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Legislation in Florida and Texas to crack down on undocumented immigrants is prompting some Hispanics to reconsider where they live and work.
In Florida, videos of empty workplaces began to go viral after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill that ratchets up sanctions for employing undocumented workers.
Those videos have caused a stir and energized some Hispanic communities, but they also reflect real fears, say advocates.
“I think there is a form of protest to it. I’m sure there is, ‘Well you’re gonna regret it because you need us,’ which is absolutely true. But also, I’m sure there’s a palpable sense of fear among the immigrant community,” said Mario Carrillo, campaigns manager for America’s Voice, a progressive immigration advocacy group.
The Florida law goes into effect July 1, stacked with provisions that will make daily life harder for undocumented immigrants and their communities.
“Florida is a dangerous, hostile environment for law-abiding Americans and immigrants. It’s not always been that way,” said Domingo García, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
“And we need to make sure that everybody understands that you can be arrested for literally taking somebody to the hospital, for literally taking somebody to Disney World.”
Among other provisions, the state will no longer recognize driver’s licenses issued out of state to undocumented immigrants, and it will prohibit Florida counties from issuing ID cards to them, as well.
The law also mandates the use of E-Verify for hirings, a controversial registry program that opponents say too often returns false positives, preventing documented immigrants or U.S. citizens from working legally.
According to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, which runs E-Verify, nearly 60,000 job applicants who were marked as undocumented have been able to prove their legal right to work in the country.
Out of more than 48 million job applicants, the system only found about 525,000 unauthorized applicants.
The law also penalizes transportation of undocumented immigrants in a way that advocates say far exceeds any human trafficking prevention statute.
In Texas, Republicans last week passed a bill through the state House that would create the “Border Protection Unit,” a specialized immigration police force that would operate in counties along the border, where the state’s Hispanic population is concentrated.
The Border Protection Unit bill was folded into another immigration bill in the House after Democrats thought they had killed the proposal through legislative maneuvers a day earlier.
“There’s always hope that with our very short session every two years that things die … but it very unfortunately seems likely to pass,” said Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas).
With the path clear for Texas and Florida to enact the strictest enforcement actions against undocumented immigrants in their history, the states will join a group that has attempted to supplant federal immigration enforcement with local laws.
Historically, the most stringent of those laws have come with a political cost.
In California in 1994, passage of Proposition 187 precipitated the state’s shift toward Democrats, and Arizona’s 2010 law known as SB 1070 energized young Hispanics to become more involved in politics, often on the Democratic side.
“I want the governor of Florida and the politicians in Florida to remember what happened in California when they did something similar, what happened in Arizona when they did something similar,” García said.
García also announced LULAC is issuing a “travel advisory” against Florida, a move the group has only taken once before, when Arizona approved SB 1070.
“On the ‘travel advisory,’ and as the governor noted previously, this type of thing is a political stunt. We aren’t going to waste time on political stunts but will continue doing what is right for Floridians,” said Jeremy Redfern, a spokesman for DeSantis.
Asked about concerns of a lack of workers in Florida with the new law, DeSantis on Monday said the state has historically required workers to be in the country legally.
“When we have something like an E-Verify, that’s a tool to make sure that longstanding Florida law is enforced,” said DeSantis.
“You cannot build a strong economy based on illegality.”
But some in Florida say cracking down on the more than 770,000 undocumented people in the Sunshine State will have dire consequences.
“I am deeply concerned. DeSantis has declared war against immigrant workers in Florida. Their exodus could bring our tourism, agriculture and construction industries to a grinding halt,” said Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.).
And while DeSantis has broad support in Florida, including among many sectors of the Hispanic community, some say tough enforcement could erode it.
“The more this stuff plays out, people who are profiled — it might be hard to tell in a car if you’re Cuban or Mexican,” said Mario H. Lopez, president of the Hispanic Leadership Fund, a conservative advocacy group.
“So it’ll be interesting to see if Cubans start getting pulled over and start being questioned about their status and who is in their car, and what they might be guilty of,” Lopez added. “Only time will tell. but that’s certainly a strong possibility.”
Opponents of the bills are especially frustrated by what they see as a bald political move by both governors in light of the 2024 presidential race.
“This is all part of that Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis cruelty contest to be the next Donald Trump,” Casar said.
Many Hispanics in Florida and Texas say they feel sidelined by the political rush to score points with the GOP base, potentially putting their communities at risk.
Carrillo, who considered leaving Texas because his wife is a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient, said that race to the right could end badly.
“I don’t think for Greg Abbott it’s really about protecting migrants; I don’t think it’s about protecting the border communities. It’s just about amplifying his bona fides as anti-immigrant in what might be a presidential run for him,” Carrillo said.
“I don’t know what his political ambitions are, obviously, but it just seems like between him and DeSantis, they’re kind of trying to outdo each other on who becomes the most anti-immigrant governor in the country. And I’m just afraid to see the results of that.”
And whether the bills are motivated by politics or principle, opponents say, is irrelevant.
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Hacker claims breach of FBI’s critical-infrastructure portal
BOSTON (AP) — A hacker who reportedly posed as the CEO of a financial institution claims to have obtained access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard, an FBI-run outreach program that shares sensitive information on national security and cybersecurity threats with public officials and private sector actors who run U.S. critical infrastructure.
The hacker posted samples they said were from the database to an online forum popular with cybercriminals last weekend and said they were asking $50,000 for the entire database.
The hacker obtained access to InfraGard’s online portal by posing as the CEO of a financial institution, they told independent cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, who broke the story. They called the vetting process surprisingly lax.
The FBI declined to comment. Krebs reported that the agency told him it was aware of a potential false account and was looking into the matter.
InfraGard’s memberhip is a veritable critical infrastructure Who’s Who. It includes business leaders, IT professionals, military, state and local law enforcement and government officials involved in overseeing the safety of everything from the electrical grid and transportation, to health care, pipelines, nuclear reactors, the defense industry, dams and water plants and financial services. Founded in 1996, it is the FBI’s largest public-private partnership, with local alliances affiliated with all its field offices. It regularly shares threat advisories from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security and serves as a behind-closed-doors social media site for select insiders.
The database has the names, affiliations and contact information for tens of thousands of InfraGard users. Krebs first reported its theft on Tuesday.
The hacker, going by the username USDoD on the BreachForums site, said on the site that records of only 47,000 of the forum’s members’ — slightly more than half — include unique emails. The hacker also posted that the data contained neither Social Security numbers nor dates of birth. Although fields existed in the database for that information, InfraGard’s security-conscious users had left them blank.
However, the hacker told Krebs that they had been messaging InfraGard members, posing as the financial institution’s CEO, to try to obtain more personal data that could be criminally weaponized.
The AP reached the hacker on the BreachForums site via private message. They would not say whether they had found a buyer for the stolen records or answer other questions. But they did say that Krebs’ article “was 100% accurate.”
The FBI did not offer an explanation for how the hacker was able to trick it into approving the InfraGard membership. Krebs reported that the hacker had included a contact email address that they controlled — as well as the CEO’s real mobile phone number — when applying for InfraGard membership in November.
Krebs quoted the hacker as saying InfraGard approved the application in early December and that they were able to use the email to receive a one-time authentication code.
Once inside, the hacker said, the database information was easy to obtain with a simple software script.
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Bogota, Colombia (CNN) — “We had not been in air for more than 30 seconds… suddenly, the engine started coughing. We could see the propeller slowing down and the plane losing altitude,” says Diego Londoño, a 30-year-old man from the remote Colombian Amazon town of Mitú, who was flying from his hometown to San Jose del Guaviare three months ago when the plane suddenly lost power midair.
“It was all very fast, in a matter of minutes we were back on the ground, and nothing happened,” he continues – brushing off the close call as a regular occurrence for any traveler in the area.
While this year’s mishap amounted to nothing serious – crew and passengers were able to resume their flight after a checkup at the engine – Londoño says he was involved in a more serious accident in 2019, when the cargo plane he was travelling in emergency-landed shortly after taking off from San Jose del Guaviare and causing him minor injuries as the cargo fell on top of him.
“It happens all the time here,” he says.
As Colombia waits for a sign of life from the four indigenous children who vanished into the jungle following a plane crash on May 1, accusations are emerging that dangerous flying incidents are all too common in the remote Amazon – an area where air travel is often the only connection between population centers.
The three adults onboard, including the pilot and the children’s mother, Magdalena Mucutuy, died in the crash. But only traces of the children have been found in the surrounding forests: a baby bottle, a makeshift shelter, a dirty diaper and even what appeared to be small footprints.
These discoveries have fueled hopes that 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy, Soleiny Jacobombaire Mucutuy, 9, Tien Ranoque Mucutuy, 4, and infant Cristin Ranoque Mucutuy survived. However, a massive search by hundreds of soldiers and indigenous scouts has so far been fruitless, more than four weeks since the crash.
Indigenous advocates have said the tragedy is a result of governmental negligence. Following news of the crash, the Organization of Indigenous People in the Colombian Amazon issued a statement accusing Bogota of failing to enforce safety checks and protocols for planes in the region. The organization’s president Julio Cesar Lopez told CNN he hoped for a congressional investigation that would prevent future tragedies.
Aging planes and wild terrain
The skies over the Amazon have seen many accidents. Of 641 accidents registered by Colombia’s civil aviation authority since 1996, 56, or 8.74% of the total, took place in the Amazon region, even though less than 2% of the Colombian population lives there.
Londoño’s escape earlier this year, barely a hiccup in the rollercoaster of Amazonian aviation, is not counted in the statistics.
Pilots working in the area must contend with aging planes and a wild terrain, experts say.
“This is a factory of very good pilots: if you fly here, you must be pretty good,” says Jose Miguel Calderon, a charter pilot in Mitú who regularly flies single engine Cessnas like the one that crashed with the four children.
Calderon dismisses the idea that his job is particularly high risk, but he concedes flying in the Colombian Amazon is not for the faint hearted. Mitú’s airport is the only paved runway in an area larger than Switzerland, and Calderon’s definition of a good place to land is any opening in the vegetation that is dry enough not to trap his engine’s wheels in the mud.
The planes themselves are often of the older sort. The 206 that crashed with the kids was over 40 years old, but some of the aircraft still used in the Amazon can be up to 80 years old, according to Calderon.
In a statement to CNN, the Colombia’s Civil Aviation authority said, “Colombian law does not establish a maximum age for aircrafts operating in the country as long as they comply with all maintenance protocols. Moreover, this type of older airplanes are often the most apt to operate in the limited infrastructure of the airfields in the Colombian Amazon. The institution is aware of these situations and promotes a safety program to mitigate risks related to flying in older aircrafts.”
But even when the pilot manages to lift the old plane off the dirt track used as runway, navigation can be challenging. “We don’t have cruise controls, or any sort of computer; sometimes all you see is just the blue of the sky and the green of the forest,” says Calderon.
Pilots do have long wave radios or GPS systems, the rest is left to the intuition and experience of local pilots, who often travel with no comms for a large stretch of their route – an issue that the military search teams currently combing the forest for the missing children have also experienced.
“About 50-60 miles south of San Jose del Guaviare we lose contact with the base,” says Major Juan Valencia, a Blackhawk helicopter pilot who’s flying as part of the search and rescue mission to locate the missing kids.
“The main risk for me is that you can’t emergency land,” Valencia told CNN. While in most of the world it’s always possible to find a clear, flat strip to land a damaged aircraft such as a highway or a rural field, the rainforest is often so thick that pilots performing emergency landings in the area must attempt a sort of controlled crash on the top of the tree cover.
The same plane that carried the four children had previously crashed two years prior, in 2021, due to an engine malfunction. It performed a controlled crash landing, causing considerable damage to the propeller, engine and one wing.
After being repaired, the plane crashed again on May 1 under similar circumstances, on a route with no good options for emergency landing.
“The route from Araracuara to San Jose del Guaviare this plane was travelling, 150 miles of the route’s 220 miles are just forest…When an emergency happened, the pilot had nowhere to go,” Valencia says.
‘It’s chaotic, dangerous’
Unfortunately, despite the considerable risks of flying in the Amazon, air travel is often the only way to get around, as few roads cross the through the jungle and waterways are even more dangerous. Most settlements in the region are only accessible with a plane.
The small Amazonian community of Tapurucuara, for instance, is about 20 kilometers (15 miles) from Mitú. No roads connect the two settlements, so transit from one to the other requires either an 8-hour hike on forest paths that are often under water, or a seven-minute charter according to Londoño and Calderon.
Mitù itself is only reachable via air or on a three-week boat journey from Calamar, the small settlement at the end of the only highway that links the Amazon Forest with central Colombia.
“Historically, the Amazon was not part of the agenda for Colombian governments,” say Nelly Kuiru, an indigenous activist and documentary filmmaker from La Chorrera, another indigenous settlement in the thick of the forest.
La Chorrera saw an economic boom fueled by the rubber industry in the early 1900s, but the tide receded with the spread of synthetic rubber during World War War II. The local population live off hunting, fishing, and subsistence farming, and plans to boost the local economy with eco-tourism have been hampered by the lack of connectivity; La Chorrera can only be reached by a commercial plane once every 15 days.
Kuiru also experienced danger when travelling in the Amazon. “It’s chaotic, dangerous. Once I was taking a European friend to La Chorrera, and the plane we were travelling on had the door shut from the inside with a rope because the lock was damaged… my friend could not believe it!” she recalled to CNN.
In a statement to CNN, the Colombian civil aviation authorities recognized air travel in the Amazon is riskier than in other regions of the country, due to lack of maintenance and the age of the fleet. The institution said it’s prioritizing restructuring airports over rejuvenating the fleet.
This year the Colombian government budgeted the equivalent of over $200 million to boost airports across the Amazon region over the next 30 years, and to open eight new commercial flight routes Amazon region.
President Gustavo Petro, the first progressive president of Colombia and an outspoken environmentalist, has made protecting and developing the Amazon a priority of his government. New resources are being thrown to the region from both his government and international partners; earlier this month, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the United Kingdom had agreed to contribute 13 million pounds ($16 million) to combat deforestation in the Colombian Amazon.
But Kuiru believes increased funding also carries its own risk, if not properly managed. She would like more resources made available for grass-roots projects presented by the indigenous communities, rather than grandiose environmental funds where local people who live in the Amazon have little control.
For now however, Kuiru’s focus is firmly set onto the four missing kids and the three adults who perished in the crash. One of them, Herman Mendoza, was a personal acquaintance of hers, which only spurs even more determination to demand change for transport in the region.
“This tragedy needs to send a message,” she told CNN, “We can’t let his death grow unpunished.”
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Indianapolis Public Schools has plans to reuse four of six schools slated to close to students at the end of this school year, including moving its facilities division to one location and partnering with the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to use two buildings.
The resolution approved by the school board on Tuesday describes next steps for Floro Torrence School 83, George Buck School 94, Paul Miller School 114, and Francis Parker School 56.
The district is still exploring reuse options for the Francis Bellamy Preschool Center and Raymond Brandes School 65.
The reuse plan is part of the district’s Rebuilding Stronger overhaul, which is closing the six schools in an attempt to operate more efficiently while expanding specialized academic programming and preschool.
Charter schools had expressed interest in occupying some of the closing school buildings through an older version of the state’s so-called $1 law, which allowed charters to buy or lease unused or vacant classroom buildings for $1. Adelante Schools, for instance, hoped to occupy Raymond Brandes School 65.
The Indiana Charter School Network filed an attorney general’s complaint against the district in December, arguing that IPS violated the state law by not offering the buildings to charter schools. But the attorney general’s office ruled in favor of IPS, noting the district still had plans to use the buildings after the schools closed.
But a revised version of the so-called $1 law exempts school districts from the requirement to offer certain school buildings to charters if they share additional property tax revenue for operational or safety expenses — approved by voters through a ballot question — with charter schools. School districts in Marion County are required to share such referendum funds under other new legislation.
The district also plans to sell six small surplus land parcels near schools, which the district estimates would bring an extra tens to low hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired will temporarily occupy Floro Torrence School 83 and George Buck School 94 while its permanent campus is renovated. Students will come to the campuses in August 2024 and stay five or six years.
The 100 Black Men nonprofit, which provides programs to uplift and mentor Black youth, will also use School 83 as a space for summer programming in 2023-24 before the ISBVI occupies the space.
The Paul Miller School 114 building on the district’s south side will house its Facilities and Maintenance Division, consolidating staff that are currently located in Arlington Middle School, northwest Middle School, and the Broad Ripple High School that will reopen as a middle school under the Rebuilding Stronger plan.
The school’s open layout is much more conducive to facility needs than other school spaces, district officials said.
The newly approved Excel Center – Twin Aire, the seventh Excel Center adult charter high school to open in Indianapolis, will also use School 114 on a long-term basis.
Johnson said housing the charter and the FMD in the same building could lead to partnership opportunities for Excel students to work with the FMD team after graduation.
The district will also collect community input to determine the best use of the school’s playground and green space.
The district hopes to restore the historic Francis W. Parker Montessori School 56 in the city’s Hillside neighborhood, which the district classifies as being in “exceptionally poor” condition.
The building, constructed in 1931, is located near the popular Monon Trail in a gentrifying area of the city. The district previously scrapped its plans to tear down the building amid community pushback and gentrification concerns.
“We want to continue to maintain ownership of that building,” Superintendent Aleesia Johnson said in a media briefing before the school board meeting. “We are committed to continuing to explore how we renovate and use that building for instructional purposes in the future.”
Susan Leach School 68, which has not been used for classes since 2019, will serve as the district’s new warehousing and distribution space.
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JOLIET, Ill., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) (TSX: LEV) ("Lion" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, announced the company hosted U.S. Senator, Dick Durbin, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11), Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Illinois Manufacturer's Association President and CEO, Mark Denzler, and ComEd CEO, Gil Quiniones, Douglas Aburano, EPA Manager, Air Programs Branch, Mayor of Joliet, Bob O'Dekirk, and Haj Young, CEO of Econergy, as part of a preview of its upcoming Joliet, Illinois manufacturing facility.
A video recap of the event is available here: https://youtu.be/iHi7r9GgHB4
Images of the event are available at the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8geor0sborz0zur/AABRm7-NshSugenTn6iywE12a?dl=0
Guests at the event were invited to hear remarks regarding clean manufacturing investments being made by the Federal Government, as well as tour the facility and receive rides in Lion's all-electric heavy-duty commercial trucks and school buses.
"We are very pleased to be hosting Senator Durbin, Congressman Foster, Governor Pritzker, Mr. Denzler, Mr. Quiniones, Mr. Aburano Mayor O'Dekirk and Mr. Young in Joliet today to preview the progress being made at our facility, where we expect to start manufacturing 'Made-in-America' all-electric school buses by the end of the year. This gave them the opportunity to experience our zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles firsthand. The amount of support and excitement we have been receiving from organizations and stakeholders throughout Illinois has been remarkable, and we look forward to continuing to grow our ties in the state as we help to lead this new revival of clean manufacturing in the U.S.," said Brian Piern, Chief Commercial Officer at Lion Electric.
"In recent days Congress has worked to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing Americans today – from energy bills and climate change to supply chain constraints and polluted air – and we have made historic progress," U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said. "The Inflation Reduction Act makes key investments in American energy to both address climate change and bring down energy bills and would create new good-paying clean energy jobs in Illinois."
"I'm proud that manufacturers like Lion Electric are investing right here in Illinois and helping pave the way for our area to become a leader in the electric vehicle industry. With world-class National Laboratories like Fermi Accelerator National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory in such close proximity, this industry will be supported by cutting-edge research to drive the next generation of clean energy technology. These investments will provide our region's diverse and highly-skilled workforce with the tools to help build a cleaner, stronger economy for tomorrow," said Illinois Representative Bill Foster (IL-11).
"Here in Illinois, we are making our mark in the clean energy revolution," said Governor JB Pritzker. "Lion Electric, with its largest national footprint in Will County, is one of the companies at the forefront. Together, we are creating new jobs—and building a cleaner, more sustainable state, nation, and world."
"ComEd is proud to partner with Lion Electric to power their new facility in Joliet, which will play a critical role in helping meet increased demand for EVs here in Illinois and around the country," said Gil C. Quiniones, CEO of ComEd. "Working with partners from state and federal government and the business community, ComEd is committed to making the investments needed today to support our customers in making a transition to EVs and other clean technologies that will improve air quality and enhance the health of our communities most impacted by pollution. This collaboration is essential as we work to combat climate change and create a clean energy future for all in Illinois."
"Amazing and innovative manufacturers like Lion Electric are leading the way forward to a cleaner and more sustainable future. Manufacturers have reduced emissions more than any other sector since 1990 while increasing economic output. Zero-emission buses that will be built in Illinois and funded under the Clean School Bus Program will help school districts across the entire state update their fleets used to transport children, while Lion's heavy-duty all-electric trucks will aid in efforts to decarbonize commercial fleets," said Mark Denzler, President and CEO, Illinois Manufacturer's Association.
The event represents the second major congressional visit to Lion's upcoming state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Joliet, and highlighted investments being made in electrification as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA sets aside $5 billion in funding for the adoption of clean school buses to be administered by the EPA, along with $7.5 billion to build out critical charging infrastructure throughout the country to speed the transportation sector's transition to electrification. Applications for the EPA Clean School Bus program are open now with the first round of $500 million closing August 19. Lion believes it is ideally positioned to help customers apply for secure this funding with its dedicated grants team of industry experts.
Lion is building its 900,000 square foot facility in Joliet, which will be the company's largest footprint in the U.S. and will support Lion in addressing the increasing demand in the marketplace for "Made-in-America" zero-emission vehicles. The company is on track to begin commercial production of 100% electric vehicles in Joliet in the second half of 2022.
About Lion Electric
Lion Electric is an innovative manufacturer of zero-emission vehicles. The company creates, designs and manufactures all-electric class 5 to class 8 commercial urban trucks and all-electric buses and minibuses for the school, paratransit and mass transit segments. Lion is a North American leader in electric transportation and designs, builds and assembles many of its vehicles' components, including chassis, battery packs, truck cabins and bus bodies.
Always actively seeking new and reliable technologies, Lion vehicles have unique features that are specifically adapted to its users and their everyday needs. Lion believes that transitioning to all-electric vehicles will lead to major improvements in our society, environment and overall quality of life. Lion shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LEV.
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A company that developed a blood test that detects dozens of types of cancer has acknowledged that about 400 of its customers were mistakenly told last month that they might have the disease.
The company, Grail, said in an emailed statement Sunday that a vendor it works with had sent hundreds of letters with incorrect test results because of a “software configuration issue” that has since been resolved.
The letters went to customers who had recently purchased Grail’s Galleri test, which uses a blood draw to detect a cancer signal shared by 50 types of cancer and is available only by prescription.
The problem was not caused by inaccurate test results, Grail said. More than half of the people who received the letter in error had not yet had their blood drawn for the test, the company said.
The vendor, PWNHealth, notified Grail on May 19 that an “inaccurate form letter” had been sent to roughly 400 customers from May 10-18, Grail said in its statement. The inaccurate messages were reported by The Financial Times.
After Grail was notified about the problem, it contacted the affected customers by phone and email, the company said. “No patient health information has been disclosed or breached due to this issue, and no patient harm or adverse events have been reported,” it said.
PWNHealth said in an emailed statement that, after it learned about the problem, it found that a system used to send template messages to people had a “misconfiguration.” The company did not specify how it learned about the issue.
“We addressed the underlying problem within an hour of becoming aware of it and have implemented additional processes to ensure it does not happen again,” the company said. “In partnership with Grail, we started contacting impacted individuals within 36 hours.”
The test-result letters were erroneously sent out amid a regulatory battle between the United States and Grail’s parent company, Illumina, the leading maker of gene-sequencing machines. Illumina acquired Grail in August 2021.
In April, the Federal Trade Commission ordered Illumina to divest itself of Grail because the acquisition could “stifle competition and innovation” in cancer testing, raising prices and shrinking choices for consumers.
Illumina said it would appeal the FTC ruling and a similar regulatory challenge by the European Union. The company said in April that winning both appeals would allow it to make the Galleri test more widely available, as well as more affordable and profitable.
If its appeals fail, Illumina will “move expeditiously to divest” itself of Grail, the company said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/hundreds-were-mistakenly-told-they-might-have-cancer-test-company-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-06-04 21:22:51 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/hundreds-were-mistakenly-told-they-might-have-cancer-test-company-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Michigan adds 20,713 cases, 106 deaths from COVID-19 over last week
Michigan added 20,713 cases and 106 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, including totals from the previous six days, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Michigan reported an average of about 2,822 cases per day over the last seven days, a slight uptick from 2,808 cases per day a week prior. On July 26, the state said it had added 19,653 cases and 137 deaths from the virus in the previous week.
On Monday, the state reported that 917 adults and 29 pediatric patients were hospitalized with confirmed infections, an increase from last week's 838 adults and 26 children.
Inpatient records were set on Jan. 10, when 4,580 adults were hospitalized with COVID.
On Monday in Michigan, about 6% of the state's hospital beds were filled with COVID-19 patients, and there was an average of 1,126 emergency room visits related to COVID-19 per day in the state. That compares with 24% of hospital beds being full and 2,889 daily emergency room visits due to the virus in the first week of January.
Between July 22-28, about 19.4% of Michigan's COVID-19 tests returned positive.
All Metro Detroit health departments are following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that recommend indoor masking for public settings and K-12 schools as the rate of infection has grown from "medium" to "high."
Tuesday’s additions bring the state's overall totals to 2,693,485 cases and 37,534 deaths since the virus was first detected here in March 2020.
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Twelve counties in Michigan this week are considered at a "high" level for the increased burden on health care or severe disease including Manistee, Kalamazoo, Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Washtenaw, Monroe, and five counties in the Upper Peninsula: Delta, Gogebic, Ontonagon, Marquette and Schoolcraft.
Another 27 counties have a "medium" transmission level, according to the state health department.
Case counts are well below early January, when the state set a new high mark with more than 20,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 per day.
In Michigan, variants of the virus have moved at a high rate, proving more contagious than past variants and infecting unvaccinated and vaccinated residents.
A new iteration of the omicron variant, BA.5, now is the dominant strain across the country, and thanks to its elusiveness when encountering the human immune system. The size of that wave is unclear because most people are testing at home or not testing at all.
Antibodies from vaccines and previous COVID infections offer limited protection against BA.5, leading experts to call it "the worst version of the virus that we've seen."
In Michigan, 308 cases of a rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus have been reported to the CDC. About 63% of kids with the syndrome are admitted to intensive care units, and there have been five deaths.
As of Monday, 38 outbreaks were reported over the prior week. The majority, 23, were in long-term care facilities and senior assisted living centers. The state is tracking 366 ongoing outbreak cases.
About 66% of state residents, or 6.6 million, have received their first doses of a vaccine, and 60% are fully vaccinated. More than 238,000 children ages 5-11 in Michigan, or 29%, have received their first dose of the vaccine.
More than 3.2 million individuals, or 35% of the eligible population, have received a vaccine booster in Michigan and 5.6 million are fully vaccinated.
U.S. regulators authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin this week. The Food and Drug Administration's panel unanimous recommend the shots from Moderna and Pfizer for children between 6 months and 5 years old.
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BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spark Networks SE (NASDAQ: LOV), a leading social dating platform for meaningful relationships, today announced the election of Michael McConnell and Ulrike Handel to its Administrative Board at Spark's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
"We are pleased to welcome both Mike and Ulrike to the board as we continue to advance Spark's strategic plan to drive revenue growth and shareholder value," said Colleen Birdnow Brown, Chair of Spark's Administrative Board. "Mike and Ulrike bring a wealth of experience in areas critical to our success, and we look forward to working with them to help us further strengthen Spark's position in the large and growing market for online dating."
Mr. McConnell formerly served as a Managing Director of Shamrock Capital Advisors, a private investment company managing funds for the Roy E. Disney family and institutional investors. He has also served as an interim Chief Executive Officer or Executive Chairman for four publicly listed companies, including Spark, and has served on the boards of directors of sixteen publicly listed companies in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Israel.
Dr. Handel serves as a member of the Executive Board of Axel Springer SE and currently heads its News Media Europe & Marketing Media division. Prior to that, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Dentsu International (Germany and DACH); before that, Dr. Handel served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of ad pepper media International N.V.
About Spark Networks SE
Spark Networks SE (NASDAQ: LOV) is a leading social dating platform for meaningful relationships focusing on the 40+ demographic and faith-based affiliations. Spark's widening portfolio of premium and freemium dating apps include Zoosk, EliteSingles, SilverSingles, Christian Mingle, Jdate, and JSwipe, among others. Spark is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with offices in New York and Utah.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
8-8-6
(eight, eight, six)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
8-8-6
(eight, eight, six) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17283672.php | 2022-07-04 18:28:16 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17283672.php |
Police: Woman fatally shoots dying husband at hospital
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A woman fatally shot her terminally ill husband inside a Florida hospital on Saturday and then barricaded herself in his room for four hours before surrendering, Daytona Beach officials said.
Ellen Gilland, 76, told officers that her 77-year-old husband Jerry Gilland had been ill for some time and they had planned the shooting together, police spokeswoman Carrie McCallister said.
After shooting her husband at about 11:30 a.m., she refused to come out until about 3:30 p.m. after negotiating with police, McCallister said. Ellen Gilland did not harm herself and no one else was wounded. Part of the hospital was evacuated and some doctors, nurses and others took cover in locked closets and rooms.
McCallister said no charges were immediately announced.
AdventHealth officials did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
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MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (WHNT) – The Muscle Shoals Police Department (MSPD) is investigating a shooting after a fight between brothers on Monday night.
According to MSPD Facebook, officers responded to a shots fired call on the corner of Wilson Dam Road and Pershing Avenue. Upon arrival, medical personnel began to treat two adult males.
One male had what appeared to be gunshot wounds, and the other appeared to have blunt-force trauma to the head.
Detectives were told that the two men are brothers, and then at some point during the evening an argument broke out between the two.
Both men were transported to Huntsville Hospital and are expected to recover. The investigation is ongoing and charges are expected. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/argument-between-brothers-leads-to-shooting-in-north-alabama-police-say/ | 2022-11-29 14:38:24 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/argument-between-brothers-leads-to-shooting-in-north-alabama-police-say/ |
Taught by Stanford Engineering computer science faculty, Code in Place has scaled up to teach thousands around the world.
STANFORD, Calif., March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Code in Place, a free, online program created by two Stanford School of Engineering computer science professors, has opened enrollment for more first-time participants to learn the basics – and joy – of coding. The goal of the six-week course, which begins April 24, is to make computer science education accessible to more people while creating an engaged community of learners and instructors from around the world.
"Anyone can code," explained Chris Piech, assistant professor of computer science, who, with Mehran Sahami, chair of the Department of Computer Science, will offer the third edition of the popular high-touch course. No programming experience is required, only an interest in learning how to code and the time to dedicate to the class. The course was first offered in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hundreds of instructors volunteer each year to help teach the course, making it one of the largest public service projects in computer science education. Each instructor teaches a live online section of 10 learners, providing critically important synchronous, personalized instruction and mentoring to accompany lectures taught by Stanford faculty. These volunteer instructors are recruited globally and trained how to teach the live sections in an interactive and community-oriented way.
The high number of volunteers — more than 2,000 instructors to date — has allowed for roughly 20,000 learners to take part in the learning community since the program's inception.
"We've discovered that almost as many people want to teach computer science as want to learn," said Piech. "It's inspiring how many are willing to devote countless hours volunteering for Code in Place. This way of teaching is truly joyful and provides an opportunity to learn both content and team-leading skills."
Code in Place is a modified version of Stanford's introduction to computer programming course CS 106A: Programming Methodologies. CS 106A is an extremely popular course at Stanford and is taken by students from a wide variety of majors. CS 106A is also well known in the professional world; many working adults take a 10-week version of the course for credit through Stanford Online.
"Teaching Code in Place has been an immensely affirming experience," said Sahami. "What we have in common is a passion for helping others discover the joy of coding."
This passion pays off for both learners and teachers, offering quality coding education to individuals who might not otherwise have access to it, and creating an educational model that is founded on open-access, human-centered learning. The Code in Place program is hosted by the Stanford School of Engineering and supported by the Stanford Center for Professional Development, which manages Stanford Online. The course is made possible, in part, by the generous support of Carina Initiatives.
Applications are currently open both for section leaders and learners, and the deadline to apply is Monday, April 10, 2023.
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MEDFORD, Oregon —
The iconic Douglas-fir has been standing tall in Oregon for many centuries. But the evergreen species isn't doing so well lately, with many trees dying off in parts of the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon.
"In the hills around Medford and the Applegate Valley, which is a little south of Medford, in a lot of places, even up in the Umpqua, for example around Canyonville," said Max Bennet, an Oregon State University extension forester who covers Jackson and Josephine counties.
Bennett led a recent study which estimated approximately a quarter million Douglas-firs had died off between 2016 and 2019, with the die-off getting worse in the years since.
The prevailing theory is that wildfires have cleared the way for Douglas-fir trees to take root in new places, specifically lower elevation, hotter, drier areas.
"And so when a drought comes along, and of course we've had plenty of droughts in the last several years, the trees get particularly stressed for lack of moisture. And they become very vulnerable to various types of insects. And the insects get into the trees and basically finish them off," explained Bennett.
That die-off leads to a cycle spiraling downward as the dead or dying trees add to a buildup of fuels loads in the forest for the next fire.
"We are worried for the future, that this process is going to continue and we're going to see more Douglas-fir die back," said Bennett.
The forester said the good news is there are still tens of millions of Douglas-fir in forestland across the state. That said, the loss of the affected firs is significant; along with increased fire risk, there is the loss of timber, the loss of habitat, and the danger of dead trees around homes, trails, and roadways.
Bennett said forest thinning practices would help, even if it's not possible to get to every stand of Douglas-fir affected.
"But we can certainly do something to improve the situation. If we don't do anything, then we're going to be faced with even more consequences," he said.
The study was done by the Oregon State University College of Forestry and OSU Extension Service. Findings, which include a tool landowners and managers can use to assess a stand of trees’ risk as the climate continues to change, were published in the Journal of Forestry. | https://www.abc10.com/article/tech/science/climate-change/douglas-fir-not-surviving-hotter-drier-conditions/283-87ecf37c-aace-42c1-8dbb-38cf085e2f6a | 2023-03-26 20:32:45 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/tech/science/climate-change/douglas-fir-not-surviving-hotter-drier-conditions/283-87ecf37c-aace-42c1-8dbb-38cf085e2f6a |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Halfway through the season, the New York Giants were one of the biggest surprises of 2022.
The second half has given Giants fans another surprise. The 6-2 start under first-year coach Brian Daboll might have been a blip, with New York looking more like the team that won four games last season.
On Sunday, Jalen Hurts and the NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles victimized the suddenly vulnerable Giants, rolling to a 48-22 victory.
The Giants (7-5-1), who have not made the playoffs since 2016, lost for the fourth time in the six games (1-4-1).
“I mean, we got our (butt) whipped. Point blank,” said Saquon Barkley, who was limited to 20 plays and 28 yards rushing because of a neck injury. “But you can find beauty in everything. I really believe in that, and we’ve got to double down. We’ve got to come in, got to prep better, got to practice better. Everything we want is still in front of us.”
The big game for the Giants will be next Sunday night at division rival Washington (7-5-1). The teams tied 20-all on Dec. 4. Provided they avoid another draw, the winning team will have the tiebreaker should they finish the season with the same record.
Safety Julian Love said the Giants still believe in themselves. He's been in the league four years and this is the first time New York has controlled its own destiny in December.
“We got to shake this one off,” Love said. “We have four games in front of us, starting with this next one against Washington, which is what you want. When you grow up, as a kid, you want games that are ‘everything’s on the line.’ So, that’s how we’re treating it.”
Veteran linebacker Jihad Ward said beating Washington is a must. New York blew a late seven-point lead last week.
“We got to win this game, that’s all I got to say,” Ward said. “We’ve got to win, that’s all the mindset. We just got to do what we got to do. Learn from our mistakes and take everything more serious. I’m saying we always take everything serious, but it’s like this is a must win.”
Injuries have piled up for the Giants in the second half of the season. Starting safety and co-defensive captain Xavier McKinney broke a hand during the bye week and has not played. Top cornerback Adoree Jackson sustained a knee injury and has missed the last three. Linebacker Azeez Ojulari, who had two of New York's four sacks Sunday, only got back recently after missing seven games. Top lineman Leonard Williams also missed Sunday's game with a neck injury.
The Giants' main issue coming into this season was depth. The injuries have allowed opponents to take advantage.
“It’s hard to remain consistent after poor results,” Daboll said. “But I think that’s something that we’ve stressed since day one; there’s no room for excuses. There are a bunch of explanations. We got beat. They outcoached us. They outplayed us. And we got to get ready to go soon; the season’s winding down here, and we got an important one on Sunday.”
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) released policy solutions that could save patients and taxpayers $471 billion over 10 years. The paper, Delivering Lower Costs for Patients and Taxpayers Through Site-Neutral Payment Reform, expands on BCBSA's Affordability Solutions for the Health of America—a comprehensive set of health care affordability proposals. These commonsense solutions would lower costs for patients and the Medicare program by bringing payment parity for certain medical services regardless of where the care is administered or who owns the facility.
Under current law, Medicare patients are being overcharged for health care services, like routine office visits and lab work, at certain practices owned by hospitals labeled as hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). These services cost patients less when provided in a doctor's office or another setting outside of the hospital. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on those services with little evidence of improvement in the quality of care.
"Rising prices for medical care are one of the main drivers of the health care affordability crisis in this country," said David Merritt, BCBSA's senior vice president of policy and advocacy. "Hospitals have strong financial incentive to continue purchasing physician practices, giving these new entities the upper hand when negotiating payment rates with insurers, resulting in higher costs for patients. Congress must protect patients from these inappropriate billing practices by expanding site-neutral payment policies and cracking down on anti-competitive behavior among providers."
The Balanced Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) established site-neutral payments under Medicare for services received at newly established off-campus HOPDs which restricted new HOPDs from charging patients more for the same medical services that would cost less in other care settings. However, current off-campus HOPDs as of 2015 were exempted and allowed to expand—and can charge higher rates that apply to hospital settings, despite the services not being rendered in a hospital.
To lower health care costs and generate a total savings of $471 billion for Americans over the next decade, BCBSA recommends that:
- Policymakers enact federal legislation to eliminate the BBA exemption that allows certain HOPDs to overcharge Medicare patients.
- Medicare adopt site-neutral payment policies for services that are commonly delivered outside the hospital—excluding rural facilities—at the lower payment rates applicable in non-hospital settings.
"Medicare generally pays more for services provided in hospital outpatient departments than it does for the same services at other sites of care," said Philip Ellis, president of Ellis Health Policy and a former Congressional Budget Office economist who estimated the savings for BCBSA's site-neutral policy recommendations. "This disparity directly affects payment rates for private health insurance plans because they typically use Medicare's system as a basis for paying doctors and hospitals. BCBSA's proposals to adopt site-neutral payments would not only cut Medicare spending significantly but also would reduce private insurance premiums by $117 billion and yield another $152 billion in out-of-pocket savings for Medicare patients and enrollees in private plans."
Medicare's move to expand site-neutral payments would pave the way for private insurance plans to also implement these payment policies, ultimately increasing access to high-quality and affordable care.
"We are committed to advancing commonsense solutions to improve care and lower costs for Americans because the bottom line is that no one should have to pay more for health care services based only on the site of care," continued Merritt.
About Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is a national federation of 34 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies that collectively provide health care coverage for one in three Americans.
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Ayers scores 26, Bowling Green defeats Oakland 87-82
ROCHESTER, Mich. — Leon Ayers III’s 26 points helped Bowling Green defeat Oakland 87-82. Ayers also contributed three steals for the Falcons. Chandler Turner scored 16 points and added 10 rebounds. Kaden Metheny recorded 15 points, all on 3-pointers. The Golden Grizzlies were led in scoring by Trey Townsend, who finished with 23 points and six rebounds. Jalen Moore added 18 points, eight assists and two steals for Oakland. Rocket Watts finished with 13 points. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/11/ayers-scores-26-bowling-green-defeats-oakland-87-82/ | 2022-11-12 06:06:59 | 1 | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/11/ayers-scores-26-bowling-green-defeats-oakland-87-82/ |
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal penalties have increased under a newly signed law intended to protect the cultural patrimony of Native American tribes, immediately making some crimes a felony and doubling the prison time for anyone convicted of multiple offenses.
President Joe Biden signed the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act on Dec. 21, a bill that had been introduced since 2016. Along with stiffer penalties, it prohibits the export of sacred Native American items from the U.S. and creates a certification process to distinguish art from sacred items.
The effort largely was inspired by pueblo tribes in New Mexico and Arizona who repeatedly saw sacred objects up for auction in France. Tribal leaders issued passionate pleas for the return of the items but were met with resistance and the reality that the U.S. had no mechanism to prevent the items from leaving the country.
“The STOP Act is really born out of that problem and hearing it over and over,” said attorney Katie Klass, who represents Acoma Pueblo on the matter and is a citizen of the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma. “It's really designed to link existing domestic laws that protect tribal cultural heritage with an existing international mechanism.”
The law creates an export certification system that would help clarify whether items were created as art and provides a path for the voluntary return of items that are part of a tribe's cultural heritage. Federal agencies would work with Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians to outline what items should not leave the U.S. and to seek items back.
Information provided by tribes about those items would be shielded from public records laws.
While dealers and collectors often see the items as art to be displayed and preserved, tribes view the objects as living beings held in community, said Brian Vallo, a consultant on repatriation.
“These items remain sacred, they will never lose their significance,” said Vallo, a former governor of Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. “They will never lose their power and place as a cultural item. And it is for this reason that we are so concerned."
Tribes have seen some wins over the years:
— In 2019, Finland agreed to return ancestral remains of Native American tribes that once called the cliffs of Mesa Verde National Park in southern Colorado home. The remains and artifacts were unearthed by a Swedish researcher in 1891 and held in the collection of the national Museum of Finland.
— That same year, a ceremonial shield that vanished from Acoma Pueblo in the 1970s was returned to the tribe after a nearly four-year campaign involving U.S. senators, diplomats and prosecutors. The circular, colorful shield featuring the face of a Kachina, or ancestral spirit, had been held at a Paris auction house.
— In 2014, the Navajo Nation sent its vice president to Paris to bid on items believed to be used in wintertime healing ceremonies after diplomacy and a plea to return the items failed. The tribe secured several items, spending $9,000.
—In 2013, the Annenberg Foundation quietly bought nearly two dozen ceremonial items at an auction in Paris and later returned them to the Hopi, the San Carlos Apache and the White Mountain Apache tribes in Arizona. The tribes said the items invoke the spirit of their ancestors and were taken in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
The STOP Act ties in with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act that requires museums and universities that receive federal funds to disclose Native American items in their possession, inventory them, and notify and transfer those items to affiliated tribes and Native Hawaiians or descendants.
The Interior Department has proposed a number of changes to strengthen NAGPRA and is taking public comment on them until mid-January.
The STOP Act increases penalties for illegally trafficking Native American human remains from one year to a year and a day, thus making it a felony on the first offense. Trafficking cultural items as outlined in NAGPRA remains a misdemeanor on the first offense. Penalties for subsequent offenses for both increase from five years to 10 years.
New Mexico U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, who introduced the House bill, said time will tell whether the penalties are adequate.
“We should always look at the laws we pass as not static but as living laws, so we are able to determine improvements that can be made," she said.
Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, the former cultural preservation director for the Hopi Tribe, said the enhanced penalties are helpful. But he wants to see countries embrace a principle of mutual respect and deference to the laws of sovereign Native American nations when it comes to what's rightfully theirs. For Hopi, he said, the items are held by the community and no one person has a right to sell or give them away.
The items can be hard to track but often surface in underground markets, in museums, shows, and auction house catalogs, Vallo said.
He said Finland, Germany and the U.K. shared intentions recently to work with U.S. tribes to understand what's in their collections and talk about ways to return items of great cultural significance.
“I think if we can make some progress, even with these three countries, it sends a strong message that there is a way to go about this work, there is a mutual reward at the end,” he said. “And it's the most responsible thing to be engaged in.”
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Democrats are giving up an energy bargaining chip in the debt limit deal, raising questions about whether they will be able to accomplish high-priority electricity reforms.
For months, Democrats and Republicans have been working on a bipartisan package to speed up permitting for energy projects that could include provisions that both sides want.
But, in the debt deal that passed the House this week, Republicans get significant energy provisions they have been pushing for, such as limits on environmental reviews.
Democrats, however, did not get their electric infrastructure buildout, a concession that could limit their leverage in future negotiations.
Some also argue that Democrats gave up too much and did not get enough on energy in the deal.
“I don’t feel that we got what I’d hoped we would get and I feel like we gave up a little more than I would’ve wanted to give up,” Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) told reporters on Tuesday evening.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for months have been working on a deal to speed energy projects and other infrastructure projects.
A major driver for Democrats in the negotiations is the potential to build out more power lines. They argue that this is key to getting more renewable energy on the grid to fight climate change.
Republicans, meanwhile, have been pushing for more procedural changes that they say will speed up energy projects across the board. Such changes include limiting timelines that environmental analyses for projects can take and limiting how long challengers have to sue over projects.
Republicans have also released legislation that specifically bolsters oil, gas and mining.
Even after the debt deal, Republicans still see more to do and said this week that they want to play ball with Democrats to get a bipartisan deal done.
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) told reporters Wednesday that he sees the permitting issue going “one of two ways.”
“One way might be to check the box, we did this, and then never think about it again. The other possibility would be that we create a little bit of momentum and say ‘OK, now let’s get serious and drill down a little bit,’” he said. “I hope it’s the latter.”
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, during a Republican leadership press conference described the debt limit deal as giving lawmakers a “jumping point to start off again in our bipartisan talks” on permitting.
She separately told reporters that she specifically hoped to see reforms to the judicial review process.
On the House side, a spokesperson for Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) also said he hopes to get more done on the issue.
“We hope to come back to the negotiating table to get judicial review across the finish line as well, and the Dems may try to move transmission reforms as part of a bipartisan compromise,” spokesperson Rebekah Hoshiko said via email.
“Of course we can’t speak for everyone, but Chairman Westerman absolutely supports further reforms and will be looking to build a strong coalition of support,” she wrote.
However, some are skeptical that a bipartisan deal is achievable.
“There’s a bipartisan interest in pretending that there’s a broader deal,” quipped Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.).
“These guys can barely get their act together” to prevent financial disaster, he said, “There’s no way that they are going to have a conversation, much less a bipartisan conversation, about how to inject competition into power markets. | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/debt-limit-deal-gives-republicans-a-win-on-energy-is-there-still-room-for-a-bipartisan-agreement/ | 2023-06-02 13:35:25 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/debt-limit-deal-gives-republicans-a-win-on-energy-is-there-still-room-for-a-bipartisan-agreement/ |
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday amid lingering inflation and recession fears.
Lawmakers questioned Powell on a wide range of issues, including inflation, the debt ceiling standoff and the U.S. dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency.
Here are five takeaways from the hearing.
Fed won’t rescue US from debt ceiling crisis
Powell warned lawmakers that Congress must raise the debt ceiling, noting that the Fed doesn’t have the tools to prevent or mitigate the economic catastrophe resulting from an unprecedented U.S. debt default.
“No one should assume that the Fed can protect the economy from the non-payment of the government’s bills, let alone a debt default,” Powell said.
House Republicans have pledged only to raise the debt ceiling if it’s accompanied by spending cuts, something Democrats are not willing to do, setting up a potential crisis when the U.S. runs out of ways to pay its bills this summer.
A January analysis from Moody’s Analytics found that a debt default would wipe out 6 million jobs and $12 trillion in household wealth.
Powell said Wednesday that it’s “very possible” that interest rates could spike further if the U.S. gets too close to a debt default and prompts concerns from borrowers.
“We’ve never crossed that line and if we cross that line, we’re going to find out,” Powell said. “I think it’s highly uncertain.”
In an exchange with Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.), Powell poured cold water on the idea of the Treasury Department minting a trillion-dollar coin to pay the nation’s bills, which some liberal economists and legal experts have pitched as a potential solution to the debt crisis.
“There are no rabbits to be pulled out of hats here. … That would be a rabbit coming out of a hat,” Powell said.
Fed is eyeing more rate hikes
Powell indicated that interest rates might need to go higher than previously anticipated, pointing to surprisingly strong economic data that is hurting the Fed’s push to reduce demand for goods and services.
He said that Fed officials will look at a series of economic indicators — including Wednesday data showing that there were 10.8 million job openings at the end of January, higher than analysts expected — ahead of their March 21-22 meeting.
“Those will be important and we’ll scrutinize them,” Powell said. “We’re not on a preset path. We will be guided by the incoming data and the evolving outlook.”
The Fed has raised interest rates 4.5 percent over the last year to cool inflation. Experts warn that continued rate hikes could lead to huge job losses as businesses struggle with higher borrowing costs.
But Powell said Wednesday that he’s more concerned about the threat of lingering inflation. Prices rose 0.6 percent in January, up from 0.2 percent in December, according to Commerce Department data.
“While there will be costs to success, the cost of failure will be much higher,” Powell said. “You’d be looking at an extended period where people would learn to expect and live with high and volatile inflation, and it’s very hard to have rising real incomes during such a period.”
Powell acknowledges potential job losses
Powell recognized that roughly 2 million Americans could lose their jobs this year due to the central bank’s efforts to slow the economy, according to the Fed’s projections.
In an exchange with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), Powell confirmed that the Fed’s projections show Black unemployment rising 2.3 percent, while White unemployment would rise just 0.9 percent.
“When unemployment goes up quickly in a recession, it goes up much faster for African Americans, when the economy grows again, it comes down faster,” Powell said, adding that he wants to create a period of sustainable growth that would keep Black unemployment down.
Democrats cautioned against aggressive rate hikes at the hearing, noting that a recession brought on by the Fed would disproportionately harm lower-income Americans.
Republicans largely encouraged Powell to keep up the fight against inflation, with only a few GOP lawmakers expressing concern about rate hikes’ impact on the housing market and jobs.
“Fewer jobs hit those who can least afford to lose a job,” Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) said. “The lower rungs of the economic ladder will suffer more than the rest of the ladder.”
Powell says US dollar’s dominance isn’t threatened
Republican lawmakers asked Powell whether the U.S. dollar’s status as the world’s primary reserve currency — which allows U.S. businesses to more easily access capital — is at risk.
They pointed to Russia’s decision to rely on China’s renminbi to distance itself from the dollar following U.S. sanctions, and noted that Beijing is also pushing Arab nations to trade in the renminbi.
“The U.S. dollar is widely accepted, and really the only serious candidate for the world’s principal reserve currency,” Powell said. “That’s because of our democratic institutions, our liquid markets, the rule of law … and also the fact that the dollar has held its value over time.”
The U.S. dollar accounts for more than half of the world’s central bank reserves. The Treasury Department is considering creating a central bank digital currency to help preserve the dollar’s dominance.
Republicans scrutinize Fed’s capital requirements
Several GOP lawmakers questioned Powell over a “holistic review” of banks’ capital requirements recently launched by Michael Barr, the Fed’s vice chair for supervision, who has said that capital standards may be too loose.
Republicans said that higher standards would limit banks’ lending ability, hurting growth, and urged Powell to ensure the process is transparent, echoing concerns from the banking industry.
“The Fed shouldn’t operate in the shadows, especially when the regulation in question can have broad and significant economic effects,” said Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the committee’s chairman. “It’s also unclear the motivation of the Fed’s holistic review, particularly when so many board members have stated that the banking system is very well capitalized.”
Powell said that it’s normal for incoming vice chairs to “take a fresh look” at Fed requirements and said that the process would be transparent. He added that the requirements wouldn’t apply to smaller banks after lawmakers raised concerns. | https://www.kark.com/hill-politics/five-takeaways-from-powells-house-testimony/ | 2023-03-08 21:55:42 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/hill-politics/five-takeaways-from-powells-house-testimony/ |
SCRANTON, Pa. — At just 40 years old, State Representative Joanna McClinton believes she is living an answered prayer, a prayer from her namesake, her grandmother.
"Joanna McClinton, who was a domestic worker, did not complete school, that this is likely an answer to prayers that she prayed because while it wasn't on my goal list, on my agenda, I recognize it means so much for women in the past whose shoulders I stand upon, and those women who are coming in the future," McClinton said.
The Democrat from southwest Philadelphia made history in February when she became the first woman to be elected speaker of the Pennsylvania House.
"So it's been almost five months, and it's been quite breathtaking. It's humbling, it's an honor. However, I recognize that for the time that I have it, I have a lot of hard work to do to make sure that there can be so many women that will follow," she said.
McClinton says there are joys to being the speaker, and there are challenges.
Her goal is to be fair to all of her colleagues.
"When we talk about changing the laws on Pennsylvania's books, everyone has to be heard. Everyone needs to be able to amend a bill or improve it. They have to be able to speak on behalf of our constituents. They are 203 of us, and all of us have the bosses back at home," she added.
McClinton was first elected to the state house in 2015.
The graduate of LaSalle University and Villanova Law School enjoys traveling around the commonwealth.
She recently visited the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and the Maternal and Family Health Services in Scranton to discuss resources for pregnant women and new moms.
"I use it as a learning experience to make sure everything we do in the chamber is not just a benefit for my own constituents, but for folks all across PA.," she explained.
McClinton is aware that while her election as speaker of the house is significant; it's what she does in the role that matters most.
"It means nothing to me if we cannot deliver to Pennsylvanians, and as now the speaker of the PA House, it's my priority, every day that I go to work, to make a difference in the lives of Pennsylvanians. To make sure that our policies that we pass will improve and enhance people's lives and better fund our public schools, and address needs that we are able to address for the moment that we are here," she said.
Speaker McClinton says she looks forward to returning to northeast Pennsylvania.
She wants her legacy to be that she served gracefully and that her leadership was respected on both sides of the aisle.
To see our full interview, head to WNEP's YouTube page. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/rep-mcclinton-talks-about-new-role-in-harrisburg-joanna-pennsylvania-state-house-wnep/523-93e8dcfb-fc7b-4fd6-9601-dfe22b60d583 | 2023-07-20 08:37:58 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/rep-mcclinton-talks-about-new-role-in-harrisburg-joanna-pennsylvania-state-house-wnep/523-93e8dcfb-fc7b-4fd6-9601-dfe22b60d583 |
TX San Angelo TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, March 23, 2023
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Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
TXZ127-242330-
Taylor-
Including the city of Abilene
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph with
gusts up to 45 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Mostly clear.
Windy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts up to 40 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs around 70. West winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ072-242330-
Tom Green-
Including the cities of Carlsbad, San Angelo, and Wall
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Very windy
with highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to
25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear, windy with
lows in the upper 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to
45 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ140-242330-
Brown-
Including the cities of Brownwood and Indian Creek
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning, then sunny this afternoon. Breezy
with highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing
to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy, cooler with lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ054-242330-
Nolan-
Including the city of Sweetwater
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph with
gusts up to 45 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Mostly clear.
Windy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts up to 45 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 60s. West winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ169-242330-
Kimble-
Including the cities of Cleo, Junction, London, Roosevelt,
Segovia, and Telegraph
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning. Breezy with highs in the upper 70s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up
to 35 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy, cooler with lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, diminishing to 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows
in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with highs in the lower
80s.
$$
TXZ154-242330-
McCulloch-
Including the cities of Brady, Fife, Lohn, Rochelle, and Voca
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning. Windy with highs in the upper 70s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy with lows in the lower 50s. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows
around 60. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ098-242330-
Haskell-
Including the cities of Irby and Haskell
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph, increasing to west 20 to 25 mph with gusts
up to 35 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, diminishing to around
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs around 70. West winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ099-242330-
Throckmorton-
Including the cities of Throckmorton and Woodson
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then clearing. Breezy with
highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around 10 mph, increasing
to west 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the lower 70s. West winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ049-242330-
Fisher-
Including the cities of Rotan and Roby
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, windy, cooler with highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 20 to
30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Mostly clear.
Windy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts up to 40 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs around 70. West winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 40.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ113-242330-
Jones-
Including the cities of Stamford, Stith, Anson, Funston, Truby,
Tuxedo, and Hamlin
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Mostly clear.
Windy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts up to 40 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the lower 70s. West winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ114-242330-
Shackelford-
Including the city of Albany
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to
40 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows around 50. West winds
15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ128-242330-
Callahan-
Including the cities of Clyde, Eula, Dudley, Baird,
and Cross Plains
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and windy. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, diminishing to 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ064-242330-
Sterling-
Including the cities of Broome and Sterling City
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Very windy
and cooler with highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts up
to 45 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear. Very windy
with lows in the mid 40s. West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up
to 45 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the
mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ065-242330-
Coke-
Including the cities of Robert Lee, Sanco, Silver, Bronte,
and Tennyson
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Very windy
with highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph, increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear. Very windy
with lows in the upper 40s. West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up
to 45 mph, diminishing to 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ066-242330-
Runnels-
Including the cities of Ballinger, Benoit, Hatchel, Rowena,
Crews, Winters, and Pumphrey
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny and very windy. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 25 to 35 mph
with gusts up to 45 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear, windy with
lows in the upper 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to
45 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Not as cool with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
$$
TXZ139-242330-
Coleman-
Including the cities of Coleman, Echo, Fisk, Valera, Voss,
and Trickham
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 70s. West winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph
with gusts up to 45 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ071-242330-
Irion-
Including the cities of Barnhart, Arden, Mertzon, and Sherwood
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Very windy
with highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to
25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear, windy with
lows in the mid 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to
45 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ073-242330-
Concho-
Including the cities of Eden, Live Oak, and Lowake
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 70s. West winds
15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows
in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ155-242330-
San Saba-
Including the cities of Chappel, Cherokee, Harkeyville,
and San Saba
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then sunny this afternoon. Breezy with highs around
80. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing
to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph this afternoon. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy, cooler with lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows
in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as cool with
highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ076-242330-
Crockett-
Including the city of Ozona
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Windy with
highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear, windy with
lows in the mid 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to
40 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Breezy. Highs in the lower
70s. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ077-242330-
Schleicher-
Including the city of Eldorado
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 70s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to
45 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear, windy with
lows in the mid 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to
40 mph, diminishing to around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with highs in the lower
80s.
$$
TXZ168-242330-
Menard-
Including the cities of Erna, Fort Mckavett, Hext, and Menard
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 70s. West winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph
with gusts up to 40 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows
in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ170-242330-
Mason-
Including the cities of Fredonia, Katemcy, Koockville,
Loyal Valley, Mason, Pontotoc, and Streeter
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then sunny this afternoon. Breezy with highs around
80. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing
to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this afternoon. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy, cooler with lows around 50. West winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs around 70. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows
in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ078-242330-
Sutton-
Including the city of Sonora
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 70s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to west
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy, cooler with lows in the mid 40s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
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Washington's latest boost of aid will include howitzers and anti-ship missiles, which Ukraine's government say are needed to hold off Russia in the eastern Donbas region. DW has the latest.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said his country is ready to host four-way talks with the UN, Russia and Ukraine in order to unblock the passage of grain through the Black Sea.
Millions of tons of wheat have been held up in Ukrainian ports due to Russia's maritime blockade and mines placed by Ukraine to prevent an amphibious assault.
Cavusoglu said the UN has submitted a plan to permit exports from Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
Stephane Dujarric, the UN Secretary-General spokesman, said Turkey was playing a significant role in the situation, which will cause worldwide food shortages should the impasse be left unresolved.
"I think the role of the Turkish military will be critical in that regard," Dujarric said.
David Arakhamia, Ukraine's chief negotiator with Russia, said Russian people and companies are circumventing Western sanctions by making use of Georgian entities to do so.
He told a German Marshall Fund event in Washington that Russians are "heavily" using "Georgian banks, Georgian financial system, Georgian companies and so on," to dodge the West's sanctions regime.
"If you are a sanctioned Russian person, you go to the Internet, you open up a Georgian company, open up remotely the bank account and start processing," Arakhamia added.
He also urged Washington to take action to close the loophole.
The White House Wednesday urged Americans against travel to Ukraine after two Americans were reportedly taken hostage by Russian forces.
The US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said if reports emerge that two Americans are indeed missing in action, the US " will do everything we can" to see the return of captured US citizens.
Germany will only be able to deliver three instead of four planned rocket launchers to Ukraine, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Wednesday.
The announcement came on the sidelines of a US-headed meeting in Brussels on offering military support to Ukraine.
Lambrecht said delivering the three MARS II multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine is already putting the German military "at its limits," as the weapons must come from the Bundeswehr's supplies.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz previously told lawmakers Germany would send four of the rocket launchers.
The United States plans on sending four of the systems, while the UK will send an additional three. Combined with the three launchers from Germany, Ukraine would have a total of ten MARS II.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had called on Western partners to provide 300 of the systems in order to defend against Russia's offensive in eastern Ukraine.
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who was in office from 2014 until 2019, called on Germany and other countries in Europe to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with Ukraine.
"For the peace, we need three things: weapons, weapons and weapons," Poroshenko told DW from Kyiv.
He added that securing an end to Russia's invasion in Ukraine was "vital for the future of Europe."
Poroshenko also defended his decision to sign the Minsk agreement with Russia, saying the 2015 peace accord won Ukraine "eight years to create [an] army" and rebuild its economy.
"We win eight years to continue the reforms and to move to the European Union," he said.
The agreement was aimed at ending fighting between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donbas region — where fighting with Russian troops is currently concentrated.
The United States will provide Ukraine with another $1 billion (€963 million) to help the country amid Russia's assault in the eastern Donbas region.
US President Joe Biden said Washington remains committed "to supporting the Ukrainian people whose lives have been ripped apart by this war."
The latest boost of aid will include major weapons systems that the Ukrainian government has repeatedly appealed for. The weapons will include howitzers, anti-ship missile launchers and rounds for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems.
The US will also send an additional $225 million in humanitarian aid to provide assistance for drinking water, food, shelter and other essential items.
The announcement came as US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin kicked off a meeting in Brussels with over 45 countries to discuss further support for Ukraine.
Later on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, after speaking with US President Joe Biden, that he was "grateful" for the new arms package.
A UN panel investigating possible human rights violations said they are collecting evidence, but that it is too early to say whether the allegations constitute war crimes.
Commission chairman Erik Mose said the UN panel is "not in a position at this stage" to make that legal assessment. He confirmed, however, that the panel has collected reports and information about "arbitrary killings of civilians" in Bucha and Irpin. Mose also said the panel observed the destruction on civilian sites in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions.
The evidence currently being collected could support war crimes allegations, if these are "confirmed later."
The UN panel collected testimonies from civilians and met with authorities and civil society organizations. Their first information-gathering mission in Ukraine is due to end on Thursday.
As Russian forces continue their assault in eastern Ukraine, towns that were formerly occupied are grappling with the devastation left behind. DW's Rebecca Ritters spoke with survivors in the town of Trostyanets, where war crimes are alleged to have taken place.
Olyksander Faizov, an auto mechanic, told DW he was one of several men tortured by Russian troops in the basement of the town's main train station.
"I was sitting right in this corner, I was beaten there," he said from an area of the train station.
He pointed to a wall stained with blood, saying troops beat another man there. "His head was smashed by the butt of a gun, and his hands were tied behind his back. He tried to get up and left blood marks," Faizov said.
DW also spoke with Anna Shevtsova, medical director at the Trostyanets Hospital, who said the building was targeted. Patients and medical staff were forced to seek shelter in the basement amid the bombardment.
"I think there is good in this world. There is justice. Kindness will prevail some day," she said, but added that many in the town "will never forgive them for this."
"You have to pay for everything in this life. They will pay too," Shevtsova added.
There are growing reports of children disappearing from areas of Ukraine that are occupied by Russia, a UN panel said on Wednesday.
The panel is investigating possible human rights violations during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
It is necessary to "investigate further reports about the alleged transfer of children placed in institutions in the temporarily occupied territories to the Russian Federation," said panel member Jasminka Dzumhur.
She added that the panel is also probing "information about expedited citizenship and adoption processes for some of these children."
Dzumhur said the panel could not verify the reports themselves as they cannot travel to the occupied territories, but said that a significant number of children may be involved.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone on Wednesday, according to Chinese state media.
Xi told Putin that China would continue to support Russia's "sovereignty and security," state media said.
"China is willing to continue to support Russia on issues concerning core interests and major concerns such as sovereignty and security," a state broadcaster quoted Xi as saying.
The Chinese leader also urged that all parties work toward resolving the situation in Ukraine "in a responsible manner."
China, a key Putin ally, has been reluctant to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said an announcement by Russian energy giant Gazprom to reduce supplies of natural gas to Germany via the Nord Stream pipeline was a "political decision."
Gazprom blamed the 40% reduction on "repair" works by the German company Siemens, but Habeck said it was "not a technically justifiable decision."
Ikea said it has decided to "further scale down" its business in Russia and Belarus, where it had put operations on hold since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Ingka Group, which manages most of Ikea's stores, cited the impact of the war on businesses and supply chains across the world.
Russian media reported that the Swedish furniture giant was laying off employees and that it planned to sell its facilities.
Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak called for weapon deliveries from Western allies to the frontline, saying: "Brussels, we are waiting for a decision."
According to Podolyak, the ratio of Russia's to Ukraine's artillery along the frontline in some areas is 10 to 1.
"Daily, I receive a message from the defenders: 'We are holding on, just say: when to expect the weapons?'"
NATO defense ministers are meeting on Wednesday in Brussels, where NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said members of the alliance will continue to supply Ukraine with heavy weapons.
"We are extremely focused on stepping up support," Stoltenberg told a news conference.
Stoltenberg also said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to the NATO leaders summit later this month in Madrid.
"Zelenksyy is, of course, welcome to come in person. If that's not possible for him, he will address us by video conference," Stoltenberg said.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for "new in-depth discussions" with Kyiv.
"At the gates of our European Union, an unprecedented geopolitical situation is playing out," he said after meeting French troops stationed in Romania.
"We, the European Union, need to send clear political signals to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, who have been resisting heroically for several months," he added, speaking alongside Romania's President Klaus Iohannis.
Macron has been criticized for maintaining communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Some French media reported that he would travel to Kyiv this week, but he has not confirmed the reports.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said a decision on granting Ukraine a candidate status for the European Union could come by the end of June.
"In my opinion, the candidate status must be granted as soon as possible, it is a correct solution from a moral, economic and security perspective," he said after talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.
A top Ukrainian official said that the fighting around the contested city of Sievierodonetsk and other places in eastern Ukraine "is getting more difficult."
Serhii Haidai, the governor of Luhansk province said Ukrainian soldiers were holding back Russian forces. "Our soldiers are holding the enemy on three sides at once. They are protecting Sievierodonetsk and not allowing any advance to Lysychansk," he said on Telegram.
He said many were injured in Lysychansk, which is located across a river from Sievierodonetsk.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its missiles had destroyed a warehouse in the Lviv region, which was being used to store ammunition for weapons donated by NATO members.
Britain's Ministry of Defense said Wednesday on Twitter that Russian forces were now in control of the city of Sievierodonetsk.
Elements of Ukraine's Armed Forces and several hundred civilians are sheltering in underground bunkers in Azot Chemical Plant in the city, the report added. Russia told Ukrainian forces holed up in the chemical plant to lay down their arms by early Wednesday.
Russia told Ukrainian forces deployed at a chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk to "stop their senseless resistance and lay down arms" from 8 a.m. Moscow time (0500 GMT)," on Wednesday, Mikhail Mizintsev, head of Russia's National Defense Management Center told the Interfax news agency.
Civilians would be allowed to leave through a humanitarian corridor, he added.
Ukraine says more than 500 civilians are currently trapped alongside soldiers inside the Azot chemical factory where its forces have defied weeks of Russian bombardment and assaults that have reduced much of the embattled city of Sievierodonetsk to ruins.
The European Union's top aviation safety regulator has said it is "very worried" about the safety of Western-made aircraft which are continuing to fly in Russia without access to spare parts and proper maintenance.
The European Union and the United States have moved to curb Russia's access to flying equipment following its invasion of Ukraine, meaning its aircraft have become "very unsafe," according to Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
The US Department of Treasury has announced it will allow some energy-related transactions with Sberbank, VTB Bank, Alfa-Bank and several other Russian entities to continue until December 5, extending a previous exemption deadline set for June 24.
The payments to Russia for energy products will give European countries time to prepare for a near-total oil embargo.
Washington has banned imports of Russian fossil fuels and imposed punitive sanctions due to its invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24.
The West needs to send Ukraine "more heavy weapons" as it battles Russia's "brutal invasion," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
NATO was already "stepping up" deliveries and officials would be meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to coordinate further support, Stoltenberg said at a news conference.
On Tuesday, Ukraine's Defense Ministry said the country had only received a fraction of the arms it had requested and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the West was "not doing enough" to support Kyiv.
Meanwhile, seven NATO nations pledged their support for Sweden and Finland's bids to join the military alliance.
The support was voiced after a gathering at Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's official residence in The Hague, co-hosted by his Danish counterpart, Mette Frederiksen. The other leaders in attendance were Romania's president and the prime ministers of Belgium, Poland, Portugal and Latvia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said defending the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine was "vital" as the outcome would indicate "who will dominate in the coming weeks" of the war.
"Hanging in there in Donbas is crucial," Zelenskyy said on Telegram in his daily address to the Ukrainian people.
Russian forces have made recent advances in the Donbas and control most of the Luhansk region, with fighting especially intense in the city of Severodonetsk.
The European Union is looking toward Israel as it seeks to reduce its reliance on Russia for energy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
"We want to boost our energy cooperation with Israel," Von der Leyen said in a press briefing in Jerusalem alongside Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
The EU was Russia's "biggest, most important client" in energy supplies, she said, but the war had spurred the bloc to move away from Russian fossil fuels.
Nicaragua's parliament has granted approval for Russian troops to be allowed into the country for joint military exercises.
The chamber, dominated by allies of President Daniel Ortega, voted to allow troops and military hardware from Russia, the United States, and seven Latin American countries into Nicaragua.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry said the country had only received 10% of the arms it had requested from Western allies to fend off Russian troops.
Russia's Foreign Ministry blacklisted a total of 49 British citizens, including 29 journalists and members of British news organizations.
Pope Francis said the war was "perhaps in some way provoked," adding that there were no "good guys and bad guys" in the conflict.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she would work on assuring the release of two British nationals who have been sentenced to death by pro-Moscow separatists in the Donbas region.
The British Defense Ministry said in its regular intelligence report that Russian forces probably made "small advances" in the northeastern Kharkiv for the first time in weeks.
Ukrainian Deputy Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotsky said that the number of fields tilled in Ukraine has dropped by a quarter since Russia invaded on February 24.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany will continue to supply state-of-the art weapons to Ukraine.
Yuri Sak, an advisor for Ukraine's defense minister, told DW that "Donbas is not lost. The fighting continues" but Russian forces have "superiority when it comes to heavy artillery."
You can revisit our updates from Tuesday, June 14, here.
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Award recipients will be recognized at the annual Women of Color STEM DTX Conference in Detroit.
NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- UL Research Institutes is proud to announce four of its leaders as winners of the 2023 Women of Color STEM DTX Conference awards, including:
- Deepa Shankar, director of partnerships, for a Diversity Leadership in Industry award
- Dr. Kelly Keena, senior director of the Office of Research Experiences and Education, for an Educational Leadership – Corporate Promotion of Education award
- Dr. Judith Jeevarajan, vice president and executive director of the Electrochemical Safety Research Institute, for a Special Recognition award amongst Leaders and Legends
- Dr. Gloria Pumpuni-Lenss, director of operations, for a Technology All-Star award
"We are proud to have not one, but four leaders from UL Research Institutes named winners of the Women of Color STEM DTX Conference awards this year," said Terrence R. Brady, president and CEO of UL Research Institutes. "Their nominations across various categories — including diversity, education and technology — demonstrate the breadth of their contributions to UL Research Institutes and STEM. We look forward to celebrating their recognition at the awards ceremony this fall."
The Women of Color STEM Awards are granted to outstanding professionals in the STEM field. Applications for the leadership and special recognition awards are reviewed and recommended by a peer-led panel of leaders from industry, government and academia. The Technology All-Star Award is based on employer recommendations.
"We have chosen these women from UL Research Institutes as 2023 recipients because they are part of an exceptional group of forward-thinking STEM experts," said Tyrone D. Taborn, co-founder of the 2023 Women of Color STEM DTX Conference. "This year's pool of candidates was exceptionally strong and represented a diverse collection of executive professionals."
Since 1995, the Women of Color STEM DTX Conference has been recognizing excellence in STEM and drawing attention to the underrepresentation of women, particularly at senior levels, across all disciplines.
The 2023 Women of Color STEM DTX Conference will be held from October 12–14 in Detroit, Michigan, and online via the Women of Color STEM DTX Platform. This year's conference, with the theme of "Oceans of Change, Waves of Opportunities," aims to explore the transformative potential of diversity and inclusivity in shaping the future of STEM.
This year, attendees will have access to a virtual conference experience that mirrors the in-person event, providing an immersive and interactive environment for networking, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration. The conference will pay close attention to emerging technologies such as the Metaverse and AI, exploring their potential impact on the future of STEM.
During the three-day conference, multiple award presentations will be held to honor the 2023 award recipients for their remarkable achievements in STEM.
Throughout the event, the Conference will offer forums on the retention of women and girls in STEM, continuous improvement, and networking opportunities. Registration for the public will commence on June 12, 2023, at womenofcolor.net.
About UL Research Institutes
UL Research Institutes is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to advancing public safety through scientific discovery. Since 1894, our research has advanced our mission toward a safer, more secure and sustainable future. Focused on global risks from fire mitigation and air quality to safe energy storage and digital privacy, we conduct rigorous independent research, analyze safety data and partner with experts to uncover and act on existing and emerging risks to human safety.
About the Women of Color STEM Conference
The Women of Color STEM DTX Conference is organized by Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG), a leading advocate for workforce diversity, collaborating with companies of all kinds to promote multiculturalism and gender equity in STEM fields, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. For nearly three decades, the Women of Color STEM DTX Conference has remained at the forefront of professional development, networking, and empowerment for women. For more information about the 2023 Women of Color STEM DTX Conference, please visit www.womenofcolor.net.
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Adela's platform demonstrated strong detection for early stage cancers
FOSTER CITY, Calif., April 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Adela, Inc. presented data today demonstrating the ability of its genome-wide methylome enrichment platform to detect a broad set of diverse cancers in early stages (stage I and II), when treatment can be most effective. These results were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2023, and were selected for inclusion in the AACR Annual Meeting press program. The results demonstrate the potential for use of the platform for multi-cancer early detection in a screening setting. Strong detection of early-stage cancers with low amounts of circulating tumor DNA is also promising for applications to guide treatment decision-making and monitor for recurrence among patients who have completed curative-intent treatment for cancer.
"We are highly encouraged by these results which build upon the substantial body of peer-reviewed evidence for Adela's platform," said Dr. Anne-Renee Hartman, Chief Medical Officer of Adela. "This analysis provides an early indication that Adela's approach - which efficiently leverages information from the whole methylome and preserves it during sequencing – can be applied to the detection of many types of cancer in early stages, when outcomes can be most impacted."
The cancers included in this analysis are bladder, breast, colorectal, endometrial, esophageal, head & neck, hepatobiliary, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, and renal. The study cohort is comprised of cancer cases (individuals with newly diagnosed treatment-naïve cancer) and age- and gender-matched non-cancer controls from multiple biobanks. The data presented are from an interim training readout.
Cancer cases were distinguished from controls with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.94, with AUCs for individual cancer types ranging from 0.89 to 0.99. The AUCs by stage were: 0.92 (stage I), 0.95 (stage II), 0.95 (stage III), and 0.97 (stage IV).
"The presentation of these results, demonstrating the platform's strong ability to distinguish between cancer cases and controls in multiple different cancer types is an important step forward in the development of Adela's platform," said Dr. Daniel De Carvalho, Chief Scientific Officer of Adela.
Adela's genome-wide methylome enrichment platform has the potential to detect early-stage disease with best-in-class performance because of the breadth of information captured through the whole methylome approach. The platform specifically isolates the highly informative (methylated) regions of the genome, enabling it to more efficiently capture broad genomic information and preserve it for sequencing compared to other platforms that use enzymatic or chemical treatment (bisulfite conversion). The platform's potential advantage in detecting early-stage disease enables applications in both multi-cancer early detection and cancer management, including minimal residual disease (MRD) detection and disease monitoring.
Adela is currently enrolling over 5,000 participants in a prospective, observational, case-control study (CAMPERR) at multiple centers across the United States. The study is enrolling participants with types of cancer that represent >90% of cancer incidence and >85% of cancer mortality1, as well as age- and gender-matched controls without a diagnosis of cancer. The study includes longitudinal sampling on a subset of participants to support development of Adela's platform for measuring MRD and detecting recurrence.
Presentation Details
Park, Ben MD, PhD et al.2 Development of a Genome-Wide Methylome Enrichment Platform for Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED)
Abstract number: 1030
Session date and time: Sunday Apr 16, 2023 1:30 - 5:00 PM ET
Location: Section 42 Poster Board Number 7
About Adela
Adela is focused on the detection and monitoring of cancer and other high-morbidity, high-mortality conditions through a routine blood test. The company's proprietary genome-wide methylome enrichment platform captures information from small quantities of cell-free DNA and applies machine learning to detect, monitor, and classify underlying disease. The platform specifically isolates the highly informative (methylated) regions of the genome through a high-affinity enrichment process, enabling it to more efficiently capture broad genomic information and preserve it for sequencing compared to other platforms that use enzymatic or chemical treatment (bisulfite conversion). The technology is initially being developed for use across the cancer continuum for detection and management, and in the future will be applied to other conditions beyond cancer. Adela's investors are F-Prime Capital, OrbiMed, Deerfield Management, Decheng Capital, and RA Capital Management. Find more information at adelabio.com.
1 Siegel, R.L., Miller, K.D., Fuchs, H.E., Jemal, A., 2022. Cancer statistics, 2022. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 72, 7–33. doi:10.3322/caac.21708
2Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN
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Somalia, extremists claim over 100 killed in intense battle
By OMAR FARUK
Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government and al-Qaida-linked fighters are both claiming more than 100 people were killed in their deadliest battle since the government launched a major military offensive against the extremists in August. The government asserted that more than 100 al-Shabab extremists died early Friday after they attacked a Somali National Army base that was recently retaken from the fighters’ control. The government said seven soldiers were killed in the “intense attack” but that the military remained in control of the base in the Galgudud region village of Galcad. A spokesman for Al-Shabab reported that more than 150 Somali soldiers and officers were killed. Neither side’s claim could be independently verified. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/01/20/somalia-extremists-claim-over-100-killed-in-intense-battle/ | 2023-01-20 13:13:12 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/01/20/somalia-extremists-claim-over-100-killed-in-intense-battle/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two suspected Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct a U.S. criminal investigation of Chinese tech giant Huawei by offering bribes to someone they thought could provide inside information, the Justice Department said.
The defendants are accused of paying tens of thousands of dollars in digital currency, along with cash and jewelry, to a U.S. official they thought they had recruited as an asset. But the person was a double agent working for the FBI, the department said.
That prosecution, as well as two other cases involving Chinese operatives, was highlighted Monday at a news conference that featured the heads of both the FBI and the Justice Department, a rare joint presence reflecting a concerted American show of force against Chinese intelligence efforts. Washington has long accused Beijing of interfering in U.S. political affairs and stealing secrets and intellectual property.
Besides the two men on Monday, 11 other Chinese nationals have been charged with offenses in the last week, including harassment of people in the U.S., that FBI Director Christopher Wray said show that China’s “economic assaults and their rights violations are part of the same problem.”
“They try to silence anyone who fights back against their theft — companies, politicians, individuals — just as they try to silence anyone who fights back against their other aggressions,” he said.
The latest announcements came just days after Xi Jinping awarded himself a third term as leader of China’s Communist Party, though Wray dismissed the idea of a possible connection in the timing, noting “we bring cases when they’re ready.”
“If the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, continues to violate our laws, they’re going to keep encountering the FBI,” he said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin did not discuss the specifics of the Huawei case at a briefing Tuesday but said “we always oppose the U.S. overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to unwarrantedly suppress Chinese companies.”
More generally, he said, the Chinese government always asks its citizens to follow the laws of the countries where they reside, but he also accused the U.S. government of making up lies to smear China.
In the Huawei case, Guochun He and Zheng Wang, are accused of trying to direct a U.S. official to supply confidential information about the Justice Department’s investigation, including about witnesses, trial evidence and potential new charges.
The Justice Department separately announced charges against four other Chinese nationals, accusing them of using the cover of an academic institute to try to procure sensitive technology and equipment as well as interfering with protests that “would have been embarrassing to the Chinese government.”
And it highlighted a case from last week in which two additional people were arrested and five others charged with harassing someone living in the U.S. to return to China as part of what Beijing calls Operation Fox Hunt.
“Today’s cases make clear that Chinese agents will not hesitate to break the law and to violate international norms in the process,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said.
The case connected to the Huawei probe dates to January 2019. The company, a top executive and several subsidiaries had just been indicted on U.S. charges of financial fraud, trade secret theft and sanctions violations.
Wang and He, according to prosecutors, were eager for non-public information about the prosecution and the status of the investigation. They reached out to a contact they had known since 2017, but the person, who was not identified by name, began working as a double agent and engaged in a back-and-forth with the defendants that was overseen by the FBI.
Last year, prosecutors say, the person passed to the defendants a single-page document that appeared to be classified and that contained information about a purported Justice Department plan to charge and arrest Huawei executives who were living in China. The person said the document had been secretly photographed during a meeting with federal prosecutors.
The document was prepared specifically for the purposes of the prosecution that was unsealed Monday, and the information in it was neither accurate nor an accurate reflection of any Justice Department plans, officials said.
The company is not named in the charging documents, and prosecutors declined at Monday’s news conference to name it, though the references make clear that it’s Huawei.
Spokespeople for Huawei and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately return messages seeking comment. Huawei has previously called the federal investigation “political persecution, plain and simple.”
“Attacking Huawei will not help the U.S. stay ahead of the competition,” the company said in a statement published in 2020.
In the case linked to Operation Fox Hunt, prosecutors say Chinese agents tried to intimidate an unnamed person and his family to return to China. Part of the plot, the U.S. alleges, involved having the person’s nephew travel to the U.S. as part of a tour group to deliver threats that included, “Coming back and turning yourself in is the only way out.” | https://www.kark.com/news/business/ap-chinese-officers-charged-in-plot-to-obstruct-us-huawei-probe/ | 2022-10-25 14:52:29 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/business/ap-chinese-officers-charged-in-plot-to-obstruct-us-huawei-probe/ |
WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 8, 2023
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TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 297DEG 8KT 3073 10246
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Coleman
County through 745 PM CDT...
At 717 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Novice, moving southeast at 15 mph.
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HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
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Novice, Glen Cove, Silver Valley, Us-283 Near The Coleman-
Callahan County Line, Lake Coleman and Hords Creek Reservoir.
LAT...LON 3208 9927 3178 9961 3201 9971 3209 9963
3208 9953 3209 9946
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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Pecos,
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east central Brewster and southwestern Terrell Counties through 800
PM CDT...
At 718 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21
miles west of Sanderson, moving east at 20 mph.
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Sanderson.
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* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Lampasas County in central Texas...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 720 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kempner, or 8
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HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
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* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Lampasas County, including Rumley.
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The company's tremendous growth comes as organizations strive to manage the increasing volume of threats and the gap in cybersecurity talent
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Critical Start, a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) cybersecurity solutions, today announced that it has been named to the 2022 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Returning to the Inc. 5000 list again this year, the company's rapid growth comes at a time when organizations continue to find themselves ill-equipped to battle the increasing volume of cyber threats amid widespread staff shortages.
"Stopping business disruptions caused by security breaches in today's volatile and sophisticated threat environment requires around-the-clock detection of virtually every security event with a quick response," said Rob Davis, Founder and CEO of Critical Start. "Understaffed IT teams simply can't keep up and the demand for MDR services has soared. Critical Start empowers our customers to stay ahead of adversaries with effective 24/7/365 monitoring of security alerts with far fewer headcount and in a fraction of the time."
Critical Start serves hundreds of MDR customers with a focus on medium and large enterprises across a broad range of industries including manufacturing, retail, government, healthcare, financial services and energy. The company's technology and security operation center analysts leverage a deep pool of behavioral data to automatically resolve over 99% of security alerts, while providing critical outcomes to customers that include reduced risk and improved team productivity. In addition to the company's MDR platform, Critical Start's Cyber Incident Response Team provides hands-on readiness, response and forensic services for enterprise security teams.
In the last three years, Critical Start has grown annual recurring revenue by more than 400% and diversified its channel network across 90 channel partners through its integrations with third-party cybersecurity software providers. In April 2022, the company secured a $215 million strategic investment from Vista Equity Partners to help further develop technology, product and service offerings and meaningfully expand its talented teams to meet the massive market demand.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
For more information on the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, visit http://conference.inc.com/.
Methodology
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
About Critical Start
Today's enterprise faces radical, ever-growing, and ever-sophisticated multi-vector cyber-attacks. Facing this situation is hard, but it doesn't have to be. Critical Start simplifies breach prevention by delivering the most effective managed detection and incident response services powered by the Zero Trust Analytics Platform (ZTAP) with the industry's only Trusted Behavior Registry (TBR) and MOBILESOC. With 24x7x365 expert security analysts, and Cyber Research Unit (CRU), we monitor, investigate, and remediate alerts swiftly and effectively, via contractual Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for Time to Detection (TTD) and Median Time to Resolution (MTTR), and 100% transparency into our service. For more information, visit criticalstart.com. Follow Critical Start on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
About Inc.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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(The Hill) — In the midst of a bear market and with the Federal Reserve expected to hike interest rates even further, leading Wall Street analysts are eyeing one question with increasing concern: Just how much further could stocks fall? The precise answer is impossible to predict, but experts told The Hill they expect investors to see more pain before growth in the economy resumes.
“Based on our client discussions, a majority of equity investors have adopted the view that a hard landing scenario is inevitable and their focus is on the timing, magnitude, and duration of a potential recession and investment strategies for that outlook,” Goldman Sachs analysts David Kostin and Ben Snider wrote in a note to investors last week.
Major stock indices have now entered a bear market, indicating a drop of 20 percent from recent highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of major U.S. companies fell more than 300 points Monday to close at 29,260, down 20.5 percent from a January high of 36,800.
The S&P 500 is down almost 24 percent on the year from nearly 4,800 in January. The technology-heavy Nasdaq index has lost more than 30 percent of its value over the same period, hurting from the higher debt levels its companies hold that make them particularly vulnerable to interest rate hikes.
Most of those losses have come since the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates in March from around zero percent to between 3 and 3.25 percent now. The central bank will raise rates as high as 4.6 percent next year, according to its median forecast released last week.
In sketching out possible scenarios for the S&P 500, the Goldman Sachs analysts modeled a “soft landing” option for the index bottoming out around 3,600 at the end of 2022 before climbing back to around 4,000 at the end of 2023. The “hard landing” scenario has the index dipping closer to 3,100 in mid-2023 before closing out next year around 3,750.
The analysts also predicted that Treasury yields have further to climb, projecting higher returns for the 10-year through this year and into next.
“The hawkish Fed pivot has pushed real 10-year U.S. Treasury yields up by 240 [basis points, year-to-date] and risks are tilted towards higher rates. The real 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has surged from [negative] 1.1 percent at the start of the year to 1.3 percent, the highest level since 2011,” they wrote.
Other big Wall Street investors are expressing similar thoughts about the inevitability of equity markets falling still further.
“The era of cheap financing is coming to an end, at least for the time being, at least until the Fed pushes the economy into a meaningful recession, at which point long-term rates will start to recede,” Dan Alpert, managing partner of Westwood Capital, said in an interview with The Hill. “The market is reacting to that because the impact on businesses, especially businesses that are interest rate-sensitive, is going to be negative, and businesses are going to have a difficult time expanding to the extent that they depend on borrowed funds.”
Alpert said the temptation to move away from investing in stocks and toward more stable government bonds with yields that have been rising steadily for the past two months is another force driving equity markets down. The yield on a 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose above 3.9 percent on Monday before settling around 3.85 percent.
“Folks who can go out now and get a risk-free return on a nominal basis of 3.7 percent on a 10-year Treasury are starting to rethink what they want to pay for equities,” Alpert said.
“The equity market has been at extraordinarily high historic rates for a long time now during this very striking recovery from the pandemic. And so those high multiples are not just a reflection on people’s thinking about the rate of recovery in the economy, but they’re a characteristic of the environment that preceded this where interest rates were incredibly low,” he added.
Market analysts for Deutsche Bank noted that recent dips in stocks are being complemented by falling commodity prices, an indication of slowing demand that may signal further retreat in equity markets.
“This global risk-off move was evident across asset classes, as the S&P 500 fell for a [fifth] consecutive session to close at its lowest level so far this year. That takes it beneath the June lows to levels not seen since late 2020, and leaves the index down by over 23 percent on a [year-to-date] basis,” Deutsche Bank analyst Jim Reid wrote in a Tuesday morning note. “This widespread selloff was seen amongst commodities, with Brent crude oil prices closing beneath $85 [per barrel] for the first time since January, and even the classic safe haven of gold slumped to a 2-year low.”
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) revised its forecast for the global economy downward on Monday, driven by persistently high inflation affecting many countries as well as widespread monetary policies of rising interest rates.
Compared to December 2021 forecasts, “global GDP is now projected to be at least $2.8 trillion lower in 2023,” the group of advanced economies announced Monday.
“A key factor slowing global growth is the generalised tightening of monetary policy, driven by the greater-than-expected overshoot of inflation targets. Strict lockdowns associated with China’s zero COVID-19 policy have also impacted the Chinese and global economy. Shutdowns and property market weakness are slowing China’s growth to just 3.2 percent in 2022,” the OECD said in a report released Monday.
But some voices within the Federal Reserve system are trying to keep a more optimistic outlook. In her first public speech as president of the Boston Federal Reserve, Susan M. Collins said Monday that the Fed’s desired soft landing is still a possibility.
“It is no surprise that, as monetary policy moves to a restrictive stance to transition the economy to more sustainable labor market conditions, there is apprehension about the possibility of a significant downturn. I do believe the goal of a more modest slowdown while challenging, is achievable,” she said. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/how-low-could-stocks-go-much-further-say-wall-street-analysts/ | 2022-10-01 02:35:01 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/how-low-could-stocks-go-much-further-say-wall-street-analysts/ |
MORRISON, Colo. — Seven people were taken to the hospital and more than 100 others were treated on the scene for injuries sustained in a hailstorm at the Louis Tomlinson concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison on Wednesday night.
West Metro Fire reported that seven people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Eighty to 90 people were treated on scene by Stadium Medical, and another 25 were treated by West Metro, they said Thursday morning. Injuries included cuts and broken bones, West Metro said.
Concertgoers scrambled for cover as hail blasted through the venue just after 9 p.m. Wednesday.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for the area including Red Rocks at 9:04 p.m. by the National Weather Service office in Boulder.
At 9:14 p.m., Red Rocks' official Twitter account announced they were in a weather delay.
Hail up to the size of tennis balls covered the ground, forcing people to take cover.
At 10:25 p.m., the venue tweeted that the show has officially been postponed.
"Devastated about the show tonight, hope everyone’s ok, I’ll be back!" Tomlinson tweeted. "Even though we didn’t play the show I felt all of your passion! Sending you all love!"
"We want to take a moment to acknowledge the severe weather event at Red Rocks last night and offer our sincere best wishes to everyone affected by last night’s storms across Colorado," Red Rocks tweeted Thursday morning.
"We hope to see Louis Tomlinson and his fans back soon under clear Colorado skies – we know this was supposed to be a special night and many of you traveled long distances to be here, which makes decisions regarding the postponement or cancellation of shows even harder."
"The Red Rocks crew would like to thank the teams at West Metro Fire, Stadium Medical, Argus, Aramark, Denver Fire, Denver Police, the Mountain Parks Rangers, our own staff and fans for their work and cooperation in a fast-developing situation," said the venue.
"And, we’re having a little talk with Mother Nature about this weather business at Red Rocks. Between a wind-whipped opening night wildfire, snow showers, torrential rains and hail, it’s been a crazy six weeks in the foothills."
About an hour later, Red Rocks tweeted, "In regards to ticketing inquiries: we hope to see Louis Tomlinson and his band back at Red Rocks soon. Information regarding refunds will come to ticket holders directly from Live Nation, the promoter of last night’s event."
"We’re also aware of concerns regarding staff," the venue tweeted. "This is not what we want to see from a situation like last night, and we are currently gathering more information."
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CIA director meets with Zelenskyy as U.S. sends more aid to Ukraine
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CIA director William Burns recently traveled to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and senior intelligence officials, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News.
Burns “reinforced our continued support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression,” the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said.
The Washington Post first reported the secret trip. The CIA does not comment on the director’s schedule or travels.
The meeting comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears the one-year mark and Ukrainian leaders renew appeals for Western allies to send modern battle tanks and other heavy weapons. Ukrainian forces are expected to launch a major spring counteroffensive against Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, where the two countries are engaged in a brutal land war.
A career diplomat who previously served as ambassador to Russia, Burns has been dispatched before by the Biden administration to share Western intelligence insights with Ukrainian counterparts. Before the start of the war, Burns also traveled to Moscow to warn Russian president Vladimir Putin against mounting an assault.
In a virtual appearance at the annual World Economic Forum this week, Zelenskyy urged Western allies to send his military weapons faster.
“Tragedies are outpacing life,” he said.
Some U.S. Republicans — who now control the House — have issued statements skeptical of continued funding for Ukraine. Before the midterm elections, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that the House would not sign a “blank check for Ukraine,” signaling that conditions could soon be placed on funding.
On Thursday, the U.S. committed another $2.5 billion in aid to Ukraine, including more armored vehicles, air defense missiles and thousands of rounds of artillery, according to a list released by the Pentagon. The package does not include tanks.
Since the beginning of the Biden administration, the U.S. has committed more than $27.5 billion in aid to Ukraine, according to the State Department.
“Russia alone could end this war today,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. “Until it does so, we will stand United with Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — A power outage in a terminal of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport stretched into a second day Friday after forcing some flights to be canceled or diverted, including one that was turned around and sent back to New Zealand after nearly making it to the U.S.
The airport operators said in a tweet late Thursday that Terminal 1, which handles some of the airport’s international flights, would remain closed Friday “due to electrical issues.”
The outage was caused by an electrical panel failure that led to a small fire, which was quickly extinguished, authorities said.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs New York’s major airports, said it was working to accommodate affected flights at JFK’s four other active terminals.
The agency did not provide any estimate of how many flights were canceled or diverted, but thousands of travelers were likely affected.
Yahayra Hunt and her husband were stuck in a hotel near the airport Friday after their flight to Rome was canceled Thursday. They’re part of a group of 16 people who booked an 11-day tour to Italy and Israel.
“We actually have another agent trying to see if we can find another airport to fly out of,” she said. “It’s a nightmare.”
Hunt, 46, said they would like to leave the hotel and see the city as they wait. But they don’t want to risk missing a rescheduled flight.
“Being stuck in a hotel during your vacation is not fair at all,” said Hunt, who owns a beauty salon in North Carolina.
Some planes were forced to return to their points of origin.
An Air New Zealand flight was two-thirds of the way across the Pacific Ocean when it had to make a U-turn and head back to Auckland. The flight landed back in New Zealand after more than 16 hours in the air.
Terminal 1 opened in the late 1990s. It is scheduled to be replaced by a new, $9.5 billion terminal now under construction. Groundbreaking was initially supposed to happen in 2020 but was delayed until last summer by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily Derby" game were:
1st:7 Eureka-2nd:10 Solid Gold-3rd:11 Money Bags, Race Time: 1:42.58
(1st: 7 Eureka, 2nd: 10 Solid Gold, 3rd: 11 Money Bags; Race Time: one: 42.58)
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Action Is the First of its Kind Against Manufacturers Violating the Law
SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it has filed civil money penalty (CMP) complaints against four tobacco product manufacturers for manufacturing and selling e-liquids without marketing authorization. This is the first time the FDA has filed CMP complaints against tobacco product manufacturers to enforce the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act's premarket review requirements for new tobacco products.
It is illegal to manufacture, sell, or distribute e-liquids that the FDA has not authorized. The FDA previously warned each of the companies that, by making and selling their e-liquids without marketing authorization from the FDA, they were in violation of the FDA's premarket requirements for tobacco products and that failure to correct these violations could lead to an enforcement action, such as a CMP. Despite the agency's warning, these companies continue to make and sell their unauthorized e-liquids to consumers.
"Holding manufacturers accountable for making or selling illegal tobacco products is a top priority for the FDA," said Brian King, Ph.D., M.P.H., director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products. "We are prepared to use the full scope of our authorities to enforce the law—especially against those who have continued to violate the law after being warned by the agency."
As of Feb. 21, the FDA has filed CMP complaints against the following four manufacturers:
- BAM Group LLC doing business as VapEscape
- Great American Vapes LLC doing business as Great American Vapes
- The Vapor Corner Inc. doing business as Vapor Corner Inc., The Vapor Corner, and Vapor Corner
- 13 Vapor Co. LLC doing business as 13 Vapor
Currently, under the FD&C Act, the maximum CMP amount is $19,192 for a single violation relating to tobacco products. The FDA typically seeks the statutory maximum allowed by law and is doing so in these four cases. The companies the FDA has filed CMP complaints against can pay the penalty, enter into a settlement agreement, request an extension of time to file an answer to the complaint, or file an answer and request a hearing. Companies that do not take action within 30 days after receiving the complaint risk a default order imposing the full penalty amount.
"These latest enforcement activities are part of a comprehensive approach to actively identify violations and to deter illegal conduct," said Dr. King. "These actions should be a wakeup call that all tobacco product manufacturers—big or small—are required to obey the law."
All new tobacco products, including all e-cigarettes, on the market without the statutorily required premarket authorization are marketed illegally and are subject to FDA enforcement action. The FDA closely monitors manufacturer compliance with the law and may take action when violations occur. Between Jan. 2021 through Feb. 17, 2023, the FDA has issued more than 550 warning letters to firms—both large and small—for manufacturing, selling, and/or distributing new tobacco products without marketing authorization from the FDA. After receiving warning letters, a majority of these companies have complied and removed their products from the market. Manufacturers that continue to violate the law risk subsequent enforcement. In addition to CMPs, the agency also has authority to take other enforcement action, as appropriate, including seizures, injunctions, and criminal prosecutions.
Manufacturers must submit a marketing application to the FDA and receive authorization to legally sell a new tobacco product in the United States. The FDA encourages manufacturers to learn more about the three pathways to submit an application for new tobacco products.
Additional Resources:
- Civil Money Penalty Complaints
- Advisory and Enforcement Actions Against Industry for Unauthorized Tobacco Products
- Tobacco Product Marketing Orders
- Market and Distribute a Tobacco Product
- Office of Small Business Assistance
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The Brand Known For Keeping Families Clean Evolves to Help Consumers 'Dial Up'
STAMFORD, Conn., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 1948, consumers have trusted Dial® products to keep them and their families clean. Now, as Dial® celebrates its 75th Anniversary, the brand is going through a refresh and evolving their collection of body care products to 'Dial Up' the lives of its consumers.
With its long-standing history of supporting healthy hygiene habits and sustainability practices, Dial® will continue to help deliver clean, healthy feeling skin with its new and improved line of Dial® Body Wash. This innovative line of 15 products will feature both established and new scents to evoke the nostalgia of the brand but with a formula upgrade to cleanse deep while being gentle on skin.
As a Product of the Year award winner, Dial® prides itself on delivering body wash formulas that leave skin feeling soft, fresh, and restored. The upgraded body washes will continue to deliver on these qualities with the new innovative HYDRACLEAN COMPLEX™ which includes Vitamin E. The new and improved body wash line is gentle on skin, removes dirt and impurities, and leaves the skin feeling deeply cleansed and hydrated. The mild formulas are dermatologist tested, pH balanced, free from Parabens, Phthalates, Silicones, Sulfated Surfactants and approved as cruelty free under the Leaping Bunny program. Honoring Dial® brand's commitment to sustainability, the upgraded 16oz and 21oz body wash packaging is made from 100% recycled plastic in new ergonomically improved bottles.
"At Dial, we are committed to evolving our products to meet the needs of today's consumer. The enhancement of our body washes, featuring improved packaging and advanced formulations, help consumers 'Dial Up' to be their best selves mentally, and physically. Now with 100% recycled packaging and HYDRACLEAN COMPLEX, our new body washes cleanse deep while being gentle on skin, leaving it feeling healthy and renewed. We are proud to be leading the way in creating a more sustainable future for generations to come while providing the highest quality products. Our goal is to help our consumers feel confident and ready to conquer anything." --Vildan Oenpeker- Cerci, Senior Vice President Marketing North America.
When developing these body washes, Dial® looked at their target consumer - who she was and what she wanted. What they learned was that their consumer was status-driven and prioritized her mental, emotional, and physical health. This insight led to the development of the "Dial Up Your Day" campaign. This campaign allows Dial® to help its consumers be their best self, whether making a small change or a big transformation. When searching for a brand partner to help embody this message Dial® looked no further than Actor/Director Melissa Fumero. A busy mother and director/actor, Melissa is the epitome of the woman that does it all yet still prioritizes a moment to "Dial Up" herself.
"I am excited to partner with Dial on their #DialUpYourDay campaign and new body wash products," said actor/director Melissa Fumero. "What this campaign stands for, taking care of ourselves mentally, physically and emotionally, is something I really believe in. It is important to me to help spread this message of taking care of yourself, even in the smallest ways, and find those special moments where you can Dial Up Your Day."
"We are thrilled to be working with Melissa as our #DialUpYourDay partner! She is someone who identifies with our consumer base and appeals to those who might not always put themselves first. We look forward to working with Melissa and having her continue to spread the word about how she "Dial's Up" and hopefully encourage others to do the same!" --Vildan Oenpeker- Cerci, Senior Vice President Marketing North America.
Dial® has innovated better-for-you formulations that cleanse deep but are gentle on skin. Two new body wash scents were developed based on insights that evaluated whether consumers showered in the morning or at night, and the benefits they seek.
The new and improved body washes are now available in an assortment of hero scents plus two NEW scents:
- NEW Dial® Calm & Soothe™ Eucalyptus Mist
- NEW Dial® Energize & Boost™ Berry Burst
- Dial® Refresh & Renew™ Spring Water®
- Dial® Pamper & Indulge™ Silk & Magnolia
- Dial® Pamper & Indulge™ Marula Oil
- Dial® Calm & Soothe™ Lavender Jasmine
- Dial® Refresh & Renew™ Coconut Water
- Dial® Pamper & Indulge™ Silk & Seaberry
- Dial® Healthy & Sensitive™ Aloe
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New Los Angeles-based Sake Company Launches Canned Sake to Sip all Summer Long, Accompanied by a Sake High! Video Advertisement
LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sake High!, recently launched Los Angeles-based sake brand, has released a new video advertisement securing sake, specifically Sake High! canned sake, as the drink of the summer. The comedic commercial features a backyard pool party and the party-wide discovery of sake in a can.
Created in partnership with Exit 14 Productions, Sake High! co-founders Brenna Turner and Joey Labes wanted to showcase the idea that sake should be enjoyed by anyone, anytime, and anywhere. Sake High! launched with a mission of increasing inclusivity around sake, and disrupting the beverage space of hard seltzers, canned cocktails, and filling craft beers. This video, with a comedic lens, illustrates some of those fun, different moments of drinking Sake High!.
"A lot of people only think of drinking sake with sushi," said Co-founder Brenna Turner. "We want to break those norms and encourage people to enjoy sake with any meal, at the beach, at a concert, or at a party. Our sake is light, refreshing, and extremely drinkable on any occasion."
The idea for Sake High! was formed following an incredible sake-fueled night in the mountains of Japan. Realizing the underappreciation of sake back at home, Brenna and Joey teamed up with a sake brewer in Kyoto who shared their same belief — that sake should be enjoyed by anyone, anytime, and anywhere. Together, they crafted their own premium canned and bottled sake to encourage just that.
Launched in January 2022, Sake High! is a fast-growing sake brand, looking to spread the love of sake with their can and bottle formats, and redefining the sake drinking experience beyond simply an accompaniment to Japanese food. The premium Junmai Sake is brewed in Kyoto, Japan, made of only four ingredients: water, rice, yeast, and koji. It's clean, simple, and at 15% ABV, 3x stronger than beer and seltzer. The drinkable beverage stays true to the integrity of the sake and the Japanese culture it derives from. It's currently available in 50+ stores, restaurants, and bars across the state of California, and expanding rapidly. For more information on Sake High!, visit sakehigh.com and follow @drinksakehigh.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Suspected serial killer Warren Forrest was found guilty by a southwest Washington jury for slaying 17-year-old Martha Morrison of Portland, Oregon, nearly 50 years ago.
After about 90 minutes of deliberation Wednesday, the Clark County jury found Forrest guilty of first-degree murder, news outlets reported.
Morrison’s remains were discovered Oct. 12, 1974, by members of a hunting party in a densely wooded area of Dole Valley in eastern Clark County. The remains weren't identified until 2015 when her DNA was discovered on the grip of a dart gun found at Forrest's home, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. Prosecutors filed the murder charge against Forrest in late 2019.
During closing arguments Wednesday, Clark County prosecutor Lauren Boyd said the DNA breakthrough, along with Forrest’s pattern of abducting, abusing and leaving young women for dead in rural Clark County in 1974, was enough to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he acted on a plan to kill Morrison.
“It’s not a mistake that Martha’s blood is on the grip of this gun,” Boyd said. “There is no other explanation for that except that the defendant is her killer.”
Warren’s attorney, Sean Downs, called Morrison and Forrest “perfect strangers” and said the state failed to meet its burden of proof because there was no evidence showing exactly when, where or how Morrison died.
State prosecutors called on more than 30 witnesses to testify over six days in court, including Norma Jean Lewis, who was 15 in 1974 when she said Forrest abducted and attacked her. She testified that he left her bound to a tree and that she was able to break free.
Forrest — who has already spent over 40 years in prison as part of a life sentence for the 1974 killing of Krista Kay Blake — will be sentenced in this case on Feb. 17.
Blake, 20, was last seen July 11, 1974, climbing into his light blue van.
The former Battle Ground, Washington, man is suspected in the disappearances and deaths of nine girls and women in Clark County between 1971 and 1974, including Blake and Morrison, according to court records and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/jury-suspected-serial-killer-guilty-in-teen-s-17760085.php | 2023-02-02 20:54:16 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/jury-suspected-serial-killer-guilty-in-teen-s-17760085.php |
Julian Sands described 'chilling' experience of finding human remains during hikes in last interview
Julian Sands went missing January 13 and was declared dead after his remains were found five months later
The story of Julian Sands' disappearance has been sad from the beginning, but when his remains were found on the mountain he was hiking last month, it turned downright tragic.
In light of the prolific actor's death, his last interview has resurfaced – an interview with Radio Times in which he discussed hiking. He even revealed what it felt like to come across human remains in the mountains.
Sands, who had been acting steadily since the early '80s and is known for movies like "A Room with a View" and "Arachnophobia," was also known for his immense love of hiking.
"I’ve found spooky things on mountains, when you know you’re in a place where many people have lost their lives, whether it be on the Eiger or in the Andes," he recalled to the outlet. "You may be confronted with human remains and that can be chilling."
CALIFORNIA HIKERS DISCOVER REMAINS ON MOUNT BALDY AS SEARCH RESUMES FOR JULIAN SANDS
He continued, "It’s not necessarily supernatural, it’s possibly all too natural – what I would call hypernatural. You’re in the presence of big nature and big nature is revealing itself in all its power. It can take us over a threshold of hypersensitivity into a realm of natural forces."
Sands left for his last hike on Jan. 13, planning to explore Mount Baldy in southern California. He'd been hiking for decades although, as he admitted, many of his friends had stopped because the activity had become increasingly dangerous over the years.
"Pals I used to climb with have stopped going to the mountains, partly because they find, with climate change, the rock faces have become much more unstable, partly, it’s age," he explained. "If you don’t really have the desire, the focus for climbing a route, if you’re not absolutely committed, it becomes much more dangerous and it’s a much more deflating experience."
MISSING ACTOR JULIAN SANDS' FAMILY SPEAKS OUT AFTER SEARCH RESUMES
He said that for him, climbing is "solace and a sort of existentialist self-negation, but equally a self-affirmation… If you can deal with dangerous mountains, you can certainly deal with life as an actor – the two are quite complementary."
Searches for Sands were conducted exhaustively after he went missing in January and continued throughout the months until remains found near Mount Baldy were determined to be his in late June.
In a 2020 interview, he told The Guardian that he was at his happiest when he was "close to a mountain summit on a glorious cold morning".
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He also recalled a hike with friends in the early '90s in the Andes during a bad storm in which he almost died, remembering, "We were all in a very bad way. Some guys close to us perished. We were lucky,"
His frequent collaborator Mike Figgis told The Guardian in a piece about the actor's death that Sands had talked to him "about the kind of burials where they’d put your body on a mountain, animals would come and eat you and then you’d become part of that kind of cycle".
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Gabriel Byrne, an actor and a friend of Sands, also shared an excerpt from the last email he received from him that read, "Most mountaineers understand that the true summit is within. The high point on a peak is simply that, but the experience of the approach, the face or the ridge, up and down, is where true fulfillment is found."
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DUBLIN, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Application Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Platform, Manufacturing Technique, Material Type, Component, and Country - Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global radiation-hardened electronics for space applications market is estimated to reach $4,761.1 million in 2032 from $2,348.0 million in 2021, at a growth rate of 1.70% during the forecast period.
The growth in the global radiation-hardened electronics for space applications market is expected to be driven by increasing demand for communication and Earth observation satellites.
Market Lifecycle Stage
Over the past few years, there has been a drastic shift toward adopting small satellites over conventional ones. Moreover, the market has been witnessing a drift in the trend from using small satellites for one-time stints toward their regular use in satellite constellations. With the rapid growth in small satellite constellations for various applications such as Earth observation, remote sensing, and space-based broadband services, the demand for radiation-hardened electronic components has also significantly increased.
Several projects are currently in progress to produce advanced radiation-hardened electronics with enhanced capability to shield space perturbations at low cost, which are expected to increase with the launch of upcoming mega-constellations as well as with the rising interest of companies in satellite components that can sustain in the harsh space environment for longer period of time.
Various radiation-hardened electronics that are currently used are onboard computers, microprocessors and microcontrollers, power sources, memory (solid-state recorder), field-programmable gate array, transmitter, and receiver (antennas), application-specific integrated circuit, and sensors. Space is a huge market with unlimited opportunities, and radiation-hardened components are required across all platforms to function. As a result, the market for radiation-hardened electronics for space applications is well-established.
The increasing number of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) with the upcoming mega-constellation has placed a high demand for the production of space-based radiation-hardened components that are capable of withstanding high radiation effects caused due to solar flares.
Furthermore, rising interest among space agencies for long-term missions has resulted in the need for radiation-hardened components that can survive severe environments while also being compressed or miniaturized to support complex missions for significantly longer periods.
Market Segmentation
Platform (Satellite, Launch Vehicle, Deep Space Probe)
Based on platforms, the global radiation-hardened electronics for space applications market in the platform segment is expected to be dominated by the satellite platform.
Manufacturing Technique (Rad-Hard by Design, Rad-Hard by Process, Rad-Hard by Software)
Based on manufacturing techniques, the global radiation-hardened electronics for space applications market is slightly more dominated by the rad-hard by design segment. Rad-hard by design manufacturing technique is expensive to manufacture, but the components provide extremely robust solutions and the highest radiation hardness rating that can be used for extreme space applications such as deep space missions and satellites.
Material Type (Silicon, Gallium Nitride, Silicon Carbide, Others)
The majority of the radiation-hardened components is made out of silicon because it helps in reducing the size and weight and improves the computation performance from medium to high speed.
Component (Onboard Computer, Microprocessor, and Controller, Power Source, Memory (Solid-State Recorder), Field-Programmable Gate Array, Transmitter and Receiver (Antennas), Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, Sensor)
Due to technological advancements, onboard computers, microprocessors, and controllers are expected to be used for new applications requiring increased efficiency, robust, and capable microprocessor technology, resulting in the deployment of highly sophisticated, demanding applications in smaller spaces.
Key Market Players and Competition Synopsis
The companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysis of the company's coverage, product portfolio, and market penetration.
The top segment players that lead the market include established players providing radiation-hardened electronics for space applications and constitute 80% of the presence in the market. Other players include start-up entities that account for approximately 20% of the presence in the market.
Recent Developments in Global Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market
- In June 2020, GSI Technology partnered with NSF Center for space to build cost-effective radiation-hardened and modular computer systems for space-related efforts, from ground-based high-performance computing data centers to deep space missions.
- In March 2021, Mercury systems signed a contract with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to provide solid-state data recorders for the science mission. The device would be installed in an Earth-imaging spectrometer instrument, which is scheduled to launch in 2022.
- In August 2021, STMicroelectronics collaborated with Xilinx, Inc. to build a power solution for Xilinx radiation-tolerant field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) with QML-V qualified voltage regulator.
- In April 2021, Exxelia launched a high-performance space-graded resistor that meets the requirements of weapons platforms, modern electronic warfare, and a wide range of space applications.
Some of the prominent names established in this market are:
- 3D Plus
- Analog Devices, Inc.
- Apogee Semiconductor
- Cobham Plc
- Data Device Corporation
- Exxelia
- General Dynamics
- GSI Technology, Inc.
- Infineon Technologies
- Mercury Systems, Inc.
- Microchip Technology, Inc.
- Micropac Industries
- Renesas Electronics Corporation
- Solid State Devices, Inc.
- STMicroelectronics N.V.
- Teledyne Technologies
- Texas Instruments
- Vorago Technologies
- Xilinx, Inc.
Other Key Players
- ON Semiconductor
- TE Connectivity
Key Topics Covered:
1 Markets
1.1 Industry Outlook
1.1.1 Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market: Overview
1.1.1.1 New Space: An Emerging Business Opportunity from LEO-Focused Small Satellites and Deep Space Missions
1.1.2 Comparison of Radiation-Hardened Products Standard Requirements (by End User)
1.1.3 Ongoing Radiation Hardening Efforts in the Space Industry
1.1.3.1 Davinci+
1.1.3.2 Lunar Ice Cubes
1.1.3.3 Psyche
1.1.3.4 Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)
1.1.3.5 Peregrine Mission 1
1.1.4 Current and Futuristic Trends
1.1.4.1 Machine Learning in Space-Graded FPGA
1.1.4.2 Single Board Computer for Space Missions
1.1.4.3 Artificial Intelligence-Based ARM Quad-Core Processor
1.1.4.4 Radiation-Hardened Plastic Package Integrated Circuits
1.1.4.5 Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Image Sensor
1.1.5 Radiation-Hardened Electronics Manufacturers and Certifications
1.1.6 Supply Chain Analysis
1.2 Business Dynamics
1.2.1 Business Drivers
1.2.1.1 Rising Demand for Radiation-Hardened Electronics Components in the Communication Satellite Segment
1.2.1.2 Technological Advancements in Microprocessors and FPGAs
1.2.2 Business Challenges
1.2.2.1 High-Cost Development and Designing Associated with Radiation-Hardened Electronic Components
1.2.2.2 Impact of Electronics Components Shortage on the Global Space Industry
1.2.3 Business Strategies
1.2.3.1 New Product Launch
1.2.4 Corporate Strategies
1.2.4.1 Partnerships, Collaborations, Agreements, and Contracts
1.2.4.2 Mergers and Acquisitions
1.2.4.3 Others
1.2.5 Business Opportunities
1.2.5.1 Adoption of New Materials to Manufacture Space Electronics
2 Application
2.1 Global Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market - by Platform
2.1.1 Market Overview
2.1.1.1 Demand Analysis of Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market (by Platform)
2.1.2 Satellite
2.1.2.1 Small Satellites (0-500Kg)
2.1.2.2 Medium Satellites (501-1,000Kg)
2.1.2.3 Large Satellites (1,001Kg and Above)
2.1.2.3.1 Demand Analysis of Satellite Market
2.1.3 Launch Vehicle
2.1.3.1 Small and Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle
2.1.3.2 Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicles
2.1.3.2.1 Demand Analysis of Launch Vehicle Market
2.1.4 Deep Space Probe
2.1.4.1 Lander
2.1.4.2 Rover
2.1.4.3 Orbiter
3 Products
3.1 Global Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market - by Manufacturing Technique
3.1.1 Market Overview
3.1.1.1 Demand Analysis of Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market (by Manufacturing Technique)
3.1.2 Rad-Hard by Design
3.1.2.1 Total Ionization Dose
3.1.2.2 Single Event Effect
3.1.3 Rad-Hard by Process
3.1.3.1 Silicon on Insulator
3.1.3.2 Silicon on Sapphire
3.1.4 Rad-Hard by Software
3.2 Global Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market - by Material Type
3.2.1 Market Overview
3.2.1.1 Demand Analysis of Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market (by Material Type)
3.2.2 Silicon
3.2.3 Gallium Nitride
3.2.4 Silicon Carbide
3.2.5 Others
3.3 Global Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market - by Component
3.3.1 Market Overview
3.3.1.1 Demand Analysis of Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market (by Component)
3.3.2 Onboard Computer, Microprocessor, and Controller
3.3.3 Power Source (Power Management Device, Solar Panel, Batteries, Convertors)
3.3.4 Memory (Solid State Recorder)
3.3.5 Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
3.3.6 Transmitter and Receiver (Antennas)
3.3.7 Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
3.3.8 Sensor
4 Region
4.1 Global Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market (by Region)
5 Market - Market Share Analysis & Company Profiles
5.1 Market Share Analysis
5.2 Company Overview
5.2.1 Role in the Radiation-Hardened Electronics for Space Applications Market
5.2.2 Product Portfolio
5.3 Business Strategies
5.3.1 New Product Launch
6 Growth Opportunities and Recommendations
6.1 Growth Opportunities
6.2 Recommendations
7 Research Methodology
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When Manchester Valley field hockey coach Denean Koontz was looking for a JV goalie, she noticed Charlotte Schurman, an inexperienced sophomore she thought could thrive in the role.
This fall, two years of experience later, Schurman led the Mavericks to the Class 2A state championship game.
“I think it was a pretty good season. I never expected to make it as far as we did, it never happened to us before, to our school,” Schurman said. “It was a group effort. My team and I, we all worked really hard for it and we worked hard every game. There wasn’t a single game where you can say we didn’t try our best. I’m just really proud of that. I think that’s really the goal, to walk away knowing you did your best, and I think I can say that about myself.”
Schurman, a senior starting on varsity for the first time, allowed just seven goals in the regular season and 10 total. She played her best when it mattered the most. In the 2A West Region I final against Century, she saved all four shots she faced in the overtime one-on-one situation. In the state semifinal against Kent Island, she stopped three of four penalty strokes and four of five one-on-one shots.
For her efforts, Schurman has been named the 2022 Carroll County Times field hockey Player of the Year.
“Throughout the regular season, she started getting comfortable, she started getting confidence, she started getting some experience and by playoff time she got on a roll,” Koontz said. “It was hard regular season because we had a strong defense and we limited a lot of teams’ shots, so she wasn’t getting quantity of saves, she was getting quality of saves. But once we hit [the] postseason, that’s when the shots started coming and I saw in the first game she really started to shine.”
Schurman didn’t start playing field hockey until her freshman year. Even then, it took her a while to find her niche.
“My friend actually told me she going to play, and I was going to try out for soccer but I was like, ‘I’m going to play field hockey, too,’” she said. “I came in here, started playing offense my freshman year, not good at it, then my sophomore year my JV team needed a goalie, so I said, ‘I’ll do it,’ because I was a goalie in soccer.
“And then here we are.”
Koontz said when looking for a goalie, she saw Schurman had the necessary skills — notably athleticism and work ethic.
“She’s coachable, she’s got all the intangibles you look for in a player,” Koontz said. “One of the most important attributes you look for in a goal is an athlete. We said we need to find an athlete and put them in the goal. That’s what we did. She had absolutely no training, no experience, but she was a worker. She was athletic and she was willing to learn.”
Schurman quickly grew a connection with her teammates and the sport itself.
“This is the best sport I’ve ever played, and I’ve played a lot of sports,” she said. “Just the people that play are amazing people, and this game has taught me more about life than I could’ve ever imagined. I just love playing.”
Coming into her first season as a varsity starter, Schurman used her JV experience as a “starting point” for acclimating herself to the role. From there, it was just a matter of facing and overcoming obstacles.
“I just had to tell myself to keep trying and don’t give up, ‘cause you always face some sort of challenge but it’s how you overcome that challenge and how you deal with it again,” she said. “Whenever I faced a challenge, I changed how I dealt with it if it wasn’t good. I got used to the challenges, so I knew how to handle them when they came at me.”
Coach of the Year
Laurie Naill, Westminster
Naill’s Owls finished the season 14-3 overall and 5-1 in county play to win the league. They shared the best record with Manchester Valley but beat the Mavericks, 3-2, in overtime.
Westminster won its first two playoff games by a combined score of 9-0 before bowing out in the Class 3A state semifinals to eventual champion Crofton, 6-3. Westminster was one of only two teams — along with Class 4A state champion Broadneck — to score more than one goal in a game against the Cardinals.
Naill built a dangerous offense around a pair of star forwards with talented supporting pieces who stepped up when needed.
All-County first team
Caroline Beakes, Westminster, senior, forward
Beakes finished second in the county in regular season goals and was the leading scorer on the county champion Owls, totaling 13 goals to go with seven assists.
Katelyn Boyer, Francis Scott Key, senior, forward-midfield
A four-year varsity starter, Boyer was a leader for the Eagles, who advanced to the 1A state semifinals. She finished with 13 goals, 15 assists and four defensive saves.
Lucy Davidson, Liberty, senior, forward
The Lions captain was their leading scorer with 12 goals and six assists; five of her goals came in county play. The three-year varsity starter was hard to stop coming down the field.
Amanda Herrold, Manchester Valley, freshman, forward
Herrold showed great speed playing on the left wing and used it often to bring the ball up the field. She led the Mavericks with 12 goals.
Jess Kent, Westminster, senior, forward
Kent was responsible for bringing the ball upfield for the Owls and setting up the offense. She finished with 11 goals and seven assists.
Bella Mazan, Francis Scott Key, freshman, forward
Mazan started all 15 games as a freshman and led the county in goals with 16, four of which were game-winners. She also had 11 assists.
Carmen Rutters, Westminster, senior, forward
When Rutters scored, the Owls won. She finished with 11 goals, scoring in all five of Westminster’s in-county wins, including two against Manchester Valley.
Alayna Enoff, South Carroll, freshman, midfielder
Enoff led the midfield for the Cavaliers, moving the ball up the field. She finished with 12 goals and eight assists, and was strong defensively, too.
Jenna Evans, Liberty, senior, midfielder
Evans was a strong two-way player — a great defender on the back half of the field and a dangerous attacker who finished with six goals and three assists.
Ella Morris, Century, senior, midfielder
Morris controlled the pace of the game for the Knights and was strong on the defensive end clearing the ball and finding attacking teammates. She also scored four goals and had two assists.
Miranda Moshang, Westminster, senior, midfielder
Moshang played center midfield for the Owls, distributing the ball to the forwards as well as playing back on defense. She finished with six goals and six assists.
Ashley Mountcastle, Manchester Valley, senior, midfielder
The captain of the Class 2A state runner-up Mavericks never left the field this season. She was a playmaker on offense, finishing with nine goals and four assists, and was a valuable defensive asset.
Annie Pruitt, Winters Mill, senior, midfielder
Pruitt controlled the midfield for the Falcons and was effective both offensively and defensively. She finished with three goals and three assists.
Sophie Baer, Manchester Valley, sophomore, defender
Baer was the anchor of a unit that allowed only seven regular-season goals. She was a corner defender and also came up on offensive corners.
Drew Watkins, Francis Scott Key, junior, defender
Watkins’ defense was key during the team’s playoff run. She played on all corner units and had five defensive saves, and also scored eight goals to go with five assists.
Lily Sheaffer, South Carroll, senior, goalie
Called the “heart and soul” of her team by coach Kayla Holston, Sheaffer made 169 saves with an 86% save percentage for the 1A state runner-up.
All-County second team
Julia Bornyek, Century, junior, forward
Caitlyn Erlichman, Winters Mill, junior, forward
Audrey Lillycrop, South Carroll, sophomore, forward
Riley Matthiesen, Liberty, senior, forward
Mollie McGonigal, Liberty, sophomore, forward
Cici Coco, Winters Mill, sophomore, midfielder
Lauren Hawes, Century, senior, midfielder
Allie Largent, Manchester Valley, sophomore, midfielder
Caroline Laur, South Carroll, senior, midfielder
Shannon McTavish, South Carroll, senior, midfielder
Liz Syzbalski, Manchester Valley, sophomore, midfielder
Ava Walzcak, Liberty, sophomore, midfielder
Audrey Baugher, Francis Scott Key, freshman, defender
Caroline Foran, Manchester Valley, senior, defender
Makenna Sageman, South Carroll, junior, defender
Stevie Schultz, Westminster, freshman, defender
Brinley Tozer, Westminster, junior, defender
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(NEXSTAR) — The major league baseball season is back. If you plan to head to the stadium to support your favorite team, or to finish the common bucket list task of visiting all 30 parks, you may find yourself favoring some aspects more than others.
Maybe you prefer the food (or the home team) at one park and the outfield view of another. Or maybe you enjoy reminiscing on the historic moments that have happened at the park.
To help settle a debate among MLB fans, Yelp analysts have compiled a list of the 20 top-ranked MLB stadiums listed as businesses in the Stadiums & Arenas category on its platform based on multiple factors, including the total volume and ratings of reviews left by its users.
Overall, Yelp reviewers declared PNC Park, home to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the top MLB ballpark in America.
Opened in 2001, PNC Park is located along the Allegheny River, giving fans a view of downtown Pittsburgh and the Roberto Clemente Bridge. On game days, the same bridge is even closed to vehicles.
Yelp reviewers pointed to the park’s stunning skyline view, wide beer selection, and close parking in their posts.
Coming in second on Yelp’s list was the oldest stadium in the MLB, Boston’s Fenway Park, home to the Red Sox.
Here are the top 20 MLB stadiums, according to Yelp analysts:
- PNC Park, Pittsburgh
- Fenway Park, Boston
- Oracle Park, San Francisco
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore
- Busch Stadium, St. Louis
- Target Field, Minneapolis
- Wrigley Field, Chicago
- Petco Park, San Diego
- American Family Field, Milwaukee
- T-Mobile Park, Seattle
- Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
- Coors Field, Denver
- Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati
- Citi Field, Queens
- Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
- Progressive Field, Cleveland
- Comerica Park, Detroit
- Angel Stadium of Anaheim
- Minute Maid Park, Houston
- Yankee Stadium, Bronx
Stadiums failing to make the list include Chase Field in Phoenix; Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles; Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas; Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago; LoanDepot Park in Miami; Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.; RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California; Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario; Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida; and Truist Park, in Cumberland, Georgia.
You can view more details from Yelp here.
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(WXIN) — If watching games on the soccer pitch has you reaching for a cold one, you could be the perfect candidate for a unique job meant to celebrate the 2022 World Cup.
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Superior Spartans
Head coach: Evan Nelson, first season
Key departures: 19 seniors including D Mason Stenberg (3-5—8); D George Hansen (4-9—13); F Carter Kalin (2-0—2); F Kell Piggott (6-3—9); G Trevor Soderlund (3.24 GAA, .893 save percentage)
Key returners: Sr. F Carson Gotelaere (3-7—10); Sr. D Trevor Anderson (1-3—4); Jr. F Lucas Williams (6-4—10); Sr. F Caden Lia (0-1—1); Soph. F Braydon Hurtig (1-3—4)
Outlook: There might not be another team in the area that looks more different than Superior this season.
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The Spartans graduated 19 seniors, including defensemen Mason Stenberg and George Hanson, forwards Carter Kalin and Kell Piggott as well as All-Area goaltender Trevor Soderlund.
In addition, for the first time in 21 years, the Spartans will have a new face on the bench after Jason Kalin stepped down at the end of the 2021-22 season .
Superior had a stout defense, giving up just over three goals a game, but the Spartans scored just 75 goals all season. Despite just seven regular season wins, the Spartans used their difficult schedule to springboard them to the sectional championship, where they fell to Hudson 5-2.
First-year coach Evan Nelson is still learning about his team , but said his early preliminary thought is “there is no shortage of compete from this group as well as an eagerness to learn.”
Nelson said the biggest challenge will be getting his young and inexperienced team to “buy in,” but he thinks they could develop into another formidable team at the end of the season.
“Our goal is to take it one week at a time with the end goal of building a state championship run in March,” Nelson said. “It will take hard work, dedication, and trust. All while learning to control what we can control.”
SUPERIOR
(home games in ALL CAPS)
Nov. 25 — Eau Claire Tournament, 4 p.m.
Nov. 26 — Eau Claire Tournament, 11 a.m.
Dec. 2 — at Hayward, 7 p.m.
Dec. 10 — at Duluth Denfeld, 6:15 p.m.
Dec. 13 — NORTH SHORE, 7 p.m.
Dec. 15 — DULUTH DENFELD, 6:15 p.m.
Dec. 20 — ROCK RIDGE, 7 p.m.
Jan. 7 — NEW RICHMOND, 2 p.m.
Jan. 10 — at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Jan. 13 — EAU CLAIRE NORTH, 7 p.m.
Jan. 17 — CHIPPEWA FALLS, 6 p.m.
Jan. 20 — BALDWIN-WOODVILLE, 7 p.m.
Jan. 24 — HERMANTOWN, 7 p.m.
Jan. 26 — HIBBING/CHISHOLM, 7 p.m.
Jan. 28 — DODGE COUNTY, 1 p.m.
Feb. 1 — at Duluth East, 7 p.m.
Feb. 2 — at Proctor, 7 p.m.
Feb. 3 — UNIVERSITY SCHOOL MILW., 7 p.m.
Feb. 9 — CLOQUET-ESKO-CARLTON, 7 p.m.
RECORD: 10-17-1
Nov. 23 — MENOMONIE, W, 7-0
Nov. 26 — at GB Notre Dame, L, 6-1
Nov. 27 — at Wausau West, L, 4-2
Dec. 7 — DULUTH MARSHALL, W, 6-2
Dec. 14 — at North Shore, W, 5-3
Dec. 21 — at Rock Ridge, L, 2-1
Dec. 28 — Madison Edgewood, L, 3-1
Dec. 29 — Chippewa Falls, L, 4-3
Dec. 30 — Wausau West, T, 2-2
Jan. 4 — HAYWARD, W, 1-0
Jan. 6 — DULUTH DENFELD, L, 3-2
Jan. 11 — GRAND RAPIDS, L, 7-0
Jan. 14 — at Baldwin-Woodville, L, 4-0
Jan. 15 — at Hudson, L, 3-1
Jan. 18 — at Chippewa Falls, L, 1-0
Jan. 20 — at Hermantown, L, 8-0
Jan. 22 — at New Richmond, W, 3-2
Jan. 25 — at Stevens Point, L, 4-1
Jan. 27 — HIBBING/CHISHOLM, L, 3-2
Jan. 29 — NORTHLAND PINES, W, 9-1
Feb. 2 — DULUTH EAST, L, 5-2
Feb. 3 — PROCTOR, W, 2-1
Feb. 5 — at Eau Claire North, L, 3-1
Feb. 10 — at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, L, 5-2
Feb. 15 — TOMAH/SPARTA, W, 4-0
Feb. 17 — at Eau Claire Memorial, W, 3-1
Feb. 23 — at Chippewa Falls, W, 4-3
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As online giant Amazon gears up for Prime Day, there are already significant savings to be had in the home space — for some people, it’s the only time of year when they can afford high-end products from the top brands. Along with the best early Prime Day deals in general, we’ve scoured Amazon to find the best deals on popular home items (the BestReviews Testing Lab loved the Dyson Pure Cool Air Purifier below) that might otherwise be out of your price range. Enter savings!
The following deals were updated on June 30, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. EST.
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Amazon Prime Day will officially take place on July 11 and 12 this year. Numerous brands are participating, from recognized industry leaders to independent, lesser-known brands that may be worth trying out. Some companies actually align product releases with this event, so it’s possible to get the latest models. Otherwise, you’ll find deep discounts on older versions.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The second shipment of overseas baby formula is in the United States.
“Food is the first and most important way we nurture our children,” First Lady Dr. Jill Biden said.
Biden and U.S Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy greeted the arrival at Dulles International Airport.
“I’m here today to say to parents, ‘You aren’t alone,'” Biden said.
“We will not rest until every parent has the formula they need for their child,” Murthy said.
The flight from Germany delivered more than 100,000 pounds of Nestle formula, enough to fill a million eight-ounce bottles.
“These products have met the gold standard for safety that the FDA sets and that parents expect,” Murthy said.
While the administration continues to address the shortage of formula, members of Congress want to know why the FDA didn’t react sooner after closing the Abbott baby formula factory.
“Why weren’t we moving on all these things in March and moving towards getting this plant reopened then?” Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) asked.
“We didn’t have confidence that they would produce safe formula until we got control of the plant through the consent decree,” FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said.
Lawmakers like Griffith and Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) want solutions to avoid this problem in the future.
“We maybe should look at increasing domestic production, on that front,” Rice said.
The FDA says now the baby formula factory should be ready to reopen in a couple of weeks. | https://fox59.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/2nd-baby-formula-shipment-arrives-in-washington-dc/ | 2022-05-25 23:10:10 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/2nd-baby-formula-shipment-arrives-in-washington-dc/ |
States struggle as snowplow driver shortage continues
Snowplow drivers will once again be in high demand this winter as a recent survey shows there is a shortage for the third straight year.
Snow has already fallen in some parts of the country, and states and municipalities are struggling to fill their roster of snowplow drivers.
A survey by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials shows that 84% of respondents reported higher to much higher snowplow operator vacancies than normal.
Drivers need Commercial Drivers Licenses to operate snowplows. (Getty Images)
Missouri is one of the states sweating out the impending snow. The Missouri Department of Transportation held its statewide winter weather drill on Thursday to give the plow drivers a dress rehearsal before a storm hits, but they were only able to train about two-thirds of the operators.
"We had staffing shortages last season. We had about 15% of our needed operators weren't available. This year that's almost double," Becky Allmeroth, chief safety operations officer of MoDOT, said Thursday. "So (we are) 30% short of all the operators that we need to do 2, 12-hour shifts. So it's going to be a real challenge."
Shortages mean roads will go unplowed longer, making them impassible or treacherous. Essential workers like first responders could be put in danger along with residents just trying to pick up medicine and check on loved ones without power.
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A team of plows working to clear a highway. (MoDOT / FOX Weather)
"If a widespread winter storm lasts more than one 12-hour shift, we will not have enough employees to fill all the trucks on the second shift, and therefore it will take longer to clear the roads," MoDOT director Patrick Mckenna said in a news release. "Delays could be significant and will impact all regions of the state."
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just released its Winter Weather Outlook. Meteorologists forecast the northern half of the country to be colder and wetter than normal, meaning significant storms.
MoDOT is planning for a winter similar to last year, which was also a La Nina year. Blizzards crippled the Northeast and Plains from winter into spring.
"We usually, on a typical season, have storms that only cut through part of the state. It almost always hits Kansas City through Saint Louis, but there's usually the southern part of the state that doesn't get hit, and we can shift resources," Allmeroth explained. "We are not expecting that this year. We are planning for the entire state to be hit just about every storm. So every part of the state this year will feel the shortage of the operators."
WINTER PREDICTION SCOREBOARD: HOW ON-TARGET ARE SEASONAL OUTLOOKS?
A shortage means that not every lane may be plowed. (FOX Weather)
Allmeroth says high turnover after the pandemic and drivers being lured by higher wages, benefits, and full-time opportunities are to blame.
"We are competing for those same CDL drivers that a lot of the other industries like school busses and Amazon drivers, you name it," she said. "There's just a shortage of drivers out there right now."
And even though snow is only expected for the Cascade, Rocky and Wasatch Mountains in upcoming days, companies are not wasting any time trying to recruit more drivers. | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/states-struggle-snowplow-driver-shortage | 2022-10-22 21:00:47 | 1 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/states-struggle-snowplow-driver-shortage |
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Potholes have been ravaging streets across Los Angeles and the rest of California, especially after the torrential downpours the region saw this past winter.
Recently, nearly 50 drivers on the 71 Freeway in Pomona were forced to pull over, many of them with flat tires, due to massive potholes that opened in the northbound span of the freeway.
The problem is affecting all California drivers, including former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Video posted on Twitter by Schwarzenegger on Tuesday showed him personally repairing a massive pothole in his Brentwood neighborhood.
“After the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it,” the tweet said.
In the video, a neighbor rolled down her car window and shouted her thanks at the action movie star.
“You’re welcome,” said Schwarzenegger, decked out in work boots, a leather jacket and shades. “You have to do it yourself. This is crazy. For three weeks I’ve been waiting for this hole to be closed.”
Daniel Ketchell, a spokesperson for Schwarzenegger, said Brentwood residents made repeated requests for repairs since winter storms opened up potholes and cracks on local roads.
Road crews around the region have been working hard to repair potholes caused by the historic rainfall. The Department of Public Works did not immediately respond to an email from the Associated Press asking whether the pothole Schwarzenegger filled had been scheduled to be repaired.
Since Dec. 30, Los Angeles has received 19,692 service requests for repairs, and as of April 6, crews had filled at least 17,549 potholes, officials said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/arnold-schwarzenegger-tired-of-potholes-fills-one-himself/ | 2023-04-12 05:31:28 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/arnold-schwarzenegger-tired-of-potholes-fills-one-himself/ |
WFO PORTLAND Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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DENSE FOG ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
936 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...Visibility less than one quarter mile in dense fog.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Lower Columbia, Greater Portland Metro
Area, Central Willamette Valley and South Willamette Valley.
In Washington, Greater Vancouver Area.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Fog has persisted, so the original advisory
has been extended. Fog will continue to erode through the
morning. Some areas around Portland and along the Columbia River
may persist into the late morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns All-Pro Myles Garrett returned to the team’s headquarters but didn’t practice Thursday while recovering from injuries sustained in a car crash earlier this week, when police said he lost control speeding on a rural road.
Garrett veered his Porsche off the hilly road near his home Monday, flipping the vehicle and hitting a fire hydrant. The defensive end suffered a sprained shoulder, strained biceps and had several cuts and bruises from the wreck.
He has not yet been ruled out for Sunday’s game at Atlanta. Garrett visited with team doctors for an evaluation. He was not with his teammates during the portion of practice open to reporters.
Also on Thursday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol cited Garrett for speeding, saying he was going 65 mph in a 45 mph zone.
According to the accident report, Garrett, who had a female passenger in his car, told an officer he was accelerating up a hill when he saw a vehicle coming in the opposite direction but didn’t make any type of swerving maneuvers to avoid a crash.
The officer said Garrett couldn’t exactly recall how he went off the road.
A witness at the scene told the highway patrol “they came over the hill flyin’, went airborne, took the fire hydrant out and rolled three times.”
Garrett and his 23-year-old passenger were taken to Akron General Hospital for emergency care. The highway patrol said the passenger suffered a minor head injury. They were both released a few hours later.
The highway patrol also released photos of the crash site and Garrett’s severely damaged car.
Garrett has a history of speeding. He was ticketed on consecutive days in Medina County last year for driving 120 mph. In the second case, he paid a ticket in which the speed was amended to 99 mph in a 70 mph zone.
On Wednesday, coach Kevin Stefanski said Garrett will be thoroughly evaluated before a decision is made on his playing status. With 14 games left this season, the Browns will likely take a cautious approach.
Along with Garrett, the Browns (2-1) have several other defensive starters dealing with injuries as they prepare for the Falcons (1-2).
Over the past two days, several of Garrett’s teammates and coaches have offered gratitude and relief that he was not more seriously injured.
Cornerback Greg Newsome II spoke to Garrett upon his return.
“He looked happy just to be able to see us all again.” Newsome said. “I just told him, ‘I love you. I am glad you are here.’ We will definitely be there for him, whatever he needs, and can’t wait for him to get back healthy.”
Pro Bowl guard Joel Bitonio, a team captain, said Garrett’s incident is a reminder to all players to be careful.
“First and foremost we’re just happy that he’s OK for the most part,” Bitonio said. “He was here today so we got to see him a little bit. Coach Stefanski just stressed to us that we gotta be safe driving, we gotta be safe on the roadways and things of that nature.
“You just want to protect yourself. It’s really just protecting yourself and the people around you in general. But we’re just happy he’s back in the building and hopefully he’s ready to roll here when he feels good.”
The No. 1 overall pick in 2017, Garrett needs one sack to pass Clay Matthews (62) for the team’s career record.
The Browns, who had an extended break after beating the Pittsburgh Steelers last Thursday, are dealing with rash of injuries to their defense. End Jadeveon Clowney (ankle), cornerback Denzel Ward (back, ribs), linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (groin) and tackle Taven Bryan (hamstring) are also on the injury report.
Ward and Owusu-Koramoah took part in individual drills during the early portion of practice Thursday.
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — The Southern Poverty Law Center released its "Year in Hate & Extremism 2022" report and listed the Florida-founded group Moms for Liberty.
The SPLC, a group dedicated to monitoring and exposing hate groups, has tracked 1,225 groups called "hate and antigovernment extremist groups."
"No one from our organization is anti-anything," Jennifer Pippin, the chairwoman of the Indian River County chapter of Moms for Liberty, said. "We're pro parental rights, we're pro children, we're pro making things better for students and families.
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Pippin said her chapter has 4,200-plus members including parents, grandparents, former educators and community members.
"The SPLC is calling Moms for Liberty an anti-government and anti-student inclusion group, so hearing that what is your reaction?" asked WPTV's Joel Lopez.
"I absolutely disagree with that," Pippin said. "Maybe Southern Poverty Law group doesn't understand what we do or how we're doing it. But to put us in with groups like the KKK and things like that, our parents, grandparents and community members are not a hate group. We're not anti-government like this group is saying.
The SPLC is monitoring 702 groups called anti-government, including the Indian River, Martin and Palm Beach County chapters of Moms for Liberty.
"They really push out that theory through what we've seen book bans, changes to the curriculums and LGBTQ+ acceptance in schools and in the community," Maya Henson-Carey, a research analyst with the intelligence project for the SPLC, said.
"And is that what we've seen from Moms for Liberty?" Lopez said.
"That's what we've seen from Moms for Liberty and a number of other anti-inclusion groups that we've been monitoring," Henson-Carey said.
The SPLC said this is the first time there's a listing of anti-student inclusion groups.
"I think that Moms for Liberty tactics are definitely hateful, but I think they're over acting theme of calling for the abolition of the Department of Education and attacking public schools specifically and attacking public teachers for indoctrinating students with the radical Marxist agenda," Henson-Carey said. "I think that that definitely fits more into the anti-government definition.
"I think it's important to note that these groups are sometimes often usually the most vocal and the most in your face, but they don't really speak for the majority of people."
Moms for Liberty has chapters in 45 states and are planning for their national summit to discuss ways to continue their advocacy.
"Just as much as they have the right to advocate for things that are important for them, we have the right to advocate for things that are important to us," Pippin said
The Indian River Chapter of Moms for Liberty plans to continue going to school board meetings, and challenge books as well as social studies curriculums. | https://www.wptv.com/news/political/southern-poverty-law-center-lists-moms-for-liberty-as-anti-government-extremist-group | 2023-06-07 04:37:14 | 0 | https://www.wptv.com/news/political/southern-poverty-law-center-lists-moms-for-liberty-as-anti-government-extremist-group |
CAMPBELL, Calif., Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO (WEKA), the global data platform provider for next-generation workloads, announced today that it has been named a Visionary in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage for a second consecutive year. The company was evaluated for its WEKA® Data Platform offering and recognized for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision.
According to Gartner: The unstructured data storage market continues to evolve. New capabilities are being introduced to address the growing challenges of exponential data growth, rapid digitalization, cyber resilience, cloud integration, and the globalization of data. Storage infrastructure deployments, based on distributed file systems and object storage, are growing faster than ever in both volume and deployment size as the consolidated platform for unstructured data services in global data centers.¹
WEKA is helping many of the world's leading enterprises and research organizations to tame and harness their unstructured data and performance-intensive workloads by overcoming the limitations of their legacy data infrastructure so they can create and innovate without limits.
The fourth-generation WEKA Data Platform delivers consistent performance, robust data services, seamless data portability, and best-in-class economics to provide a simplified data management experience – regardless of where an organization needs to run its data and applications. The core of the WEKA Data Platform is WekaFS: a software-based parallel distributed file system with an advanced architecture that solves complex data challenges and supports demanding next-generation workloads like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) at scale across on-premises, edge, cloud, hybrid, and multicloud environments.
"WEKA is proud to be recognized as a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage for a second year," said Liran Zvibel, chief executive officer at WEKA. "As the world's most innovative organizations continue to adopt cloud and digital-first strategies, WEKA is helping to remove obstacles to data-driven innovation so they can deliver results faster. We thank our customers for trusting WEKA to help them overcome their most complex data challenges."
To view and download a complimentary copy of the 2022 Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage, visit https://www.weka.io/lp/gartner-mq-2022-visionary.
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Donovan Mitchell, Cavs look to get back on track vs. Heat
Despite being without Donovan Mitchell for the better half of the last two weeks, the Cleveland Cavaliers have managed to stay afloat in the Eastern Conference.
Mitchell has played in only two of Cleveland’s last seven games, and the Cavaliers will be hoping their superstar guard starts to return to form on Tuesday night when the Miami Heat come to town.
Cleveland currently sits at fifth in the East after losing four of its last seven games, a stretch that has largely been impacted by Mitchell’s lack of availability. A groin injury forced Mitchell to miss three games before he played 38 minutes in last Tuesday’s 105-103 loss to the New York Knicks.
The injury then flared up again, sidelining him for two more games, but he was back in action against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
Mitchell logged just 20 minutes against the Clippers, scoring 11 points while dishing out three assists.
While the Cavaliers have run into some adversity that hadn’t been present during their 8-1 start to the season, Mitchell noted that the team needs to stay patient and realize it finds itself in the middle of a marathon, not a sprint.
“There’s some games where it’s like, ‘I don’t care what the big picture is, we should win this game or we shouldn’t have lost this one, or whatever,’ and you have those moments, but I think that’s all part of the growth,” Mitchell said. “For us, a lot us, we haven’t been to where we want to go.
“Understanding that aspect, I think that’s the part of having the patience with that and understanding that the playoffs don’t necessarily start in April, or May, whenever it is. They start on nights like these games coming up.”
The Heat could be carrying a similar mentality into Tuesday’s matchup after taking an ugly 122-117 loss to the lowly Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.
Miami led 81-72 with just under four minutes left in the third quarter, but went into the final period trailing by five points and never got over the hump in the final 12 minutes. Jimmy Butler finished with 28 points and seven rebounds on 11-of-14 shooting in the loss, while Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo chipped in 24 and 17 points, respectively.
“It started in the first half. I didn’t think we came out with enough aggression, enough force on (defense), which, like I said, allowed them to get comfortable,” Herro said. “By the fourth quarter, they were confident, comfortable, they were getting to their spots.”
It was a rare defensive lapse for the Heat, who allowed the second-fewest points per game (108.4) in the league entering Tuesday. Cleveland happens to be the only team that surrenders less points to opposing teams at 106.9 per game.
That very Cavalier defense stole the show when these two teams last met on Nov. 20. Cleveland cruised to a 113-87 victory. Miami shot just 38.8 percent from the field and 19.4 percent from 3-point range, although the Heat were without Butler and Herro.
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WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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* WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.
* WHERE...Beaches of Northern Cayuga and Oswego counties.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions.
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* WHERE...Beaches of Wayne county.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
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Never-before-seen fish: Researchers discuss new species found more than 3 miles under the sea
Scientists Down Under went to new depths to see a world never-before explored with human eyes.
Australian researchers searched deeper than scuba divers and submarines could go. Cameras explored the frigid sea bottom, under enormous pressure, down to 3.6 miles under the surface.
And look what they found…
Highfin Lizard fish (Credit: Museums Victoria)
"There are wonderful things that live in the Twilight Zone with bioluminescence, lights and big fangs," Dianne Bray, Senior Collections Manager at the Museums Victoria Research Institute in Australia, told FOX Weather. "The deep sea is our least known environment, and we captured just a tiny amount."
The "Twilight Zone" sits on massive, ancient volcanoes, now seamounts, that are 40 to 120 million years old. The largest mountains in Australia, above or below water, can be 42 miles across, and the only surface evidence of them is the tiny, tippy-tops that we know as Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The area is Australia’s newest Marine Parks, designated in March.
MILLIONS OF RED CRABS INVADE STREETS AMID ANNUAL MIGRATION ON AUSTRALIA'S CHRISTMAS ISLAND
The ship started in Darwin, Australia and motored 3,000 miles west to the area around Cocos Keeling Islands. Cocos is only 1,692 miles southwest of Jakarta. The trip terminated in Freemantle, Australia. The 8,000-mile journey took 35 days. (FOX Weath
"And the seamounts get studded with these enormous monsters, and yet we know nothing about them," explained Tim O’Hara, chief scientist of the mission, before his 35-day journey to the unknown. "No scientific expedition has been there to look at the biology or the fauna down there. So we'll be the first."
They welcomed the never-before-seen blind eel. It is covered in loose, transparent and gelatinous skin.
Sciadonis species (Credit: Museums Victoria)
"They're also livebearers. So the females give birth to live young," Bray marveled at the oddity in fish. "So they really don't have any dispersal mechanisms. They don't have larvae that get carried around in the current."
The blind eel was just one of the hundreds of specimens that O’Hara and his team brought back to the Institute.
"We expect maybe a third of all the animals that will bring back will be new species," said O’Hara.
Bray’s favorite find is the tripod fish.
"Those amazing deep-sea fishes that stand high up off the seafloor on their long, thin fin rays and face into the current to feed," said Bray.
"They're not only just hermaphrodites, they're simultaneous hermaphrodites. So they have a functional ovotestis, which is a pretty interesting reproductive strategy and a great one for life in the deep sea where animals are rare," continued Bray. "So maybe they only have to meet one other fish to mate."
The fish have fully formed ovaries and testes complete with sperm. They can not inseminate themselves, but they can inseminate any other tripod fish.
The unique oceanography of the area evolved creatures with wholly specialized features.
RECENTLY DISCOVERED ‘SEA BUGS’ CAN GROW UP TO 1.5 FEET, EAT ENTIRE ALLIGATOR CORPSE
Congridae eel found in 2022 discovery (Credit: Museums Victoria)
"The Cocos Keeling Islands area is a really interesting area because it receives currents from Africa, from the western Indian Ocean and also from the Pacific," Bray explained. "We were trying to work out what kinds of animals live there that are unique to this region and what animals are fairly widespread."
Take a look at the Sloan’s Viperfish with huge fangs that are visible even when its mouth is closed. They sport rows of light organs along with one at the tip of their long upper fin with which to attract prey.
SHELL GAME: WATCH AS TURTLE DEFTLY FENDS OFF ATTACK FROM TIGER SHARK OFF AUSTRALIAN COAST
Batfish discovered in 2022 expedition (Credit: Museums Victoria)
Among pumice stones that are likely from Krakatoa’s 1883 eruption in Indonesia, you can also find the Slender Snipe Eel. It has a long tail that can stretch over 3 feet in length. The tail is similar to a thread, though. The entire animal weighs under 2 ounces.
‘BUCKY’ THE LUCKY KOALA RESCUED FROM FLOOD BY KAYAKER
The pancake sea urchin, with its poison-tipped spines, flattens out, like a pancake when out of water.
This pancake urchin flattens like a pancake when out of water. (FOX Weather)
The institute collects DNA and then maps and traces the species’ biogeography and evolution to not only learn about the world humans share with animals but learn how to better coexist with nature.
"So it's a really important role that something that museums alone are capable of doing. There's still parts of the world that are completely unknown," said O’Hara. "This is like the wild west of Australia, it's just it's an unknown territory. And so, to be the first person or the first group of people to go there and explore this area in detail is a privilege. And it's a very exciting endeavor."
The research vessel Investigator travelled to Australia's Indian Territories with a team of scientists from the Museums Victoria Research Institute in Australia. (FOX Weather)
The team mapped the ocean floor with high-tech multibeam sonar and cameras. Nets and sleds collected samples that are now being studied. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/never-before-seen-fish-researchers-new-species-found-more-than-3-miles-under-the-sea | 2022-12-10 00:48:32 | 1 | https://www.fox13news.com/news/never-before-seen-fish-researchers-new-species-found-more-than-3-miles-under-the-sea |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and pulled within 63 points of becoming the NBA's career scoring champ as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 112-111 on Thursday night.
James gave Los Angeles its first lead on a 3-pointer with 2:35 left in the game, and Anthony Davis' 11-footer with 35.1 seconds left was the decisive basket. Davis finished with 31 points and 14 rebounds.
Aaron Nesmith scored a career-high 24 points, newly minted All-Star Tyrese Haliburton added 26 points and 12 assists in his first game in three weeks and Myles Turner had 20 points and 13 rebounds after signing a two-year contract extension Monday. But when Buddy Hield's 17-foot jumper clanked off the rim in the closing seconds, Indiana lost its fourth in a row.
One of Indiana's largest crowds of the season cheered James' warmly throughout the fourth quarter, roaring loudly each time he scored as Indiana again found itself at the forefront of a league-changing pursuit.
It was here in May 2021 that Russell Westbrook recorded his 181st career triple-double to tie Oscar Robertson's career mark. And it was here in December 2021 that Stephen Curry made five 3-pointers to pull within one of matching Ray Allen's career mark of 2,973.
On Thursday, James became the second player in league history to top the 38,300-point mark and left town with 38,325. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hold the NBA’s scoring record with 38,387 points.
For most of the night, it looked as if Indiana would pull away, thanks to its speed. The Pacers led by double digits most of the first three quarters and led 98-84 early in the fourth.
But the Lakers took advantage of Indiana's late fouls and the heroics of James and Davis down the stretch to come all the way back.
TIP-INS
Lakers: James and Davis combined for 28 points in the first half, while the other seven players who saw action had 26. ... Los Angeles was 6 of 22 on 3s. ... The Lakers have won three straight at Indiana.
Pacers: Nesmith also had a a career high five 3s. ... T.J. McConnell had 11 points off the bench. ... Indiana has lost 10 of 11.
SHOOTING STAR
A few moments before the Pacers public address announcer told the crowd that Haliburton was returning to the starting lineup, Shaquille O'Neal announced Haliburton had been named a reserve on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. The video, from TNT's pregame coverage, was then replayed on the arena's large video board as the crowd roared and teammates congratulated the first-time All-Star.
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Lakers: Close out a five-game trip Saturday at New Orleans.
Pacers: Host Sacramento on Friday.
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If you hadn’t been watching “Succession” for years, you might have thought the Roy siblings had come to their senses midway through the series finale. Visiting their mother, away from the boardrooms, they finally realized that sticking together was the answer. The desperate Kendall, the slippery Shiv, the fragile-not-fragile Roman, still hurting from his “Day of the Locust” moment — suddenly they were a merry band of Roys ready to take over the world.
It was a charming segment, as the trio goofed off in the kitchen, laughing about Lady Caroline’s “knobbies” and Peter’s beloved cheese, Kendall having successfully made his case to lead Waystar Royco. Shiv playfully pronounced, “We anoint you,” Roman and Shiv made him drink a disgusting blender creation, and they teased one another affectionately and, of course, ruthlessly. It was easy to forget that, moments earlier, Roman and Shiv had pondered teaming up to “kill” Kendall. So that would be the lesson learned by Logan’s broken children in this fast-talking, funny, and fierce drama: United we stand, divided we fall.
But yeah, “Succession” was true to its deeply cynical self until the very end in Sunday night’s thoroughly satisfying series finale.
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Those sweet moments of accord dissipated like every single “Succession” moment of conscience and peace. When push came to shove at the big board meeting, there was some serious shoving, as Kendall’s siblings waffled, Shiv turned against Kendall by throwing the waiter’s death in his face, and Kendall lost everything. Would Shiv have given up her resistance if, in that moment, Kendall hadn’t lied so feebly about the drowning? It’s possible, but unlikely. Deep down in her opportunistic soul, she may well have realized that a GoJo win with Tom as CEO held more potential for her than putting Kendall in his father’s seat.
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Once again dejected, Kendall was left communing with some body of water, the motif that has followed him throughout the series. Once again, life pulled a Lucy on our rap-loving Charlie Brown, pulling the ball away just as he went to kick it. The guy who seemed destined to replace his father, a fulfillment of his dreams and his Freudian battle, was left with nothing — or, to clarify, left with nothing but the consolations of billions of dollars. As he stared out at the water, you had to wonder if he was thinking about ending his life.
And so the Roys lost the empire their father had built. They were ultimately as self-destructive as they were self-serving, and the object of their desire went to traitorous and insulting Lukas Matsson, a man who is ultimately more like Logan than any of Logan’s children. In his last moments, Logan wanted his company to go to GoJo, and he ultimately prevailed from beyond the grave (or, rather, from beyond the mausoleum). He was, indeed, larger than life.
“Succession” wrapped up with a finale that not only landed, but pulled into the gate and let us off the plane with plenty to think about and savor. The characters’ fates weren’t spelled out, and yet their ways forward seemed clear enough. It was all as witty and ironic as you’d expect, and it twistily toyed with viewers as expertly as ever. The show ended in the exact right place and, to me, at the exact right time, before these spineless creatures and their metrical reflections and rejoinders became more self-parodic than intended.
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There were a few moments of violence in the finale, including a slap fight between Tom and Greg that reminded us of the juvenile, punching-down nature of the new king of the world. The sheer absurdity of Tom’s ascension was one of the highlights of the episode. But the aggression that gave me chills was the embrace between Kendall and Roman, a hug that saw Kendall pressing Roman’s stitched-up forehead into his jacket so hard that he reopened the wound. It was one of those rich moments that needed — and got —no explanation, a brotherly moment that had biblical vibes.
The show’s existential diva, Roman, delivered a few lines toward the end of the 90-minute episode that struck a fitting note as the action wound down. “It’s all nothing,” he says to the despairing Kendall about letting go of Waystar Royco. “We’re nothing, OK?” From him, at that moment, it really almost did sound like consolation.
Matthew Gilbert can be reached at matthew.gilbert@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @MatthewGilbert. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/29/arts/succession-finale-savor-roys-save-their-worst-last/ | 2023-05-29 15:53:44 | 1 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/29/arts/succession-finale-savor-roys-save-their-worst-last/ |
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Far from Russia's war in Ukraine, stores are running out of cooking oil, people are paying more at the gas pump, farmers are scrambling to buy fertilizer and nations are rethinking alliances.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered seismic repercussions: a fast-moving refugee crisis, unprecedented sanctions against a major economy and a shakeup of global relationships, including a reinvigorated NATO. Below, we zoom in on some of the ways the world has changed since the war began on Feb. 24.
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Ukraine and Russia are key exporters of wheat, barley, corn and cooking oil, particularly for African and Middle Eastern countries. Russia is also a major producer of fertilizer and petroleum. Disruptions to the flow of these goods are compounding other supply chain and climate challenges, driving up food and gas prices, causing shortages and pushing millions of people into hunger.
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More than 5.8 million people have fled Ukraine in one of the fastest-growing refugee crises in recent history. Humanitarian groups, with resources already strained by crises elsewhere, have sprung into action. The U.N. refugee agency has projected that some 8.3 million people might leave Ukraine and called for more financial support for refugees and host countries as both face challenges with access to food, housing, transportation, education and money.
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A 21st century war in Europe — led by a nuclear power — is pushing the world toward a potentially profound realignment. It has rattled prominent global players such as the European Union and the United Nations and forced countries to take sides in new ways that have led to escalating tensions and momentous diplomatic shifts.
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Russia is the second-largest producer of natural gas and the third-largest producer of oil. The European Union has particularly depended on Russian energy; it is now preparing to phase in an oil embargo. A historic restructuring is sweeping the global petroleum and gas trade as countries ban or cut Russian energy imports, sanction Russian companies, face Russia's demands for payments in rubles and search for alternative sources.
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Russia has more nuclear weapons than any other country in the world. Its military attack on Ukraine has notably reenergized NATO, a military and political alliance of the United States and European countries. Urgently, countries around the world have escalated military spending or have begun a consequential reevaluation of their defenses.
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‘I thought I was done’: Africans evacuated from Sudan conflict share their stories
By FARAI MUTSAKA and CHINEDU ASADU
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Many Africans escaping the conflict in Sudan that erupted with little warning last month faced a long wait to get out and severe challenges on the way as their governments struggled to mobilize resources. Some of them had to go it alone, at least for part of their escape: their food and water was running out and help wasn’t coming. Nigerian Amina Balarabe said she walked for several days with her six children to various points in Khartoum, dodging gunfire and explosions until she eventually linked up with an evacuation convoy. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/05/20/i-thought-i-was-done-africans-evacuated-from-sudan-conflict-share-their-stories/ | 2023-05-20 09:01:37 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/05/20/i-thought-i-was-done-africans-evacuated-from-sudan-conflict-share-their-stories/ |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
0-6-3-3
(zero, six, three, three)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to fast-track an appeal from Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich after a judge sided with Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs over election rules.
The decision means it is unlikely to be time before the general election for court battles to play out on Brnovich's appeal and updated 2019 election rules will remain in place for the general election.
A Yavapai County judge last month rejected Brnovich's effort to order Hobbs to do a major rewrite of a nearly 300-page document she wrote telling county election officials how to manage the 2022 elections.
The judge said Brnovich had waited so long to sue over his perceived problems with the manual that he could not order the few changes that may be merited. Judge John Napper instead sided with Hobbs and GOP Gov. Doug Ducey's position and said the last manual approved by all three in 2019 would be in effect for the upcoming elections.
Brnovich has not filed a formal appeal, but asked the Arizona Supreme Court to let him bypass the court of appeals to the high court could hear the case quickly and act before the November elections.
The Supreme Court said it had considered Brnovich's request and determined it did not meet the standards for bypassing the lower appeals court. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Court-won-t-fast-track-Arizona-AG-s-election-17288849.php | 2022-07-07 01:18:07 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Court-won-t-fast-track-Arizona-AG-s-election-17288849.php |
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PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One thing all experts agree upon is that the demand for lithium will continue to rise at an ever increasing rate in the next several years. A recent report by Fairfield Market Research predicts how the rising use of lithium in batteries, steel, lubricants, and aluminum products will create lucrative opportunities for the global lithium mining market during the forecast period. The global lithium mining market stood at US$ 829.73 Mn in 2019 and is expected to reach US$ 1,630.30 Mn by 2025, registering a CAGR of 26.3% from 2020 to 2025. Another research firm, Emergen Research added that the increased utilization of lithium-ion batteries in grid storage is a key factor driving lithium mining market revenue growth. They added: "The batteries segment accounted for a largest revenue share in 2021. Lithium-ion batteries' rising popularity is expected to drive revenue growth of this segment. In comparison to lead-acid and other lithium batteries, lithium iron phosphate batteries provide a variety of advantages, such as improved discharge and charge efficiency, longer lifespan, and ability to deep cycle while maintaining power. These batteries often cost more up front; however, their lifetime expenses are significantly lower. They have a very long lifespan and do not need any maintenance, making them a good long-term decision. When compared to lead-acid batteries, lithium batteries can live up to ten times longer and even after 2,000 cycles, but they still retain 80% of their initial capacity. Furthermore, lifespan of majority of lithium-ion batteries is at least five years, while usually, lead-acid batteries only survive for two years." Active companies in the mining industry this week include Scotch Creek Ventures Inc. (OTCPK: SCVFF) (CSE: SCV), Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE: LAC) (TSX: LAC), Surge Battery Metals Inc. (OTCPK: NILIF) (TSX-V: NILI), American Lithium Corp. (OTCQB: LIACF) (TSX-V: LI).
The Fairfield report also said: "The demand for lithium is attributable to thermal resistance, high standard performance, and unique lightweight properties it delivers. Its properties make it ideal for air regeneration applications such as safety devices, submarines & miners, and space vehicles to remove carbon dioxide. Lithium is used in air regeneration, dehumidification, and cooling applications. Hospitals, shopping malls, and other institutional facilities often set up absorption chillers as air conditioners, which is expected to fuel demand for lithium. Lithium chloride is also used as a dehumidifier for absorbing moisture. Thus, the upsurge in automotive demand for lithium-ion batteries coupled with other end-user industries demand for lithium is expected to boost the global lithium mining market in the next few years. Higher affordability of EVs, which will drive consumers to opt for these vehicles for improving commute by assuming a personal responsibility towards climate change. By 2030, EV sales are expected to double. By 2025, these vehicles will displace conventional passenger vehicles by 10%, creating a monumental chance for lithium mining activities to prove their mettle."
Scotch Creek Ventures Inc. (OTCPK: SCVFF) (CSE: SCV) BREAKING NEWS: Scotch Creek Begins Phase 1 Drilling at Highlands West Lithium Project, Bordering North Americas Only Lithium Producing Mine - Scotch Creek Ventures Inc. (FSE: 7S2) (www.scotch-creek.com (the "Company") ("Scotch Creek" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the commencement of the Phase I drill program on the 100% owned Highlands West Lithium Project ("Highlands").
The Highlands project is directly adjacent to Albemarle's Silver Peak lithium mine, North Americas only producing lithium operation. Recent positive geophysics results from the detailed gravity, seismic, and Hybrid-Source Audio-Magnetotellurics (HSAMT) surveys identified key subsurface features within the central area of the Highlands property, subsequently triggering the company's decision to expand the Highlands claims by an additional 400 acres and design the phase one drill program.
The combined results of the comprehensive geophysical survey carried out at Highlands show a subsurface dominated by strongly layered basin-fill units. These highly prospective sedimentary rocks are interpreted to be claystones, mudstones and volcanic beds which have accumulated in a series of fault-bounded basins underlying the property.
"We are extremely pleased to have commenced the very first drill program on our highly promising Highlands lithium project," said Mr. David Ryan, Scotch Creek's CEO. "This is the first detailed exploration program within the Western portion of the Clayton Valley. The exploration goals are to drill a large diameter core, through well-layered sequences of basin fill stratigraphy, as seen in our previously collected seismic data. The collected core and groundwater samples will then be logged and assayed with the prospect of discovering a significant lithium deposit." CONTINUED… Read this and more news for Scotch Creek Ventures at: https://www.financialnewsmedia.com/scv-news
In other developments in the mining markets:
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) recently announced that its subsidiary, Albemarle Lithium UK Limited, has completed the acquisition of Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. ("Tianyuan") for approximately $200 million. A definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding equity from Tianyuan's shareholders was announced in September 2021.
Located near the Port of Qinzhou in Guangxi, Tianyuan's operations include a lithium conversion plant with a designed annual conversion capacity of up to 25,000 metric tons LCE and can produce battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide.
Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE: LAC) (TSX: LAC) recently announced it has entered a Strategic Collaboration Agreement ("Collaboration Agreement") with Green Technology Metals Ltd. (ASX:GT1) ("GT1") to advance a common goal of developing an integrated lithium chemical supply chain in North America.
HIGHLIGHTS WERE: Collaboration Agreement executed with GT1, a North American focused lithium exploration and development company with hard rock spodumene assets in north-west Ontario, Canada; Builds upon Lithium Americas' previous strategic equity investment in GT1 of US$10 million and established collaboration framework; Provides non-exclusive rights to undertake collaborative activities between the two parties; and Establishes a Strategic Management Committee for further joint exploration and development opportunities with focus on Canada and the U.S.
"As we prepare to commence construction at Thacker Pass, we see an opportunity to further strengthen our role in developing a North American lithium supply chain," said Jonathan Evans, Lithium Americas' President & CEO. "On the back of the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA") by U.S. Congress, we are having increased engagement with potential partners and customers focused on North America."
Jonathan Evans, further commented, "Working with GT1 allows us to leverage our chemicals focused team based in the U.S. and GT1's extensive experience in hard rock exploration and development."
Surge Battery Metals Inc. (OTCPK: NILIF) (TSXV: NILI) recently announced expansion of its claim holdings as well as an update on this summer's exploration progress on the 100% owned Nevada North Lithium Project (NNLP), Elko County, Nevada.
Prior to commencement of a maiden eight-hole reverse circulation drill program (see News Release dated 19th October 2022), work this summer included expansion of the soil grid with the collection of another 472 sites in addition to the previously reported 1,026 sample program (see News Release 14th September 2022). The new grid was designed to test extensions to anomalous lithium in soil anomalies to the south, southeast, and north of the previous grid. Samples were collected on 100m spacing along lines spaced at either 100m or 200m intervals. Samples were delivered to the ALS Global sample preparation laboratory in Elko, Nevada and a compilation of these results will be announced in an upcoming news release.
American Lithium Corp. (OTCQB: LIACF) (TSX-V: LI) recently announced that it has commenced an Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA") hydrology drilling program (designed by SRK Peru and EDASI SAC) at its wholly owned Falchani lithium project in Southern Peru.
The Company also announces it has engaged DRA Global and Stantec Inc. to jointly produce an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for Falchani. The updated PEA will focus on incorporating Sulphate of Potash ("SOP") and Cesium ("Cs") by-products, the material increase in lithium carbonate ("LCE") pricing and the results of the current drilling.
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LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Securities, a leading middle market investment bank and subsidiary of B. Riley Financial (Nasdaq: RILY), today announced aerospace and defense (A&D) industry veteran, John Stack, has joined as Senior Managing Director, Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking. He joins B. Riley from Canaccord Genuity where he led the firm's US A&D Investment Banking team.
"John's sector experience and leadership represent a significant addition to complement our already robust aerospace and defense practice," said Andy Moore, CEO of B. Riley Securities. "We are excited to welcome him to our team and to enhance B. Riley's investment banking capabilities across the A&D value chain."
Based in New York, Stack brings extensive experience in equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private capital raising, and serves as a trusted advisor to A&D industry executives, business owners and investors.
Stack is especially active with defense technology, autonomy and unmanned systems, and space companies, among others. Prior to his investment banking career, he held executive roles with Cessna Aircraft Company and Textron.
"B. Riley is a leading institution and respected advisor with a full suite of investment banking capabilities to address the evolving needs of the middle market," commented Stack. "I look forward to building on the company's success and introducing the depth and breadth of B. Riley's platform to an extended client base across the A&D industry."
Stack graduated from Bryant University with a BS in Finance and Accounting and earned an MBA from Fordham University. He is a commercial pilot with instrument and multi-engine ratings and also holds a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Remote Pilot part 107 license.
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SAN DIEGO, Ca. (BORDER REPORT) — The area where Friendship Park sits, on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean and just south of Imperial Beach, California is one of the most iconic spots along the southern border, and in recent months it’s become one of the most controversial.
It’s due to a construction project that began back in February.
The Department of Homeland Security is in the process of putting up two 30-foot tall barriers replacing existing fencing that is much lower including the portion that runs into the ocean.
Opponents have said there is no need for the taller fencing as it will destroy the area’s aesthetics and natural beauty.
Just south of the border are Tijuana’s bullring and lighthouse, considered landmarks along the border.
Both structures will be harder to see from Friendship Park once the new structures are put in.
“It would completely devastate the visual landscape and the public’s experience of the park,” said Pedro Rios of the American Friends Service Committee and a staunch opponent of the project. “It would likely lead to more people that will fall from it and will cause various injuries and trauma to those Individuals.”
Rios is also a member of Friends of Friendship Park, a well-known gathering spot where families and friends have met for decades with the primary border fence between them.
When the pandemic began, this public access ended and has yet to be restored.
“We also know the material being used will make it much more difficult for families that will visit to have an experience like other families have had in the past, where they are able to see their loved ones from one side to the next side of the border.”
In the past, access to this spot has been supervised by Border Patrol agents.
The agency has said it plans to include a gate on the wall, now under construction, and will consider allowing members of the public through and all the way to the primary fence, which is also scheduled to be rebuilt.
Rios believes there is still time for a compromise.
“That compromise would be to not initiate the construction of the primary border wall,” he said. “They could certainly do repairs to areas they believe need to be repaired.”
DHS did not return Border Report’s request for comment about the project and whether it would be willing to contemplate a middle ground.
In the past, the Border Patrol has said the walls need to be replaced after years of corrosion and exposure to the elements.
It has said the existing barriers have become a danger “to the public, the migrants, and the agents who patrol the area.”
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Apparel company fined for removing ‘made in China’ tags, adding fake ones
Published: Aug. 10, 2022 at 9:14 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - The Federal Trade Commission fined an apparel company based out of Utah for falsely claiming that their clothing is made in America.
The agency said Lions Not Sheep Products LLC removed tags showing their apparel was imported from China or other countries and replaced them with fake tags that said “Made In The USA.”
Lions Not Sheep is an online retailer of T-shirts, sweatshirts and jackets.
The FTC slapped the company’s owner with a $211,335 fine and ordered the company to stop making bogus claims about its products.
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Robbie Grossman Player Prop Bets: Rangers vs. Diamondbacks - May 2
Published: May. 2, 2023 at 1:24 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
The Texas Rangers, including Robbie Grossman (.439 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 106 points above season-long percentage), battle starting pitcher Zac Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Globe Life Field, Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET.
He had a one-hit performance in his last game (1-for-3) against the Yankees.
Robbie Grossman Game Info & Props vs. the Diamondbacks
- Game Day: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
- Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Diamondbacks Starter: Zac Gallen
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -105)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +775)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +300)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +210)
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Robbie Grossman At The Plate
- Grossman is batting .253 with three doubles, three home runs and nine walks.
- Grossman enters this game on a 11-game hitting streak. In his last outings, he's hitting .389 with one homer.
- In 15 of 23 games this season (65.2%) Grossman has picked up a hit, and in three of those games he had more than one (13.0%).
- In 13.0% of his games this year, he has gone deep, and 3.4% of his trips to the dish.
- Grossman has had at least one RBI in 30.4% of his games this season (seven of 23), with more than one RBI four times (17.4%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team's runs in two contests.
- He has scored in 47.8% of his games this year (11 of 23), with two or more runs four times (17.4%).
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Robbie Grossman Home/Away Batting Splits
Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Diamondbacks has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 23rd in the league.
- The Diamondbacks' 4.82 team ERA ranks 23rd across all league pitching staffs.
- Diamondbacks pitchers combine to give up 34 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (to rank 19th in the league).
- Gallen gets the start for the Diamondbacks, his seventh of the season. He is 4-1 with a 2.15 ERA and 51 strikeouts through 37 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out was on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals, when the right-hander went 6 1/3 scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old's 2.15 ERA ranks 10th, .770 WHIP ranks fourth, and 12.2 K/9 ranks fifth.
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This winter, the West has been slammed by wet weather. Heavy rains have pummeled California, and the Rocky Mountains are getting buried with snow.
That's good news for the Colorado River, where that moisture hints at a possible springtime boost for massive reservoirs that have been crippled by drought. Climate scientists, though, say the 40 million people who use the river's water should take the good news with a grain of salt.
Snow piled high in the Rockies is crucial for the Colorado River — a water lifeline for people from Wyoming to Mexico in an area commonly referred to as the Colorado River Basin. Before water flows through rivers, pipelines and canals to cities and farms across the region, it starts as high-altitude snow. In fact, more than two-thirds of the river begins as snow in Colorado. This year, snowfall totals are well above average, but climate scientists say the winter is far from over and conditions could change bringing less precipitation.
"Everybody is so eager to make an early call on this," said Brad Udall, a water and climate researcher at Colorado State University. "Invariably, you'll get caught with your pants down if you think you know what's going to happen."
The Colorado River is in crisis, shrinking at the hands of climate change. A 23-year "megadrought" has created the region's driest conditions in 1,800 years. That has created a yawning supply-demand imbalance for a multibillion-dollar agriculture sector and large cities — such as Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and Los Angeles — that depend on the river's water.
More eyes are now turning to the snow-laden mountains that keep the river flowing and help to fill the nation's two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell. Those reservoirs have dropped to historic lows — jeopardizing hydropower for millions of people and threatening the need for costly modifications to the towering dams that hold the water back.
Meanwhile, mountain snow totals are off to a promising start. Around Snowmass in Colorado the snowpack is 130% above average for this time of the year. The Roaring Fork watershed, which includes Aspen and Snowmass, makes up only 0.5% of the landmass in the Colorado River Basin but provides about 10% of its water.
In other nearby mountain ranges, snow totals are between 140% and 160% above average. Even if those numbers persist until spring, the severity of the Colorado River's drought means many more years of heavy snow are needed to make a serious dent in the low water levels.
"It's great to see a big snowpack," Udall said. "We would need five or six years at 150% snowpack to refill these reservoirs. And that is extremely unlikely."
The long view
A string of wet years is unlikely because of rising temperatures driven by climate change, Udall said. Since 1970, temperatures in the Colorado River Basin have gone up by three degrees Fahrenheit. Those higher temperatures have already caused a 15% drop in streamflows across the region.
Warming has driven a raft of worrying environmental changes across the region. In recent years, scientists have sounded the alarm about soils drying out. The ground has become parched and soaks up snowmelt before the water has a chance to reach the places where people divert and collect it.
Already, Udall said, winters with 90% of average snowpack have led to only 50% spring runoff because thirsty soil acts like a sponge.
Even the concept of "average" has changed due to warming temperatures. In spring 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shifted how it calculates averages for all of its data.
Every 10 years, NOAA moves the three-decade window that it uses for averages. But the rapidly accelerating effects of climate change mean the current window from 1991 to 2020 sticks out from previous 30-year periods because it includes the hottest-ever period in America's recorded history.
Because of that, snowpack data tells a somewhat deceptive story. For example, if snowpack is at 130%, the number would appear substantially lower if current totals were compared to normal snowpack going back further than 30 years.
"Man, we need to continue to plan for the worst here," Udall said. That's what we've seen the last 23 years. That's what these warming temperatures continue to tell us."
Tough to plan
Planning has become much harder as shifting baselines make the future of water availability less predictable.
Cynthia Campbell, who has advised the city of Phoenix on water law for over a decade, knows this firsthand. The nation's fifth-largest city gets more than one-third of its water from the Colorado River.
"Our worst case scenario, from our perspective, is that we have to be in the habit of annually looking to the mountains to see what is the precipitation," Campbell said.
She said reservoirs should function as a buffer against the fluctuation of dry years and wet years. But with reserves shrinking to never-before-seen lows, cities around the arid West can only plan one year at a time.
"That's just not enough time to make changes that you would have to make," Campbell said with a nervous chuckle. "But that is where we are. So, in some ways, it might be our worst nightmare."
Campbell and Phoenix residents are not alone in their hand-wringing.
As supply shrinks, the seven states that use water from the Colorado River have been caught in a standoff over how to reduce demand.
Water allocation across the basin is governed by a 1922 legal agreement that hasn't been substantially rewritten to meet the needs of a changing region. Some experts suggest that agreement — the Colorado River Compact — should be replaced to meet the modern demands of a region with sprawling fields of crops and booming urban populations.
As the drought has worsened, states have agreed on a patchwork of tweaks to prop up reservoirs and stave off catastrophe, but they have been unable to reach a deal for larger, more permanent cutbacks of water use.
At meetings about the river's future, delegates from the seven states — including Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and California — are quick to talk about the need for a collaborative solution to their collective problem but are reluctant to commit to sacrificing portions of their own shares.
The current managing guidelines for the river expire in 2026, and states are mostly focused on drawing up a new agreement before then. Policy analysts and water managers have hinted that major cuts will have to come from the agricultural sector, which uses more than 70% of the Colorado River's water.
Making water supplies last
In the meantime, cities have had to get creative to stretch finite quantities of water for their growing populations. Those efforts have not been changed by this winter's strong mountain snow or the rain that drenched California for days, causing major flooding and widespread damage.
"One storm is not going to change the game whether we get a wet year or not," said Adel Hagekhalil, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. "We need to continue to focus on building the infrastructure we need to create local water supply."
The district supplies drinking water to 19 million people from north of Los Angeles to the Mexican border. The agency has undertaken a number of ambitious projects to reuse water that is already in the system.
One proposed facility in Carson, California, would clean up sewage to make it drinkable. The treatment setup is projected to cost $3.4 billion to build. Once completed, it would cost $129 million to operate each year. That new facility aims to redirect up to 150 million gallons back into the municipal water supply in and around Los Angeles.
Water agencies in Nevada and Arizona plan to pitch in, helping pay for the project in exchange for some of Southern California's water. The hefty price tag is just one example of the many new infrastructure costs cities may incur due to climate change.
"We have to be ready," Hagekhalil said, "And it will be on us if we're gonna take the right actions today to invest and build the necessary infrastructure."
Elsewhere around the Colorado River Basin, governments have teased the idea of investing in other ways to augment existing water supplies. Last year, Arizona's then-governor Doug Ducey proposed a deal with Mexico in which the state would fund an ocean desalination plant on the Gulf of California. That would allow Mexico to use the newly-desalted water in exchange for some of Mexico's share from the Colorado River.
Inventive solutions like wastewater reuse and desalination have generated buzz among denizens of the region's parched cities. But water policy analysts say none of them can serve as a silver bullet for those who depend on the shrinking Colorado River. Instead, they say, significant cutbacks to demand are the only way to meet the challenges posed by climate change's impact on water supplies.
This story is part of ongoing coverage of the Colorado River, produced by KUNC in Colorado and supported by the Walton Family Foundation. KUNC is solely responsible for its editorial coverage.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ActionIQ, the leader in customer experience (CX) solutions, today announced that it has been selected as a winner in the 2022 MarTech Breakthrough Awards program, taking home the "Best Predictive Analytics Solution" award for the AIQ CX Hub.
"The annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards program performs the deepest evaluations of the global martech industry to recognize and highlight the "breakthrough" martech solutions and companies," said James Johnson, Managing Director, MarTech Breakthrough. "We received more than 2,950 nominations from all over the world this year, and the AIQ CX Hub was selected after a thorough review, scoring and analysis."
ActionIQ helps enterprises pull together fragmented customer insights and putting impactful CX in motion with an extensible AIQ CX Hub powered by a CDP.
"We are thrilled to receive yet another prestigious industry trophy with the 2022 MarTech Breakthrough Award in the Best Predictive Analytics Solution category," said Tasso Argyros, Co-Founder and CEO at ActionIQ. "Brands need the ability to extract insights from customer data to put in motion personalized, impactful CX. The AIQ CX Hub is the only solution that can combine the full historical customer profile with real-time events – leveraging both known and anonymous customer and account data – and provide access and usability to non-technical users to orchestrate the next best experience or customer journey."
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stoneweg U.S., LLC ("Stoneweg US"), a real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily acquisitions and developments, today announced the acquisition of Amaze @ NoDa Apartments, a newly built, 298-unit multifamily community located in the highly desirable NoDa submarket of the thriving Charlotte, North Carolina MSA.
The Class-A property consists of two, four-story, elevator-serviced buildings and was constructed in 2020. Lavish unit designs boast chef-style kitchens, walk-in showers with subway-tile accents, stainless-steel appliances, and premiere vinyl flooring throughout. Resort-style amenities include: a sky lounge with an outdoor bar area, a gaming section, first-class fitness center, a sizeable swimming pool furnished with chic cabanas and a firepit, vibrant signage, a bark park and pet spa area, and expansive green spaces.
"Amaze @ NoDa is a tremendous addition to our portfolio and a prime example of the quality and diversification we've pledged to our investors," said Head of Investments for Stoneweg US, Matthew Levy. "The quality of the asset speaks for itself, and the market's performance over the last several years reinforces its value for us."
The Amaze @ NoDa community is ideally located in the North Davidson (NoDa) submarket of Charlotte, which has undergone a major transformation from being the epicenter of textile manufacturing and mill worker residents, to becoming the cultural mecca of the outer city offering several music and art venues and cultural experiences for residents and visitors to enjoy. Amaze @ Noda is in proximity to the LYNX Blue Line Railway, providing area residents easy access to popular Charlotte destinations; and Charlotte itself serves as a major employer hub for several major companies including three of the leading banking institutions in the country Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Truist.
"Charlotte remains a key market for us given its consistently strong growth indicators, continuous transformation, and innovative progression," said Ryan Smyth, Director of Acquisitions for Stoneweg US. "With its ideal location, and standout curb appeal, Amaze @ NoDa is undoubtedly poised to be one of our portfolio's top performers."
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lazar Stefanovic made six of Utah's 16 3-pointers, and the Utes scored the first 19 points of the game and cruised to a 99-58 rout of Jacksonville State on Thursday night for its fourth straight win.
Stefanovic finished with 20 points. Branden Carlson added 19 points and Gabe Madsen had 16 for Utah (8-2), and the pair were a combined 7 of 11 from 3-point range. Marco Anthony had 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
The Utes shot 56% overall and was 16 of 28 (57%) from beyond the arc. They also had seven dunks and 22 points off fastbreaks.
Carlson made a pair of 3-pointers and scored the game's first eight points. Madsen had two 3s during the opening run and added a third, and Utah led 22-3.
The Utes hit all five shots from distance and was 7-of-8 shooting overall within the first six minutes of the second half to stretch their lead to 64-28. Stefanovic had a pair of 3s during the span.
Stefanovic had a 3-pointer sandwiched between a pair of Carlson dunks for a 41-point advantage with about 10 minutes remaining.
Clarence Jackson scored 16 points and Skyelar Potter had 15 for Jacksonville State (4-5).
Utah hosts UTSA on Tuesday before traveling to face rival BYU on Dec. 17. Jacksonville State plays Reinhardt at home on Wednesday. | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Utah-hits-16-3-pointers-routs-Jacksonville-State-17642042.php | 2022-12-09 06:08:19 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Utah-hits-16-3-pointers-routs-Jacksonville-State-17642042.php |
WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 26, 2022
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ICE STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
417 AM PST Mon Dec 26 2022
...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Significant icing. Total ice accumulations of up to one
quarter of an inch.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon. In
Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are possible due to the
ice. Travel could be very difficult to hazardous. Portions of
Interstate 84 will be impacted.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The best chance for ice looks to be this
morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Travel is strongly discouraged. If you must travel, keep an extra
flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an
emergency. Prepare for possible power outages.
The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1, or
by visiting online at https://tripcheck.com for Oregon or
https://wsdot.com/travel for Washington.
...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Significant icing. Total ice accumulation up to one
* WHERE...Kittitas Valley and Yakima Valley.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Tuesday.
ice. Travel could be very difficult to hazardous. The hazardous
conditions will impact Interstate 82 and 90.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Freezing rain. Total ice accumulation between a few
hundredths and 0.10 inches.
* WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Washington.
* IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible. The
hazardous conditions could impact Interstate 82 and US-395
corridors.
Slow down and use caution while traveling. Prepare for possible
power outages.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — High pressure will pass to the south of the New York and New Jersey area Wednesday as a front will approach the region from the west. Folks can expect mostly sunny skies Wednesday afternoon with temperatures that will remain above average. The high will be 81 in the city, and in the low to mid-80s in the suburbs.
Thursday will be mostly cloudy with rain and thunderstorms early in the day as a cold front will move through the area. The high temperature will be 76 in the city, and in the low to mid-70s in the suburbs.
Friday will be partly cloudy, breezy, and cooler as high pressure will work its way in from the west. Temperatures will be below average with a high of 65 in the city, and in the mid-60s in the suburbs.
Saturday will be mostly sunny and pleasant as high pressure will dominate the weather for the region. The high temperature will be 70 in the city, and in the low 70s in the suburbs.
Sunday will be sunny and nice with temperatures that will return to above average as high pressure moves offshore into the Atlantic. The high temperature will be 77 in the city, and in the mid to upper 70s in the suburbs.
Monday will be cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms as a front will move through the area. The high temperature will be 75 in the city, and in the mid-70s in the suburbs.
Tuesday will be partly cloudy and cooler with temperatures in the low 70s for much of the region. | https://pix11.com/weather/ny-nj-weather-forecast-mostly-sunny-day-but-rain-looms/ | 2022-09-21 12:48:01 | 0 | https://pix11.com/weather/ny-nj-weather-forecast-mostly-sunny-day-but-rain-looms/ |
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – A man called Boardman police Friday to report that a person next to him in traffic had his genitals exposed and was performing a sex act.
The man reported that it happened just before 3 p.m. that day while they were on Boardman Canfield Road, stopped for traffic near Hitchcock Road.
The caller told police that the suspect noticed he had looked over at him, but he continued to touch himself anyway.
He was able to provide police with a vehicle description — a white Toyota Avalon — and a license plate number. He described the man as a heavy-set white man in his late-50s, wearing glasses and shorts. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/man-reports-driver-exposed-himself-in-boardman-traffic/ | 2022-10-13 13:28:05 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/man-reports-driver-exposed-himself-in-boardman-traffic/ |
ELECTRA (KFDX/KJTL) — Southbound traffic on U.S. 287 outside Electra near Midway Church Road was diverted after an accident closed a portion of the roadway Friday afternoon.
Crews worked to get a truck that flipped over around 3:20 p.m. off the highway and out of the way. Authorities said the truck was northbound on 287 in the inside lane when it drifted and hit the guardrail and blew a tire.
The truck went off the road across the median and rolled onto its side. The driver suffered only minor injuries. No other vehicles were involved.
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By TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writer
General Motors says it expects its portfolio of electric vehicles to turn a profit in North America by 2025 as it boosts battery and assembly plant capacity to build over 1 million EVs per year.
CEO Mary Barra used the pledge to kick off the company’s investor day event Thursday in New York.
The profit figure includes vehicle sales revenue, benefits from emissions tax credits, and revenue from software and parts sales, she said.
Barra said the company’s EV portfolio appeals to a broader range of customers than the competition.
GM EV lineup includes plans to sell a small SUV for around $30,000, plus a luxury SUV, pickup trucks, and Hummer SUVs in the next two years.
The Detroit automaker has a goal of selling only electric passenger vehicles by 2035.
GM is sticking by a pledge made by Barra to sell more EVs in the U.S. than market leader Tesla by the middle of the decade.
“Our commitment is to lead the industry,” Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson told reporters ahead on the investor day event. “We believe that with the infrastructure that we put in place and the vehicles that you’ll see today, we’ll be able to get there.”
The profit forecast for electric vehicles seemed to be a step back from earlier predictions that a new generation of GM EVs would make money from the start.
But GM said earlier predictions of immediate profitability didn’t include the capital costs of switching to the new technology. The 2025 profit prediction is on a pretax basis that includes the capital costs of building battery factories and converting internal combustion plants to electric vehicles.
Jacobson said it will take time for individual electric vehicles to get to “low- to mid-single digit” profit margins in 2025 as costs are spread over more vehicles. “If you look at any individual (vehicle) program, there’s probably better performance than what you see in the aggregate as a whole,” he said.
EV profit margins will go even higher once clean energy tax credits from the federal Inflation Reduction Act are applied, Jacobson said.
Despite economic volatility and the possibility of a downturn, GM appeared a little more confident in this year’s financial results, saying Thursday it expects full-year pretax income to be $13.5 billion to $14.5 billion. That’s within the range of previous guidance of $13 billion to $15 billion. The forecast for free cash flow, the cash left after operating and capital expenses, $7 billion to $9 billion to $10 billion to $11 billion for the year.
GM also said its Brightdrop commercial vehicle unit, which is making electric vans and carts, will contribute over $1 billion of revenue next year.
As for the new vehicles, GM will roll an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Corvette, President Mark Reuss said.
“This will again set the standard of the world for performance,” he said.
Reuss gave glimpses of other new or revamped GM vehicles that are coming in the next two years. New internal combustion vehicles will be based on the existing underpinnings, saving costs, yet allowing the company to do significant upgrades, he said.
Among the revamped or new entries next year are the Chevrolet Traverse three-row SUV, as well as a new Buick SUV, and a revamped Chevrolet Trax small SUV starting around $19,000.
In 2024, GM will redo the three-row GMC Acadia SUV, making it more truck-like, Reuss said. Then it will revamp the internal combustion version of the Chevy Equinox small SUV in the biggest market segment in the world.
For electric vehicles next year, GM will revive the Buick Electra name for a new SUV that will go on sale first in China, then in the U.S. Then comes the Cruise Origin, a multi-passenger vehicle built for the company’s ride-hailing service, and a Cadillac compact SUV.
Among the 2024 EVs is the GMC Sierra full-size pickup., a full-size Cadillac SUV, and full-size Buick and Chevrolet electric cars mainly for China.
Reuss also said GM is revamping the way customers buy electric vehicles, giving them the option of fully purchasing online or at the dealership and saving the company $2,000 per vehicle.
Rather than dealers holding huge inventories, they would keep fewer vehicles on their lots. When a customer orders an EV, it would come from three distribution centers on the U.S. coasts. The centers, two in California and one in Georgia, would stock popular equipment combinations and allow deliveries in as little as four days, Reuss said.
The system would automate a lot of financing and insurance costs.
“This will translate into that $2,000 per unit in efficiencies and cost reductions for GM,” he said.
Reuss also took a shot at U.S. electric vehicle sales leader Tesla, telling analysts that more than 11,000 Tesla owners had their vehicles serviced at a GM dealership. He said the dealer network is a big competitive advantage for service.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma cannot enforce a highly touted state law that was supposed to alleviate headaches for frustrated motorists by stopping trains from blocking intersections.
Without explanation, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not hear the state’s request to reconsider a 10th Circuit court ruling earlier this year that invalidated Oklahoma's law on the grounds that the federal Surface Transportation Board has jurisdiction over train operations, not state lawmakers or the corporation commissioners.
The law, which went into effect July 1, 2019, was supposed to stop trains from blocking railroad crossings for over 10 minutes, though its many exemptions could have still allowed some trains to clog intersections for 20 minutes or longer. Crews also could receive additional time if they were operating under Federal Railroad Administration rules or had to stop to allow the passage of another train.
BNSF Railway Co. sued to stop the implementation after receiving three citations in July 2019 for blocking crossings. The company argued that in two of the instances, its trains were stopped to allow the passage of two trains on the main line, and contended that the stoppages did not delay the response of emergency personnel. The company also argued that the state didn’t have the authority to enforce the law.
In a statement Tuesday following the Supreme Court’s decision, BNSF said it continues “to work with communities to avoid instances of occupied crossings.” The company said it has a 24-hotline to assist with clearing crossings, and an emergency number is posted on signs at all crossings.
In 2021, the state’s Corporation Commission received 139 blocked-crossing complaints. The agency has received 56 so far in 2022, said spokesman Matt Skinner.
House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, the measure’s author, did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday. A spokeswoman for Attorney General John O’Connor, who was defending the case, said he had no comment.
But in his Supreme Court briefing, O’Connor argued that BNSF refuses to take any “meaningful actions” to address the issue. He wrote that the Federal Railroad Administration had acknowledged its jurisdiction, but had not put in place any regulations or orders regarding blocked crossings.
He said a train in Davis was issued a ticket after being stopped for 38 minutes. Edmond authorities issued the other two citations after trains blocked intersections for 80 and 37 minutes.
O’Connor argued that all the blocked crossings have become a safety issue. A paramedic in Davis had to jump between a stopped train’s rail cars to reach a patient suffering from a life-threatening illness. He said it takes almost 37 minutes to travel less than three blocks in Davis because of trains blocking crossings.
And, in Marietta, firefighters and paramedics have been delayed responding to fires and medical emergencies because of stopped trains. He also alleged a BNSF employee stopped a train at a highway crossing just to get a coffee.
O’Connor also argued that Oklahomans are taking more risks at railroad crossings and driving around downed gates to try to beat trains, and pedestrians are crawling across stopped trains. | https://www.normantranscript.com/news/scotus-declines-to-hear-case-on-state-law-prohibiting-trains-from-blocking-crossings/article_3039a67c-f1ac-11ec-a1c0-27474669a8bb.html | 2022-06-22 02:06:06 | 1 | https://www.normantranscript.com/news/scotus-declines-to-hear-case-on-state-law-prohibiting-trains-from-blocking-crossings/article_3039a67c-f1ac-11ec-a1c0-27474669a8bb.html |
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Homes are flooded by Lost Creek, Ky., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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Homes are flooded by Lost Creek, Ky., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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Homes are flooded by Lost Creek, Ky., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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A truck drives along flooded Wolverine Road in Breathitt County, Ky., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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A man prepares to launch a boat near flooded Wolverine Road in Breathitt County, Ky., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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Men ride in a bpsy along flooded Wolverine Road in Breathitt County, Ky., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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Home and structures are flooded near Quicksand, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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Home and structures are flooded near Quicksand, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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Buildings and roads are flooded near Lost Creek, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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A truck drives along flooded Wolverine Road in Breathitt County, Ky., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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Bonnie Combs stands by and watches her property become covered by the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Jackson, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Flash flooding and mudslides were reported across the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky, where thunderstorms have dumped several inches of rain over the past few days. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Bonnie Combs, right, hugs her 10-year-old granddaughter Adelynn Bowling watches as her property becomes covered by the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Jackson, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Flash flooding and mudslides were reported across the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky, where thunderstorms have dumped several inches of rain over the past few days. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Members of the Winchester, Ky., Fire Department walk inflatable boats across flood waters over Ky. State Road 15 in Jackson, Ky., to pick up people stranded by the floodwaters Thursday, July 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Members of the Winchester, Ky., Fire Department walk inflatable boats across flood waters over Ky. State Road 15 in Jackson, Ky., to pick up people stranded by the floodwaters Thursday, July 28, 2022. Flash flooding and mudslides were reported across the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky, where thunderstorms have dumped several inches of rain over the past few days. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Members of the Lexington, Winchester, and Clark County Fire Departments and emergency medical services, coordinate efforts to get evacuees across the flooded Troublesome Creek in Jackson, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Flash flooding and mudslides were reported across the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky, where thunderstorms have dumped several inches of rain over the past few days. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Manure digester, cropping practices, animal care stand out at Deer Run Dairy
KEWAUNEE, Wis., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Wisconsin dairy farm, Deer Run Dairy, has won national recognition for a comprehensive approach to sustainability.
The farm's Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability award comes from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy as part of the center's 11th annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards.
Deer Run, owned by partners Duane and Derek Ducat (father and son) and Dale Bogart, milks about 1,650 cows with an additional 250 dry cows on site. The 2,500 acres of farmland is in an area with fractured bedrock and in some places very shallow soil, posing unique challenges to water quality.
"We really take a whole-farm approach to sustainability ― from our animals' health, to being stewards of the land and using our manure digester to reduce pathogen levels," Duane Ducat said. "We have a culture that's developed at Deer Run to embrace the challenges that come with introducing new practices and methods that make it possible to be sustainable for the future."
The sustainability awards, announced last month, recognize dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for practices that demonstrate outstanding economic, environmental and social benefits; a longstanding commitment to continuous improvement; and a replicable model to inform and inspire others in advancing dairy sustainability leadership.
"Deer Run is always willing to step up and take on new challenges by accelerating the adoption of practices that lead to continuous improvement in conservation," said Tim Trotter, CEO of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, who nominated the farm. "This farm takes great pride in the commitment they've made to be a leading advocate for sustainability in the dairy community, and we could not be prouder to be associated with such an extraordinary representative."
Learning and adapting are ongoing processes at Deer Run. The farm is part of the Door-Kewaunee Watershed Demonstration Farms Network with guidance from the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Duane Ducat is also a founding member of Peninsula Pride Farms (PPF), a farmer-led conservation group whose members work together to protect the local watershed and encourage other farmers to try conservation practices such as cover crops, buffer strips and no-tillage.
Through PPF and the network, Deer Run hosts field days to show practices in action and share the benefits. Among the many people who have toured the farm to see the conservation up close is Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.
The farm's sustainability efforts are wide-ranging.
"We are very deliberate with our manure applications to the land as well as our cropping practices," Duane Ducat said. "We are planting cover crops in the late summer and fall, as well as no-till planting green into these cover crops in the spring to help protect and enhance soil health."
With the use of an anaerobic digester, Deer Run is reducing pathogens in manure by a thousandfold, leaving just one-tenth of 1% of the pathogens found in untreated manure. In 2020, the digester was converted to produce renewable natural gas, a clean, low-carbon fuel for the transportation market. Byproducts from the digester include animal bedding and nutrient-rich fertilizer that can be either used by the farm for cost savings or sold for profit.
In 2021, a partner company began the engineering process to expand the digester system's capacity and impact by installing a mixing tank that will enable other local farms to bring animal waste to Deer Run.
The farm also focuses on cow comfort and energy efficiency. Antibiotic use is minimal, and feeding trials are being conducted to reduce methane gas production in the rumen of the cows. The barns are cross-ventilated by fans that conserve energy while keeping the animals cool.
"All of these practices help paint a complete sustainability picture at Deer Run," Duane Ducat said.
The advancements at Deer Run Dairy to constantly improve cow care and the health of the soil and water are championed in Wisconsin. There are more than 40 farmer-driven watershed protection groups in the state, all striving to improve the land and water for future generations.
"Consumers continue to look for and make purchase decisions based on sustainable messaging on labels," said Patrick Geoghegan, executive vice president of industry relations for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. "Deer Run Dairy, and many other Wisconsin dairy farms, have great stories to share about how they care for their cows, their community and the environment. Awards such as this affirm the efforts of the state's dairy farmers but also our rich heritage in conservation efforts."
Judges in the Innovation Center awards program evaluated dozens of nominations based on economic, environmental and community impact. The independent panel — including experts working with and throughout the dairy community — also considered learning, innovation, scalability and replicability.
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® is a forum that brings together the dairy community to address the changing needs and expectations of consumers through a framework of shared best practices and accountability. Initiated in 2008 by dairy farmers through the dairy checkoff, we collaborate on efforts that are important both to us and our valued customers – priorities like animal care, environmental stewardship, food safety and traceability and community contribution. The Innovation Center is committed to continuous improvement from farm to table, striving to ensure a socially responsible and economically viable dairy community. Visit USDairy.com for more information about the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative provides dairy farmers throughout the Midwest with a powerful voice — the voice of milk — in Congress, with customers and within their communities. Edge, based in Green Bay, Wis., is one of the top cooperatives in the country based on milk volume. More information: www.voiceofmilk.com.
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The federal government is calling for American firefighters to get additional funding and an intensive training regimen to better prepare for a new era of climate-change fueled fires in the country’s growing suburbs and exurbs.
The expanding fringe where cities merge into wildlands — the wildland-urban interface (WUI) — is becoming the frontline for deadly blazes, U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Director Lori Moore-Merrel warned this week.
“In the last year, we lost nearly 2,500 lives to fire — including 276 children and 96 firefighters,” she added.
“It is important to note that 99 million people — or a third of the U.S. population — now live in the wildland urban interface environment, yet most have no idea what [it] is or the dangers that poses,” Moore-Merrel said at a press conference on Tuesday in New York premiering the administration’s new Fire Service National Strategy.
The federal findings Moore-Merrel presented were grim. Americans have less time now than ever to get out of a burning house safely, a measure of how destructive fires are getting. They have more chances of dying in a fire today than in the 1980s — particularly if they are poorer, minority or live in public housing.
“The changes in our construction practices using lightweight building materials, and the evolution of technology, using lithium-ion energy and robotics, all pose new fire threats,” Moore-Merrel said.
But most concerning is the combination of increasing development and climate change, which elevate “the risk of losing entire communities from wildfire … to a year-round threat,” according to a U.S. Fire Administration summary of the national fire threat released this week.
This risk is particularly dramatic in the expanding suburban counties around major cities which comprise some of America’s fastest growing municipalities. Suburban and exurban counties in states including North Carolina, Texas, Florida and California provide families big acreage at affordable prices.
But this expansion has come at the price of pushing settlements into wildlands, which in many parts of the country, particularly those dominated by fire-loving conifers, means essentially moving into fire country.
While nearly all urban fire departments in the U.S. respond to WUI fires, only 40 percent of those fire departments provide their members with training on urban interface strategy and tactics, the report found.
That’s a problem because WUI fires, which can emerge from forests to burn entire neighborhoods, fall in a dangerous middle ground between the skill sets of the two main groupings of American firefighters.
For structural firefighters, trained to enter a single intensively burning building and put it out before it spreads, they represent the disorienting new experience of an entire neighborhood on fire, as in the Marshall Fire that ravaged suburban Denver last new years.
For wildland firefighters, trained on fires of enormous scale burning across remote rural forests or prairies, WUI fires mean operating in densely populated territories that can’t be easily sacrificed to fire, because lives and property are at stake.
Saving lives and structures in the WUI hinges on the necessity of developing “non-standardized and relatively new and different strategies and tactics,” according to the report.
While these fires tend to be identified with the western U.S., “the Southeast may see large fires increase by 300 to 400% in the next 30 years,” fire chief Donna Black of Duck, N.C. testified to the summit that assembled the new fire strategy.
WUI fires also require a new level of interdisciplinary integration of resources among state, local federal and tribal firefighters, the report found.
It also warned of additional environmental contaminants from fires in cities, which are full of artificial and high tech materials that can release toxic fumes. In particular, the report singled out the growing cancer risks posed by PFAS or “forever chemicals,” found, both in the flame retardant clothing that firefighters wear and the sprays they use to put out fuel-driven fires.
All this together is putting a heavy emotional toll on the profession, the report found: the firefighter suicide rate is estimated at nearly 150 percent again the baseline rate.
But “while the fire problem in America remains pernicious, I feel confident that with these developments, along with our continued partnership at the federal, state, and local level, we can prevent future fires, reduce suffering, and ensure that more people across the nation… have the tools to protect themselves and their families when disaster strikes,” Moore-Merrel said. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/hill-politics/feds-warn-of-growing-risk-of-fires-in-suburbs-exurbs/ | 2023-01-12 19:41:26 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/hill-politics/feds-warn-of-growing-risk-of-fires-in-suburbs-exurbs/ |
State outlaws book fees leaving public schools facing shortfalls
YORKTOWN, Ind. − A burden that had grown heavier for Indiana families sending children to public schools has been lifted. There will be no more textbook fees billed to student families enrolled in classes beginning with the 2023-24 school year.
Senate Bill 395 was passed by the General Assembly earlier this year. It shifts the responsibility for paying the fees to the state. As course materials moved beyond traditional books to resources heavy in technology, including IPads and Chromebook tablets, book fees escalated into the hundreds of dollars.
While school administrators say it good parents no longer have to foot the bill for technology driven classrooms, there is concern that state is not fully covering the costs of course materials at many schools.
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Greg Hinshaw, superintendent of Yorktown Community Schools, said the law is good a good idea. Many states took the burden away from parent years ago, and he said he could remember when then Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels called for the state to pick up the cost for class materials. But as implemented the law has left districts like Yorktown coming up a little short.
The state government has set aside $160 million per year in the state budget to take care of the cost. It is a line item in the budget, Hinshaw said. Spread across the state, that amount won't cover what many schools have been doing with their class materials.
"The anticipated collection for textbooks and curricular materials for 2022-23 for Yorktown was $698,324, or an average of about $258 (per) student," Hinshaw told The Star Press. "The anticipated amount for 2023-24 under the new system is $151.88 (per) pupil or approximately $285,666.86."
The shortage is not devastating in a school district with a $30 million budget, Hinshaw said, but it's not insignificant either.
"We never collect close to 100 percent of our fees, so the actual gap will be smaller than the nearly $300,000, but the difference is still noticeable," he said.
Other schools are adapting, with some, like Muncie Community Schools, saying the change will make little difference.
"None of our families have been charged for Chromebooks (tablets) and many other supplies," said Andy Klotz, chief communications officer at the city schools. "We have used grant funding to provide those to students at no cost. As a district with a majority of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, we have been focused for years on providing as many tools as possible to families at low or no cost."
The state had already provided $39 million per year for textbook reimbursement for the 440,000 students in Indiana who qualify for free or reduced lunches. Gov. Greg Holcomb made the elimination of the fees a goal of his this year.
Klotz said MCS families with students in ninth to 12th grade were charged textbook rental fees last year of $120 or more. Those with students in eighth grade or below paid $100.
The state government has set aside $160 million per year in the state budget to take care of the cost.
"The state reimbursed MCS approximately $80 (per) student qualifying for free (and) reduced lunch. Based on the information the state provided, we will be reimbursed approximately $150 for all other students K-12," Klotz said. "This is a tremendous benefit for our families and the change in legislation will not impact MCS much at all."
Greg Kile, superintendent at Delaware Community Schools, said the change should have happened long ago and the burden needed to be lifted from parents.
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In recent times fees charged students in kindergarten through eighth grade ranged from $130 to $200. High school student textbook fees varied widely depending upon the course and the materials needed.
"In the big picture it's good," he said. But school funding in Indiana is complicated and in the near term it will take some adjusting.
One variable is the cost of the technology a school chooses. Yorktown and some other schools in county, including Burris Laboratory School are "Apple Schools," and provide IPads and MacBooks to students. The Apple products are generally more expensive than Chromebooks.
"Not every district is an Apple district," Hinshaw said. Some districts will be able to make the financial change easier than others.
"It's not the end of the world," he said. But more time from the General Assembly to implement and adjust would have been helpful. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/07/20/state-outlaws-book-fees-leaving-public-schools-facing-shortfalls/70430885007/ | 2023-07-20 13:40:27 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/07/20/state-outlaws-book-fees-leaving-public-schools-facing-shortfalls/70430885007/ |
(NEXSTAR) — Is there a trick or treat goodie that makes you say “boo”? We all have our likes and dislikes when it comes to sweets — but according to data from CandyStore.com, an online wholesale and bulk candy retailer, some are more likely to get “yucks” than “yums.”
To rank its “worsts,” CandyStore surveyed over 15,000 customers and combined that with 12 other “best” and “worst” Halloween candy lists from outlets like Buzzfeed, Business Insider and Bon Appétit.
Here’s the 2022 list.
CandyStore explains Circus Peanuts have previously been no. 1 on its “worst” list and were in second place last year.
Unfamiliar with some of these candies? Here’s a little breakdown (flavor/year introduced, if known) for ones you may not have heard of: Mary Jane (peanut butter-molasses taffy, 1914); Smarties (sweet-hard coated chocolate, 1937); wax cola bottles (gummy cylinder containing sweet syrup in various flavors); and Necco Wafers (chalky wafers in various flavors, 1847).
Interestingly, two of the candies on this list are very similar.
Peanut Butter Kisses have no relation to Hershey’s Kisses, despite the name. They are, however, a variant of Mary Jane candies, as explained by food historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson. Like Mary Janes, PBKs are peanut butter and molasses flavored. Unlike Mary Janes, PBKs come in orange and black wrappers — which may be part of why they’re so often associated with Halloween.
In case you’re wondering, CandyStore didn’t reserve all its research to finding the candy people love to hate. The site also named its 10 Best Halloween Candies, with one major winner reigning supreme for another year: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
“This is the perennial blowout of the century,” CandyStore writes.
It’s important to note, likes and dislikes are subjective. All candy has someone who likes it. Enjoy your favorites this Halloween! | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/whats-the-worst-halloween-candy/ | 2022-10-29 17:43:19 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/whats-the-worst-halloween-candy/ |
ROSS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A barn crash in Luzerne County left one person trapped in a car Saturday afternoon.
According to the Nanticoke City Fire Department, they responded to a call around 1:47 p.m. on Main Road in Ross Township to assist Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company in a car crash with entrapment.
Nanticoke City Fire Department said when they arrived at the scene they saw a car crashed into a barn with one person still inside.
It took the fire departments about 25 minutes to remove the victim from the back door of the car, as mentioned by Nanticoke City Fire Department.
The victim was transported to the hospital. The extent of the injuries is still unknown at this time. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/one-trapped-in-car-after-luzerne-county-barn-crash/ | 2023-03-26 18:56:33 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/one-trapped-in-car-after-luzerne-county-barn-crash/ |
Joey Gallo Player Prop Bets: Twins vs. Royals - April 1
Published: Apr. 1, 2023 at 9:24 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Joey Gallo -- 0-for-2 in his last game -- will be in action for the Minnesota Twins versus the Kansas City Royals, with Jordan Lyles on the mound, on April 1 at 4:10 PM ET.
In his last game he had a hitless showing (0-for-2) against the Royals.
Joey Gallo Game Info & Props vs. the Royals
- Game Day: Saturday, April 1, 2023
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
- Royals Starter: Jordan Lyles
- TV Channel: BSKC
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: +105)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +400)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +220)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +155)
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Joey Gallo At The Plate (2022)
- Gallo hit .160 with eight doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 56 walks.
- Gallo picked up a hit in 37.0% of his games last season (47 of 127), with multiple hits in nine of those contests (7.1%).
- He homered in 18 games a year ago (out of 127 opportunities, 14.2%), going deep in 4.6% of his chances at the plate.
- Gallo drove in a run in 30 of 127 games last season (23.6%), with two or more RBIz in 13 of those contests (10.2%).
- He scored a run in 38 of 127 games last season, with multiple runs in 10 of those games.
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Joey Gallo Home/Away Batting Splits (2022)
Royals Pitching Rankings (2022)
- The 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff last season ranked 25th in MLB.
- The Royals had the 27th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.72).
- The Royals gave up 173 total home runs last season (1.1 per game) to rank 17th in baseball.
- Lyles will take the mound to start for the Royals, his first of the season.
- The 32-year-old righty last appeared Friday, Sept. 30 against the New York Yankees, when he started and went seven innings.
- He ranked 40th in ERA (4.42), 43rd in WHIP (1.385), and 38th in K/9 (7.2) among qualified pitchers in the majors last season.
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are full embracing lake life.
The Kardashians star, 43, and the Blink-182 drummer, 46, traded in the beaches of Montecito for a family trip to the lake, sharing photos from their most recent getaway.
And it sure looked like a trip full of fun summer activities. Kourtney posted footage of herself wakeboarding and Travis shared a video of himself zip-lining over a forest of trees, noting he "used to be afraid of heights." They also enjoyed some sunset boat rides and the scenery. And when he wasn't taking in the views of water and pines, Travis was gazing lovingly at Kourtney, captioning one photo of the Poosh founder, who he wed in Italy in May, "My beautiful wife."
They weren't the only ones on the getaway. Kourtney also posted a photo of her son Reign Disick, 7, taking a snooze on a boat, and Travis' stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya also shared videos from the zip-lining.
To see photos from the trip, keep scrolling. | https://www.eonline.com/news/1341150/keep-up-with-kourtney-kardashian-and-travis-barker-s-latest-family-getaway | 2022-08-08 14:54:31 | 0 | https://www.eonline.com/news/1341150/keep-up-with-kourtney-kardashian-and-travis-barker-s-latest-family-getaway |
DALLAS — Caitlin Clark has put together one of the greatest individual seasons in NCAA history with eye-popping offensive numbers.
Iowa’s junior guard, though, saved her best performance for the game’s biggest stage, recording the first 40-point triple-double in NCAA history to get Iowa to the Final Four for the first time in 30 years.
Clark was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women’s basketball Player of the Year. She received 20 votes from the 28-member national media panel that votes on the AP Top 25 each week. Voting was done before March Madness began.
“It’s a huge honor,” Clark said. “I picked a place that I perfectly fit into and that’s allowed me to show my skill set. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t mean something. It’s not the reason you play basketball, it’s just something that comes along with getting to do what you love.”
The Iowa coaching staff surprised Clark by sharing that she won the award while they were visiting the Iowa Children’s Hospital — a place near and dear to her. It also has huge ties to the Hawkeyes athletic department.
They put together a video of some of the children in the hospital congratulating Clark on an outstanding season, and in the middle of it, Iowa coach Lisa Bluder popped on the screen to tell her she won.
“I’m there for inspiring the next generation and being there for the people that you know are going through a hard time,” said Clark, who grew up in Iowa. “Being able to give joy to people that watch you play and watch your team play is amazing.”
She averaged 27.0 points, 8.3 assists and 7.5 rebounds during the season to help Iowa go 26-6. Clark has 984 points, the sixth-most in a season by any player in Division I women’s history. She also has over 300 assists.
“She is spectacular. I don’t know how else to describe what she does on the basketball court,” Bluder said.
Next up for the Hawkeyes is undefeated South Carolina in the national semifinals. The Gamecocks are led by Aliyah Boston, last season’s winner of the award. She garnered the other eight votes this season.
“There’s so many great players, more than just me and (Aliyah),” Clark told the AP. “You can go on and on and list the tremendous players. I think that’s really good for our game when there’s a lot of great players. That’s what is going to help this game grow more than anything else.”
Whether it’s hitting deep 3s from the Hawkeye logo at home games, hitting off-balance game-winning shots or throwing pinpoint passes to teammates for easy baskets, Clark has excelled on the court this year to get Iowa to a place it hasn’t been in a long time.
“It’s funny, because the better the opponent, almost the better she plays,” Bluder said. “It’s like she locks in on those, when we’re playing against Top 25 teams. That’s when her statistics even go up even more, against great opponents.”
Clark is the second Iowa player to win the AP award in the past few seasons, joining Megan Gustafson who won it in 2019. | https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ct-caitlin-clark-ap-basketball-player-of-year-20230330-q6xfwtc33zd4ra4t4w3jwkekdq-story.html | 2023-03-30 14:52:05 | 0 | https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ct-caitlin-clark-ap-basketball-player-of-year-20230330-q6xfwtc33zd4ra4t4w3jwkekdq-story.html |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz viewed graphic video Tuesday of him murdering 17 people as he stalked through a three-story classroom building at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago.
The video, compiled from 13 security cameras inside the building, was not shown to the gallery, where parents of many of the victims sat. Shown later to reporters, it depicts Cruz crouching and stalking, firing at anything that moves, down the halls and into classrooms.
He shoots many of his victims at point-blank range, going back to some as they lay wounded on the floor to kill them with a second volley of shots. In one segment, athletic director Chris Hixon burst through a door to confront Cruz, but was wounded and fell. He crawled behind a pillar. Cruz kills him with a blast as he passes.
The 12 jurors and 10 alternates stared intently at their video screens as it played. Many held hands to their faces as they viewed the 15-minute recording, which has no sound.
Some squirmed. One juror looked at the screen, looked up at Cruz with his eyes wide and then returned to the video.
Cruz did not appear to watch the video, exchanging occasional whispers with one of his attorneys.
The video was played over the objection of Cruz’s attorneys, who argued that any evidentiary value it has is outweighed by the emotions it would raise in the jurors. They argued that witness statements of what happened would be sufficient.
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer dismissed the objection, saying a video that accurately reflects Cruz’s crimes does not unfairly prejudice his case. Prosecutors are using the video to prove several aggravating factors, including that Cruz acted in a cold, calculated and cruel manner.
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder for the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre. The jury must decide if he should be sentenced to death or life without parole for the nation’s deadliest mass shooting to go before a jury.
Later, jurors heard testimony from Christopher McKenna, who was a freshman. He had left his English class to use the bathroom. He exchanged greetings with two students, Luke Hoyer and Martin Duque, as they crossed paths in the first-floor hallway.
McKenna then entered a stairwell and encountered Cruz assembling his AR-15 semiautomatic rifle.
Cruz, who had been expelled from Stoneman Douglas a year earlier, told McKenna, “Get out of here. Things are about to get bad.”
The video shows Cruz opened fire from behind Hoyer, 15, and Duque, 14. They tried to run into their classroom, but the door was locked. Student Ana Martins testified she went to open the door and could see them through the glass.
“They were scared,” she said. A friend pulled her away before she could open the door and Cruz killed the boys.
McKenna sprinted to the parking lot and alerted Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach who doubled as a security guard.
Feis drove his golf cart to the building, but was fatally shot as he opened the door. Cruz then continued through the second floor, where he fired into classrooms but hit no one.
When he reached the third-floor, the video shows, Cruz found students and teachers in the hallway, preparing to evacuate as the first-floor shots had set off the fire alarm. He fired at them as they ran away. Two girls, 18-year-old Meadow Pollack and 14-year-old Cara Loughran, fell wounded. Cruz shot them again as he past, killing them.
Peter Wang, 15, fell mortally wounded by the door. Jaime Guttenberg, 14, made it through the stairwell door before she fell. A teacher hiding behind the door poked her to see if she was still alive, but she didn’t move.
Cruz would soon run past their bodies, out onto the athletic fields and mingle with the fleeing students, speeding past two girls carrying Valentine’s Day balloons. He would be captured about an hour later in a neighborhood 3 miles (5 kilometers) away.
The jurors also heard testimony from English teacher Dara Hass, who had three students killed and several wounded in her classroom when Cruz fired through a window in the door.
“The sound was so loud. The students were screaming,” said Hass, who wept and dabbed her eyes with tissue as she testified. She thought it might be a drill, but then she spotted the body of 14-year-old Alex Schachter, who had been fatally shot at his desk.
“That’s when I saw it wasn’t a drill,” she said. Two 14-year-old girls also died in the classroom: Alaina Petty and Alyssa Alhadeff.
When police arrived and evacuated her students, Hass said she did not want to leave but officers convinced her.
“I wanted to stay with the students who couldn’t go,” she said, referring to Schachter, Petty and Alhadeff.
One student in her class, Alexander Dworet, said he originally thought the loud bangs were the school’s marching band, but then he felt a “hot sensation” on the back of his head where he had been grazed by a bullet and “I realized I was in danger.” He and other students scrambled away from the window, using Hass’ desk as a barrier.
Dworet’s 17-year-old brother, Nick, was across the hall in his Holocaust studies class. Cruz fired into that classroom, too, killing him.
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An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Hass was shown photos of victims’ bodies.
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Associated Press writer Freida Frisaro in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, contributed to this report. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/jurors-see-gruesome-video-of-florida-school-shooting/ | 2022-07-20 13:03:45 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/jurors-see-gruesome-video-of-florida-school-shooting/ |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian general on Monday acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months.
That estimate is considerably lower than the toll reported by Human Rights Activists in Iran, a U.S.-based group that has been closely tracking the protests since they erupted after the Sept. 16 death of a young woman being held by the country’s morality police.
The activist group says 451 protesters and 60 security forces have been killed since the start of the unrest and that more than 18,000 people have been detained.
The protests were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code. They quickly escalated into calls for the overthrow of Iran’s theocracy and pose one of the most serious challenges to the ruling clerics since the 1979 revolution that brought them to power.
Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the aerospace division of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, was quoted by a website close to the Guard as saying that more than 300 people have been killed, including “martyrs,” an apparent reference to security forces. He also suggested that many of those killed were ordinary Iranians not involved in the protests.
He did not provide an exact figure or say where his estimate came from.
Authorities have heavily restricted media coverage of the protests. State-linked media have not reported an overall toll and have largely focused on attacks on security forces, which officials blame on shadowy militant and separatist groups.
Hajizadeh reiterated the official claim that the protests have been fomented by Iran’s enemies, including Western countries and Saudi Arabia, without providing evidence. The protesters say they are fed up after decades of social and political repression, and deny having any foreign agenda.
The protests have spread across the country and drawn support from artists, athletes and other public figures. The unrest has even cast a shadow over the World Cup, with some Iranians actively rooting against their own national team because they see it as being linked to the government.
The niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently called on people to pressure their governments to cut ties with Tehran over its violent suppression of the demonstrations.
In a video posted online by her France-based brother, Farideh Moradkhani urged “conscientious people of the world” to support Iranian protesters. The video was shared online this week after Moradkhani’s reported arrest on Nov. 23, according to the activist group.
Moradkhani is a long-time activist whose late father was an opposition figure married to Khamenei’s sister and is the closest member of the supreme leader’s family to be arrested. The branch of the family has opposed Khamenei for decades and Moradkhani has been imprisoned on previous occasions for her activism.
“I ask the conscientious people of the world to stand by us and ask their governments not to react with empty words and slogans but with real action and stop any dealings with this regime,” she said in her video statement.
The protests, now in their third month, have continued despite a brutal crackdown by Iranian security forces using live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas.
Iran refuses to cooperate with a fact-finding mission that the U.N. Human Rights Council recently voted to establish.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will not engage in any cooperation, whatsoever, with the political committee,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday.
In a separate development, Iran released a 76-year-old dual Iranian-Austrian citizen from prison for health reasons, the Austria Press Agency reported.
APA quoted the Austrian Foreign Ministry confirming that Massud Mossaheb was given indefinite medical leave. The ministry said “intensive diplomatic efforts” had led to his release, which was first reported by Austrian daily Die Presse. There was no immediate comment from Iran.
Mossaheb was arrested on suspicion of espionage in early 2019 during a visit to the capital, Tehran, and later sentenced to 10 years in prison. He must remain in Iran and report to authorities every other week, APA reported.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd has been convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter.
Tou Thao, who already had been convicted in federal court of violating Floyd's civil rights, was last of the four former officers facing judgement in state court in Floyd's killing. He rejected a plea agreement and, instead of going to trial, let Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill decide the verdict based on written filings by each side and evidence presented in previous cases. His Monday ruling was released Tuesday.
Prosecutors argued in their filings in January that Thao "acted without courage and displayed no compassion" despite his nearly nine years of experience, and that he disregarded his training even though he could see Floyd's life ebbing away.
Floyd, a Black man, died May 25, 2020, after officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, pinned him to the ground with his knee on Floyd's neck for 9 1/2 minutes. Bystander video captured Floyd's fading cries of "I can't breathe." Floyd's killing touched off protests around the world and forced a national reckoning with police brutality and racism. Chauvin, the senior officer at the scene, was convicted of murder and manslaughter in April 2021 and later pleaded guilty in the federal case. Two other officers - J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane - pleaded guilty to state charges of aiding and abetting manslaughter and were convicted with Thao in their federal case.
Unlike the other three former officers, Thao maintained that he did nothing wrong. When he rejected a plea deal in state court last August, he said "it would be lying" to plead guilty.
However, prosecutor Matthew Frank wrote that Thao knew that his fellow officers were restraining Floyd in a way that was "extremely dangerous" because it could stop his breathing - "the exact condition from which Floyd repeatedly complained he was suffering."
"Yet Thao made the conscious decision to aid that dangerous restraint: He actively encouraged the other three officers, and assisted their crime by holding back concerned bystanders," Frank added.
Defense attorney Robert Paule argued that the state had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Thao knew that Chauvin was committing a crime or that Thao intended to help in a crime.
"Every one of Thao's actions was done based upon the training he received from the Minneapolis Police Department," Paule wrote.
He argued that Thao "reasonably believed" that Floyd was experiencing a disputed condition known as "excited delirium" that some medical examiners have attributed as a cause of other in-custody deaths, particularly when someone has taken drugs. Paule said the actions Thao took were aimed at helping to get Floyd medical attention quickly. He said Thao was not aware that Floyd was not breathing or had no pulse.
But Frank noted that witnesses who believe excited delirium is a real condition testified previously that Floyd displayed none of the symptoms.
The judge was expected to order a presentence investigation and set Aug. 7 as the sentencing date. Minnesota sentencing guidelines recommend four years on the manslaughter count. He will serve his state term concurrent with his 3 1/2-year federal sentence.
The agreement between the prosecution and defense specified that if the judge convicted Thao of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, the state would drop a more serious aiding and abetting second-degree murder count with a presumptive sentence of 12 1/2 years.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A tiger that escaped from a private farm in South Africa and attacked a man and killed two dogs and a pig while on the loose for days was euthanized on Wednesday.
Sheba, an 8-year-old female tiger, was shot in the early hours of the morning after being spotted in a residential area near where it escaped in the Walkerville region south of Johannesburg, police said. Sheba, who was kept as a pet in an enclosure on a smallholding, escaped on Saturday.
Officials said it was impossible to safely capture the big cat and its owner gave the go-ahead for it to be euthanized.
“Due to the terrain and area it was not possible to contain her or secure her safely,” said Gresham Mandy, a community police group representative. “At 3:45 a.m. the decision was made to euthanize her while it was still safe to do so. Unfortunately at that moment in time darting her was not an option.”
Mandy said it was “not an easy decision” but the safety of the community was “a priority.”
William Mokoena told South African TV station eNCA how he had been attacked by the tiger on Saturday night while he was walking home from a grocery store. Mokoena said the tiger pounced on him when he bent down to tie a shoelace and tried to drag him away. He used his legs to fight the tiger off, he said.
Search officials used drones and a helicopter to try to locate Sheba. The big cat was finally tracked down in a nearby farming area and close to a number of homes, Mandy said.
The tiger’s escape has prompted animal welfare organizations to question South Africa’s laws around keeping exotic animals as pets. Animal protection group the SPCA said it was concerning that a license was not required to have exotic animals in the Gauteng province where Sheba was kept.
“This tigress, which has already displayed the behavior of a tiger in the wild, did not wander into a residential area on her own,” the SPCA said. “She was unwillingly brought there to be held in captivity, something that should not have been allowed to take place to begin with.” | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-escaped-tiger-in-south-africa-found-and-euthanized/ | 2023-01-18 22:00:10 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-escaped-tiger-in-south-africa-found-and-euthanized/ |
The investment will help foster economic growth, entrepreneurship, and higher quality jobs in the Appalachian Region
NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ford Foundation announced today an additional $10 million investment in Appalachian Community Capital (ACC), a central bank for community development lenders that increases the availability of capital to small businesses to spur job creation and economic growth in the 13-state Appalachian region.
Following an initial investment in 2015, the Ford Foundation is increasing its support to further the economic enrichment of local communities in the rural Midwest and South, including coal-dependent areas. In these under-invested regions, the capital needed to foster a thriving economy and higher-quality jobs is often difficult to access, contributing to limited economic mobility. According to the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), a key ACC funder, the region's median household income is 82% of the national average.
"Unequal access to financial resources that results in a lesser quality of life and little chance for economic advancement is a plague in our country whether it affects rural Appalachia or urban areas," said Roy Swan, Director of Mission Investments, Ford Foundation. "Appalachian Community Capital is upending this trajectory in rural America, and we're proud to support ACC's critical work to improve economic opportunity and advance a more equitable future for its residents."
To date, ACC has deployed $26 million in leveraged debt and $5.5 million in grants, financing 110 small businesses which have helped generate or sustain more than 2,000 jobs, nearly half are filled by low-income individuals. The Ford Foundation's additional ACC infusion is anticipated to attract additional capital from the private sector and support the financing of 400 small businesses and 1,000 new jobs.
"ARC has been a strong supporter of Appalachian Community Capital's (ACC) profound work to help the region's businesses and entrepreneurs create jobs, retain local wealth, and improve the quality of life in the Region," said ARC Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin. "ARC is pleased The Ford Foundation has chosen to recognize ACC's impactful work, and we look forward to seeing how the additional investment will uplift more residents and businesses in our coal-impacted communities."
"The loan from Kentucky Highlands and Appalachian Community Capital was essential for us to update a quarter of our fleet with new energy-efficient diesel tractors two years ago. The new trucks saved us hundreds of thousands in operating costs, which is significant in a highly competitive industry," said Brian Whitaker, Owner and CEO of CoreTrans, LLC.
The Ford Foundation's investment in ACC is a continuation of the foundation's work to enhance opportunities available to economically disadvantaged groups through strategic grantmaking, broader coalition-building, and the foundation's own financial investing through its unique program-related investment (PRI) and mission-related investment (MRI) funds.
To learn more about the Ford Foundation's Mission Investments, please visit: https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/challenging-inequality/mission-investments/
The Ford Foundation is an independent organization working to address inequality and build a future grounded in justice. For more than 85 years, it has supported visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Today, with an endowment of $16 billion, the foundation has headquarters in New York and 10 regional offices across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
ACC is a CDFI lending intermediary created to raise capital for its 32-member CDFIs and other mission-based lenders. The members, in turn, use ACC's capital to fund small businesses and entrepreneurs in underserved areas in Appalachia. The members--many of whom have been in operation for more than 20 years--and their affiliates manage over $1 billion in assets supporting economic development in Appalachia.
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The city of Tucson has improved its turnaround times to approve building permits and plans since installing a new online permitting system last fall.
But there’s still much work to be done, business leaders say, and the city acknowledges there’s room for improvement as it optimizes the new system and looks forward to the arrival of a new planning director by the end of May.
Overwhelmed by record-high construction activity and staffing challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city last year was taking 90 days or more to review some building permits and plans.
In July, the mayor and council approved nearly $1.5 million in funding to help the Planning and Development Services Department add staff and upgrade systems to alleviate the permit delays.
After a delay due to the pandemic, the city finally installed a new online permitting system last fall, launching Tucson Development Center Online on Oct. 31.
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Assistant City Manager Tim Thomure said the city is in most cases meeting a goal of 20 working days, or 30 calendar days, to perform individual permit or plan reviews, after one to three days for initial staff intake for referral to a reviewer.
“We are in almost all review types meeting that timeframe right now, and in fact, most of our review timeframes are running well under that right now,” Thomure said.
Though permit review times vary widely among cities and counties, local stakeholders cite Pima County, which says it turns around nearly all of its permit reviews for smaller projects in just five days, or 20 days for projects greater than 20,000 square feet.
Aside from larger and more complex projects, the county guarantees “a review timeframe of fifteen business days for all projects.”
Thomure noted that some building permits require multiple reviews, to process plan corrections, for example.
“A permit might take two or three cycles to get approved depending on the complexity, but our commitment is that when we get it in our hands we turn it around within 30 days or less, and we’re doing that,” Thomure said.
Other things like approvals needed by external agencies can lengthen the process, and sometimes the onus falls on the permit applicant, he said.
For example, fees must be paid and before a permit can be issued, the contractor or property owner must submit an affidavit showing who will be performing the work, Thomure said, adding that he’s seen more of those issues holding up permits recently for owners who aren’t familiar with the process.
There are more improvements on the way with the new online permitting system, including new user dashboards to allow easy tracking of permit reviews, and workflow improvements in the works, he said.
New director named
After a nationwide search, the city named Kristina Swallow, most recently director of the Nevada Department of Transportation and a University of Arizona graduate, as the new director of the Planning and Development Services Department, according to a city memo on Wednesday.
Swallow, who is expected to start in her new role with the city on May 30, got her undergraduate degree in civil engineering from the UA in 1994. Before her four-year stint heading Nevada’s transportation agency, she spent more than five years as program manager for the city of Las Vegas.
Improvements to the city’s permitting process couldn’t come fast enough for Tucson’s contracting and development community and businesses seeking to grow, said Michael Guymon, president and CEO of the Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce.
“We think there’s still a lot of room for improvement,” said Guymon, a member of a stakeholders group working with the city on improving the permitting process.
“We still need to see those turnaround times improve, especially on the commercial side,” he said. “When I’m hearing that spec (speculative) builders are potentially pulling their projects (because of permit delays), that’s affecting our economic development, and we cannot afford to lose out on some of these deals.”
Permitting data the city shared with stakeholders showed some improvement in March but commercial data was incomplete, he said.
“They had a good month, where you’re starting to see those numbers come down, but we would like to see a series of months when those numbers tick down a little bit,” Guymon said.
David Godlewski, president of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, said home builders have seen some improvement in permit and plan turnaround times, but the system still falls short.
“There are signs that things are trending in the right direction, but by and large, they are still behind what we would hope for,” he said.
Godlewski — who like Guymon gives Thomure high marks for his collaborative work on permitting issues — said he and other stakeholders hope a new city planning director will bring new focus to the permitting process.
“We are optimistic that having someone who comes in, who’s in a leadership position, who can bring some fresh ideas and a new perspective to this will help them expedite the process of getting to the timeframes that we want to see, and they want to see,” Godlewski said.
Thomure said he understands the urgency of improving the city’s service, particularly on the commercial side, but projects that were submitted for review this year will have a much better experience and shorter timeline.
According to city data, the city issued 679 commercial permits of all types from the end of October through April 24, while receiving 1,125 new applications.
“I have no doubt that we have had an impact on some projects over the past year,” Thomure said.
“What I would say is, those issues have been corrected and we’re now in a space where those issues would not be expected on the work from here moving forward, as long as we keep our eye on the ball and keep investing in our people and our technology.”
Posting review times
Permit and plan review times vary widely across Arizona cities and counties, and across the nation.
Under Arizona’s “Regulatory Bill of Rights,” passed into law in 2011, cities and counties are required to establish and follow time frames for a broad range of permitting processes, consisting of an “administrative completeness” time frame and a “substantive review” time frame.
Many cities and counties, including Pima County, prominently post their permit review timeframes, but Tucson doesn’t.
Phoenix posts online monthly updates on turnaround times for plan reviews. For April, for example, the city reported an average 28 calendar days to approve a medium-size commercial building plan compared with a goal of 35 days, and was taking an average of 48 days to review residential building plans with a goal of 30 days.
While Tucson doesn’t post its review turnaround time goals or average turnaround times, review time frames are included in its Unified Development Code — 20 days for administrative compliance review and 65 days for substantive review, for a total of 85 days.
Thomure said he would look into adding monthly turnaround times on the city’s website in the future, as part of improvements planned under the new online permitting system.
Getting bugs out
The new system has generated some complaints as the city continues to work out bugs.
For example, Thomure said, the system is set up to automatically schedule building inspections, but applicants initially weren’t getting email notifications.
In response to feedback, the city is working to add a feature that allows users to see a big picture of complex projects and all of their reviews and progress.
A local user said the new system is promising, but lacks transparency and is still dependent on poor human workflow.
Dave Norton, a project director for a hotel development company, said it took the city two months to complete a zoning review to build a new fence at his east side property. After hearing nothing back from the city, he suddenly found his request marked as “passed.”
Norton said he got conflicting information when he spoke with city staff, and he had no notification of the $56 review fee, the status of his request, or its approval. His account still shows his review as 19% complete.
“The permit process has not changed, it is not transparent, communication is non-existent. My review should have taken less than an hour, it took almost two months to complete,” Norton said. “The approach and the process are flawed. A shiny website will not fix that.”
Thomure said the city has improved its overall permit-review processes and is studying fundamental changes to improve the flow including separate processes for simple and more complex applications.
He cited the city’s partnership with Pima County on rooftop solar permits, which are now processed within 24 hours through an automated process.
“That’s because it’s very predictable type of work, and it can be automatically reviewed, but not all of the permits we do can make it to that automation,” he said.
Over the coming months, the city will be studying ways to create a “fast lane” for simpler review requests, Thomure said.
“The time is driven by the hard things, not by the easy things,” he said. “So one of the things we’re looking at is creating a fast lane and a slow lane. Maybe it’s multiple lanes, maybe it’s a big freeway with lots of lanes.”
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HAZLETON, Pa. — A 16 year old is hospitalized after a shooting in Hazleton.
Thursday night, police responded to the area of West Third Street and Lee Court for reports of gunshots.
A short time later, they were called to a home on Locust Street for a gunshot victim.
The teenager was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton and then flown to a trauma care facility.
No word on any suspects after Thursday night's shooting in Hazleton.
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In collaboration with Meritize, the Arizona Heart Foundation is working to address health care worker shortage by making pathways to cardiovascular health careers more accessible
PHOENIX, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arizona Heart Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to fighting cardiovascular disease through professional education and public awareness, is offering a financing option that increases access to education for careers in cardiovascular health care. Through a collaboration with Meritize, a pioneer in financing solutions for skills-based education and training, the Foundation's School of Cardiac & Vascular Ultrasound has helped more than 80 aspiring health care professionals access financing needed to complete the education required to become a cardiac or vascular sonographer.
"Every 36 seconds, someone in the United States dies from a preventable cardiovascular disease. Choosing a career in cardiovascular health—as a cardiac or vascular sonographer—is quite literally a life-saving decision," said Paula Banahan, president and CEO of the Arizona Heart Foundation. "By making the financing for our educational programs more accessible, we can tackle the shortage of skilled health talent in our region. Expanding access to acquiring skills and education is essential for improving the quality of cardiovascular health diagnosis, prevention and treatment."
Through an intensive 12-month program, the Arizona Heart Foundation's School of Cardiac & Vascular Ultrasound training includes 6 months in the classroom, followed by 6 months of hands-on time next to a lead sonographer. The School of Cardiac & Vascular Ultrasound programs are designed to meet and exceed the minimum clinical clock hour requirements for certification as required by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI). More than 90% of graduates receive offers of employment from hospitals and clinics across Arizona prior to graduation. These placements include hospitals like Banner Health, one of Phoenix's biggest health care systems, that lost more than 30% of its sonographers during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for both men and women and for people of most races and ethnicities. Recent research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that the incidence of heart attacks and stroke has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to fewer visits for routine medical care and declining diet and exercise during the pandemic. In addition, COVID-19 illness can increase the risk of diseases of the heart and blood vessels for at least a year after diagnosis.
With an aging population and rising retirement and attrition rates in the profession, economists predict that demand for cardiovascular and vascular technologists and technicians will grow by 14% over the next five years. Careers in cardiac and vascular sonography offer wages higher than the median personal income in the U.S. and stable long-term career trajectories. Cardiovascular sonographers earn an average annual wage of $65,000, and diagnostic medical sonographers earn an average annual wage of $75,920.
The financing option offered through Meritize offers competitive interest rates and a pathway to cardiovascular health careers for School of Cardiac & Vascular Ultrasound students [we do not offer state or federal student aid]. Unlike traditional lenders that rely solely on FICO scores and other financial records to make credit and lending decisions, Meritize considers the full breadth and depth of an individual's academic or military achievements to enhance credit evaluation and improve loan options.
"At a time when our healthcare workforce needs an infusion of new talent, we need to find ways to make careers in critical health care professions accessible to more people, health care careers accessible to more people," said Chris Keaveney, founder and CEO of Meritize. "This is about helping more working learners access the education they need to prepare for fulfilling and well-paying health care roles that strengthen the quality of patient care and helping us build healthier communities."
Founded in 1982, the Arizona Heart Foundation's School of Ultrasound was one of few programs focused on cardiovascular sonography at the time that it was founded. Since its inception, the ultrasound program has placed hundreds of sonography professionals around the greater Phoenix area, and more recently throughout the country. The program has grown to serve a diverse cross-section of students across Arizona and other western states, including veterans transitioning into civilian careers, STEM students from local high schools and colleges, and single parents looking for a new career path to support their families.
In addition to its educational programs, the Arizona Heart Foundation, through its 2022 Cardiovascular Initiative, offers complimentary ultrasound scans across Arizona.
About the Arizona Heart Foundation: The Arizona Heart Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to the fight against cardiovascular disease through professional education and public awareness. The Foundation was established in 1971 by Edward B. Diethrich, MD, an internationally renowned cardiovascular surgeon, who set the gold standard for providing professional and public education in cardiovascular disease for over 50 years. The mission of the school is to provide graduates with a complete educational experience towards becoming a cardiac or vascular professional sonographer. The program provides each student opportunities to learn and develop communications skills, critical thinking and technical skills which adapt to changing technologies in sonography, professional development, and interpersonal skills. The school enhances academic integrity and exceptional professional behavior with skills necessary to perform in the healthcare environment as a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Registered Vascular Sonographer (RVS). For more information, visit https://azheartfoundation.org.
About Meritize: Meritize is a leading provider of funding solutions for skills-based education and workforce development. The company's proprietary merit-based lending program goes beyond traditional underwriting and uses an individual's academic or military achievements to enhance credit evaluation and expand funding opportunities, resulting in increased access to educational funding and improved outcomes. Frisco, Texas-based Meritize is privately held. For more information visit www.meritize.com.
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Live music, fireworks, and more filled the streets of Greeneville on Monday night for the town’s 10th annual American Downtown celebration.
Hundreds showed up and organizers said it was one of their biggest celebrations.
“Greeneville and Greene County really showed out this year, and so far this is a really big crowd from what we’ve seen in previous years,” emcee Chan Humbert said.
Before fireworks lit up the sky, a 70-plus float parade, live music, and food brought lots of energy to downtown.
There was also a five-minute hot dog eating contest, which challenged Greeneville’s best eaters.
“Wasn’t as bad as I thought. First try. Never done this before,” said Jordan Shaw, who competed in the contest.
“I could use some practice,” competitor Sam Helfrich said. “Next time, I’ll come back.”
Both Shaw and Helfrich are new to town.
“We rolled into town just a year ago,” Shaw said. “This is our one-year anniversary. It’s just a great place to meet people and get out and become part of the community.”
Around 10 p.m., the annual celebration drew to a close with a fireworks show. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greeneville-hosts-annual-american-downtown-celebration/ | 2022-07-05 04:10:44 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greeneville-hosts-annual-american-downtown-celebration/ |
Travelers can fly free on 17 adventures from leader in solo travel
BOSTON, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers who dream of spending the night on an Icelandic horse farm, getting up close to rare mountain gorillas, or visiting the fairytale landscapes of Turkey's Cappadocia this year are in luck. Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.), the leader in personalized small group and solo travel for Americans ages 50 and older, announced free airfare on select summer and fall 2023 departures of its Small Group Adventures. The offer is valid through March 3, 2023.
Travelers can take advantage of free airfare with O.A.T. on four Small Group Adventures in Northern Europe and five African Safari Adventures this summer, and eight Small Group Adventures this fall.
O.A.T. provides travelers ages 50 and older with impactful, intercultural experiences that help change people's lives. O.A.T. fosters an intimate and accessible experience, with groups limited to 16 travelers (average of 13) by land and 25 (average of 22) by sea.
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- Rwanda: Mountain Gorillas in the Land of a Thousand Hills
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For 2023, 30,000 solo travelers have already reserved to travel with the company. Solos with O.A.T. feel safe and secure, traveling with like-minded travelers in a small group. A local Trip Experience leader accompanies the group throughout the trip, providing suggestions and insider tips along the way.
Interested travelers in free airfare to Northern Europe and African safaris this summer or free airfare this fall should call 1-800-955-1925 to reserve by March 3, 2023.
To learn more about O.A.T., please visit www.oattravel.com or call 1-800-955-1925.
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Established in 1978, Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) is part of Boston-based Grand Circle Corporation's family of travel companies, which also include Grand Circle Cruise Line and Grand Circle Travel. In 1992, owners Alan and Harriet Lewis established the nonprofit Grand Circle Foundation to support communities in which Grand Circle works and travels, including some 300 humanitarian, cultural, and educational endeavors worldwide—among them, 100 schools, in 50 countries. The Foundation is an entity of the Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation, which has pledged or donated more than $250 million since 1981.
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Ed Sheeran admits that it didn't feel great to lose out to Billie Eilish when it came to writing and performing the theme song for the 2021 James Bond movie, No Time To Die.
Sheeran says that when Danny Boyle was in line to direct the film, he was approached to pen the movie's title track. However, when Cary Joji Fukunaga ultimately came on to direct No Time To Die, Eilish ended up with the gig.
"I was within a f**king gnat’s pube of doing one [a Bond theme song], and they changed directors, and then they just changed scripts and that was it. We’d done all the meetings, I started writing it,” Sheeran says on the latest episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast.
The British singer-songwriter confessed that writing a theme song for the James Bond film franchise is a career goal of his. "I'm not gonna pretend it didn't hurt not doing it," he said. "But if they came back I'd be like, 'Yeah, yeah, of course, yeah!'"
The opportunity to write a song for a Bond movie was just as important to Eilish and her brother, Finneas O'Connell, who co-wrote the track with her.
"It's hard to put into words how meaningful it is to us," O'Connell told ET ahead of the song's release in 2020.
"We're both huge fans of the franchise, of the Daniel Craig franchise specifically. I don't think there's a more iconic film and music sort of collaboration in the world than the theme songs to James Bond films. It was a lifelong dream of ours and I just feel crazy lucky that we've already gotten to be a part of this," he added. "It's insane."
No Time to Die was Craig's final film portraying the British spy. For more on the iconic movie franchise, check out the links below.
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