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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Rock Secured, a privately held company focused on helping clients protect their wealth by diversifying their savings with precious metals, has been ranked in the top 4% of the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of America's fastest-growing private companies.
Of the 5,000 companies listed, Red Rock Secured ranked 211, securing its place in the Inc. 500, after experiencing 2,555% growth over the last three years.
"I'm so proud of everyone here at Red Rock that helped us reach the top 4% of Inc. 5000's 2022 list," CEO Sean Kelly said. "Coming in at 211 is an honor. I'm so proud of my team for their dedication and hard work to help make this possible. When the recession hit in 2008, I watched helplessly as people lost their savings. I saw them become stressed and unsure about how they would save for retirement, and I knew I needed to help. For years, my team and I have been giving people a physical alternative for their retirement savings, one where asset protection is the primary focus. Another recession may be near, and I'm thankful that I have a team that's still around to educate and help those planning for retirement. We started this company to help people, and I am grateful to be able to still be doing that today."
Most people are worried about losing money in their retirement accounts. At Red Rock Secured, we convert that money into physical gold and silver so they can enjoy a worry-free retirement.
Red Rock Secured is dedicated to helping people and families protect, take control, and grow their wealth by diversifying into precious metals that can hold their value over time. Our goal is to provide long-term security from current economic instability to all of our clients. We're proud to use a customer-centric approach that seeks to educate first to ensure our customers are purchasing with confidence and have the long-term support and security they deserve. Our reputation speaks for itself with A+ customer testimonials and rankings across the leading consumer review and watchdog websites, including the BBB, Google Reviews, Consumer Affairs, Trustpilot, and more.
For more information, please visit redrocksecured.com. You can also follow us on YouTube, FB, and Twitter.
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No. 1 Employee Recognition Platform Unveils New Capabilities to Help Companies Build Winning Cultures of Appreciation
LAS VEGAS, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bonusly, an engaging recognition and rewards platform that connects teams and enriches company culture announced critical product enhancements that enable increased productivity and retention. These include an improved user experience, updated manager analytics, custom feeds, and new reward catalog features.
Retaining high-performing, productive employees is more challenging than ever. Over 4 million Americans quit their jobs monthly between July and November of 2022. According to Gartner, that figure is expected to grow, with turnover rates up to 24%. Additionally, data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics found that labor productivity decreased 2.7% in Q1 of 2023—the biggest decline in 75 years—leading companies to lose up to millions of dollars annually.
The Bonusly platform, recognized by G2 as the number one employee recognition provider, improves productivity and retention by way of meaningful recognition, enabling public recognition of both major and minor accomplishments. When strong recognition practices are in place, employees are four times more engaged. And engaged employees are critical to business outcomes, including higher productivity and lower attrition.
With Bonusly, employees receive an average of two meaningful, timely, and detailed recognitions from colleagues and managers every week. After deploying Bonusly, more than nine in ten (93%) customers see improved employee engagement. Bonusly customers include Chobani, ZipRecruiter, Pender Veterinary, and SDMI.
"Everyone has felt unappreciated at work at some point in their career, and many people have left a job because of it," said Raphael Crawford-Marks, founder and CEO of Bonusly. "Our mission is to make sure that everyone sees how much their managers and colleagues value their work. Our platform encourages specific and frequent recognition, increasing retention and productivity. With the release of these new capabilities employees and managers across organizations of all sizes can deliver and receive the recognition needed to foster a high performing culture of appreciation."
With these latest additions to the Bonusly platform, employees and HR teams gain the ability to:
- Boost employee engagement with an intuitive, and accessible interface. Developed from feedback and analytics from over 3,200 companies and 400,000 daily users, the new interface is functional and fun, with key platform data easy to find and act on and a WCAG AA accessibility supported interface.
- Increase productivity and retention with new manager analytics. Managers are responsible for 70% of the employee engagement gap. A new Manager Giving Tracker enables managers to identify direct reports who need additional, meaningful appreciation. The new Compare Rates feature allows leaders to compare recognition rates across different organization segments, enabling them to focus on teams and employees that need extra support.
- Maximize the impact of recognition with Custom Feeds that bring your unique company culture front and center to the digital workspace. The new feed enables users and administrators to create and follow personalized recognition feeds based on team, department, or location.
- Highlight a company's culture with a smarter, effortless Rewards experience. The Bonusly platform now offers a diverse catalog of 1,200+ rewards in over 200 countries, custom rewards unique to every company, and seamless integration with AXOMO for high-quality, hassle-free swag. Updates also include a new reward, Points Boost, that allows users to get more points before they run out — increasing recognition participation.
"Research shows that employees who are appreciated are more loyal to their employers," said Luis Jiminez, People Experience Associate, Headspace. "And one of the many ways we appreciate employees for their wins, hard work, and success is through Bonusly! Bonusly's employee recognition platform has made an impact on retention and has helped ensure our employees feel seen and recognized by not only their team but the entire company."
To hear more about the Bonusly platform, visit booth #4519 at SHRM23 in Las Vegas, June 12-14.
About Bonusly
Thousands of companies worldwide rely on Bonusly to build a winning culture of appreciation, and cultivate high-performing teams regardless of their location, work setting, or industry. Bonusly serves as a crucial tool for investing in, and driving positive business outcomes from a company's most critical asset — their people.
Bonusly's engagement software is easy to use and enables companies to build stronger connections among and between teams, leading to increased collaboration and innovation among your workforce. Additionally, Bonusly provides exclusive insights at the individual, team, and company levels, empowering managers to make informed decisions regarding culture, professional growth, performance management, and employee retention. To learn more, please visit http://bonus.ly.
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ALBION — Albion as a Safe Haven?
The Albion Town Council on Tuesday gave its blessing for Town Manager Jacob Ihrie to gather information about creating a Save Haven Baby Box location in Albion.
According to the Safe Haven website, “Safe Haven Baby Boxes was founded by Monica Kelsey in 2015 to give mothers/parents a safe and legal option to surrender their baby 100% anonymously. Safe Haven Baby Boxes’ mission is to prevent illegal abandonment of newborns by raising awareness, and offering a 24-hour hotline for mothers in crisis.”
According to Ihrie, a mother who does not want her infant child or fears she cannot properly care of it can simply place the infant in the specially designed box anonymously. Using the box triggers instant notifications to emergency personnel who could take possession of the baby.
There is a Safe Haven Baby Box currently in operation in Kendallville, but it hasn’t been utilized by a mother in need yet. A box in Ligonier is nearing completion.
Ihrie’s wife works for the Department of Child Services.
“We care about kids a lot,” Ihrie said.
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning the abortion rights ruling Roe V. Wade, Ihrie said there might be more babies being born if the Indiana General Assembly restricts or forbids access when it meets in emergency session beginning July 25.
According to Ihrie, the Albion Fire Department expressed at least preliminary interest in having the box at their location.
The box is climate controlled and has life-sustaining measures to keep a baby safe until help can arrive. There is also a video camera inside of the box.
Having a Safe Haven Box at the fire station would require two volunteer firefighters to carry pagers in the event the box is utilized.
The box carries a cost of approximately $11,000. Safe Haven legal advisors and inspectors would be utilized to make sure the box meets Indiana’s Safe Haven Law requirements and to insure the box would be safe for the child until help could arrive.
Ihrie did not have final answers on possible funding sources, but said he would inquire about donations if council decides to move forward. Another funding mechanism that was at least mentioned involved CEDIT funds which the town collects.
“I’m in favor of pursuing more information,” Councilman Don Shultz said.
The council voted 4-0 to allow Ihrie to gather that information.
Also at Tuesday’s meeting:
• The council gave its approval for Water Department/Wastewater Department Superintendent Terry Forker to advertise for quotes for a street-bladed snowplow for the last pickup purchased by the town. The pickup was ordered with a snow prep package.
• Albion Parks Department Superintendent Casey Myers reported that the park board is leaning toward installing a remote control car race track at Hidden Diamonds Park at the location of the current volleyball court. The court is underutilized, according to Myers, and if the demand ever goes back up, there is a location near the basketball courts which would be suitable.
A group is also raising funds in the hopes of installing a skatepark at Hidden Diamonds. The skatepark would be located in the area of the current campground, but pushed back. The parks department has decided to end camping at Hidden Diamonds after Oct. 1.
• Street Department Superintendent Corey Miller reported the town had received a contract from the Indiana Department of Transportation to provide street sweeping twice a year on INDOT roads in the town limits. The council tabled a vote on the contract to allow its attorney to review it. | https://www.kpcnews.com/albionnewera/article_c912298e-9d44-59cf-9a4b-fd96e38aff1a.html | 2022-07-20 15:23:58 | 1 | https://www.kpcnews.com/albionnewera/article_c912298e-9d44-59cf-9a4b-fd96e38aff1a.html |
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama said Monday that a woman has confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of the interstate.
Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis said Carlee Russell’s attorney, Emory Anthony, provided a statement on Monday saying there was no kidnapping.
“There was no kidnapping on Thursday July 13. My client did not see a baby on the side on the road,” the statement read, according to Derzis, who read it at a news conference. She did not leave the city, and acted alone, the statement added.
“My client apologizes for her actions to this community, the volunteers who were searching for her, to the Hoover Police Department and other agencies as well, as to her friends and family,” Anthony said in a statement. “We ask for your prayers for Carlee, as she addresses her issues and attempts to move forward, understanding that she made a mistake in this matter. Carlee again asks for your forgiveness and prayers.”
The Hoover Police Department announced the development five days after casting doubt on Russell’s story. Derzis said it is possible that Russell could face charges. He said they are trying to determine where she was in the two days she was gone.
“This was an elaborate deal. When you talk about calling 911,” the chief said.
Russell, 25, disappeared after calling 911 on July 13 to report a toddler wandering beside a stretch of interstate. She returned home two days later and told police she had been abducted and forced into a vehicle.
Her disappearance became a national news story. Images of the missing 25-year-old were shared broadly on social media.
Russell told detectives she was taken by a man who came out of the trees when she stopped to check on the child, put her in a car and an 18-wheel truck, blindfolded her and held her at a home where a woman fed her cheese crackers, authorities said at a news conference last week. At some point, Carlee Russell said she was put in a vehicle again but managed to escape and run through the woods to her neighborhood.
Investigators cast doubt on her story in a news conference last week. They said in the days before her disappearance, she searched for information on her cellphone about Amber Alerts, a movie about a woman’s abduction and a one-way bus ticket from Birmingham, Alabama, to Nashville, Tennessee, departing the day she disappeared. Her phone also showed she traveled about 600 yards while telling a 911 operator she was following a 3- or 4-year-old child in a diaper on the side of the highway.
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BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC, the "Company") informs that, as part of its debt management strategy and refinancing of 2023 maturities, it entered into a USD 1.0 billion credit agreement with The Bank of Nova Scotia (with a participation of USD 700 million) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (with a participation of USD 300 million).
The loan has a term of five (5) years commencing on the signing date, subject to the following conditions: (i) principal amortizable in four equal semiannual installments during the last two years of the term of the agreement and (ii) a variable interest rate of SOFR + 210 basis points payable semiannually; among others.
The contract was authorized by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit ("MHCP" for its Spanish acronym) through resolution 3373 of December 19, 2022, within the framework of a request submitted by the Company to execute an external public debt management operation:
i. For the substitution of the current nominal amount of USD 665 million under the non-revolving committed line entered on September 20, 2018 with Mizuho Bank Ltd., The Bank of Nova Scotia and Banco Sabadell, which was authorized by the MHCP pursuant to Resolution No. 2733 of September 04, 2018; and,
ii. To make payments on the principal maturities of the Cartagena Refinery loans assumed by the Company, authorized by the MHCP pursuant to Resolution No. 4112 of December 7, 2017.
To obtain the loan, the Company complied with all the required internal and external procedures and approvals.
The Company believes the conditions obtained illustrate confidence of the international financial sector in the Company and its proactive management of the 2023 debt maturities.
Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia and one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent, with more than 18,000 employees. In Colombia, it is responsible for more than 60% of the hydrocarbon production of most transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems, and it holds leading positions in the petrochemicals and gas distribution segments. With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA's shares, the company participates in energy transmission, the management of real-time systems (XM), and the Barranquilla - Cartagena coastal highway concession. At the international level, Ecopetrol has a stake in strategic basins in the American continent, with Drilling and Exploration operations in the United States (Permian basin and the Gulf of Mexico), Brazil, and Mexico, and, through ISA and its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol holds leading positions in the power transmission business in Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, road concessions in Chile, and the telecommunications sector. This press release contains business prospect statements, operating and financial result estimates, and statements related to Ecopetrol's growth prospects. These are all projections and, as such, they are based solely on the expectations of the managers regarding the future of the company and their continued access to capital to finance the company's business plan. The realization of said estimates in the future depends on the behavior of market conditions, regulations, competition, and the performance of the Colombian economy and the industry, among other factors, and are consequently subject to change without prior notice.
This release contains statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this release or in future filings or press releases, or orally, address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, including in respect of the Company's prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company's business plan, among others. Consequently, changes in the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements: market prices of oil & gas, our exploration, and production activities, market conditions, applicable regulations, the exchange rate, the Company's competitiveness and the performance of Colombia's economy and industry, to mention a few. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co
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Robitaille Will Focus on Commercializing New Products, Driving Revenue and Increasing Brand Awareness Alongside the Company's Seasoned Senior Leadership Team
WOODINVILLE, Wash., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anavasi Diagnostics ('Anavasi'), a medical technology company focused on the development of novel molecular diagnostic testing, has announced the addition of Scott Robitaille as Vice President of Sales & Marketing.
Robitaille joins Anavasi with in-depth knowledge of the medical device and molecular diagnostics sector and over two decades of sales, marketing, and channel management experience. Over the course of his career with firms such as Immunostics, Chembio Diagnostics, and Abbott's Alere Inc., Scott has demonstrated a track record of initiating and leading change, driving results, and transforming business to improve the customer experience. In his recent role at Visby Medical, Scott led contract negotiations, developing long-term profitable customer accounts through relationships with major distribution channel partners.
"I'm honored to be joining Anavasi at this pivotal stage of growth for the company," said Scott. "With our novel, disruptive technology, I look forward to solidifying Anavasi's place in the medical diagnostic market as a leader in the industry," said Robitaille.
"We are pleased to have Scott join our team," said Nelson Patterson, President and Chief Executive Officer at Anavasi Diagnostics. "We searched for a leader with proven product launch results who built strong teams and was a recognized executive in the diagnostics space. Scott met all of those criteria, and we are glad to have him aboard. He will be a critical part of our success."
Robitaille joins an Anavasi Diagnostics executive team comprised of highly regarded industry executives, including Patterson (President and CEO), Scott Hales (Chief Financial Officer), Mike Blaivas, MD, FACEP (Chief Medical Officer) and Guy Ellis (Chief Operating Officer). The three Anavasi Co-Founders remain actively involved in daily operations and development, too: Barry Lutz, PhD (Chief Scientific Officer), Robert Atkinson (Chief of Innovation and Technology) and Minh Duong (Chief of Engineering). Anavasi is a portfolio company of the National Institutes of Health's Rapid Acquisition of Diagnostics (RADx) program where it has received $14.9M in contract funding for rapid scaling and commercialization of its AsecencioDx™ platform. The Company has also raised $8.6M in separate funding to date and is currently completing a $6M bridge round and kicking off a $20M Series A raise.
"Anavasi continues to increase productivity with a focus on preparing for commercialization as we await final FDA authorization for emergency use (EUA) for the Ascencio platform. We are excited about the sales, marketing, and business development expertise Scott will bring to our team. These areas will be crucial for the company as we begin to roll out the AscencioDx™ platform to point-of-care facilities and work on future product developments," said Patterson.
For more information, please visit www.anavasidx.com.
About Anavasi Diagnostics
Anavasi Diagnostics is a medical technology company focused on saving lives by developing novel molecular diagnostic testing using a proprietary patent-pending reverse transcriptase methodology. It was founded by world-leading university researchers, top medical device and clinical diagnostics engineering and design executives, manufacturing experts and a former Microsoft software veteran. Throughout their careers, the team has altogether been responsible for the introduction of more than forty medical/diagnostic products and over 350 peer-reviewed research publications. www.anavasidx.com
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday that contains more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers.
But the directives would be funded out of existing commitments, possibly including last year's laws financing infrastructure projects and building computer chip plants. That likely means their impact would be limited and possess more of a symbolic weight about what's possible. The Democratic president was far more ambitious in 2021 by calling to provide more than $425 billion to expand child care, improve its affordability and boost wages for caregivers.
"The executive order doesn’t require any new spending," Biden said in remarks at the White House. “It’s about making sure taxpayers get the best value for the investments they’ve already made.”
Biden also has called for more money for the care economy in his 2024 budget plan, drawing a sharp line with Republicans, who are seeking limits on spending.
Susan Rice, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, told reporters on a phone call that the order shows that Biden isn't waiting on Congress to act.
“The child care, long-term care systems in this country just don’t work well,” Rice said. “High-quality care is costly to deliver. It’s labor-intensive. It requires skilled workers. Yet care workers, who are disproportionately women and women of color and immigrants, are among the lowest paid in the country.”
The order seeks to improve the child care provided to the offspring of federal workers, including military families. It plans to lower costs for families that are part of the Child Care & Development Block Grant program. Military veterans would get better home-based care. And the Department of Health and Human Services would raise pay and benefits for teachers and staff in the Head Start program. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-signs-child-care-executive-order/507-3c417ac9-f9fd-487f-9cb3-3d40ec27115a | 2023-04-18 21:29:38 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-signs-child-care-executive-order/507-3c417ac9-f9fd-487f-9cb3-3d40ec27115a |
CHANHASSEN, Minn., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ("Life Time" or the "Company") (NYSE: LTH) today announced that its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2022, will be released before market open on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The Company will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the financial results.
Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 877-451-6152 (U.S.) or 1-201-389-0879 (International) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available online at https://ir.lifetime.life.
A recorded replay of the conference call will be available within approximately three hours of the conclusion of the call and may be accessed online at https://ir.lifetime.life.
About Life Time®
Life Time (NYSE: LTH) empowers people to live healthy, happy lives through its portfolio of more than 160 athletic country clubs across the United States and Canada. The Company's healthy way of life communities and ecosystem address all aspects of healthy living, healthy aging and healthy entertainment for people 90 days to 90+ years old. Supported by a team of more than 30,000 dedicated professionals, Life Time is committed to providing the best programs and experiences through its clubs, iconic athletic events and comprehensive digital platform.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Veru Inc. ("Veru") (NASDAQ: VERU) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Veru Inc. common stock between May 11, 2022 and November 9, 2022, inclusive.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Veru, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
https://www.wongesq.com/pslra-1/veru-inc-loss-submission-form?prid=35604&wire=4
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Veru includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 1) the Company had withheld material adverse facts about the data from the sabizabulin Phase 3 trial and the Company's interactions with the United States Food and Drug Administration; 2) defendants misled Veru's shareholders to believe that the data from the sabizabulin Phase 3 trial was sufficient to support Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA") and even the submission of a New Drug Application without any further studies; and 3) the Company's filings concealed the true risks faced by Veru in gaining approval for its EUA request.
DEADLINE: February 6, 2023
Aggrieved Veru investors only have until February 6, 2023 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Three Norman City Council candidates, including one incumbent, sought and received the endorsement of Norman’s police union well before the December filing period. Two others told The Transcript they never received an opportunity to interview with the union.
Several candidates kicked off their campaigns for elected office as early as July, with some approaching the Fraternal Order of Police as early as October.
Ward 1 candidate Austin Ball, Ward 3 incumbent Kelly Lynn and Ward 5 candidate Cindi Tuccillo asked for and received FOP endorsements.
Ward 5 incumbent Rarchar Tortorello, challenger Michael Nash and Ward 3 candidate Bree Montoya did not receive the union’s endorsement.
Tortorello and Montoya said the FOP did not approach them to interview with the board. Nash declined to comment about the snub.
In 2022, the union waited to endorse a mayoral candidate until after a spring forum it held with the fire department union. The FOP endorsed Larry Heikkila.
Tortorello told The Transcript he worked with the police department and advocated on the dais for purchasing police equipment and increasing department funding.
He obtained the endorsement in 2021 after the police union interviewed each candidate, adding that he believed the FOP would repeat the interview process again this year.
Tortorello pointed out that Brandon Tuccillo — Cindi’s Tuccillo’s son — works for the Norman Police Department. Online records indicate the officer started working for the department in 2017.
“Regarding the FOP endorsing the mother of a Norman police officer, as a union they are free to do so,” Tortorello said. “I’m proud of their endorsement in 2021 but have the most important endorsement this time –- those citizens of my ward who know what I’ve accomplished for them.”
Montoya, the Ward 3 candidate, was raised by a police officer.
“As the daughter of a Norman police officer and a graduate of the NPD Citizens Police Academy, I have always valued our first responders,” she said.
Endorsement or not, Montoya said she will work with the department in the future if elected.
“I would have enjoyed the opportunity to visit with both unions during the campaign,” she said. “Nonetheless, if elected, I plan to have productive and transparent conversations with both departments regarding policy, funding, recruitment and retention.”
Robert Wasoski, FOP president, said candidates approached the union early on and its endorsement of Lynn was based on a proven track record, including his support and aligned values of the department to prioritize public safety.
“Kelly Lynn we supported because he supports us,” Wasoski said.
The police union president said he also knew Tortorello’s track record of support.
“I certainly do believe he has supported the police department, and the efforts that he has taken,” Wasoski said, referring to Tortorello. “We felt like maybe Cindi was a better representation of what we wanted.”
Other endorsements
In addition to the endorsement from the police union, Ball — whose opponent dropped out of the race but remains on the ballot — reported he had received the support of the Oklahoma Secondment Association (OK2A).
The organization purports to support personal liberty in addition to gun rights. Cleveland County Young Republicans also endorsed Ball.
Voters could still elect his opponent, Ward 1 incumbent Brandi Studley, even though she has moved away. The county election board did not have sufficient time to remove her name from the ballot, officials said.
Lynn, meanwhile, whose future on the council could be decided in court before Tuesday’s election, also received endorsements from the OK2A, the local fire department union, Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, Heikkila, and Cleveland County Young Republicans.
Tuccillo said both the police and fire unions, as well as Standridge, endorsed her. | https://www.normantranscript.com/news/coveted-police-union-endorsement-eludes-city-council-incumbent/article_b61ce8ea-aa4c-11ed-b38a-7705c61dbfc8.html | 2023-02-12 12:17:32 | 1 | https://www.normantranscript.com/news/coveted-police-union-endorsement-eludes-city-council-incumbent/article_b61ce8ea-aa4c-11ed-b38a-7705c61dbfc8.html |
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Genocide survivors in Rwanda welcomed the conviction of Laurent Bucyibaruta, the highest-ranking Rwandan to have faced trial in France over the 1994 genocide.
Many in this East African country support President Paul Kagame’s efforts to get France and other countries to arrest and try all genocide suspects still at large in Europe.
Bucyibaruta, 78, was sentenced to 20 years in Tuesday’s decision following his trial on genocide charges. The Paris court convicted him of complicity to commit genocide and crimes against humanity, but acquitted him of charges of war crimes and genocide, saying there was no proof that he was the main perpetrator.
Bucyibaruta, who has lived in France since 1997, was not in custody during the trial but was detained by gendarmes as soon as the verdict was read. He can appeal the ruling within 10 days.
The Bucyibaruta verdict is an important one to survivors of the killings in Rwanda’s Gikongoro province, where he was the governor during the genocide and a known hardliner within the ruling party. Gikongoro, with its substantial Tutsi population, was a genocide hotspot.
Genocide survivors who spoke to The Associated Press Wednesday said the decision showed justice can never come too late.
“Because of his groundwork, many Tutsi were killed,” said Joseph Ntwali, who lived in Gikorongo during the genocide, urging French authorities to try more genocide suspects still living in that country.
He recalled Bucyibaruta as a man with influence who in speeches sowed the seeds of ethnic hatred.
Naphtal Ahishakiye, the executive secretary of a genocide survivors’ group known as Ibuka, commended France's political will in trying genocide perpetrators, saying the verdict has come as a result of improved bilateral ties between Rwanda and France.
“We know very well that no punishment can equal the crime of genocide, but it’s better when perpetrators are tried and punished in the end,” Ahishakiye said.
The mass killing of Rwanda’s Tutsi population was ignited on April 6, 1994, when a plane carrying then-President Juvénal Habyarimana was shot down and crashed in Kigali, the capital, killing the leader who, like most Rwandans, was an ethnic Hutu.
The Tutsi were blamed for downing the plane, and although they denied it, bands of Hutu extremists began killing them, including children, with support from the army, police and militias.
Over 100 days, more than 800,000 Tutsi and the moderate Hutu who tried to protect them were killed.
In the case of Bucyibaruta, he was accused of luring people out of their hiding places in the bush into schools or churches, promising protection. But they were not safe in those places and many were killed.
The presence in France of fugitives such as Bucyibaruta for years was a source of aggravation for Rwandan authorities, who urged European nations to arrest suspects.
But ties between Rwanda and France under President Emmanuel Macron have improved recently as some suspects have been arrested.
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European Central Bank hikes rates, vows ‘we are not done’
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank chugged ahead with another outsized interest rate hike Thursday and vowed more to come, underlining its drive to subdue inflation even as the European economy slows and the U.S. Federal Reserve eases its pace of increases.
The Frankfurt-based bank raised its key benchmarks by half a percentage point and said it intends to make a similar move in March. Policymakers are moving aggressively to choke off price spikes that have slowed from record highs but are still hurting households in the 20 countries that use the euro currency.
The bank, which also hiked by a half-point in December, “will stay the course in raising interest rates significantly at a steady pace,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said at a news conference.
“Now you will say, ‘Well, yes, but what about after March? Does that mean that you have reached the pinnacle or the peak?’ she later added. “No, no, no, no. We know that we have ground to cover. We know that we are not done.”
The Bank of England also went big Thursday with a half-point hike, but the Fed pulled back a day earlier, slowing to a quarter-point hike as central banks around the world reassess their approach to tackling price spikes that have started to slow.
Central bank action can hold back economic growth if they go too far. With the ECB moving quickly, Lagarde acknowledged that “economic activity has slowed markedly” since the middle of last year and it’s expected to stay weak as demand slows around the world and Russia’s war in Ukraine raises uncertainty.
The eurozone’s economy has stagnated, growing only 0.1% in the last three months of 2022.
But Lagarde was optimistic overall, pointing to easing supply chain backups and Europe’s natural gas supply becoming more secure even after Russia cut off most flows to the continent.
“The economy has proved more resilient than expected and should recover over the coming quarters,” she said.
The ECB’s bigger moves compared to the Fed partly reflect a later start in raising rates in July, four months after the U.S. central bank made its first increase, and from lower levels. That means more ground to make up.
Raising rates makes it more expensive for consumers to borrow for purchases like homes and cars and for companies to fund expansions. That is designed to cool demand for goods that push up consumer prices, which increased 8.5% in the eurozone last month from a year earlier.
While still high, the annual rate has dropped three months in a row after reaching a record high of 10.6% in October.
Inflation is one of the key factors holding back economic growth, robbing consumers of spending power as higher food and energy prices consume their paychecks.
High energy prices tied to the war in Ukraine have driven up utility bills for households and businesses, which have passed on those extra costs to shoppers and diners. That’s been the major driver of European inflation, which is well above the ECB’s target of 2% considered best for the economy.
Workers across continental Europe and in the United Kingdom have been holding strikes and protests to demand that their pay keep pace with the soaring cost of living.
European governments have passed billions in relief to shield people from high natural gas prices, which have fallen from all-time highs during the summer as Europe found other suppliers and warmer-than-expected winter weather reduced the chance of shortages and rationing. But they’re still three times higher than when Russia massed troops on the border with Ukraine.
“It is important to now start rolling these measures back promptly in line with the fall in energy prices and in a concerted manner,” Lagarde said.
While interest rate hikes are the usual cure for inflation, they also mean people are facing sharply higher mortgage rates to buy homes and banks that are becoming more restrictive with loans.
ECB officials say decisive action now will prevent inflation from becoming ingrained in wages, prices and people’s expectations and force more drastic action later. Bank officials say economic growth should recover more strongly later in the year, expecting a 0.5% increase in output — still less than 3.5% in 2022.
The ECB’s benchmark for lending now stands at 3%, and the rate on deposits left overnight by commercial banks is 2.5%. The key U.S. federal funds rate after Wednesday’s meeting is at 4.5% to 4.75%.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Toews took a couple of small laps and waved to the fans as they chanted “Jonny! Jonny!” He patted his heart and held his stick in the air as the crowd roared.
Toews played one last game with Chicago on Thursday, closing out a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. The captain was showered with cheers all night long as the Blackhawks lost 5-4 to the Philadelphia Flyers in their season finale.
“It’s almost hard to accept that love and that praise,” Toews said. “So I tried my best to just soak it in.”
General manager Kyle Davidson announced earlier in the day that the team would not re-sign Toews, who turns 35 on April 29. The center is eligible for free agency after agreeing to an $84 million, eight-year contract extension in July 2014.
“I think words fail to adequately summarize everything that Jonathan’s done for the organization, the amazing memories that he provided,” Davidson said. “He’ll be a Blackhawk forever.”
Once nicknamed “Captain Serious” — a reputation that faded away as he showed more of his personality over the years — Toews could decide to retire after missing a chunk of this season with what he described as symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. He also missed the 2020-21 season because of those same health issues.
“The thought of playing for another team right now is so far in the back of my mind right now, especially after that moment,” Toews said. “I always thought I’d retire a Blackhawk and part of me still believes in that, so we’ll see.”
Toews’ last game with Chicago was against the team he faced in the 2010 Stanley Cup Final, when he led the Blackhawks to their first championship in 49 years.
He heard loud, prolonged cheers when he was introduced with the starting lineup, and every time he was shown on the overhead videoboard. The reception reached another level when Toews scored a power-play goal in the second period, leading to a thunderous round of applause.
It was Toews’ first goal since Jan. 28 and No. 15 on the season. He has 372 goals and 511 assists in 1,067 regular-season games — all with Chicago.
“There’s absolutely no hard feelings,” he said. “I have nothing but love and gratitude for the Blackhawks.”
Toews was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 draft, one of the first markers in the team’s rise to the top of the NHL. He was just 20 years old when he became the 34th captain in team history in July 2008.
“He’s definitely our team leader, and he’s been the leader here for a long time,” first-year coach Luke Richardson said. “It was always fun to watch him play. I was always a fan, but to have a chance to work with him this year was absolutely amazing.”
Toews was part of a core group that helped Chicago put together the best stretch in franchise history, also winning the Stanley Cup in 2013 and 2015. The Blackhawks also made it to the Western Conference finals in 2014, losing to the Los Angeles Kings in an epic seven-game series.
But the franchise has fallen on hard times of late. It is among the worst teams in the NHL this year, in the mix for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft and a chance to take Connor Bedard.
Toews’ departure comes in the wake of a February trade that shipped star forward Patrick Kane to the New York Rangers.
“I don’t know if it’s necessarily putting the past behind us. It’s moreso clearing the deck to some extent to allow the organic growth for young players into leadership roles,” Davidson said. “Offer this new era of Blackhawks player the same opportunity that Toews, Kane, (Duncan) Keith, (Brent) Seabrook, they were all offered when they came in the league.”
Following a series of conversations, Davidson said he told Toews of the decision while the team was in Seattle last week. The GM also said he had talked to CEO Danny Wirtz, the son of Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz, about the move.
“Danny and Rocky spoke with Jonathan, not about this, just to kind of reminisce about what was lived and experienced and just to show that respect and share in the memories that were made together,” Davidson said. “So, when you’re moving on from someone like Jonathan Toews, they have to be involved. They have to be, given the status and stature of the player.”
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The cloud-native API-based solution offers embedded experience for BNPL, reduces costs and time-to-market
BRISTOL, England, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pismo, one of the world's fastest-growing banking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firms, has announced a new capability of its core banking and payments platform: digital lending.
Digital lending is part of Pismo's cloud-native and API-based platform. It brings agility and flexibility to accelerate the creation of new products, covering traditional business and consumer offerings, as well as new opportunities such as Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), for banks and fintechs of all sizes.
The lending landscape has changed dramatically over the last few years. It will continue to shift to a higher volume of loans, with lower transaction values, presenting a challenge that requires scalability and integrity. The global lending market is expected to grow to $11,285.05 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6%
Juliana Binatti Motta, co-founder and CPO at Pismo, says: "With a larger portion of people using small amount loans, banks and fintechs need a nimble solution to power embedded lending experiences, allowing them to rapidly respond to market changes, while creating new revenue sources. That's how our new capability was designed".
Since its Series B funding round led by SoftBank, Amazon, and Accel, which raised $108 million in October 2021, Pismo has grown exponentially. The company now has operations in Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, India and Latam.
Pismo was founded in Brazil and has deep experience developing and implementing banking and cards solutions for digital banks and large financial institutions, including Itaú, BTG Pactual, and N26.
"Pismo's digital lending extends our platform capability and enables customers – both new and existing – to augment their banking and card operations with a lending product that matches both the scale and time to market that our customers have come to expect," adds Juliana.
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The 2023 3M Open Odds & Preview: Ryan Fox
Held from July 27-30, Ryan Fox is set to play in the 2023 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.
Looking to place a bet on Fox at the 3M Open this week? Read on for the betting trends you need to know before you make your picks.
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Ryan Fox Insights
- Fox has finished under par 11 times and shot 12 rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 20 rounds.
- He has recorded a top-five score in two of his last 20 rounds, while ranking among the top 10 scores of the day four times.
- Fox has posted a score within three shots of the day's best in four of his last 20 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day nine times.
- Fox has finished in the top 20 in one of his past five appearances.
- Fox has finished with a score better than the tournament average in three of his past five events.
- Fox hopes to make the cut for the seventh straight time.
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3M Open Insights and Stats
- Courses on the Tour in the past year have averaged 7,017 yards, a good bit shorter than the 7,431-yard length for this tournament.
- Golfers at TPC Twin Cities have averaged a score of -8 per tournament, lower than the Tour-wide scoring average of -5 in the past year.
- Courses that Fox has played in the past year have measured an average of 7,370 yards, 61 yards shorter than the 7,431-yard TPC Twin Cities this week.
- In the past year, the events he has played have had a scoring average of even par among finishers, higher than the -8 average at this course.
Fox's Last Time Out
- Fox was in the 35th percentile on par 3s at The Open Championship, with an average of 3.19 strokes on the 16 par-3 holes.
- His 4.07-stroke average on the 44 par-4 holes at The Open Championship was strong, putting him in the 79th percentile of the field.
- Fox shot better than 36% of the field at The Open Championship on the tournament's 12 par-5 holes, averaging 4.83 strokes per hole compared to the field average, which was 4.78.
- Fox carded a birdie or better on three of 16 par-3s at The Open Championship, better than the field average of 1.3.
- On the 16 par-3s at The Open Championship, Fox carded more bogeys or worse (six) than the tournament average (2.3).
- Fox's four birdies or better on the 44 par-4s at The Open Championship were more than the field average (3.4).
- In that last outing, Fox's par-4 showing (on 44 holes) included a bogey or worse seven times (better than the field's average, 8.1).
- Fox finished The Open Championship with a birdie or better on six par-5 holes, while the field averaged 3.4 on the 12 par-5s.
- On the 12 par-5s at The Open Championship, Fox had more bogeys or worse (two) than the field average (1.2).
3M Open Time and Date Info
- Date: July 27-30, 2023
- Course: TPC Twin Cities
- Location: Blaine, Minnesota
- Par: 71 / 7,431 yards
- Fox Odds to Win: +5500 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) _ ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. (ACR) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $5.5 million.
The Uniondale, New York-based company said it had net income of 8 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were 45 cents per share.
The commercial real estate investment trust posted revenue of $20.1 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $11.3 million.
ACRES Commercial shares have decreased 33% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $8.30, a decline of 55% in the last 12 months.
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A new bill is generating support from Hartford's North End advocates who are seeking systemic changes after what they’ve described as years of sewage and flooding problems in their community.
Activist Bridgitte Prince says the proposal under consideration in the Connecticut legislature has bipartisan support and was introduced by state Rep. Tom Delnicki (R-South Windsor).
The bill, in its initial draft, calls for a number of actions, including a task force to examine the operation of the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), requiring annual audits by the Auditors of Public Accounts, and enforcement of a code of ethics.
In public testimony earlier this month, MDC’s district counsel, Christopher R. Stone, opposed the legislation. He said that many of the measures are redundant, noting that MDC is already independently audited annually and has an established code of ethics. He described the legislation as generally unnecessary and that it could cause harm.
The legislative action comes as the Environmental Protection Agency met with North End residents in February.
After several community meetings with officials and complaints from the community, the Greater Hartford NAACP demanded that the City of Hartford, MDC, DEEP, DPH and EPA take “necessary actions to right these wrongs.”
“We cannot continue to ignore the fact that these issues are not isolated incidents but rather the result of a long history of systemic discrimination and neglect,” they said.
Advocates said the sewage and flooding issues in the North End are due to discrimination and inaction. J. Stan McCauley, president of the Greater Hartford African-American Alliance, said these are known and ongoing issues of racial and environmental justice.
"The Black and brown community in North End Hartford winds up being the community that is discriminated against because someone made the decision to put them last on the list,” McCauley said. “But the sewage separation from the clean water has more to do with ensuring that nitrogen is not discharged into the Connecticut River.”
Prince said the sewage and flooding problems have been exacerbated by climate change and extreme weather events, further compounding the harm inflicted on these communities.
“We are bracing ourselves because of the storm season, which comes in the spring and the summer, to see what happens because climate change is not only coming, it's here," she said.
The proposal has received bipartisan support, including from state Rep. Geraldo Reyes Jr. (D-Waterbury).
“I am backing a bill proposed to expand the existing law's scope and strengthen the language,” Reyes said. “We are all aware that power plants, sewage treatment centers, waste incinerators, and landfills are disproportionately causing harm to low-income communities and communities of color throughout Connecticut."
Meanwhile, in Hartford, Councilman Thomas “TJ” Clarke II said a city resolution has been introduced to create a sustainability plan and implement new environmental measures.
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When you visit your local pharmacy to purchase over-the-counter medicine, you’ll typically find that you can buy many medications in liquid, capsule or tablet form.
But some TikTok users want to know if liquid medication, like DayQuil or NyQuil, is more effective than capsules.
THE QUESTION
Is liquid medication more effective than capsules?
THE SOURCES
- Orlando Clinical Research Center
- Procter & Gamble's Vicks, the makers of DayQuil and NyQuil
- Phillip Gerk, Ph.D., professor and vice chair of the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Pharmaceutics
THE ANSWER
No, liquid medication is not more effective than capsules.
WHAT WE FOUND
Liquid and capsules contain the same amount of medicine and work equally well to treat an illness, according to medical researchers, but liquid medicine absorbs marginally faster than capsules.
When the human body begins to metabolize a medication, different organs process the ingredients before they are finally released into the bloodstream, according to the Orlando Clinical Research Center. The vast majority of over-the-counter cold and flu medications are taken orally and are broken down within the gastrointestinal tract at different rates, the research center says.
Cold and flu medication is generally administered as a liquid syrup, a liquid-filled capsule, or as a solid tablet or pill. VERIFY checked the labels of DayQuil and NyQuil Cold & Flu Relief, which are sold in liquid and liquid-filled capsule form, and we found that both forms contained the same amount of medication for an adult dose — the only difference is how quickly the medicine is absorbed.
“In terms of speed of absorption, generally, the liquid would be the fastest, liquid caps would be second, and then tablets and capsules would be third,” said Phillip Gerk, Ph.D., vice chair of the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Pharmaceutics.
Each 30-milliliter dose of DayQuil Cold & Flu liquid medicine contains 650 milligrams of acetaminophen (pain reliever/fever reducer), 20 milligrams of dextromethorphan HBr (cough suppressant), and 10 milligrams of phenylephrine HCI (nasal decongestant). Two DayQuil liquid-filled capsules contain the same ingredients.
Meanwhile, each 30-milliliter dose of NyQuil Cold & Flu liquid medicine contains 650 milligrams of acetaminophen, 30 milligrams of dextromethorphan HBr, and 12.5 milligrams of doxylamine succinate 12.5 mg (antihistamine). Two NyQuil liquid-filled capsules contain the same ingredients. Generic versions of the medications also contain the same formulations.
The Orlando Clinical Research Center explains that after an oral medication is taken, it is broken down by stomach acids before it passes through the liver and enters the bloodstream. Gerk says liquid absorbs faster than liquid-filled capsules or tablets because “basically, it just has to mix with the body fluid,” while the others have shells that have to break open or dissolve first.
But he says the timing between how long it takes for liquid, liquid-filled capsules and tablets to fully dissolve “doesn't make much of a difference.”
“So amongst those three different types of dosage forms that I mentioned, we're talking about a difference of really a few minutes, rather than hours,” Gerk told VERIFY.
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Which earbuds are better?
Getting a new pair of earbuds might be more complicated than you think. There are several factors to consider before purchasing earbuds, but if you want to boil it down to two brands, Bose and Samsung are worth your attention. Bose is a leading brand for audio products, including earbuds. Samsung has only recently dipped its toes into those waters and now also offers high-quality earbuds.
How do they stack up against each other, though? Each brand offers several models, but there are differences in design, specs and build.
Bose earbuds
If you’re looking for a high-quality pair of new earbuds, Bose will not disappoint. Bose prides itself on making audio electronics that deliver high-fidelity sound and top-tier features. Bose earbuds range from $130-$200, with the only real difference among models being the build and design.
Bose earbuds pros
Bose uses high-quality tweeters and drivers to reproduce rich sound. If you listen to music such as hip-hop, reggae, jazz or funk, you’ll find that Bose earbuds deliver good bass for their size. They also have a broad soundstage, so music with prominent highs and lows sounds terrific as well.
Most Bose earbuds have an Ingress Protection rating indicating how water-resistant they are, which is an important consideration if you’re looking for a pair to work out with. They also offer good battery life, lasting five to seven hours on a single charge, and the ear tips are typically more comfortable than the ones that come packaged with most Samsung earbuds.
Bose earbuds cons
If you find Bose earbuds on sale, jump at the opportunity — they’re infamous for being expensive. You can find high-quality over-ear headphones by other brands for the same price as, or lower price than, Bose’s top earbuds.
Bose earbuds aren’t as sleek as Samsung earbuds and generally have a more robust build. This makes them more durable but can feel uncomfortable if you plan on using them for exercising.
Best Bose earbuds
Bose QuietComfort Noise-Canceling Earbuds
These earbuds offer crisp high-fidelity audio and have an advanced acoustic system to deliver an immersive listening experience. They come with three sizes of comfortable StayHear Max ear tips, last up to six hours on a full charge and have simple touch controls.
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These earbuds last up to five hours on a single charge and are designed for those with an active lifestyle. They’re suitable for even the most rigorous workout sessions, offer fantastic sound quality and have a beam-forming microphone for crystal-clear audio during calls.
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These earbuds are connected with a cord and designed to stay in your ears during tough workouts. They offer wireless connectivity via Bluetooth or near field communication, last up to six hours on a full charge and come with several Stay Hear+ Sport ear tips.
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Samsung earbuds
Samsung earbuds offer excellent audio quality and are designed to integrate with Android smartphones seamlessly. You can find a basic pair of Samsung wireless earbuds for $100, but if you want something with more premium features and a durable build, expect to spend up to $160.
Samsung earbuds pros
Samsung earbuds have a more sleek, stylish design than most Bose earbuds, and many users find them more comfortable and practical for exercising. As with the best Bose earbuds, the best Samsung earbuds have active noise-canceling for tuning out ambient noise and transparency modes for being more aware of your surroundings.
Samsung earbuds are more affordable than Bose earbuds and are an excellent choice for anyone working with a budget. They’re not cheap by any means, but they’re perfect if you’re looking to save a few bucks on quality earbuds.
Also, although Samsung earbuds are compatible with iOS devices and support various Bluetooth codecs, they work much better when paired with a device running Android 5.0. Specifically, they work best with Samsung smartphones since these offer more software support and diverse touch control functions.
Samsung earbuds cons
Samsung earbuds sound great but generally don’t offer the same bass as most Bose earbuds. Samsung earbuds’ battery life is typically poorer than Bose’s, but since they come with a wireless charging case, it’s not a huge concern for most users. Also, because of the integrated microphones in Bose earbuds, Samsung’s noise-canceling isn’t nearly as effective.
Best Samsung earbuds
These stylish earbuds have a 12-millimeter tweeter, long-lasting battery life and active noise-cancellation to block out ambient noise. They deliver spatial sound and impressive bass for their size, have an always-on voice assistant function and come in five colors.
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Intelligent active noise-cancellation lets users drown out noisy environments with a single touch of a button. The 11-millimeter woofer and 6.5-millimeter tweeter deliver rich sound, the call quality is crystal-clear and they have an IPX7 water-resistance rating, making them suitable for exercising.
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These earbuds have an Ambient Aware feature that lets you be more aware of your surroundings while listening to your favorite tunes. They have a three-microphone setup for high-quality sound during phone calls, touch controls for managing music playback and last 22 hours.
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Should you get Bose earbuds or Samsung earbuds?
Bose and Samsung earbuds share many characteristics and features that make them similar in terms of quality. You’ll get many of the same features across most models, including an IP rating, noise-canceling, simple touch controls, access to voice assistants and different-sized ear tip cushions.
Bose earbuds are generally better if you’re a bass-lover or looking for earbuds with a broader overall soundstage and high-end acoustics. However, if you want high-quality sound at a more affordable price, Samsung earbuds are worth a look and have a more stylish design.
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The Buffalo supermarket massacre is the latest mass shooting authorities say was motivated by hate
Saturday's massacre in Buffalo, New York, is the latest mass shooting in which authorities say the suspect was motivated by hate.
The suspected shooter, an 18-year-old white man, shot and killed 10 people and injured three others at a supermarket in a predominantly Black area, authorities said. Eleven of the victims are Black.
"We'll be aggressive in our pursuit of anyone who subscribes to the ideals professed by other white supremacists and how there's a feeding frenzy on social media platforms where hate festers more hate," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday.
Investigators in the case have found evidence indicating "racial animosity," Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn said during a Saturday news conference. The FBI says it is investigating the incident as a hate crime and a case of racially motivated violent extremism.
The attack comes amid surging levels of hate crimes across the country. An FBI report published last year found U.S. hate crime reports in 2020 rose to the highest level in 12 years. Also in 2020, the Department of Homeland Security warned white supremacists were likely to remain the most "persistent and lethal threat" in the country.
Here are other high-profile massacres in recent years that authorities have said were fueled by hate.
A shooter 'hated the Jewish community and Muslim community'
John T. Earnest admitted to a shooting at a San Diego area synagogue that left one person dead and three others injured in 2019. In December, Earnest was sentenced to a second life sentence after pleading guilty to a 113-count indictment that included hate crime and weapons violations.
He was armed with an AR-15 style rifle when he entered the crowded Chabad of Poway synagogue and began shooting. He also admitted to setting fire to a mosque in nearby Escondido several weeks before the shooting.
"The defendant targeted his victims because he hated the Jewish community and Muslim community," Randy Grossman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, previously said.
"The defendant and his hatred have been silenced. He will spend the rest of his days and die in prison, while he languishes behind bars," Grossman said.
The deadliest attack on Latinos in modern US history
Patrick Crusius, the man accused of killing 23 people and injuring nearly two dozen others in a 2019 mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart store, was indicted on dozens of federal charges, including hate crimes resulting in death and hate crimes involving an attempt to kill.
The rampage was the deadliest attack on Latinos in modern U.S. history.
Crusius was accused of killing and harming the victims "because of the actual and perceived national origin of any person," the indictment said. An earlier arrest affidavit said he told police his targets were Mexicans.
He has pleaded not guilty and is yet to stand trial. Lawyers for Crusius have said he was in a psychotic state after the shooting and suffers from mental disabilities.
11 worshippers killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue
In October 2018, a gunman killed 11 worshippers in Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue, in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the U.S., according to the Anti-Defamation League.
Authorities said Robert Bowers targeted Jews online and made anti-Semitic comments during the shooting. Later, while receiving medical care, he told a SWAT officer that he wanted all Jews to die, according to a criminal complaint.
Federal prosecutors filed hate crime charges against Bowers, claiming he used anti-Semitic slurs and criticized a Jewish group on a social media site in the days leading up to the shooting.
Tree of Life synagogue: Remembering the lives lost
Federal prosecutors said in 2019 they would seek the death penalty on charges that include obstruction of free exercise on religious beliefs resulting in death, use and discharge of a firearm to commit murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime.
They said they are justified to seek the death penalty because of the role that Bowers' anti-Semitic views played in the shooting.
He has pleaded not guilty and is yet to be tried.
A Charleston church becomes a target
In June 2015, avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof gunned down nine African American worshippers at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church -- a historic Black church -- in Charleston, South Carolina.
Roof was convicted of federal charges and sentenced to death in January 2017. He was the first federal hate-crime defendant to be sentenced to death, a Justice Department spokesman said.
"Mother Emanuel was his destination specifically because it was an historically African American church of significance to the people of Charleston, of South Carolina and to the nation," then-U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in 2015. "On that summer evening, Dylann Roof found his targets, African-Americans engaged in worship."
Roof spent months plotting the attack, Lynch said.
"He was looking for the type of church and the type of parishioners whose death would, in fact, draw great notoriety for...his racist views," she said.
Attacker who had talked about a 'racial holy war'
Another place of worship -- meant to be a refuge -- was the scene of mass shooting in August 2012.
An Army veteran opened fire in a gurdwara -- or Sikh house of worship -- in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and wounding four others.
Wade Michael Page died of a self-inflicted wound after being shot by a police officer, the FBI said. The shooting came as violent attacks on Sikhs were spiking following September 11, 2001.
Then-Attorney General Eric Holder called the attack "an act of terrorism, an act of hatred, a hate crime."
According to a man who described himself as an old Army buddy of Page's, the attacker talked about "racial holy war" when they served together in the 1990s.
Christopher Robillard, of Oregon, who said he had lost contact with Page, added in 2012 that when Page would rant, "it would be about mostly any non-white person. | https://www.koat.com/article/buffalo-supermarket-massacre-is-the-latest-mass-shooting-authorities-say-was-motivated-by-hate/40007534 | 2022-05-17 15:45:43 | 1 | https://www.koat.com/article/buffalo-supermarket-massacre-is-the-latest-mass-shooting-authorities-say-was-motivated-by-hate/40007534 |
Grady Judd: Toddler suffers ‘torturous’ death in hot car as parents test positive for alcohol, drugs
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - An 18-month-old is dead and her parents are behind bars after deputies say they left the child in a hot car for hours after drinking and doing drugs at a Fourth of July party.
According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Joel Rondon, 33, and his wife Jazmine, 33, went to the party and took their 6-year-old, 8-year-old and an 18-month-old.
Sheriff Judd says they left the downtown Lakeland party around 2 a.m. on July 5. When they got home, investigators say Jazmine Rondon took the 6-year-old and the 8-year-old into the house and said she was going to get them something to eat and put them to bed.
Sheriff Judd says Jazmine Rondon told her husband to bring the baby into the house.
According to Sheriff Judd, Joel Rondon was taking food trays into the house while his wife fed the 6 and the 8-year-old and put them to bed before going to bed herself.
READ: HCSO: Toddler hit, killed by vehicle after wandering outside home: ‘Heartbreaking tragedy'
As Joel Rondon was taking food trays inside the home, investigators say he noticed the right rear door was open and when he finished bringing everything inside, he noticed the door was closed, so, according to deputies, he thought his wife grabbed the toddler from the car.
According to PCSO, Joel Rondon went to bed at 3 a.m. Deputies say he woke up at 10 a.m. and got ready to go to work. At 11 a.m., according to Sheriff Judd, he asks the 8-year-old where the 18-month-old girl is, but the child said she didn’t know.
The 8-year-old and Joel Rondon looked around for the child, but couldn’t find her.
"He goes to the car and there is the baby still strapped in the child carrier in the car with a heat index of 105 degrees on that day," stated Sheriff Judd.
According to deputies, Joel Rondon grabbed the infant in the child carrier and runs inside screaming. Sheriff Judd says Jazmine told authorities that she has medical training and said she knew the baby was dead.
Despite believing the toddler was dead, they rushed her to Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
"Even though it is painfully evident that this child has suffered a torturous death, an absolute torturous death, Lakeland Regional still worked on the baby to try to save its life, but it was, in fact, deceased," Sheriff Judd explained.
Medical staff tried to life-saving measures, but she was dead.
Sheriff Judd says both Rondons are given a test to determine if there is alcohol or drugs in their systems.
Though it was 17 hours after they arrived home from the party, Sheriff Judd says Jazmine Rondon tested positive for alcohol and marijuana, while Joel Rondon tested positive for alcohol, marijuana and methamphetamine. Sheriff Judd says they also admitted to drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana.
Mugshots of Joel and Jazmine Rondon courtesy of the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
"You can imagine what kind of shape they were in when they got home from the party and left this child harnessed in the baby seat in the back of the car," Sheriff Judd said. "This child is 18 months old. She is not old enough to let herself out of the harness, but she certainly is old enough to realize she is suffering a torturous death at the negligence of Joel and Jazmine."
According to Sheriff Judd, Joel Rondon has a criminal history. He was arrested when he was 15 and 18 years old. Sheriff Judd says he was a documented gang member at that time. Sheriff Judd went on to say that Joel Rondon also has pending charges against him for methamphetamine and a concealed firearm. According to PCSO, Joel Rondon also has a history of resisting arrest.
Sheriff Judd says he’s now being charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, which is a first-degree felony.
Jazmine Rondon is also being charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child.
When deputies started their investigation around 2:30 p.m., the baby’s core temperature was 104 degrees, three hours after the baby was taken out of the hot car and the hospital tried to cool the baby down.
According to PCSO, overnight temperatures were in the high 70s and into the 90s by mid-morning. Investigators say the car was outside, not in a garage or under any shade.
"This rips your heart out," said Sheriff Judd. "There’s no other way to explain it…"This child from 3 a.m. until she was discovered was harnessed and could not get away from this."
Sheriff Judd says the baby was otherwise healthy.
"This was not an accident. This is pure negligence and I suggest to you that the core of this negligence is the abuse of drugs and who died? The 18-month-old baby," stated Sheriff Judd.
READ: How to make sure your A/C system runs efficiently in extreme Florida heat
Sheriff Judd says the parents are remorseful that the child is dead.
"I think the real remorse will be tonight when they’re sitting in the county jail in an air-conditioned environment by themselves, thinking it’s nice and cool in here and my baby baked to death because of my negligence and my use of drugs. They will and have to be held accountable," Sheriff Judd stated.
Sheriff Judd says the Rondon’s other children are with relatives.
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Stepping on the scene for the first time, Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade goes coast to coast turning the summer's hottest moments blue.
NEW YORK, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Move over spring and make way for summer because Smirnoff's latest flavor, Blue Raspberry Lemonade just arrived to the party with a big (blue) bang. From the brand that served up delicious Smirnoff Pink and Peach Lemonade, the extended suite offers a lemonade for every vibe with Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade on the fast track to becoming a new summer fave.
Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade has big plans to turn the summer blue, showing up at some of the biggest moments in culture for consumers 21+, making 2023 truly a #BlueRaspberrySummer.
- First stop: Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace at Rockefeller Center in NYC, where Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade kicked off the pre-summer excitement with a giant, blue splash – turning the iconic roller skating rink blue for a one-of-a kind experience featuring the hottest tunes and most delicious cocktails
- Next up, Smirnoff will host the official kickoff to summer at the 29th edition of HOT 97's Summer Jam in New York featuring the hottest acts in Hip Hop today. The highly anticipated event will include the unveiling of the Smirnoff Bodega, which features everything you love about your local bodega, but leveled up with interactive experiences with the star of the show – Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade.
- Moving to the west coast, Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop at the BET Awards 2023 in LA in June. Sponsoring the "Best New Artist" award for the first-time, Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade will be served in a "Raise the Glass" moment during celebrity and artists red carpet arrivals and integrated into the award show itself with custom content featuring a best new artist nominee.
- Smirnoff will also hit the road with the Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade Summer Truck Tour, celebrating good vibes and delicious cocktails in major cities across the U.S., including CA, TX, FL and NY.
"Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade is all about bringing cool vibes and leveling up culture's biggest moments. This summer is no different, and we're going coast to coast to ensure everyone gets a taste of our newest (and bluest) flavor," said Jennifer Holiday Hudson, Smirnoff North America Brand Leader. "There's so much to be excited about from our cutting-edge new partnerships with HOT 97 and BET, to continuing our mission to turn the summer blue, one delicious sip at a time."
With a vibrant burst of tart and sweet and the nostalgic taste of blue raspberry, Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade is a blast from the past and here to set the record straight – blue really is the color of the season.
Now available on shelves nationwide, Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade has a recommended retail price of $11.99 for a 750 ml bottle and contains 30 percent alcohol by volume (ABV). Also on the scene and ready-to-drink all summer is Smirnoff ICE Blue Raspberry Lemonade – the brand's latest premium malt beverage is now available at a suggested retail price of $9.99 per 6-pack and containing 4.5 percent ABV.
Can't wait to experience #BlueRaspberrySummer? Try the signature Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Bramble to jumpstart the celebration.
Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Bramble
- 1.5 oz Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade
- .5 oz Lime juice
- .5 oz Simple syrup
- 4 blackberries
Directions: Prepare by muddling berries in a rocks glass, add crushed ice. Add remaining ingredients in a shaker with a little bit of crushed ice. Shake and strain into prepared glass and garnish.
Be sure to tune into @Smirnoff for recipes and tips on celebrating #BlueRaspberrySummer and no matter how you choose to enjoy Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade, please remember to always drink responsibly.
About SMIRNOFF
Smirnoff has been giving the people what they want since 1864, revolutionizing drinking culture across generations: from inventing the Mule and reimagining the vodka martini to creating a cultural mainstay that defines the flavored malt beverage category with the launch of Smirnoff Ice in 2000.
Because the brand is dedicated to the people and their evolving taste preferences, Smirnoff has an option for everyone along with a dedicated history of adding fun to any occasion while keeping diversity and inclusion at the forefront. Truly showing the power of socializing when everyone (21+) is invited to celebrate.
The Smirnoff portfolio offers a variety of options for adults across vodka and flavored malt beverages. Current offerings include foundations in Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka and Smirnoff Ice, a line of flavors in North America and ready-to-serve flavored malt beverages including Smirnoff Seltzer and Smirnoff Ice Smash. From culturally relevant limited editions to new innovations and zero sugar offerings, Smirnoff has always been known for quality and affordability, and prides itself on giving the people what they want.
About Diageo North America
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Casamigos, DeLeon and Don Julio tequilas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and their products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information about Diageo, their people, brands, and performance, visit www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource,www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice. Follow on Twitter and Instagram for news and information about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.
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First-of-Its-Kind Event for PG&E Assembles Innovators to Build the Bridge to California's Electrified, Decarbonized Energy Future
OAKLAND, Calif., July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced keynote speakers for its Innovation Summit 2023 on July 25, featuring a one-on-one conversation and Q&A between Patti Poppe, Chief Executive Officer of PG&E Corporation, and Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla.
The first-of-its-kind summit for PG&E brings together entrepreneurs, start-ups, thought leaders, utility peers, private industry, national research labs, agency leaders and policymakers to collaborate in swiftly deploying novel solutions—at scale—that bridge the gap between today's energy system and California's electrified and decarbonized future.
The high-powered speaker lineup also features:
- Rob Chapman, Senior Vice President, Energy Delivery and Customer Solutions; Chief Sustainability Officer, Electric Power Research Institute
- Annette Clayton, Chief Executive Officer Schneider Electric North America
- Leslie Rich, Senior Consultant, Loans Program Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Ron Snedic, President, Gas Technology Institute
- Darryl Willis, Corporate Vice President, Energy & Resources Industry, Microsoft
For the full agenda or to register for in-person or virtual attendance, visit PG&E Innovation Summit 2023.
The event is a part of PG&E's new Research & Development strategy initiative—a richer, more efficient and more effective cross-sector approach to addressing the most challenging issues across the electric and natural gas systems today. These include supply and load management, integrated grid planning, electric vehicles (EVs) and vehicle-to-grid applications, wildfire mitigation, undergrounding, and gas system decarbonization.
Through its new R&D Strategy Report, PG&E is sharing key insights on the highest priority challenges the company is committed to solving, including:
- Addressing the rapid pace of electrification, particularly the growing adoption of EVs, which is expected to result in an unprecedented 70% growth in load over the next 20 years.
- Expanding load management capabilities across all levels of the system and deploying new, clean supply and energy storage technologies.
- Reducing the need for conventional capacity upgrades, while optimizing prioritization and reducing costs of unavoidable capacity upgrades.
- Ensuring affordable and timely connection of EV charging stations for every customer and unlocking the potential of EVs as grid assets through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities.
- Improving the efficiency of underground civil construction from survey to installation and identifying scalable solutions for electric system components that are difficult to underground.
- Maintaining and continually improving gas system safety and reliability, while reducing operations and maintenance costs.
- Reducing methane emissions, further studying the impacts of hydrogen blending, and identifying an optimal decarbonization pathway for the gas system.
Innovation Pitch Fest in September
Following a technology and solution application process that opens on July 25, select applicants will be invited to pitch their technologies or solutions at the Innovation Pitch Fest in September to PG&E key decision makers and subject-matter experts.
Successful pitches have the potential to lead to a range of follow-on engagements with PG&E, including partnership, pilot, and grant opportunities, and influence over the scoping of upcoming Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) 4 projects with a total budget of $83 million.
About PG&E
PG&E, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit pge.com and pge.com/news.
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A Missouri boarding school already under scrutiny amid physical and sexual abuse allegations may soon be shut down, following a judge’s ruling.
Cedar County Circuit Judge David Munton signed an order Wednesday night to close Agape Boarding School in Stockton after the Missouri attorney general’s office and the state Department of Social Services filed petitions citing evidence that someone on the state registry for child abuse and neglect was actively working there.
But early Thursday, Munton stated in a court document that before closing the school he wanted the sheriff to confirm that the employee is still working at Agape. Officials have not said whether that’s the case, and a hearing originally scheduled for Thursday to decide Agape’s fate was postponed until Monday.
“Agape’s employment of a staff member who is listed on the state’s Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry presents an immediate health and safety concern for the children residing at Agape,” the petition from Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office stated. “This new development is sadly consistent with the dark pattern of behavior at Agape previously exposed by the Attorney General’s Office and DSS.”
Agape’s lawyer, John Schultz, said the school remains open. The judge noted in Missouri’s online court filing system that the state and Agape agreed that two Children’s Division workers will have access “to observe the children there” until the hearing occurs.
“My Office has continued to monitor and investigate this situation and when we learned that there was a clear violation of the law, we took swift and decisive action,” Schmitt said in a statement. “We have worked closely with DSS to put into place a Court ordered plan to allow constant on-site monitoring of the children at Agape by DSS to ensure their safety until the hearing is held.”
Munton’s order, if carried out, would require the removal of all 63 boys at Agape, and require assessments of their health, safety and well-being.
Allegations of physical and sexual abuse at Agape and nearby Christian boarding school Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch prompted a state law last year requiring stricter oversight of such facilities. Among other things, the new law allows state or local authorities to petition the court for closure of a facility if there is believed to be an immediate health or safety threat to the children.
Last year, Agape’s longtime doctor, David Smock, was charged with child sex crimes and five employees were charged with low-level abuse counts. Schmitt’s office contended that 22 workers should have been charged, and with more serious crimes. But in Missouri, only the local prosecutor can file charges, and Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither has said no additional employees would be charged.
Meanwhile, the husband-and-wife founders of Circle of Hope, Boyd and Stephanie Householder, face a combined 99 charges that include child abuse and neglect, sex crimes and other counts. The school was ordered shut down in 2020 amid the investigation.
Several lawsuits filed on behalf of former students also have named Agape and Circle of Hope. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/ap-hearing-to-determine-if-missouri-boarding-school-will-close/ | 2022-09-09 17:04:08 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/ap-hearing-to-determine-if-missouri-boarding-school-will-close/ |
LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas-area elected public official was arrested Wednesday and identified by police as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a veteran newspaper reporter whose investigations of the official’s work preceded his primary loss in June.
Clark County Public Administrator Robert “Rob” Telles, a Democrat, was taken into custody at his home by a police SWAT unit hours after investigators served a search warrant and confiscated vehicles in the criminal probe of the killing of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.
“The suspect in the homicide that occurred on September 2, 2022, has been taken into custody,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police tweeted shortly before 7 p.m.
Telles, 45, had been a focus of German’s reporting about turmoil including complaints of administrative bullying, favoritism and Telles’ relationship with a subordinate staffer in the county office that handles property of people who die without a will or family contacts.
Telles did not immediately respond Wednesday to telephone messages at his county office, and it was not immediately clear following his arrest if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. The county administrator office was closed.
German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter who covered courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime.
Telles, a lawyer who practiced probate and estate law, won his elected position in 2018, replacing a three-term public administrator. He lost his June party primary to Assistant Public Administrator Rita Reid. Telles’ term expires Dec. 31.
In the weeks before the election, German bylined reports about an office “mired in turmoil and internal dissension” between longtime employees and new hires under Telles’ leadership.
Telles blamed “old-timers” for exaggerating the extent of his relationship with a female staffer and falsely claiming that he mistreated them.
“All my new employees are super-happy and everyone’s productive and doing well,” he told the newspaper. “We’ve almost doubled the productivity in the office.”
Telles later posted Twitter complaints about German, the Review-Journal reported, including claims in June that German was a bully who was “obsessed” with him.
German, a reporter with a reputation for tenacity, was working on follow-up reports, the newspaper said Wednesday, and recently filed public records requests for emails and text messages between Telles and three other county officials including Reid and consultant Michael Murphy.
Murphy, the former Clark County coroner hired to address complaints about leadership in the public administrators’ office, did not immediately respond to a telephone message.
German’s body was found Saturday morning outside his home. Police said he apparently was killed Friday and characterized the attack as an isolated incident. The Clark County coroner ruled that German died of “multiple sharp force injuries” and ruled the case a homicide.
After police asked Monday for public help to identify a suspect, developments came quickly.
Police on Tuesday showed a brief video of a possible suspect walking on a sidewalk clad in bright orange “construction attire” and distributed a photo of a distinctive red or maroon GMC Yukon Denali SUV with chrome handles, a sunroof and a luggage rack, saying it may have been linked to the case.
Telles was seen in newspaper photos washing a similar vehicle parked in his driveway on Tuesday, and KTNV-TV reported the vehicle was towed away after police arrived on Wednesday.
German died of “multiple sharp force injuries,” the Clark County coroner said, and the case was ruled a homicide.
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The Dodge Dart is best known as a humble economy car, but the 1968 Dart GTS featured on this episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” shows the compact Dodge had a sporty side too.
Instead of the inline-6 engine many Darts left the factory with, this car has a 383-cubic-inch V-8 with a 4-barrel carburetor. The same engine was used in the more popular Plymouth Road Runner, but the Dart is smaller and lighter. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a 4-speed manual transmission.
The Dart was ordered new by a Wisconsin couple, and has now outlasted their marriage. It’s been fully restored to stock condition, with the exception of period-correct aftermarket Cragar wheels and an aftermarket tachometer. Leno is only the second owner, and he got the original build sheet, a lifetime of maintenance records, and more paperwork to attest to its authenticity.
This was considered a small car in 1968, and with about 325 hp, it was also pretty powerful for its time. The Dart isn’t small or fast by modern standards, but its torquey V-8 means it’s still decently fun to drive, according to Leno. Drum brakes and unassisted steering mean it’s no canyon carver, however.
Dodge introduced the Dart for the 1960 model year, downsizing it to a compact car for 1963 to compete with the Chevrolet Nova and Ford Falcon. The Dart remained in that role until production ended in 1976. Twinned with the Plymouth Valiant, the platform also served as the basis for the original Dodge Demon (later Dart Sport) and Plymouth Duster coupes.
The Dodge Dart returned for the 2013 model year after a decades-long hiatus, but this time as a modern compact car with front-wheel drive and 4-cylinder power. It wasn’t as long-lived, however. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis) killed it off a few years later to focus on better-selling, more-profitable SUVs and pickup trucks.
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — The number of migrants risking their lives on the open ocean to get to South Florida is again on the increase.
From Haiti and from Cuba, more than 200 migrants have been apprehended by U.S. border officials in just the last week.
In one case, the Coast Guard intercepted a sailboat with more than 150 migrants near Boca Chita Key on July 21. Those on board were believed to be Haitian migrants.
And on July 22, 14 Cuban migrants were taken into custody in the Florida Keys.
"It's not good. It's not pretty," said Haitian immigrant Salusa Basquin.
Basquin said he sees himself on one of those boats, taking the treacherous trek on homemade boats or packed unto an unsafe vessel.
"I definitely do think if I was still there, not here teaching U.S. history, I would be one of those migrants. I would probably be one of the individuals on the boat trying to find a better life," Basquin said.
As rising violence takes its toll back in Haiti, Basquin said more and more people are taking that dangerous journey to the U.S. He said Haiti has become overrun with gangs wreaking havoc and state sponsored violence.
"We have violence, we have kidnappings, and we’re gonna see a whole lot more," Basquin said.
From October of 2021 to late June, Coast Guard crews interdicted more than 6,100 Haitian migrants. That’s more than four times the number of Haitians apprehended in 2021 and more than 14 times the amount from 2020
Also since October of 2021, the Coast Guard has interdicted more than 3,500 Cuban migrants. That’s also more than four times the number of Cubans apprehended in 2021 and more than 70 times the amount from 2020.
"These cases where they are taking their life in their hands and putting their lives at risk, I mean, it speaks for itself. They are fleeing true oppression," said immigration attorney Richard Hujber.
Hujber said the dangerous migrations will likely continue until the violence ends and the root of the problem is addressed.
"The borders are getting worse, that’s for sure," Hujber said. "You have a fear you’re going to be granted asylum, and that’s never going to change until we have some new laws put in."
Earlier this week, WPTV spoke to a Cuban-American writer. He said that political oppression in Cuba following public protests last year is what is fueling those leaving the island right now. But for many Cuban migrants, the journey ends right back where they started.
"Right now, the U.S. is sending back a lot of people, sending back to Cuba," said Carlos Martinez. | https://www.wptv.com/news/palm-beach-county/growing-number-of-migrants-risking-lives-to-get-to-south-florida | 2022-07-25 17:37:13 | 0 | https://www.wptv.com/news/palm-beach-county/growing-number-of-migrants-risking-lives-to-get-to-south-florida |
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In the first moments of Todd Field’s mesmerizing character study “Tár,” we see conductor Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) waiting backstage to be introduced for an onstage conversation. She girds herself for the interrogation; taking a few deep breaths — decisive, metallic — and buttoning her jacket as if it might shield her from danger. Watching, you realize that Blanchett already has you hooked; she’s an actor able to find nuance and character in the simple act of breathing. From this scene flows a remarkable two and a half hours, in which we come to know if not necessarily understand this woman as the gilded world around her begins to crumble. With Blanchett in nearly every frame, this long movie never feels slow.
Tár is, we quickly learn, both genius and monster; an American musician living abroad and acclaimed worldwide for her composing (she’s an EGOT) and her conducting of the world’s major orchestras. She lives in Berlin, where she conducts the city’s acclaimed orchestra and has a child in partnership with the orchestra’s concertmaster (Nina Hoss). She is charming, when she wants to be: That onstage conversation that opens the film has her beautifully explaining how a conductor leads an orchestra “on the most extraordinary tour of pleasures.” And she is a nightmare; a user of people, icily dismissive of those who can’t help her (such as the students she instructs in a tense master class), tossing aside those whose usefulness she has outgrown, indifferent to the power dynamics at play. In one scene, she threatens a young child, and the temperature around you suddenly seems to drop.
It’s been a long wait for a new Todd Field film, of which this is only his third. His previous two movies were literary adaptations — his 2001 debut “In the Bedroom,” a wrenching story of a family facing tragedy, was based on an Andre Dubus work, and his 2006 drama of suburban parenthood, “Little Children,” was written with novelist Tom Perrotta. In both, he demonstrated a fascination with actors (Field is an actor himself) and an uncanny patience, letting the camera find the emotion in silence, in the subtlety on an actor’s face, in a breath.
Here, with Blanchett (Field has said the film was written for her, and wouldn’t have been made if she’d said no), he returns with an enormous crescendo. “Tár” is full of unusual artistic choices: sudden cuts to strange dream sequences or unexplained events, passages in German that aren’t subtitled (though Blanchett manages to convey the meaning regardless), a general darkness to Florian Hoffmeister’s elegant cinematography that matches the nighttime tones of Blanchett’s voice. But, in keeping with Field’s trademark, every performance feels detailed and real. Noémie Merlant (“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”) is particularly haunting as Tár’s young assistant, a fellow musician quietly waiting for recognition that never comes. And watch the faces of the symphony members, particularly a cellist whose seniority Tár casually disregards; each has their own story.
But this tale of ambition and its cost — and its collateral damage — is Blanchett’s movie, and she delivers a tour de force in every scene. In the conducting sequences, she seems to stroke the music into existence; it’s as if she’s breathing it. At the gym, she hits a punching bag with a precise rhythm; at home, she moves like a self-important guest, all too aware of her status. “They can’t all conduct, honey,” she imperiously tells her small daughter, who has arranged her stuffed animals in a semicircle and wants to give them each a pencil to hold. “It’s not a democracy.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/tar-review-cate-blanchett-enthralls-in-this-remarkable-character-study/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-10-20 13:49:15 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/tar-review-cate-blanchett-enthralls-in-this-remarkable-character-study/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Basil Rajapaksa, the younger brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister, said he resigned from Parliament on Thursday, amid mounting criticism of his alleged role in dragging the island nation into its worst economic crisis in memory.
He told a news conference he had submitted a letter to give up his Parliament seat but insisted that he was not solely responsible for the country's economic hardships.
“The crisis was there even when I took over,” he said. “I did my best with all my strength.”
Rajapaksa, a member of the powerful political family that has ruled Sri Lanka for much of the past two decades, served as finance minister from July last year until April, when he resigned with other ministers over the government’s failure to resolve the economic situation.
He said Thursday that successive governments that ruled Sri Lanka since the 1950s deserve blame too because “they took loans and spent them” without taking steps to avert a crisis.
The resignation could be seen as a severe blow to the Rajapaksa dynasty, which has faced growing public outrage. Protesters have occupied the entrance to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office for more than 50 days demanding his resignation, saying the primary responsibility for the economic crisis rests with him and his family, who they accuse of corruption and mismanagement.
The protests drove another family member, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, from office last month amid nationwide violence that saw his supporters attack peaceful protesters. One of the president’s other siblings and a nephew also resigned from their Cabinet posts but still serve as lawmakers.
Mahinda Rajapaksa was Sri Lanka's president from 2005 to 2015.
Basil Rajapaksa said Thursday he would not be involved in government anymore but vowed to “continue political work.”
Sri Lanka is nearly bankrupt with an acute foreign currency crisis that resulted in a foreign debt default. The country announced last month that it is suspending nearly $7 billion in foreign debt repayments due this year out of about $25 billion due by 2026. Sri Lanka’s total foreign debt stands at $51 billion.
For months Sri Lankans have endured shortages of food and fuel, power outages and other privations. The country lacks the financial wherewithal to buy imported necessities and pay its debts.
Authorities have started discussions with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout package and have asked the IMF to lead a conference to unite Sri Lanka’s lenders. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Sri-Lanka-president-s-brother-quits-Parliament-17229981.php | 2022-06-09 13:23:37 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Sri-Lanka-president-s-brother-quits-Parliament-17229981.php |
SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UTMEL Report 2022 demonstrated that the Automotive IC market price will increase up to 10% by 2026 with an average growth of 13.4% annually. IC Insight released its 3Q update holding the statistics of IC market share from 2020 to 2026. Automotive IC market share includes the major IC products such as automobiles, computers, infotainment systems, communication, and industrial products as well as government and military IC usage significantly in America, Europe, China, Japan, and the Pacific regions of Asia.
The automotive IC market was valued at $43,240 million in 2017, which may reach up to $89,140 million by 2025 with a growth rate at a CARG of 9.3% globally. IC market share is gradually increasing since 1998 when it was 4.7% but grown up to 7.4% by 2021 and 8.5% in 2022. With this growth rate, the IC market share is expected to be 9.9% by the year 2026.
UTMEL electronics has already announced that the IC Chip shortage will come to an end this year. The problem of IC chip shortage will be completely solved by 2023. Such as prices of driver ICs will be reduced by up to 20% and prices of raw materials for passive components will be reduced by up to 30% by the second half of 2022. All this is going to influence the market share of ICs all around the world.
There are many factors contributing to this gradual market growth worldwide. Major factors are consumer demand rate, inflation, government mandates, as well as an increase in the need and use of new IC microchips in the automotive industry. The incorporation of a myriad number of analog devices, sensors, driver assistance, device controllers, and safety and security systems are imparting a major role in such antiphon increase of IC market shares.
Another major factor is the emerging trend and demand for electric vehicles which turned out double in 2021 than the year 2020. EV Outlook reported the sales of electric vehicles as 6.6 million in 2022.
The covid-19 pandemic has directly influenced market trends in almost every industry all around the world. Such as the disruption of spare parts shipment by China, automobile manufacturing disruption in Europe, and the closure of assembly factories in the United States. Frequent lockdowns and restrictions due to the pandemic caused a shortfall of raw materials, delayed fabrication, and supply chain disruption eventually leading to an abrupt change in ICs market trends all around the world.
All these factors contribute to the market share of ICs in industrial and automotive up to the consumers' level. The report has declared an estimated growth of 2021 to 2026 CAGR for the automotive market of ICs as 13.4% along with other end-use applications.
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WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) will hold a conference call on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 8 a.m. ET to review its third quarter 2022 results. The call will be broadcast live on the web at http://investor.trimble.com. Investors without internet access may dial into the call at (888) 660-6347 (U.S.) or (929) 201-6594 (international). The conference ID is 1043223.
Trimble is an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works by delivering solutions that enable our customers to thrive. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency, and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble is transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial, and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The job of chief White House economist is typically a wonky, low-profile one, with its occupant mainly tasked with producing analyses and poring over charts and graphs. But President Joe Biden’s next pick to lead the Council of Economic Advisers is bracing for a barrage of political attacks centered on how the White House has tackled inflation.
Jared Bernstein is a longtime member of Biden’s inner circle who has served in top administration roles as well as progressive think tanks focusing on economic policy. Working first under vice president Biden and now in the Biden White House, Bernstein has long had an unparalleled ability to channel the president’s economic values.
In his February statement announcing Bernstein’s nomination, Biden said, “He is an expert on worker empowerment and a worker-centric economic policy, which has long been the heart of my economic vision.”
But that also makes Bernstein a target for Republican lawmakers.
Frequently appearing on TV, Bernstein was one of the most visible White House proponents that the inflation first seen in 2021 was “transitory” and would soon fade. He was a chief advocate of the sweeping, $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which critics say triggered the persistent high prices that have become a political and economic headache for Biden. Bernstein and other White House officials contend the aid jumpstarted hiring at a historic scale.
Bernstein’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday is one of the few opportunities GOP senators will have to directly go after Biden’s handling of inflation and publicly put the White House on defense.
“The committee needs to hear from Bernstein on how he will advise President Biden on the economy,” said Ryann Durant, a spokeswoman for South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the committee’s top Republican. “Inflation is the top concern for American families, and the country deserves someone who takes the issues seriously –- not just working to advance progressive policies through a partisan tax-and-spend agenda.”
Bernstein is seeking to replace Cecilia Rouse, an economist who is returning to Princeton University after a two-year stint in the Biden administration. Bernstein currently serves on the three-member Council of Economic Advisers, but to become its chairman, he will need approval from the Senate, where Democrats hold a narrow majority. Several moderate Democrats are up for reelection next November and have been unafraid to torpedo Biden picks if it could be politically advantageous for them back home with voters, although it’s unclear whether that dynamic will occur with Bernstein’s nomination.
Republicans hope that it will. GOP aides have spent weeks poring over Bernstein’s public writings and media appearances dating back at least a dozen years, finding a slew of statements they believe could be damaging to his confirmation prospects, according to two officials involved in crafting the strategy.
For instance, Bernstein repeatedly stressed since early 2021 that any increases in inflation would be modest and “transitory.” Then in July 2022 — amid soaring price hikes — he said the use of the transitory description and its lack of specificity “led to a level of ambiguity that wasn’t serving the debate very well.”
Republican senators are preparing to ask Bernstein what his economic advice will be for Biden, as well as making the case that he is largely a partisan academic, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy deliberations.
Though much less of a focus than inflation, Republicans will also focus on Bernstein’s climate views, including his contention that fossil fuels are “severely underpriced” and his argument that “we really should take the Green New Deal seriously.”
Puncturing the Senate Republicans’ argument somewhat is an endorsement from seven former chairmen of the Council of Economic Advisers under GOP presidents, who say Bernstein is well-qualified to take the job. The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, also says Bernstein was one of the first to come up with the concept of “Opportunity Zones,” which use tax law to promote private investment in poor communities and are one of Scott’s chief legislative achievements.
Scott, whose Opportunity Zones initiative was part of the 2017 tax overhaul, is exploring a run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
“He is a collegial and inquisitive policymaker who enjoys substantive engagement with other policy experts, including those with whom he disagrees, a vital characteristic not always shared by economists involved in policy matters,” reads the letter, first reported by The New York Times. “Dr. Bernstein values inputs from a diverse set of views.”
Meanwhile, Democrats led by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, are dismissing Republican attempts to politicize the traditionally noncontroversial job, noting that senators have generally deferred heavily to presidents of both parties on whom they wanted as their chief in-house economist.
Democrats have also noted that inflation has eased from its peak last year. And administration officials are paying attention to a key metric: Are wages rising faster than inflation?
There was a major gap between average hourly earnings and inflation in June of last year, but that gap has narrowed in ways that will allow Bernstein to potentially tell lawmakers that the administration is making progress against inflation.
Wages have risen 4.2% from a year ago, compared to prices rising 5%. That gap of roughly 0.8% has narrowed from a peak of 3.5% last June, an indication that income growth could turn positive this year as inflation rates decline.
Ahead of his hearing, Bernstein, 67, has met with Democratic and Republican senators, both on and off the Banking Committee. He has also prepared with briefings and mock hearings, according to a White House official who insisted on anonymity to discuss preparations. Since his nomination to head the CEA, Bernstein has not done media interviews.
Much of Bernstein’s research and analysis has focused on improving the lives of workers and he has worked at both the Economic Policy Institute and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, two liberal think tanks based in Washington. His ability to clearly lay out Biden’s thinking is unique compared to his predecessors, who often hailed from academia and could struggle to catch the president’s attention.
Bernstein has a simple definition of what he has called “Biden-nomics.” The theory is that if you’re helping to make a pie, then you should get a fair slice for the effort. There is a respect for the free market, and Bernstein often quotes outside economic forecasts from Wall Street analysts to back up his arguments. But the government exists to ensure the bounty of the market gets shared as broadly as possible, he argues.
When Biden put forward his pandemic relief package, Bernstein said the president’s economic team did consider the risks that the spending could push up inflation. But, backed by comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Bernstein said the more severe threat was an underwhelming amount of aid.
“We’ve constantly argued that the risks of doing too little are far greater than the risk of going big, providing families and businesses with the relief they need to finally put this virus behind us,” Bernstein told reporters in February.
Biden has rejected claims that his aid contributed to higher inflation, even though independent economic analyses suggest it did.
The economy has added 12.6 million jobs so far during Biden’s presidency, the highest total of any White House term, and the administration has vowed to bring down down inflation without sacrificing most of the job gains — as efforts by the Fed to combat high prices can lead to slowdowns and layoffs. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/bidens-pick-for-top-wh-economist-faces-senate-grilling/ | 2023-04-17 20:58:25 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/bidens-pick-for-top-wh-economist-faces-senate-grilling/ |
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics will be without center Robert Williams III for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Miami Heat on Saturday night due to soreness and swelling in his left knee.
Williams missed three games during Boston’s second-round series against Milwaukee with soreness and a bone bruise in his surgically repaired knee.
He logged 28 and 20 minutes, respectively, in Games 1 and 2, but Boston coach Ime Udoka said with games now being played every other day, he’s not getting the same rest he did initially.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, ending what has been described as an 11-day, prearranged break from training camp for personal reasons.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion didn’t address the media after practicing. Teammates and coach Todd Bowles said the 45-year-old quarterback was sharp throwing the ball and essentially took up where he left off when he left the team on Aug. 11.
“If anybody can get away with the 11-day break during training camp, it’s Tom,” tight end Cameron Brate said. “He came back, kind of firing on all cylinders again. We’re all excited he’s back and ready to move on.”
While he was away, Brady missed two preseason games that Bowles said the quarterback would not have played in even if he were with the team.
The coach said the break had been planned since well before the start of training camp last month.
“His presence is different, just the leader he is, the type of guy he is,” linebacker Lavonte David said. “It’s great to have a guy like that back. He came back ready to take off where he left off.”
In Brady’s absence, backup Blaine Gabbert and third-stringer Kyle Trask shared most of the snaps in practice and during preseason losses to the Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts. Bowles said it has not been determined if — or how much — Brady might play in Saturday night’s preseason finale at Indianapolis.
The quarterback’s return comes as the Bucs continue to deal with injuries to an offensive line facing the prospect of entering the Sept. 11 season opener with at least two new starters. Center Ryan Jensen was lost to a knee injury on the second day of camp and left guard Aaron Stinnie suffered a season-ending knee injury against the Titans last weekend.
Bowles said the biggest thing Brady missed during his time away was some conditioning.
“He’s very familiar with the offense. So him coming back in, and us getting back to work, is kind of normal,” the coach said.
“Any time you have all your guys back, you feel good,” Bowles added. “Especially after the injury bug we’ve had lately, we’re glad to have him back.”
Stinnie, who was competing for the opening on the offensive line created by the surprise retirement of Ali Marpet, and linebacker Cam Gill (foot) were placed on injured reserve Monday.
Second-year pro Robert Hainsey is the leading option to open the season at center.
With Stinnie out, rookie Luke Goedeke and second-year pro Nick Leverett will compete for the left guard job, although there’s still a possibility the team could try to find outside help.
“We like our in-home options, but there has got to be a player available for us to like to add a player,” Bowles said. “We’re not just going to sign one to sign one.”
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A Christian boarding school in Missouri that’s been under intense scrutiny over abuse allegations announced Wednesday that it will close later this month due to financial hardship.
Agape Boarding School in Stockton has been the subject of state and location investigations and several lawsuits from former students. It will stop providing service effective Jan. 20, according to a statement from the school for boys.
Attendance at Agape plummeted after abuse allegations surfaced. Agape had 132 students 13 months ago, its lawyer, John Schultz said. It now has 12.
The school’s focus now is “on getting the boys who remain in the program safely transitioned to their parents or to foster care, other group homes or residential programs,” its former director, Bryan Clemensen, said in a statement.
Clemensen said the decision to close “is voluntary and solely due to the lack of financial resources to continue caring for the boys.”
Agape’s trouble began in 2020 when former students came forward with abuse allegations. One former student said he was raped at Agape and called “seizure boy” because of his epilepsy. Others said they suffered permanent injuries from being disciplined or forced to work long hours of manual labor.
Allegations of physical and sexual abuse at Agape and Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch prompted a state law in 2021 requiring stricter oversight of such facilities. Missouri previously had virtually no oversight for religious boarding schools.
In 2021, Agape’s longtime doctor, David Smock, was charged with child sex crimes and five employees were charged with low-level abuse counts. Then-Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office contended that 22 workers should have been charged, and with more serious crimes. But in Missouri, only the local prosecutor can file charges, and Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither has said no additional employees would be charged.
Meanwhile, the husband-and-wife founders of Circle of Hope, Boyd and Stephanie Householder, face a combined 99 charges that include child abuse and neglect, sex crimes and other counts. The school closed in 2020 amid investigations.
Several lawsuits filed on behalf of former students also have named Agape and Circle of Hope. One former Agape student who sued, Robert Bucklin, said the closure means justice “has finally prevailed.”
“Today, the many victims who have come forth can rest assured that no more children will be hurt at Agape Boarding School,” Bucklin said in a text. “The healing process can start for so many.”
Among other things, the new state law allows state or local authorities to petition the court for closure of a facility if children’s safety or health are believed to be in immediate danger.
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MILAN (AP) — The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion council is withdrawing from this month’s Milan Fashion Week citing a lack of commitment to diversity and inclusion, and on Wednesday announced a hunger strike out of concern that other minority designers associated with her will suffer a backlash.
Stella Jean told The Associated Press that the Italian National Fashion Chamber had significantly cut back support for the We Are Made in Italy collective of young designers of color working in Italy after she made an impassioned speech about the personal price she had paid for highlighting racial injustice in Italy during a runway show last September.
Along with Stella Jean, the WAMI collective is withdrawing from fashion week, which they were to open with a digital presentation.
Italian Fashion Chamber President Carlo Capasa told the AP that he regretted Stella Jean's decision, adding that the final fashion week calendar being presented Wednesday is “full of diversity.”
"In the calendar that we are presenting today, you will see all that we are doing for people of color who are working in Italy,'' Capasa told the AP. A news conference was scheduled for later Wednesday.
Jean sent a letter to Capasa informing him of her hunger strike, which she said would be revoked only with his written assurance that no professional harm would come to the WAMI designers and supports “as a result of our history of misunderstanding.”
“This admittedly extreme measure of mine stems from having heard several voices from the collective worried about 'soft' or 'hard' repercussions, including difficulty in securing funding and services from sponsors and partners, given the power wielded by you as president of the chamber in the industry,’’ she wrote in a letter obtained by the AP.
Capasa said he hadn't yet read the letter and was unaware of the hunger strike and WAMI's withdrawal. Both Stella Jean and WAMI appeared on a draft of the Milan Fashion Week calendar of mostly womenswear previews for next winter released last month.
WAMI was launched on the heels of the Black Lives Matters movement in 2020 by Jean, African-American designer Edward Buchanan and the head of Afro Fashion Week Milano, Michelle Ngonmo, to draw attention to the lack of minority representation in the Italian fashion world. It followed some racial gaffes by major fashion houses that made global headlines.
Ngonmo told the AP that financial support for the project from the chamber had dwindled over the three years it has run so far, and that Afro Fashion Week Milano wasn't able to come up with the 20,000 euros ($21,000) it would have cost to support the five young designers in making solid looks to present, plus a video.
The Italian fashion chamber fully supported the collections for the two WAMI classes, each with five designers, but that the third generation hasn't received any funding from the chamber, Ngonmo and Jean said. The September show featuring Jean, Buchanan and WAMI was financed through other allies and their own contributions.
“Maybe the message is the whole industry needs to open their eyes and say what can we do to make that happen?” Ngonmo told the AP.
A WAMI designer, Joy Meribe, opened Milan Fashion Week previews for spring-summer 2022, in a major milestone for the movement.
But Jean said that such moves had turned out to be “performative.”
“They used WAMI as a free pass of safe conduct for diversity,’’ Jean told the AP. She said she was withdrawing out of fatigue with the “continual fight” for recognition for designers of color in Italy.
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Top Player Prop Bets for Dodgers vs. Cardinals on April 28, 2023
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- Where: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
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- Strikeouts Prop: Over/Under 5.5 (Over Odds: -145)
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- Dustin May (2-1) will take to the mound for the Dodgers and make his sixth start of the season.
- In five starts this season, he's earned two quality starts.
- May will look to finish five or more innings for the sixth start in a row.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 25-year-old's 3.07 ERA ranks 30th, .920 WHIP ranks 12th, and 5.8 K/9 ranks 78th.
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- Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -130)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +150)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +175)
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- Outman has four doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 10 walks and 19 RBI (25 total hits). He's also stolen two bases.
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- Freddie Freeman has collected 30 hits with five doubles, four home runs and 14 walks. He has driven in nine runs with one stolen base.
- He has a .297/.379/.465 slash line on the year.
- Freeman heads into this game looking to extend his three-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
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- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +125)
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This week's coup in Niger has set off frantic diplomacy, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken warning that the U.S. partnership with the country depends on "democratic governance and respect for the rule of law."
Niger is vital to U.S. counterterrorism efforts in Africa. It's one of the few countries in the region that has agreed to house U.S. drone bases and hundreds of American Special Forces and logistics experts, who are involved in counterterrorism operations against Boko Haram and ISIS affiliates.
In 2017, four U.S. Army special operations soldiers were killed in an ISIS ambush. France also maintains a large military presence in Niger.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warns that there has been a dramatic increase in terrorist activity in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — and notes that now there have been military coups in all three.
"The whole belt south of the Sahara is becoming an extremely problematic area," Guterres said Thursday, urging coup leaders to immediately release Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, who is effectively being held hostage by members of the presidential guard.
The U.S. is also backing Bazoum and calling for his release, though Blinken has stopped short of formally calling this week's military takeover a coup. Doing so would require the U.S. to cut aid. Instead, Blinken is calling it "an effort to seize power by force and to disrupt the constitution."
When Blinken visited Niger in March, becoming the first secretary of state to do so, he announced $150 million in new economic aid and praised Bazoum's government for countering violent extremism with demobilization, disarmament and reintegration programs.
Blinken told AFP that this was a partnership "we deeply value and deeply appreciate," one that also benefits Niger. "The work that we can do to combat terrorist groups — extremist groups — ultimately will be to the benefit of others."
The challenge now for the U.S. is to ensure that Niger continues to be a partner in counterterrorism efforts and does not turn to the Russian mercenary group, Wagner, for security assistance, as others in the region have.
"Everywhere Wagner goes," Blinken said in March, "bad things tend to follow."
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NEW YORK, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM).
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TAIPEI, Feb. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QNAP® Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, introduced the high-capacity TS-1655 2.5GbE NAS that can accommodate twelve 3.5-inch hard drives and four 2.5-inch solid-state drives. Designed with a hybrid storage architecture that balances performance and cost, the TS-1655 integrates 8-core computing power, 2.5GbE high speed and PCIe expansion to improve business efficiency for cross-team file sharing, collaboration, backup/restoration, and virtualization.
"The TS-1655 strikes a cost-performance balance with the HDD/SSD hybrid storage design, while also supporting RAID 50/60 that provides high-capacity NAS users with higher data protection and optimum storage space utilization," said Andy Chuang, Product Manager of QNAP, adding "Moreover, its SSD-focused design includes built-in M.2 NVMe PCIe slots and dedicated 2.5-inch SSD bays to drive performance-demanding business applications while enabling tiered storage for maximized cost-efficiency."
The TS-1655 uses an Intel® Atom® C5125 8-core 2.8 GHz processor that supports Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) and comes with four UDIMM DDR4 slots (8 GB preinstalled) that can be upgraded to 128 GB to support higher workloads. Error-Correcting Code memory is also supported to deliver server-grade performance and reliability for rugged enterprise IT environments. By installing a dual-port 25GbE network card, the TS-1655 delivers outstanding sequential read/write speeds of 3,499/2,465 MB/s.
The TS-1655 provides two 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M) network ports that support port trunking for load balancing and fault tolerance, assisting organizations in bandwidth demanding applications. It can work with QNAP's managed/unmanaged 2.5GbE/10GbE switches to establish high-speed, secure, and scalable office network environments without going over budget. The TS-1655 supports SR-IOV, and features three PCIe slots for extending NAS capabilities with various expansion cards, including 5/10/25GbE network cards, QM2 cards for adding M.2 SSDs or 2.5GbE/10GbE network ports, Fibre Channel cards for building SAN storage, and storage expansion cards for connecting QNAP storage expansion enclosures.
The multitasking TS-1655 meets storage demands for security, central management, and ensures data protection with Snapshots to protect against the impact of ransomware. More features include: hosting virtual machines and containers, simplifying local/remote/cloud backup tasks, facilitating VMware®/Hyper-V VM backup, deploying a cloud storage gateway, creating S3-compatible object storage on the NAS, and much more.
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Dog stolen while inside car found safe in another state, family says
NASHVILLE (WSMV/Gray News) -The owners of a dog who was stolen while inside their car said she was found safe in another state.
Casey Miles told WSMV that her white 2007 Lincoln Navigator was stolen out of Mansfield, Illinois, on Feb. 8 with Tess, a goldendoodle, still inside.
Nashville police said they recovered the SUV in Nashville a day later, but without the suspect or Tess. The vehicle had reportedly crashed into a light pole and was found abandoned.
Miles said the car was stolen while her mother was volunteering at their local American Legion. Miles said her mother went back inside to clean up and left Tess in the vehicle, which was running and unlocked. While inside, someone ran inside to report that the car and Tess had been stolen.
Miles said her mother’s phone and purse were also inside the vehicle, but have since been recovered. The suspect had reportedly taken cash out of the purse and threw everything else out of the car’s window.
On Tuesday, Tess was found walking with the man who took her and the vehicle along an interstate near Greenville, Alabama, according to authorities, WSMV reported.
Miles said her father traveled from Illinois to Nashville to search for the dog. Her family is headed to Alabama Tuesday to pick up Tess, and she said she was told a man is in custody in connection to the theft.
Tess is being cared for by animal control until her family is able to pick her up.
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ALBANY, NY (WIVT/WBGH) – Today, State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett declared the monkeypox virus an Imminent Threat to Public Health in New York State.
The number of monkeypox cases continues to increase and more local health departments are responding to the outbreak every day, said the Department of Health.
“Based on the ongoing spread of this virus, which has increased rapidly and affected primarily communities that identify as men who have sex with men, and the need for local jurisdictions to administer vaccines, I’ve declared monkeypox an Imminent Threat to Public Health throughout New York State,” said Commissioner Basset.
She continued, “this declaration means that local health departments engaged in response and prevention activities will be able to access additional State reimbursement, after other Federal and State funding sources are maximized, to protect all New Yorkers and ultimately limit the spread of monkeypox in our communities.”
The announcement builds on the NYS Department of Health’s ongoing response efforts on monkeypox, including ongoing efforts to secure more vaccines, expand testing capacity, and distribute the latest information and resources to New Yorkers.
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Elderly couple missing for months found dead in Nebraska
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB/Gray News) - A Nebraska couple who went missing in mid-January were found dead near a vehicle stuck on a maintenance road, according to the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office was contacted at about 3:15 p.m. Saturday by a citizen who found a vehicle stuck on a minimum maintenance road almost 11 miles northeast of Kearney, Nebraska. Deputies identified the vehicle as that of 89-year-old Robert and 92-year-old Loveda Proctor, of Aurora, who were reported missing Jan. 14.
Two adults were found dead in the area near the vehicle, and preliminary investigation has identified them as the Proctors. Foul play is not suspected, KSNB reports.
Autopsies have been ordered by the Buffalo County Attorney’s Office.
The investigation is ongoing and includes the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, Aurora Police Department and Kearney Police Department.
After the Proctors went missing, the Aurora Police Department and other law enforcement agencies received several tips as to their location.
Back in January, Grand Island Police said they were able to confirm a sighting of the couple in the area of Faidley Avenue and Webb Road on Jan. 11 at 8:15 p.m. They were in their blue 2007 Chrysler Pacifica.
In February, Aurora Police confirmed by video surveillance that the couple were seen Jan. 12 at 1:02 a.m. They were spotted at the Pump & Pantry on Highway 6 on the east side of Hastings.
More recently, dive team Adventures with Purpose, a group of scuba divers who use sonar to locate missing persons, aided in the search for the couple.
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Heading to Summerfest this weekend? Here's your weather forecast.
Summerfest kicks off its 55th anniversary this weekend on Milwaukee's lakefront. This year, the festival runs from June 22-24, June 29-July 1 and July 6- 8.
Here's how to prepare for the weather this weekend:
What's the weather for Summerfest this weekend?
Don't forget to pack your sunscreen. Festivalgoers will enjoy plenty of sunshine with temps in the mid to upper 70s on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, said Denny VanCleve, meteorologist at the National Weather Service Milwaukee-Sullivan.
Storms should hopefully hold off until late Saturday night into Sunday.
What's the air quality for this weekend?
Milwaukee could see more wildfire smoke Thursday night into Friday, said VanCleve. Here's an air quality map of Wisconsin with a focus on Milwaukee. The map is updated every hour.
Can I bring my water bottle into Summerfest?
No cans, glass, plastic or metal containers, including Yeti bottles, tumblers, thermos and disposable plastic bottles are allowed on Summerfest grounds.
If it rains during the festival, is there a place you can put your umbrella?
Yes, you can visit one of the information booths located inside the park near the mid or south gates for information to check items. There is a fee of $2 to check each item.
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Woman, 25, suffers brain damage after lightning strike
HOUSTON (KTRK) - A 25-year-old woman has been hospitalized for weeks after she was either directly struck or nearly struck by lightning in Texas.
Officials say lightning either directly hit Susroonya Koduru or a nearby tree, putting her in the hospital, where she has been since the Fourth of July weekend. Her family says she suffered brain damage and is on a ventilator.
“She requires very prolonged and aggressive medical care,” said Kodoru’s cousin, Surendra Kumar Kotha.
Koduru is 25, according to her family’s GoFundMe page. She was enjoying the long holiday weekend July 2, walking along the pond with friends at Harris County’s San Jacinto Monument when lightning struck. Deputies say she somehow ended up in the pond, and a bystander jumped in to help her.
“To restore her heartbeat, it took almost 20 minutes of time. The brain lost oxygen supply,” Kotha said.
The chances of getting struck by lightning per year are 1 in nearly 1.2 million, according to the National Weather Service. Only 10% of people who are struck by lightning are killed, leaving 90% with varying degrees of disability.
Koduru’s family says she came to the United States as a foreign exchange student to pursue her dreams. She is currently getting her master’s degree in information technology at the University of Houston.
Now, they are trying to get her parents from India to Houston, so they can be by their daughter’s side as she remains hospitalized, unable to breathe on her own.
“We are working on their visas to get them to the U.S. They should have the privilege. They should see her,” Kotha said.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with medical and travel expenses. The family says Koduru’s parents want to bring their daughter back to India to continue her long-term care.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released, his family said Monday, as a Taliban drug lord jailed by the United States was also freed and returned to Kabul.
Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was abducted in January 2020 and was believed to have been held since then by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
Negotiations for his release had centered on a deal that would also involve the release of Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and member of the Taliban who told reporters in Kabul on Monday that he had spent 17 years and six months in U.S. captivity before being released.
The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration, coming five months after a separate deal with Russia that resulted in the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed. It took place despite concerns from his family and other advocates that the U.S. military departure from Afghanistan, and the collapse of the government there, could make it harder to bring him home and could deflect attention away from his imprisonment.
President Joe Biden, who is in the U.K. to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, called Frerichs’s family on Monday morning to share the “good news” that his administration was able to secure his release, according to a senior administration official.
The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, called the decision to grant Noorzai clemency a “difficult decision” but necessary in order to reunite a U.S. citizen with his family.
A sister of Frerichs, who is from Lombard, Illinois, thanked U.S. government officials who helped secure her brother’s release.
“I am so happy to hear that my brother is safe and on his way home to us. Our family has prayed for this each day of the more than 31 months he has been a hostage. We never gave up hope that he would survive and come home safely to us,” said a statement from the sister, Charlene Cakora.
In Afghanistan, Noorzai told reporters at a press conference that he had been released from an unspecified U.S. prison and handed over earlier in the day to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan whom he did not identify. Frerichs’ family subsequently confirmed that it was him.
Frerichs, 60, had been working on civil engineering projects at the time of his Jan. 31, 2020 abduction in Kabul. He was last seen in a video posted last spring by The New Yorker i n which he appeared in traditional Afghan clothing and pleaded for his release. The publication said it obtained the clip from an unidentified individual in Afghanistan.
Until Monday, U.S. officials across two presidential administrations had tried unsuccessfully to get him home. Even before their takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had demanded the U.S. release Noorzai in exchange for Frerichs. But there had been no public sign of Washington proceeding with any sort of trade or exchange along those lines.
Eric Lebson, a former U.S. government national security official who had been advising Frerichs’ family, said in a statement that “everything about this case has been an uphill fight.” He criticized the Trump administration for having given away “our leverage to get Mark home quickly by signing a peace accord with the Taliban without ever having asked them to return Mark first.
“Mark’s family then had to navigate two Administrations, where many people viewed Mark’s safe return as an impediment to their plans for Afghanistan,” the statement said.
The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban in August 2021, raised additional concern that any progress in negotiations could be undone or that Frerichs could be forgotten.
But his name surfaced last month when President Joe Biden, who had publicly called for Frerichs’ release, was said by his advisers to have pressed officials to consider any risk posed to Frerichs by the drone strike in Afghanistan that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.
The Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also spoke at the Kabul press conference alongside Noorzai and welcomed the exchange, saying it marked the start of a “new era” in U.S.-Taliban relations.
“This can be a new chapter between Afghanistan and the United States, this can open a new door for talks between both countries,” Muttaqi said at the presser.
“This act shows us that all problems can be solved through talks and I thank both sides’ teams who worked so hard for this to happen,” he added.
The Taliban also posted a brief video Monday on social media showing Noorzai’s arrival at the Kabul airport where he was welcomed by top Taliban officials, including Muttaqi.
At the press conference, Noorzai expressed thankfulness at seeing his “mujahedeen brothers” — a reference to the Taliban — in Kabul.
“I pray for more success of the Taliban,” he added. “I hope this exchange can lead to peace between Afghanistan and America, because an American was released and I am also free now.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/family-of-american-says-he-was-freed-by-taliban-in-swap/ | 2022-09-19 14:28:58 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/family-of-american-says-he-was-freed-by-taliban-in-swap/ |
Former Boyd HS assistant principal sentenced to 10 years in prison for deadly hit-and-run
WEATHERFORD, Texas - A former assistant principal at Boyd High School will spend the next 10 years behind bars for fleeing the scene of a deadly crash in 2020.
Kevin Evans, 41, pled guilty to intoxication manslaughter for the hit-and-run crash that killed 51-year-old Ernest Medley.
Prosecutors said Evans hit Medley as he was walking along the Jacksboro Highway in the Parker County town of Reno.
Ernest Medley
Witnesses gave police a description of Evans’ truck. Officers pulled him over and arrested him a few miles away.
Prosecutors said the truck had a busted right headlight, blood on the fender, and a deployed airbag. Evans also failed a field sobriety test.
He admitted he’d gone to a bar after work and drank five or six beers. His blood alcohol concentration was almost twice the legal limit, according to the Parker County District Attorney’s Office.
"Mr. Evans had no criminal record and was, by all accounts, a model citizen prior to this tragedy," said District Attorney Jeff Swain. "But the decisions he made that night cost a man his life and his family the chance to have him in their lives. Our choices have consequences. In our view, that meant that he needed to go to prison."
Evans was an assistant principal at Boyd High School in Wise County. According to the Boyd ISD website, he’d been an educator for 15 years and worked as both a coach and health science teacher.
As part of his plea agreement, he will have to serve at least half of his sentence before being eligible for parole.
Medley’s family and friends who attended the sentencing described him as someone with a "very loving, kind spirit."
"I would love for you to feel the pain that we have felt because of your reckless behavior," his sister Eugeania Hutcherson said in a statement that was read in court. "I don’t understand why you didn’t get a Lift or Uber instead of making the stupid decision to get behind the wheel of the car."
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FARNBOROUGH, UK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Forecast International projects that 18,679 large commercial jet transports will be produced in the 10-year period from 2022 to 2031. The value of this production, in constant 2022 U.S. dollars, is estimated at $2.94 trillion.
Annual unit production is projected to increase from 1,156 large commercial jet transports in 2022 to 2,111 in 2029. Production is forecast to drop to 2,037 aircraft in 2030 due to an anticipated cyclical downturn. Production in 2031 is forecast to total 2,051 aircraft.
Our forecast indicates that Airbus and Boeing will account for 96.7 percent of total production in the large airliner market during the 10-year forecast period. Together, the two manufacturers are projected to build 18,066 large jetliners during the timeframe.
Airbus is forecast to build 9,774 large commercial airliners during the forecast period, while Boeing is forecast to build 8,292. Airbus is projected to lead the market in narrowbody production, while Boeing is forecast to lead the market in widebody production.
Demand for large commercial airliners picked up substantially in 2021. Combined, Airbus and Boeing recorded 1,666 gross orders for large commercial airliners in 2021, almost triple the 561 gross orders registered by the two companies in 2020. Order cancellations did continue at a high (though reduced) rate into 2021, suppressing net order totals.
"The large commercial airliner market remains essentially an Airbus/Boeing duopoly," said Forecast International Senior Aerospace Analyst Raymond Jaworowski. "Nevertheless, the two giant manufacturers do face some challengers, particularly in the narrowbody segment. New narrowbodies entering the market include the COMAC C919 from China and the Irkut MC-21 from Russia.
"Boeing has made considerable progress in getting its 737 MAX program back on track. The company resumed customer deliveries of MAXs in December 2020.
Boeing is well-positioned in the widebody market, where its twin-engine 777 and 787 models have proven to be popular items. The 787 program did suffer a production hiccup in 2021, causing a temporary suspension of deliveries, but this should prove to be only a short-term obstacle. As for the 777, Boeing is currently managing a transition from the Classic versions to the new 777X series, a move that has become somewhat complicated in the midst of a difficult widebody market. Production of the four-engine 747-8 is scheduled to end in 2022.
Airbus has also been in the process of refashioning its product line. In the narrowbody segment, the re-engined A320neo variants have largely succeeded the original members of the A320 family in production. The A321LR and A321XLR versions of the A321neo are mounting at least a partial foray into the Boeing 757 replacement market. Acquisition of the CSeries from Bombardier has provided Airbus with a product, re-named the A220, positioned at the lower end of the narrowbody market.
In the widebody arena, Airbus is replacing the original A330 with the re-engined A330neo. The production ramp-up of the A350 was interrupted by the pandemic, but is slated to resume in 2023. A freighter version of the A350 is under development. Production of the 500+ passenger A380 ended in 2021.
Forecast International representatives will be available during the Farnborough Airshow (Hall 3, Booth 2521) to demonstrate the company's extensive line of Aerospace & Defense Market Intelligence products, including Platinum Forecast System 4.4.
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NASA is canceling a planned satellite that was going to intensely monitor greenhouse gases over the Americas because it got too costly and complicated.
But the space agency said it will still be watching human-caused carbon pollution but in different ways.
NASA on Tuesday announced that its GeoCarb mission, which was supposed to be a low-cost satellite to monitor carbon dioxide, methane and how plant life changes over North and South America, was being killed because of cost overruns.
When it was announced six years ago, it was supposed to cost $166 million, but the latest NASA figures show costs would balloon to more than $600 million and it was years late, according to NASA Earth Sciences Director Karen St. Germain.
Unlike other satellites that monitor greenhouse gases from low Earth orbit and get different parts of the globe in a big picture, GeoCarb was supposed to be at a much higher altitude of 22,236 miles (35,786 kilometers) from one fixed place in orbit and focus intently on North and South America. That different and further perspective proved too difficult and costly to get done on budget and on time, St. Germain said.
The equipment alone has more than doubled in price and then there were non-technical issues that would have added more, she said. The agency has already spent $170 million on the now-canceled program and won’t spend any more.
“This doesn’t reflect any reduction in our commitment to the science, the observations associated with greenhouse gases and climate change,” St. Germain said in an interview Tuesday. “We’re still committed to doing that science. But we’re going to have to do it a different way because we don’t see this instrument coming together.”
Monitoring of greenhouse gases, the main cause of global warming, is important on many levels. It can help spot leaks, say of methane, or hold to account companies and countries that have pledged to reduce emissions. Beyond governments, many private companies now do satellite monitoring of greenhouse gases.
Instead of its project, NASA is looking to launch a yet-to-be-decided Earth-focused mission, designed to be bigger and less risky. The space agency also is getting methane data from a special instrument on the International Space Station that was meant to look at mineral dust but is monitoring the potent greenhouse gas as a bonu s, plus there are methane monitoring satellites from the European and Japanese space agency and some commercial and non-profit firms, she said.
NASA also has two dedicated satellites that monitor carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Omari Moore scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half and San Jose State beat Utah State 69-64 on Saturday night.
Moore shot 9 for 21 from the floor (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Spartans (15-10, 6-6 Mountain West Conference). Sage Tolbert added 10 points and five rebounds, while Ibrahima Diallo scored eight.
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WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, November 3, 2022
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FROST ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
258 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Temperatures from 29F to 35F will result in frost
formation.
* WHERE...North Bay Interior Valleys.
* WHEN...Through 9 AM PDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
uncovered. Populations sensitive to cold temperatures such as
the elderly should take proper precautions, including please do
not leave pets outdoors overnight in cold temperatures. Expect
near freezing to slightly sub-freezing temperatures through just
after sunrise Thursday morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
* WHERE...Southern Salinas Valley, Arroyo Seco, and Lake San
Antonio, Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest
and Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey County
including Pinnacles National Park.
near freezing to slightly sub-freezing temperatures through
just after sunrise Thursday morning.
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28.
* WHERE...Mendocino Coast County.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM PDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and
other sensitive vegetation.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Provide
adequate shelter for outdoor pets or consider bringing them
indoors.
Frost Advisories and Freeze Warnings are issued during the local
growing season as defined by climatology and local agriculture
experts. Once the growing season has ended these statements will
no longer be issued until the spring.
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21.
* WHERE...Del Norte Interior, Northern Humboldt Interior,
Southern Humboldt Interior, Northern Trinity, Northwestern
Mendocino Interior, Northeastern Mendocino Interior,
Southeastern Mendocino Interior, Northern Lake and Southern
Lake Counties.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30.
* WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast,
Southwestern Humboldt and Southwestern Mendocino Interior
Counties.
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Man who traveled across states to have sex with 12-year-old from Instagram sentenced to prison
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – A man from Ohio who traveled to Kansas City, Missouri to have sex with a 12-year-old girl he saw on Instagram will spend a decade in prison after unknowingly messaging her mother and an FBI employee.
The U.S. Department of Justice said 35-year-old Timothy M. Zukoski from Southington, Ohio, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole for enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
He pleaded guilty to that crime in February.
The court also sentenced him to 10 years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $5,000 in restitution to each of four child pornography victims.
According to KCTV, Zukoski admitted he started communicating with a girl he thought was 12 years old via Instagram on Oct. 21, 2020.
That Instagram account, however, was one that a mother had set up for her daughter. She contacted the FBI when she learned that Zukoski was trying to communicate with her daughter.
At that point, an undercover employee with the FBI assumed the 12-year-old’s identity and started communicating with Zukoski via the Instagram account.
Zukoski started making plans to travel to the Kansas City area so he could meet the girl for sex.
He made plans with the undercover employee to stay in KC while the girl’s mother was supposedly out of town over the Thanksgiving weekend. He also suggested the girl could come live with him in Ohio.
When he arrived in KC on Nov. 27, 2020, he was arrested.
Authorities found “numerous” child pornography pictures on his phone.
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President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to suspend federal gas and diesel taxes for three months, a move that has been met with doubt and criticism by some lawmakers and industry experts.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional Democrats have worried that suspending the federal gas tax would allow oil companies to reap additional profits with no guarantee that drivers would see savings at the pump, the Associated Press reports.
“President Biden understands that a gas tax holiday alone will not, on its own, relieve the run up in costs that we’ve seen. But the President believes that at this unique moment when the war in Ukraine is imposing costs on American families, Congress should do what it can to provide working families breathing room,” the White House said in a statement.
Biden is also urging states to provide direct relief by suspending their own gas taxes or through other legislative action.
Ahead of the news, some social media users claimed that five U.S. states have already suspended their gas taxes.
THE QUESTION
Have five U.S. states passed their own gas tax holidays in 2022?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, five U.S. states have passed legislation to suspend gas taxes at some point in 2022.
WHAT WE FOUND
The federal fuel tax in the U.S. is 18.3 cents per gallon and the total for state gasoline taxes averages about 31 cents, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That means the average American pays about 49 cents total in gas taxes, though some people are paying more if their state taxes are higher.
State gas taxes include per-gallon excise taxes collected at the pump, excise taxes imposed on wholesalers and passed to drivers in the form of higher prices, and sales taxes that apply to the purchase of gasoline, the Tax Foundation explains on its website.
The federal gas tax holiday, if passed by Congress, “could in theory save Americans cumulatively around $70 million per day, though it could take a few weeks for effects to be seen,” GasBuddy spokesperson Nicole Petersen told VERIFY.
“The tax holiday also has the potential to increase demand for gasoline, which could create the opposite of the desired effect and put more upward pressure on prices at the pump,” she added.
As Biden calls on lawmakers to pass legislation that would temporarily eliminate the federal gas tax, five U.S. states – New York, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut and Maryland – have already suspended their state taxes or will do so in the future in hopes of offering relief for drivers.
Here’s what we know about the tax suspensions in each state.
New York
New York is suspending certain state taxes, including the fuel excise tax and sales tax, on gasoline and diesel fuel from June 1 through Dec. 31, 2022, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. This amounts to a reduction of at least 16 cents in the price of gas per gallon in the state, with some counties providing additional savings by setting temporary caps on sales tax.
"By suspending certain fuel taxes for the next seven months, New York is providing some $609 million in direct relief to New Yorkers – a critical lifeline for those who need it most,” Hochul said in a statement.
New York drivers would have paid at least 17.3 cents per gallon in state gas taxes as of June 1, 2022, if taxes had not been suspended, data from the state Department of Taxation and Finance show.
According to AAA, the average gas price per gallon in New York is about $4.99 as of June 22, slightly above the national average of roughly $4.96.
Florida
A one-month gas tax holiday, which will suspend fuel taxes in the state, is set to begin in Florida on Oct. 1, 2022.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 7071, which establishes the gas tax holiday along with nine other tax holidays, on May 6, 2022. A summary of the bill shows drivers in the state will save an estimated $200 million during a one-month fuel tax holiday beginning Oct. 1.
The fuel tax holiday will lower the price of gas in the state by 25.3 cents per gallon, according to DeSantis’ office.
The legislation also suspends taxes on items such as school supplies, items and admissions related to recreational activities, and Energy Star appliances.
AAA data show that the average gas price per gallon in Florida is currently about $4.77 as of June 22, almost 20 cents lower than the national average.
Georgia
Georgia already suspended the collection of its fuel excise tax from March 18, 2022 through May 31, 2022, according to the state Department of Revenue (DOR). Gov. Brian Kemp later issued an executive order on May 26 extending the suspension of excise tax collection through July 14.
Georgia’s state gas tax is regularly 29.1 cents per gallon, DOR data show.
As of June 22, the average gas price per gallon in Georgia is roughly $4.45, about 50 cents lower than the national average, according to AAA.
Connecticut
On March 24, Gov. Ned Lamot signed emergency legislation suspending Connecticut's excise tax of 25 cents per gallon on gasoline from April 1 through June 30, 2022.
“The legislation includes language asserting that failure by retailers to reduce the per-gallon price of gasoline by this amount during the suspension period will be considered an ‘unfair or deceptive trade practice,’” the governor’s office said in a statement.
More than one month later, on May 9, Lamot announced that new legislation had further suspended Connecticut's excise tax on gas through Nov. 30, 2022.
The average gas price per gallon in Connecticut is hovering close to the national average at about $4.92 as of June 22, according to AAA.
Maryland
Maryland implemented a 30-day gas tax holiday from March 18 through April 16, 2022, but it has since expired, according to the state Comptroller’s office. The state gas tax in Maryland is currently 36.1 cents per gallon, and is set to increase by 18% to 42.7 cents per gallon on July 1.
State Comptroller Peter Franchot sent a letter in late May to Gov. Larry Hogan and other legislators, urging them to pass emergency legislation that would waive the 18% increase to the state gas tax.
“This amounts to a new, highly regressive $200 million tax on Maryland families and small businesses,” Franchot said of the increase in his letter.
Franchot also called on the legislature to pass another state gas tax holiday through Sept. 30, similar to the monthlong holiday adopted in March.
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BEIJING — The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its 20 subway lines Sunday as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks.
The city will also restart 273 bus lines connecting major urban centers, airports, train stations and hospitals as it resumes cross-district public transit, Yu Fulin, director of the Shanghai Transport Commission, said at a daily pandemic briefing Thursday.
It wasn't immediately clear how frequent the service would be. Bus service resumed on a trial basis within three outlying districts this week, with buses running every 30 to 90 minutes during daylight hours.
The lockdown of China's largest city has dealt a blow to the economy and frustrated residents, particularly as many countries elsewhere in the world move away from such harsh measures as they try to live with the virus. But officials have stuck to a 'zero-COVID' approach, saying that lifting restrictions could strain the public health system and lead to more deaths, particularly among the not fully vaccinated elderly.
The outbreak in Shanghai has taken 580 lives, according to official statistics, making it the deadliest one since the initial outbreak in the city of Wuhan in early 2020.
Even as the number of new cases plummets, authorities are relaxing restrictions in a slow and deliberate manner as they try to ensure that the virus no longer spreads anywhere outside of quarantine facilities and areas with known infections.
The city of 25 million people recorded about 700 new cases on Wednesday, accounting for most of the about 1,000 cases nationwide.
Authorities in Beijing, which reported 55 new cases, closed some subway stations and bus lines, banned dining in restaurants and strongly encouraged residents to work from home as they try to prevent a Shanghai-scale outbreak in the Chinese capital.
Elsewhere in China, the city of Guang'an in in China's southwestern Sichuan province was locked down on Wednesday. The province recorded about 150 new cases.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Jul. advanced 46.50 cents at $8.6475 a bushel; Jul. corn rose 16.25 cents at $7.6825 a bushel; Jul. oats was off 9.50 cents at $6.55 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans was up 7.50 cents at 16.1625 a bushel.
Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Aug. live cattle was up .40 cent at $1.3480 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle gained 1.08 cents at $1.7310 a pound; Jul. lean hogs rose .20 cents at $1.1317 a pound. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Grains-mostly-higher-livestock-lower-17292440.php | 2022-07-08 16:13:32 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Grains-mostly-higher-livestock-lower-17292440.php |
-- Christian Genetski Promoted to the Role of President –
-- Mike Raffensperger Appointed as Chief Commercial Officer –
-- New Executive Structure Provides Long-Term Leadership Continuity –
NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FanDuel Group, the premier online gaming company in North America, has announced two appointments reflecting each executive's contributions to the success of the business. Effective immediately, Christian Genetski has been promoted to the role of President, FanDuel Group and Mike Raffensperger has been named to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer. Both executives will continue their long tenures with FanDuel, during which they have helped steward the company's explosive growth. The promotions of Genetski and Raffensperger provide FanDuel with important leadership continuity, with each executive having separate and direct reporting lines into Amy Howe, Chief Executive Officer.
"It cannot be overstated how seminal both Christian and Mike have been to not only the success of FanDuel but to the industry more broadly," said Howe. "Each have helped nurture and evolve FanDuel from innovative upstart to the dominant market leader in sports betting and i-gaming. I am delighted to expand their roles as we continue into the future." Howe added, "Keeping Christian's deep institutional knowledge within FanDuel was critically important to me. In his expanded role, Christian's expert voice will impact decisions that are vital to creating a sustainable long-term business, while providing critical continuity for FanDuel to thrive in the future. Similarly, Mike's leadership of our revenue producing commercial units and marketing is a structure we believe best positions us for growth and reflects how important his performance has been to our success."
As President, Genetski will oversee all of FanDuel's business development, partnership, corporate strategy, and government affairs units. He will also be responsible for driving FanDuel's vision and execution of strategic partnerships and new business initiatives to extend the company's leadership position. Previously FanDuel's Chief Legal Officer, Genetski has played a historic role working with legislators, regulators and industry counterparts across the United States to unlock sports betting in the U.S., build the regulatory framework operators follow, and do so in a manner that positioned FanDuel for success. Genetski navigated the company and the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) industry through a series of existential regulatory challenges, most notably when he brokered an agreement with the New York State Attorney General that paved the way for New York to legalize and regulate DFS along with more than 20 additional states. It was his work that helped build a bridge for the company's entry into sports betting and i-gaming following the repeal of PASPA by the United States Supreme Court in 2018. Since 2018, he has led industry efforts to open mobile sports betting in 15 states and put mobile sports betting on the ballot in California this November. Genetski's tenure is also highlighted by his leadership in securing FanDuel's market access footprint, including ground-breaking market access partnerships with professional sports franchises, as well as the official partnerships the company enjoys with the NBA, NFL, NHL and PGA TOUR.
Raffensperger has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing revenue generation across FanDuel's sportsbook, casino, racing, daily fantasy and free-to-play platforms. The new position significantly expands Raffensperger's duties to include commercial leadership, which had previously been run by Howe. In addition, he will also assume oversight for FanDuel's content and programming assets including the company's broadly distributed cable network - TVG. Previously FanDuel's Chief Marketing Officer, Raffensperger will continue to steer both the marketing and now commercial units, forming a more cohesive structure that better positions the company for success into the future. During his tenure as CMO, Raffensperger's leadership has helped fuel the explosive growth and market share dominance FanDuel enjoys today. In that time, the company has surpassed its competitors in nearly every major market despite significantly less marketing investment while delivering far superior unit economic performance. This success has been powered by an agile customer acquisition strategy, disciplined approach to media and a keen eye for disruptive talent that has seen the company smartly leverage the popularity of Pat McAfee and others to enormous commercial success. Raffensperger has made FanDuel a leading advocate for responsible gambling launching bespoke advertising and signing a historic agreement with Craig Carton to serve as the company's first Responsible Gaming Ambassador.
FanDuel Group is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in the United States, FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states with approximately 17 million customers. The company is based in New York with offices in California, New Jersey, Florida, Oregon, Georgia and Scotland. FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and a constituent of the FTSE 100 index of the London Stock Exchange.
Contact: Kevin Hennessy / FanDuel Group / press@fanduel.com
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Curtis R. Bard
October 26, 1959 - April 29, 2023
Curtis R. Bard of Carmel Indiana, passed away unexpectedly at home on April 29, 2023. Born October 26, 1959 in Grants, New Mexico to Richard and Bernice Bard. He graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School and attended Southeast Community College. He began his technology career in the Computer Dept. at National Bank of Commerce.
Curt married Lynette Ugland, May 21, 1994. While Curt left us too soon, the impact he had on our lives will be forever cherished.
Curt leaves behind his wife Lynette and children, Jackson, Parker, and Mary Ella and his siblings, Barb (Dick) Sittner, Jeff (Teresa) Bard, Greg (Jodie) Bard, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Curtis was preceded in death by his parents.
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Fuel Derived From Used Cooking Oil Underlines Sinopec's Long-term Strategy for Sustainable Development
BEIJING, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinopec Zhenhai Refinery of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") obtained a bio-jet fuel airworthiness certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on September 19. The first batch of bio-jet fuel will be shipped to the Airbus (China) Tianjin plant this month. The fuel, derived from used cooking oil, will then be used for flights across China. This will mark the first time that large-scale produced bio-jet fuel will serve the aviation industry in China.
The airworthiness certificate means that Sinopec can sell the bio-jet fuel produced at Sinopec Zhenhai Refinery to aviation operators nationwide. The refinery, in the Zhenhai District of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has an annual designed processing capacity of 100,000 tons and adopts Sinopec's bio-jet fuel production technology (SRJET) to produce the fuel. The plant's first batch in June produced around 600 tons of bio-jet fuel.
"With the airworthiness certificate, Sinopec Zhenhai Refinery can now sell bio-jet fuel to the entire civil aviation market, we will continue to expand the market and supply chain to build a full industry chain of bio-jet fuel," said Mo Dingge, CEO of Sinopec Zhenhai Refinery.
China has strict standards for airworthiness certification. Beforehand, experts from the Airworthiness Certification Center of CAAC conducted on-site evaluations at Sinopec Zhenhai Refinery that covered all stages of operation, including the bio-jet fuel quality management system, production process management and control, product storage and transportation and sample analysis and testing.
The refinery has already obtained Asia's first global RSB sustainable aviation fuel certification issued by Scientific Certification Systems, a key pass for China's bio-jet fuel to enter the international market.
Compared to traditional petroleum-based aviation kerosene, bio-jet fuel can reduce carbon emissions by up to 50 percent throughout the entire lifecycle.
Sinopec is committed to advancing the development of China's bio-jet fuel industry. It developed its SRJET technology in 2009 and produced bio-jet fuel in December 2011 that was successfully tested in flight at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport in April 2013. After two years of evaluation, experts confirmed Sinopec's bio-jet fuel as suitable for operation in aviation, and the company obtained China's first airworthiness certification for bio-jet fuel in 2014.
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SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on Friday, March 31.
They will visit with first responders, state and local officials, and communities impacted by the devastation from the tornadoes on March 24.
Rolling Fork was hit by an EF4 tornado, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The storm destroyed roughly 300 homes and businesses in Rolling Fork and Silver City.
Hundreds of additional structures were badly damaged. The death toll in Mississippi stood at 21, based on deaths confirmed by coroners.
Biden is expected to announce that the federal government will cover the total cost of the state’s emergency measures for the next 30 days, including overtime for first responders and debris cleanup.
The White House approved Gov. Tate Reeves’ request for Individual and Public Assistance for counties affected by the tornadoes and severe weather. The governor said on Thursday that he plans to meet with President Biden during his trip to Mississippi.
Biden is also expected to be joined by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.).
Individual assistance is available to residents in those four counties and can include grants for temporary housing, home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of this disaster.
Residents in Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, and Sharkey who sustained losses during the March 24 severe weather can now apply for assistance by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ Genie Energy Ltd. (GNE) on Monday reported third-quarter net income of $18.8 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Newark, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of 70 cents. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, came to 85 cents per share.
The provider of oil and gas energy services posted revenue of $81.3 million in the period.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury Department refused Wednesday to provide House Republicans any suspicious activity reports it may have on foreign banking and other business transactions by Hunter Biden and other members of President Joe Biden's family.
Jonathan Davidson, Treasury's legislative affairs chief, told House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer in a letter that he needs more details about why the panel is seeking such "highly sensitive" information.
Comer wrote on Jan. 11 to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for any suspicious activity reports -- used by banks to flag what they deem dubiously large transactions -- as part of his panel's probes into overseas business and other dealings by the president's son.
Without acknowledging whether such reports on the Bidens exist, Davidson on Wednesday instructed Comer that "improper disclosure" of such information can undermine the executive branch's "conduct of law enforcement, intelligence, and national security activities."
Comer responded that "this coordinated effort by the Biden administration to hide information about President Biden and his family's shady business schemes is alarming and raises many questions."
After receiving more details about why Comer wants the information, the Treasury will "make determinations concerning how to accommodate legitimate legislative needs while also protecting Executive Branch interests, including law enforcement needs," Davidson wrote.
In his letter to Yellen, Comer wrote, "The Committee is investigating President Biden's knowledge of and role in these schemes to assess whether he has compromised our national security at the expense of the American people."
Comer added the committee also "will examine drafting legislation to strengthen federal ethics laws regarding employees and their families."
After receiving Davidson's letter from Treasury, Comer said the panel will continue to request the reports and will use "the power of the gavel to get them if needed."
The investigation of Biden family business dealings is just one of the inquiries that Republicans plan over the next two years. Biden's advisers are counting on federal agency staff, congressional Democrats and a revived outside group to help counter GOP-led probes.
The president's son, who has publicly battled drug addiction, has been a particular target for Republicans looking to undermine Biden's reputation for high ethical standards. They claim that Biden played a role in and perhaps profited from Hunter Biden's business dealings in Ukraine and China.
Comer and other Republicans already said they have evidence that finances, credit cards, and bank accounts of Hunter and Joe Biden were commingled if not shared.
And in an interim report released in November, Republicans surmised that the Treasury Department has at least 150 suspicious activity reports related to financial transactions of Biden family members. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/27/gop-denied-access-to-potential-biden-bank-data/ | 2023-01-27 12:09:39 | 0 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/27/gop-denied-access-to-potential-biden-bank-data/ |
HOUSTON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: AE) ("Adams" or the "Company") today announces that its subsidiary, Service Transport Company ("Service Transport"), has opened its 20th terminal which is located in the Pittsburgh, PA area. This new facility will offer Service Transport's clients additional resources in the Northeast area of the U.S., providing additional opportunities for revenue and profitability growth, while serving as a base of operations for recruiting in the immediate area. Over the last four years, Service Transport has grown from six terminals in three states along the Gulf Coast to twenty facilities in eleven states on the eastern half of the U.S. This new facility will be located at the Express Container Services facility at 3505 Grand Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15225.
Wade Harrison, President of Service Transport, commented, "We are very excited about the opportunities that this market presents for our driver force and our company."
"I am pleased to see the Service Transport team continue to execute on the strategic plans surrounding our transportation business," said Kevin Roycraft, Adams' Chief Executive Officer and President.
About Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. is engaged in crude oil marketing, transportation, terminalling and storage, tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk and recycling and repurposing of off-spec fuels, lubricants, crude oil and other chemicals through its subsidiaries, GulfMark Energy, Inc., Service Transport Company, Victoria Express Pipeline, L.L.C., GulfMark Terminals, LLC, Phoenix Oil, Inc., and Firebird Bulk Carriers, Inc. For more information, visit www.adamsresources.com.
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CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A road trip to Mexico for cosmetic surgery veered violently off course when four Americans were caught in a drug cartel shootout, leaving two dead and two held captive for days in a remote region of the Gulf coast before they were rescued from a wood shack, officials said Tuesday.
Their minivan crashed and was fired on shortly after they crossed into the border city of Matamoros on Friday as drug cartel factions tore through the streets, the region’s governor said. A stray bullet also killed a Mexican woman about a block and a half away.
The four Americans were hauled off in a pickup truck, and Mexican authorities frantically searched as the cartel moved them around — even taking them to a medical clinic — “to create confusion and avoid efforts to rescue them,” Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal said.
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They were found Tuesday in a wooden shack, guarded by a man who was arrested, in a rural area east of Matamoros called Ejido Tecolote on the way to the Gulf called “Bagdad Beach,” according to the state's chief prosecutor, Irving Barrios.
The surviving Americans were whisked back to U.S. soil on Tuesday in Brownsville, the southernmost tip of Texas and just across the border from Matamoros. The convoy of ambulances and SUVs was escorted by Mexican military Humvees and National Guard trucks with mounted machine guns.
A relative of one of the victims said Monday that the four had traveled together from the Carolinas so one of them could get a tummy tuck surgery from a doctor in Matamoros.
The governor said the wounded American, Eric Williams, had been shot in the left leg and the injury was not life threatening.
“It’s quite a relief,” said Robert Williams, 38-year-old Eric's brother, reached by phone Tuesday in North Carolina. “I look forward to seeing him again and actually being able to talk to him.”
Robert Williams was not sure if the other survivor, Latavia Burgess, was the one seeking the surgery.
The survivors were taken to Valley Regional Medical Center with an FBI escort, the Brownsville Herald reported. A spokesperson for the hospital referred all inquiries to the FBI.
The two dead — Shaeed Woodard, age 33, and Zindell Brown, in his mid-20s — will be turned over to U.S. authorities following forensic work at the Matamoros morgue, the governor said.
Video and photographs taken during and immediately after Friday's abduction show the Americans’ white minivan sitting beside another vehicle, with at least one bullet hole in the driver's side window. A witness said the two vehicles had collided. Almost immediately, several men with tactical vests and assault rifles arrived in another vehicle to surround the scene.
The Mexican authorities' hypothesis is “that it was confusion, not a direct attack,” the state prosecutor said.
The gunmen walked one of the Americans into the bed of a white pickup, then dragged and loaded up the three others. Terrified civilian motorists sat silently in their cars, hoping not to draw attention. Two of the victims appeared to be motionless.
The shootings illustrate the terror that has prevailed for years in Matamoros, a city dominated by factions of the powerful Gulf drug cartel who often fight among themselves. Amid the violence, thousands of Mexicans have disappeared in Tamaulipas state alone.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the people responsible would be punished. He referenced arrests in the 2019 killings of nine U.S.-Mexican dual citizens in Sonora near the U.S. border.
López Obrador complained about the U.S. media’s coverage of the missing Americans, accusing them of sensationalism. He said that when Mexicans are killed, the media “go quiet like mummies.”
“We really regret that this happens in our country,” he said, adding that the U.S. government has every right to be upset by the violence.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland put blame for the deaths squarely on the drug cartels
“The DEA and the FBI are doing everything possible to dismantle and disrupt and ultimately prosecute the leaders of the cartels and the entire networks that they depend on” Garland said.
The FBI had offered a $50,000 reward for the victims’ return and the arrest of the abductors.
Robert Williams said in a telephone interview that he and his brother Eric are from South Carolina but now live in the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina.
Williams described his brother as “easygoing” and “fun-spirited.”
He didn’t know his brother was traveling to Mexico until after the abduction hit the news. But from looking at his brother’s Facebook posts, he thinks his brother did not consider the trip dangerous.
“He thought it would be fun,” Williams said.
When told that his brother was among the survivors Tuesday, Williams said that when they meet, “I’ll just tell him how happy I am to see him, and how glad I am that he made it through, and that I love him.”
Loller reported from Nashville. AP writers Lindsay Whitehurst, Aamer Madhani and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for Foxconn after the world’s largest electronics manufacturer failed to fulfill grandiose promises to build a massive facility that would employ thousands of workers.
Microsoft plans to build a $1 billion data center on the 315-acre (127-hectare) parcel in Mount Pleasant, a village of about 27,000 people in Racine County, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Milwaukee. It’s unclear how many people the center might employ. Paul Englis, Microsoft’s director of global community research and engagement, told the Racine County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that such centers typically employ 300 to 400 people.
The village already is home to a Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing facility. The Taiwan-based company is best known for making Apple iPhones. The company announced plans in 2017 to build a $10 billion facility in Mount Pleasant that would employ 13,000 people.
Wisconsin’s governor at the time, Republican Scott Walker, and then-President Donald Trump praised the decision, with Trump boasting the plant would be the “eighth wonder of the world.”
The state agreed to provide Foxconn with nearly $3 billion in tax breaks. The company never delivered on its promises and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers scaled back the tax breaks to $80 million contingent on the number of jobs created and investments. The company qualified for just $8.6 million in tax credits last year after creating 768 eligible jobs and making a $77.4 million capital investment by the end of 2021.
According to a fact sheet describing the Microsoft project compiled by southeastern Wisconsin economic development groups, the parcel of land is part of a tax-increment financing district that includes the Foxconn campus. Property taxes collected in such districts can be used to subsidize development.
Foxconn spent $60 million to help Mount Pleasant officials buy the property to create the district, said Mia Tripi, a spokesperson for the village and Racine County.
Foxconn would receive the proceeds from the land sale to Microsoft as partial reimbursement of what Foxconn spent to acquire land for the district in 2017, according to the fact sheet. Microsoft would be eligible to recoup 42% of property taxes paid on new construction, up to $5 million annually.
Microsoft must begin the first phase of construction by July 2026 and begin the second phase by July 2033.
The tech sector has been contracting after pandemic-era expansions brought on a boom in demand for workplace software. Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, hasn’t been immune to the trend, announcing in January that it planned to cut 10,000 workers and consolidate leased office locations. Company officials said then that the layoffs amounted to less than 5% of their total employee base.
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New executive and board additions support Podimetrics' focus on powering a new era of prevention for patients living with complex diabetes
SOMERVILLE, Mass., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Podimetrics, creator of the FDA-cleared SmartMat™ and integrated clinical and patient support services that can help save the limbs and lives of complex patients living with diabetes, today announced two new additions to their executive team and a new board member. Sid Rao joins Podimetrics as chief information officer (CIO); Dr. Gary Rothenberg joins as director of medical affairs; and Sukanya Soderland joins Podimetrics' board of directors.
Podimetrics' new CIO, Sid Rao, is a proven progressive technology leader with nearly 20 years of experience. As a senior leader and strategic consultant, Sid has worked across the healthcare and life sciences industries, including time spent with leading organizations such as AstraZeneca, Baptist Health, Biogen, DentaQuest, and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals. As chief information officer, Sid will lead Podimetrics' strategic and transformational IT efforts, including innovation specific to infrastructure, information security, data engineering and analytics, enterprise applications, and software engineering.
Gary Rothenberg, DPM, CDCES, CWS, joins Podimetrics as director of medical affairs. A practicing board-certified podiatrist, Dr. Rothenberg has more than 20 years of experience that includes time spent in academia, research, and clinical practice. Today, he serves as an associate professor of internal medicine in the division of metabolism, endocrinology, and diabetes at the University of Michigan — and also as the director of fellowship training in lower extremity complication prevention at the University of Michigan.
"Together, our team at Podimetrics has touched thousands of patient lives with our preventive care SmartMat, saving countless limbs and improving the quality of life for those dealing with serious, life-altering complications brought on by diabetes," said Jon Bloom, M.D., CEO and co-founder of Podimetrics. "Adding Sid and Gary to our executive team, and Sukanya to our board, will only further set us up for success in our mission to bring preventive care into the homes of patients living with advanced diabetes."
Sukanya Soderland, Podimetrics' latest board of directors member, is the senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA). BCBSMA is the largest private health plan in Massachusetts and one of the largest independent, not-for-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in the country — serving nearly three million members and 20,000 employers. Prior to her time at BCBSMA, Sukanya served as a senior partner in Oliver Wyman's Health and Life Sciences and Digital, Technology, Analytics, and Operations practices. She also co-founded the Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Center. Sukanya is an impact-focused leader with deep knowledge of the healthcare ecosystem and specific expertise in innovation, analytics, and digital transformation. Like Podimetrics, she has long been committed to improving issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare.
"At a time when the healthcare industry is grappling with how best to embrace value-based care and prioritize preventive care, Podimetrics stands as a prime example of how digital health technologies paired with personalized care services can have a transformative impact — saving limbs and lives, while also reducing high costs of care associated with diabetes," said Soderland. "Podimetrics is a mission-driven organization committed to driving impactful change for those patients who are living with diabetes and most likely to be left to fend for themselves. It's an honor to join their board, and to actively support Podimetrics' mission to prevent costly, life-threatening diabetic amputations."
Building on the company's mission, Podimetrics most recently spearheaded a first-of-its-kind report on the state of well-being for patients living with type 2 diabetes in America: Overwhelmed and Underserved: Patient Perspectives on Diabetes in 2022. This report builds on Podimetrics' three-year initiative — The Amputation Prevention Alliance — which was recently launched in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association. The Alliance aims to address the fact that racial and ethnic minority communities continue to face disproportionately high rates of amputations and amputation-related mortality resulting from advanced diabetes.
Podimetrics is the creator of the FDA-cleared SmartMat™ and integrated clinical and patient support services that can help save the limbs and lives of complex patients living with diabetes. Through partnerships with regional and national health plans and at-risk providers, such as the Veterans Health Administration, Podimetrics has helped prevent amputations associated with complex diabetes. By combining cutting-edge technology with best-in-class clinical and patient support services, Podimetrics earns high engagement rates from patients and allows clinicians to save limbs, lives, and money — all while keeping vulnerable populations healthy in their own homes. For more information, visit Podimetrics.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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CINCINNATI, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pope Consulting, a pioneer in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) education and consulting, is offering wide access to its award-winning virtual learning program, The Inclusive Workplace. The company has also updated its brand to better reflect the DEI service and opportunities it provides to help organizations strengthen relationships among people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
The Inclusive Workplace is an online, interactive DEI program that helps participants gain insight into DEI issues within their organization and builds a workplace culture that embraces diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives. The program was recently awarded three Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards for 2022. A one-hour, self-paced program, The Inclusive Workplace is the first of many online DEI courses Pope Consulting will offer to meet rapidly growing interest and needs from organizations and non-profits. The program is also available to individuals looking to strengthen their own cultural competencies for professional and personal goals.
"We've seen a lot of important change and growth over the course of Pope Consulting's nearly 50-year history, but nothing that compares to the groundswell of interest in DEI that we're now hearing from organizations," said Merlin Pope III, president and second-generation leader of the family-owned business. "We've kept pace with those needs, evolving our content and now delivery options so we can support organizations wherever they are on their DEI journey. This is an investment that not only fosters a healthier, more satisfying work environment, but also leads to greater productivity and an improved bottom line."
The company's brand refresh presents a new look and feel along with updated messaging that aligns with the level of sophistication and experience Pope Consulting provides to its clients.
To access The Inclusive Workplace, visit Pope Consulting's new website at PopeConsulting.com.
A champion and pioneer of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion education for nearly 50 years, Pope Consulting is the resource of choice for organizations of all sizes in all industries, helping them create inclusive workplace cultures that allow every team member to feel seen and valued, strengthening the bottom line in quantifiable ways.
Inclusive cultures. Empowered People. Learn more at PopeConsulting.com.
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HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Youdao, Inc. ("Youdao" or the "Company") (NYSE: DAO), a leading technology-focused intelligent learning company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights[1]
- Total net revenues were RMB1.5 billion (US$210.8 million), representing a 38.6% increase from the same period in 2021.
- Net revenues from learning services were RMB806.3 million (US$116.9 million), representing a 39.2% increase from the same period in 2021.
- Net revenues from smart devices were RMB407.0 million (US$59.0 million), representing a 28.1% increase from the same period in 2021.
- Net revenues from online marketing services were RMB240.8 million (US$34.9 million), representing a 58.6% increase from the same period in 2021. - Gross margin was 53.3%, compared with 42.5% for the same period in 2021.
Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Highlights
- Total net revenues were RMB5.0 billion (US$726.8 million), representing a 24.8% increase from 2021.
- Net revenues from learning services were RMB3.1 billion (US$447.2 million), representing a 26.3% increase from 2021.
- Net revenues from smart devices were RMB1.3 billion (US$182.2 million), representing a 28.2% increase from 2021.
- Net revenues from online marketing services were RMB672.4 million (US$97.5 million), representing a 13.2% increase from 2021. - Gross margin was 51.6%, compared with 49.5% for 2021.
"Our ongoing investment in AI technology facilitated our ability to consistently introduce and broaden our digital content services and smart device offerings throughout 2022. In both the third and fourth quarters, the net revenues from our digital content services covered its costs and operating expenses, showing the improved health of our business. Our new smart devices launched in the second half of 2022, including upgraded dictionary pens and smart learning pads, were highly recognized by customers, which led to strong sales growth during the November 11 Shopping Festival. As a result of the solid performance of our new services and smart devices, we achieved record-high net revenues and our first-ever income from operations in the fourth quarter. Our improved financial and operating indicators demonstrate that we have the right strategy in place to support our growth trajectory," said Dr. Feng Zhou, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Youdao.
"Years of experience have taught us that the full value of AI cannot be realized on its own. To effectively support users, technologies must be integrated with sound business scenarios. Looking ahead, we will continue to prioritize our users. By leveraging our advanced technology and innovation, we will continue to introduce additional high-quality educational products and services to meet users' diverse and personalized demands." Dr. Zhou concluded.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Net Revenues
Net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 were RMB1.5 billion (US$210.8 million), representing a 38.6% increase from RMB1.0 billion for the same period of 2021.
Net revenues from learning services were RMB806.3 million (US$116.9 million) for the fourth quarter of 2022, representing a 39.2% increase from RMB579.3 million for the same period of 2021. The year-over-year growth was primarily driven by the strong sales performance from the new services initiated after the implementation of the "Double Reduction" Policy.
Net revenues from smart devices were RMB407.0 million (US$59.0 million) for the fourth quarter of 2022, representing a 28.1% increase from RMB317.7 million for the same period of 2021, primarily driven by the popularity of Youdao's newly launched products, such as the Youdao Dictionary Pen X5.
Net revenues from online marketing services were RMB240.8 million (US$34.9 million) for the fourth quarter of 2022, representing a 58.6% increase from RMB151.8 million for the same period of 2021. The year-over-year increase in revenues from online marketing services was mainly attributable to the increase in performance-based advertisements through third parties' internet properties.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2022 was RMB774.7 million (US$112.3 million), representing a 74.0% increase from RMB445.3 million for the same period of 2021. Gross margin increased to 53.3% for the fourth quarter of 2022 from 42.5% for the same period of 2021.
Gross margin for learning services increased to 64.1% for the fourth quarter of 2022 from 51.4% for the same period of 2021, primarily attributable to the significant increase in revenues, improved economics of scale and ongoing optimization of Youdao's faculty compensation structure.
Gross margin for smart devices increased to 46.2% for the fourth quarter of 2022 from 30.8% for the same period of 2021. The improvement was mainly attributable to the popularity of Youdao's newly launched Youdao Dictionary Pen X5, which carries a higher gross margin than other products.
Gross margin for online marketing services was 29.2% for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with 32.6% for the same period of 2021. The decrease was mainly attributable to the increase in performance-based advertisements through third parties' internet properties, which typically have a lower gross margin profile.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2022 were RMB750.0 million (US$108.7 million), compared with RMB693.6 million for the same period of last year.
Sales and marketing expenses for the fourth quarter of 2022 were RMB515.9 million (US$74.8 million), representing an increase of 22.7% from RMB420.4 million for the same period of 2021. This increase was mainly driven by increasing sales and marketing efforts associated with Youdao's learning services and smart devices.
Research and development expenses for the fourth quarter of 2022 were RMB179.5 million (US$26.0 million), representing an increase of 5.4% from RMB170.2 million for the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher payroll-related expenses associated with a larger number of development and technology professionals in smart devices.
General and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter of 2022 were RMB54.6 million (US$7.9 million), representing an increase of 18.4% from RMB46.1 million for the same period of 2021. The increase was mainly attributable to an increase in employee related expenses in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Impairment of intangible assets from business combination for the fourth quarter of 2021 reflected the impairment of the intangible assets related to a subsidiary acquired due to the adverse development of its business and change of the regulatory environment.
(Loss)/Income from Operations
As a result of the foregoing, income from operations for the fourth quarter of 2022 was RMB24.7 million (US$3.6 million), compared with loss from operations of RMB248.3 million for the same period in 2021. The margin of income from operations was 1.7%, compared with margin of loss from operations of 23.7% for the same period of last year.
Net (Loss)/Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to Youdao's Ordinary Shareholders
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Youdao's ordinary shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2022 was RMB12.3 million (US$1.8 million), compared with net loss from continuing operations attributable to Youdao's ordinary shareholders of RMB215.9 million for the same period of last year. Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations attributable to Youdao's ordinary shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2022 was RMB31.1 million (US$4.5 million), compared with Non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations attributable to Youdao's ordinary shareholders of RMB168.2 million for the same period of last year.
Basic and diluted net income from continuing operations per American depositary share ("ADS") attributable to ordinary shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2022 was RMB0.10 (US$0.01), compared with basic and diluted net loss from continuing operations per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders of RMB1.75 for the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income from continuing operations per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders was RMB0.25 (US$0.04), compared with Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss from continuing operations per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders of RMB1.37 for the same period of 2021.
Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2022, Youdao's cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, time deposits and short-term investments totaled RMB1.0 billion (US$147.4 million), compared with RMB1.6 billion as of December 31, 2021. For the fourth quarter of 2022, net cash provided by continuing operating activities was RMB84.1 million (US$12.2 million), capital expenditures totaled RMB3.8 million (US$0.5 million), and depreciation and amortization expenses amounted to RMB11.7 million (US$1.7 million). Youdao's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on management's ability to implement an effective business plan in future periods in light of the changing regulatory environment, generate operating cash flows and continue to be able to obtain outside sources of financing as necessary for Youdao's future development. As of the date of this release, Youdao has received various financial support from the NetEase Group, including, among others, RMB878.0 million short-term loans and US$80.0 million long-term loans with maturity dated March 31, 2024 drawn down under the US$300.0 million revolving loan facility.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company's contract liabilities, which mainly consisted of deferred revenues generated from Youdao's learning services, were RMB1.1 billion (US$154.7 million), compared with RMB1.1 billion as of December 31, 2021.
Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results
Net Revenues
Net revenues for 2022 were RMB5.0 billion (US$726.8 million), representing a 24.8% increase from RMB4.0 billion for 2021.
Net revenues from learning services were RMB3.1 billion (US$447.2 million) for 2022, representing a 26.3% increase from RMB2.4 billion for 2021. The increase was primarily driven by the strong sales performance from the new services initiated after the implementation of the "Double Reduction" Policy.
Net revenues from smart devices were RMB1.3 billion (US$182.2 million) for 2022, representing a 28.2% increase from RMB980.4 million for 2021. The increase was primarily driven by the popularity of Youdao's newly launched products, such as the Youdao Dictionary Pen X5.
Net revenues from online marketing services were RMB672.4 million (US$97.5 million) for 2022, representing a 13.2% increase from RMB593.9 million for 2021. The increase was attributable to the increase in the sales of performance-based advertisements through third parties' internet properties.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit for 2022 was RMB2.6 billion (US$375.0 million), compared with RMB2.0 billion for 2021. Gross margin for 2022 was 51.6%, compared with 49.5% for 2021.
Gross margin for learning services increased to 62.0% for 2022 from 59.8% for 2021, primarily attributable to the significant increase in revenues, improved economics of scale and ongoing optimization of Youdao's faculty compensation structure.
Gross margin for smart devices increased to 39.1% for 2022 from 36.9% for 2021, primarily attributable to the substantial rise in sales volume of Youdao Dictionary Pen X5, which carries a higher gross margin than other products.
Gross margin for online marketing services was 27.4% for 2022, keeping flat with 28.1% for 2021.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for 2022 were RMB3.4 billion (US$487.3 million), representing an increase of 14.6%, compared with RMB2.9 billion for 2021.
Sales and marketing expenses for 2022 were RMB2.3 billion (US$337.5 million), representing an increase of 12.1%, compared with RMB2.1 billion for 2021. This increase was mainly driven by increasing sales and marketing efforts associated with Youdao's learning services and smart devices.
Research and development expenses for 2022 were RMB803.8 million (US$116.5 million), representing an increase of 32.3%, compared with RMB607.4 million for 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher payroll-related expenses associated with a larger number of development and technology professionals in smart devices and education digitalization solutions.
General and administrative expenses for 2022 were RMB229.2 million (US$33.2 million), representing an increase of 20.4%, compared with RMB190.3 million for 2021. The increase was mainly attributable to an increase in employee related expenses in 2022.
Impairment of intangible assets from business combination for 2021 reflected the impairment of the intangible assets related to a subsidiary acquired due to the adverse development of its business and change of the regulatory environment.
Loss from Operations
Loss from operations for 2022 was RMB774.7 million (US$112.3 million), compared with RMB943.2 million for 2021. The margin of loss from operations was 15.5%, compared with 23.5% for 2021.
Net Loss from Continuing Operations Attributable to Youdao's Ordinary Shareholders
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Youdao's ordinary shareholders for 2022 was RMB720.9 million (US$104.5 million), compared with RMB895.4 million for 2021. Non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations attributable to Youdao's ordinary shareholders for 2022 was RMB639.9 million (US$92.8 million), compared with RMB788.3 million for 2021.
Basic and diluted net loss from continuing operations per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders for 2022 was RMB5.83 (US$0.84), compared with RMB7.36 for 2021. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss from continuing operations per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders was RMB5.18 (US$0.75), compared with RMB6.48 for 2021.
Operating Cash Flow from Continuing Operations
For 2022, net cash used in continuing operating activities was RMB531.4 million (US$77.0 million), capital expenditures totaled RMB69.8 million (US$10.1 million), and depreciation and amortization expenses amounted to RMB42.2 million (US$6.1 million).
Share Repurchase Program
On November 17, 2022, the Company announced that its board of directors had authorized the Company to adopt a share repurchase program in accordance with applicable laws and regulations for up to US$20 million of its Class A ordinary shares (including in the form of ADSs) during a period of up to 36 months. As of the date of this release, the Company accumulatively repurchased an aggregate of approximately 1.8 million ADSs for approximately US$10.0 million from the open market under the share repurchase program.
Conference Call
Youdao's management team will host a teleconference call with simultaneous webcast at 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 23, 2023 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 23, 2023). Youdao's management will be on the call to discuss the financial results and answer questions.
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.youdao.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible by phone one hour after the conclusion of the live call at the following numbers, until March 2, 2023:
About Youdao, Inc.
Youdao, Inc. (NYSE: DAO) is a leading technology-focused intelligent learning company in China dedicated to developing and using technologies to provide learning content, applications and solutions to users of all ages. Building on the popularity of its online knowledge tools such as Youdao Dictionary and Youdao Translation, Youdao now offers smart devices, STEAM courses, adult and vocational courses, and education digitalization solutions. In addition, Youdao has developed a variety of interactive learning apps. Youdao was founded in 2006 as part of NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX: 9999), a leading internet technology company in China.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.youdao.com.
Non-GAAP Measures
Youdao considers and uses non-GAAP financial measures, such as non-GAAP net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders and non-GAAP basic and diluted income/(loss) from continuing operations per ADS, as supplemental metrics in reviewing and assessing its operating performance and formulating its business plan. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP").
Youdao defines non-GAAP net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders as net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets from business combination, impairment of long-term investments, impairment of intangible assets from business combination, income tax effects of above GAAP to non-GAAP reconciling items, and adjustment for GAAP to non-GAAP reconciling items for the income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. Non-GAAP net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company's shareholders enables Youdao's management to assess its operating results without considering the impact of these items, which are non-cash charges in nature. Youdao believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating the Company's current operating performance and prospects in the same manner as management does, if they so choose.
Non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, which possibly do not reflect all items of expense that affect our operations. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures Youdao uses may differ from the non-GAAP measures uses by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited.
For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this release.
The accompanying table has more details on the reconciliation between our GAAP financial measures that are mostly directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures. Youdao encourages you to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("US$") at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the rate of RMB6.8972 to US$1.00, the exchange rate on December 30, 2022 set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Further information regarding such risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the SEC. The announced results of the fourth quarter and full year of 2022 are preliminary and subject to audit adjustments. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Jeffrey Wang
Youdao, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-8255-8163 ext. 89980
E-mail: IR@rd.netease.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Emilie Wu
Tel: +86-21-6039-8363
E-mail: youdao@thepiacentegroup.com
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The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Monday after strong U.S. hiring data coupled with scant wage gains suggested a possible recession might be further away, but also that inflationary pressures are weakening.
Tokyo’s benchmark gained almost 2%. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul also rose.
Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index leaped 1.5% on Friday, putting it on the verge of entering what traders call a “bull market” after rising nearly 20% in seven months.
Government data on Friday showed employers hired more people than expected in May but wage gains are slowing. That suggests the economy is strong but upward pressure on inflation might be weakening, reducing the need for the Federal Reserve to cool business activity with more rate hikes.
“Markets appear poised to ride last week’s upward momentum as bubbly risk appetite finds a comfort pillow in hopes for a U.S. soft landing,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a report.
The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo advanced 1.9% to 32,124.17 and the Shanghai Composite Index added less than 0.1% to 3,232.80. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 0.7% to 19.078.22.
The Kospi in Seoul was 0.6% higher at 2,616.25 and the S&P ASX 200 in Sydney jumped 1.2% to 7,232.10.
Singapore and Jakarta gained. Markets in New Zealand and Thailand were closed for holidays.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose to 4,282.37. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 2.1% to 33,762.76 and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.1% to 13,240.77.
Industrial companies, energy producers and banks rose. Exxon Mobil advanced 2.3% as prices for crude oil climbed on hopes that a resilient economy would burn more fuel.
The Labor Department’s monthly jobs report showed a slowdown in wage increases even though hiring strengthened.
While that may discourage workers who are trying to keep up with rising prices, investors believe slower wage gains will mean less upward pressure on inflation.
Unemployment also rose by more than expected last month, moving up to 3.7% from a five-decade low. That implies a bit more slack in the job market and seems to conflict with hiring data, which come from a separate survey.
Following the report, traders were largely expecting the Fed to hold interest rates steady at its next meeting in two weeks. If it does, that would be the first time it hasn’t hiked rates in more than a year.
Higher rates have also hurt many smaller and mid-sized banks, in part because customers have pulled deposits in search of higher interest at money-market funds.
Several high-profile bank failures since March have shaken the market, leading Wall Street to hunt for other possible weak links. Several under the heaviest scrutiny rallied following the jobs report. PacWest Bancorp leaped 14.1%, for example, to trim its loss for the year to 66.6%.
But Fed officials have also warned recently that a pause on rate hikes in June wouldn’t necessarily mean the end to hikes.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose 94 cents to $72.68 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained $1.64 on Friday to $71.74. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, advanced 85 cents to $76.98 per barrel in London. It added $1.85 the previous session to $76.13.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – On the heels of a federal judge striking down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit, masks are no longer required anywhere inside Fort Wayne International Airport.
Airport officials made the announcement via social media Tuesday morning.
“Effective immediately, FWA passengers, visitors, and employees are no longer required to wear a mask at the airport,” a message read on the airport’s social media accounts. “The TSA will no longer enforce the security directive that requires masks to be worn inside the terminal building.”
Anyone who wants to wear a mask is encouraged to do so, according to the message, and travelers should check with any airlines, connections and final destinations for any specific mask requirements.
The ruling by the federal judge, who is in Florida, gives airports, mass transit systems, airlines and ride-hailing services the option to keep mask rules or ditch them entirely, resulting in rules that vary by city and mode of transportation, according to the Associated Press.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Apollo.io, the world's leading B2B sales intelligence and engagement platform, announces the appointment of Shek Viswanathan as their Chief Product Officer.
Shek comes to Apollo after serving as a Chief Product Officer at Qualtrics, where he managed a portfolio of digital and analytics tools and helped guide them through an acquisition and IPO, bringing them to over one billion in revenue. Before that, Shek spent 17 years in Product roles, including working on legendary products such as "Words with Friends" from Zynga.
As part of this announcement, Apollo has revealed today that they experienced record growth in January in terms of added ARR and new users. This comes after a 400% increase in their user base since March 2022.
"These growth numbers position us perfectly to continue the market wave we are seeing as tens of thousands of users join Apollo each week," said Apollo CEO and co-founder Tim Zheng. "Bringing Shek onboard has augmented our already world-class product team, as we bring about a generational product that is superior in quality to alternatives and solves all your GTM needs without breaking the bank."
Specifically, Apollo, having just raised a $110 million series C round (led by Sequoia) in March, is focused on building out their product suite that makes world-class GTM tools focused on the sales intelligence and sales engagement categories. Their suite also includes tools that augment the sales process with automation, playbooks, AI enhanced writing, the world's best Chrome extension for sales reps, and beyond — all in one unified platform.
Apollo sits among a small cadre of companies that are breaking the mold by posting record in January.
"We are where we are now because of our product," said Tim. "Bringing on Shek will be a force multiplier, accelerating and enhancing all the work we are doing. This next year will be frightening for many in SaaS, but we've never been more optimistic about the future here at Apollo – couldn't be more excited that Shek will be joining us as we change the tech stack script for B2B companies throughout the world."
About Apollo
Apollo.io is the leading B2B sales intelligence and engagement platform, trusted by over 160,000 companies and more than one million users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the world's largest enterprises. Apollo.io provides sales teams with easy access to contact data for over 250 million contacts, along with tools to engage with these contacts in one single platform. By helping sales professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, Apollo.io turns prospects into customers.
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Cormac Roth, son of Tim Roth, has died at the age of 25. The English actor shared that his son died following a battle with cancer on Oct. 16. Roth shared the news in a statement to ET.
"On Sunday the 16th of October, we lost our beautiful boy Cormac after a courageous battle with cancer. He died peacefully in the arms of his family who loved and adored him. He fought with incredible bravery for the past year, and maintained his wicked wit and humor to the very end," the statement from the Pulp Fiction star read.
Tim went on to share that from a young age, his son had a passion for music. According to Tim, his son played, composed music and studied music.
Tim Roth arrives with his son, Cormac Roth, for the screening of the film 'Bergman Island' at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on July 11, 2021.
"A graduate of Bennington College, Cormac was an exceptionally gifted and extraordinary musician whose passion and love for making music stretched back to when his guitar was bigger than he was," the statement continued. "A guitarist, composer and producer wise beyond his years, Cormac’s career was just beginning to flourish."
"He was a wild and electric ball of energy and his spirit was filled with light and goodness. As wild as he was, Cormac was also the embodiment of kindness. A gentle soul who brought so much happiness and hope to those around him," Tim went on to share. "The grief comes in waves, as do the tears and laughter, when we think of that beautiful boy across the 25 years and 10 months that we knew him. An irrepressible and joyful and wild and wonderful child. Only recently a man. We love him. We will carry him with us wherever we go."
Tim ended his statement with words from his son. "In Cormac’s words: 'Make sure you do the things you love.'"
In July, Cormac shared that he was diagnosed with stage 3 germ cell cancer in November 2021. The musician shared the news via an Instagram post that featured him playing music.
Cormac is survived by his father, his mother, Nikki, and his brother, Hunter.
Roth has not shared anything publicly on social media, but a post from last year was dedicated to Cormac’s birthday. "Birthday man Cormac ♥️♥️♥️," Roth captioned the photo of his son smiling for the camera as he wore a birthday hat.
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GERMANTOWN, Md., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Precigen, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGEN), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative gene and cell therapies to improve the lives of patients, today announced Helen Sabzevari, PhD, President and CEO of Precigen, will present a corporate and clinical overview at the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 3:45 PM PT/6:45 PM ET in San Francisco, California.
Participants may register and view this event through Precigen's website in the Events & Presentations section at investors.precigen.com/events-presentations.
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Precigen (Nasdaq: PGEN) is a dedicated discovery and clinical stage biopharmaceutical company advancing the next generation of gene and cell therapies using precision technology to target the most urgent and intractable diseases in our core therapeutic areas of immuno-oncology, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. Our technologies enable us to find innovative solutions for affordable biotherapeutics in a controlled manner. Precigen operates as an innovation engine progressing a preclinical and clinical pipeline of well-differentiated therapies toward clinical proof-of-concept and commercialization. For more information about Precigen, visit www.precigen.com or follow us on Twitter @Precigen, LinkedIn or YouTube.
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Which “Sesame Street” toys you can buy online now are best?
“Sesame Street” has a long and rich history with toys that promote both learning and curiosity for each generation. You can find the most popular “Sesame Street” toys that are available for purchase without leaving your home thanks to the wonderful world wide web. You can add to the long “Sesame Street” legacy by bringing a little piece of the magic home.
What is “Sesame Street”?
“Sesame Street” is a program created to educate children in a fun and friendly manner. The show includes loveable and well-known characters such as Cookie Monster and Elmo. These characters work and interact with both children and famous adults within the show in order to cater to children in a relevant and engaging way. This American show was first created by the Public Broadcasting Channel.
The show aims to educate children on a variety of different topics, from math to language and more. It even goes out of the way to teach children the necessary tools to navigate the surrounding world. “Sesame Street” presents content in an age-appropriate manner to better connect with younger children and maintain their attention.
How old is “Sesame Street”?
“Sesame Street” was first created in the late 1960s. The show spans several decades and many episodes even include a variety of famous guest stars and personalities from a wide range of specialties and fields.
Is “Sesame Street” still making new episodes?
The beloved child show is still alive and strong with no plan to stop in the near future. The show is widely known and highly regarded for its ability to combine education and entertainment. The show spans well over 50 seasons and includes thousands of fun and engaging episodes.
Best “Sesame Street” toys available online that promote language
“Sesame Street” toys can help promote play and language learning skills. The combination of education and fun can help create a positive connection between language and learning. Find a toy that is age appropriate and works best for your kid. Instilling an interest and curiosity about language skills from a young age can also make it easier for your kid to start learning multiple languages at the same time.
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This item comes with the dual capability of acting as both a playhouse and a bookshelf. This bookshelf encourages both play and an interest in books from an early age by creating positive association. The item comes with four different shelves and weighs a little under 20 pounds.
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Find a toy that can help boost coordination and reasoning skills during the formative years of the kid in your life. Toys that encourage building and spacial awareness work to boost and improve motor skills and even encourage creativity.
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The puzzle includes several fun accessories, such as one base item and eight tops. Elmo can be dressed up and personalized to promote creativity and individual style. The set includes 25 pieces.
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Toys can help encourage self-confidence and even promote creativity. Find a toy that engages your kid to play and interact with the world in a safe and fun environment. The act of play is extremely important for development and can lead to a more outgoing kid.
If you have the opportunity, join in with your kid and play with one of the “Sesame Street” toys that can be purchased online in order to create a bond with the child and also make lifelong memories.
Sesame Street Let’s Dance Elmo
This toy sings about a variety of different topics, such as colors and animals. The toy is recommended for children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old. This Elmo toy is about 12 inches in height and encourages movement.
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Playskool Sesame Street Collector Pack 5 Figures
The set includes five characters that are just under 3 inches tall in height. This product is recommended for children older than the age of 3.
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This plush Elmo toy is interactive and can laugh when given a big hug. It is about 10 inches in height and it is advised for children that are older than 1 year. The toy encourages socialization and play through several nifty phrases.
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Bryce Harper has been cleared to return to the Phillies lineup, a source confirmed with John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Harper had a follow-up appointment in Los Angeles Monday with Dr. Neal ElAttrache and was cleared to make his return. He will most likely make his season debut Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
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This is all pretty astonishing. Harper had Tommy John surgery the day before Thanksgiving, November 23. If he's back in the lineup Tuesday night, his recovery will have taken just 160 days. When Harper had surgery, the Phillies listed a conservative timetable of the All-Star break for his return, but he's well ahead of schedule.
"He's pretty geeked up about getting out there and playing," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. "He's itching."
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Harper has been facing live pitching for a few weeks now and will not go on a rehab assignment. He's faced Ranger Suarez, Nick Nelson and minor-league pitchers in the Phillies' organization and has been swinging on the field every other day.
He's also been working at first base regularly, but his return will come as the designated hitter. Eventually, the Phillies hope to work Harper in at first base to give themselves more positional flexibility.
When Harper returns as the DH, it will mean everyday duty in left field for Kyle Schwarber, who has been the designated hitter in 18 of the 29 games he's played this season. Four of his last seven starts have been in left field as Thomson tries to get reacclimated to playing the field on a daily basis.
"When he first started playing every day, his legs were achy because he really didn't have a spring training as far as playing the outfield (because of the World Baseball Classic)," Thomson said. "But now he's starting to feel a lot better."
The Phillies entered Sunday night ranked in the Top 3 in baseball in batting average and extra-base hits despite no Harper, no Rhys Hoskins and Trea Turner hitting .261 with a .680 OPS. There is room for offensive improvement and protection against the inevitable slumps Brandon Marsh, Nick Castellanos and Edmundo Sosa haven't had yet.
"I like it. Those young guys have kind of carried the club for the most part," Thomson said. "The emergence of Sosa, he's really become an offensive player. I really like the balance of this lineup and when those guys get hot and you get Harper back in the lineup and he gets hot ... they're not all going to be hot at the same time but it's a long lineup. It's going to be a handful for a lot of pitchers." | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/phillies/bryce-harper-cleared-to-return-to-phillies-lineup-source-says/3557151/ | 2023-05-01 21:29:07 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/phillies/bryce-harper-cleared-to-return-to-phillies-lineup-source-says/3557151/ |
The annual Iditatod sled dog race came to a historic finish in Nome, Alaska, on Tuesday. For the first time all top-three finishers claim Alaska Native heritage.
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A Plymouth man is facing aggravated assault charges after drunkenly attacking firefighters and police at the scene of an apartment fire on Wednesday evening, according to court documents.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Religious organizations have long been involved in the debate over Idaho’s strict abortion laws, with Catholic priests, evangelical Christian groups and others frequently lobbying lawmakers and filing legal briefs in support of abortion bans.
Now The Satanic Temple is also weighing in. The Salem, Massachusetts-based group, which doesn’t believe in a literal Satan but describes itself as a ” non-theistic religious organization,” sued Idaho in federal court late last week contending that the state’s abortion bans infringe on the rights of members who may want to practice the temple’s “abortion ritual.”
“Our members hold a sincere religious belief that they can and should have an abortion,” in cases of unwanted pregnancies, W. James Mac Naughton, the attorney representing The Satanic Temple, said in a phone interview Wednesday. The organization filed similar lawsuits in Indiana last month and in Texas last year, and Mac Naughton said he wouldn’t rule out filing additional lawsuits in other states.
Forcing people to abide by one religious belief — that life begins at conception — and denying them the right to practice a different one — that everyone has the right to control their own body — violates religious freedom, he said.
“Abortion is a tricky enough issue as it is, but it just gets all inextricably intertwined with religious beliefs,” Mac Naughton said.
The Satanic Temple, dubbed TST in the lawsuit, is separate from the Church of Satan, which was founded in the 1960s. Founded in 2013, the Satanic Temple advocates for secularism and considers Satan a literary figure who serves as a metaphor for defending personal sovereignty against religious authority.
The Satanic Temple’s religious tenets include beliefs that people should have control over their own bodies, that the freedoms of others should be respected, and that scientific facts shouldn’t be distorted to fit personal beliefs.
The organization also has something it calls a “Satanic abortion ritual,” that includes the process of a person reminding themselves that their body is inviolate, undergoing the abortion and then reciting a personal affirmation.
In the lawsuit, the organization says some of its members in Idaho are “involuntarily pregnant women.” Each woman has a property right to her own uterus, the organization said, and that right — including the ability to remove a “protected unborn child” from the uterus — can’t be legally taken by the state without compensation.
The temple also contends that Idaho subjects involuntarily pregnant women to involuntary servitude by forcing them to provide an embryo or fetus with oxygen, nutrients, antibodies, body heat and other services, during gestation. Finally, the organization claims the state wrongly discriminates against many pregnant people by only allowing abortion for those who were subjected to rape or incest, and not allowing it for people who became pregnant accidentally.
The Idaho Attorney General’s spokesman Scott Graf declined to comment on the lawsuit because the office has a policy against commenting on pending litigation.
At least 21 states including Idaho, Indiana and Florida have enacted laws barring undo government interference in religious freedom, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The laws are not identical, but they frequently state that governments cannot interfere with an individual’s ability to exercise religious freedom without a compelling government interest. When there is a compelling reason, the interference with the person’s religious freedom must be carried out in the least restrictive way.
Spiritual beliefs surrounding abortion and other reproductive health issues are often nuanced, however, even within individual religious groups. The ACLU also sued in Indiana last month, saying the abortion ban violates Jewish theological teachings as well as theology allowing abortions in some circumstances by Islamic, Episcopal, Unitarian Universalist and Pagan faiths.
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(KTLA) – Search efforts have continued for British actor Julian Sands, who has been missing since early January.
Sands – best known for starring roles in “The Killing Fields,” “Warlock,” “A Room with a View,” and “Arachnophobia” – disappeared while hiking in the area of Mount Baldy, a 10,000-foot peak northeast of Los Angeles.
The 65-year-old was reported missing in mid-January. At the time, Sands was believed to be somewhere along the Baldy Bowl Trail, a popular hike in the San Gabriel Mountains. Despite search and rescue efforts at the time, which were hampered by severe weather and “alpine conditions,” Sands was never located.
Efforts to find Sands have continued, with over 80 search and rescue volunteers, deputies, and staff searching for him over the weekend, with the help of two helicopters and drone crews.
Aviation resources conducted aerial search and assessment efforts over remote areas across Mount Baldy, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday, adding drone crews searched areas that were inaccessible to ground crews.
“Despite the recent warmer weather, portions of the mountain remain inaccessible due to extreme alpine conditions,” SBSD said in a statement. “Multiple areas include steep terrain and ravines, which still have 10 [or more] feet of ice and snow.”
During an initial search for Sands, authorities were able to track a delayed ping through his iPhone to a trail leading to Mount Baldy’s summit. His phone last pinged just a few days after he was reported missing.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has conducted eight ground and air searches specific to Sands since his January disappearance.
Sands remains an active missing person, and efforts to find him “will continue in a limited capacity.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective B. Meelker at the Fontana Station at 909-356-6710.
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WeightWatchers’ stock soared Tuesday after the company said it is getting into the prescription drug weight loss business with the acquisition of Sequence.
Sequence is a telehealth provider that offers users access to drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity under the brand names including Ozempic, Wegovy and Trulicity. The drugs all work by the same mechanism: They trigger the release of insulin, block sugar production in the liver and suppress appetite.
WeightWatchers offers subscribers meal plans with the goal of losing excess weight. With the acquisition of Sequence, it is tapping into a red-hot market for prescription drugs that address obesity, and broadening what it offers to customers.
Shares of WW International Inc. closed Tuesday up 79%.
“It is our responsibility, as the trusted leader in weight management, to support those interested in exploring if medications are right for them,” said CEO Sima Sistani said in a prepared statement late Monday.
Ozempic and Wegovy are different versions of the same drug, known as semaglutide. They’re both given as once-weekly injections. Ozempic is approved only to treat diabetes, although it has been increasingly prescribed for off-label use. Wegovy was approved in 2021 to treat obesity in adults, and late last year to treat the condition in adolescents 12 and older.
In a clinical trial, adults who used Wegovy lost about 15% of their initial body weight, while teens lost slightly more. For best results, the drugs should be combined with diet and exercise, experts say. Trulicity is a different drug, dulaglutide, used to treat diabetes in adults and children ages 10 and older. It’s not approved to treat obesity.
The off-label use of semaglutide, spurred by social media posts, led to a shortage of the drug for most of last year. Novo Nordisk said supplies are being replenished, but many diabetes patients still report trouble accessing the drugs they need.
Both Ozempic and Wegovy can cause possible side effects, the company reports. They include possible thyroid cancer, pancreatitis, kidney and gallbladder problems. The most common side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain and constipation.
Obesity prevalence rose from 30.5% from the 1999-2000 period to 41.9% for 2017 through March 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The prevalence of severe obesity surged from 4.7% to 9.2% for the same periods.
The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was almost $173 billion in 2019 dollars, according to the CDC. Annual medical costs for adults who had obesity were $1,861 higher than medical costs for people with healthy weight.
“This deal brings access to prescription drug solutions for weight loss to WW’s historical focus on behavior modification model,” wrote UBS analyst Michael Lasser. “This is a significant change in the business. While the deal could bring considerable upside, it also carries sizable risks.”
Lasser said that WW’s business has been disrupted over the last several years and is now trying to take big steps to course correct.
“We think it will take time to see if this action really produces a change in the company’s fortunes,” he said.
WW International, based in New York, will pay $106 million for Sequence, which served about 24,000 members across the U.S. as of February, with annual revenue of about $25 million.
The acquisition is expected to close in the fiscal second quarter.
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LOMPOC, Calif., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation thanked House appropriators for continuing to stress the need to implement proven, safe and humane fertility control but urged lawmakers to make greater investments in this key tool needed to keep wild horses and burros managed on the range.
The House Interior Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a $44.8 billion bill for Fiscal Year 2023 that includes $156 million for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Program -- a $19 million increase over the program's 2022 budget.
The allocation includes up to $11 million "for research on reversible immunocontraceptive fertility control and its administration." Congress approved the same amount for "administration of and research of reversible immunocontraceptive fertility control" for 2022.
Return to Freedom (RTF) continues to emphasize that $11 million is a fraction of what is necessary in order to create a successful fertility control program in the West, one which replaces removals as the agency's primary management tool and saves taxpayer dollars over the long run.
"We applaud the Committee for continuing to support proven, safe and humane fertility control," said Neda DeMayo, president of RTF, a national nonprofit wild horse and burro advocacy organization. "However, we are concerned however that the fertility control language allows BLM to use the $11 million for research when there are decades of data to support scaling up existing fertility control now. We hope that the House and Senate will revise this language in the final funding package."
"Delaying the use of readily available fertility control shown to be proven, safe and humane by decades of peer-reviewed science will only continue kicking the can down the road with the agency's failed and inhumane practice of removing wild horses and burros from their rightful rangelands," DeMayo added.
The bill's accompanying report language "directs the Bureau to develop plans that ensure they can administer fertility control, conduct targeted removals from the most heavily and impacted population areas, expand long-term off range holding and any alternatives, and increase adoptions. To better accomplish these goals, the Bureau should establish public/private partnerships, to include working with veterans and wild horse organizations, to implement a robust immunocontraceptive fertility control program.
The Committee's direction to focus planning on fertility control is positive, as is a call for increased public-private partnerships that RTF has modeled and advocated for over two decades.
The Committee's direction to increase long-term holding also has the potential to be positive. It further directs a multi-agency Wild Horse Task Force to "examine how to increase off-range holdings that can sustain year-round grazing by many horses." RTF has repeatedly called for captive wild horses and burros to be moved from holding corrals to more natural and cost-effective pastures.
The Committee also directs the BLM to update it on the "efficacy of identifying and relocating horses to different Herd Management Areas," which RTF supports over removals to off-range holding, and especially with an emphasis on keeping family bands and herds together. RTF has advocated heavily for relocation projects as an alternative to fracturing herds and sending the horses to off-range holding corrals.
Though RTF's goal is to end removals as BLM's primary wild horse management tool, the Committee's direction to focus removals "from the most heavily and impacted population areas," if put into practice, would be a noteworthy break with what often appears to advocates as a failure to ecologically prioritize where wild horse and burro roundups are conducted.
The BLM has spent resources removing large numbers of horses from areas where they are most easily trackable. These are areas that are actually ideal for fertility control projects immediately as opposed to massive removals. Additionally, to continue removing horses with nowhere for them to go and without managing the reproduction of the horses left on those ranges has proven to increase reproduction and repeated removals within five years.
--Continuing a prohibition on BLM and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) selling wild horses and burros to slaughter or euthanizing healthy equines.
--Repeating Congress's demand that "all removals are conducted in strict compliance with the Bureau's Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program and any population growth suppression strategies must be proven, safe, and humane."
--Calling for a multi-agency Wild Horse Task Force to review BLM's fertility control efforts and reviewing BLM's Adoption Incentive Program (AIP) "to make sure there are no weaknesses that would jeopardize the welfare of these animals." RTF continues to push for changes in the AIP's $1,000 cash incentive, which has resulted in an unknown number of wild horses and burros being held for a year until title is transferred, then sold at auctions frequented by kill buyers who ship equines to Mexican and Canadian slaughterhouses.
--Emphasizing to the USFS "the importance of screening adopters and purchasers to ensure the welfare and safe outcomes for the horses and burros adopted and sold by the agency."
--Directing BLM to ensure the program is at full staffing capacity. The agency has had one staff person to review contracts, further slowing the implementation of needed fertility control. Another example: a lack of sufficient staff was found to be among the BLM policy violations a report found at Cañon City, Colo., off-range holding corrals in the wake of the deaths of 145 horses there this spring.
The Committee directs the $71 million Species Management Research Program to supplement that funding to "significantly progress research on reversible immunocontraceptive fertility control for wild horses and burros."
The bill includes $1 million for the Foundation for America's Public Lands with a direction that it be used to assist BLM with "the challenge of wild free-roaming horses and burros" but provides no other instructions for its use.
While the bill's guiding report language contains a number of potential positives for wild horses and burros, the bill problematically affirms the BLM's May 2020 report to Congress: a vague and often self-contradictory plan of aggressive roundups with little use of fertility control before reaching the agency's arbitrarily set "Appropriate Management Level" (AML): its population target for wild horses and burros.
This is a continuation of BLM's failed approach of management by removal of wild horses while failing to address reproduction.
Population modeling by RTF and other stakeholders has shown that immediately implementing fertility control alongside any removal that BLM conducts is the only way to catch up with and stabilize herd growth so that on-range management can replace removals.
If BLM does not implement fertility control immediately, in a robust way, to slow (not stop) population growth, then the agency will continue to chase and briefly achieve its AML on some of the 177 Herd Management Areas, only to soon return to remove more wild horses and burros from their home ranges.
During Fiscal Year 2021, BLM removed 13,666 wild horses and burros from the range compared to just 1,160 fertility control treatments out of an agency-estimated 86,189 wild horses and burros on the range. For Fiscal Year 2022, BLM has set out to remove "at least" a record 19,000 wild horses and burros while treating just 2,300 with fertility control. This comes with 58,314 captive horses and burros in off-range holding as of May.
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Vymo will be a mobile-first frontend for P&C Insurers in the Duck Creek ecosystem and drive efficiency across agent networks.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vymo, the leading Sales Engagement Platform for Insurance, has announced a solution partnership with Duck Creek Technologies, the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, to offer P&C insurance insurers the flexibility they need to manage their agent networks. With Vymo's easy-to-use, mobile-first platform, insurers can quickly adopt Duck Creek solutions and drive adoption.
The insurance workforce of tomorrow needs to adopt legacy systems with minimal training. However, adoption numbers remain woefully low, which results in most enterprise CRM deployments failing to deliver the expected benefits. To address this challenge, Duck Creek, with its Distribution Management product, has partnered with Vymo to offer its clients an intelligent and intuitive mobile front-end application for field agents and producers.
Vymo removes the difficulties associated with outdated, hard-to-use legacy systems. Its mobile-first interface is 'context-aware' and automatically detects engagement activities and reports individual agent performance to line managers in real time. This provides complete visibility into their teams' day-to-day progress. Additionally, Vymo analyzes the master data source and offers contextual assistance to agency managers, helping improve productivity and avoid the need for manual CRM record updates.
"P&C insurance products require a high degree of customer involvement to understand their unique needs. Vymo's mobile interface makes it easy for our partner insurers to deliver an outstanding buying experience that is tailored for each customer," says Ken O'Sullivan, Sr. Director, Product Management at Duck Creek Technologies. "Vymo has developed world-class capabilities working with some of the largest insurance companies globally, and together, we look forward to helping our clients succeed," he adds.
Yamini Bhat, CEO of Vymo, says, "We are excited to partner with Duck Creek Technologies' leading SaaS platform for P&C insurers and offer our AI-enabled sales engagement platform to their customers. With Vymo's intuitive interface and intelligent insights, insurance insurers will drive more business with their wholesaler/territory manager-driven distribution, faster speed to market, providing an exceptional customer experience."
Vymo is trusted by more than 350,000 salespeople across 65+ global enterprises, including AIA, Berkshire Hathaway, and Generali. This partnership with Duck Creek Technologies will provide insurers with an end-to-end solution that simplifies their sales processes and helps them stay ahead of the digital transformation curve.
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Vymo is recognized by Gartner as a Representative Vendor in the Sales Engagement Market Guide and by Forrester as a 'Strong Performer' in the 2022 Wave Report on Sales Engagement Platforms.
Vymo has raised over $45M in funding from Sequoia Capital, Emergence Capital, and Bertelsmann Investments and is also a winner of CB Insights' Demo Day and Microsoft's 'AI for All' awards.
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Tony Sirico, who played Paulie Walnuts on ‘Sopranos’, dies at 79
Tony Sirico, a once-struggling actor who achieved eternal fame for the role of Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in HBO's "The Sopranos," has died, his manager told the press on Friday. He was 79.
Born in Brooklyn, Sirico appeared in several gangster movies, including "Goodfellas." But it was his role as Tony Soprano's New Jersey mob capo for which he'll long be remembered.
He once told an interviewer that he originally tried out for the part of Uncle Junior in David Chase's drama.
In an interview with Deadline in 2019, he said he agreed to the recurring role as long as the character would never be written to be a "rat."
"I come from the streets. I been in the Army, I been everywhere," he said. "I wouldn’t play a rat if you put a gun to my head and if you did put a gun to my head, you better empty it."
Sirico was remembered by Michael Imperioli, the actor who played Tony Soprano's ill-fated nephew Christopher Moltisanti, as a "dear friend, colleague and partner in crime."
"Tony was like no one else: he was as tough, as loyal and as big hearted as anyone i’ve ever known. I was at his side through so much: through good times and bad. But mostly good. And we had a lot of laughs," Imperioli said on Instagram.
"We found a groove as Christopher and Paulie and I am proud to say I did a lot of my best and most fun work with my dear pal Tony."
Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano, remembered Sirico as kind and "fiercely loyal."
"He was always Uncle Tony to me, and Tony always showed up for me and my family. I’ll deeply miss his pinches on my cheek, and his infectious laugh. He was a phenomenal actor and an even better man," Gandolfini said on Instagram.
"Tony was one of a kind. He touched many with his gift and my heart goes out to his family, his friends, and all of his fans. We love you Tony, thank you for all the joy you brought to many. You will be missed."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
The bill provides for about $45 billion more for defense programs than Biden requested and roughly 10% more than last year’s bill as lawmakers look to account for inflation and boost the nation’s military competitiveness with China and Russia. It includes a 4.6% pay raise for servicemembers and the Defense Department’s civilian workforce.
The Senate passed the defense policy bill by a vote of 83-11. The measure also received broad bipartisan support in the House last week.
To win GOP support for the 4,408-page bill, Democrats agreed to Republican demands to scrap the requirement for service members to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill directs Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to rescind his imposing the mandate.
Before approving the measure, the Senate voted down a couple of efforts to amend it, including a proposal from Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to speed the permitting process for energy projects. The effort had drawn fierce opposition from some environmental advocacy groups who worried it would accelerate fossil fuel projects such as gas pipelines and limit the public’s input on such projects.
Manchin, who chairs the Senate Energy Committee, secured a commitment from Biden and Democratic leaders last summer to support the permitting package in return of a landmark law to curb climate change.
Machin’s legislation sets deadlines for completion of National Environmental Policy Act reviews for major energy and natural resource projects. It would require courts to consider litigation involving energy project permits on an expedited basis. It also directs federal agencies to permit the completion of a natural gas pipeline in his home state and Virginia “without further administrative or judicial delay or impediment.”
“We’re on the verge of doing something unbelievable, but let me tell you, most of it will be for naught. Because without permitting reform, the United States of America is more litigious than any nation on earth,” Manchin told colleagues.
Biden voiced his support for Manchin’s legislation a few hours before Thursday’s vote. He said far too many projects face delays and described Manchin’s amendment “as a way to cut Americans’ energy bills, promote U.S. energy security, and boost our ability to get energy projects built and connected to the grid.“
Not only did some environmental advocacy groups bash Manchin’s proposal, but so did many Republicans. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said it didn’t go far enough, calling it “reform in name only.”
The amendment fell short of the 60 votes needed for passage, 47-47.
An amendment from Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also went down to defeat. It would have allowed for the reinstatement of those service members discharged for failing to obey an order to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and compensate them for any pay and benefits lost as a result of the separation.
“People serving our military are the finest among us. Over 8,000 were terminated because they refused to get this experimental vaccine, and so I’m urging all of my colleagues to support Senator Cruz’s and my amendment,” Johnson said.
But opponents worried about the precedent of rewarding members of the military who disobeyed an order. Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said orders are not suggestions, they are commands.
“What message do we send if we pass this bill? It is a very dangerous one,” Reed said. “What we’re telling soldiers is, ‘if you disagree, don’t follow the order, and then just lobby Congress, and they’ll come along and they’ll restore your rank, or restore your benefits, or restore everything.'”
The amendment failed, with 40 senators supporting it and 54 opposing it.
The defense bill sets policy and provides a roadmap for future investments. Lawmakers will have to follow up with spending bills to bring many provisions to reality. It’s one of the final bills Congress is expected to approve before adjourning, so lawmakers were eager to attach their top priorities to it.
The directive to vaccine mandate for service members proved to be among the most controversial provisions, but Democrats agreed to it to allow the bill to advance.
As of early this month, about 99% of the active-duty troops in the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps had been vaccinated, and 98% of the Army. Service members who are not vaccinated are not allowed to deploy, particularly sailors or Marines on ships. There may be a few exceptions to that, based on religious or other exemptions and the duties of the service member.
The vaccination numbers for the Guard and Reserve are lower, but generally all are more than 90%.
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Associated Press writer Lolita C. Baldor contributed to this report. | https://www.timesleader.com/wire/coronavirus-wire/1592265/senate-passes-defense-bill-rescinding-covid-vaccine-mandate-37 | 2022-12-19 04:14:41 | 0 | https://www.timesleader.com/wire/coronavirus-wire/1592265/senate-passes-defense-bill-rescinding-covid-vaccine-mandate-37 |
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scribe Biosciences has won the Technology Showcase at CYTO 2022, International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry's annual meeting. Scribe Biosciences is an early-stage company pioneering technologies to accelerate immunotherapy discoveries through linked functional and genomic profiling of single-cell interactions. Their powerful Microenvironment of Demand (MOD) single-cell interaction technology topped a field of 11 semifinalists to take home the award.
Characterization of interactions between immune cells and tumor cells is a key bottleneck for developers of immunotherapies, particularly for chimeric antigen receptor therapy (CAR-T) and T-cell receptor (TCR) therapy. Scribe's MOD technology can profile hundreds-of-thousands of immune cell-tumor cell interactions in a matter of hours, increasing single-cell assay throughputs 100-X compared to current technologies. In addition, MOD's discrete single-cell functional assays provide granular data with higher precision than traditional cell co-culture approaches.
"It is gratifying to receive the CYTO 2022 award and see the scientific community's enthusiastic response to our MOD technology," said Russell Cole, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of Scribe Biosciences. "MOD is enabling some really exciting collaborations with immunotherapy developers – stay tuned for the latest developments!"
The International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC) is a global scientific society serving the cytometry community by leading technological innovation, scholarship, and the exchange of knowledge in the quantitative cell sciences. Originally founded as society in 1978, ISAC continues its original mission to promote research and development, facilitate the integration of the many disciplines within cytometry, and to disseminate knowledge relating to the field of cytometry. To learn more, go to: isac-net.org.
Scribe Biosciences is a San Francisco-based company pioneering technologies to accelerate immunotherapy discoveries through linked functional and genomic profiling of single-cell interactions. Scribe's Microenvironment on Demand (MOD) technology enables the construction of hundreds of thousands of live cell-based assays (cytotoxicity, secretion) in droplets and selectively profile assay-positive droplets using genomics readouts. Scribe's platform will enable a deeper understanding of cancer, cardiovascular, and autoimmune diseases by linking live-cell assays to genomics at a single-cell resolution. To learn more, go to: scribebiosciences.com.
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Big Time Rush “can’t get enough” of their dedicated fanbase in the City Beautiful — the Nickelodeon-famous boy band is currently headed straight for Orlando.
BTR went on hiatus in 2014, but announced their return in 2021 with new music and a tour that sold out nearly every single date. Orlando has become a favored destination for the reunited group, with their most recent engagement being a 2022 gig at Addition Financial Arena.
This is the band’s second tour since their breakup, and fans are still steadfast and sticking with them, despite the hyperspeed nature of pop stardom in the 21st century. The group rose to fame through the Nickelodeon TV show Big Time Rush, a show based on four best friends who become a (yes) pop boy band. In real life, the group are indeed best friends and did sign a music deal with Columbia Records.
This concert is the band’s only Florida show, so make sure you don’t miss it.
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Firefighters at Baghdad’s international airport on Tuesday put out a fire that broke out in its departure hall that temporarily suspended flights.
According to Iraqi state media, citing Iraq’s civil defense directorate, the fire broke out in a cafeteria kitchen, causing plumes of smoke to spread across the airport, as some passengers looked on from a distance.
Firefighters were able to put out the fire in minutes. Flights have since resumed.
Three airport workers with breathing issues were treated after inhaling the smoke, while no deaths were reported.
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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kelsey Wood had her second double-double of the season, Ny’Ceara Pryor had 11 points, eight rebounds and a career-high 10 assists and Sacred Heart won its first NCAA Tournament game with a 57-47 victory over Southern on Wednesday night in the First Four.
Sacred Heart (19-13), which has won six games in a row, plays fifth-ranked and top-seeded Stanford in the first round Friday.
Wood finished with 10 points and a season-high tying 11 rebounds and Olivia Tucker added 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting, 1 of 10 from 3-point range, for the Pioneers.
Genovea Johnson, the only Southern player to score in double figures, finished with 13 points.
Tucker and Sierra Johnson made back-to-back baskets in the lane before Pryor added a layup that gave Sacred Heart its first lead at 18-16 with 6:28 left in the second quarter and the Jaguars trailed the rest of the way. Tucker hit a 3-pointer and Wood made two free throws before Pryor scored the final four points in a 9-0 spurt to close the first half that made it 33-20 and Sacred Heart led by double figures until the closing seconds.
The Jaguars (18-15) had won five games in a row and nine of their last 10.
Pryor, who led Northeast Conference in scoring at 18.2 points per game this season, became the first player in conference history to earn player of the year, defensive player of the year and rookie of the year in the same season. The 5-foot-3 guard, who was selected to all-NEC first team and the conference's all-rookie team, went into the game leading the nation in steals per game (3.9) and steals overall (120). She finished with two steals against Southern.
Raven White scored seven points as the Jaguars jumped to a 14-4 lead midway through the first quarter. Sacred Heart made just two of its first 11 field-goal attempts before Amelia Wood made back-to-back 3-pointers 27 seconds apart to spark an 8-0 spurt before the Pioneers went into the second quarter trailing by four.
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NEWPORT TWP. — After more than two years of research, analysis, and public feedback, the Earth Conservancy recently published a draft version of its feasibility study for an off-highway vehicle recreational park.
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FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Claressa Shields is set to fight Savannah Marshall in London on September 10 and her preparation for the fights starts with training in the morning and doing a little extra in the afternoon.
Even while preparing for the biggest fight of her career, Shields is still teaching over 70 young Flintstones the sweet science of boxing.
"I just wanted to do because I wanted to give back it doesn't interfere with my training. It actually makes training a little bit easier for me because I love kids. I love their energy and even though. I'm 27, I'm a big kid myself, I have a good time with them. Boxing changed my life and I want it to change somebody else life," said Shields.
To be taught by the GWOAT herself is dream come true for the kids
"It's fun and she's really nice. So, it's just like a normal class it's active," said 12-year-old Flint Native, Kennedy Wilson. | https://www.abc12.com/sports/boxing-lessons-with-the-gwoat-the-byf-program-claressa-shields-are-giving-flint-kids-fitness/article_68b77582-02fb-11ed-81dc-a3128b6d0c03.html | 2022-07-13 23:22:49 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/sports/boxing-lessons-with-the-gwoat-the-byf-program-claressa-shields-are-giving-flint-kids-fitness/article_68b77582-02fb-11ed-81dc-a3128b6d0c03.html |
WATCH: Lost dog turns herself in to police
Published: Nov. 17, 2022 at 5:25 AM EST|Updated: 48 minutes ago
(CNN) - A lost dog has been reunited with her family after taking matters into her own paws and getting help at a police station.
Surveillance video captured the moment the border collie, named Rosie, walked into a police station in Loughborough, England.
Police say she had run off while on a walk before heading to the station, where she curled up and patiently waited for help.
Officers used the clever collie’s collar to reunite her with her owners.
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The May 22 news article “EPA, activists want to trash recycling symbol for plastics that aren’t recyclable” quoted John Hocevar of Greenpeace as saying, “The problem is that if you put 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 in the bin, they are not going to be recycled and they have to be sorted and removed from the recycling stream.” As a consumer who is burdened by the confusing challenges of recycling plastic and other products, I appreciate this insight.
However, this contradicts the guidance from our local trash collector, Republic Services, which says on its website for Fairfax County that plastics labeled 1 through 7 can be put in the recycling container. Yet when I look at another page on its website, it says plastic takeout containers might or might not be recyclable. The specific advice is: “Recyclable plastics are jugs, bottles and jars. They’re also rigid (not flexible).” Also, “clear plastic clamshells” and “plastic cups” can be recycled. The Fairfax County Recycling Right flier says plastic takeout cups and containers should not be recycled.
For me to figure out the right thing to do, I have to first ask my wife to help me find the small triangle symbol and read the smaller number inside, then debate her about which guidance to follow and then decide whether the plastic is rigid enough. Finally, after that discussion, I need to make sure the plastic is clean and free of food contamination as well as dry.
It is definitely easier to reuse and refill where possible.
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There are many important business items on the agenda for Commissioner Greg Sankey, conference coaches, athletic directors and Paul Finebaum to discuss at the Southeastern Conference spring meetings, which started Tuesday in a swanky hotel on the sugary white beaches of Destin in Florida’s Panhandle.
Such as:
• Counting their money.
• Having Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher settle their differences like true southern gentlemen — with a Civil War reenactment of the Battle at Chancellorsville. (Jimbo to Sankey: “Commissioner, can I be Robert E. Lee this time? He always gets to be Robert E. Lee!”)
• Discussing the SEC’s future scheduling model once Texas and Oklahoma join the league in the next couple of years.
• Trying to come to some common sense solutions on how to regulate the transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness.
• Counting more of their money.
• And the most important piece of business of all: Setting the wheels in motion so that the SEC can officially become the only conference in college football that matters.
Of course, we know the SEC is already unofficially the only conference in college football that matters, but University of Florida athletics director Scott Stricklin said something last week in a story published by Pete Thamel, ESPN’s respected college football insider, that raised eyebrows throughout intercollegiate athletics.
“We have an incredibly strong league, one that will be even stronger once Oklahoma and Texas join,” Stricklin told Thamel. “The focus should be on how we as a league use that strength to further position the SEC as we face new realities. Commissioner Sankey has encouraged our athletic directors to think creatively, and an SEC-only playoff is a different idea that we should absolutely consider an option.”
Added Sankey: “As we think as a conference. … it’s vitally important we think about the range of possibilities.”
You’re probably thinking to yourself: “An SEC-only playoff? That’s insanity! That’s the height of SEC arrogance! A playoff would never work without Ohio State, Michigan, Clemson, USC, Penn State, Oregon, etc.”
Pardon my French, but ... Au contraire mon frère.
A potential eight-team, SEC-only playoff wouldn’t be as appealing, but it would certainly work and we’d watch it and here’s the best part of all: The SEC gets to keep all the money for itself.
“You have to have SEC involvement for something to be legitimate,” Stricklin told reporters from the Orlando Sentinel and Gainesville Sun a few days ago. “The SEC has taken up a majority or certainly it’s taken up more playoff spots than any other conference. We’ve proven you could have a national championship with two SEC teams. Our league is strong and my guess is it is getting stronger. In a perfect world, I think it [a playoff] would be a national approach, but there’s got to be agreement and everyone has to be on the same page. I don’t think we should hold our league back in the name of a national approach, if a national approach is not achievable.”
Allow me to translate what Stricklin is saying:
“Memo to the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12: You need the SEC more than the SEC needs you. You either get on board the expanded playoff train or you’re going get flattened by SEC’s unstoppable locomotive.”
It’s no secret that Sankey, the godfather of college football, is still livid about the way College Football Playoff expansion talks collapsed a few months ago after he and others spent two years working on a carefully crafted plan for a 12-team playoff.
The plan was quashed by conference commissioners from the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC who got their feelings hurt when the SEC pulled off a monumental coup last summer by adding Texas and Oklahoma into its already formidable lineup of teams. Of course, all three of those other leagues would have added Texas and Oklahoma, too, if only given the opportunity, but they threw a hissy fit because Sankey and the SEC actually pulled it off. In response to the SEC’s expansion, the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC formed “The Alliance” and spitefully trashed the 12-team playoff plan Sankey worked so hard to construct.
So now Sankey and Stricklin are at least floating the idea of turning the Power 5 into the SEC and its four little bubbas. Just the mere mention of the SEC exploring the idea of its own playoff is just another way for league officials to flex their muscles and tell the rest of college football that SEC stands for “Superior in Everything Conference.”
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The SEC has won 12 of the last 16 national championships with five programs (Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, Florida and LSU) winning titles during that span. The other four Power 5 leagues have had three programs (Clemson, FSU and Ohio State) win the remaining four national titles.
In addition, the SEC has the most passionate fans (the largest average attendance in college football for 23 straight years), the best players (the most overall NFL Draft picks for 16 straight years) and the most money (10 of the 20 biggest revenue-producers in college athletics come from the SEC).
[ Get used to SEC dominance: It's only going to get stronger ]
Obviously, for the overall health of college football, we would all love to see an all-inclusive, all-encompassing expanded college football playoff.
However, if the Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 are going to continue to whine and pout and block playoff expansion then they need to face the consequences and recognize the reality.
And the reality is this:
An eight-team playoff with only SEC teams is a lot more appealing than a four-team playoff without any SEC teams.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand and TEL AVIV, Israel, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clinician, a global digital health innovator, has partnered with one of the largest HMOs in the world and Israel's largest healthcare organization, Clalit Health Services, through it's innovation arm – Clalit Innovation, to develop and deploy digital healthcare pathways across their 4.8 million patients, 20,000 clinicians, 1,500 community clinics, and 14 hospitals. These pathways will enable the collection and analysis of important health data provided by patients in the community to improve the safety and quality of care delivered.
The partnership aims to provide patients with a convenient, digitally-enabled means of reporting their health status at home or in the community. It will also equip healthcare providers with the data they need to measure, analyze and improve care from the patient's perspective. Utilizing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to capture the patient's perspective, these medically validated health assessments will enable individuals to report on important health outcomes, including quality of life, symptom burden, physical function and mental health.
Clalit will deploy The Clinician's digital health platform, ZEDOC, initially across hip and knee osteoarthritis and mental health (depression and anxiety) patients.
Prof. Ran Balicer, Chief Innovation Officer at Clalit Health Services and Founding Director of the Clalit Research Institute, shared: "Focusing on the patients' reported outcomes over the full cycle of care empowers their ability to make informed choices about their care and enables providers to improve quality and efficiency of the care delivered."
"Clalit's hospitals perform close to 1000 knee replacement surgeries a year and approximately 350 hip replacement surgeries a year, i.e. planned surgeries for which PROMs are performed. Here, the platform allows the patients to use the accumulated and combined data to assess their options and help them understand their recovery rates according to the treatment they choose. Making an informed, data-based decision will allow patients to avoid choosing low-benefit treatments for them and instead increase choosing treatments that will prove highly beneficial." explains Dr. Orly Weinstein, Vice President and Head of Clalit's Hospitals Division.
To ensure that all health outcomes data captured from patients at home can be directly viewed by clinical teams in their patients' electronic medical record (EMR), The Clinician will integrate ZEDOC with Clalit's existing health information systems through Clalit's IT & Digital division. Liora Schechter, VP of the IT & Digital Division at Clalit shared: "The platform will be able to stream the data collected directly to the medical files, and will allow the treating teams access to this new information which will improve actions taken."
ZEDOC, combined with Clalit's existing treatment and care data, enables the computation of a world-first value metric. This metric is a foundation of value-based care models and will measure the benefits of healthcare services as reported by patients themselves in relation to the cost.
"The intention is to develop innovative digital care pathways for Clalit, which will extend the reach of their healthcare services beyond traditional clinical settings and enable patient-reported health outcomes to be integrated together with cost data, and benchmarked across their entire organization," says Dr. Ron Tenenbaum, Co-Founder and CEO of The Clinician. "By working with Clalit's team to analyze their existing service utilization and cost data in relation to the health outcomes achieved, we believe we will be able to develop a world-class value-based healthcare model."
About The Clinician
The Clinician is a global digital health innovator that is redefining how healthcare is measured and delivered. Our cloud-based health platform, ZEDOC, enables care teams to digitally monitor, inform and empower patients along their entire healthcare journey, from the comfort of their own homes. By supporting timely exchange of health outcomes, experiences and educational content between clinical visits, The Clinician provides both care teams and patients with real-time, actionable information to improve health outcomes while reducing costs and inefficiencies. To learn more, visit www.theclinician.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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About Clalit Health Services
Clalit, the largest and leading HMO in Israel, provides medical services to more than 52% of the Israeli population, with a wide range of medical services: outpatient clinics throughout the country, where there are women's health centers, pediatric health centers, and specialized medical centers. In addition, Clalit manages 14 public hospitals, and provides an additional set of services through subsidiary companies that include the network of dental clinics Clalit Smile, Clalit Aesthetics, Clalit Complementary Medicine, and 'Mor' Medical Institutes and Services. Clalit works to prevent disease and promote a healthy lifestyle through offering quality medical services, and advanced on-line services that provide the ability to receive medical services from anywhere, and at any time.
For more information: www.clalit.co.il
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There’s a reason Blues Traveler has stayed together for 36 years and counting.
It goes back to Princeton, N.J. where harmonica player and singer John Popper, guitarist Chan Kinchla and bassist Bobby Sheehan got together to jam in the basement of drummer Brendan Hill’s parents’ house.
Initially calling themselves The Establishment, the teenagers changed their name to Blues Traveler, then, after graduating from high school ventured 50 miles northeast to New York City, where they were supposed to be going to college.
But they were really playing the club circuit, where they were discovered and signed by A&M Records. They dropped out of school, started making records and touring and never stopped.
“Basically, I’ve spent my entire life in my high school band,” Kinchla said in a late-April phone interview. “I get more and more of a kick out of it, that I can say that. It’s all the original surviving members. The fact we did kind of grow up together creates some bonds that go beyond just being in a band together. We’re like brothers. We get along as well now as we ever have. We have to come to grips with the idea that we’re never going to break up.”
That high school band’s first three albums — 1990’s “Blues Traveler,” 1991’s “Travelers and Thieves” and 1993’s “Save His Soul” — all went gold. Then came “Four” in 1994 — a six-times-platinum smash that included the Grammy-winning hit “Run-Around.”
While the album sales piled up, Blues Traveler also became one of the most popular of what has come to be called jam bands. Not that they knew it at the time when they founded the H.O.R.D.E. tour and hit the road with their fellow travelers summer after summer. Or that the term “jam band” has ever precisely fit.
“We kind of came up before that was a term,” Kinchla said. “In the late ‘80s, there was us, Widespread Panic and Phish on the East Coast. They called us neo-hippies back then. We were more rock and roll. But we did improvise live. Our studio efforts were more controlled and focused.
“In the late ‘90s, that term came up and it didn’t completely fit,” he said. “We don’t really fit any category — are we pop, rock and roll, a jam band? But live, we definitely stretch it out and improvise a lot more, so maybe it fits.”
The band’s latest release is 2021’s “Traveler’s Blues.” Recorded during the pandemic, the album features guests like Warren Haynes, Keb ‘Mo’ and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram joining the band on a set of songs that include the classic “Ball & Chain,” Jimmy Reed’s “You Got Me Runnin’,” The Doors’ “Roadhouse Blues” and Son Seals’ “Funky Bitch.”
“It’s the blues album we always wanted to make back in high school, but we couldn’t,” Kinchla said. “We were kids and we kind of quickly evolved into our own kind of rock band. Now we’ve got a Grammy-nominated blues record. We proved we can play some decent blues.”
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Blues Traveler didn’t win the Traditional Blues Grammy last year. But it did show that the blues part of the band name fits, no jamming allowed.
“We made it a point to keep it on the form because with Blues Traveler, we’ll just keep going until it’s back to Blues Traveler,” Kinchla said. “We went back to the original recordings of the songs and used those as our boilerplate. They’re a little more loosey-goosey live. But we still stay pretty close to the originals.”
There will likely be a song or two from “Traveler’s Blues” in Blues Traveler’s live sets this summer, as the band hits the road on a co-headlining tour with Big Head Todd & The Monsters, with whom Blues Traveler has done tours since the early H.O.R.D.E outings. Today’s lineup includes Popper, Kinchla, Hill, keyboardist Ben Wilson and Chan’s younger brother, bassist Tad Kinchla. (Sheehan passed away in 1999.)
But that set won’t be dominated by material from any single Blues Traveler album.
“You gotta bring the hits, especially if it’s a cross section gig,” Kinchla said. “If it’s a theater for just our fanatics, maybe not. But you don’t want to go see a band you’ve spent a bunch of money on and not hear the hits.
“That’s only 20 minutes, for us. And so you’ll see some new stuff, some blues stuff. We always do a different set every night. But to be honest, we can only do so many songs, otherwise you can’t really remember them. So we’ve got about 25 songs in working form.”
None of those 25 songs will sound the same each time it’s played on tour, either. But that’s one of the reasons that Blues Traveler goes out to play.
“Playing live, that experience is what we always wanted to do, play live in front of a great crowd, improvise and have fun,” Kinchla said. “That’s part of the reason we’ve stayed together for 35 years. No matter what’s happened in the business, the ups and downs, we’ve always gone back to playing live shows and having fun. That’s what’s kept us going.”
As the conversation wound down, Kinchla was asked what he thought Blues Traveler’s legacy would be when the band hangs things up, however far in the future that might be. He thought for about 30 seconds, then replied:
“We wrote a lot of great songs. We kind of brought back the improvisation after all the classic ‘70s rock and played a lot of great shows. I’m really proud we managed to stay together. Look at Paul McCartney, I’m sure he doesn’t need the money, but you can’t drag him off the stage. We’re like that. We’ll keep going until the wheels come off.” | https://www.idahopress.com/community/life/coming-july-14-blues-traveler-big-head-todd-and-the-monsters/article_c970599e-1cf3-11ee-9a2d-37d04488a134.html | 2023-07-09 09:15:58 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/community/life/coming-july-14-blues-traveler-big-head-todd-and-the-monsters/article_c970599e-1cf3-11ee-9a2d-37d04488a134.html |
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