stop allowing dedicated spreaders of disinformation from abusing their platforms and the trust of other users.” | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/organization-says-misinformation-spread-on-twitter-following-hamlins-cardiac-arrest | 2023-01-05 18:02:13 | 0 | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/organization-says-misinformation-spread-on-twitter-following-hamlins-cardiac-arrest |
Druid City Music Hall welcomes students back to Tuscaloosa with exciting lineups
August 17, 2022
Located on University Boulevard, Druid City Music Hall is the heart of live entertainment in Tuscaloosa. Offering concerts that range from bands to country music stars and festivals, it has been providing live entertainment to the community for nearly six decades.
Before being a live entertainment venue, Druid City Music Hall was a bowling alley. Originally opening in 1940, the alley was in operation for 30 years, but transitioned into a movie theater in 1969. The “Tide Theater” housed two screens, called Tide I and Tide II, and was the home to Hollywood feature films that were only $1 per ticket, which ran successfully for 11 years. Eventually, the building was renamed the Druid City Music Hall—but not before trying out names such as The Varsity, The Jupiter and The Bama Beach Club—and began hosting live music.
In 2020, the venue underwent extensive renovations, adding two new balconies and updating the stage and backstage area. Today, the venue hosts acts like Luke Combs, Kenny Chesney, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Band of Horses.
Made up mostly of standing room only, the Druid City Music Hall has a total capacity of 12,050 people. While the venue does have VIP seating options, most tickets are listed as “General Admission.” Accessible seating is also available. A bar stretches across the back of the main floor, mirroring the stage at the front. While the venue is smaller, it creates a scene of intimacy for the acts and attendees alike.
This year, Druid City Music Hall is planning to expand its events to include everyone in the community. Paige Parrucci, a social media manager and content creator for the Druid City Music Hall, talked about the rebranding that Druid City Music Hall will be undergoing this fall.
“One of the main things that we are doing is trying to partner with local citizens around Tuscaloosa and the University specifically,” Parrucci said.
Working closely with The University of Alabama has become a priority for the Druid City Music Hall.
“We have some [employees] with Druid City Music Hall that are going into The University of Alabama and teaching some classes with their music department, as well as our ambassador program for the students where we are working directly with those of whom are interested in working in the music industry or venue management,” Parucci said. “We want to teach them more about what it means to work for a venue or promote shows.”
Having the venue in one of the most popular areas in Tuscaloosa has its perks when it comes to connecting with the students. The Strip runs along University Boulevard and is one of the most iconic spots for students and residents alike. Especially known for its nightlife, the Strip houses bars, restaurants, grocery and merchandise stores, and Druid City Music Hall.
While working with students is on Druid City Music Hall’s agenda, so is expanding events and trying new things to involve the entire community. While concerts are still bookmarked for the year, with acts such as The Stews and Corey Smith, so are other events, such as football watch parties and festivals.
“This coming fall we are still doing our watch parties, but we are also going to be launching a beer festival with all local breweries around Alabama, Florida and North Carolina,” Parucci said. “We are also starting DJ nights. We want to incorporate more events that will attract the local community.”
A whole new lineup of events is a part of the semi-rebranding of the venue and the rekindling of the community. Starting on Sept. 3, all Crimson Tide home games will be shown on 16-foot HD LED screens and the official website says it will be “a new favorite spot to watch your favorite team.”
An array of concerts is also set to take Druid City’s stage. The lineup kicks off with Gov’t Mule, an American Southern rock band that first formed in 1994. Other acts include indie band, The Stews, country singer-songwriter, Ernest, and American southern rock band, The Cadillac Three. Finally, country music star Chase Rice will wrap up the 2022 lineup on Nov. 18.
Between watching the Alabama Crimson Tide with fellow fans and enjoying live music, there are plenty of events for Tuscaloosa students and residents to take part in this fall.
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WASHINGTON, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The below remarks are as prepared for delivery by Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy during the open session meeting of the Postal Service Board of Governors on May 9, 2023.
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
As the Chairman has identified, the women and men of the United States Postal Service have accomplished a great deal since the release of the Delivering for America Plan.
Our leadership team continues to push forward to implement the strategies defined in the Delivering for America Plan that will transform the Postal Service into a vibrant and self-sustaining service organization delivering postal services to the American people for many years to come.
We recently released our 2-year progress report which identified the many meaningful accomplishments:
- Our service performance has increased steadily week after week with 98% of the American people receiving their mail and packages within 3 days. In fact, the velocity through our network has so improved that approximately 50% of First-Class Mail gets delivered a day early.
- Our improvements to service have occurred because of, and while making, many significant changes to our operating conditions and strategies, most significantly:
- We have stabilized our work force by converting over 125,000 employees to full time status, thus increasing employee availability and reducing overtime requirements.
- We have properly equipped our facilities by more than doubling our package processing capability, thus improving our throughput for both mail and packages, enabling us to have two very successful peak seasons.
- We have moved substantial volumes of mail and packages from air transport to ground transport favorably impacting our service and cost in many ways and shaping our service strategy for the future.
Today-- 92% of First-Class Mail is on the ground.
- 85% of First-Class Packages are on the ground.
- We have filled our supervisor ranks and are providing them with new programs and strategies to successfully interact with our workforce and grow in their careers.
- And we have improved our operations management processes across the organization with increased tools, visibility, collaboration, and an aggressive attitude towards performance excellence—everywhere.
- 92% of First-Class Mail is on the ground.
- 85% of First-Class Packages are on the ground.
From an operations standpoint, it is a different Postal Service from two short years ago. Throughout the organization there is a new can-do attitude—growing in optimism and operational aptitude. Our people are ready to take on the many challenges and opportunities that are in front of us.
In addition to our operational initiatives, since the release of the Delivering for America Plan:
- We worked with the last Congress, and others, to pass the Postal Reform Act, reversing the unfair requirements of the Postal Service legislated in 2006 by a previous congress.
- We have served the nation during the pandemic with the distribution and delivery of 700 million Covid test kits across the nation, demonstrating our value to the nation in times of crisis.
- Our initiatives to growing revenue are underway as we are rolling out new and improved products with USPS Connect, Ground Advantage and soon to come enhancements to our Priority Mail and regionally targeted services.
- We have engaged our customers with new technology, new contracting methodologies, and an improved level of engagement from our sales teams. We expect this energy towards improvement to drive our sales growth initiatives far into the future.
- We have increased capital spending on modernizing our operations for the future with new technology, facilities, equipment and vehicles. This includes the fulfilling the long overdue need of acquiring new delivery vehicles.
Enabled by our evolving operating strategy, improved financial condition and some congressional funding, we have developed a mission centered strategy for 66,000 of these new vehicles to be electric.
This initiative, combined with our planned reduction in transportation and in the improvements in our operating efficiencies, will make us a leader in carbon footprint reduction over the next 10 years. - While not where we want to be, we have reduced projected losses from over $160 billion to approximately $70 billion in our 10-year planning horizon.
- Not meeting our short-term financial goals as specified in the DFA is not taken lightly. We will be taking more aggressive actions to get back on track to overcome matters unforeseen in our DFA forecast. These unforeseen matters include:
- Our inability to obtain CSRS reform which was planned in our original forecast.
- Inflationary costs incurred that far exceeded our forecast.
- And the time and cost it took to bring our service to the nation to the stable position it is in today.
Going forward we have ambitious plans to improve our service in those areas, particularly rural areas, which are not receiving the improved service experience we have delivered to the rest of the nation.
We will continue to advance improvement to our network, with major redesign to our processing facility configurations and functionality.
We have goals to significantly reduce our ground transportation cost both nationally and locally.
We will redesign our delivery network, rolling out new sort and delivery centers across the country.
And we will achieve new business growth by offering great solutions and affordable service in the competitive marketplace.
We expect the next two years to be more exciting and consequential than the first—they need to be—and we will work diligently to fulfill the goals identified in the Delivering for America Plan.
I would like to thank my leadership team for their steadfast commitment to our strategies and for their hard work. I am proud of their performance and my association with them.
I also would like to thank our Governors for their continued support of our strategy and their work to understand the magnitude of the complications involved in unwinding the many years of damage inflicted on this organization and establishing sound practices for the future.
And finally, and most importantly, I thank the women and men of the United States Postal Service for their commitment to the nation."
Please Note: The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to nearly 165 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan, Delivering for America, to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America's most valued and trusted brands.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s biggest nuclear plant, which is surrounded by Russian troops, has lost all external power needed for vital safety systems for the second time in five days, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday, calling it a “deeply worrying development.”
The warning from International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi came amid a flurry of developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s military command said its forces recaptured five settlements in the southern Kherson region, on the western fringe of a zone under Russian control, and Russia’s top domestic security agency said eight people had been arrested in connection with the weekend Crimea bridge blast.
Grossi, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, said agency monitors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant — Europe’s largest nuclear power facility — reported the interruption in external power, and said backup diesel generators were keeping nuclear safety and security equipment operational.
“This repeated loss of #ZNPP’s off-site power is a deeply worrying development and it underlines the urgent need for a nuclear safety & security protection zone around the site,” Grossi tweeted.
Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom said on the Telegram social media platform that a Russian missile attack on the substation “Dniprovska” in the neighboring Dnipropetrovsk region to the north was damaged, leading to the shutdown of a key communication line to the plant — prompting the diesel generators to turn on automatically.
Earlier Wednesday, Ukraine’s southern command said its forces recaptured five settlements in the southern Kherson region, according to the southern Operational Command.
The villages of Novovasylivka, Novohryhorivka, Nova Kamianka, Tryfonivka and Chervone in the Beryslav district were retaken as of Oct. 11, according to the speaker of the southern command Vladislav Nazarov.
The settlements are in one of the four regions recently annexed by Russia.
Also Wednesday, Russia’s top domestic security agency said it arrested eight people on charges of involvement in the bombing of the main bridge linking Russia to Crimea, while an official in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia said Russian forces carried out more strikes there.
The Federal Security Service, known by the Russian acronym FSB, said it arrested five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia over Saturday’s attack that damaged the Kerch Bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula — a crucial thoroughfare for supplies and travel whose much-ballyhooed construction under Russian President Vladimir Putin cost billions.
A truck loaded with explosives blew up while driving across the bridge, killing four people and causing two sections of one of the two automobile links to collapse.
Ukrainian officials have lauded the explosion on the bridge, but stopped short of directly claiming responsibility for it.
The FSB, the main successor agency to the KGB, alleged that the suspects were working on orders of Ukraine’s military intelligence to secretly move the explosives into Russia and forge the accompanying documents.
It said the explosives were moved by sea from the Ukrainian port of Odesa to Bulgaria before being shipped to Georgia, driven to Armenia and then back to Georgia before being transported to Russia in a complex scheme to secretly deliver them to the target.
Putin alleged that Ukrainian special services masterminded the blast, calling it “an act of terrorism,” and responded by ordering a barrage of missile strikes on Ukraine.
Russia’s onslaught continued in the Zaporizhzhia region and eponymous city on Wednesday, shattering windows and blowing out doors in residential buildings, municipal council secretary Anatoliy Kurtev said. There were no immediate reports of casualties, though Kurtev warned locals of the possibility of a follow-up attack.
Zaporizhzhia, which sits fairly near the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces, has been repeatedly struck with often deadly attacks in recent weeks. It is part of a larger region, including Europe’s largest nuclear power plant now in Russian control, that Moscow has said it has annexed in violation of international law. The city itself remains in Ukrainian hands.
To the south, in a Russian-controlled area of the region, a powerful blast struck the city of Melitopol — sending a car flying into the air, mayor Ivan Fedorov said. There was no word on casualties.
The new clashes came two days after Russian forces began pummeling many parts of Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones, killing at least 19 people on Monday alone in an attack that the U.N. human rights office described as “particularly shocking” and amounting to potential war crimes.
Tuesday marked the second straight day when air raid sirens echoed throughout Ukraine, and officials advised residents to conserve energy and stock up on water. The strikes knocked out power across the country and pierced the relative calm that had returned to the capital, Kyiv, and many other cities far from the war’s front lines.
“It brings anger, not fear,” Kyiv resident Volodymyr Vasylenko, 67, said as crews worked to restore traffic lights and clear debris from the capital’s streets. “We already got used to this. And we will keep fighting.”
The leaders of the Group of Seven industrial powers condemned the bombardment and said they would “stand firmly with Ukraine for as long as it takes.” Their pledge defied Russian warnings that Western assistance would prolong the war and the pain of Ukraine’s people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the G-7 leaders during a virtual meeting Russia fired more than 100 missiles and dozens of drones at Ukraine over two days. He appealed for “more modern and effective” air defense systems — even though he said Ukraine shot down many of the Russian projectiles.
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced plans to deliver the first two advanced NASAMs anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine in the coming weeks. The systems, which Kyiv has long wanted, will provide medium- to long-range defense against missile attacks.
In a phone call with Zelenskyy on Tuesday, President Joe Biden “pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems,” the White House said.
Ukraine’s defense minister tweeted that four German IRIS-T air defense systems had just arrived, saying a “new era” of air defense for Ukraine had begun.
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Firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore., Feb. 19, 2021. A federal judge has ruled Oregon's voter-approved gun control measure, one of the toughest in the nation, is constitutional. Oregon voters in November narrowly passed Measure 114, which requires residents to undergo safety training and a background check to obtain a permit to buy a gun. The Oregon measure's fate has been carefully watched as one of the first new gun restrictions passed since the Supreme Court ruling last June.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge has ruled Oregon's voter-approved gun control measure – one of the toughest in the nation – is constitutional.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled that banning large capacity magazines and requiring a permit to purchase a gun falls in line with "the nation's history and tradition of regulating uniquely dangerous features of weapons and firearms to protect public safety," Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
The decision comes after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment that has upended gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. It changed the test that lower courts had long used for evaluating challenges to firearm restrictions, telling judges that gun laws must be consistent with the "historical tradition of firearm regulation."
Oregon voters in November narrowly passed Measure 114, which requires residents to undergo safety training and a background check to obtain a permit to buy a gun.
The legislation also bans the sale, transfer or import of gun magazines with more than 10 rounds unless they are owned by law enforcement or a military member or were owned before the measure's passage. Those who already own high-capacity magazines can only possess them at home or use them at a firing range, in shooting competitions or for hunting as allowed by state law after the measure takes effect.
Large capacity magazines "are not commonly used for self-defense, and are therefore not protected by the Second Amendment," Immergut wrote. "The Second Amendment also allows governments to ensure that only law-abiding, responsible citizens keep and bear arms."
The latest ruling in U.S. District Court is likely to be appealed, potentially moving all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Oregon measure's fate has been carefully watched as one of the first new gun restrictions passed since the Supreme Court ruling last June.
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BINGHAMTON, NY (WIVT/WBGH) – Social on State is the Greater Binghamton Chamber Business of the Week.
Opened 8 years ago, Social is known for offering small plates for groups of people to share multiple dishes.
It’s also added a number of regular entrees to its menu over the years with an emphasis on taking familiar items and adding a special twist.
Social on State is owned by Jay Pisculli and local developer Mark Yonaty.
Pisculli, who also serves as head chef, says Social prepares cuisine that you often can’t find outside of major metropolitan areas.
“We try to push the limits of what people can get in Binghamton. We sell 30 pounds of octopus a week. We sell a bunch of steaks and sort of unique items that you might not be able to find at other restaurants downtown.”
Pisculli says the construction that has closed State Street for most of the year has been a major challenge, especially when it comes to parking.
But he says that nevertheless, Social had its best Restaurant Week ever in September and also had strong showings for BU alumni and Parents weekends.
Pisculli says the widening of the sidewalk out front may allow for a few outdoor tables to complement those on its back deck.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Kiromic BioPharma, Inc. ("Kiromic" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: KRBP) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Kiromic investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Kiromic common stock issued in connection with the Company's public offering that closed on July 2, 2021 and/or (b) Kiromic common stock between June 25, 2021 and August 13, 2021, both dates inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
KRBP investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The complaint alleges that the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's public offering that closed on July 2, 2021 (the "Offering Documents") failed to disclose that the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") had, prior to the filing of these documents, imposed a clinical hold on the Company's Investigational New Drug ("IND") applications for its two new drug candidates. Given that the offering closed on July 2, 2021, more than thirty (30) days after the Company submitted the IND applications for its two immunotherapy product candidates, investors were assured that no clinical hold had been issued and clinical trials would commence.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Kiromic during the relevant time frame, you have until October 4, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees.There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
16-26-27-37-44
(sixteen, twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty-seven, forty-four)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
16-26-27-37-44
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A report on the housing market found that about 60,000 agreements to buy homes were canceled as mortgage rates rose to their highest levels in years. Real estate company Redfin said contracts were canceled as the higher rates put home affordability out of reach.
Just under 15% of all homes that went under contract in June fell out, according to Redfin’s data. They said it was “the highest percentage on record with the exception of March and April 2020, when the housing market all but ground to a halt due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.”
Since the Federal Reserve began increasing interest rates to combat rising and ongoing inflation, Redfin said the housing market has cooled in response.
“When mortgage rates shot up to almost 6% in June, we saw a number of buyers back out of deals,” Lindsay Garcia, a Redfin real estate agent in Miami, said. “Some had to bow out because they could no longer get a loan due to the jump in rates. Buyers are also more skittish than usual due to economic uncertainty.”
The company did note that not every contract that fell in June was put under contract the same month. Some may have gone under contract in May, according to Redfin.
Even with the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases, the rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage has fallen, as of the most recent measure.
Freddie Mac, a federally backed mortgage company, publishes weekly mortgage rates every Thursday. In its latest measure, the mortgage rate for a 30-year loan went down from 5.7% to 5.3%.
The company said “the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped by half a percent, as concerns about a potential recession continue to rise.”
However, compared to a year ago, the rate is still much higher. In June 2021, the rate was 2.9%.
“While the drop provides minor relief to buyers, the housing market will continue to normalize if home price growth materially slows due to the combination of low housing affordability and an expected economic slowdown,” Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist, said.
While home sales are falling through, rental costs are also starting to ease on growth, according to Redfin. Their report on prices across the market show costs increased 14% in June, which they said was the smallest increase since October 2021.
Redfin said rent increases “tapered off” in June as asking rent prices went up just 0.7% compared to the month before. In addition to the lowest increase in a year, it was the smallest monthly increase of 2022.
“Rent growth is likely slowing because landlords are seeing demand start to ease as renters get pinched by inflation. With the cost of gas, food and other products soaring, renters have less money to spend on housing,” Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather said. ”This slowdown in rent increases is likely to continue, however rents are still climbing at unprecedented rates in strong job markets.”
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The Mets used the Winter Meetings and the days that followed to revamp the pitching staff and shore up the outfield. The club’s projected payroll will be around $350 million and with luxury tax penalties it will go above $400 million.
But the Mets aren’t done yet. They can’t stop now considering the lack of outfield depth, and there is still an argument to be made for adding another home run hitter to the lineup.
Getting Brandon Nimmo back solved the center field problem but the Mets still only have three outfielders under contract for next season. Jeff McNeil could be considered the fourth but he’s primarily an infielder. This doesn’t leave any room for error or injuries.
The club had hoped Jake Mangum would compete for that fifth outfield spot in spring training after he was passed on in the Rule 5 Draft last week, but shortly after the completion of the draft, he was sent to the Miami Marlins as the player to be named later in the Jeff Brigham-Elieser Hernandez trade.
The Mets could kill two birds with one stone by bringing in a power-hitting outfielder. However, it’s far more likely they will bring in a defensive outfielder and address the power internally with top prospect Francisco Alvarez.
Following the end of the season, general manager Billy Eppler sort of demurred on the question of whether or not the Mets needed more power in the lineup. It’s clear he views on-base percentage as a priority and noted the club’s strong on-base numbers in 2022. The Mets had the second-highest on-base percentage in the league last season (.332), right behind the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers, and the sixth-highest OPS (.744).
But the lineup only hit 117 home runs, tied for 15th with the Baltimore Orioles. Statistics have shown that the teams that hit the most home runs tend to do the best in the postseason.
When asked about the lack of home runs during Winter Meetings, Eppler still continued to stress offensive balance.
“If the overall production is there, that’s what matters at the end of the day,” Eppler said last week in San Diego. “You can place some arguments on, should you try to hit the three-pointer? I prefer ways where you can beat teams, whether you beat them through contact, maybe you beat them through some speed and baserunning element, or you can beat them through power. I kind of like to serve all of those if possible and really create balance because you never know who you’re going to face on a particular day and the venues that you’re going to play in can change.
“Sometimes those certain characteristics can be enhanced in certain venues or they can get mitigated in certain venues. I think balance is kind of the way I like to travel the most.”
Whether it be balance or power, the Mets do have some options.
They could sign free agent slugger J.D. Martinez. Having not played in the outfield at all in 2022, the 35-year-old Martinez is primarily a DH at this point in his career, but could still spell someone like Mark Canha in left field on occasion. This would be similar to the way the Yankees use Giancarlo Stanton.
If the club wants to go younger, they could see what Michael Conforto has left in the tank. Conforto did not play last season, going unsigned last winter and suffering a right shoulder injury during offseason training in January. The Mets’ first pick in the 2014 MLB Draft underwent his second shoulder surgery last year, this time on his throwing shoulder. Conforto previously had his left shoulder operated on in 2017 after dislocating it during an at-bat late in the season.
The current DH tandem is Daniel Vogelbach and Darin Ruf. The former has good numbers against righties but not against lefties and the latter was acquired to hit lefties but posted dismal numbers after being traded to the Mets. The club could look to unload Ruf in search of outfield help and use Alvarez as the primary DH against left-handed pitching.
But for what it’s worth, Martinez, a right-handed hitter, has a career average of .306 against left-handers and a .957 OPS with 87 home runs. It might not be a bad idea to sign him to a one-year contract while Alvarez continues to develop.
There is also the possibility of trading catcher James McCann and possibly even right-handed starter Carlos Carrasco in the search for outfield help. David Peterson and Tylor Megill could compete for the No. 5 starter spot in spring training. But Eppler values starting pitching depth, knowing injuries will take their toll throughout the season, so trading McCann makes more sense.
The one argument for keeping McCann could be that he has familiarity working with Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, having played with both of them on the Detroit Tigers. Bringing Alvarez up slowly on the catching side is preferable in order to prevent overloading their most important young prospect at the big league level.
But if trading McCann and eating some of the $24 million left on his contract is what it takes, then the Mets might be apt to do it.
There are several ways the Mets could address the last two items on their to-do list this winter. It’s been a busy winter already and it’s only going to get busier.
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Drop everything now: Taylor Swift has just made history as the first woman — and third artist ever — to have four of the Top 10 albums in the Billboard 200 chart at the same time.
Swift is rerecording her first six albums in order to regain artistic and financial control of her work and released the third of those, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), earlier this month.
It debuted in the top spot, marking Swift's 12th No. 1 album and pushing her past Barbra Streisand for the most chart-toppers by a female artist.
Speak Now (Taylor's Version) — which also features six previously unreleased songs — launched with the year's biggest week for any album, according to Billboard, which looks at album sales and streaming metrics, among others.
It joins three of Swift's other albums — 2022's Midnights, 2020's Folklore and 2019's Lover — in the Top 10. They are fifth, 10th and seventh, respectively.
Vulture points to a number of factors, including Swift's ongoing Eras Tour, the release of the Lover song "Cruel Summer" as a single four years later and Swift's prominent place in the soundtrack of the new second season of the Amazon series The Summer I Turned Pretty. Whatever the reason, Swift has earned another page in the history books.
"She is the first living act to have four albums in the top 10 at the same time since the April 2, 1966-dated chart, when Herb Alpert also had four albums in the top 10," Billboard says, referring to the American trumpeter.
Prince is the only other artist to achieve this distinction, though he did so posthumously.
Five of his albums landed back in the Top 10 — The Very Best of Prince, the Purple Rain soundtrack, The Hits/The B-Sides, Ultimate and 1999 — in mid-May 2016, three weeks after his death.
This isn't Swift's first Billboard record of note. She became the first artist to sweep the entire Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 in October 2022, days after the release of Midnights.
Swift hasn't commented publicly on this latest pair of milestones, though she has posted on social media about the significance of Speak Now (Taylor's Version), which she wrote between the ages of 18 and 20 and rerecorded at 32.
Swift, who is wrapping up the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour, celebrated the album's release at her Kansas City concert earlier this month by premiering a music video for one of the new tracks, "I Can See You" and adding another song, "Long Live," to the setlist.
She later tweeted that "singing those words in a stadium full of people who helped me get my music back" was "unfathomably special to me."
Her music is also giving local economies a boost
The Eras Tour, Swift's first since 2018, has also made a sizable impact on the economy, as economist and self-described "Swiftie" Mara Klaunig told NPR.
She says fellow fans traveling to cities are spending money not just on tickets, hotels and merchandise, but also on things like custom outfits, manicures, hairstyles, friendship bracelets and even Swift-themed drinks and exercise classes.
"The economic impact will be major in terms of the sales and the tax revenues that result from that," Klaunig says. "We're hearing that some businesses have made half their year's profit in that one weekend. That's obviously going to be a huge boost to that business."
One example: In a report released last week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia credited the influx of Swifties with bringing in the strongest month for hotel revenue since the start of the pandemic.
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Updated March 16, 2023 at 9:28 AM ET
Though Opening Day for Major League Baseball is March 30, down in Savannah, Georgia, Banana Ball is already in full swing.
The adaptation is a bizarro version of baseball championed by the Savannah Bananas, an exhibition team that has sold out every game since their inaugural season in 2016.
The Bananas have taken the sports world by storm. Nearly half a million people are on the waitlist for their cross-country tour and the team has more followers on TikTok than any team in the Major League.
But the team is more than just a social media phenomenon. Big Leaguers are also catching on: over the weekend, the Bananas played a team of retired MLB players under the rules of Banana Ball.
Counting down the seconds to Show Time 🤭 pic.twitter.com/Nx9jX5TKII
— Savannah Bananas (@TheSavBananas) March 11, 2023
"This is not your granddad's pastime!" boomed the Bananas' announcer before the start of the game.
It certainly is not. Banana Ball follows a set of nine highly unorthodox rules. Among them, there is a strict two-hour time limit, batters get a strike if they step out of the batter's box, and, perhaps the most popular rule: if a fan catches a foul ball, the batter is out.
But the antics don't stop there. A chant of "We will, we will peel you!" regularly plays over the speaker system to the tune of Queen's "We Will Rock You." There's also a pep band and a cheerleading squad of grandmas: the "Banana Nanas."
The Bananas used to play in the collegiate summer wood-bat Coastal Plain League, with occasional Banana Ball games. At the end of last season however, those became so popular that the team announced they would peel away to play nothing but Banana Ball.
Most games are played against the Party Animals, a team fielded by the Bananas. But part of their schedule this year consists of so-called "challenger games," featuring other squads, the MLB retirees among them.
The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) put together an ad-hoc roster that faced the Bananas Saturday night.
Time to see if we can teach an old dog new tricks 😉 See you on the Banana Ball field @MLBPAA 🤝
— Savannah Bananas (@TheSavBananas) March 11, 2023
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"Now batting: Johnny Damon!" thundered the announcer, introducing the 18-year MLB veteran.
Damon is perhaps best known for helping the Boston Red Sox end their 86-year-long World Series drought in 2004. Though he came up clutch in that postseason, he was hitless in three at-bats against the Bananas.
The rest of the retired Major Leaguers fared about the same, scoring just one point among them.
That's another thing: these games have points, not runs. One point is awarded to whichever team scores the most runs in an inning, regardless of the actual run total. This keeps the games close and creates the opportunity for walk-offs during the bottom of any inning. That's what happened this weekend.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, the tallest player in all of baseball hobbled slowly toward the batter's box.
"Please welcome Dakota "Stilts" Albritton!" announced Bananas owner Jesse Cole.
Cole serves as a sort of ringleader for every game, dressing in a yellow tuxedo and yellow top hat — his routine uniform.
Standing 10 feet, 9 inches tall on stilts, Albritton rose to the occasion with a runner in scoring position.
"That one's cranked down the third-base line, fair!" yelled Bananas broadcaster Biko Scalla over the team's live stream on YouTube. "And the Bananas are going to walk the inning off!"
The Top 14 Moments from a Historic Weekend in Bananaland!@BikoRicoSuave has all the bats on fire, former Major Leaguers shining in their Banana Ball debuts, the greatest mic’d up moment in Bananas history, and so much more!
— Savannah Bananas (@TheSavBananas) March 12, 2023
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In the end, the Major Leaguers lost,5-1. But Johnny Damon was in good spirits regardless.
"Obviously, we want to win every time we get out there," Damon said. "But it was fantastic. Everybody's leaving here happy."
Former Oakland Athletics outfielder Billy Burns assessed his team's performance as "horrible," but laughed it off.
"You could tell all of us hadn't played in years. But it was a really cool experience," he said. "I've never played anything like that. And it was way faster-paced than I thought, so I was exhausted after like the second inning."
Team MLBPAA will get another crack at it later this year: the Bananas have scheduled two more games against them, as part of their 33-city national exhibition tour.
Damon says the MLB can learn from how the Bananas appeal to a bunch of different groups: "They're bringing everything for the fans — for the grandmas, for the babies, for the kids."
His mother even got in on the fun, participating in a between-the-innings race of grandmas from third base to home plate.
First Challenger game of the year against the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association was electric from the dances to the dingers ⚡️
— Savannah Bananas (@TheSavBananas) March 12, 2023
See you boys again in Tampa Bay! @MLBPAA pic.twitter.com/djuAPRvHLN
The Bananas host a "fan fest" outside the ballpark after every home game at Grayson Stadium. The celebration is full of chanting, dancing and autograph-signing. This weekend was no different.
"It was awesome," Bananas shortstop Ryan Cox said at the fan fest. "You watch those guys on TV growing up, you model your game after a lot of them. Sharing the same field was just the coolest thing I've ever done on a baseball field."
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How do companies like Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and UPS rank in Return On Leadership®?
BETHESDA, Md., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Indiggo announced the 2nd annual ROL100™ ranking in partnership with Fortune.
The ROL100™ is a forward-looking ranking featuring a groundbreaking leadership metric for purpose-driven execution. It is a unique metric that captures the Return On Leadership® (ROL™) of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500.
This year's top-ranked companies in the ROL100™ include Microsoft, UnitedHealth Group, and Goldman Sachs. The biggest gainers from the 2021 ranking include Sysco (up 62), Ford Motor (up 57), Anthem (up 49), and UPS (up 49).
ROL™ is a key indicator of how well a company is positioned for future success. Insights from this year's ranking confirm the predictive nature of Return On Leadership®. Comparing year over year results, companies in the top quartile of the 2021 ROL100™ ranking outperformed companies in the bottom quartile in several key financial metrics in 2022.
Other key insights:
- A comparison between those that trended up vs down year over year reveals a significant correlation between ranking and financial performance. Reinforcing the predictive nature of ROL™, upward trending companies outperformed downward trending companies on 3-year revenue growth, 3-year TSR, and EBITDA per employee.
- There is a consistent significant relationship between a high ROL100™ ranking and positive ratings from employees.
Return On Leadership® was created by Indiggo, an AI SaaS platform provider that allows companies to drive, measure, and predict their ROL™ at scale every day.
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"Leaders are dealing with critical imperatives, including increased stakeholder demands, a hybrid work environment, and the great resignation. A radically new world requires a radically new way of working", said Janeen Gelbart, CEO & co-founder of Indiggo.
Gelbart continues, "Integrating purpose, strategy and action is the only way to address the root cause of these issues but is one of the most difficult things to achieve quickly at scale. There has been a lot of talk, but no concrete way to solve these critical issues. That drove us to create Indiggo's software solution."
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To calculate the ROL100™ ranking, each of the four fundamentals was evaluated by a team of experts, leveraging AI, and based on information publicly available to all stakeholders.
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Attorney General Josh Kaul explains why Amber Alerts are rare and why some get denied
It's one of the worst nightmares for a parent: Your child goes missing.
One of the most powerful tools to find them is an Amber Alert.
This week, Wisconsin recognized the 20-year anniversary of its Amber Alert program, which has issued 57 alerts since its inception.
The program is run by the state Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Josh Kaul.
Kaul answered questions from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the Amber Alert program ahead of National Missing Children's Day, which will be marked on Thursday. Some answers have been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
How effective are Amber Alerts?
In our experience in Wisconsin, they've been highly effective. In over half of the cases where the Amber Alert system was used, it's helped with the recovery of missing children.
It also raises awareness about the concerns about missing children and makes clear to anybody who might commit a horrific crime of potentially abducting kids that we're going to use the resources we have available to locate those missing children and to hold people accountable.
More:Who gets an Amber Alert in Wisconsin? Here’s what the data showed
The alerts, while effective, are relatively rare. Why is that?
We have certain criteria that we require to be met as part of the program and that's based off guidance from the (federal law) and because of those criteria, there are a fairly rare number of cases in which they're used.
It's important that we have those criteria though because, as I think anybody who has received an alert knows, they get your attention. They include wireless emergency alerts and because they get people's attention, we have a really good response rate. But we're also very cognizant that if people receive too many contacts, those alerts will become less significant to them and will be less likely to get responses.
The last thing we want to have happen is for people to start ignoring the alerts that they receive. And so being careful about when we're issuing them helps ensure that it remains an effective tool.
More:Amber Alerts are rare. A Milwaukee grandmother thinks one could have saved her family.
The state does deny requests from local law enforcement for Amber Alerts. What are the most common reasons for denials?
The criteria include that first that it has to be a child and secondly, there has to be a danger of serious bodily harm or death. If we're unaware of the circumstances that have led to somebody going missing, we may not have a basis to conclude that there's such a danger. And then we also need to have enough descriptive information about the child the suspect, and or the suspect vehicle to think that an alert is going to be helpful.
But it's important to note though that even if an Amber Alert isn't issued, that doesn't mean that there's no investigation. On the contrary, we continue working with the agency that's requested that an alert be issued and if we get the information that would support the issuance of an alert, we will put one out, but also there's a Child Abduction Response Team that works to locate missing kids and there are other notifications that can be issued through for example, the Wisconsin Crime alert network.
Police agencies do resubmit alert requests as they get new information. In your opinion, is there any way for the process to work a little bit more efficiently?
I think the going back-and-forth is an inherent part of the process. It's absolutely not only understandable, but it's really what you want to see from agencies pursuing these cases as aggressively as they can. There is no more horrific nightmare for a parent than having a missing kid and we absolutely understand that agencies want to use every tool available. That's why we work with them and go back and forth to try to figure out if there are there is a sufficient basis to issue an alert, where that's feasible.
Have you seen them?These children missing from Wisconsin need your help
Wisconsin has other specialty alerts such as the Silver Alerts and the Green Alerts. Do you support efforts for what's been called a Purple Alert for victims of domestic violence who go missing?
What I would say is that having alerts that can help locate missing persons are valuable and so as an example, the Amber Alert program is one great example. With the Silver Alert program, for example, we recently began using wireless emergency alerts to locate missing seniors in certain circumstances when they're missing on foot.
Having alert systems that are very carefully tailored to the circumstances is very valuable. But I think making sure that those programs are developed in conjunction with the experts who issue those alerts and know when they're likely to lead to missing people being identified is really critical. Because again, you need to make sure you're doing it in a way that doesn't lead to so many alerts being issued that people begin ignoring them.
... The concept of the (Purple) alert is one that I'm certainly open to but again, you need to think through how you do it in a way that is going to ensure that it's effective in helping locate missing people.
Is there anything else you would like to add about the public's role that they play in finding not just missing children, but other missing people?
Ultimately, this system works because members of the public care about their neighbors and their community members and kids who have gone missing and when they have information they think can help locate missing kids, they’ve been providing that information and that is what makes this program effective.
They've been providing that information and that is what makes this program effective. I also firmly believe that we're gonna continue to have people stepping up to help others out and that this program will continue to be a success for years to come.
You can find a database of missing persons in Wisconsin at projects.jsonline.com/apps/missing-kids.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back” America, and legislation he signed Tuesday delivers a slimmer, though not insignificant, version of that once sweeping idea.
Approved by the divided Congress, the bill brings the biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. Also in the legislation is a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients as well as a new 15% corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share.
And billions will be left over to pay down federal deficits.
All told, the Democrats’ “Inflation Reduction Act” may not do much to immediately tame inflationary price hikes. But the package, an election year turnaround after loftier versions collapsed, will touch countless American lives and secure longtime party goals.
Democrats alone supported the package, as Republicans lined up against it. Republicans deride the 730-page bill as big government overreach and point particular criticism at its $80 billion investment in the IRS to hire new employees and go after tax scofflaws.
Voters will be left to sort it out in the November elections, when control of Congress will be decided.
Not as robust as Biden’s initial ideas to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems, here’s what’s in the estimated $740 billion package — made up of $440 billion in new spending and $300 billion toward easing deficits.
LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
Launching a long-sought goal, the bill would allow the Medicare program to negotiate some prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, saving the federal government some $288 billion over the 10-year budget window.
The result is expected to lower costs for older adults on medications, including a $2,000 out-of-pocket cap for older adults buying prescriptions from pharmacies.
The revenue raised would also be used to provide free vaccinations for seniors, who now are among the few not guaranteed free access, according to a summary document.
Seniors would also have insulin prices capped at $35 a month.
HELP PAYING FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
The bill would extend the subsidies provided during the COVID-19 pandemic to help some Americans who buy health insurance on their own.
Under earlier pandemic relief, the extra help was set to expire this year. But the bill would allow the assistance to keep going for three more years, lowering insurance premiums for some 13 million people who are purchasing their own health care policies through the Affordable Care Act.
BIGGEST U.S. INVESTMENT ‘BY FAR’ IN CLIMATE CHANGE
The bill would infuse nearly $375 billion over the decade in climate change-fighting strategies that Democrats believe could put the country on a path to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, and “would represent the single biggest climate investment in U.S. history, by far.”
For consumers, that means tax rebates to buy electric vehicles — $4,000 for used vehicle purchase and up to $7,500 for new ones, eligible to households with incomes of $300,000 or less for couples, or single people with income of $150,000 or less.
Not all electric vehicles will fully qualify for the tax credits, thanks to requirements that component parts be manufactured and assembled in the U.S. And pricier cars costing more than $55,000 and SUVs and trucks priced above $80,000 are excluded.
There’s also tax breaks for consumers to go green. One is a 10-year consumer tax credit for renewable energy investments in wind and solar.
For businesses, the bill has $60 billion for a clean energy manufacturing tax credit and $30 billion for a production tax credit for wind and solar, seen as ways to boost and support the industries that can help curb the country’s dependence on fossil fuels.
The bill also gives tax credits for nuclear power and carbon capture technology that oil companies such as Exxon Mobil have invested millions of dollars to advance.
The bill would impose a new fee on excess methane emissions from oil and gas drilling while giving fossil fuel companies access to more leases on federal lands and waters.
A late addition pushed by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and other Democrats in Arizona, Nevada and Colorado would designate $4 billion to combat a mega-drought in the West, including conservation efforts in the Colorado River Basin, which nearly 40 million Americans rely on for drinking water.
HOW TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS?
One of the biggest revenue-raisers in the bill is a new 15% minimum tax on corporations that earn more than $1 billion in annual profits.
It’s a way to clamp down on some 200 U.S. companies that avoid paying the standard 21% corporate tax rate, including some that end up paying no taxes at all.
The new corporate minimum tax would kick in after the 2022 tax year and raise more than $258 billion over the decade.
There will also be a new 1% excise tax imposed on stock buybacks, raising some $74 billion over the decade.
Savings from allowing Medicare’s negotiations with the drug companies is expected to bring in $288 billion over 10 years, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.
The bill sticks with Biden’s original pledge not to raise taxes on families or businesses making less than $400,000 a year.
Yet money is also raised by boosting the IRS to go after tax cheats. The bill proposes an $80 billion investment in taxpayer services, enforcement and modernization, which is projected to raise $203 billion in new revenue — a net gain of $124 billion over the decade.
Sinema was instrumental in doing away with other tax proposals and shaping the final plan.
EXTRA MONEY TO PAY DOWN DEFICITS
With some $740 billion in new revenue and around $440 billion in new investments, the bill promises to put the difference of about $300 billion toward deficit reduction.
Federal deficits spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic when federal spending soared and tax revenues fell as the nation’s economy churned through shutdowns, closed offices and other massive changes.
The nation has seen deficits rise and fall in recent years. But overall federal budgeting is on an unsustainable path, according to the Congressional Budget Office, which recently put out a new report on long-term projections.
WHAT’S LEFT BEHIND?
The package, nowhere near the sweeping Build Back Better program Biden once envisioned, remains a sizable undertaking and, along with COVID-19 relief and the GOP 2017 tax cuts, is among the more substantial bills from Congress in years.
While Congress did pass and Biden signed into law a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill for highways, broadband and other investments that was part of the White House’s initial vision, the Democrats’ other big priorities have slipped away.
Gone, for now, are plans for free pre-kindergarten and community college, as well as the nation’s first paid family leave program that would have provided up to $4,000 a month for births, deaths and other pivotal needs. Also allowed to expire is the enhanced child care credit that was providing $300 a month during the pandemic.
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Associated Press writer Matthew Daly contributed to this report. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/politics/whats-in-big-biden-bill-health-climate-goals-become-law/ | 2022-08-17 12:26:51 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/politics/whats-in-big-biden-bill-health-climate-goals-become-law/ |
Frantic moments outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, Friday afternoon after parents were alerted about a shooting on campus.911 Dispatch Call: "Female Victim. She's been shot in the abdomen as well as a through-and through- into the hand"Investigators say a teacher w…
As 6-year-olds during the 1960s, Lori Hanky Haas and I sat in the same first-grade classroom at our Richmond parochial school. Gun violence in the schoolhouse was the furthest thing from our minds.
“I just didn’t have the emotional or mental ability to conceptualize anything like that," Haas said Tuesday. "My greatest fear was getting hit by a ball playing kickball or baseball. We didn’t live in a world where guns had been foisted on society the way they have in the last 20 years."
But today, gun violence, and school shootings, are dangerously close to becoming normalized. Haas' daughter, Emily, is a survivor of the mass shooting at Virginia Tech. Haas is advocacy manager with the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. The latest gun violence calamity -- the shooting of a Newport News elementary school teacher by a 6-year-old student -- neither surprised nor shocked her.
Abigail Zwerner, 25, survived the shooting, which Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew described as intentional, not accidental.
"She was providing instruction when the child displayed a firearm, pointed it at her and fired one round," Drew said Monday, adding that there was no physical struggle. “She suffered a gunshot wound but she was still able to get her children out of that classroom."
He lauded Zwerner as a hero. But frankly, I can't imagine how she will summon the courage to return to the classroom. The same goes for the children who witnessed their teacher being shot. Drew and Newport News school superintendent George Parker III called the shooting unprecedented -- and as a former deputy chief in Richmond, Drew has seen some things.
Since 1970, there have been three instances where a student 6 or younger has discharged a weapon in school, Parker said. “So there’s a lot to learn here and a lot to unpack. And I would not stand here and say that we have all the answers.”
A wise friend said the shooting is a symptom of a sickness reflected back at us; our children are what we show them.
From the hallowed halls of Congress to the grittiest streets, we've shown them that violence is acceptable. Too often, real firearms are as easy to lay your hands on as the pretend six-shooter of my childhood. Drew said the 9mm handgun found in the classroom at Richneck Elementary was purchased legally by the child's mother in York County; the boy stuffed the firearm in his backpack and brought it to school.
Since it is highly doubtful that a 6-year-old can be reasonably prosecuted, much of the attention regarding the Newport News shooting has shifted toward parental culpability.
“I don’t think we’re going to penalize or prosecute our way out of this problem," Haas said. "We have got to change the culture."
"Firearms are the No. 1 killer of children in this country, surpassing motor vehicle deaths in the last several years. What does that say about us as a society? Our children are dying by guns and we're not doing anything about safe storage?”
The responses tossed since Friday's shooting range from banal to horrific: More school resource officers (as if one would have been in Zwerner's classroom at the time of the shooting). Metal detectors at elementary schools -- a sad and appalling spectacle. Or arming the very teachers that right-wing politicians frequently demonize.
“I don’t want my grandchildren going to school in fortresses," Haas said. "This is up to the adults in the children’s lives. Their parents are guardians. We keep poisons from children. We keep alcohol from children. Hopefully, we keep drugs from children. Keep your guns from children.”
Indeed, a lock or smart gun technology might have averted this tragedy. Children's easy access to firearms is an indictment of our casual relationship with lethal weapons.
Ultimately, "the solution is no firearm in a home," Haas said. "Seventy to 80% of school shooters get their firearm at home or the home of relative or a neighbor." But getting there requires America -- the world leader in per-capita gun ownership -- to reject the idea, stoked by fearmongering politicians, that firearm ownership makes us safer. "All the empirical evidence points to the complete opposite conclusion: a gun in the home increases the risk to everyone in that home that someone is going to be a victim of that gun," Haas said.
It's up to responsible firearm owners to exercise gun control at home. We cannot become a nation where children learn how to murder before they can multiply.
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10-17-1990 (cutline): The sunny warm autumn weather proved picture perfect for a horseback ride yesterday. Gretchen Arch rode her Tennessee Walker, Shamrock, across the double railroad tracks in Ashland, near Randolph Macon College.
11-07-1965 (cutline): Patrolman R.A. Taylor works overtime for Ashland. The 23-year-old Ashland native receives no compensation for his overtime work. During a three-month period last year Taylor answered 77 rescue squad calls, chalking up about 160 hours of emergency duty.
07-19-1982 (cutline): Dedication ceremonies were held Saturday in Ashland for a park and fountain built in memory of Laura Yancey Jones. Mrs. Jones, who died last fall, had spent much of her life working for the beautification of Ashland. The park and fountain are situated on the front lawn of the Ashland Municipal Building and were financed through private donations.
12-03-1961 (cutline): Park free--Ashland's town fathers usually get into the spirit of Christmas by ordering all the parking meters covered. This year there weren't enough cloth bags to go around, so brown paper bags were used. Said Town Clerk John C. Stevenson, when asked about the unusual improvisation: "You think that bothers us? Merry Christmas!" A week's revenue from the meters usually adds up to about $60.
13 photos of Ashland from The Times-Dispatch archives
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10-17-1990 (cutline): The sunny warm autumn weather proved picture perfect for a horseback ride yesterday. Gretchen Arch rode her Tennessee Walker, Shamrock, across the double railroad tracks in Ashland, near Randolph Macon College.
Stuart T. Wagner
Ashland
11-07-1965 (cutline): Patrolman R.A. Taylor works overtime for Ashland. The 23-year-old Ashland native receives no compensation for his overtime work. During a three-month period last year Taylor answered 77 rescue squad calls, chalking up about 160 hours of emergency duty.
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07-19-1982 (cutline): Dedication ceremonies were held Saturday in Ashland for a park and fountain built in memory of Laura Yancey Jones. Mrs. Jones, who died last fall, had spent much of her life working for the beautification of Ashland. The park and fountain are situated on the front lawn of the Ashland Municipal Building and were financed through private donations.
Massaki Okada
Ashland
04-13-1983 (cutline): The 'Messy Mile' along Rt. 54 has developed since interstate highway traffic started.
Bruce Parker
Ashland
11-26-1971 (cutline): Business is picking up along this strip of U.S. 1 in Ashland.
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06-27-1958 (cutline): This is the Town Hall of Ashland, Hanover's largest community.
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07-14-1961 (cutline): 'Constitution Oak' at Hughes', Son Watt, stand beneath tree.
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04-13-1955 (cutline): Five past mayors of town (Ashland) together during program. H.G. Ellis, N. Priddy, J.E. Ray, J.D. Ludwig, B.P. Loving.
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03-18-1955 (cutline): William Piccolo (left), Floyd Loving adjust sign on Ashland Rescue building.
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04-13-1955 (cutline): General view of Ashland anniversary celebration. New town building, dedicated in ceremony, is in background.
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Ashland
12-03-1961 (cutline): Park free--Ashland's town fathers usually get into the spirit of Christmas by ordering all the parking meters covered. This year there weren't enough cloth bags to go around, so brown paper bags were used. Said Town Clerk John C. Stevenson, when asked about the unusual improvisation: "You think that bothers us? Merry Christmas!" A week's revenue from the meters usually adds up to about $60.
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Ashland
04-18-1983 (cutline): In downtown Ashland a pickup truck crosses railroad tracks that run between Center St. and Railroad Ave.
Lindy Keast Rodman
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04-18-1983 (cutline): Co-owners of Cross Bros. Grocery in Ashland.
In the dispute between Metzger Bar and Butchery and The Family Foundation of Virginia, any regular reader of my column knows where my sympathies lie.
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Attendees hold their heads down for a prayer during a vigil for Abby Zwerner, the teacher shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary, in front of the Newport News Public Schools Administration Building on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Newport News, Va.
Newport News Chief of Police Steve Drew, right, and Newport News Superintendent George Parker answer questions regarding a teacher being shot by an armed 6-year-old at Richneck Elementary School during a press conference at the Newport News Public Schools Administration Building in Newport News, Va., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.
Willow Crawford, left, and her older sister Ava, right, join friend Kaylynn Vestre, center, in expressing their support for Richneck Elementary School first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner during a candlelight vigil in her honor at the School Administration Building in Newport News, Va., Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Zwerner was shot and wounded by a 6-year-old student while teaching class on Friday, Jan. 6. | https://richmond.com/for-childrens-sake-parents-control-the-guns/article_20d098ec-90a5-11ed-979c-6b9c6b4a5189.html | 2023-01-10 22:51:17 | 0 | https://richmond.com/for-childrens-sake-parents-control-the-guns/article_20d098ec-90a5-11ed-979c-6b9c6b4a5189.html |
NEW YORK (AP) — Several sharp reversals for stocks left Wall Street mixed on Tuesday after a report showed inflation is continuing to slow, but perhaps not as quickly or as smoothly as hoped.
The S&P 500 finished the day virtually where it started, edging down by less than 0.1%, after swerving between gains and losses. The Dow lost 156 points, or 0.5%, while the Nasdaq went on the widest run. It finished 0.6% higher after ricocheting between a loss of 1.1% and a gain of 0.9%.
The action was more decisive in the bond market, where yields climbed as investors braced for the Federal Reserve to get firmer on interest rates to combat inflation.
The report was highly anticipated because inflation and the Federal Reserve's response to it have been at the center of Wall Street's struggles for more than a year. Inflation has been cooling since a summertime peak, and investors are trying to guess how quickly and smoothly a decline could happen to the Fed's 2% target.
Tuesday’s report showed that inflation slowed to 6.4% in January from its peak of 9.1% in June. The hope on Wall Street has been for a continuing slowdown to get the Federal Reserve to pause its hikes to interest rates and perhaps begin contemplating cuts to them.
High rates can drive down inflation but also hurt investment prices and raise the risk of a severe recession. The Fed has already hiked its key short-term rate to a range of 4.50% to 4.75%, up from virtually zero a year ago.
Nearly half of January’s month-over-month inflation came from an area where Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said he sees easing pressure in the pipeline: housing and other shelter-related prices.
But on the downside for markets, the improvement in inflation wasn't by as much as economists expected. That could encourage the Fed to be more aggressive on interest rates than it’s been saying. The Fed has indicated it envisions at least a couple more increases before holding rates at a high level for a while.
“While inflation is heading in the right direction, there is a long and bumpy road ahead to price stability,” said Andrew Patterson, senior economist at Vanguard.
Even after ignoring the effects of prices for food and energy, which can swing more sharply than others, what's called “core inflation” was still slightly higher than expected last month.
Such strength “suggests that the Fed has a lot more work to do to bring inflation back to 2%,” said Maria Vassalou, co-chief investment officer of multi-asset solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. “If retail sales also show strength tomorrow, the Fed may have to increase their funds rate target to 5.5% in order to tame inflation.”
Investors have been raising their forecasts for how high the Fed will take rates by the summer, and they’re now betting on a 19.2% probability that its key rate will top 5.5% in July. That’s up from just a 0.2% probability seen a month ago, according to CME Group.
In the end, several analysts said Tuesday’s inflation report confirms a cooling trend but doesn’t answer any big questions by itself.
“This inflation print served as a reminder to investors that the path to lower inflation is not as clear cut as previously thought and it is too early for the Fed to declare victory on inflation,” said Gargi Chaudhuri, head of iShares Investment Strategy, Americas.
The market’s expectations for the Fed have been driving yields higher in the bond market in particular. The two-year Treasury has shot to its highest level since November, egged on last week by a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. jobs market.
The two-year yield rose to 4.61% from 4.52% late Monday. It initially zig-zagged up, down and back again after the release of the inflation report.
The 10-year yield, which helps set rates for mortgages and other loans, rose to 3.75% from 3.70%.
All the worries about inflation and rates are hanging over a market that's already contending with a relatively lackluster earnings reporting season. Companies have been reporting weaker results as higher costs and interest rates eat into their profits.
Restaurant Brands International, which operates Burger King and Tim Hortons restaurants, fell 2.7% after reporting weaker earnings than expected.
Avis Budget Group, meanwhile, jumped 10.7% after easily topping analysts’ profit forecasts.
All told, the S&P 500 slipped 1.16 points to 4,136.13. The Dow fell 156.66 to 34,089.27, and the Nasdaq gained 68.36 to 11,960.15.
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Up the road from Waikiki Beach, locals and tourists form a line outside Rainbow Drive-In on any given day. Its big, vintage neon sign and multicolored exterior have become a beacon for comfort food and a reminder of the drive-in’s long past in Hawaii.
Now 61 years old, Rainbow Drive-In is one of the few businesses along Oahu’s Kapahulu Avenue that have remained.
Rainbow Drive-In was never a carhop but rather a diner known for its large helpings of food at reasonable prices. “When you hear ‘drive-in’ in Hawaii, you don’t think as much of just like burgers, fries and shakes, but you think of plate lunches,” says Chris Iwamura, the 36-year-old owner of Rainbow Drive-In. “That term resonated with that kind of comfort food here.”
Plate lunches are unique to Hawaii and usually consist of macaroni salad, two scoops of rice, and a protein of beef, chicken or fish. The history of the meal goes back to the 19th century, when immigrant sugar plantation laborers came to Hawaii to work, and then the plate lunch evolved to being sold at lunch wagons and diners.
At Rainbow Drive-In, the mix plate — barbecue beef, boneless chicken and mahi mahi with rice and macaroni salad — is the most popular order. But the loco moco, barbecue beef and chili plates are often favorites as well.
The restaurant was founded by Iwamura’s late grandpa and grandma, Seiju and Ayako Ifuku, in 1961, after Seiju had gained experience as a cook during World War II.
“He learned to cook actually serving for the 442nd/100th battalion, the Nisei soldiers that went to fight for the U.S. in Italy. That’s where he learned to cook for the masses,” Iwamura says. “He could cook for home and things, but you know, to cook for hundreds of people is very different, so that’s where he gained that skill.”
After the war, Ifuku worked at other drive-ins on Oahu, before finally opening Rainbow Drive-In on Kapahulu Avenue at the entrance to Waikiki.
Unlike the busy road that Kapahulu is today, the area was a smaller community with a mom-and-pop feel geared to local customers, with diners, a bakery and 25-cent movies.
When it opened, Rainbow Drive-In served chili, hamburgers, fries and $1 barbecue beef plates. Since then, the menu has grown substantially, with contributions from employees and family members, but 90% of the items are Ifuku’s recipes.
The restaurant’s popularity grew in the 1980s and ’90s, mostly by word of mouth. “The beach boys would always recommend us because, you know, we had cheap plates that filled you up basically,” Iwamura says. “But the big one was when ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ came in ’09.”
The Food Network TV show, hosted by Guy Fieri, made a stop at Rainbow Drive-In to try its plate lunches in the eighth episode of the ninth season. “We knew, like, business would pick up and all that, but we didn’t know the kind of cult following of ‘Triple D’ and that people have checklists and they have to, like, eat at every single one. ... So for us, that was kind of — in terms of tourism — the big boom.”
Rainbow is a true family business. When Iwamura’s grandparents retired, the restaurant was then passed to his dad and his uncle, who each continued the legacy for decades, before it was passed to him. Iwamura is now in charge of the operations and has been running the restaurant for the past seven years.
An only child with no cousins, he took on the role of overseeing Rainbow willingly.
“I was never told that I had to, but it was more an opportunity to continue our family tradition,” Iwamura says. “My mission was that a lot of places I grew up eating have closed, not necessarily during the pandemic but even before then.”
Iwamura didn’t want Rainbow to be another loss for the community. “We like to think of ourselves as generational, you know. Grandmas bring their grandsons, granddaughters here, a lot of families tend to dine here, and I didn’t want Rainbow’s to be a part of that.”
The pandemic brought uncertain times for Rainbow Drive-In. Tourists disappeared and sales dropped, but the local public supported the business as much as it could. “We were really appreciative of that 'cause they’re the ones who got us through,” he says. “It was the uncertainty of making sure our employees were safe, along with making sure our customers knew we were still open.” It did help that Rainbow Drive-In was already set up for takeout and outdoor seating.
In 2018, Rainbow Drive-In opened franchises to reach customers more conveniently outside of town. Today, there are additional locations in Kalihi, Pearlridge and Ewa Beach. Quality checks are done every week to ensure that the food is being cooked properly and tastes the same at all locations.
“You know, when my grandpa started it, I don’t think he ever thought it was going to get as big as it is now,” Iwamura says. “We were doing about 200 plates a day, and now we can do probably almost a thousand, so I don’t think he ever dreamed it would get this big, where we have to expand and even think about expanding.”
He wants to take it slow, though, and make sure it’s done right before thinking about adding any more locations, but he's excited about his role in keeping the business moving into the 21st century without losing its nostalgia and charm.
“We try to be as consistent as possible, so you know what you’re getting when you come,” he says. “When people come and eat, it’s the expectation of a decent reasonably priced meal and you’re going to get a lot of food. We’re not super flashy or fancy or anything like that, but for us, it’s really that comfort food we try and serve.”
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – West Lafayette and Purdue University are urging drivers to move their vehicles from streets signed as "snow routes" ahead of potentially significant snowfall the next few days.
RELATED: City of Lafayette emergency snow route
The university announced individuals parked on Purdue snow routes must move their vehicles between 5-11 p.m. today (Jan. 24) in order to avoid being ticketed and/or towed.
A complete list of Purdue snow routes includes the following:
- David Ross Road
- Hilltop Drive
- MacArthur Drive between Third Street and Mitch Daniels Boulevard (State Street)
- Martin Jischke Drive from Mitch Daniels Boulevard (State Street) to Harrison Street
- Ross-Ade Drive
- Russell Street between Tower Drive and Stadium Avenue
- Third Street west of Martin Jischke Drive
- Tower Drive
- University Street between Tower Drive and Stadium Avenue
Motorists who are parked on the following city of West Lafayette snow routes near campus must follow the city ordinance related to snow removal but are strongly encouraged to move their vehicles in advance:
- Airport Road
- Cherry Lane
- First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets between Russell and University streets
- Grant Street
- Harrison Street/Williams Street from Martin Jischke Drive to Grant Street
- MacArthur Drive between Mitch Daniels Boulevard (State Street) and Nimitz Drive
- Mitch Daniels Boulevard
- Russell Street between Stadium Avenue and Harrison Street
- Stadium Avenue west of Grant Street
- State Street
- Waldron Street
Beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday, the following locations are available for temporary parking with relaxed parking enforcement in spaces that do not require a 24/7 permit:
- Grant Street Parking Garage (gates are open)
- Harrison Street Parking Garage (gates are open)
- McCutcheon Drive Parking Garage
- Northwestern Avenue Parking Garage
- Wood Street Parking Garage
- Discovery Park lot (off Nimitz Drive and South Martin Jischke Drive)
- The north end of the France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center lot (near Stadium Avenue)
Purdue stated that University Street Parking Garage is not available for temporary parking.
If a vehicle is towed from one of the snow routes listed above, please contact the Purdue University Police dispatch center at 765-494-8221 to determine the location of the vehicle.
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HANGZHOU, China, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DEEP Robotics, a leading Asian intelligent quadruped robotics manufacturer, recently announced the official release of the Jueying X20 hazard detection and rescue robot dog solution. With the flexibility to deliver unmanned detection and rescue services, Jueying X20 is designed for the complex terrain of a post-earthquake landscape, the insides of vulnerable debris buildings, tunnel traffic accidents, as well as in toxic, hypoxia, and high-density smoke environments created by chemical pollution or disaster event.
Jueying X20 can go deep into post-disaster outdoor and indoor high-risk areas where it can traverse over ruins, piles of rubble, stairwells, and other unstructured pathways; also easily step over 20cm high obstacles and stairs, and climb on 35-degree slope. With the ability to move freely in all directions and maneuver within a small contact area, the robot dog can reduce the occurrence of secondary accidents. The IP66 industrial-grade protection ensures that the four-legged robot can complete detection tasks in extreme weather conditions including heavy downpours, sand and dust storms, frigid temperatures and hail. The maximum payload of 85kg gives the robot dog the ability to carry oxygen bottles and other rescue supplies to disaster sites, facilitating provision of assistance to stranded victims and rescuers. By integrating a wide range of application modules including a long-distance communication system, a bi-spectrum PTZ camera, gas sensing equipment, an omnidirectional camera, and a pickup, the robotic solution includes long-distance control and images transmission, heat source tracking, real-time detection of harmful gases and rescue calls, among other functions. Moreover, Jueying X20 is available with an optional rotating laser scanner, which can obtain high-precision point cloud data from indoor and outdoor disaster and accident sites, providing robust information for post-disaster data analysis.
DEEP Robotics is an industry leader in quadruped robots in Asia, and its proprietary self-developed Jueying series of robots have found applications across a wide range of scenarios, including inspection of high-voltage power plants, surveying of dangerous terrains and hazard detection.
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NEW YORK (AP) — An unrepentant and defiant Islamic extremist received 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison on Wednesday for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan on Halloween in 2017, as a judge decried his “callous and cowardly” crimes.
“The conduct in this case is among the worst, if not the worst I’ve ever seen,” said U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, as he announced a sentence designed to underscore the severity of the terrorist attack Sayfullo Saipov claimed he carried out on behalf of the Islamic State group.
A life sentence was mandatory after a jury rejected the death penalty in March, but prosecutors had asked Broderick to impose eight consecutive life sentences and two concurrent life sentences. They also wanted an extra 260 years to send a stern message to other like-minded terrorists. And that’s what the judge did.
Broderick cited the defiance of Saipov, who, given a chance to speak, said the tears of victims and family members in the courtroom over a six-month period would fill a single tissue while the tears and blood of the Islamic population worldwide would fill the courtroom.
In a rambling rant delivered through a translator, Saipov spent most of an hour talking about the creation of religions and how the devil was instrumental in the creation of the human population.
When he finished, a relative of one of his victims stood up and shouted: “The only act of the devil here is the act you did!” Then she immediately sat down and Broderick announced the sentence.
“You did not and you do not care about their pain and their suffering,” the judge said of Saipov’s victims. He labeled Saipov’s attack as “callous and cowardly actions” and noted that even Saipov’s relatives, including his father, were ashamed of his crimes and “traumatized and forever changed.”
Saipov, 35, an Uzbekistan citizen and onetime New Jersey resident, was expected to serve his sentence at the maximum security prison in Florence, Colorado, for his Oct. 31, 2017 slaughter of tourists and New Yorkers.
Relatives of eight people killed in the terror attack spoke sometimes through tears during the sentencing, describing their lingering pain and sometimes directly addressing the man convicted in the deaths.
Frank Decadt, father of victim Ann-Laure Decadt, told Saipov that he hoped that “one day you will understand the extent of horror you have inflicted on so many people.”
Marion Van Reeth, who lost her legs in the attack, sat before Saipov in her wheelchair, telling him: “I will never be able to walk like you can.”
As Saipov kept his head drooped and eyes lowered, listening to a translation of the proceedings through earphones, she said: “I have a question for you. After all this time in prison, are you still convinced that your criminal acts against innocent people was the right thing?”
Like others, she expressed hope that someday Saipov would see that his terrorist act was wrong.
Gabriela Pabla Pereya, the wife of Ariel Erlij, who was among five men from Argentina killed during a bike ride as they celebrated the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation, delivered the shortest statement during the sentencing hearing. She called Saipov a coward and said if he truly wanted God “to accept and love you, go kill yourself.”
Monica Missio, whose son, Nicholas Cleves was killed, told Saipov his death “has completely destroyed my life.”
Five tourists from Argentina, two Americans and a Belgian woman were killed, and 18 others were seriously injured.
Saipov was shot by a police officer and immediately taken into custody after emerging from his truck shouting “God is great” in Arabic and waving paintball and pellet guns in the air.
Prosecutors said he smiled as he asked FBI agents who questioned him in a hospital room after the attack if they could hang an Islamic State group flag on the walls.
At his trial, his family members urged a life sentence, saying they hoped he would realize what he had done and express remorse. They said they wanted him to return to the passive person they remembered him as before he grew obsessed with online propaganda posted by the Islamic State militant group.
A former long-haul truck driver, Saipov moved legally to the U.S. from Uzbekistan in 2010 and lived in Ohio and Florida before joining his family in Paterson, New Jersey.
Among those who attended the sentencing Wednesday was the trial’s jury foreman, John Francis Patrick III. He told reporters that one thing jurors looked at during deliberations was evidence that showed that Saipov wore a seatbelt during his attack even though he claimed he expected to be a martyr. Saipov, he noted, remained in his seat when he slammed into a school bus after his murderous run.
“He didn’t hit the windshield,” Patrick said. “And I thought to myself, real martyrs don’t wear seatbelts.” | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/ap-man-who-killed-8-in-nyc-terrorist-attack-gets-10-life-sentences-plus-260-years/ | 2023-05-17 22:02:55 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/ap-man-who-killed-8-in-nyc-terrorist-attack-gets-10-life-sentences-plus-260-years/ |
HAVANA, Cuba — U.S. intelligence agencies cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with so-called “Havana syndrome,” the hundreds of cases of brain injuries and other symptoms reported by American personnel around the world.
The findings released Wednesday by U.S. intelligence officials cast doubt on the longstanding suspicions by many people who reported cases that Russia or another country may have been running a global campaign to harass or attack Americans using some form of directed energy.
Most of the cases investigated appear to have different causes, from environmental factors to undiagnosed illnesses, said the officials, who say they have not found a single explanation for most or all of the reports.
Instead, officials say, there is evidence that foreign countries were not involved. In some cases, the U.S. detected among adversarial governments confusion about the allegations and suspicions that Havana syndrome was an American plot. And investigators found “no credible evidence” that any adversary had obtained a weapon that could cause the reported symptoms or a listening device that might inadvertently injure people.
The Biden administration has been under pressure to respond to Havana syndrome cases from government personnel who have reported injuries and their advocates, including members of Congress. President Joe Biden in 2021 signed into law the HAVANA Act, which provided compensation to people deemed to have sustained injuries consistent with what the government calls “anomalous health incidents.”
Affected people have reported headaches, dizziness and other symptoms often linked to traumatic brain injuries. Some U.S. employees have left government due to the severity of their illnesses.
“Nothing is more important than the health and wellbeing of our workforce,” said Maher Bitar, the White House National Security Council's senior director for intelligence programs, in a statement. “Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, we have focused on ensuring that our colleagues have access to the care and support they need."
Mark Zaid, a lawyer for more than two dozen people who have reported injuries, said the new assessment lacked transparency and left key questions unanswered.
“Until the shrouds of secrecy are lifted and the analysis that led to today’s assertions are available and subject to proper challenge, the alleged conclusions are substantively worthless,” he said in a statement. “But the damage it has caused to the morale of the victims, particularly by deflecting from the government’s failure to evaluate all the evidence, is real and must be condemned.”
Authorities in Havana said the findings reflect what Cuba has repeatedly stated: that no attacks occurred.
“We’re not surprised,” Johana Tablada, deputy director of the U.S. division of Cuba’s Foreign Ministry, told The Associated Press.
Tablada noted that former U.S. President Donald Trump used the alleged attacks as an excuse to radically tighten sanctions against Cuba, including the partial paralysis of its consular services for more than five years. She said that, because of unfounded accusations, “very harsh measures were taken against our people in Cuba and in the United States that harmed Cuban families, exchanges between our countries (and) caused a downward spiral (of ties) that was practically irreversible.”
Two officials familiar with the assessment briefed reporters Wednesday on condition of anonymity, under ground rules set by the U.S. Director of National Intelligence.
Investigators reviewed roughly 1,500 cases in 96 countries. Many of those cases, officials said, have been linked to other potential explanations aside from a foreign campaign: medical illnesses, malfunctioning air conditioning and ventilation systems, or electromagnetic waves coming from benign devices like a computer mouse. And some people may have come forward to report symptoms based on what they had heard about other cases or the exhaustive media reports about Havana syndrome, officials said.
A core group of roughly two dozen cases identified in an interim assessment published last year has been exhaustively studied, officials said. None of the cases was linked to an attack by an adversary.
The officials stressed their investigation was exhaustive, with participation from seven U.S. agencies. One official described reviewing a report from an American who reported having possibly been hit by a car while driving. U.S. investigators tracked down the car and the driver and investigated that person's family connections and any foreign travel, the official said.
Some leads were followed for as long as nine months, the official said.
Officials briefing reporters declined to say how the latest assessment, first reported by The Washington Post, may affect payments under the HAVANA Act. The State Department has compensated affected employees with one-time payments from $100,000 to $200,000.
The leaders of the House Intelligence Committee insisted that “there should be no change” to compensation while they review the assessment.
“We will seek to ensure the review was conducted with the highest degree of analytical rigor and that it considered all the available intelligence and perspectives, documenting all substantial differences in analysis,” said Reps. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, and Jim Himes, D-Conn., in their statement.
Havana syndrome cases date to a series of reported brain injuries in 2016 at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba. Incidents have been reported by diplomats, intelligence officers and military personnel in the Washington area and at global postings. Russia has long been suspected by some intelligence officers of using directed energy devices to attack U.S. personnel.
But the CIA last year said it believed it was unlikely that Russia or another foreign adversary had used microwaves or other forms of directed energy to attack American officials. The agency has faced criticism from those who have reported cases and from advocates who accuse the government of long dismissing the array of ailments.
Even with the lack of answers and attributions of responsibility, officials have sought to stress their commitment to victims' health.
“I want to be absolutely clear: these findings do not call into question the experiences and real health issues that U.S. government personnel and their family members — including CIA's own officers — have reported while serving our country,” said CIA Director William Burns in a statement. “We will continue to remain alert to any risks to the health and wellbeing of Agency officers, to ensure access to care, and to provide officers the compassion and respect they deserve.”
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Associated Press writer Andrea Rodríguez in Havana contributed to this report. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/nation-world/intel-agencies-say-no-sign-adversaries-behind-havana-syndrome/507-e21ca5f9-ab23-415c-a374-8d708128ad33 | 2023-03-02 06:14:06 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/nation-world/intel-agencies-say-no-sign-adversaries-behind-havana-syndrome/507-e21ca5f9-ab23-415c-a374-8d708128ad33 |
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Shortly after launching his campaign last year for the Republican nomination in Nevada's U.S. Senate race, Sam Brown got into a scrape with Twitter.
A Purple Heart recipient who was severely burned by an IED blast in Afghanistan, Brown posted a picture of himself saluting while in uniform along with the words “Freedom Isn't Free.” After he filed for the Senate seat three days later, he said his post was flagged with a “potentially sensitive content" warning that would require Twitter users to click or tap on the post to confirm they want to view it.
Twitter explained the restriction by pointing to Brown's account settings, which the company has said he could adjust. Regardless of what triggered the label, it gave Brown a powerful opportunity to tap into the resentment toward large technology companies that increasingly courses through the Republican Party.
“Either my face, my scars were sensitive or the fact that someone would salute in uniform our American flag or, most likely, this came just a few hours after I filed to run for Senate," Brown told Fox News at the time. “As a Republican, we’re very used to seeing censorship happen on the Big Tech platforms."
As the 2022 primary season moves forward next week with contests in several states including Nevada, that sense of persecution is animating the GOP effort to retake control of the Senate.
Brown's GOP opponent, former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt, frequently knocks “censorship of speech” as “one of the most onerous threats to our free democracy.” In Ohio, Senate Republican nominee JD Vance has warned that Big Tech companies are going to “destroy our nation.”
And in his controversial 11-point plan to “rescue" America, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who leads the GOP effort to regain the Senate majority, threatens legal action against social media companies that “censor speech and cancel people.”
The GOP offensive comes as Elon Musk has pursued a purchase of Twitter, articulating a philosophy aligned with many Republicans who argue that the social media efforts to blunt misinformation and propaganda have stifled conservatives from expressing their views. He has, for instance, said he would allow Donald Trump to rejoin the platform. The former president's account was locked after he helped spark the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.
In recent days, Musk has threatened to walk away from his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him information about its spam bot and fake accounts. Musk has argued, without providing evidence, that 20% or more are bogus.
For voters confronting inflation, rising gas prices and gun violence, it's unclear whether concerns about the role of large technology companies will resonate broadly this year. But it feeds a sense of animosity among some of the GOP's most loyal voters, who remain angry that social media platforms barred the spread of vaccine and election misinformation and that Twitter limited the circulation of stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 election over fears that it was disinformation from Russia. Since then, no evidence has emerged of any Russian connections to the laptop.
“Big Tech is just doing what it wants to do and wants to go along with the liberals on taking our country and making this 1984,” 73-year-old former teacher William Holden of Gardnerville, Nevada, said at a Republican Party event in rural Nevada. He was referencing the dystopian novel by George Orwell about a society where “Big Brother is watching you” and the “Thought Police” monitor the ideas in people’s minds.
Despite such sentiment, a recent report by New York University researchers is one of several studies that have found no evidence of political bias dictating content moderation decisions on major platforms. NYU researchers noted that many conservative voices thrive on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Tech insiders in Washington and Silicon Valley remain largely unclear on how exactly Republicans plan to combat disinformation or implement new rules on how social media moderates content if the party succeeds in flipping the U.S. Senate.
“There is a constituency that tracks Elon Musk: contrarian voters who are tired of being bossed by Silicon Valley. But anti-tech rhetoric on the campaign trail or Twitter, no matter how hot it gets, will not magically transform into meaningful public policy outcomes in D.C.,” said Niki Christof, a tech industry veteran and former GOP campaign operative.
Laxalt, the presumptive front-runner in Nevada’s Republican Senate primary, refers to technology companies as agents of the radical left and “wokeness,” along with the media, academia and Hollywood.
In April, he told a crowd of supporters gathered at a Las Vegas honky-tonk that Musk’s planned purchase was a “big win” over “radical Big Tech monopolies that have been stifling conservative free speech.”
“To watch all these Twitter employees in their cry rooms because, ‘Oh, my God, Elon Musk has pledged to allow an open, robust debate,’ is really something to behold,” he said.
Beyond Nevada, Republicans in Arizona and Ohio have also adopted Big Tech attacks as rallying cries, even when the candidates themselves have ties to Silicon Valley. In Arizona, Blake Masters, a former venture capitalist now running for the U.S. Senate with Trump's backing, said Musk’s purchase of Twitter would be a win for both free speech and “election integrity" — a phrase Republicans have used to raise questions about the legitimacy of U.S. elections, specifically Trump's defeat, despite a coalition of top government and industry officials declaring the 2020 election to be “the most secure in American history.”
“Beyond Elon, we need a suite of new policies, from treating the major social media companies as common carriers to writing a Digital Bill of Rights to requiring transparency and oversight of Google’s search algorithm,” he said in a statement.
In Ohio, Vance, who previously worked in the technology industry, parlayed a question about transgender kids participating in youth sports into an attack on Google, accusing the company of elevating search engine results that call into question traditional gender roles.
“If we don’t go after the Big Tech companies, we might win a battle here and there, but the tech companies are going to destroy our nation and what it is to be a human being in this country,” he said at a GOP debate before he won his primary.
Some veteran Republicans worry the messaging will lead to overreach and a departure from pro-business orthodoxy. Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts, who chairs a Big Tech advocacy group called The Competitiveness Coalition, is urging his fellow Republicans to focus on addressing censorship issues instead of resorting to antitrust legislation, which he said would hinder innovation, competition and entrepreneurship.
“You need a scalpel to address those things. You don’t need a sledgehammer,” Brown said.
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Associated Press writers Ken Ritter in Las Vegas and Marcy Gordon in Washington contributed to this report. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Big-Tech-attacks-become-rallying-cry-for-GOP-17230599.php | 2022-06-09 16:32:21 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Big-Tech-attacks-become-rallying-cry-for-GOP-17230599.php |
INDIANAPOLIS — If it’s Monday, that means we’re updating you on what’s new on the local restaurant scene.
Jolene Ketzenberger of Culinary Crossroads returned to share the latest Central Indiana restaurant openings and closings, including new spots in Noblesville, Zionsville, The Fashion Mall and downtown.
But first, one closing: Bee Coffee Roasters will be closing its Lafayette Road retail location after 16 years. Sunday, Sept. 18 will be the last day to stop in, although they will continue roasting coffee and selling it wholesale and online. Look for another local coffee shop to take over the space.
Bier Brewery, which has two locations in Indy and Carmel, has announced a 6,000-square-foot taproom to open next year in Noblesville that will include a playground and dog park.
Aspasia Coffee and Bake Shop will be opening soon in Zionsville with a completely gluten-free menu of baked goods and drinks, including beer and wine.
Sweetgreen opens Tuesday, Sept. 13, in The Fashion Mall at Keystone. The eatery focuses on healthy food sources from local and organic ingredients.
Cha-Cho’s Latin Kitchen has opened inside the Circle City Eats building on Pennsylvania Street downtown. Just Eat It bakery will open soon in the building, which also houses several other restaurants that focus on carry-out and delivery. | https://fox59.com/indy-now/indy-restaurant-news-sept-12/ | 2022-09-12 22:55:23 | 1 | https://fox59.com/indy-now/indy-restaurant-news-sept-12/ |
Kivu Consulting Selects CrowdStrike for proactive threat detection, blocking and cyberattack response investigations and forensics.
BERKELEY, Calif., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kivu Consulting, a leading global cybersecurity solutions provider, and trusted partner to insurance carriers and law firms, is pleased to announce they have selected CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, to integrate its best-in-class security products into Kivu's digital forensics and incident response services. The CrowdStrike Falcon platform will power its Managed and Response divisions subscription offerings.
"Kivu services powered by CrowdStrike help enable our vision: battle cybercrime for organizations in all industries and protect humanity," said Kivu's CEO Shane Sims.
"Powered by CrowdStrike, Kivu is able to displace legacy solutions with our best-in-class Falcon platform and our extensive partner programs, offering their customers a full life cycle of services to respond to an attack and stop breaches, including proactive consulting, incident response and managed services," said Mike Riolo, Vice President, Global Systems Integrator and Service Providers at CrowdStrike.
"Kivu has been fighting cybercrime since 2009, and we need to arm our team with top-shelf solutions for monitoring and detection," said Adam Tyra, Kivu's Vice President of Advisory Services. "CrowdStrike enables Kivu to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated threats for our managed service clients and also to contain attacks faster for our response clients."
"We are excited to build an alliance with CrowdStrike and enable our clients to better understand and respond to cyber threats," said Mike Mullins, Kivu's Vice President of Managed Services. "CrowdStrike's Falcon product suite provides enhanced visibility into our clients' ecosystems, allowing for continuous monitoring and swift identification of threats."
Kivu is a leading global cyber security firm that offers a full suite of pre-and post-incident services, specializing in the forensic response to cyber-attacks and ransomware incidents. We deliver cutting-edge cyber security solutions to organizations in need and are a trusted cyber incident partner to insurance carriers and law firms worldwide. Visit KivuConsulting.com.
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SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — J.T. Poston shot a 9-under 62 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead in the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic.
Coming off a second-place tie last week in Connecticut after also opening with a 62, Poston eagled the par-5 second and had seven birdies in a bogey-free round at TPC Deere Run.
“It’s, obviously, why you practice and why you work as hard as you do on your game,” Poston said. “Any time you can have those rounds where you really get it going low and mistake-free, bogey-free is a bonus. It’s why you work at it and why you practice the way we do.”
Canadian Michael Gligic was second at 64, playing bogey-free in the final group of the day off the first tee.
“It was nice,” Gligic said. “Just kind of hit ball where I was looking. Gave myself lots of looks. I think I only missed one green and was able to make a few putts.”
Vaughn Taylor and Christopher Gotterup followed at 65. Ricky Barnes, Denny McCarthy, Chris Naegel and Dylan Frittelli shot 66.
“Been struggling a little bit physically and haven’t been putting very well,” Taylor said. “But coming into here I told myself, `You know, I know this course, how to play it. Just go do it.’ That’s kind of how I did today. Just tried not to think about too much and just play golf.”
Poston won the 2019 Wyndham Championship for his lone PGA Tour title.
“I would say for the last few months it’s been in a good spot,” Poston said. “Just hadn’t quite seen the results. Then, Hilton Head I had a good week. Wells Fargo, good week. Last week, playing well. So I think it’s starting to kind of come together and see the results and see the shots and kind of building that confidence back into my ball- striking.
Iowa native Zach Johnson, the 2012 winner, opened with a 69 in afternoon wind in his 20th consecutive start in the event.
“That’s as hard as I’ve seen this golf course play in a long time,” Johnson said. “Granted, you got some roll, so if you land it in the fairway it was going to bounce, which is fun. But it was hard.”
Defending champion Lucas Glover shot 74.
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Candace Parker chose to leave the Chicago Sky for the same reason she joined the team in 2021 — to go home.
The Naperville native and two-time WNBA champion on Saturday announced her decision to sign with the Las Vegas Aces as a free agent. In an Instagram post, she cited her family as her primary decision for returning closer to the West Coast.
“My family is my reason and my purpose,” Parker, 36, wrote. “They have given me the greatest joys I’ve ever experienced and continue to show me new levels of love and devotion I never knew existed. … While Chicago will always be my home, my family’s home is on the west coast.”
Parker will sign a one-year contract with the Aces when free agents are cleared to sign beginning Wednesday, according to ESPN.
When Parker came home to Chicago in 2021 after spending the first 13 seasons of her career with the Los Angeles Sparks, she unlocked the final piece of a championship-seeking puzzle alongside stars Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley and Kahleah Copper. After leading an unlikely 16-16 team to a WNBA title in 2021, Parker returned to cement a franchise-record 26-win season in 2022.
Parker wowed her hometown crowd, earning back-to-back All-Star appearances in her two seasons with the Sky. She is a seven-time All-Star and two-time WNBA MVP.
“When I made the decision to go to Chicago in 2021, I made the decision to go home and be with my family in the place where it all began,” Parker wrote. “I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to win a championship in my hometown and parade down the same streets I watched the Bulls parade down as a young girl first falling in love with the game of basketball.”
Although Parker achieved her ultimate goal in Chicago, her homecoming also came with sacrifice. Her 13-year-old daughter, Lailaa, and 1-year-old son, Airr, live with her wife, former Russian player Anna Petrakova, full time in Los Angeles. Lailaa will start high school in California this fall, a turning point that Parker said she couldn’t allow herself to miss.
Parker cited the distance — and a refusal to miss her daughter’s volleyball games, school dances and other irreplaceable moments — as the catalyst for her decision to sign with the Aces.
Parker will join an Aces team facing scrutiny after the team was put under investigation by the WNBA Players Association following accusations of discrimination by former forward Dearica Hamby.
After being traded to the Sparks last week, Hamby posted on Instagram that she accused members of the Aces front office and coaching staff of bullying, intimidation and discrimination following her second pregnancy.
“Being traded is a part of the business,” Hamby wrote. “Being lied to, bullied, manipulated, and discriminated against is not. I have had my character and work ethic attacked. … The unprofessional and unethical way that I have been treated has been traumatizing. To be treated this way by an organization, BY WOMEN who are mothers, who have claimed to ‘be in these shoes,’ who preach family, chemistry, and women’s empowerment is disappointing and leaves me sick to my stomach.
“We fought for provisions that would finally support and protect player parents. This cannot now be used against me.”
According to a Chicago Sun-Times report , Parker’s meeting with the Aces took place the day after Hamby’s post.
While details of the deal are unknow, the maximum contract Parker could sign with the Aces would be just more than $183,000. The Aces would need to trade a bench player to free additional salary-cap space. Parker’s income through her WNBA salary is supplemented by sponsorship arrangements with Adidas and her broadcasting role with TNT, which might have been a factor in accepting the reduced salary.
The Sky, meanwhile, now face a challenging free-agency period that could decimate a roster coming off the winningest season in franchise history. As a free agent, longtime captain Courtney Vandersloot has been tied to both the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty. Her wife and co-captain, Allie Quigley, has been rumored to be mulling retirement since she elected not to play abroad during the WNBA offseason for the first time in her career.
Center Emma Meesseman and backup guard Julie Allemand are also uncertain to re-sign with the Sky while Azurá Stevens continues to garner interest throughout the league as a versatile stretch big. The loss of Parker leaves a gaping hole in the frontcourt, making the Sky’s negotiations with Stevens a priority.
“Candace has done so much for our franchise in her time here,” Sky coach/general manager James Wade said in a statement. “I understand her reasons for wanting to be closer with her immediate family. We wish her nothing but the best. She will always be a part of the Sky family. We will celebrate her time here as she deserves.”
For Chicago, Parker’s two years symbolized the realization of a decadeslong battle for a foothold in the WNBA.
The team fielded generational players — Vandersloot, Quigley, Copper, Elena Delle Donne, Sylvia Fowles — and flirted with playoff runs. But before Parker’s arrival, the Sky never fulfilled their potential.
To achieve the milestones the last two seasons with one of Chicago’s own only added to the poignancy of Parker’s run here.
“I’m forever appreciative of everyone in Chicago — our fans, teammates, coaches, and ownership,” Parker wrote. “But more than the past two seasons, I’m thankful to the city that raised me, the childhood friends I still have to this day, the teachers I still am learning from, and the moments in time that will forever be in my heart.”
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Huck Finn Solar Project is 25 times larger than any current solar site in Missouri
ST. LOUIS, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), takes another important step toward bringing more renewable energy to customers by announcing the planned acquisition of the company's largest-ever solar facility, a 200 megawatt (MW) solar installation in central Missouri that is expected to create more than 250 construction jobs.
The facility will be acquired pursuant to a build-transfer agreement with EDF Renewables, a company with a longstanding track record of developing and building renewable energy facilities. Known as the Huck Finn Solar Project, it is planned to be constructed on the border of Missouri's Audrain and Ralls counties. Huck Finn is expected to produce enough energy to power approximately 40,000 homes. With timely regulatory approvals, the project could begin generating clean energy as soon as 2024.
"Developing Huck Finn is good for all of our customers because it provides clean electricity, creates economic opportunity and injects millions of dollars into the community over the life of the project, which will have widespread additional benefits," said Mark Birk, chairman and president of Ameren Missouri.
The facility is a step-change for solar generation in Missouri, and its announcement comes just days after Ameren Missouri updated its comprehensive plan to safeguard long-term energy reliability and resiliency for Missourians, a plan that also accelerates Ameren's companywide net-zero carbon emissions goal to 2045, five years sooner than previously planned.
"We're focused on the two items customers say are most important to them: reliability and affordability," Birk said. "The thoughtfully planned additions of renewable generation over time keeps the grid reliable and resilient while also managing costs."
Huck Finn is designed to generate more than 25 times the amount of energy of Missouri's largest existing solar facility. It is the latest project to be part of Ameren Missouri's planned addition of 2,800 MW in new, clean renewable generation by 2030 and the ninth solar facility that the company has announced or put in service since 2019. Together, these nine facilities represent more than 360 MW of clean energy generation capacity. In that time, Ameren Missouri has installed solar generation in underutilized locations including a parking garage, next to an airport runway and in partnership with community-based organizations working in underserved neighborhoods.
"Our customers will benefit from technological improvements that make solar generation an adaptable resource where we can get more energy from previously unused locations, including parking lots and garage rooftops," said Ajay Arora, chief renewable development officer at Ameren Missouri. "In the coming months, we anticipate taking more steps to demonstrate Ameren Missouri's commitment to clean energy generation."
Terms of the agreement between Ameren Missouri and EDF are confidential.
About Ameren Missouri
Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for its 1.2 million electric and 135,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. The company's service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities, including the greater St. Louis area. For more information, visit Ameren.com/Missouri or follow us on Twitter at @AmerenMissouri or Facebook.com/AmerenMissouri.
Forward-looking Statements
Statements in this release not based on historical facts are considered "forward-looking" and, accordingly, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. Although such forward-looking statements have been made in good faith and are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that the expected results will be achieved. These statements include (without limitation) statements as to future expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, strategies, targets, estimates, objectives, events, conditions, and financial performance. In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Ameren and Ameren Missouri are providing this cautionary statement to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The following factors, in addition to those discussed under Risk Factors in Ameren and Ameren Missouri's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and their other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, could cause actual results to differ materially from management expectations suggested in such "forward-looking" statements. All "forward-looking" statements included in this report are based upon information presently available, and Ameren and Ameren Missouri, except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any "forward-looking" statements to reflect new information or current events.
- regulatory, judicial, or legislative actions, and any changes in regulatory policies and ratemaking determinations, that may change regulatory recovery mechanisms, such as those that may result from the impact of a final ruling to be issued by the United States Court for the Eastern District of Missouri regarding its September 2019 remedy order for the Rush Island Energy Center, and the Missouri Public Service Commission ("MoPSC") staff review of the planned Rush Island Energy Center retirement;
- the effect on Ameren Missouri's investment plan and earnings if an extension to use plant-in-service accounting ("PISA") is not sought by Ameren Missouri or approved by the MoPSC;
- the effect on Ameren Missouri of any customer rate caps pursuant to Ameren Missouri's election to use the PISA, including an extension of use beyond 2023 if requested by Ameren Missouri and approved by the MoPSC under current Missouri law, or beyond 2028 if requested and approved by the MoPSC if Missouri Senate Bill 745 is enacted;
- the effects of changes in federal, state, or local laws and other governmental actions, including monetary, fiscal, foreign trade, and energy policies;
- the effects of changes in federal, state, or local tax laws, regulations, interpretations, or rates, and challenges to the tax positions taken by the Ameren Companies, if any, as well as resulting effects on customer rates;
- the effects on energy prices and demand for our services resulting from technological advances, including advances in customer energy efficiency, electric vehicles, electrification of various industries, energy storage, and private generation sources, which generate electricity at the site of consumption and are becoming more cost-competitive;
- the effectiveness of Ameren Missouri's customer energy-efficiency programs and the related revenues and performance incentives earned under its Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act programs;
- our ability to control costs and make substantial investments in our businesses, including our ability to recover costs and investments, and to earn our allowed returns on equity, within frameworks established by our regulators, while maintaining affordability of our services for our customers;
- the cost and availability of fuel, such as low-sulfur coal, natural gas, and enriched uranium used to produce electricity; the cost and availability of purchased power, zero emission credits, renewable energy credits, emission allowances, and natural gas for distribution; and the level and volatility of future market prices for such commodities and credits;
- the cost and availability of transmission capacity for the energy generated by Ameren Missouri's energy centers or required to satisfy Ameren Missouri's energy sales;
- the ability to obtain sufficient insurance, or in the absence of insurance, the ability to timely recover uninsured losses from our customers;
- the impact of cyberattacks on us or our suppliers, which could, among other things, result in the loss of operational control of energy centers and electric and natural gas transmission and distribution systems and/or the loss of data, such as customer, employee, financial, and operating system information;
- business and economic conditions, which have been affected by, and will be affected by the length and severity of, the COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact of such conditions on interest rates and inflation;
- disruptions of the capital markets, deterioration in credit metrics of the Ameren Companies, or other events that may have an adverse effect on the cost or availability of capital, including short-term credit and liquidity;
- the actions of credit rating agencies and the effects of such actions, including any impacts on our credit ratings that may result from the economic conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic;
- the inability of our counterparties to meet their obligations with respect to contracts, credit agreements, and financial instruments, including as they relate to the construction and acquisition of electric and natural gas utility infrastructure and the ability of counterparties to complete projects, which is dependent upon the availability of necessary materials and equipment, including those obligations that are affected by disruptions in the global supply chain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;
- the impact of weather conditions and other natural phenomena on us and our customers, including the impact of system outages and the level of wind and solar resources;
- the construction, installation, performance, and cost recovery of generation, transmission, and distribution assets;
- the effects of failures of electric generation, electric and natural gas transmission or distribution, or natural gas storage facilities systems and equipment, which could result in unanticipated liabilities or unplanned outages;
- the operation of Ameren Missouri's Callaway Energy Center, including planned and unplanned outages, as well as the ability to recover costs associated with such outages and the impact of such outages on off-system sales and purchased power, among other things;
- Ameren Missouri's ability to recover the remaining investment and decommissioning costs associated with the retirement of an energy center, as well as the ability to earn a return on that remaining investment and those decommissioning costs;
- the impact of current environmental laws and new, more stringent, or changing requirements, including those related to the New Source Review provisions of the Clean Air Act and CO2, other emissions and discharges, Illinois emission standards, cooling water intake structures, coal combustion residuals, energy efficiency, and wildlife protection, that could limit or terminate the operation of certain of Ameren Missouri's energy centers, increase our operating costs or investment requirements, result in an impairment of our assets, cause us to sell our assets, reduce our customers' demand for electricity or natural gas, or otherwise have a negative financial effect;
- the impact of complying with renewable energy standards in Missouri;
- Ameren Missouri's ability to construct and/or acquire wind, solar, and other renewable energy generation facilities, retire energy centers, and implement new or existing customer energy-efficiency programs, including any such construction, acquisition, retirement, or implementation in connection with its Smart Energy Plan, integrated resource plan, or emissions reduction goals, and to recover its cost of investment, related return, and, in the case of customer energy-efficiency programs, any lost margins in a timely manner, which is affected by the ability to obtain all necessary regulatory and project approvals, including certificates of convenience and necessity from the MoPSC or any other required approvals for the addition of renewable resources;
- the availability of federal production and investment tax credits related to renewable energy and Ameren Missouri's ability to use such credits; the cost of wind, solar, and other renewable generation and storage technologies; and our ability to obtain timely interconnection agreements with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. or other regional transmission organizations at an acceptable cost for each facility;
- cost-effective advancements in clean energy technologies, and the impact of constructive federal and state energy and economic policies with respect to those technologies;
- labor disputes, work force reductions, changes in future wage and employee benefits costs, including those resulting from changes in discount rates, mortality tables, returns on benefit plan assets, and other assumptions;
- the impact of negative opinions of us or our utility services that our customers, investors, legislators, regulators, or other stakeholders may have or develop, which could result from a variety of factors, including failures in system reliability, failure to implement our investment plans or to protect sensitive customer information, increases in rates, negative media coverage, or concerns about environmental, social and governance practices;
- the impact of adopting new accounting guidance;
- the effects of strategic initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures;
- legal and administrative proceedings; and
- acts of sabotage, war, terrorism, or other intentionally disruptive acts.
New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained or implied in any forward-looking statement. Given these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, Ameren and Ameren Missouri undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or future events.
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WINDSOR, Va., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Farmers Bankshares, Inc. (OTC-PINK: FBVA) today reported unaudited earnings of $1.0 million, or $0.33 per share, for the third quarter of 2022. Excluding extraordinary items related to the proposed merger, adjusted earnings for the quarter would have been $1.7 million, or $0.55 per share. Net income through the nine months ended September 30, 2022 amounted to $3.4 million, or $1.08 per share.
"Third quarter operating results were positively impacted by increases in loans and net interest margin," said President and Chief Executive Officer Vernon M. Towler. "Excluding merger related costs, operating profits were as expected. We remain very excited about our partnership with TowneBank. Our integration teams have begun working together and we anticipate closing the merger transaction in the first quarter of 2023."
Net loans increased $21.6 million, or 8.37%, as compared to December 31, 2021. Deposit balances were $510.0 million as of September 30, 2022, a decrease of $21.6 million from $531.6 million as of December 31, 2021. Non-interest bearing deposits decreased by $15.0 million and make up approximately 34.26% of total deposits. The decrease in cyclical municipal deposits contributed to a large portion of this decrease in deposits.
Capital ratios at the bank level remain well above the well-capitalized guidelines of the regulatory framework. Tangible book value continues to be negatively affected by the unrealized losses on the securities portfolio recorded in other comprehensive income due to market interest rate increases since the beginning of 2022.
The continued increase in market rates and loan growth led to an 8.74% increase in net interest income through the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year. Excluding PPP income for all quarters, net interest income increased by 16.9% through the third quarter of 2022.
Non-interest income through the third quarter of 2022 was approximately $6.3 million, a decrease of 39.42% from the same period in the prior year, primarily driven by a gain from terminating an interest rate swap, gains from the sale of investments, and the sale of other real estate owned that occurred in the first nine months of 2021 and totaled approximately $3.8 million, pre-tax. As expected, with the increase in market rates, Farmers' share of our mortgage affiliate's income was decreased by 108.12% or $938 thousand, for the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
Non-interest expense through September 30, 2022 increased 13.72% compared to the same period in 2021. The Company has expended approximately $502 thousand in pre-tax expenses related to the dispute with our former Chairman, including legal, advisory, and compensation paid to former employees through the third quarter of 2022. Also, the Company had non-interest pre-tax expense of $800 thousand during the third quarter related to the proposed merger with TowneBank.
No provision for loan losses were added through the nine months ended September 30, 2022 or during 2021. The Company considers local and national unemployment, housing and market trends when determining the estimated allowance. The allowance for loan losses was 2.09% of gross loans as of September 30, 2022.
Non-performing assets, which consists of nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned remained consistent with $1.3 million at both December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2022.
Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest income have not been received as of the date such payments were due. As of September 30, 2022, loans greater than thirty days past due totaled $153 thousand, or 0.06% of total gross loans. This compared to $1.0 million, or 0.39% of total gross loans as of December 31, 2021.
Headquartered in Windsor, Virginia, Farmers Bankshares, Inc. is the holding company for Farmers Bank, Windsor, Virginia. Farmers Bank was founded in 1919 and is a community bank which operates eight branches and services areas throughout Tidewater Virginia. Additional information is available at the company's website, www.farmersbankva.com.
The common stock of Farmers Bankshares, Inc. trades on the OTC Pink Marketplace under the symbol FBVA. Any stockbroker can assist with purchase of the company's stock, as well as with sales of holdings.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements with respect to Farmers' operations, performance, future strategy and goals. Actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, the effects of and changes in the following: economic conditions in Farmers' market area; Farmers' asset quality and ability to manage and assess the creditworthiness of its loan portfolio; deterioration in the housing market and collateral values; Farmers' inability to maintain adequate sources of funding and liquidity; Farmers' successful management of interest rate risk and changes in interest rates and interest rate policies; Farmers' reliance on its management team, including its ability to attract and retain key personnel; Farmers' ability to successfully manage technology and third-party vendors upon whom it is dependent; competition with other banks and financial institutions; the potential impact on Farmers of changes in laws and regulations; changes in accounting policies or standards; demand, development and acceptance of new products and services; changing trends in customer profiles and behavior; and the proposed merger with TowneBank, including its closing on the expected terms and schedule, the costs associated with completing it and integrating the businesses, and business operations until and through its closing. This press release speaks only as of its date, and Farmers disclaims any duty to update the information in it.
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WATCH: Crews rescue woman trapped in car amid rising flood waters
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. (Arizona’s Family/Gray News) - Residents outside of Phoenix woke up Friday to the aftermath of extensive flooding in the area.
Officials in Apache Junction confirmed at least five people had to be rescued, with others swept away in their vehicles.
Arizona’s Family reports authorities released body camera video showing one of the rescues, where a woman, later identified as Sur Teders, could be heard calling to officers for assistance with her dog also needing help.
The woman’s grandson, Connor Smith, said he came to her aid but couldn’t reach her because of the floodwaters, and that’s when he called 911.
Smith said his grandmother was physically OK after the incident, but the family has lost their dog. Teders’ granddaughter posted about the ordeal on social media and urged the community to participate in the search for their pet.
Authorities said multiple rescues were completed Thursday night as residents got caught in the rushing water. Crews also rescued a person from their home after floodwaters trapped them inside.
The city reported rescue crews were out Friday morning to clear roadways of dirt and debris.
Apache Junction city officials said most streets were open Friday evening, but drivers were still urged to use caution.
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SAN ANTONIO, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pursuant to Section 9-610 of the Uniform Commercial Code, GemCap Solutions, LLC, as servicer and attorney-in-fact for secured party GemCap Holdings, LLC (the "Secured Party") will hold a secured party public sale to the highest and best bidder for cash, with reserve, to be conducted telephonically by the Secured Party on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (the "Public Sale"). Qualified Bidders (defined below) may attend the Public Sale telephonically.
The Secured Party is conducting the Public Sale to foreclose the security interest held by the Secured Party in and to substantially all of the personal property assets of VOSGES HAUT-CHOCOLAT LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, VOSGES HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and VOSGES IP, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, jointly and severally (the "Borrower") and VOSGES HOLDINGS, INC, an Illinois corporation (the "Guarantor"), including, without limitation, (i) inventory ("Inventory"), (ii) accounts receivable ("Accounts Receivable"), (iii) certain machinery and equipment owned by the Borrower all as set forth on the schedule prepared by Secured Party (collectively, the "FF&E"), (iv) the following trademarks and trade names: "Vosges", "Vosges Haut- Chocolat", "Chocolate Meditation", "Vosges Cacao Elixirs", "Wild Ophelia", "Lady Boss", "Boss Lady", "Lab: Katrina Markoff", "Super Dark"; the following domain names: vosgeschocolate.com; the Borrower's recipes; and the Borrower's customer list (collectively, the "Intellectual Property"), and (v) trade fixtures ("Trade Fixtures"). The Inventory, Accounts Receivable, FF&E, Intellectual Property, and Trade Fixtures are collectively referred to as the "Public Sale Collateral".
The Secured Party is conducting the Public Sale to foreclose the lien and security interest held by the Secured Party in and to the Public Sale Collateral. At the Public Sale, all of Borrower's right, title and interest in and to the Public Sale Collateral will be sold "as is" and "where is" and the Secured Party shall make no representation or warranty, either express or implied, relating to title, use, quiet enjoyment, possession, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, completeness, condition or the like, all of which are hereby disclaimed, in the sale or disposition of the Public Sale Collateral. In addition, the Public Sale Collateral is being sold (i) free and clear of Secured Party's liens and any subordinate security interests, and (ii) without recourse to Secured Party, its attorneys and representatives. The Public Sale of the Public Sale Collateral, if made, shall be to the highest and best bidder.
In order to participate in the bidding process, each person or entity (a "Potential Bidder") must deliver to the undersigned (i) an executed confidentiality agreement in form and substance acceptable to Secured Party, (ii) current financial statements of the Potential Bidder or other evidence acceptable to Secured Party that will show the financial ability of the Potential Bidder to purchase the Public Sale Collateral, (iii) a completed and executed Asset Purchase Agreement in the form provided by Secured Party, and (iv) a deposit in an amount equal to ten percent of the bid amount which will be held in escrow by Secured Party. A Potential Bidder that complies with the foregoing requirements shall be deemed a "Qualified Bidder". Those Qualified Bidders participating at the Public Sale shall be provided with the telephone number and passcode to attend the Public Sale and shall be given the opportunity to bid on a competitive basis.
At the Public Sale, each of the Inventory, Accounts Receivable, FF&E, the Intellectual Property, and the Trade Fixtures may be offered for sale in separate lots or in combination lots and the Public Sale Collateral will be offered as a single lot. At the conclusion of the Public Sale, the successful bidder(s) must pay the final bid amount in full by a wire transfer of funds to the Secured Party. The Secured Party reserves the right to credit bid on any or all of the Public Sale Collateral at the Public Sale. The Secured Party reserves the right to reject all bids, adjourn or cancel the Public Sale.
For further details regarding the Public Sale Collateral, obtaining the confidentiality agreement and the form asset purchase agreement, and information regarding the Public Sale, you may contact either Michael Berens, Esq. by email at mberens@gmail.com or by telephone at (530) 304-6922 or David Ellis by email at dellis@gemcapsolutions.com or by telephone at (310) 494-1437.
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Encore: Whistler's Mother, meet Whistler's very, very close friend By Susan Stamberg Published July 26, 2022 at 4:26 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email A dreamy woman in white painted by James McNeill Whistler is the center of a new show at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.wbaa.org/2022-07-26/encore-whistlers-mother-meet-whistlers-very-very-close-friend | 2022-07-26 21:21:07 | 1 | https://www.wbaa.org/2022-07-26/encore-whistlers-mother-meet-whistlers-very-very-close-friend |
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