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Recovering from the worst days of the pandemic has been daunting for America's 1,800 regional theaters. But some, thanks to philanthropic help, are using this moment as an opportunity for reinvention.
Take, for example, Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., which is grounded in a historically African-American neighborhood with aesthetic roots in the Black Arts Movement. Since Penumbra started staging plays in the early 1970s, it's developed a national reputation for growing Black talent that's changed theater worldwide.
"I remember August Wilson telling me stories right here in the hall that turned out to be plays," said Lou Bellamy, the theater's founding artistic director. For years, Penumbra was Wilson's home theater; it was where the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright developed works that are now considered masterpieces, including some set in his native Pittsburgh.
Yet the theater was constantly running short of money. "We've mortgaged our house many times to make payroll," Bellamy said.
But last year, Penumbra's fortunes changed. The scrappy company, first created with the assistance of federal funds from the 1973 federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, received an unexpected $5 million gift from MacKenzie Scott's foundation, on top of a $2.5 million grant from the Ford Foundation as part of its "cultural treasure" initiative.
"It was shocking," said Sarah Bellamy, who took over from her father as Penumbra's artistic director in 2017. "It was like a green light from the universe that we were on the right path."
The funds will allow them to hire more staff and commission more plays. But it also helps Sarah Bellamy move forward to achieve her dream; to transform Penumbra, which is located only a few miles from where George Floyd was killed by a police officer, into a center for racial healing; an organization that creates programming that promotes wellness, equity and the arts.
"You really need all three of those things in order for it to be fully realized," she said.
The first original play Penumbra developed in the wake of this philanthropic windfall was Weathering by Harrison David Rivers. Rivers has another play, the bandaged place, premiering off-Broadway this fall.
Weathering is a term used in public health to describe how discrimination and marginalization affect physical well-being and long-term mortality. It was coined as part of a University of Michigan study that looked at fertility issues and high-risk pregnancy rates for Black versus white women. Rivers first learned about it in a 2018 New York Times article.
"It made me incredibly sad, and I remember reading it and crying and thinking, if I'm having this kind of emotional response to these lived experiences, these terrors, there's probably a play here."
Rivers wasn't certain if a male-identified person was right to take on the topic. But Bellamy convinced him to do it. "Sarah . . . beautifully said to me, 'I know you and I know the kind of writer you are and if you have been struck by this material, if you feel a pull, than we will 100 percent explore this pull," he said. "She gave me her blessing."
The dynamic, emotionally-fluid production has received strong reviews in local papers. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune called it "a buoyant blast of joy."
The play takes audiences — and the cast — from the grip of grief to the release of laughter. It's an emotional show. To counter that, Penumbra gave the entire artistic team for Weathering, including the actors, playwright and crew, a wellness stipend on the first day of rehearsal. It could afford to do that, thanks to the grants it received.
"I wasn't expecting it," director Colette Robert told NPR. "There are institutions that retroactively do something like that if something comes up – but the forward thinking to be like, 'Hey, this is kind of a heavy show, treat yourself throughout the process' was just really extraordinary."
To be a well-resourced theater that lives by its politics also means that Penumbra paid a number of birthing professionals, people of color who are midwives and doulas, to lend their expertise to the production. Some were brought on before the play was even written.
"Not because we wanted the show to feel more authentic, or for character development," said Sarah Bellamy. "We wanted the artists who are shepherding this piece into being to know the sacred work they were entering into, illuminating an issue that is killing people."
Communicating a visceral sense of the stakes of this play fell in part to certified nurse midwife Jennifer Almanza, who works at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
"These connections between community theaters and institutions like Regions Hospital, they're new," she said. "I'd say they wouldn't have been possible even three years ago. That in and of itself is bringing about racial healing."
In this together
Surviving as a theater isn't just about money. One of the things that helped keep Penumbra alive during its lean years was the Twin Cities' vibrant and diverse arts ecosystem, Sarah Bellamy said. "There's a lot of sense of scarcity in regional theater," she said. "And that competitive mentality will kill everything."
But theaters in the Twin Cities share talent and resources, which allows everyone to grow, Bellamy said. She credits the famous Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis for nourishing a robust audience that benefits the entire community.
The Children's Theare Company "is so many kids in Minnesota's first introduction to theater," she said. "If that didn't exist, would we have the audiences that we do here, generation after generation? If the Guthrie [Theater] hadn't been founded here, would these other organizations have the ability to thrive?"
Looking back to move forward
When Penumbra first started, it offered free childcare — a still-radical idea that more theaters are beginning to experiment with today. Now it's using new resources to develop programming for kids that will complement what their grownups see on stage. Back in the day, Penumbra also allowed anyone in the community to walk into rehearsals. Theater artist Daniel Alexander Jones loved that aspect when he developed new plays with Penumbra in the 1990s.
"Some of the best dramaturgical advice I've ever gotten was from 7, 8, 9-year-old girls who were like, 'She shouldn't do that,'" he said, laughing, during a Zoom interview. It's that kind of investment and trust in a community that is so important in the theater world, he said.
"What does it mean to value your own?" he asked. "It means you're not going to have that major brand label. Somebody didn't give it a five star review. Someone didn't vet it and produce it six times. It may be messy. It may be bloody. It may not yet have found its full footing. And for me, when I look back at the most vivid, exciting and life-changing art, it is invariably the art that is wild and alive like that."
Wild and alive art will survive, Jones said. It will outlive TikTok. We just have to find it. And each other.
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LOGAN COUNTY, WV (WOWK)—A motion to reduce bond in the case of a man accused of sexual assault and child pornography crimes was denied in Logan County Circuit Court on Friday.
Michael Cline, 47, is the owner of Hot Cup Coffee on Stratton Street. He was arrested earlier this month after the West Virginia State Police searched the location in January 2023.
Cline’s defense filed a motion to reduce his $500,000 bond in February, but Judge Joshua Butcher denied that motion.
Cline appeared in court on Tuesday, Feb. 21, and a judge found probable cause in three cases to send them to a grand jury.
In one of the cases, an underage victim was allegedly sending sexual pictures and videos to Cline. She allegedly sent about 100 photos and 30 videos to him before she was 18 years old.
In another one of the cases, an underage victim was identified through the internet crimes against children database. Back in 2020, Facebook flagged explicit photos she allegedly sent to Cline via social media.
In the final case, the victim came forward after seeing the social media posts about the other incidents. Cline allegedly followed the underaged victim into a restroom where he sexually assaulted her. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/logan-county-wv/west-virginia-coffee-shop-owner-accused-of-sexual-assault-denied-bond-reduction/ | 2023-03-03 17:03:18 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/logan-county-wv/west-virginia-coffee-shop-owner-accused-of-sexual-assault-denied-bond-reduction/ |
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman accused of plotting with QAnon supporters to kidnap her son from his foster home denied Thursday there was ever a planned raid, saying she ended up meeting members of a group that offered to help get her son back legally after reaching out for help on social media but they did not.
Cynthia Abcug's lawyer said his client may have made mistakes after her son was removed from her home in 2019, including letting a military veteran she never met before sleep on her couch to provide protection for her and accusing social workers on social media of seizing children to sell them.
Still public defender Ara Ohanian urged jurors to acquit her, saying there was no evidence Abcug had plans to launch a raid or that she had taken any steps to try to pursue one.
“She did not commit any crimes,” he said during closing arguments in Abcug's trial in Castle Rock, south of Denver.
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Earlier in the day, Abcug testified that the group told her it wanted to reform the family court system and promised it could help her file paperwork to get her son back after she reached out for help on social media. But she said it turned out to be a scam with members interested in stealing money raised online to help parents who had lost custody of their children.
She did not specifically describe the group as being involved with QAnon but said she heard references to the conspiracy theory by people she met through her activism online.
After the lock on the back sliding glass door at her townhome in Parker was found broken, one of the supporters she met arranged for the veteran to be sent to stay with her, sleeping on a couch with a view of the door, she said.
“My anxiety was out the roof and I was trying to have some hope I would get my son back,” she said.
Abcug said she bought a gun around this time because she feared for her safety but never made it to an appointment for a training class and has never fired it, she said.
Abcug said the man she allowed to stay with her, who has not been charged, coordinated with others to take her to a “safe house” after her 16-year-old daughter told authorities about fears that her mother was working with QAnon supporters to have her brother kidnapped. Abcug said she and the man left after the daughter was also removed from her home by social workers in September 2019 and implied that she was held her against her will. Abcug said her phone was taken from her and she was held for three months in a hotel.
She did not discuss any other details about this time but she was found in Montana, where she was arrested in on Dec. 30, 2019, after leaving home.
Abcug is charged with both conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping, a felony, as well as misdemeanor child abuse. Authorities say she lied about her son’s health problems to doctors, causing him to be subjected to unnecessary procedures, and told staff at his school that he suffered seizures, had trouble walking and swallowing and was dying. The boy has not suffered any medical problems since being put in foster care in May 2019, Chief Deputy District Gary Dawson said.
The prosecution’s kidnapping case is largely based on the account of Abcug’s daughter. The daughter testified that she did not think her mother knew where the foster home was located and did not think her mother was going to use the gun as part of the raid.
Ohanian said the daughter assumed that the man providing protection was a QAnon supporter but Ohanian said he was not.
Many QAnon supporters believe former President Donald Trump was fighting enemies in the so-called deep state to expose a group of satanic, cannibalistic child molesters they believe secretly runs the globe.
The conspiracy theory was not a main focus during the trial. Abcug said she heard references to it in passing in talking to people she met online. Rubber bracelets with a phrase used by QAnon supporters, Storm Is Upon Us, as well as a website known for posts about QAnon printed on them were found in Abcug's home, according to police. Abcug said she got the bracelets after attending an event she was invited to by one of the people she had met through her online activity.
Abcug's lawyers have denied there was any evidence of lying about her son's conditions and seeking unnecessary treatments, referred to as medical child abuse. They say other family members witnessed him having seizures and suggested at least some of his other health problems were side effects of medication prescribed to treat the seizures. He was being weaned off the drug when he was removed from Abcug's custody. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/colorado-mom-denies-plot-to-kidnap-son-from-foster-home/article_923be6d7-5e3b-557e-a7f7-527c4b2e8a82.html | 2022-08-26 04:00:03 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/colorado-mom-denies-plot-to-kidnap-son-from-foster-home/article_923be6d7-5e3b-557e-a7f7-527c4b2e8a82.html |
Summer months often mean triple-digit temperatures. Here are a few tips to stay safe.
NEW MEXICO – Temperatures across New Mexico continue to warm as the summer months draw near.
Summer days in southern New Mexico often reach an excess of 100 degrees, making it dangerous for people and pets to spend extended time outdoors without protection. Here are a few tips to stay safe in the desert heat.
What are heat related illnesses?
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, heat related illnesses include:
- Heat cramps – muscle cramps or spasms experienced after “intense” exercise in hot weather
- Heat exhaustion – caused by loss of water and salt, making a body unable to cool itself
- Heat stroke – the most severe heat illness and is life-threatening if not treated quickly.
Other HRIs include heat rash and sunburn.
The risk of heat illnesses increase as temperatures increase. The New Mexico Department of Health noted in a news release that these illnesses start occurring in the state at temperatures of 80 degrees and above.
The department starts recording heat illness symptoms as early as April in southern and east parts of the state. Certain people are more at risk of illness than others, according to the DOH, including:
- People who work outside
- Athletes and others who spend time outside
- Young children and infants, especially when they are left unattended in cars
- Older adults, who cannot regulate internal temperatures as well as they age
- People with chronic medical conditions may have serious health problems during a heat wave
- Pregnant people, as their bodies must work harder to cool down both their body and the developing baby
How to avoid HRIs and stay safe in the heat
Simple ways to avoid heart related illnesses are to:
- Stay hydrated by drinking more water than you typically do
- Avoid spending prolonged periods of time outside during the hottest parts of the day
- Take breaks in the shade or indoors where there is air conditioning
- Avoid drinking alcohol or other liquids that contain high amounts of sugar
- Replace salt and minerals, which leave your body as you sweat
- Wear lightweight and light-colored clothing
The DOH encourages people to also consider:
- Outdoor workers should let their bodies get used to the heat, slowing their work pace as it gets hot and shifting work time to avoid the hottest times of the day
- Never leave children or pets in a car
- Get swamp coolers or air conditioners serviced before it gets too hot
- Apply for Low Income Home Energy Assistance to help cover the cost of using air conditioners, online at www.hsd.state.nm.us
- Keep window shades drawn during the day to keep heat out of the house
- Plant trees in your yard to provide shade
- Use appliances early in the day or at night when there is less strain on the electrical grid
- Have a plan to get somewhere with air conditioning such as a library, public building or a friend’s house
- Talk to a doctor about medications that make it harder for the body to cool itself in hot weather, such as diuretics, sedatives, tranquilizers and some heart and high blood pressure medicines
- Help people who have a limited capacity to understand how to avoid heat related illness
Safety precautions when going out and about
People should never leave others, including children, elderly or pets in a car. According to the DOH, the temperature inside of a vehicle can reach 117 degrees within 60 minutes when it is 72 degrees outside the car. Leaving a window rolled down, or “cracking it,” does not lessen the effects of excessive heat in a vehicle.
A core body temperature of 106 degrees or higher is known as hyperpyrexia and can cause organ damage or death.
To keep people from suffering an HRI due to prolonged time in a hot vehicle, the Las Cruces Police Department suggest people:
- Do not leave pets or people (sleeping babies, children, elderly) in a vehicle
- Place a purse or wallet in the back seat as a reminder that your child is in the car
- Do not leave pets in the bed or a pickup truck as surface temperatures can rise quickly
- Do not let shade, breezes, windy weather or cloudy days fool you. Warm temperatures and the lack of circulation inside an enclosed vehicle on a warm day, even after sunset, can be deadly
- Avoid leaving your vehicle running and unattended simply to keep the air conditioning on as It can be quickly stolen
- Avoid overexertion of dogs during the heat of the day. Sidewalks and pavement retain heat even after the sun goes down
- Provide pets proper shade, ventilation and fresh water daily
- Always lock your car when unattended and teach children that vehicles are never to be used as play areas
- Check on neighbors and the elderly to ensure they have adequate circulation and cool air in their home
- Call 911 immediately if you see a person or pet left unattended in an enclosed vehicle or otherwise suffering from excessive heat
The National Weather Service tracks heat risk online at www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/heatrisk. People can check the map to see where their area falls on the spectrum of extreme risk or little to none. As of June 1, southern New Mexico had minor risk of HRI while the northern parts of the state had little to no risk. However, this can quickly change.
Leah Romero is the trending reporter at the Las Cruces Sun-News and can be reached at 575-418-3442, LRomero@lcsun-news.com or @rromero_leah on Twitter.
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Letters to the Editor: Third parties aren’t killing democracy; the electoral college is
To the editor: Columnist Nicholas Goldberg fulminates that third parties effectively elected George W. Bush in 2000 and Donald Trump in 2016. This is specious.
In Florida in 2000, the claim that Green Party candidate Ralph Nader’s 97,000 votes cost Vice President Al Gore the election is muted by the fact that 12% of Florida’s Democratic voters (more than 200,000) voted for Bush, and half of Florida’s registered Democrats didn’t vote at all.
In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, just as Gore did before her. The problem is the undemocratic electoral college, which negates the democratic popular vote.
Third parties enhance democracy; they add to the political discourse and give otherwise alienated voters something to vote for.
Goldberg and the Democrats focus their animus on third parties and not the undemocratic electoral college, to the detriment of democracy and against their own self-interest.
Marc Wutschke, Los Angeles
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To the editor: Former President Trump is polling ahead of President Biden in many cases. The only way to ensure Trump doesn’t win again is to replace Biden as the Democratic candidate, not to mention replacing Trump, which would be ideal.
But the two parties are entrenched in their belief that only they can win. Problem is, a record 49% of Americans now decline to identify as either a Democrat or Republican. It only takes 34% to win.
The potential of a third-party to win is limited only by our imagination. If we believe a third party can win and we vote for it, then a third party will win.
And lest you forget, Green candidates Nader in 2000 and Jill Stein in 2016 challenged from their own party extreme — a true protest vote.
The No Labels ticket would be the voice of the 49%, challenging both parties and speaking to the wishes and hopes of the common-sense majority.
Martha Conte, San Francisco
The writer co-chairs No Labels for California.
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To the editor: Goldberg is right.
Last time around, heeding the advice of many progressives, I voted for Biden (though I vote in supposedly secure California), hoping that we would oust the former president from our political scene forever. Victory was ours, but it was short-lived.
The former president will try to steal the election again. As in 2020, it will take clear majorities in the electoral college and the popular vote to send him away again.
There’s still time for a vigorous primary season, though, and the Democratic bench has younger, better candidates than Biden. The three contenders for California’s soon-to-be-empty Senate seat come to mind, along with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and others.
We can do better than another dreary rematch between Biden and that guy.
Alan Pierpoint, Arcadia | https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-06-01/third-parties-arent-killing-democracy-the-electoral-college-is | 2023-06-01 10:33:41 | 1 | https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-06-01/third-parties-arent-killing-democracy-the-electoral-college-is |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai again is planning for the takeoff of flying taxis in this futuristic city-state on the Arabian Peninsula, offering its firmest details yet Monday for a pledged launch by 2026.
Since 2017, the commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates has offered promises to launch flying taxis in the city already home to the world's tallest building and other architectural wonders. A series of different types and companies have cycled through those promises as well, most timed to be included at Dubai's annual World Government Summit, which saw this year's edition begin Monday.
Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced the relaunched flying taxi program on Twitter Sunday. This time, Dubai highlighted the six-rotor electric flying taxi made by Joby Aviation of Santa Cruz, California, in the promotional video.
The inclusion of Joby Aviation, rather than the Chinese-made EHang 184 and XPeng X2 or the German-made electric Volocopter all previously displayed in Dubai, wasn't explained by Emirati officials. Joby aircraft featured at a stand at the World Government Summit on Monday.
“We’re excited about the opportunity and actively exploring the possibility,” said Oliver Walker-Jones, a spokesman for Joby Aviation.
Ahmed Bahrozyan, an official in the emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority, similarly told the state-owned Dubai Eye radio station on Monday that "it’s early days” for the plan.
“We haven’t yet signed with any partners yet," he said.
Another difference in this year's promise on flying taxis is the release of specifics about the program. The city plans four “vertiports” by Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, downtown Dubai, the manmade Palm Jumeirah archipelago and Dubai Marina. Those points will include two launching pads and four charging points for the flying taxis.
“We believe those are attractive areas with business hubs and tourist hubs that could generate considerable demand,” Bahrozyan said.
The pricing for the flying taxis “will be in the range of a limousine service in Dubai, maybe slightly higher,” Bahrozyan said. The RTA describes limo services rates as “at least 30% higher than taxi fares” in the city. Taxis have a minimum fare of around $3.25 and charge $0.50 a kilometer.
Another departure from earlier plans include the RTA planning to have piloted flying taxis at first, rather than autonomous ones as previously discussed. Dubai officials described the taxi as having a pilot with four seats for passengers on board, which match Joby's electric flying taxi. However, Bahrozyan said tests would continue with autonomous flying taxis as well.
The Joby prototype can fly over 240 kilometers (150 miles) before needing a charge — something which would put Abu Dhabi and other areas of the country within range. It takes off and lands vertically, while its rotors tilt forward in flight. It has a maximum speed of 320 kph (200 mph).
Joby Avation Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, was at $4.20 a share before trading Monday. Its major shareholders include Intel Corp., while Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines also has invested.
The video posted by Sheikh Mohammed's Twitter account also included the logo of London-based Skyports Infrastructure, which also refers to its support projects as “vertiports.” The company already is testing its “vertiport” model outside of Paris and is working with Joby. Skyports did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Opening the skies to flying taxis would add to the “Blade Runner” skyline of Dubai, while also easing the real-world grind of daily traffic that’s only worsening as its population booms to over 3.5 million people.
Rush hour on Sheikh Zayed Road, a dozen-lane artery running down the length of the Dubai, alternates between dense gridlock and sports-car slalom. Over 1.8 million Dubai-registered vehicles ply its roads, not counting those crowding in from the United Arab Emirates’ six other sheikhdoms.
There’s also the desire to move away from carbon-belching gasoline and diesel vehicles as the UAE will host the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks later this year. That’s even as the Emirates hopes to expand its production of crude oil ahead of a promised “carbon-neutral” future by 2050. Meanwhile, Dubai hopes to have a quarter of all cars on its roads be driverless by 2030.
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SHANGHAI, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Jahwa United Co., Ltd (SH.600315) recently hosted the online "To Beauty to Youth" 2023 Strategy Conference. At the event, the management team led by Alex Pan, Chairman and CEO of Shanghai Jahwa, gave a presentation on Jahwa's achievements over the past year and its long-term vision, including corporate strategy, trends and development, brand innovation, ESG management. The team also invited external experts and partners to discuss consumption trends and growth paths in the new era.
Alex Pan, Chairman and CEO of Shanghai Jahwa, explained the company's business results for 2022 and corporate strategy for 2023 with a keynote speech "Innovation to Excellence". "As national economy gradually transforms from fast growth to development driven by quality, a series of positive signals can be observed from the overall recovery of consumption. This is a strong boost to the entire beauty and personal care industry. As an industry leader, Shanghai Jahwa continues to improve on differentiation, R&D investment, resource optimization, productivity, and capital expenditure. The company makes constant progress with solid operations and management."
In 2023, Jahwa's 123 operation principle to drive brand innovation. Jahwa focuses on expertise, premiumization, and experiential to enhance brand equity. While pushing for expertise in brand, segmentation and product, the company creates more, better products for consumers through its R&D and marketing prowess. With regards to corporate brand innovation, the company has instilled a concept of long-term, sustainable, and memorable consumer service. Furthermore, Shanghai Jahwa has constantly adapted to market trends and evolved its products for premiumization in positioning, products, target consumers, and packaging. Meanwhile, the company focuses on experiential, improving consumer experience on three dimensions for brand innovation and service enhancement.
As a long-term player riding through business cycles, the company is dedicated to beauty, adheres to its mission of creating the best health and beauty products and services to maximize the value for consumers, employees, shareholders and entire society. In the future, Shanghai Jahwa hopes to achieve a new level of excellence, representing Chinese brands to compete against international brands on the world stage. Shanghai Jahwa aims to present Chinese Beauty to the world.
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Slain UVA students all had same cause of death, medical examiner says
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Three University of Virginia football players who were shot on a bus as they returned from a field trip each died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The cause of death for Lavel Davis Jr., D'Sean Perry and Devin Chandler was released in response to a request from The Associated Press on Thursday. LaKeshia Johnson, Central District Administrator of the medical examiner's office, also said in an email that the manner of death was homicide.
The students were shot late Sunday night as they returned to campus after traveling to Washington, where they saw a play and had dinner together. Authorities have said that Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a UVA student and former member of the football team who was on the field trip, began shooting students on the charter bus as it pulled to a stop at a campus parking garage.
Jones, 23, faces second-degree murder and other charges stemming from the shooting, which set off a manhunt and 12-hour campus lockdown before Jones was apprehended in suburban Richmond. Jones is being held without bond.
A witness told police the gunman targeted specific victims, shooting one as he slept, a prosecutor said Wednesday at Jones' first court appearance. Two other students were wounded. Neither Jones nor his attorney addressed the charges in court.
Officials said Thursday that an outside special counsel will assist the state attorney general in reviewing the shooting.
In a letter, University of Virginia President Jim Ryan and University Rector Whitt Clement asked Attorney General Jason Miyares to appoint outside counsel to investigate both UVA's response to the shooting, as well as the efforts it undertook prior to the violence to assess the potential threat of the suspect.
"After a tragedy of this nature, it is important for the affected institution to take a hard look at what circumstances led up to the event and, how the University responded in the moment," Clement said in a statement. "Once an external review commences, we expect it to be the central avenue by which we gain a deeper understanding about what led to this tragic event."
An ongoing criminal investigation is also underway, led by Virginia State Police. The agency, which assumed primary responsibility in the case Thursday, said it could not comment on a possible motive for the shooting.
Miyares granted the university's request for the outside review, saying in a news release that he would enlist special counsel to assist his office.
"A public report will be shared with students, families, the larger UVA community, and government officials at the appropriate time," Miyares spokesperson Victoria LaCivita said in a statement. "The Attorney General will work with deliberate speed while ensuring that all necessary resources remain devoted to the criminal investigation being conducted by state and local authorities."
In its request, UVA asked that the probe also "review all relevant University policies and procedures and make recommendations if opportunities for improvement or needs for change are identified."
UVA has said that Jones had been on the radar of the school's threat-assessment team since the fall. The university has also provided sometimes-conflicting or erroneous statements about that team's work over the course of the week.
Davis, Perry and Chandler will be honored Saturday in a memorial service on campus. A female student who was injured has since been discharged from a hospital. Football player Mike Hollins, who was also injured, underwent surgery and is still recovering in the hospital.
Hollins was "progressing positively" on Thursday and will hopefully begin to take some steps, according to Joe Gipson, a family spokesperson.
In an interview with ESPN Thursday, Mike Hollins' mother said her son at first thought he heard balloons popping on the bus before he saw Jones. Hollins then yelled for the bus driver to stop and ran off the bus with two other students.
Hollins quickly realized that no other students had fled the bus and ran back to help, Brenda Hollins said. Her son encountered Jones pointing a gun at him on the bus's first step, prompting Hollins to turn to run.
"All he remembers is he tried to turn, but he saw him lift the gun," Brenda Hollins said. "And he felt his back get hot … And he pulled his shirt up as he ran, and he saw the bullet protruding from his stomach."
After assuming the lead in the criminal investigation from campus police, Virginia State Police on Thursday provided the most detailed accounting to date of how authorities say the shooting unfolded.
In a news release, the agency said Jones had traveled with other UVA students and a professor to the nation's capital for a theater performance at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. The group ate dinner in Washington before a professor and 22 students returned to Charlottesville, state police said.
As the bus pulled up to the campus parking garage and students were getting up to leave, Jones "produced a weapon and began firing," the news release said. As he exited the bus, he fired additional rounds, fled on foot and eventually left the area in a Dodge Durango, according to state police.
"Investigators are still actively piecing together Jones' movements between the time he fled the shooting scene and was apprehended in Henrico County. At this stage of the investigation, state police is not in a position to comment on Jones' motives behind the shootings," the news release said.
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A handgun was recovered in "relative proximity" to the bus and no firearms were recovered inside, state police said. A search warrant executed on Jones' residence in Charlottesville resulted in the recovery of a rifle and a handgun, according to the news release.
The university said earlier this week that Jones drew the attention of the university's threat-assessment team this fall in the context of a "potential hazing issue." UVA has declined to elaborate on the nature of the possible hazing incident, though athletics director Carla Williams said she wasn't aware of any connection with the football program.
During its threat-assessment review, university officials began investigating a report that Jones had a gun and ended up discovering Jones had previously been tried and convicted of a misdemeanor concealed weapons violation in 2021, which he had failed to report, according to a statement.
The school initially said it "escalated his case for disciplinary action" on Oct. 27. But a spokesman, Brian Coy, revised the timeline Tuesday night. He said that likely due to either a human or technical error, the report had not actually been transmitted to the University Judiciary Committee, a student-run body, until Tuesday night after the shooting.
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroonian President Paul Biya marked 40 years in power Sunday but stayed out of the spotlight as questions swirled about the 89-year-old who is the only leader most of the Central African country’s people have ever known.
Thousands of his supporters gathered in the capital, Yaounde, to celebrate the anniversary but there were only giant portraits of the absent president.
Biya has not appeared in public since French President Emmanuel Macron visited in July. Decrees and photos of Biya receiving various diplomats are regularly posted on the president’s social media accounts.
“Since our father took power we live in peace — he protects us well,” said Biya supporter Paul Ambassa on Sunday. “May God keep him.”
However, critics of the Biya regime were wearing black on Sunday amid the celebrations.
“Nov. 6 is considered a day of national mourning because Mr. Biya inherited a rich, prosperous and growing country,” said critic Darling Nguevo. “And he set about unraveling every sector of life and society.”
“Corruption has made its bed in the country. So has bad governance. Paul Biya is old and his public appearances are rare, and this is happening against the backdrop of the succession battle,” he added.
Biya is Africa’s second-longest serving leader: The president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has been in power since 1979.
Biya was Cameroon’s prime minister and became president in 1982 after his predecessor, Cameroon’s first president following the country’s independence from France, stepped down due to health reasons.
The majority of appointments Biya made in the ensuing years were members of his own southern Beti ethnic group, which quickly grew to dominate senior prefect positions and the prime minister’s office.
He survived a 1984 coup attempt. When the country’s first multi-party election was finally held in 1992, Biya bested his opposition rival by just 4 percentage points.
In the decades since, Biya’s party has used everything from fraud to redistricting to expand his victories and the ruling party’s legislative majorities, according to political analysts. Human rights groups have accused him of brazen strongman tactics, including torture and intimidation of his opponents.
Biya has faced challenges in recent years that range from a secessionist movement in Cameroon’s English-speaking provinces to the threat in the north posed by Islamic extremists aligned with the Nigeria-based Boko Haram group.
Critics point to the role that corruption has played in entrenching Biya’s regime, with the spoils allegedly going to his allies in government, the security forces and the president’s family.
Political analyst Aristide Mono said the celebrations around Biya’s 40th anniversary in power were “part of a tradition of sanctification.”
“The people in charge of these various mobilizations are very much driven by the logic of clientelism, as each tries to show his allegiance, to show a lot of fidelity and loyalty,” Mono said.
Displays of loyalty have become particularly important the older Biya gets. The president’s son, Franck Biya, has been more visible at his father’s side. Some think he is positioning himself as a possible successor.
There are fears chaos could break out in a country with more than 200 different ethnic groups once the president’s long tenure ends.
“Biya hasn’t taken the time to prepare a successor, someone who could amply inherit his power,” Mono said. | https://www.timesleader.com/wire/nation-world/1584130/cameroonian-president-paul-biya-marks-40-years-in-power | 2022-11-06 17:45:03 | 0 | https://www.timesleader.com/wire/nation-world/1584130/cameroonian-president-paul-biya-marks-40-years-in-power |
NEW YORK (AP) — Forty-game winner Amy Schneider capped her big year by winning a hard-fought “Jeopardy!” tournament of champions in an episode that aired Monday.
Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California, won three games in the tournament finals, narrowly beating Andrew He, a software developer from neighboring San Francisco, who won two games. The third contestant, Sam Buttrey, was another Californian who won one game.
Schneider had a 40-game winning streak earlier this year, the second longest in the game show’s history, which began when she defeated He.
She said she both wanted to compete again with He, known for his cold-blooded big bets on the show’s Daily Doubles, and feared him.
“He was definitely someone that I knew could beat me because he very nearly did before, and he did a couple of times here as well,” Schneider said. “Any of the three of us really could have won if a very small number of things had gone differently.”
Schneider led He by $1,400 going into Final Jeopardy, where the prompt was: “The January 12, 1864 Washington Evening Star reported on a performance of this ‘dashing comedy’ to ‘a full and delighted house.’”
The correct response: “What is ‘Our American Cousin?’”
Schneider and He both answered correctly, but Schneider made the bigger bet. She won the $250,000 grand prize, He won $100,000 for second place and Buttrey won $50,000.
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PENSACOLA, Fla., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DecoSynth, a trailblazing technology company, announces its groundbreaking entry into the wall decor market. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and cutting-edge printing techniques, DecoSynth is set to revolutionize the $29.2 billion dollar wall decor sector.
DecoSynth.com, the company's flagship product, offers customers an unparalleled opportunity to bring their visions to life. By providing a brief image description, DecoSynth utilizes advanced AI tools to generate a diverse range of images in popular styles. Customers can then select their favorite image and easily customize it using intuitive editing tools. The finished product is then printed on their choice of a wide array of cutting edge formats and promptly delivered to their doorstep.
Simply put, DecoSynth allows you to generate AI artwork and print your designs all in the same place.
Why is DecoSynth a game-changer in the world of personalized wall decor? No experience with design or printing is needed due to the platform's effortless interface and seamless printing process. Plus, unlike other AI art products on the market, you can generate as many images as you like and only pay for what you print.
The founders of DecoSynth bring a wealth of experience from their successful tenures at industry-leading companies, including Amazon and Tesla. Cody Mathis, Gunner Howe, Adam Houghton, and Trevor Ray combine their expertise in technology, finance, design, and e-commerce to spearhead DecoSynth's innovative approach to wall decor.
"The possibilities are limitless! Any image you can think of, generated in seconds, and printed on paper, canvas, lustrous acrylic, or even metal plates, complete with high quality mounting and frames!" said Adam Houghton, Creative Director "Our technology takes all of the guesswork and hassle out of truly one-of-a-kind wall decorations. In the same time it takes to order a coffee you can design incredible art pieces and have them shipped to your door. You don't need to know anything about design, technology, or printing. It really is that easy."
To celebrate its launch, DecoSynth is offering an exclusive promotion to early adopters. For a limited time, new customers can enjoy a special discount on their first order, experiencing the transformative capabilities of DecoSynth's AI-powered platform.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Skimming devices have been installed by suspected scammers in at least five New York Walmart stores over the last week, local police departments confirmed to Nexstar’s WSYR.
Investigations have been opened after devices were found in stores in Granby, East Syracuse, Camillus, Auburn and Oswego.
In each case, the machine was installed on Sunday, July 2, and discovered on Wednesday, July 5.
Surveillance images released by police in Auburn, Camillus, and Oswego show the same three people either entering the store or tampering with the credit card terminal.
They’re accused of adding a skimming device, which is a cover that looks just like the machine, but it steals a customer’s credit card information when the card is inserted.
“It’s been called ‘gutsy’ to put those devices where they were located, because it’s a very public area,” said FBI Supervisory Special Agent Samantha Baltzersen.
Skimmers typically attack the most vulnerable cards: cards requiring the swipe of a magnetic strip. Advanced skimmers can even steal information from the newer chip cards, but it’s less frequent.
Police in New York haven’t determined how advanced the skimmers are used in this string.
Police also haven’t received reports of any victims in the Walmart skimming cases yet, but people who used their credit cards over those four days at the impacted Walmarts should be on high alert for fraudulent charges.
“They’ll try to hit where they see weaknesses in the system or weaknesses in the locations,” said Debbie Cobb, a senior director of product management at FICO.
Cobb said anytime you see a credit card payment terminal that looks like it may have been tampered with or has something attached to it, you should exercise caution and avoid using it to pay.
FICO shared more advice on what to look for and how to protect yourself:
What should consumers look out for?
- When consumers go to make a payment, they should take a close look at the part of the device where they insert their card. If anything about it seems loose or looks disconnected from the actual system, that should be a red flag. If something looks suspicious, you should not complete the payment.
- Recent advances in technology have enabled fraudsters to have more sophisticated and harder to detect card skimming technology. For example, fraudsters will install microscopic cameras at the top of ATMs or other points of sale that look like a small pinhole. Consumers should keep an eye out for any small holes or disjointed parts of the payment system that might be capturing their confidential information. Fraudsters will use these cameras to observe your PIN code, so it is very important to make a habit of completely covering the PIN pad when entering your information.
How can consumers protect themselves from card skimming?
- Consumers should always look for ways to use the most secure payment mechanism. Generally, the weakest method of payment is using the magnetic stripe on your card. If your card has a chip or supports contactless payments, those payments methods are more secure. If you are in a situation where you have to use the magnetic stripe, take a moment to heighten your awareness and make sure to shield your PIN code.
- It is important to set up alerting with your financial institutions. Many banks enable their customers to set up real-time alerts that will notify any suspicious transactions or certain transaction types or characteristics such as exceeding a certain dollar amount. By taking advantage of the technology that your financial institution offers, consumers can better protect their funds. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/several-walmart-stores-hit-by-credit-card-skimmers-what-to-look-for/ | 2023-07-09 21:18:38 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/several-walmart-stores-hit-by-credit-card-skimmers-what-to-look-for/ |
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s population declined in all of its 47 prefectures for the first time in a record drop, while its number of foreign residents hit a new high, reaching almost 3 million people, according to government data released Wednesday, highlighting the increasing role that non-Japanese people play in the shrinking and aging country.
The population of Japanese nationals fell by about 800,000 people, or 0.65%, to 122.4 million in 2022 from the previous year, falling for a 14th straight year, according to data from the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry based on residency registrations as of Jan. 1 this year.
Japan’s total population was 125.41 million, down just over half a million people from a year earlier, and there was a 10.7% jump in foreign residents with addresses registered in Japan, the ministry said.
The increase in Japan’s foreign population was the biggest year-on-year rise since the ministry started taking statistics in 2013. Foreign residents now account for about 2.4% of Japan’s population, the ministry said.
After peaking in 2008, Japan’s population has since shrunk steadily due to a declining birthrate. The country saw a record low of 771,801 births last year.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has set tackling the declining births as one of his top policy goals and pledged to secure annual funding of about 3.5 trillion yen ($25.2 billion) over the next three years for a new child care package, which includes child birth and rearing allowances and increased subsidies for higher education.
Kishida’s Cabinet last month approved a plan to expand the scope of job categories allowed for foreign workers, opening the door for future permanent residency, in a major shift in a country known for its closed-door immigration policy as it struggles with a shrinking population.
Experts say the proposed low-birth measures are mostly additional funding for existing ones and don’t address underlying problems.
They also say that Japan’s conservative government needs to do more to raise salaries, improve working conditions and make society more inclusive for minorities and those with non-Japanese roots to attract foreign workers to move to Japan and stay. | https://www.wivb.com/science/ap-japan-records-steepest-population-decline-while-number-of-foreign-residents-hits-new-high/ | 2023-07-27 06:28:12 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/science/ap-japan-records-steepest-population-decline-while-number-of-foreign-residents-hits-new-high/ |
Mashburn’s 24 help New Mexico defeat Southern Utah 89-81
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 24 points and Jaelen House added 23 in New Mexico’s 89-81 win against Southern Utah in the season opener. The Thunderbirds were led by Tevian Jones, who recorded 28 points. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/07/mashburns-24-help-new-mexico-defeat-southern-utah-89-81/ | 2022-11-08 09:09:19 | 0 | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/07/mashburns-24-help-new-mexico-defeat-southern-utah-89-81/ |
NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Estrella Biopharma, Inc. ("Estrella"), a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on cancer therapeutics, and TradeUP Acquisition Corp. ("TradeUP") (NASDAQ: UPTD), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement on September 30, 2022 that will result in Estrella becoming a publicly listed company.
Upon closing of the transaction, TradeUP will be renamed "Estrella Immunopharma, Inc." (the "Combined Company").
Estrella is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing CD19-targeted ARTEMIS®️ T-cell therapies under certain license agreements with the capacity to address treatment challenges for patients with blood cancers and solid tumors. Estrella's lead product candidate, EB103, a CD19-Redirected ARTEMIS®️ T-cell therapy, targets CD19, a protein expressed on the surface of almost all B-cell leukemias and lymphomas. Estrella is also developing EB104, a CD19/22 duel-targeting ARTEMIS®️ T-cell therapy, which targets both CD19 and CD22, a protein expressed on the surface of mature B lymphocytes. EB103 and EB104 utilize the ARTEMIS® Cell Receptor Platform technologies Estrella has in-licensed from Eureka Therapeutics, Inc. ("Eureka") earlier this year. Estrella is also collaborating with Imugene Ltd and its product candidate, CF33-CD19t, an oncolytic virus ("CF33-CD19t"), which forces solid tumor cells to express a CD19 target, to treat solid tumors in a "Mark and Kill" strategy.
Estrella's President and CEO, Cheng Liu, PhD and the current management team will continue to lead the Combined Company. Dr. Liu will also continue in his role as President and CEO of Eureka.
"Estrella is committed to making a meaningful difference in areas of unmet medical needs by continue advancing our pipeline programs into the clinics. The team is confident that fueled by ARTEMIS® technologies, EB103 and EB104 have the potential to address blood cancers while mitigating safety concerns. Meanwhile, we plan to extend the use of our CD19 ARTEMIS®️ T-cell therapy into diverse solid tumors by combining with Imugene's CF33-CD19t in the novel "Mark and Kill" approach," said Dr. Liu, President and CEO of Estrella. "We are delighted to have found such a stellar group of partners and investors as we take the next step in our growth trajectory as a public company."
Weiguan Yang, Co-CEO of TradeUP, commented: "We are truly excited about the merger with Estrella. Estrella represents a rare opportunity to further advance T-cell therapies in minimizing life-threatening side effects such as Cytokine Release Syndrome ("CRS") and has the potential to address blood cancers while mitigating safety concerns. The collaboration with Imugene is expected to tackle the major challenge for current T-cell therapies in solid tumor treatment. We believe this business combination will provide Estrella or the Combined Company the financial resources to continue developing its lead drug candidate and bring its novel therapies to fruition."
Transaction Overview
The pro forma equity valuation (assuming no redemptions) of the Combined Company is expected to be approximately $398.5 million. Estimated cash proceeds to the Combined Company from the transaction are expected to consist of TradeUP's approximately $45.4 million of cash in trust (assuming no redemptions).
Upon the closing of the transaction, and assuming none of TradeUP's public stockholders elect to redeem their shares of common stock and no additional shares of common stock are issued upon the closing of the transaction, it is anticipated that TradeUP's public stockholders would retain an ownership interest of approximately 11.1% in the Combined Company, the sponsors, officers, directors and other holders of TradeUP founder shares will retain an ownership interest of approximately 3.6% of the Combined Company, and the Estrella stockholders will own approximately 81.6% of the Combined Company.
The board of directors of each of TradeUP and Estrella as well as stockholders of Estrella approved the transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of 2023. The transaction will require the approval of the stockholders of TradeUP and is subject to other customary closing conditions including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals.
Additional information about the proposed transaction, including a copy of the business combination, will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by TradeUP with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov.
Advisors
US Tiger Securities, Inc. has acted as financial advisor to TradeUP. Robinson & Cole LLP acted as legal advisor to TradeUP. Winston & Strawn LLP acted as legal advisor to Estrella.
About Estrella
Estrella, a Delaware corporation, is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing CD19 and CD22-targeted ARTEMIS®️ T-cell therapies with the capacity to address treatment challenges for patients with blood cancers and solid tumors. Estrella's mission is to harness the evolutionary power of the human immune system to transform the lives of patients fighting cancer.
About TradeUP
TradeUP Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. TradeUP was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on January 6, 2021.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") that are based on beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to TradeUP and Estrella. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "project," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," "target," "seek" or the negative or plural of these words, or other similar expressions that are predictions or indicate future events or prospects, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including projections of market opportunity and market share, the capability of Estrella's business plans including its plans to expand, the sources and uses of cash from the proposed transaction, the anticipated enterprise value of the combined company following the consummation of the proposed transaction, any benefits of Estrella's partnerships, strategies or plans as they relate to the proposed transaction, anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction and expectations related to the terms and timing of the proposed transaction are also forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although each of TradeUP and Estrella believes that it has a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this communication, each of TradeUP and Estrella caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known and projections of the future, which are inherently uncertain. In addition, there will be risks and uncertainties described in the proxy statement/prospectus on Form S-4 relating to the proposed transaction, which is expected to be filed by TradeUP with the SEC and other documents filed by TradeUP or Estrella from time to time with the SEC. These filings may identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Neither TradeUP nor Estrella can assure you that the forward-looking statements in this communication will prove to be accurate. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among others, the ability to complete the business combination due to the failure to obtain approval from TradeUP's stockholders or satisfy other closing conditions in the business combination agreement, the occurrence of any event that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement, the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination, the amount of redemption requests made by TradeUP's public stockholders, costs related to the transaction, the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the risk that the transaction disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transaction, the outcome of any potential litigation, government or regulatory proceedings and other risks and uncertainties, including those to be included under the heading "Risk Factors" in the final prospectus for TradeUP's initial public offering filed with the SEC on June 19, 2021 and in its subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC. There may be additional risks that neither TradeUP or Estrella presently know or that TradeUP and Estrella currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by TradeUP, Estrella, their respective directors, officers or employees or any other person that TradeUP and Estrella will achieve their objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. The forward-looking statements in this press release represent the views of TradeUP and Estrella as of the date of this communication. Subsequent events and developments may cause those views to change. However, while TradeUP and Estrella may update these forward-looking statements in the future, there is no current intention to do so, except to the extent required by applicable law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing the views of TradeUP or Estrella as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of TradeUP or Estrella, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act.
Important Additional Information Regarding the Transaction Will Be Filed With the SEC
In connection with the proposed business combination, TradeUP intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 containing a preliminary proxy statement and a preliminary prospectus of TradeUP, and after the registration statement is declared effective, TradeUP will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed business combination to its stockholders and Estrella's shareholders. This press release does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the business combination. TradeUP's stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the proposed business combination, as these materials will contain important information about Estrella, TradeUP and the proposed business combination. When available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed business combination will be mailed to stockholders of TradeUP as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination. Such stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once available, at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to TradeUP Acquisition Corp., 437 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10022, and its telephone number is (732) 910-9692, Attention: Jianwei Li, Co-Chief Executive Officer.
Participants in the Solicitation
TradeUP and Estrella and their respective directors, executive officers, other members of management, and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of TradeUP's stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of TradeUP's stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination will be set forth in TradeUP's registration statement on Form S-4, including a proxy statement/prospectus, when it is filed with the SEC.
Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the proposed transaction of TradeUP's directors and officers in TradeUP's filings with the SEC and such information will also be in the Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC by TradeUP, which will include the proxy statement / prospectus of TradeUP for the proposed transaction.
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HOUSTON, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CB&I, McDermott's storage business line, and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a feasibility study of a large liquid hydrogen (LH2) carrier including an LH2 storage tank design.
The ability to ship large quantities of hydrogen across the ocean is an increasing need to help countries, like South Korea, achieve carbon reduction goals in a hydrogen economy. CB&I and DSME bring unique expertise to the study. CB&I will evaluate its LH2 storage tank design for ocean-going ships and DSME will investigate and develop the ship's general design to install the LH2 storage tank. The output of the feasibility study is expected to contribute to the future design of a large-scale LH2 carrier.
"The development of LH2 storage for ocean-bound vessels is essential to South Korea's focus on a carbon-neutral environment," said Cesar Canals, Senior Vice President of CB&I. "Our expertise in designing and building field-erected pressure spheres for LH2 storage is a perfect combination with DSME's technical excellence."
CB&I spheres can store LH2 at temperatures of minus 423 degrees Fahrenheit, and the company is nearing completion of the world's largest LH2 sphere in Cape Canaveral, Fla., USA. Their history in this field spans more than 60 years.
About CB&I
CB&I is the world's leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout its 130-year history, CB&I has the global expertise and strategically located operations to provide its customers world-class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects. To learn more, visit www.cbi.com.
About DSME
DSME is the world's premium shipbuilding and offshore company. Started in 1973 at Okpo Bay, Geoje Island, located on the southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula, the shipyard of DSME was completed in 1981. DSME has since grown into the world's premium shipbuilding and offshore contractor who is specialized in building various vessels, offshore platforms, drilling rigs, FPSO/FPUs, submarines, and destroyers. The shipyard, which spans an area of 4.9 million meters squared, encompasses the world's largest dock with a million-ton capacity and is optimized for building high-tech motor vessels using cutting-edge equipment, including a 900-ton goliath crane.
DSME manufactures high-quality products based on its vast IT expertise, well-managed shipbuilding technologies, superb fixed-platform construction capacities, large-scale project management know-how, and submarine/destroyer construction technologies. To learn more, visit www.dsme.co.kr.
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SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. (WFLA) — A 17-year-old boy from Honduras died in U.S. immigration custody in Florida, according to U.S., Honduran, and local officials.
On Thursday, Enrique Reina, the Honduran Secretary of Exterior Relations and International Cooperation, tweeted that 17-year-old Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza died in a facility in Safety Harbor.
“The Government of the President @XiomaraCastroZ laments and offers its condolences for the death of the 17-year-old Honduran minor Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, which occurred in a shelter located in Safety Harbor, Florida, USA,” Reina wrote.
An anonymous U.S. source told the Associated Press that Ángel entered the states weeks ago.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in Florida also confirmed the death of a 17-year-old boy at the Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) shelter, although they did not identify the minor.
According to the JFCS’ website, the organization helps international refugees with resettlement and self-sufficiency, among numerous other services.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent out a statement saying the Office of Refuge Resettlement was reviewing the details surrounding the teen’s death.
Meanwhile, the Honduran government said it was in contact with Ángel’s family and asked the ORR and HHS to evaluate the minor’s death and “apply the full weight of the law” if necessary.
“This terrible fact underscores the importance of working together on the bilateral migration agenda on the situation of unaccompanied minors, to find solutions, an issue that has been addressed by the President @XiomaraCastroZ at various levels with the US,” Reina wrote.
This is the first known immigrant child death that occurred in federal custody under President Joe Biden, according to the Associated Press. Under President Donald Trump, six immigrant children died in U.S. custody.
Sen. Rick Scott, who represents Florida, wrote on Twitter that he was horrified by the news.
“This horrific news made me immediately think of my own grandkids,” Scott said. “I can’t imagine losing one of them. We need answers from @HHSGov and @DHSGov NOW. The loss and suffering caused by this border crisis are 100% preventable. @POTUS– please end this and SECURE THE BORDER.”
Children who cross the border into the U.S. without a parent are held in long-term facilities until they can get a sponsor. The Associated Press reported that over 8,600 children are in HHS custody, a number which is expected to spike in the coming weeks. | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/migrant-teen-from-honduras-dies-in-immigration-custody-officials-say/ | 2023-05-12 22:37:58 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/migrant-teen-from-honduras-dies-in-immigration-custody-officials-say/ |
New position will lead the charge in promoting a culture of personal and professional well-being.
DANVILLE, Pa., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Furthering Geisinger's commitment to investing in the health and well-being of its employees, Susan Parisi, M.D., has been named the health system's first chief wellness officer.
In this new role, Dr. Parisi will champion and guide the implementation of a systemwide strategy to improve the mental health, professional fulfillment and overall well-being of the Geisinger family. She'll also oversee advocacy programs and initiatives aimed at enhancing shared decision making, professional satisfaction, autonomy and a culture of professionalism and respect.
"Our employees are the heart of everything we do," said Janet Tomcavage, Geisinger executive vice president and chief nursing officer. "As we strive to make better health easier for those we serve, we will continue to invest in our employees and create an engaging, supportive employee experience where every person feels motivated and connected to their professional purpose. We're incredibly fortunate to have gained such an experienced and committed leader with Dr. Parisi, and I'm confident she will help us strengthen our focus on the health and well-being of our Geisinger family."
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts were already underway at Geisinger to improve employee well-being with the establishment of the Center for Professionalism and Well-being — a team that offers Geisinger employees a variety of services related to mental health, burnout mitigation, community building, professionalism in the workplace and more. Throughout the pandemic, these efforts were accelerated as studies revealed that more than one in five healthcare workers had anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
In accepting the position, Dr. Parisi said, "The crisis of emotional exhaustion and burnout on the healthcare workforce is more important than ever — and it deserves our full attention. I'm thrilled to join Geisinger in this new role and partner with our Geisinger family to find new and better ways to build a culture that supports the well-being of everyone who commits their lives to this work. When we create a culture focused on allowing our teams to thrive personally and professionally, we create a world-class experience for everyone — our employees, our patients, and our members."
Dr. Parisi brings three decades of experience in healthcare, spending the earlier part of her career caring for patients in obstetrics and gynecology. She's held leadership roles in several organizations, most recently serving as the director of well-being for Nuvance Healthcare, where she worked to implement a strategic and collaborative well-being program that accommodates seven hospitals, a multispecialty group and 2,500 physicians across New York and Connecticut.
After supporting fellow physicians through their own experiences with burnout and emotional exhaustion, Dr. Parisi pursued the prestigious Stanford Chief Wellness Officer training, which she completed in 2019. In 2018, she completed a fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona. She earned her Bachelor of Science with a concentration in genetics and development from Cornell University and her medical degree from New York Medical College. She serves on several boards and committees, and is an active member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes 10 hospital campuses, a health plan with more than half a million members, a Research Institute and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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New Online Service Offering Helps Employers Strengthen the Financial Health of Their Workforce
CHICAGO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HUB Retirement and Private Wealth (HUB RPW), a division of Hub International Limited (HUB), announced today the launch of HUB FinPath, a financial wellness service that works with employers of all sizes to provide employees access to trusted financial coaches, unbiased guidance, and a comprehensive suite of interactive learning and planning tools to help them better manage their financial lives.
80% of employers report that financial stress is lowering their employees' performance level and costing them nearly half a trillion dollars annually.
"Employers are increasingly focused on the financial wellness of their employees and are looking to invest in the financial health and resilience of their people," said Joe DeNoyior, President of HUB RPW. "With HUB FinPath, we are helping employers round out their benefits that they can leverage to attract, retain and engage their best workers, as well as boost their employee's overall wellness."
HUB FinPath is an interactive online learning center with Certified Personal Financial Counselors that empowers plan advisors and HR to work together and provide resources to help employees address key needs such as emergency savings, budgeting & spending, security & protection, credit score improvement, retirement planning and debt management.
How HUB FinPath works:
- Access to one-on-one confidential meetings with a certified HUB FinPath Financial Coach who can explain things in a way that a video or learning module cannot. Coaches do not work on commission and are completely unbiased – they are simply there to help. Coaches are available in person or via phone, email, video chat or employee preference.
- Live and on-demand interactive courses on topics that matter to employees the most such as using credit as a financial tool or tips for maximizing paychecks. The courses are designed by HUB FinPath Financial Coaches.
- More than two dozen financial health online tools to help employees achieve their goals, manage and reduce debt, get control of spending, plan for emergencies – and more!
Learn more about HUB FinPath here.
HUB RPW continues to strengthen its services with the addition of talent and resources to develop more comprehensive strategies for clients. Hub RPW works to help plan sponsors create an offering that aligns with their business strategy, navigates fiduciary risk and helps employees pursue their financial goals. The several registered investment advisory affiliates in Hub RPW provide investment advisory services to clients whose total assets are approximately $142 billion.
Hub Retirement and Private Wealth ("RPW") offers institutional and retirement services to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and customized private wealth management services to individuals and families. Employees of Hub International offer securities through partner Broker Dealers not affiliated with Hub. Employees of Hub provide advisory services through both affiliated and unaffiliated Registered Investment Advisors (RIA). Global Retirement Partners, LLC, Millennium Advisory Services, Inc, TCG Advisors, Hub Investment Advisors, LLC, HUB International Investment Advisory Services, Inc., and Sheridan Road Advisors, LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Hub International. Learn more about Hub Retirement and Private Wealth.
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Hub International Limited is a leading full-service global insurance broker and financial services firm providing risk management, insurance, employee benefits, retirement and wealth management products and services. With more than 14,000 employees in offices located throughout North America, Hub's vast network of specialists brings clarity to a changing world with tailored solutions and unrelenting advocacy, so clients are ready for tomorrow. For more information, please visit www.hubinternational.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Academy Award–winning actor Matthew McConaughey made an appearance at the White House Tuesday to call on Congress to “reach a higher ground” and pass gun control legislation in honor of the children and teachers killed in last month’s shooting rampage at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.
In a highly personal 22-minute speech, McConaughey exhorted a gridlocked Congress to pass gun reforms that can save lives without infringing on Second Amendment rights.
McConaughey, a gun owner himself, used his star power to make an argument for legislation in a fashion that the Biden administration has not been able to muster, offering a clear connection to the small Texas town and vividly detailing the sheer loss of the 19 children and two teachers in the second worst mass school shooting in U.S. history.
He specifically called on Congress to bolster background checks for gun purchases and raise the minimum age to purchase an AR-15-style rifle to 21 from 18.
“We want secure and safe schools and we want gun laws that won’t make it so easy for the bad guys to get the damn guns,” McConaughey said.
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McConaughey, who earlier this year considered a run for governor of Texas before taking a pass, met briefly in private with President Joe Biden before addressing the White House press corps from the James Brady briefing room.
McConaughey has also met with key lawmakers this week, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee that handles gun legislation, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, and the panel’s ranking Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
Also Tuesday, the son of Ruth Whitfield, an 86-year-old woman killed when a gunman opened fire in a racist attack on Black shoppers in Buffalo, New York, last month, called on Congress to act against the “cancer of white supremacy” and the nation’s epidemic of gun violence.
“Is there nothing that you personally are willing to do to stop the cancer of white supremacy and the domestic terrorism it inspires?” Garnell Whitfield Jr. asked members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
McConaughey, who declined to take questions, spoke of his own connections to the town. He said his mother taught kindergarten less than a mile from Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School, the site of the May 24 shooting. He also noted that Uvalde was the place where he was taught about responsibilities that come with gun ownership.
“Uvalde is where I was taught to revere the power and the capability of the tool that we call a gun,” he said.
McConaughey said he and his wife drove back to Uvalde on the day after the shooting and spent time with the families of some of the victims and others directly affected by the rampage.
He said every parent he spoke to expressed that “they want their children’s dreams to live on.”
“They want to make their loss of life matter,” McConaughey said.
He related the personal stories of a number of the victims.
He told the story of Maite Rodriguez, an aspiring marine biologist. McConaughey's wife, Camila, sitting nearby, held Maite's green Converse sneakers, which had a red heart on the right toe to represent her love of nature.
"These are the same green Converse, on her feet, that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting," McConaughey said.
He held up artwork from Alithia Ramirez, who dreamed of attending art school in Paris. And then there was Eliahna “Ellie” Garcia, who loved dancing and church and already knew how to drive tractors. Ellie was looking forward to reading a Bible verse at an upcoming church service when she was killed.
McConaughey acknowledged that gun legislation would not end mass shootings but suggested that steps can be taken to lessen the chances of such tragedies happening so frequently.
"We need to invest in mental healthcare. We need safer schools. We need to restrain sensationalized media coverage. We need to restore our family values. We need to restore our American values and we need responsible gun ownership,” McConaughey said.
“Is this a cure-all? Hell no, but people are hurting."
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Associated Press writers Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/McConaughey-calls-for-gun-control-action-at-White-17225677.php | 2022-06-08 13:32:03 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/McConaughey-calls-for-gun-control-action-at-White-17225677.php |
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: EIGR), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies to treat and cure hepatitis delta virus (HDV) and other serious diseases, today announced that David Cory, President and CEO, will present a company overview at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 9:00 AM ET in New York City. The Company will also host one-on-one meetings with investors at the conference.
A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investors section of the Eiger BioPharmaceuticals website at www.eigerbio.com. A replay of the presentation will be available on the website for at least 90 days.
Eiger is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies to treat and cure hepatitis delta virus (HDV) and other serious diseases. The Eiger HDV platform includes two first-in-class therapies in Phase 3 that target critical host processes involved in viral replication. Eiger is also developing peginterferon lambda as a therapeutic for COVID-19 and reported positive results from TOGETHER, a Phase 3 investigator-initiated study.
All five Eiger rare disease programs have been granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation: lonafarnib and peginterferon lambda for HDV, Zokinvy for progeria, and avexitide for both congenital hyperinsulinism and post-bariatric hypoglycemia.
For additional information about Eiger and its clinical programs, please visit www.eigerbio.com.
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Video clips from depositions with top Trump campaign staff, including Bill Stepien, Jason Miller and Ivanka Trump, illustrated how many of the former president's advisers argued against declaring victory on election night.
In one clip, Miller, a senior adviser to the campaign, described Rudy Giuliani as "definitely intoxicated." Panel vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney said he was "apparently inebriated."
Rudy Giuliani, Miller said, wanted to speak to the president on election night, telling Miller that he wanted Trump to say that "We won. They're stealing it from us."
In video testimony, Bill Stepien, Trump's 2020 campaign manager, said he advised against taking the course that Giuliani was suggesting.
"It was far too early to be making any calls like that, ballots were still being counted," Stepien said. "Ballots were still being counted. Ballots were still going to be counted for days."
In another video clip, Ivanka Trump stated that she didn't have a "firm view as to what he should say."
"The results were still being counted. It was becoming clear that the rates would not be called on election night," she said.
In remarks delivered on election night, Trump called the election a "fraud" and then continued to push baseless claims that he had won. "We were getting ready to win this election," he said. "Frankly, we did win this election."
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Col. Darnell Weaver was sworn in as the superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police on Friday, the 15th person to lead the agency, but the first person of color in the role.
“At this moment in time, I believe this is the moment to connect our communities with our law enforcement, not separate them," Gov. Dan McKee said at a ceremony at the State House. “You have the skill and the ability to do just that."
Weaver, who is Black, is a Marine Corps veteran who has been with the state police for 28 years, and has served in every barracks and in a variety of command roles.
“Today is not about me, but instead I would like today to be about the men and women of the state police and the people of the State of Rhode Island,” Weaver said.
“My message is simple. I promise the residents of this state that this agency will continue to earn your respect every day,” he said.
Weaver takes over from Col. James Manni, who is retiring to become town manager of South Kingstown.
Manni has known Weaver since 1994 when Weaver was in the state police academy. Manni described his successor as “very quiet, professional, compassionate, fair, trustworthy and dedicated." | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/New-Rhode-Island-State-Police-commander-sworn-in-17136674.php | 2022-04-29 17:32:18 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/New-Rhode-Island-State-Police-commander-sworn-in-17136674.php |
LAS VEGAS, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) ("MGM Resorts" or the "Company") reaffirmed its commitment to supporting LGBTQ+ entrepreneurship businesses with a $25,000 donation to the Nevada Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (GLCCNV). The donation was presented in a special ceremony during a Pride Month event held at MGM Grand's Level Up.
"MGM Resorts is honored to support the Nevada Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce in their mission of uplifting LGBTQ+ community through entrepreneurship and opportunity," said Jyoti Chopra, Chief People, Inclusion & Sustainability Officer at MGM Resorts. "Everyone deserves equal opportunity to flourish, and we take immense pride in being part of a community that celebrates diversity and embraces inclusion."
MGM Resorts has a longstanding commitment to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion and continues to advocate for these values within the company and communities in which it operates. This contribution to the GLCCNV, alongside initiatives like its Supplier Diversity Program, showcase the Company's unwavering support for diverse-owned businesses, fostering an environment of acceptance and opportunity.
MGM Resorts is a pioneering supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, dating back to the company's leadership as one of the first organizations in the gaming and hospitality industry to offer same-sex health benefits to employees in 2004, and same-sex ceremonies at its chapels. The company now offers free resources for its LGBTQ+ workforce in finding quality healthcare and has consistently been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ human rights.
The Human Rights Campaign recognized MGM Resorts one of the nation's "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality," and has achieved a perfect score for 11 consecutive years on the Corporate Equality Index - the nation's foremost benchmarking survey measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment company with national and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 32 unique hotel and gaming destinations globally, including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. The Company's 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers U.S. sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands, including BetMGM and partypoker, and the Company's subsidiary LeoVegas AB offers sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands in several jurisdictions throughout Europe. The Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through the integrated resort opportunity in Japan. Through its "Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet" philosophy, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees, guests, and in the communities where it operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us at www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on Twitter as well as Facebook and Instagram.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Newton N. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a “vast wasteland,” died Saturday. He was 97.
Minow, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, died Saturday at home, surrounded by loved ones, said his daughter, Nell Minow.
“He wanted to be at home,” she told The Associated Press. “He had a good life.”
Though Minow remained in the FCC post just two years, he left a permanent stamp on the broadcasting industry through government steps to foster satellite communications, the passage of a law mandating UHF reception on TV sets and his outspoken advocacy for quality in television.
“My faith is in the belief that this country needs and can support many voices of television — and that the more voices we hear, the better, the richer, the freer we shall be,” Minow once said. “After all, the airways belong to the people.”
Minow was appointed as FCC chief by President John F. Kennedy in early 1961. He had initially come to know the Kennedys in the 1950s as an aide to Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson, the Democrats’ presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956.
Minow laid down his famous challenge to TV executives on May 9, 1961, in a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, urging them to sit down and watch their station for a full day, “without a book, magazine, newspaper, profit-and-loss sheet or rating book to distract you.”
“I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland,” he told them. “You will see a procession of game shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder, Western bad men, Western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence and cartoons. And, endlessly, commercials — many screaming, cajoling and offending.”
As he spoke, the three networks were just about all most viewers had to choose from. Pay television was barely in the planning stage, PBS and “Sesame Street” were several years away, and HBO and niche channels such as Animal Planet were far in the future.
The speech caused a sensation. “Vast wasteland” became a catch phrase. Jimmy Durante opened an NBC special by saying, “Da next hour will be dedicated to upliftin’ da quality of television. … At least, Newt, we’re tryin’.”
Minow became the first government official to get a George Foster Peabody award for excellence in broadcasting. The New York Times critic Jack Gould (himself a Peabody winner) wrote, “At long last there is a man in Washington who proposes to champion the interests of the public in TV matters and is not timid about ruffling the industry’s most august feathers. Tonight some broadcasters were trying to find dark explanations for Mr. Minow’s attitude. In this matter the viewer possibly can be a little helpful; Mr. Minow has been watching television.”
CBS President Frank Stanton strongly disagreed, calling Minow’s comments a “sensationalized and oversimplified approach” that could lead to ill-advised reforms “on the ground that any change is a change for the better.”
For the criticism over his speech, Minow said he didn’t support censorship, preferring exhortation and measures to broaden public choices. But he also said a broadcasting license was “an enormous gift” from the government that brought with it a responsibility to the public.
His daughter, Nell Minow, told The Associated Press in 2011 that her father loved television and wished he would have been remembered for championing the public interest in television programming, rather than just a few words in his much broader speech.
“His No. 1 goal was to give people choice,” she said.
Among the new laws during his tenure were the All-Channel Receiver Act of 1962, that required that TV sets pick up UHF as well as VHF broadcasts, which opened up TV channels numbered above 13 for widespread viewing. Congress also passed a bill that provided funds for educational television, and measures to foster communications satellites.
In a September 2006 interview on National Public Radio, Minow recalled telling Kennedy that such satellites were “more important than sending a man into space. … Communications satellites will send ideas into space, and ideas live longer than people.” On July 10, 1962, Minow was one of the officials making statements on the first live trans-Atlantic television program, a demonstration of AT&T’s Telstar satellite.
Children’s programming was a particular interest of Minow, a father of three, who told broadcasters the few good children’s shows were “drowned out in the massive doses of cartoons, violence and more violence. … Search your consciences and see if you cannot offer more to your young beneficiaries whose future you guide so many hours each and every day.”
Minow resigned in May 1963 to become executive vice president and general counsel for Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. in Chicago.
Nell Minow said her father also was instrumental in getting presidential debates televised, starting with Kennedy and Richard N. Nixon, after watching Stevenson struggle to use the new medium during his 1956 presidential run.
“Minow was appalled by … the whole charade of having to image-make on television,” said Craig Allen, a mass communications professor at Arizona State University who wrote a 2001 book about Minow.
In 1965, Minow returned to his law practice in Chicago, and later served as board member at PBS, CBS Inc. and the advertising company Foote Cone & Belding Communications Inc. He was director of the Annenberg Washington Program in Communications Policy Studies of Northwestern University.
He also gave Barack Obama a summer job at the law firm, where the future president met his wife, Michelle Robinson. Minow also was one of Obama’s earliest supporters when the then-Illinois senator considered running for president, Nell Minow said.
Television is one of our century’s most important advances “and yet, as a nation, we pay no attention to it,” Minow said in a 1991 Associated Press interview.
He continued to push for reforms such as free airtime for political ads and more quality programming while also praising advances in diversity in U.S. television.
“In 1961, I worried that my children would not benefit much from television. But in 1991 I worry that my grandchildren will actually be harmed by it,” he said. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/06/ex-fcc-chief-public-tv-advocate-newton-minow-dead-at-97/ | 2023-05-06 21:05:40 | 0 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/06/ex-fcc-chief-public-tv-advocate-newton-minow-dead-at-97/ |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa police arrested a man Saturday morning after he was caught impersonating a police officer and pulling people over, according to a release.
The Tampa Police Department said officers got a call about a suspicious SUV with red and blue lights driven by a man who was acting like a police officer in the area of New Tampa Boulevard.
A Tampa police officer found fake cop John Inglis, 26, of Tampa on Bruce B Downs Boulevard as he tried to pull a civilian over and get their license, registration, and proof of insurance, according to the department.
Police said when Inglis saw the real police officer, he gave the driver back their documents and walked back to his SUV. The officer then took Inglis into custody.
Further investigation found that Inglis had been a suspect in a separate incident investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol that same morning.
According to the investigators, Inglis had previously taken someone’s gun after pulling them over on I-75. A gun matching the stolen weapon’s description was later found when police searched his vehicle.
The Tampa Police Department said Inglis was also issued an active Risk Protection Order.
The department also gave the following tips if you think a fake police officer is trying to pull you over:
- Look for a safe place to pull over
- Signal your intent and slow down (activate your hazard lights)
- Call 911 to confirm it is an officer; be sure to provide the call-taker with your location, vehicle description and license plate
- Keep your doors locked while the dispatcher checks
- Ask the officer for their name and badge number, and confirm the information with 911. | https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/tampa-man-impersonating-officer-pulls-people-over-steals-gun-tpd/ | 2022-07-18 19:57:38 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/tampa-man-impersonating-officer-pulls-people-over-steals-gun-tpd/ |
Brittany Mahomes is enjoying a little trash talk now that her husband, Patrick Mahomes, and his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, are heading to the Super Bowl next month.
The 27-year-old mother of two took to Twitter after the Chiefs beat the Cincinnati Bengals over the weekend to troll outspoken Bengals player, Eli Apple.
Apple, 27, had been tweeting about other NFL players getting an early vacation as he intended to head to the Super Bowl LVII with the Bengals.
"Safe travels to Cabo fam ✈️ 🙏🏿," Apple replied to Buffalo Bills player Stefon Diggs.
"Enjoy Mexico wit the homies," Apple replied to Bills player Shaq Lawson.
As a dig at Apple, Brittany took to Twitter after the Chiefs' win, writing, "Cancun on 3✌🏼"
After the Chiefs' win, Brittany also took to Instagram, posting a video of herself and her two kids, Sterling, 1, and Bronze, 2 months, cheering on their dad.
"So. Dang. Proud. OF YOUUUU❤️," Brittany captioned the video.
The Chiefs will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The big game will air on Fox.
RELATED CONTENT: | https://www.kvue.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/patrick-mahomes-wife-brittany-shades-eli-apple-as-kansas-city-chiefs-head-to-the-super-bowl/603-2fc9e860-09cc-4d5b-9d9d-aa73dbcb1885 | 2023-01-31 21:15:40 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/patrick-mahomes-wife-brittany-shades-eli-apple-as-kansas-city-chiefs-head-to-the-super-bowl/603-2fc9e860-09cc-4d5b-9d9d-aa73dbcb1885 |
A super PAC backing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for president in 2024 will have a presence at this weekend’s New Hampshire GOP meeting, planting its flag in the state for the Florida governor and potentially setting up a clash with former President Trump, who will also be in attendance.
Ron to the Rescue, a super PAC formed after the midterms pushing support for DeSantis as the GOP nominee, will be in attendance at Saturday’s annual meeting in Salem, N.H.
The group will be collecting signatures to build up its team on the ground in the Granite State and unveiling a list of former New Hampshire Republican elected officials who are backing DeSantis over Trump ahead of next year’s primary.
“This is what I would call our opening salvo in New Hampshire,” said John Thomas, a GOP consultant who founded Ron to the Rescue.
Ron to the Rescue will have a booth at the New Hampshire GOP meeting, manned by staff from the super PAC and volunteers who are from New Hampshire, including former state officials who are supporting the Florida governor, Thomas said.
The group will also be giving out DeSantis-themed items, like T-shirts and bumper stickers, and signing up volunteers who are willing to serve as on-the-ground organizers for the super PAC.
“This is the first time that members of the party have had the opportunity to engage with anybody related to DeSantis for president,” Thomas said. “While we’ll certainly have a few people from Ron to the Rescue and staffers who aren’t from New Hampshire, most of the people there will be from the New Hampshire GOP. Our hope is it feels more friendly and relational rather than an out-of-town super PAC with no connection to people.”
Thomas said the Ron to the Rescue presence at Saturday’s meeting in Salem, N.H., has been in the works for about two months, but the event will have some added intrigue now that Trump plans to speak there, an appearance that was announced just this week.
Trump will address the crowd in New Hampshire before heading to South Carolina for an event.
“It definitely will change the pulse of the room more than what we thought it was going to be before,” Thomas said. “At some point we were going to end up in the same room as Trump. I guess better now than never.”
Thomas suggested Trump’s presence on Saturday may actually benefit DeSantis, as it could remind some Republicans why they’re lukewarm about the idea of a third Trump candidacy.
“All these people don’t dislike Trump, they just don’t think he should be the 2024 nominee,” Thomas said. “There’s not a level of animosity toward Donald Trump from the Ron DeSantis supporters we’ve engaged with.”
Trump took some jabs at DeSantis around the time of the midterms, suggesting the Florida governor was not gracious enough for Trump’s endorsement in the 2018 gubernatorial primary and warning that he could disclose unflattering information about DeSantis if the two squared off in a primary.
Ron to the Rescue was formed in November after the Florida governor coasted to reelection on an otherwise underwhelming night for Republicans, cementing him as a figure to watch in the 2024 presidential race.
The super PAC has released an ad arguing for DeSantis as the next president, but Saturday’s event underscores how the group is hoping to put boots on the ground in early voting states and organize support for the governor before he officially declares his 2024 candidacy. The super PAC would then give DeSantis a leg up if he announces a presidential bid and populates states like Iowa and New Hampshire with his own campaign infrastructure.
DeSantis has not announced whether he plans to run for president in 2024, but pundits expect him to get into the race later this year, with polls showing him as perhaps the most formidable challenger to Trump in a GOP primary.
A University of New Hampshire poll released Thursday found DeSantis leading Trump, 42 percent to 30 percent. The poll surveyed 347 likely GOP primary voters in the state, which holds the first primary on the Republican calendar after the Iowa caucuses.
The conservative group Club for Growth released polling after the midterms that showed DeSantis leading Trump in New Hampshire, Iowa and their shared home state of Florida.
But while DeSantis has shown momentum and separated himself from other potential GOP candidates, many polls still show him trailing the former president.
A Morning Consult poll released last week showed Trump leading DeSantis by 17 percentage points among Republican primary voters.
A Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released last week also found Trump with a 20-percentage point lead over DeSantis in a hypothetical eight-way GOP primary. But DeSantis’s 28 percent support in that poll actually marked an increase of 3 percentage points since December.
Updated at 8:11 a.m. | https://www.koin.com/hill-politics/pro-desantis-group-to-launch-opening-salvo-in-new-hampshire-at-gop-meeting/ | 2023-01-27 13:37:45 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/hill-politics/pro-desantis-group-to-launch-opening-salvo-in-new-hampshire-at-gop-meeting/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Haitian politicians are facing U.S. sanctions over allegations they abused their positions to traffic drugs in collaboration with gang networks and directed others to engage in violence.
The Treasury Department said Friday it was imposing sanctions on Haitian Senate President Joseph Lambert and former Sen. Youri Latortue. The two are accused of using their official roles to engage in the drug trade for decades. Lambert was also designated by the State Department for diplomatic sanctions and visa restrictions.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that “there is credible information of Lambert’s involvement in a gross violation of human rights, namely an extrajudicial killing, during his government tenure.”
He said the State Department is also designating Lambert’s spouse, Jesula Lambert Domond.
The sanctions mean their U.S. property is blocked and American people and companies that do business with them could face penalties as well.
Spokespeople for Lambert and Latortue did not immediately return WhatsApp messages seeking comment on Friday.
The sanctions against Lambert and Latortue come as Haiti is embroiled in political violence and economic crisis.
Last month, Eric Jean Baptiste, a former presidential candidate and leader of a political party in Haiti, was shot to death in the capital, Port-au-Prince, along with his bodyguard. Baptiste’s death stunned many in the destabilized island nation.
Brian Nelson, Treasury’s under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said Lambert and Latortue “abused their official positions to traffic drugs and collaborated with criminal and gang networks to undermine the rule of law in Haiti.”
“The United States and our international partners,” Nelson said, “will continue to take action against those who facilitate drug trafficking, enable corruption and seek to profit from instability in Haiti.”
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Associated Press writer Danica Coto in San Juan, Puerto Rico, contributed to this story.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Max Homa never felt more energized over a big putt on a Friday, perhaps because he never had so many people who shared in the celebration.
This is why making the Presidents Cup was the top of his wish list this year, and his latest afternoon heroics at Quail Hollow exceeded expectations.
The final fourballs match was all square with two holes to play, the green surrounded by American players and caddies, captains and their red carts. Homa stepped toward the hole and slammed his fist when he made a 12-foot birdie putt for a 1-up lead.
And then it got even better. Taylor Pendrith was clutch with a 15-foot birdie putt as the Internationals tried to scratch out a third tie. Homa stepped up and delivered again with another 12-foot birdie putt for the win.
The matches felt closer. The outcome was not. Homa’s big putts at the end allowed the Americans to win another session by a 4-1 margin, stretching the lead to 8-2.
“It was pretty surreal,” said Homa, who improved to 2-0 in his debut. “The atmosphere out there is insane. There’s so many people you can feel them on the back of your neck.”
Quail Hollow was packed with 40,000 fans on a gorgeous autumn day, with former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush among those at the course.
In five matches that covered 87 holes, the players combined for 67 birdies and three eagles, and three matches went the distance.
All the International team could manage were two halves. What it faces now is a task even more monumental against a U.S. team that looks well on its way to a ninth straight win in this lopsided affair.
“We feel like we’ve played some pretty good golf, some solid golf tee-to-green, particularly the last couple of days,” International captain Trevor Immelman said. “But we have absolutely been out-putted. No doubt about it.”
He was with that final match as Homa and Billy Horschel dropped key putts down the stretch. And when Pendrith dropped his birdie on the last and it look like he and Corey Conners might escape with a half-point, Homa was just as clutch.
“I was nervous as could be over that putt, but it was fun,” Homa said. “I was telling my wife, when we talk about things money can’t buy, money cannot buy that feeling. And that was something that I will remember forever, and I will tell anybody who ever wants to hear about it how that felt.”
For the second straight time on home soil, the powerful American team goes into a double session on Saturday with a mathematical chance to win the cup.
There are four matches of foursomes and fourballs, and the Americans would have to win seven of them and halve the other to clinch the cup. That sounds unlikely, except for who they have and how they’re playing.
The International teams led in one match — Mito Pereira and Christiaan Bezuidenhout, for a total of five holes — that ended in a halve with Cameron Young and Kevin Kisner.
Over two days and 10 matches, International teams have had a lead for only 10 of the 170 holes that have been played.
The 12 Americans are among the top 25 in the world and most of the are playing like it. The International team was cobbled together at the last minute with more defections to Saudi-funded LIV Golf run by Greg Norman, a former Presidents Cup captain.
Norman sent out a tweet wishing the International team well, accompanied by a photo of the team from its lone win in 1998. “Outside of all this angst — golf is golf, competition is competition; something every golfer thrives on.”
One of replies was from Immelman: “LOL.”
“I pretty much say it exactly as I’m thinking it,” Immelman said. “What I said was exactly what I was doing when I read that tweet. I was laughing out loud.”
The strength of the American team came from a pair of dynamic partnerships. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele were 5-up at the turn and easily held on for a 3-and-2 win over Hideki Matsuyama and Tom Kim.
Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas improved to 6-2 as a team in Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup matches, leading from the fourth hole in a 2-and-1 victory over the Australian pair of Adam Scott and Cameron Davis.
As usual, Spieth and Thomas were far from dull.
They were 2 up with five holes to play when Thomas hit 6-iron that came inches away from an ace on the par-3 14th over water to a back pin for birdie. And right when it looked as though the International side might get closer, Spieth was up to his tricks.
His approach on the 15th was headed for the stream when it hit the rocks and caromed over the green into the rough. He chipped 15 feet by, and then made the putt to halve the hole.
The Spieth-Thomas and Cantlay-Schauffele teams, formed as much by friendship as their games, are 2-0 this week and are tough to beat no matter whom the International team sends out against them.
The passion came from the Presidents Cup rookies.
Horschel hasn’t played for his country since the 2007 Walker Cup and said he felt like vomiting for three hours ahead of his match. For Homa, it was the second straight day he was in the final match, and both made it to the 18th green with a big audience outside and inside the ropes.
“It’s surreal to have 10 of the best golfers I’ve ever seen in my life watching you and you’ve got to help them,” Homa said. “It’s a heavy weight. But it’s also really fun.”
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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s health authorities have detected the country’s first case of monkeypox in a 42-year-old man who frequently travels to Europe. Authorities said the man is stable and has been isolated at a special hospital.
Egypt is the latest in the Middle East to join countries with reported monkeypox cases; Israel and the United Arab Emirates identified their first cases of the viral disease in May and Lebanon did so in June.
The health ministry statement, which was released late on Wednesday, also said that the contacts of the patient, who holds EU residency, are being monitored according to international medical standards recommended by the World Health Organization.
The statement did not say where exactly the case was detected or elaborate further.
Last month, Iran also announced that a 34-year-old woman in the southwestern city of AhvazMay tested positive for the virus, becoming that country’s first case.
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 56,000 cases have been detected in 102 countries around the globe so far.
Since monkeypox outbreaks in Europe and North America were identified in May, the World Health Organization and other health agencies have noted that its spread was mostly in men who have sex with men.
The virus originates in primates and other wild animals and causes fever, body aches, chills and fatigue in most patients. People with more serious illness can develop a rash and lesions on the face, hands and other parts of the body.
The smallpox-related disease is commonly found in parts of central and west Africa. Most people recover within about two to four weeks without needing to be hospitalized, monkeypox can be fatal for up to 6% of cases and is thought to be more severe in children. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/health/ap-health/ap-egypt-latest-in-mideast-to-detect-1st-case-of-monkeypox/ | 2022-09-09 12:20:36 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/health/ap-health/ap-egypt-latest-in-mideast-to-detect-1st-case-of-monkeypox/ |
Millions across central and Northern California are bracing for an alarming storm beginning Thursday, with heavy rain threatening to cause widespread flooding in areas already mired in the perilous aftermath of dayslong snowfall.
More than 17 million people are under flood watches in California and slices of Nevada, with much of the Golden State under an especially significant risk of excessive rainfall that can flood neighborhoods -- flooding that could swamp some of the same areas already devastated by severe flooding earlier this year.
"An atmospheric river will bring anomalous moisture to California Thursday and Friday. The combination of heavy precipitation and rapid snow melt below 5,000 feet will result in flooding," the Weather Prediction Center said, adding that "numerous" floods are likely for millions.
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The most vulnerable areas for flooding from rain and snowmelt are creeks and streams in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, the prediction center said. "This will lead to difficult travel, and combined with an already deep snowpack, may lead to increasing impacts from the depth and weight of the snow," the prediction center added.
The bleak forecast moved officials across central and Northern California to urge residents to prepare, with residents in one area advised to stock up on essentials for two weeks, while others were asked to use sandbags to protect their properties and clear their waterways to lessen any flooding impacts.
Here's what else the storm could bring:
• Heavy rainfall: Most urban areas could see between 1.5 and 3 inches of total rainfall, according to the National Weather Service in the San Francisco Bay Area. The threat heightens for coastal ranges and inland hills, where between 3 and 6 inches of rain are expected, the weather service added. The Santa Cruz Mountains may see up to 8 inches of rain while local areas with higher terrain may collect up to 10 inches of rain over a prolonged period of time.
• Ferocious winds: More than 15 million people across northern and central California, northern Nevada and southwestern Idaho are under high wind alerts. Wind gusts could reach up to 55 mph across lower elevations and up to 70 mph across peaks and mountains. Strong winds could knock down power lines and trees, which would occur against the backdrop of thousands of existing power outages from previous storms whose heavy snow wreaked havoc particularly in areas of higher elevations.
• More heavy snow: Parts of the Sierra Nevada mountain range above 8,000 feet could see snow pile up to 8 feet. Also, parts of higher elevations across southern Oregon and the Rocky Mountains in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming could see up to 2 feet of snowfall between Thursday and Friday.
Many of the areas preparing for Thursday's storm have not had a chance to recover from the multiple consecutive rounds of heavy snow that buried some neighborhoods and made roads inaccessible for days as residents ran low on essential supplies. In hard-hit San Bernardino County, one of the recent storms claimed the life of one resident in a car crash, the county sheriff's department told CNN on Wednesday.
How local officials are preparing
The imminent powerful storm has put some local officials in preparation mode days ahead of its expected landfall as a strong atmospheric river, which consists of long, narrow bands of moisture in the atmosphere that transport warm air and water vapor from the tropics.
As the storm hits central California, some urban flooding, ponding and flooding from the smaller creeks and streams is likely. Eventually more roads are expected to flood as the main rivers rise, according to meteorologist Katrina Hand at the Sacramento office of the National Weather Service.
Officials in San Francisco urged small businesses to clear storm drains, stock up on inventory, use sandbags and ensure equipment is properly stored, according to a news release. Officials also suggested that employers should consider adjusting their workers' schedule for their safety.
Meanwhile, crews in Merced worked to clear storm drains and fortify creek banks ahead of the storm, city officials said in a release, noting that flooding from the deadly rounds of atmospheric rivers that battered much of the state in January has made the city's water ways unsafe.
"The city urges all residents to avoid these waterways and walking paths," officials said in the statement. "Because of ground saturation and erosion from prior storms, expect to see more debris in creek flows.
Farther west on the coast, five Monterey County parks will close Thursday and Friday due to the storm's threat, officials said in a Wednesday tweet.
Plus, officials advised residents in the Big Sur area in Monterey County to ensure they have enough food and other essentials for at least two weeks. The Big Sur area, a roughly 90-mile stretch of California's central coast, is one of the area's renowned tourist attractions with rugged cliffs, mountains and hidden beaches along the Pacific Coast Highway.
In Kern County, home to Bakersfield, fire officials urged residents to create emergency kits and to be aware of escape routes and safe areas to seek shelter if needed. Officials also encouraged the use of sandbags to protect properties.
And in San Luis Obispo, city officials said residents should be informed on flood insurance policies and be prepared to both protect their homes and possible evacuations.
In Sacramento, city officials said they intend to open overnight warming centers beginning Friday in preparation for the expected heavy rainfall and low temperatures.
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Foundation for success laid with 11AAA title for two-year old Jefferson football program
Cavaliers finish 12-0 and beat opponents by an average margin of 32 points per game
Published: Nov. 13, 2022 at 11:30 PM CST|Updated: 29 minutes ago
VERMILLION, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The high school football season came to a close last night with a Jefferson Cavalier program that didn’t even exist three years ago staking their claim as one of the most dominant teams in the 11-triple-A era with the first state title in schoole history.
Trailing by seven in the second quarter, the Cavaliers exploded for 35 unanswered points and blew away the defending champion Harrisburg Tigers 48-21. In the process they completed a perfect 12-0 season in which scored 40 or more points 10 times and won by an average margin of 32 points per game.
All of this in just their second season of varsity football.
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Don't touch! Phenomenon known as 'Pele's Hair' possible after Mauna Loa eruption
As Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano awakens from a decades-long slumber, officials are not only warning those in the area about ash fall and airborne gases but also the potential for volcanic glass fibers known as "Pele's Hair."
Pele's Hair is the term given to thin strands of volcanic glass fibers that are formed from gas amid explosions within the turbulent cauldron.
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"When bubbles of gas near the surface of a lava flow burst, it can stretch the skin of the molten lava into long threads," according to the U.S. National Park Service. The strands get their name from the Hawaiian volcanic deity known as Pele.
A sample of volcanic glass fibers known as "Pele's Hair." (National Park Service / FOX Weather)
The agency says strands of Pele's Hair can stretch out to a couple of feet long but are very thin – measured around 0.001 millimeters.
With the glass strands' light weight, they can be carried by the winds and accumulate in piles like snow drifts – sometimes many inches thick, according to the NPS.
Prevailing trade winds blow much of the Pele's hair from Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake into the Kauai Desert, where it accumulates against gully walls. (USGS / FOX Weather)
Or they can become airborne and threaten aviation, as was one among the advisories by Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency given to nearby pilots Monday with Mauna Loa's eruption.
Pele's Hair also carries dangers to those on the ground. The NPS warns that while the glass strands are brittle, they are also quite sharp and can become lodged in the skin or eyes.
"Caution around the fibers is necessary to avoid injury from the slivers," the NPS warned. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/hawaii-mauna-loa-volcano-eruption-peles-hair-hazard | 2022-11-29 18:19:31 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/hawaii-mauna-loa-volcano-eruption-peles-hair-hazard |
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly sexually assaulting her was indicted by a grand jury on nine new charges, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Timothy M. Haslett, of Excelsior Springs, was indicted on one count of rape, four counts of sodomy, two counts of second-degree assault and one count each of kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child, Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said.
Haslett, 40, is being held in the Clay County Detention Center on $3 million bond. If found guilty, he faces up to five life sentences and another 36 years in prison.
The charges supersede charges of rape, kidnapping and assault filed after Haslett was arrested in October when a woman told investigators she was raped repeatedly while being held captive in his basement for about a month.
“We would not be here today if not for the bravery of one woman and the tireless efforts of 16 different agencies,” Thompson said.
He said law enforcement officers have followed more than 100 leads and spent more than 1,200 hours on the case, but he said the investigation continues.
Court documents say the child endangerment charge stems from leaving unsecured weapons accessible to the child, KSHB-TV reported.
Thompson declined to comment on whether detectives are investigating the possibility of other possible victims.
Haslett’s public defender, Tiffany Leuty, did not return a call seeking comment. Haslett’s next court hearing is scheduled for Friday.
The woman, who has not been named, said she escaped when Haslett left the house to take his child to school and then ran to a neighbor’s home for help.
At the time, the victim was wearing latex lingerie and a metal collar with what appeared to be a padlock on the front, according to court documents.
In January, the Excelsior Springs Police Department said it was looking for 36-year-old Jaynie M. Crosdale as a potential witness in case. Thompson said Tuesday that police continue to look for Crosdale. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-news/ap-missouri-man-accused-of-confining-woman-faces-new-charges/ | 2023-02-15 14:01:12 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-news/ap-missouri-man-accused-of-confining-woman-faces-new-charges/ |
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Very strong performance in the quarter Third quarter
- Net sales increased by 33% to SEK 31,820 M (23,930), with organic growth of 14% (7) and acquired net growth of 3% (2). Exchange-rates affected sales by 16 (–1).
- Very strong organic growth in Entrance Systems, Global Technologies and Americas, good growth in EMEIA, but organic sales declined in Asia Pacific.
- Six acquisitions with combined annual sales of about SEK 1,000 M were signed in the quarter.
- The US regulator will seek to block ASSA ABLOY's proposed acquisition of the HHI division of Spectrum Brands. ASSA ABLOY and Spectrum Brands will contest in court this effort to oppose the transaction.
- Operating income (EBIT) increased by 47% and amounted to SEK 4,973 M (3,392), with an operating margin of 15.6% (14.2). Excluding an operating loss of SEK 196 M for the CERTEGO divestment, the operating margin last year was 15.0%.
- Net income amounted to SEK 3,552 M (2,392).
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 3.20 (2.15).
- Operating cash flow amounted to SEK 4,520 M (3,619).
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Very strong performance in the quarter
Following a very strong sales development during the first half of 2022, the momentum continued during the third quarter with double-digit organic sales growth in most of our markets.
Our organic sales grew by 14%, complemented with 16% positive currency effects and 3% growth from M&A. Entrance Systems and Americas delivered very strong sales growth of 20% and 17% respectively, driven predominantly by a continued strong US market and price realization. Despite continued component shortages, Global Technologies achieved a very strong organic growth of 19% due to our launch of redesigned products and our continued recovery in the travel-related segments. EMEIA reported good organic growth of 4%, driven by very strong demand in Scandinavia and in most emerging markets. Although demand has improved in Southeast Asia and remained very strong in Pacific, organic sales in Asia Pacific were down by 2% as demand in China continued to be very weak.
Excluding an operating loss from divestments in 2021, our EBIT increased by 39% to SEK 4,973 M and the margin improved to 15.6% (15.0), driven by lower material headwind, continued operational efficiencies as well as a significant margin improvement in Global Technologies. Our operating cash flow in the quarter continued to improve, up 25% to SEK 4,520 M.
Delivering on our strategic activities
To accelerate our profitable growth, we are working with a number of strategic activities. One key activity is actively upgrading our installed base from mechanical to electromechanical solutions. We are leading this transition and are investing in new platforms and partner collaborations that, over time, will further strengthen our position in the industry. Our innovation efforts are paying off, and for the fourth consecutive quarter our sales of electromechanical products and solutions grew organically at double-digit rates and were up 16% in the quarter. This transition will also further improve the resilience of our business through more recurring sales and service, both of which achieved double-digit growth in the quarter.
We are continuing to execute our acquisition strategy, with six further acquisitions signed during the quarter, bringing the number of acquisitions closed this year to eleven by the end of September. In September, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that it will seek to block our proposed acquisition of the HHI division of Spectrum Brands. We strongly disagree with the DoJ's characterization of the acquisition and will vigorously contest in court this effort to oppose the transaction.
While growth-generating activities create value, focus on costs is critical. The demand remains strong in most markets, but due to weaker demand in some European markets in the quarter (mainly the UK, France and Benelux), some local organizations have initiated cost-reduction actions to protect their profitability. We have a strong track record of being agile, and we will continue to act in response to possible changes in market conditions.
Lastly, I would like to note that we will host our Capital Markets Day on 16 November 2022 in London, where we will provide an update on our strategy and will display exciting new products and solutions such as mobile credentials and connected doors.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that he won’t support a fellow GOP senator’s blockade of military nominees, backing Democrats and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who have said that the holdup is harming national security.
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is objecting to the normally routine practice of confirming dozens of military nominations, a move that would force the Senate to hold potentially hundreds of votes to confirm non-controversial senior military officers. Tuberville has not backed down from his now-monthslong pledge to hold up the nominees over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, which provides travel funds and support for troops and dependents who seek abortions but are based in states where they are now illegal.
“No, I don’t support putting a hold on military nominations,” McConnell told reporters, in response to a question about Tuberville’s blockade. “I don’t support that. But as to why, you’ll have to ask Sen. Tuberville.”
McConnell’s comments have no practical effect on Tuberville’s holds, because any senator can hold up any Senate action. But the GOP leader’s position further isolates the Alabama Republican as lawmakers and national security officials have said that the holdup may have dangerous effects.
In a letter sent last week to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, Austin wrote that he has “deep concern” about the delays in confirmations. He said the Pentagon estimates that approximately 650 officers covered by the hold – those at the one-star to four-star levels – will require Senate confirmation between now and the end of the year.
The delays pose “a clear risk to U.S. military readiness, especially at his critical time,” Austin wrote, adding that never before has one senator held up so many officers. The glut of vacancies would break down the department’s normal flow of leadership and breed uncertainty and confusion, he said, risking operations in “every theater, every domain, and every service.”
At a hearing earlier this year, Austin defended the abortion policy by saying that tens of thousands of women in the military live and work in locations that don’t have regular reproductive health care. “This policy is based on strong legal ground,” he said.
A spokesman for Tuberville said Wednesday that McConnell’s comments have not changed his position. The senator has said repeatedly that he won’t budge.
“Secretary Austin thought abortion is more important than his highest-level military nominations,” he said late last month, after Democrats tried to call up the nominations on the Senate floor. “Secretary Austin could end the policy today, and I would lift my hold. Secretary Austin has chosen not to do that.”
Tuberville has argued that Schumer can bring the nominations to the Senate floor at any time and hold individual votes. But each nomination would require at least two votes and days of Senate time, and Democrats have argued that it would set a dangerous precedent to hold partisan votes on routine military nominations that have traditionally been unanimously approved by voice vote.
Schumer said on the Senate floor Wednesday that Republicans are willing to jeopardize U.S. “standing abroad, the livelihood of service members, and our military readiness” over the issue of abortion access.
“Our national security is not a bargaining chip for radical right-wing policies,” Schumer said.
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MISSOULA - During the holidays, you’ll see many toy drive events around town to help the different agencies that assist families in need this time of year. It is the season of giving, after all.
After you donate money or buy a toy off a child's wishlist, you might wonder if it makes a difference -- and if so, how? As we found out, what you’re giving is something that could last a lifetime.
At Watson Children’s Shelter, the decorating is well underway with trees and ornaments and even an animated reindeer next to a bright pink tree.
“Christmas for our kids is a wonderful time, we transform the house into a winter wonderland, something that a lot of them have not experienced before,” said Watson Children’s Shelter Executive Director Mark Roberts.
“We just want them to have hope for something that they haven’t had so just to let them know that there are other experiences,” said Watson Children’s Shelter Development Director Angie Doucette. “And when they get older, they might understand they can make these moments for themselves.”
The emergency shelter is always full and are currently caring for 24 children who have come from some pretty heartbreaking experiences all across the state.
But Santa is coming! And he’s getting an assist from local toy drives including the recent Kyssmass for Kids radio auction and the Mountain of Giving trees and donation boxes.
“I see adults who had a joyful childhood and Christmas, and those memories are so important for them and they want to make sure that every child experiences that joy of Christmas because without this help there are a lot of families where that wouldn’t be possible,” said Mountain of Giving volunteer Sheila Callahan.
Callahan said that this year, more businesses than ever asked how they can help. Mountain of Giving helps 14 different agencies with holiday needs — and what you’re giving is more than just what’s under the tree.
“We have had social workers tell us that when they gave toys to children in the past, and they told them all of these are for you, the kids couldn’t believe it because they’d never had Christmas before — ever!" Callahan said.
Kysmass for Kids — which has been going on for more than 20 years — helps with gift cards and more.
“It’s the right thing to do, let’s just keep it simple. A little effort can have a big effect and that’s what I'd like to be able to do,” said veteran Missoula broadcaster Al Kessler.
Maybe some donations aren’t as big this year, but the important things in life come in all sizes.
"People don’t give from their wallets; they give from their hearts,” Callahan said. “And there’s a lot of people in Missoula with very big hearts.” | https://www.kxlf.com/news/positively-montana/holiday-drives-helping-children-in-need-in-missoula | 2022-12-06 18:42:48 | 1 | https://www.kxlf.com/news/positively-montana/holiday-drives-helping-children-in-need-in-missoula |
The number of kids who suffered from anxiety, depression or both soared by almost 26% from 2016 to 2020 — the first year of the pandemic — while the percentage in Massachusetts nearly doubled, according an annual assessment of child well-being in the U.S.
Nationally, the number of children struggling to make it through the day rose nearly 26% — from 9.4% (5.8 million kids) in 2016 to 11.8% (7.3 million kids) in 2020, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Book.
And although Massachusetts ranked first in the nation in overall child well-being, the share of kids ages 3 to 17 who had a clinical diagnosis of anxiety or depression jumped from 12% in 2016 to 18% in 2020, according to the data book.
“So many things happened in that first year of the pandemic,” said Dr. Jacqueline Sperling, co-director of McLean Hospital’s Anxiety Mastery Program and author of “Find Your Fierce: How to Put Social Anxiety in its Place.” “We had to have a lockdown, so there was the removal of social interactions with their friends. They missed rites of passage like birthdays and graduations. A parent may have lost a job. And some kids lost parents or other loved ones to COVID.”
The pandemic has brought children trauma and tremendous loss over the past two and a half years. As of July 2022, it had killed more than 1 million people in America, including more than 1,600 children. Over the same time span, more than 200,000 kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to the virus, according to the data book.
All of these things have helped amount to what the U.S. surgeon general has called a mental health pandemic for youngsters.
“The pandemic exacerbated what was already worsening trends for children with mental health needs,” said Mary McGeown, executive director of the Massachusetts Society for the Protection of Children.
“At a time when the need was great, schools, clinicians, friends weren’t there to support them.”
Most children who receive counseling services get them at school, she said. So with the abrupt closure of schools, kids lost trusted counselors.
“Very quickly, clinicians were able to provide help virtually. For adults, telehealth made access to help easier,” McGeown said. “For many parents of autistic children, being able to use telehealth proved to be helpful. But for some kids, it wasn’t an effective way to talk. It simply was not enough.”
The good news is children will be going back to school, which is always in the best interests of the child, she said.
“The challenge is the workforce,” McGeown said. “There are simply not enough mental health clinicians.”
So without someone like that to talk to, many children reach a crisis point and end up in a hospital emergency room, where they may have to wait days to be seen, she said.
“If a child showed up with a broken leg, they would be seen right away,” McGeown said. “But if they show up with a mental health crisis, it’s not considered a priority in many hospitals.”
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Break out the red, white and blue because it’s time to celebrate summer’s most beloved holiday. While lake days and barbecues are welcome all summer long, the Fourth of July naturally brings family and friends together to enjoy each other’s company while remembering the important sacrifice. From an elegant soiree to a backyard barbecue, there’s no right or wrong way to commemorate this national holiday. So, whether you’re heading to the beach or watching colorful fireworks light up the sky, don’t get caught without a few crucial must-haves.
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Up to eight players can enjoy this versatile game, making it perfect for large parties. This bocce ball set comes with a carrying case for convenient storage or travel and is effortless to set up in a variety of locations. Plus, bocce ball is simple to learn and fun for the entire family.
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For us regular folks, there are telltale signs of getting old.
Groans while sitting down. Triple-checking the weather. A greater appreciation for Jeopardy. Defeated by items difficult to reach.
For LeBron James, the signs are a little bit different. But they’re there. Finally, they’re there.
James, at 38, is aging better than the Wizards’ version of Michael Jordan, if only because LeBron’s offense was built on elements other than scoring in isolation. But the fast-twitch explosion we’ve come to know from James is quite diminished.
Sure, he can blow past defenders and convert if provided adequate running room on a break. The head start is crucial.
But lift is now a problem. It was symbolic and evident in Thursday’s Game 2 loss in Denver, when James’s reverse lay-up attempt with 26 seconds left received such little airtime you’d think Nikola Jokic swapped jerseys. Another version of James would’ve simply dunked it. This 38-year-old iteration was flailing his feet close to the hardwood without body control.
Earlier in the game, James blew a wide-open lay-up and a breakaway dunk. He squandered six points on looks at the rim, in other words, and the Lakers lost by 5. James has also missed 19 consecutive 3-pointers dating back to Game 2 of the first round, which represents the worst playoff slump of the last 25 years.
“Obviously it sucks that ball squirted out of my hand like that, maybe it hit my knee or whatever,” James said about flubbing his dunk attempt in the second quarter Friday. “Unforced turnover by myself. Horrible, especially on the road.”
These things tend to happen to elderly and exhausted legs. Perhaps the altitude in Denver was a factor, but James was physically done by the end of his 40 minutes.
Of course, it speaks to the highest bar established for James that criticism is the theme after he fell one rebound short of a triple-double in the conference finals.
But after nearly two decades of physically dominating his sport, the clear evidence of decline on the biggest stage — and with his team facing a 2-0 series deficit — is nonetheless jarring to the eyes.
Father Time, as Kevin Garnett once told me, is undefeated. Against LeBron, he was against the ropes and knocked down but is now rising from the canvas.
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Both sides of the conference finals feature players that came courtesy of the locals.
For Boston, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were acquired with draft picks traded by the Nets in that ill-fated 2013 deal involving Garnett and Paul Pierce.
Less known is that Denver’s Game 2 hero, Jamal Murray, was drafted in 2016 using a pick swap from the Knicks that was negotiated into the Carmelo Anthony trade of 2011.
Meanwhile, neither the Knicks nor the Nets have advanced to a conference finals in 20 years.
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Florida official says migrants flown to California went willingly, disputes claims of coercion
By TRÂN NGUYỄN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration said Tuesday that three dozen migrants whom the state flew from the U.S. southern border to California on private planes all went willingly, disputing allegations by California officials that the individuals were coerced to travel under false pretenses.
The admission of responsibility — five days after the first flight touched down in California’s capital — only served to heighten tensions between DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, his frequent political sparring partner.
Two planes arrived in Sacramento, on Friday and Monday, each carrying asylum-seekers mostly from Colombia and Venezuela. The individuals had been picked up in El Paso, Texas, taken to New Mexico and then put on charter flights to California’s capital of Sacramento, said California Attorney General Rob Bonta. He is investigating whether any violations of criminal or civil law occurred.
Alecia Collins, a spokeswoman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said in a statement that “through verbal and written consent, these volunteers indicated they wanted to go to California.” She also shared a video compilation that appeared to show people signing consent forms and thanking officials for treating them well.
The clips had no time stamps, and Collins declined to share additional details about when and where they were recorded. Representatives from Sacramento ACT and PICO California, two religious groups helping the migrants in Sacramento, did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment about whether the migrants in the videos were the same as those they were helping.
Bonta told CNN late Tuesday he would be requesting that Florida turn over any video footage, unedited, that it has of the group. A spokeswoman for his office could not confirm if any of the people seen in the video were among the migrants Bonta met.
This isn’t the first time DeSantis’ administration has transported migrants from Texas to other states. Last fall, Florida flew 49 Venezuelans to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard. The move was intended to protest federal immigration policy. DeSantis has said he intends to send migrants who may end up in Florida to states that have immigrant-friendly policies, like California.
It’s not clear whether Florida was the intended destination for any of the people who arrived in California. If so, they would represent just a sliver of the immigrants who arrive in Florida each year.
DeSantis signed a law providing $12 million for his migrant-relocation initiative in early May, just weeks before announcing his Republican presidential bid. He has touted the earlier migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard on the campaign trail.
Newsom, a Democrat, indicated in a tweet Monday that California may consider kidnapping charges against DeSantis. Such charges would likely be extremely difficult to prove, particularly given the migrants signed waivers.
Bonta has not directly said he is considering kidnapping charges. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in Texas on Monday said it had recommended misdemeanor and felony charges for “unlawful restraints” in the transport of migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard. The county district attorney must decide whether to pursue those charges and against whom.
Possible charges aside, Newsom’s office doubled down on its criticism of DeSantis after Florida claimed credit.
“This is exploitative propaganda being peddled by a politician who has shown there are no depths he won’t sink to in his desperate effort to score a political point,” said Anthony York, a spokesman for Newsom.
Though Newsom has no plans to run for president in 2024, he and DeSantis have frequently used each other as political foils as they cast their own governing approach as a model for the nation. Beyond immigration policy, the two have sparred on abortion access, LGBTQ+ and civil rights, and a host of other cultural issues.
On the campaign trail, DeSantis has been eager to slap at progressive policies in Democratic strongholds such as New York and California, claiming that Florida’s population boom in recent years has been driven by people fleeing blue-state policies.
DeSantis is currently positioned as the strongest alternative to former President Donald Trump in the GOP’s crowded primary, although Trump maintains a big lead in early polls.
Bonta, who met with some of the migrants who arrived Friday, said they told him they were approached in El Paso by two women who spoke broken Spanish and promised them jobs. The women traveled with them by land from El Paso to Deming, New Mexico, where two men then accompanied them on the flight to Sacramento. The same men were on the flight Monday, Bonta said.
He said the asylum seekers have court dates in New York, Utah and Colorado and carried a document that “purports to be a consent and release form” that is designed to shield Florida from liability.
“Of course, what’s important is what is actually said and represented and told to the individual, and we’ve got good indications of what that was and the fact that it was false, misleading, and deceptive,” Bonta said.
His office didn’t comment Tuesday following Florida’s assertion that the migrants were not coerced.
Gabby Trejo, executive director of Sacramento ACT, a collaboration of religious congregations in the Sacramento area, said all of the migrants had already been given pending court dates by U.S. immigration officials before they were approached in Texas by people promising jobs. Trejo said that they had been “lied to and deceived.”
It’s not yet clear if the new arrivals in Sacramento plan to stay in California or will eventually seek to go elsewhere, advocates said. Four who arrived on the first flight on Friday have already been picked up by friends or family members, but the rest remain in the care of local advocacy groups. ___
Rodriguez reported from San Francisco. Associated Press writers Anthony Izaguirre in Tallahassee, Florida, and Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed.
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Newest FIA offers protection and accumulation, plus access to proprietary J.P. Morgan Factor FocusSM Index
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National Western Life Insurance Company (National Western Life) announced the launch of NWL® New Frontiers, an innovative addition to the Company's product suite. This new fixed indexed annuity exclusively offers access to the J.P. Morgan Factor FocusSM Index, while providing customers with the opportunity to take advantage of market gains and help with accumulation.
NWL® New Frontiers offers index strategies with one-year, two-year, and six-year durations. Customers interested in the six-year option can choose the J.P. Morgan Factor FocusSM Six Year Strategy, which includes an innovative Lock-In Index Value option. NWL® New Frontiers will be available exclusively through The Sterling Group, who assisted in the design of the product. This fixed indexed annuity is the second product made available to The Sterling Group and the first developed by the alliance.
"The launch of the NWL® New Frontiers annuity is exciting for all involved," said Chad J. Tope, National Western Life's Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President. "With the help of The Sterling Group, we've created a powerful accumulation product that producers and customers will certainly gravitate toward."
As the Company continues implementing new systems and technological enhancements, the NWL® New Frontiers annuity will be one of several new products available only on the FireLight® platform, allowing producers to submit applications electronically for easier business. This system offers producers a more efficient and streamlined process, plus the ability to provide electronic delivery to clients.
"We look forward to continually enhancing our business process, and NWL® New Frontiers is one of several new and innovative products we are introducing to the marketplace," commented Mr. Tope. "We are excited to share it with customers and producers."
National Western Life Group, Inc. is the parent organization of National Western Life Insurance Company, which is the parent organization of Ozark National Life Insurance Company, both stock life insurance companies in aggregate offering a broad portfolio of individual universal life, whole life and term insurance plans, as well as annuity products. At June 30, 2022, the Company maintained consolidated total assets of $13.3 billion, consolidated stockholders' equity of $2.1 billion, and combined life insurance in force of $20.3 billion.
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Morgan have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the J.P. Morgan Index. Such persons should seek appropriate professional advice before making an investment or purchasing insurance. The Index has been designed and is compiled, calculated, maintained, and sponsored by J.P. Morgan without regard to the Licensee, the Annuity Product, or any policyholder. J.P. Morgan is under no obligation to continue compiling, calculating, maintaining, or sponsoring the Index. J.P. Morgan may independently issue or sponsor other indices or products that are similar to and may compete with the Index and the Annuity Product. J.P. Morgan may transact in assets referenced in the Index (or in financial instruments such as derivatives that reference those assets). These activities could have a positive or negative effect on the value of the Index and the Annuity Product.
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Best Probiotics for Over 60's: Top Probiotic Supplements for Seniors Gut Health and Digestion
As we age, maintaining a balanced gut microbiome becomes increasingly vital for overall health. This is particularly true for people over 60 because the natural shifts in gut bacteria can lead to various health complications.
Using probiotic supplements daily is a good way to counter this imbalance. The best probiotic products can deliver many benefits including better nutrient absorption and improved immune function. They may even support improvements in mood and cognitive function.
When choosing the best probiotic supplement, it's important to look out for products that contain bacteria from the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium families. Strains from these probiotic families are well-researched and have been found to be highly beneficial for maintaining a healthy gut and delivering associated benefits.
In the following sections, we will delve deeper into the benefits of probiotics and review some of the top probiotic supplements available in 2023.
Introducing the Top 3 Probiotic Supplements for Seniors
After reviewing the dozens of the most popular probiotic supplements we were able to pinpoint the most appropriate choices for people over 60.
This was both time-consuming and revealing. We evaluated every supplement's ingredient profile, checked the science, and took note of the experiences reported in customer reviews.
We also looked at other key factors such as the cost of using the various options and, above all, their ability to provide good value for money.
In the end, three supplements shone a lot brighter than all the rest:
As you can see, we were able to find the best supplement for women, along with the best option for men. However, we have also included a third option as a fallback in case the top choices become temporarily unavailable due to high levels of customer demand.
The Best Probiotic Products for Seniors Compared and Reviewed
Before going any further, we would like to point out that all three supplements are produced by reputable companies that provide money-back guarantees.
In addition to providing appropriate probiotic strains, each supplement also contains prebiotic fiber to nourish it and help it to multiply. Supplements that combine probiotics and prebiotics in this way are known as synbiotics.
All three products are shelf-stable as well. They do not require refrigeration during storage or transit so there is no need to worry about potency issues or that the bacteria in the pills will be dead.
#1 - YourBiology Gut+ (Best Probiotic for Women Over 60)
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Probiotics are an essential part of maintaining overall health, especially for people over 60. YourBiology Gut+ stands out as an excellent probiotic supplement for women aged 60 and older due to its unique blend of beneficial bacteria.
YourBiology Gut+ is a probiotic supplement designed for women. It's an excellent option for women of all ages and offers many benefits to women who are in or approaching their golden years.
Furthermore, the supplement utilizes a special pill coating. It gives the probiotic bacteria a 250 times better survival rate than the probiotics in standard gut health products.
YourBiology Gut+ is an all-in-one supplement that promotes calm digestion, reduces bloating, boosts energy levels, and strengthens immunity. By doing these things it can help seniors enjoy a much better quality of life.
Key Benefits
Improvements in digestion and bowel function
More energy and greater vitality
Protection from stress and anxiety
Improved immune function
Improved hormonal balance
Protection from weak bones and osteoporosis
Help with weight management
Enhanced cellular immunity
Ingredient Highlights
YourBiology Gut+ provides several probiotic strains from the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium families. Lactobacillus Acidophilus (L. acidophilus) and Bifidobacterium Lactis (B. lactis) stand out as the two strains that offer the most value to women who are in their 60s or older.
L. acidophilus is a type of probiotic bacteria that generates lactic acid. It's recognized for its capacity to prevent and mitigate diarrhea, ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and assist in treating urinary tract infections. These benefits are particularly critical for women over 60, who may have a higher likelihood of these health issues.
L. acidophilus is also effective in relieving menopausal symptoms. It offers significant value in this area. So much so that researchers consider it a safe, natural alternative to HRT (hormone replacement therapy). [1]
Meanwhile, B. Lactis plays an essential role in immune function and digestion. It’s especially valuable for older women because research indicates it can boost cellular immunity in the elderly, fostering overall health and longevity.
Reasons to Choose YourBilolgy Gut+
YourBiology Gut+ provides probiotic bacteria strains that offer substantial health benefits for women aged 60 and older. The special coating ensures the probiotics arrive in the gut alive and kicking, helping to maximize the benefits all around.
The presence of probiotic fiber in the supplement further enhances the benefits the supplement provides. YourBiology Gut+ is a high-quality product through and through. It also has a 60-day money-back guarantee that provides extra peace of mind.
The manufacturer also provides some enticing special deals. The most popular option allows you to pay for two bottles and get a third bottle free of charge. It's also possible to buy five bottles of YourBiology Gut+ for the price of three.
#2 - Biotics 8 (Best Probiotic for Men Over 60)
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Biotics 8 is a probiotic supplement designed to support male gut health and deliver additional benefits. It's the best probiotic for men of all ages, including those aged 60 or older.
Far more than just a probiotic product, Biotics 8 also provides additional ingredients that help men to feel more alive and enjoy better health.
Although the efficacy of Biotics 8 is largely attributed to its inclusion of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium bacteria strains, the extra ingredients allow the supplement to offer far greater value. The praise men heap on this product reflects this fact.
Key Benefits
Enhances digestion
Boosts testosterone levels
Enhances energy and vitality
Supports immune function
Enhances mental focus
Reduces hormonal issues
Aids with weight loss
Increases muscle growth
Ingredient Highlights
Biotics 8 provides several probiotic strains that make it an especially good choice for men over 60. Lactobacillus Casai (L. casai) is a good example. Research shows strains from this probiotic species are good for treating and preventing bacterial prostatitis.[2]
Bacterial prostatitis is a prostate gland infection that has some very unpleasant symptoms including fever and pelvic pain. It can even cause pain during ejaculation. After the age of 50, men have a greater susceptibility to this condition and the problems it presents. [3]
Lactobacillus Paracasei (L. paracasei) is another notable inclusion. Research shows this probiotic can help protect the testicles from the effects of oxidative stress. [4]
In addition to the probiotic strains, Biotics 8 also provides digestive enzymes and vitamin D.
Supplements that provide digestive enzymes enhance nutrient and energy absorption. They can be particularly beneficial for men over 60 who may experience more frequent digestive issues.
Many men are vitamin D deficient. The risk of this increases as men get older. Adequate Vitamin D is necessary for testosterone production. It also enhances immunity and serves several other important roles in the male body, including helping to provide strong bones.
So, although vitamin D may seem a strange addition to a probiotic supplement, it's a very fitting addition to any supplement aimed at men.
Reasons to Choose Biotics 8
Men who use this supplement can experience dramatic improvements in their quality of life. Although this is partly due to the abilities of the probiotics it provides, the additional ingredients have a role to play in this as well.
Many men over 60 have issues such as fatigue, erectile dysfunction (ED), and brain fog that are largely due to insufficient testosterone. By providing vitamin D and probiotics that support healthy testicular tissue, Biotics 8 can help make these problems a thing of the past.
Men who buy two bottles of Biotics 8 get a third bottle free. When you add a third extra bottle to the order, you get two free bottles instead of one. All orders, big and small, have the backing of a 60-day money-back guarantee.
#3 - Health Nutrition 40 Billion (Best of the Rest)
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Health Nutrition 40 Billion is a good alternative if YourBiology Gut+ or Biotics 8 becomes temporarily unavailable. The formula provides several probiotic strains that can benefit men and women over 60 who want to improve their gut health and avoid age-related issues such as loss of vitality and poor immune health.
As with all the best probiotic products, Health Nutrition 40 Billion contains probiotic strains from the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium bacteria families. Like YourBiology Gut+, the capsules have a special protective coating to help ensure more of the probiotics survive the journey through the stomach and into the gut.
Key Benefits
Naturally replenishes gut bacteria
Supports digestive health
Strengthens immunity
Ingredients Highlights
Health Nutrition 40 Billion provides L. acidophilus and L. paracasei.
As you may recall from our reviews of the previous two products, L. acidophilus is a versatile probiotic that offers many benefits, including relief from the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and urinary tract infections. It's also a good natural alternative to HRT. [1]
You should be familiar with L. paracasei as well. Its ability to help protect the testicles makes it one of the best probiotics for men. [4]
Reasons to Choose Health Nutrition 40 Billion
Although Health Nutrition 40 Billion is far superior to most of the other probiotic products we reviewed, it's not quite as good as YourBiology Gut+ or Biotics 8 so we suggest only choosing this option if the one you want is out of stock.
Unfortunately, the manufacturer doesn't offer any discounts or other incentives that make it worthwhile ordering more than one bottle. However, the 100-day money-back guarantee takes some beating.
What are Probiotics?
Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when consumed in adequate amounts, confer health benefits to the host. They are often referred to as "good" or "friendly" bacteria because they help keep your body healthy.
Probiotics exist naturally in your body, but they can also be found in various foods and supplements. The most common types of probiotics belong to the groups Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium.
Probiotics work by restoring the natural balance of bacteria in the gut. This can become disrupted due to illness, medication such as antibiotics, poor diet, and stress. The aging process can influence gut bacteria levels and diversity too.
Probiotics can aid digestion, enable the body to absorb nutrients more effectively and strengthen the immune system. They have also been associated with numerous additional health benefits including clearer thinking, stronger bones, and healthier-looking skin.
Specific probiotic strains may also deliver health benefits that are particularly useful to women, such as protection from bacterial vaginosis. Others have benefits that are more appropriate to men such as higher testosterone levels and improvements in sperm production.
Why Seniors Should Consider Using Probiotic Supplements
As we age, our bodies undergo numerous changes, and the gut microbiome is no exception. The balance of "good" and "bad" bacteria in the gut can shift, leading to digestive issues, decreased immune function, and other health concerns. That's where probiotics come into play.
Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are beneficial for your health, especially your digestive system. They're often referred to as "good" or "friendly" bacteria because they help keep your gut healthy. Seniors, in particular, may benefit from supplementing their diet with probiotics for several reasons.
For one thing, probiotics can aid digestion. As we age, our digestive system slows down. This can lead to uncomfortable conditions like constipation. Probiotics can help regulate the digestive system and alleviate these symptoms by enhancing the body's ability to break down food and absorb nutrients.
Probiotics can boost the immune system as well. A significant portion of the immune system is actually located in the gut. By promoting a healthy balance of gut bacteria, probiotics can support immune function and help seniors fend off illnesses more effectively.
Additionally, probiotics can improve nutrient absorption. With age, the body's ability to absorb nutrients from food decreases. By improving gut health, probiotics can enhance the body's nutrient absorption capacity, helping to ensure that seniors get the most nutritional benefit from their food.
Some research suggests that probiotics may also have additional health benefits for seniors, such as reducing inflammation and protecting against age-related mental decline.
It's important to be aware not all probiotics are the same. Different strains offer different benefits, so it's crucial to choose a product that contains strains suitable for your specific health needs.
Contrary to what some people believe, probiotics do a lot more than relieve digestive symptoms and support healthier bowel movements.
Why all the Top Probiotic Products are Synbiotics
Synbiotics are a combination of probiotics and prebiotics that work together to improve gut health. They're considered more effective than standard probiotic products for several reasons.
Firstly, synbiotics offer a comprehensive approach to gut health.
Probiotics introduce beneficial bacteria into the gut, while prebiotics provide food to help the bacteria to thrive. By combining these two elements, synbiotics populate the gut with good bacteria and also ensure their survival and growth.
Secondly, synbiotics can be more efficient in delivering health benefits.
In complementary synbiotics, both the probiotic and prebiotic components work independently to achieve health benefits. This means that even if one component doesn't function optimally, the other can still provide benefits.
Additionally, synbiotics are shown to have beneficial effects on the gut lining by reducing inflammation and relieving many symptoms associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
However, it's important to remember that individual needs may vary, and what works best will depend on a person's specific health goals and conditions.
Although synbiotics can be beneficial, they work best when you pair them with a healthy diet that's rich in prebiotic and probiotic foods.
Probiotic Suitability Considerations and Side Effects
Although probiotics are generally considered safe and beneficial for most people, they may cause side effects, particularly when first starting to take them or when consumed in excess.
Common side effects include mild digestive discomfort, gas, bloating, and constipation.
Should they occur, these issues generally stop after the body becomes used to the changes taking place in its gut microbiome.
In rare cases, people may also experience fever and respiratory side effects.
If you have an immune system problem or another serious health condition, you might have a greater chance of experiencing negative issues while using probiotics. So, unless a medical professional tells you otherwise, you may not be able to use probiotics supplements.
FAQs
Is there anything I should avoid while taking probiotics?
Yes. It's best to avoid processed foods when taking probiotics. Many of these foods, such as chips, cakes, pretzels, crackers, and cookies, contain preservatives and additives that can destroy the healthy bacteria in the gut and create an imbalance between the good and bad bacteria.
What happens when you take probiotics every day?
Taking probiotics daily will increase the amount of healthy bacteria in your digestive system. This can have a positive impact on various areas of your health, such as skin radiance, immunity, and metabolism.
How long before you notice a difference when taking probiotics?
The time it takes to notice a difference can vary. Some people may feel a difference after a few days. However, significant benefits, such as improvements in mood, weight loss, or reducing inflammation of the gut barrier, might take 4-8 weeks to become apparent.
How long should you wait to eat or drink after taking a probiotic?
To ensure the probiotics can move through the stomach as fast as possible, it's best to take probiotics on an empty stomach. Aim for 2-3 hours after your last meal and 30 minutes before the next one.
How can probiotics support vaginal health?
Certain strains of probiotics, particularly those in the Lactobacillus family, have been found to promote a healthy balance in the vaginal microbiome and help prevent issues such as bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections. They do this by producing lactic acid, which helps to maintain a slightly acidic environment that is inhospitable to harmful bacteria.
Question: Can probiotics help with urinary tract health?
Probiotics may play a role in maintaining urinary tract health by preventing harmful bacteria from adhering to the urinary tract lining and causing infections.
Can probiotics improve heart health?
Some research suggests that probiotics may help reduce "bad" LDL cholesterol levels and modestly lower blood pressure, contributing to improved heart health. However, further study is necessary.
How do probiotics boost immunity?
Probiotics can boost immunity by promoting a healthy balance of gut bacteria. By outcompeting harmful bacteria for resources and space, probiotics help to keep pathogenic bacteria under control, promoting a healthier gut microbiome.
What are some examples of foods that contain probiotics?
Fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, and certain types of cheese are good sources of probiotics. Incorporating these into your diet can help increase the natural diversity of your gut microbiome.
Best Probiotics for Over 60's Final Thoughts
In conclusion, unless existing health issues prevent their use, probiotic supplements can be a valuable addition to a senior's dietary regimen. Likely benefits include improvements in digestion, gut health, immune function, vitality, and overall well-being.
However, if you have any doubts about using this type of supplement or its suitability, a healthcare professional will be able to offer appropriate advice.
Probiotics Sources of Reference 2023
The Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus YT1 (MENOLACTO) on Improving Menopausal Symptoms: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7408745/
The Use of Lactobacillus Casei Dg® Prevents Symptomatic Episodes and Reduces the Antibiotic Use in Patients Affected by Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: Results From a Phase Iv Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8510959/
Prostatitis - Bacterial: https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/diseases-conditions/prostatitis-bacterial
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Flood Warning issued May 17 at 1:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
* WHAT…No flooding is currently forecast.
* WHERE…Marsh Creek near McCammon.
* WHEN…Until further notice.
* IMPACTS…At 5.0 feet, Near bankfull from Downata Hot Springs to
the confluence of the Portneuf River. Isolated areas of lowland
flooding possible along with ponding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:15 PM MDT Wednesday the stage was 5.1 feet.
– Forecast…No forecast is available for this location.
– Flood stage is 5.6 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
5.1 feet on 01/17/2011.
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A soccer player at York College of Pennsylvania who was found unresponsive in his residence hall dorm room early Saturday has died, the school announced.
Drew Ruehlicke, a 21-year-old junior sports management major from Mullica Hill, New Jersey, had just started the first collegiate soccer game of his career with his team last Wednesday. He had appeared in 25 other games for York.
"There are no words to describe the profound sorrow we feel as a community because of [Ruelicke's] passing," said Dr. Richard Satterlee, York College Dean of Student Development and Campus Life. "Please keep Drew and his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time."
Ruehlicke was a graduate of Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Camden County. In a post on Facebook, the school asked for prayers and offered counselors to the school community.
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Former Massachusetts corrections officer arrested for 1988 slaying of 11-year-old girl
The DA said 'evidence recovered from the victim’s body was instrumental in solving the case'
Melissa Ann Tremblay disappeared in Lawrence, Massachusetts, at the age of 11 on a Sunday evening in 1988 and was found the next day after being stabbed to death and hit by a train.
More than three decades later, her alleged killer was arrested in Alabama and will be returned to Massachusetts to face justice, Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said at a press conference.
Marvin McClendon, Jr., a 74-year-old retired Massachusetts Department of Corrections officer, was taken into custody by the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office and will be arraigned in an Alabama court later this week.
Tremblay went with her mother to LaSalle Social Club in Lawrence on September 11, 1988.
"While her mother and mother’s boyfriend remained inside the club, Melissa played in the adjacent neighborhoods and was last seen by a railroad employee and pizza delivery driver during the late afternoon hours," Blodgett said.
SOUTH CAROLINA MAN CONFESSES TO MURDERING CALIFORNIA WOMAN 21 YEARS LATER
Tremblay's mother and her mother's boyfriend searched the area before reporting her missing to police that evening around 9:00 p.m.
Law enforcement located her body in a railway yard a couple of blocks from the social club the next day and an autopsy determined that she had been stabbed to death.
Blodgett declined to cite what led them to McClendon but said that "evidence recovered from the victim’s body was instrumental in solving the case."
"We continue to review old cases hoping that new techniques and a fresh look will result in a breakthrough," Blodgett said at a press conference Wednesday.
"[The victims] are not forgotten and we will pursue those responsible and seek to hold them accountable for however long it takes."
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NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc ("AWH", "Ascend", or the "Company") (CSE: AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH), a multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis operator, announced that on July 1st AGP Partners, LLC ("AGP"), purchased 50,000 of Class A Common Shares in the open market for $2.05 per share followed by the purchase of 1,100 Class A Common shares for $1.90 per share on July 4th. AGP is an entity through which Abner Kurtin and Frank Perullo invest in Ascend.
Earlier this year, Abner Kurtin also elected to take all of his 2022 compensation, with the exception of certain healthcare and other benefits, as common stock in AWH.
"We are extremely confident in the trajectory of AWH," said Abner Kurtin, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Founder of Ascend. "We are using this market dislocation as an opportunity to make an additional purchase of stock. The lack of capital in the sector remains a hindrance, but we believe that this is a temporary burden that will ultimately translate into more justified valuations. In the meantime, we are focused on executing our exciting growth initiatives while delivering strong financial performance."
AWH is a vertically integrated multistate cannabis operator with licenses and assets in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. AWH owns and operates state-of-the-art cultivation facilities, growing award-winning strains and producing a curated selection of products for retail and wholesale customers. AWH produces and distributes its in-house Simply Herb, Ozone, and Ozone Reserve branded products. For more information, visit www.awholdings.com.
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OAKDALE, Minn., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota Statewide Clinical Director for St. Croix Hospice, Jamie Hanson, RN, has been awarded Aging Media Network's 2022 Frontline Honor Hospice Care Award. The Frontline Honors program is designed to showcase the exemplary character and performance of frontline workers across the care continuum, including innovators, service champions and those leading the experience for patients and their families, as well as their employers. Jamie oversees the clinical operations of all St. Croix Hospice locations and clinical teams in Minnesota.
"I am proud and humbled to receive this award," said Jamie. "As a bedside nurse, I always focused on teaching families to care for their loved ones. The same goes for my role as a hospice leader. I enjoy watching staff coming into their own and sharing their confidence with others."
Jamie began working for St. Croix Hospice in 2014 as an RN Case Manager in North Branch, Minnesota providing direct care for hospice patients. In 2018, Jamie was promoted to Director of Patient Services, taking on additional management responsibility for the local clinical team. In 2019, she was promoted to Regional Director of Clinical Operations in central Minnesota where she oversaw two branches and 75 clinicians caring for an average of 255 hospice patients daily in seven counties. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamie was a leader on the frontlines of St. Croix Hospice's work, continuing to provide in-person patient care throughout the lockdown and support facilities which were particularly strained. Jamie is from White Bear Lake, Minnesota and now resides in Lindstrom, Minnesota with her family.
"Jamie leads her teams with clinical excellence built on a foundation of compassionate care," said Mandy Cogswell, Chief Clinical Officer at St. Croix Hospice. "I am proud to see her recognized here as the exceptional clinician that she is."
Currently, St. Croix Hospice's 1,300+ employees serve more than 3,000 patients and their families across the Midwest. The agency specializes exclusively in expert hospice with a care model tailored to the unique needs of hospice patients and their families. Local multidisciplinary care teams see patients wherever they call home, including private residences, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. St. Croix Hospice takes pride in partnering with families and community providers to ensure a dignified end-of-life transition.
St. Croix Hospice supports patients, their families and caregivers when they need us the most, delivering exceptional hospice care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year wherever a patient calls home. With branches in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin, St. Croix Hospice takes pride in round-the-clock availability, prompt response and same day admissions, including evenings, weekends and holidays. Contact St. Croix Hospice 24/7 at 855-278-2764 or stcroixhospice.com.
CONTACT: Bronwyn Pope
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Hero FHP Trooper injured in alleged DUI crash returns to work
MANATEE COUNTY,, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Highway Patrol trooper injured in an alleged DUI crash on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge has returned to active status with the department.
The crash occurred on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in March. Trooper Toni Schuck was working traffic patrol and safety for the Sunshine Skyway 10K on March 6 when a woman drove past the barricades and sped toward the bridge and the runners on it.
Schuck was the last line of defense after Kristen Watts of Sarasota went past barricades that were set up for the race. Watts crashed her vehicle nearly head on with Schuck’s SUV. Her blood alcohol level was three times over the legal limit.
Hailed as a hero, Schuck spent the last few months recovering from her injuries.
“She put me in a position where I had to get her to stop. I got hurt and she got hurt. I don’t like that, but I had to do what I had to do,” remembered Schuck at a press conference.
Officials with FHP held a press conference to announced that Schuck was returning to active duty Monday.
Watts was charged with two counts of DUI with damage to property or person, two counts of reckless driving with damage to property or a person and DUI causing serious bodily injury.
Earlier this month Manatee County Circuit Court Judge Lon Arend reviewed findings by a court-appointed psychiatrist and ruled Kristen Kay Watts is unable to proceed with hearings or enter a plea, court documents show.
Arend ordered Watts committed to a mental health treatment facility until she is deemed able to proceed. No details of the psychologist’s findings were released.
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HALETHORPE, Md., May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fzata, Inc., a biotech innovator, is proud to announce that it has been named the winner of the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Innovation Celebration for Biotechnology for its oral Bioengineered Probiotic Yeast Medicines (BioPYM™) platform. The Company is honored to have been selected for this award from among so many highly innovative competitors.
Every year the event, hosted by Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce (NOVA) and BigIdea ConnectPreneur, showcases the region's greatest and most creative minds at work. Innovators can be almost anything, from cutting-edge products that solve business needs to creative shifts that improve employee morale.
Fzata is a near-clinical stage platform biopharmaceutical company in the BioHealth Capital Region. Our vision is to reduce health inequities by expanding patient access to therapeutic biologics with patient friendly oral capsules. BioPYM uses genetically modified live yeast as a 'micro-factory' to make recombinant biologics in the gut to target disease biomarkers and modulate gut function. A first-in-human clinical study for Clostridioides difficile infection is targeted for 1Q2023. BioPYM advantages include: easy manufacturing, no cold-chain, no infusions or injections and a "bottomless" pipeline for gastro-intestinal diseases and related disorders. Fzata's innovation is supported by NIH with over $17M in non-dilutive funding. Fzata is now raising $10M to support the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) BioPYM program through phase 1 clinical trial.
Dr. Zhiyong Yang, President and CEO of Fzata, commented, "Fzata's vision of expanding patient access to therapeutic biologics is only made possible with our scientific innovations. Innovation under-pins our ground-breaking BioPYM platform and its many competitive advantages. Patient-friendly BioPYM will enable oral alternatives for injectable biologics like Humira® and Remicade®. Innovation has further improved BioPYM so that it can be used to express any biologic therapeutic to treat gastrointestinal disorders like infections, inflammation, cancer, and diabetes as well as gut axis disorders."
About Fzata
Fzata (www.Fzata.com) is a near-clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, developing oral live biologic-based preventive and therapeutic medicines. The Company owns two proprietary platforms: one to generate fully humanized multi-specific antibodies and a second, BioPYM, for localized delivery of recombinant biologic therapeutics to treat gastrointestinal related diseases.
About Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Founded in 1925 as a Fairfax County-focused business advocacy organization, NOVA is the region's largest Chamber of Commerce, drawing members and impacting policy across the Greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan Region.
Contact: Dr. Elizabeth Smith PhD, Elizabeth_Smith@Fzata.com
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The family of Sarah Shulze, a student-athlete at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, revealed the 21-year-old died by suicide earlier this month.
"Balancing athletics, academics and the demands of every day life overwhelmed her in a single, desperate moment," the Shulze family said.
The university said Shulze was a junior on the women's track and field and cross country teams.
"We extend our deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to Sarah's family, friends and Badger teammates during this extraordinarily difficult time," the university said in a statement.
The Shulze said Sarah's lifelong passion was running.
"Her devotion and incredible talent for running would culminate in a scholarship opportunity to race for the University of Wisconsin at Madison, an ongoing source of pride for Sarah as she entered her third season with the team."
Shulze is the second high-profile female athlete to die by suicide recently.
Katie Meyer, the Stanford women's soccer team's goalkeeper, took her own life earlier this year.
The American Foundation of Suicide Prevention says suicide is the second-leading cause of death for college students.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A section of the $1.7 trillion spending bill passed Friday has been billed as a dramatic step toward shoring up retirement accounts of millions of U.S. workers. But the real windfall may go to a far more secure group: the financial services industry.
The retirement savings measure labeled Secure 2.0 would reset how people enroll in retirement plans — from requiring them to opt into plans, to requiring them to opt out. The provision is designed to ensure greater participation.
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It also allows workers to use their student loan payments as a substitute for their contributions to their retirement plans — meaning they can get matching retirement contributions from their employers by paying off that debt — increases the age for required distributions from plans, and expands a tax-deductible saver's credit.
But as with so many far-reaching spending bills that get little public consideration, provisions of the legislation also benefit corporate interests with a strong financial interest in the outcome.
“Some of these provisions are good and we want to help people who want to save — but this is a huge boon to the financial services industry," says Monique Morrissey an economist at the liberal Economic Policy Institute in Washington. Some parts of the bill, she says, are “disguised as savings incentives.”
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Daniel Halperin, a Harvard law professor who specializes in tax policy and retirement savings, said one of the most clear benefits to industry is the provision that gradually increases the age for mandatory distributions from 72 to 75. “The goal is to leave that money there for as long as possible,” in order to collect administrative fees, he said. “For people who have $5 to $7 to $10 million saved, firms keep collecting fees. It's crazy to allow them to leave it there.”
Companies like BlackRock Funds Services Group, Prudential Financial, Pacific Life Insurance and business lobbying groups such as the Business Roundtable and American Council of Life Insurers are only some of the entities that lobbied lawmakers on Secure 2.0, Senate lobbying disclosures show.
Katherine DeBerry, a representative from Prudential, said the firm applauds the passage of Secure 2.0, stating that it "will help ensure employees’ retirement savings last a lifetime.”
A representative from Blackrock declined to comment and Pacific Life, the Business Roundtable and American Council of Life Insurers did not respond to Associated Press requests for comment. The disclosure forms require only minimal information about the outcome the lobbyists sought.
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Retiring Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) had been ushering Secure 2.0 through the massive spending bill known as an omnibus. Nearly half of the 92 provisions in Secure 2.0 come, in full or part, from Cardin-Portman legislation that was approved unanimously by the Senate Finance Committee in the summer.
“Senator Cardin is proud of his role producing a balanced package that is supported by business, labor and consumer groups," Cardin spokesperson Sue Walitsky said in a statement. “It protects and encourages retirement savings among the most vulnerable, particularly lower-income individuals.”
Mollie Timmons, a spokeswoman for Portman said the provisions of Secure 2.0 will “help part-time workers and help more small businesses offer retirement plans to their workers, which is where most lower-income workers are employed.”
Both lawmakers' campaigns have received large contributions from firms tied to the retirement industry, according to OpenSecrets — with Cardin receiving $329,271 from the securities and investment industry from 2017 to 2022 and Portman receiving $515,996 from the same industries in the same period.
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There are good provisions in the legislation for average Americans, experts say, like the creation of employer emergency savings accounts alongside retirement accounts. The new accounts let workers create tax-protected rainy day funds. The legislation also expands the saver’s credit, which provides a 50 percent tax credit on savings up to $2,000, that will be deposited directly into a taxpayer’s IRA or retirement plan.
Morrissey and other retirement experts also say the provisions are a reminder of the need to shore up Social Security — the social program that benefits more than 70 million recipients — retirees, disabled people and children. The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in June says the program’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035.
For many Americans, Social Security — financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers — is their only means of retirement savings.
In the sweeping spending package passed Friday, lawmakers authorized roughly half of the $1.4 billion spending increase proposed by the Biden administration for Social Security.
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“Funding for the Social Security Administration has steadily eroded over the past decade, while the number of people it serves has grown,” said Nancy LeaMond, AARP executive vice president. "This has resulted in longer wait times, overwhelmed field offices and disability processing times that have skyrocketed to an all-time high.
“More must be done," she said.
In a Pew Research Center poll in January, 57 percent of U.S. adults said that “taking steps to make the Social Security system financially sound” should be a top priority for the president and Congress. Securing Social Security got bipartisan support, with 56% of Democrats and 58% of Republicans calling it a top priority.
Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works, an advocacy group, said Congress should be adequately funding Social Security if “the goal was to really help middle income families.”
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Still, the latest legislation is a small step meant to assist the millions of Americans who haven’t saved for retirement.
U.S. Census data show that roughly half of Americans are saving for their retirement. In 2020, 58% of working-age baby boomers owned at least one type of retirement account, followed by 56% of Gen X-ers, 49% of millennials and 7.7% of Gen Z-ers.
Olivia Mitchell, a Wharton economist who specializes in retirement savings, says the results of Secure 2.0's passage may be felt most with workers at companies that match their employees' contributions.
She said research suggests that auto-enrollment can boost retirement plan coverage initially but participation may fall over time.
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Mitchell studied the first state-based plan of its kind, OregonSaves, which auto-enrolled workers whose firms did not have retirement savings plans. She found that only 36% of workers had a positive balance after one year. Less than half of those in the plan were still contributing after a year.
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MIAMI, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jills Zeder Group, a powerhouse team of Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Ambassadors with Coldwell Banker Realty, have once again been ranked as the No. 1 large team in the entire United States, as announced in the 2022 RealTrends "The Thousand" list published in The Wall Street Journal. Per RealTrends, a large team ranges from 11 to 20 members.
RealTrends ranked The Jills Zeder Group No. 1 on the list, based on achieving $2,250,764,707 in closed sales volume in 2021 and 367.60 closed transaction sides in 2021. Affiliated with Coldwell Banker Realty's offices in Miami Beach and Coral Gables, Florida, the sales team, which specializes in luxury real estate, including luxury estates, condominiums, waterfront properties, and highly complex assemblages, achieved more sales volume than any other small, medium or large team from any brokerage or company nationwide.
"Year over year, The Jills Zeder Group not only sets the bar for the industry standard of excellence, but they surpass their own benchmark. The team's ingenuity, dedication to client service, extreme market intelligence and fierce business acumen has resulted in another outstanding recognition this year," said Ryan Gorman, CEO of Coldwell Banker. "It is a true privilege to have the opportunity to serve this top-performing, legendary team as part of Coldwell Banker."
"I'm honored to once again congratulate The Jills Zeder Group for their distinguished achievement earning the No. 1 spot on the prestigious RealTrends list, solidifying them as the very best real estate team in the country," said Duff Rubin, president of Coldwell Banker Realty in Florida. "This well-earned recognition reconfirms what we already know about the team, that they offer their clients incomparable professionalism and real estate knowledge, as well as a superior understanding of the complex and evolving market of South Florida."
The RealTrends "The Thousand" ranking consists of all real estate agents and teams throughout the United States who took part in residential real estate transactions in 2021. The individual rankings are divided into two top 250 categories, based on closed transaction sides and closed sales volume. To qualify, an individual agent had to close at least 50 transaction sides or $20 million in sales volume in 2021. For real estate teams, the minimum was 75 transaction sides or $30 million in closed sales volume.
About The Jills Zeder Group: The Jills Zeder Group, affiliated with Coldwell Banker Realty, is comprised of three families, all of whom are major players in the luxury residential real estate business. These families include Jill Hertzberg, Jill Eber and Felise Eber; and Hertzberg's children Danny Hertzberg and Hillary Hertzberg; and Judy Zeder and her children, Nathan Zeder and Kara Zeder Rosen. Prior to The Jills Zeder Group's formation in 2019, the families closed a combined total of more than $8 billion in real estate sales, including collaborating on multiple luxury sales in the Coral Gables market. With offices in Miami Beach and Coral Gables, The Jills Zeder Group specializes in high-end, multimillion-dollar luxury properties in South Florida's most elite enclaves, representing celebrities, Fortune 500 executives, and a diverse international clientele. They offer incomparable knowledge and services to luxury real estate clients. For more information and to contact The Jills Zeder Group, visit JillsZeder.com.
About Coldwell Banker Realty: Coldwell Banker Realty in Florida is a leading residential real estate brokerage company with approximately 73 offices and 8,106 affiliated sales associates. Coldwell Banker Realty is owned by a subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS), the largest full-service residential real estate services company in the United States. Visit ColdwellBankerHomes.com. Coldwell Banker Global Luxury and the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury logo are service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Visit ColdwellBankerLuxury.com
*Sales data according to MLS records from 1/1/2021–12/31/21.
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JFS volunteers deliver hurricane supplies to vulnerable seniors
With hurricane season already here, one local organization is working to ensure our vulnerable neighbors are prepared.
On Sunday, 65 volunteers from the Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services collected and distributed 1000 hurricane preparedness bags to seniors who live in Boca Raton and Delray Beach.
Each bag includes non-perishable food, water, flashlights, a can opener, and other resources.
This is part of the JFS hurricane preparedness program and is done every year to make sure everyone is prepared for a possible storm.
“We have a lot of vulnerable seniors in our community that don’t have family that live locally,” said Danielle Hartman, president and CEO, Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services. “We also include our vulnerable seniors who may not be on our food pantry but are living at or below the poverty line as a way to let them have this that they wouldn’t be able to buy right now with inflation and the costs of foods right now.”
Besides distributing supplies, the JFS Storm Response Team also checks in with seniors who register with the agency prior to and after a storm to make sure they have what they need to be safe.
If you'd like to help their mission or if you are a senior living alone in Boca Raton or Delray Beach who wants to register, click here for more information.
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China's annual session of parliament, National People's Congress, is underway By A Martínez, John Ruwitch Published March 6, 2023 at 7:12 AM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:45 China is holding its annual "two sessions", which will reshuffle leaders in top government jobs at a time of big challenges. Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.wlrn.org/2023-03-06/chinas-annual-session-of-parliament-national-peoples-congress-is-underway | 2023-03-06 13:02:44 | 1 | https://www.wlrn.org/2023-03-06/chinas-annual-session-of-parliament-national-peoples-congress-is-underway |
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a practical and convenient device to open and close plantation-style shutters," said an inventor, from Riverside, Calif., "so I invented the EASY SHUTTER GRAB. My design protects the shutters from damage and it provides added safety for users."
The patent-pending invention provides an easier way to open and close interior, plantation-style shutters. In doing so, it eliminates the need to climb over furniture, atop a counter, or within a tub in order to open or close the shutters. As a result, it enhances safety and convenience. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households with interior, plantation-style shutters. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the San Diego sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-SDB-1700, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Zendaya is showing her love for boyfriend Tom Holland in a subtle and stylish way. The 26-year-old Euphoria actress flashed her light pink manicure on nail artist Marina Dobyk's account and eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice the ring on her right ring finger.
Zendaya was rocking a simple gold signet ring with the initials "TH" engraved on it in an ornate script.
The Spider-Man: No Way Home co-stars are known for keeping their romance mostly private. But earlier this month, they were spotted together in London holding hands while going grabbing coffee together.
At the time, Holland, 26, seemingly shared his own subtle devotion to Zendaya with a simple "Z" stitched into his back pants pocket.
Their romance was confirmed in 2021 after years of speculation, and Zendaya couldn't help but gush about her man on his birthday, June 1, that next year, posting a sweet pic.
"Happiest of birthdays to the one who makes me the happiest <3," she wrote.
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- Company announced positive interim data from and the expansion of Phase II AAVIATE® trial of RGX-314 for the treatment of wet AMD using suprachoroidal delivery
- Positive interim data presented at the AAO Annual Meeting from the Phase I/IIa Long-term Follow-up study of RGX-314 for the treatment of wet AMD using subretinal delivery
- New interim data from Phase II ALTITUDE® trial of RGX-314 for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy using suprachoroidal delivery expected at the Retina Society 55th Annual Scientific Meeting in November
- Conference call Monday, October 3 at 8:30 a.m. ET
ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. 3, 2022 (PRNewswire) – REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX) today announced a program update from its ongoing clinical investigation of RGX-314 for the treatment of wet AMD, a leading cause of vision loss globally.
REGENXBIO announced positive interim data from the Phase II AAVIATE® trial of RGX-314 for the treatment of wet AMD using suprachoroidal delivery. REGENXBIO also presented positive interim data from the Phase I/IIa long-term follow-up (LTFU) study of RGX-314 for the treatment of wet AMD using subretinal delivery at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting this past weekend in Chicago.
"Today's announcements come nearly a year into our collaboration with AbbVie to advance RGX-314 in wet AMD and other retinal diseases. These new subretinal and suprachoroidal data highlight the potential impact of RGX-314 for the millions of patients facing vision loss from wet AMD," said Kenneth T. Mills, President and Chief Executive Officer of REGENXBIO. "I am pleased with the continued progress on and momentum for these programs. We remain on track to submit a BLA for RGX-314 in 2024, and we expect to provide an update on the ALTITUDE trial of RGX-314 for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy using suprachoroidal delivery at the upcoming Retina Society Meeting in November."
Data Summary and Safety Update for the Phase II AAVIATE Trial of RGX-314 using Suprachoroidal Delivery
The Phase II AAVIATE trial of RGX-314 for the treatment of wet AMD using in-office suprachoroidal delivery continues to show positive interim results. AAVIATE is a multi-center, open-label, randomized, active-controlled, dose-escalation trial that is evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of suprachoroidal delivery of RGX-314. The primary endpoint of the trial is mean change in vision in patients dosed with RGX-314, as measured by best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at Week 40 from baseline, compared to patients receiving monthly injections of ranibizumab. Other endpoints include mean change in central retinal thickness (CRT) and number of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) intravitreal injections received following administration of RGX-314.
As of August 1, 2022, RGX-314 suprachoroidal delivery was reported to be well tolerated across 85 patients dosed in Cohorts 1-5. Fifteen SAEs were reported, none of which were considered related to RGX-314. For the total group of Cohorts 1-4 (n=65), all common treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) through 6 months in the study eye were mild or moderate and included conjunctival hemorrhage, increased intraocular pressure, episcleritis, and conjunctival hyperemia. Mild intraocular inflammation was reported at similar incidence in the first and second dose levels, with an increase in incidence in mild to moderate inflammation seen at the third dose level (Cohort 4). All intraocular inflammation resolved with topical corticosteroids.
Patients treated in the RGX-314 arms and the ranibizumab control arm both continue to demonstrate stable BCVA and CRT at 6 months. In addition, a meaningful reduction in anti-VEGF treatment burden following administration of RGX-314 compared to mean annualized injection rate during the 12 months prior to administration was observed and ranged from -63.8% to -84.7% across all cohorts. The highest reduction in treatment burden was observed in the third dose level, with patients receiving a mean of 1.3 injections over six months following administration of RGX-314, which represents an 84.7% reduction in anti-VEGF treatment burden. Ten out of 15 patients (67%) in the third dose level received no anti-VEGF injections over six months following RGX-314 administration. In these patients, visual acuity and CRT was observed to be stable over six months.
Additionally, the interim data from the second dose level (Cohorts 2 and 3) suggests there is no meaningful difference in safety and vision outcomes for patients who are neutralizing antibody (NAb) positive.
Phase II AAVIATE Trial Expansion to Cohort 6
REGENXBIO announced today that the AAVIATE study has expanded, and an additional cohort (Cohort 6) will be enrolled to evaluate RGX-314 at the third dose level of 1x1012 GC/eye with a short course of prophylactic ocular steroids to evaluate the ability to prevent or reduce the occurrence of the mild to moderate intraocular inflammation seen to date. Patients will be enrolled in Cohort 6 regardless of NAb status.
"We are pleased to share updated data from the AAVIATE trial, including new 6-month data from Cohorts 1-4 which provides continued evidence of the emerging clinical profile of RGX-314 for the treatment of wet AMD using suprachoroidal delivery," said Steve Pakola, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of REGENXBIO. "RGX-314 continues to be well tolerated, with emerging evidence of treatment effect, including meaningful reduction in anti-VEGF treatment burden at all dose levels. We look forward to expanding this trial to further explore the third dose level."
Data Summary from Phase I/IIa Long-term Follow-up Study of RGX-314 using Subretinal Delivery
The Phase I/IIa study evaluated RGX-314 in 42 patients with wet AMD using subretinal delivery and was designed as an open label, dose escalation study evaluating five doses of RGX-314 over two years. Dose dependent increases in treatment effect were observed, and doses similar to those used in Cohort 3 and Cohort 4 of the Phase I/IIa trial were advanced into the ongoing pivotal trials, ATMOSPHERE and ASCENT. After the Phase I/IIa study's completion, patients were encouraged to enroll into a long-term follow-up study for up to five years after RGX-314 administration. Data presented at AAO highlights the results of the 16 (out of 18) patients from Cohorts 3 and 4 who enrolled in the LTFU study, with data now out to 4 years and 3 years, respectively. Data from this study demonstrating that RGX-314 continues to be well-tolerated with long-term, durable treatment effect up to four years is expected to support the anticipated BLA filing for RGX-314 in 2024.
As of August 29, 2022, RGX-314 continues to be generally well-tolerated in the long-term follow-up study (n=37). A total of nine serious adverse events (SAEs) were reported in four patients, none of which were considered related to RGX-314. No new drug-related ocular AEs were reported in the long-term follow-up study for Cohorts 3 and 4. One patient in Cohort 5 experienced a significant decrease of vision during the long-term follow-up study who had macular pigmentary changes after a superior bleb in the Phase I/IIa trial.
Patients treated with RGX-314 continue to demonstrate a long-term, durable treatment effect in Cohort 3 up to 4 years and Cohort 4 up to three years. Stable to improved visual acuity was observed, with a mean BCVA of +12 letters from baseline at four years for Cohort 3 patients and -5 letters from baseline at three years for Cohort 4 patients following RGX-314 administration.
Patients also demonstrated meaningful long-term reductions in anti-VEGF treatment burden following administration of RGX-314. Patients in Cohort 3 received a mean annualized rate of 2.4 injections through 4 years following administration of RGX-314 (versus 6.8 injections in the 12 months prior to treatment), representing a 67.0% reduction in mean annualized injection rate. Patients in Cohort 4 received a mean annualized rate of 4.4 injections through 3 years following administration of RGX-314 (versus 10.2 injections in the 12 months prior to treatment), representing a 58.4% reduction in mean annualized injection rate.
"These positive interim data from the long-term follow-up and AAVIATE trials continue to reinforce the potential clinical benefit of a one-time administration of RGX-314 in the overall management of patients with neovascular AMD," said Arshad M. Khanani, M.D., M.A., FASRS, Director of Clinical Research at Sierra Eye Associates, Reno, NV. "I am extremely encouraged by this long-term data up to four years showing durable treatment effect and the potential of RGX-314 to meaningfully reduce injection burden for patients while maintaining vision outcomes. I look forward to the further investigation of RGX-314 in Cohort 6 of the AAVIATE trial, as in-office suprachoroidal delivery has the potential to be an important treatment option for patients."
These study findings are available under the Presentations & Publications page in the Media section of REGENXBIO's website located at www.regenxbio.com.
Conference Call
In connection with this announcement, REGENXBIO will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the new, interim update from the ongoing Phase II AAVIATE® trial of RGX-314 for the treatment of wet AMD using suprachoroidal delivery. Listeners can register for the webcast via this link. Analysts wishing to participate in the question and answer session should use this link. A replay of the webcast will be available via the Company's investor website approximately two hours after the call's conclusion. Those who plan on participating are advised to join 15 minutes prior to the start time.
About the AAVIATE® Trial
The multi-center, open-label, randomized, active-controlled, dose-escalation Phase II AAVIATE trial is evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of suprachoroidal delivery of RGX-314 in patients with wet AMD using the Clearside SCS Microinjector®. Twenty patients in Cohort 1 were randomized to receive RGX-314 at a dose level of 2.5x1011 genomic copies per eye (GC/eye) through one injection versus monthly 0.5 mg ranibizumab intravitreal injection at a 3:1 ratio. Twenty patients in Cohort 2 were randomized to receive RGX-314 at a dose level of 5x1011 GC/eye through two injections versus monthly 0.5 mg ranibizumab intravitreal injection at a 3:1 ratio. Cohort 3 is evaluating RGX-314 at the same dose level as Cohort 2 in 20 patients who are NAb positive. Cohort 4 is evaluating RGX-314 in 15 patients at a dose level of 1x1012 GC/eye and Cohort 5 is evaluating the same dose level of RGX-314 in 20 patients who are NAb positive. Cohort 6 is evaluating patients at the same dose level as Cohorts 4 and 5 and includes a short course of prophylactic steroids following administration of RGX-314.
About RGX-314
RGX-314, being developed in collaboration with AbbVie, is being investigated as a potential one-time treatment for wet AMD, diabetic retinopathy, and other chronic retinal conditions. RGX-314 consists of the NAV® AAV8 vector, which encodes an antibody fragment designed to inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). RGX-314 is believed to inhibit the VEGF pathway by which new, leaky blood vessels grow and contribute to the accumulation of fluid in the retina.
REGENXBIO is advancing research in two separate routes of administration of RGX-314 to the eye, through a standardized subretinal delivery procedure as well as delivery to the suprachoroidal space. REGENXBIO has licensed certain exclusive rights to the SCS Microinjector® from Clearside Biomedical, Inc. to deliver gene therapy treatments to the suprachoroidal space of the eye.
About Wet AMD
Wet AMD is characterized by loss of vision due to new, leaky blood vessel formation in the retina. Wet AMD is a significant cause of vision loss in the United States, Europe and Japan, with up to 2 million people living with wet AMD in these geographies alone. Current anti-VEGF therapies have significantly changed the landscape for treatment of wet AMD, becoming the standard of care due to their ability to prevent progression of vision loss in the majority of patients. These therapies, however, require life-long repeated intraocular injections to maintain efficacy. Due to the burden of treatment, it is difficult for patients to adhere to frequent injections, which can lead to a decline in vision over time.
About REGENXBIO Inc.
REGENXBIO is a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company seeking to improve lives through the curative potential of gene therapy. REGENXBIO's NAV Technology Platform, a proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene delivery platform, consists of exclusive rights to more than 100 novel AAV vectors, including AAV7, AAV8, AAV9 and AAVrh10. REGENXBIO and its third-party NAV Technology Platform Licensees are applying the NAV Technology Platform in the development of a broad pipeline of candidates, including late-stage and commercial programs, in multiple therapeutic areas. REGENXBIO is committed to a "5x'25" strategy to progress five AAV Therapeutics from our internal pipeline and licensed programs into pivotal-stage or commercial products by 2025.
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This press release includes "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements express a belief, expectation or intention and are generally accompanied by words that convey projected future events or outcomes such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "assume," "design," "intend," "expect," "could," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," "would" or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. The forward-looking statements include statements relating to, among other things, REGENXBIO's future operations and clinical trials. REGENXBIO has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and assumptions and analyses made by REGENXBIO in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors REGENXBIO believes are appropriate under the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with REGENXBIO's expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timing of enrollment, commencement and completion and the success of clinical trials conducted by REGENXBIO, its licensees and its partners, the timing of commencement and completion and the success of preclinical studies conducted by REGENXBIO and its development partners, the timely development and launch of new products, the ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of product candidates, the ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for product candidates and technology, trends and challenges in the business and markets in which REGENXBIO operates, the size and growth of potential markets for product candidates and the ability to serve those markets, the rate and degree of acceptance of product candidates, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or similar public health crises on REGENXBIO's business, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of REGENXBIO. Refer to the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of REGENXBIO's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and comparable "risk factors" sections of REGENXBIO's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings, which have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to herein. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on REGENXBIO or its businesses or operations. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to rely too heavily on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, REGENXBIO does not undertake any obligation, and specifically declines any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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TAMPA, Fla. — A Hillsborough County Jury was deliberating in the murder trial against Matthew Terry late Tuesday.
Terry, 47, is accused of stabbing his girlfriend, Kay Baker to death this past May.
The case recently gained even more attention because suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren originally said prosecutors would not seek the death penalty in this case.
But when Governor DeSantis suspended Warren, interim State Attorney Susan Lopez said they would.
Both sides rested their case Tuesday, with Terry’s defense team calling no witnesses and then prosecutors and the defense presenting final arguments.
Some of the last testimony jurors heard today before starting their deliberations came from a former live-in girlfriend of Terry’s - Michelle Rogers - who testified Terry had attacked her in 2017 with an eerily similar set of allegations to this case. Out at a bar - drinking. Later chasing her with a knife. Attacking - beating and stabbing Rogers multiple times - telling her he was going to kill her.
“I was really disoriented and dizzy. And I was hearing all this shuffling in the kitchen. And then the next thing you know Mr. Terry comes around behind me and stabs me in the neck,” said Rogers.
Matthew Terry told the judge several times it was his desire to testify on his own behalf, but that he had decided to follow his lawyers’ advice and not take the stand.
With that - both sides presented their final arguments.
The defense tore apart witness testimony, introducing a self-defense theory - a mystery suspect who they say attacked both Baker and Terry - hoping to sew doubt.
But prosecutors said the evidence points to no one else but Terry.
“He did not either get chased by the phantom attacker or chase down the phantom attacker as if it’s some narrative that he is the brave hero,” said prosecutor Justin Diaz. “Matthew Terry killed Kay Baker. He ran from the scene.”
“Matt did have Kay’s blood on his hands. He did touch the wall where you saw the BB. Because he got attacked. And was bleeding too,” said defense attorney Donna Perry referring to lettered exhibits. “And did stumble into the fence you saw at the U. Because again Kay’s blood was on his hands from him trying to help her and then when he got attacked and was bleeding his blood was on his hands too. “
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Florida Republicans won elections up and down the ballot by staggering margins this year. Some political experts say this election could mark the end of Florida's long-time status as the biggest swing state in the country, but Democrats and third-party groups say they are not convinced Florida is officially a Republican stronghold.
They say there's a more complicated explanation for what happened in Florida during the midterms.
Dwight Bullard, a former state lawmaker and senior political adviser for a social justice advocacy group called Florida Rising, said this year's election was always going to be a tough one for Democrats. He said he and other groups who predominantly work with Black and Latino voters in Florida — key voting blocs for Democrats — were dealing with unmotivated constituencies and a well-funded and well-organized opposition.
"You know a lot of the political tailwinds had already been established," Bullard said. "If we were going to use the analogy of a track meet, folks had already started running a few meters ahead by the time large scale Democratic organization got off the ground. So, it was really going to be a game of catch up."
And they just didn't catch up, he said.
Anthony Verdugo, founder and executive director of the Christian Family Coalition Florida, said conservative mobilization efforts like his have been working hard for years. He said they really caught a lot of momentum, though, in the past year.
"The governor's office and the Republican Party focused on a very aggressive voter registration campaign," he said. "Florida has always — since its founding — been a majority Democrat registered state. December of last year we crossed the threshold."
Verdugo said his own group registered about 1,300 conservative faith voters in just a three-week period last fall. He also credits Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who he said did an effective job rallying the party's base by running on a lot of cultural issues. As a result, Verdugo said, Republicans had a more consistent and clearer message for their voters than Democrats.
"I think that combined with everything that the Republican party did right made it lopsided and became all the difference in the world," he explained.
DeSantis won his reelection by almost 20 percentage points. Up and down the ballot, other Republicans did almost just as well.
Joshua Karp, a Democratic strategist, said he's skeptical that this amounts to a huge political victory led by DeSantis though.
"He won about 4.1 million votes four years ago," Karp said. "He won about 4.6 million votes this time. So, he certainly increased by a few hundred thousand people the size of his coalition. In a state like Florida that's a few percentage points. What really happened is Democrats did not show up to the polls."
It's all about the money
Statewide turnout was down by more than half a million votes compared to 2018. Karp blames a lot of this lack of motivation among Democratic voters in Florida on money.
Tessa Petit, executive director of an immigrants rights group called the Florida Immigrant Coalition, said the electoral arm of her group was pleading with national donors to help them get out the vote. But she and other groups fell millions of dollars short in fundraising.
"The investment went down a lot," Petit said. "The donors pulled back because I think they kind of – I don't know maybe they lost faith in the party altogether."
Four years ago, money was flowing into Florida for groups like the Florida Immigrant Coalition, Petit said. That year, DeSantis won the governor's race by a mere .04% of the vote.
Petit said this lack of funding is why Miami Dade County in particular saw a 10 percentage point drop in turnout this year compared to the last midterm election. Because of the diversity in the state, she said, it takes a lot of money to get out the vote in communities of color. Petit said this is why national donors should not pick and choose what years to invest here if they want to see results.
"Florida is not a state that you can date," she said. "You gotta get into a you know – you gotta get into a relationship, a committed relationship with Florida."
Voting rights laws may have had an impact
In examining the results of the election, voting rights groups and Democrats in Florida say there was a toxic environment around voting this year created by Republicans.
Karp said in the past two years DeSantis signed two voting bills that went from making it harder for third party groups to register voters to "making it harder to collect the absentee ballots and drop them off for people who might have trouble accessing a polling location."
Karp said he was most concerned, though, by Desantis' announcement earlier this year that his new election crimes unit arrested 20 people who voted in 2020. In interviews, those individuals said they thought they were allowed to vote because the state gave them a voter registration card.
Bullard said this created a "chilling effect" among some voters who, at one point, were in trouble with the law.
"What we were hearing on the ground was people who had the right to vote feeling as though, 'if I did it, it might actually get me arrested again,'" he said.
Bullard and other Democratic and left-leaning groups say none of this, though, has deterred them from continuing their work in Florida. They say they hope the 2024 election will show Democratic donors that Florida is still a state worth investing in.
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: [POST-BROADCAST CLARIFICATION: Under the Medical Civil Rights Act discussed in this story, a police officer would be required to summon medical assistance if the officer observes that a person is in medical crisis or the person says they are in medical crisis. The bill is currently being introduced on a state by state basis although proponents hope to introduce it at the federal level in the future.]
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Three years ago this week, a store clerk thought George Floyd tried to use a fake $20 bill to buy something. Hours later, he was dead after one officer put his full body weight on Floyd's neck and three other officers who were there refused to intervene or get medical help. The horrifying episode put a worldwide spotlight on police violence in the U.S. and renewed calls for reform. One idea would make it a legal right for a person to receive medical care during a police interaction when someone is obviously in crisis or says they are. Selwyn Jones is George Floyd's uncle and is one of the people who's been pushing for this through his Hope929 foundation, and he is with us now to tell us more.
Mr. Jones, welcome. Thank you so much for talking with us.
SELWYN JONES: Thank you, ma'am.
MARTIN: Well, the first thing I just wanted to ask is, how are you doing?
JONES: You know, dear, I - this isn't something that will ever leave me because I watched my big sister's baby boy horrifically murdered in the middle of the street by hatred, power and control. I started moving forward on the 26, when I found out last year. And I've been advocating and trying to make a difference in other people's lives so no one else will have to go through that horrific pain that we had to go through. And it hasn't stopped, but I sure hope one day that it will.
MARTIN: And when you say that you hope that it will stop, what are you referring to there?
JONES: Police brutality or racism in a whole. I'm tired of going to funerals. I really am. But it's something that I have to do to show people that I am in this to win it. I'm in this to fight forever.
MARTIN: So as we mentioned, you've been working to support federal passage of something called the Medical Civil Rights bill that would establish the statutory right - the legal right - to medical care during any police interaction where the person communicates that they're in a health crisis. Do you remember - like, how did the idea for this come about?
JONES: You know, I never really thought about it. It never really dawned on me. But when we mention it to people and people go, isn't there a prevention measure now? No, there isn't. Robert and Leonore Dluhy in 2015 - they decided that they would do their part and - to make a difference in this world. And they created the Medical Civil Rights bill, which basically prohibits a police officer from doing the thing that they did to George Floyd, Eric Garner. Because as soon as a suspect yells (ph) I'm hurt, I need medical assistance, they have to, in a minimal amount of time, get them handled and assist medical assistance to them.
MARTIN: One of the things that we see - you know, after your nephew died, there were demonstrations, like, not just all over the country, but all over the world. I just wondered if you feel like progress is still being made toward the things that you care about or not.
JONES: I think that every day we wake up, we have a chance and a choice. And there's a lot of people that make the choices to not give us a better chance. And that's just about being a person of color. And for the first time, I think in my life, we actually have a shot to make a difference.
MARTIN: Do you feel you're making progress?
JONES: I feel every day I wake up, I can look in the mirror and say to my nephew, my mama, my son, and say, I'm doing my part. I was sitting in a parking lot at a motel that we own, and I would watch my little 4-year-old ride his go cart around on the little track we made. And that was my destiny. That's what I was going to do until I die - watch that little boy grow. And I had to stop watching him ride that go cart because I had to start protecting everybody else's lives. So I think that winners don't quit, and quitters don't win. And whether I'm making a difference or not, I'm not going to quit.
MARTIN: Selwyn Jones is George Floyd's uncle, and he's the co-founder of the Hope929 foundation.
Mr. Jones, thank you so much for talking with us.
JONES: God bless you, sister. Thank you.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "We thought there could be an improved washing machine to provide optimal sweeping and rotation for smaller loads while also providing more room for larger volumes of clothing or bedding," said one of two inventors, from Pasadena, Calif., "so we invented the DUAL IMPELLER AGITATOR. Our design enables you to easily switch between the two types of laundry loads."
The patent-pending invention provides a 2-in-1 impeller and agitator component for a washing machine. In doing so, it enables the machine to easily accommodate smaller and larger loads. As a result, it would effectively clean clothes or bedding items and it eliminates the need to use laundromat facilities. The invention features an efficient and space-saving design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households. Additionally, a prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Los Angeles sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-LAX-1481, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Strong commitment to company culture and employee ownership brings Happiest Employee Award to Integrity
DALLAS, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrity Marketing Group, LLC ("Integrity"), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced it has been named one of the top 100 large companies in the U.S. for happiest employees. Integrity was joined on the list by winners that included Google, Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, HubSpot and 23&Me, among others. The 2022 Happiest Employees Award was given by Comparably, a leading platform that provides workplace culture data for public and private companies.
With this award, Integrity has again demonstrated itself to be an industry leader in workplace value. Comparably's Top 100 Happiest Employees companies are determined based on sentiment ratings provided by employees directly. Rankings were compiled from 15 million ratings across 70,000 companies in the U.S. and Canada. Employees anonymously answered questions on a variety of topics related to their overall happiness at work, including benefits, pay, company goals, interactions with coworkers and how excited they were to go to work each day.
"When our employees are happy, there's a ripple effect that greatly enhances our mission to help all Americans plan for the good days ahead," said Bryan W. Adams, Co-Founder and CEO of Integrity. "Happier employees create a strong and lasting culture, innovate better and faster, and go above and beyond to serve the needs of all our stakeholders. That's why we not only provide great benefits to our employees, but also give them the opportunity to have meaningful ownership in our company. This award says a lot about what we're building internally — and it will have external benefits for our customers and partners as well. It's a testament to how consistently we live and demonstrate Integrity's core values in everything we do!"
The Integrity employees surveyed by Comparably attributed their happiness to key factors, such as Integrity's innovative Employee Ownership Plan, as well as workplace culture and commitment to building a strong community. The Employee Ownership Plan has had a particularly profound impact on Integrity and the industry at large. It allows Integrity employees to have an ownership stake in the company at no cost to them and has paid out over $175 million to Integrity team members in the last three years alone. Additionally, each year employees receive two full days of paid time off to volunteer in their local communities. Integrity's focus on diversity and Women in Leadership also contributed to the high Comparably score, as the company continues to encourage individuals to be themselves and bring their unique skill sets to the team.
"Being recognized as a company with the Happiest Employees speaks volumes about the culture our employees have worked so hard to build — and live every day," shared Rachelle McReynolds, Chief HR Officer and VP of People and Culture. "When people love what they do, who they work with and the company they work for, there is a level of synergistic positivity that delivers amazing results to the partners and customers we serve. Integrity places a large emphasis on providing unique and meaningful benefits and perks, such as time off to serve and company ownership. It's really our team members who give life and meaning to the culture we're striving to create."
"Our data consistently shows that employee happiness is a significant driver of company culture and employee retention," said Comparably Co-Founder and CEO Jason Nazar. "Integrity's rank on our Happiest Employees list is a testament to the organization's focus and commitment to its people."
The Happiest Employees Award is the latest of several high-profile awards Integrity has recently received. In April 2022, Integrity won a Best Place to Work in Dallas award along with Best HR Team award. In July, Integrity CEO Bryan W. Adams was named "Best CEO for Diversity" on Comparably's Top 100 Awards.
Integrity, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of innovative solutions for wealth management and retirement planning. Through its partner network, Integrity helps millions of Americans protect their life, health and wealth with a commitment to meet them wherever they are — in person, over the phone and online. Integrity's cutting-edge technology helps streamline the insurance and financial planning experience for all stakeholders. In addition, Integrity develops products with carrier partners and markets them through its nationwide distribution network. Integrity's nearly 6,000 employees work with approximately 500,000 agents and advisors who serve more than 11 million clients annually. In 2022, Integrity will help carriers place almost $20 billion in new sales and oversee more than $30 billion of assets under management and advisement through its RIA and broker-dealer platforms. For more information, visit www.integritymarketing.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JelloX Biotech is celebrating a robust year of research and product development milestones while showcasing the potential for 3D imaging and AI to be the future of cancer pathology.
Presently, most cancer diagnosis is done through thinly sliced physical biopsies. Though widespread, the amount of information this method collects remains limited. JelloX envisions a future in which AI-driven, volume-based 3D digital tumor analysis is primarily used, leading to more comprehensive and precise diagnoses and therefore treatments. The company recognizes that a key step towards this future is underway: the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) is currently conducting an open inquiry into multidimensional atlases of tumor complexities to evaluate the potential of these new approaches.
MetaLite®, JelloX's cost-effective software platform, leverages AI to analyze 3D-rendered thick tissue images rapidly, saving pathologists hours while improving diagnostic precision. The software can easily be worked into existing pathology workflows: biopsy samples can be first rendered into 3D images with fluorescence labeling and clearance prior to reuse for conventional molecular pathology analyses if needed. Unlike physical biopsies, 3D imaging can visualize multiple tumor layers in high resolution and capture various parameters and biomarker features with a high sampling rate to produce a meticulous diagnosis. 3D imaging is to thin tissue biopsies what CT scans are to x-ray diagnostics in hospitals.
"Seeing is believing," says Dr. Margaret Chang, Chief Strategy Officer of JelloX, "and with our 3D imaging technology, pathologists can see all the complexities of a tumor's biomarkers — pinpointed in multidimensional renderings instead of in a thin physical sample viewed through a microscope."
Through its clinical research achievements, JelloX Biotech firmly believes that 3D imaging technology and AI have the potential to vastly improve cancer pathology. In a breakthrough this year published in the Journal of Translational Medicine, researchers from the company were able to use 3D imaging to clearly evaluate tumor and biomarker heterogeneity, such as programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) often present in non-small cell lung cancer. PD-L1 is a protein that plays a big role in managing the body's immune response against many types of cancers. This novel, next-generation pathology diagnostic method potentially enhances the accuracy of assessing tumor PD-L1 expression to make way for precise cancer immunotherapy deployment. In turn, this matches more patients to the right drugs, broadening the potential users and beneficiaries of this technology, and preempting a significant social, health, and economic impact while expanding opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry.
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OSOGBO, Nigeria (AP) — Yeyerisa Abimbola has dedicated most of her 58 years on Earth to the Osun, a waterway in deeply religious Nigeria named for the river goddess of fertility. As the deity’s chief priestess, she leads other women known as servants of Osun in daily worship and sacrificial offerings along the riverbank.
But with each passing day, she worries more and more about the river. Once sparkling and clear and home to a variety of fish, today it runs mucky and brown.
“The problem we face now are those that mine by the river,” Abimbola said. “As you can see, the water has changed color.”
The river, which flows through the dense forest of the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove — designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005 — is revered for its cultural and religious significance among the Yoruba-speaking people predominant in southwestern Nigeria, where Osun is widely worshipped.
But it’s under constant threat from pollution from waste disposal and other human activity — especially the dozens of illegal gold miners across Osun state whose runoff is filling the sacred river with toxic metals. Amid lax enforcement of environmental laws in the region, there are also some who use the river as a dumping ground, further contributing to its contamination.
The servants of Osun, made up of women mostly between the ages of 30 and 60, live in a line of one-room apartments along the side of the Osogbo palace, the royal house of the the Osogbo monarch about 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) north of the grove and river.
They leave behind everything from their secular lives, including marriages, to serve both the goddess and the king. They have little interaction with outsiders, allowing them to devote themselves fully to the goddess, whom they worship daily at a shrine tucked deep inside the grove.
Often seen in flowing white gowns symbolizing the purity the river represents, the women carry out various tasks for the goddess from dawn to dusk, from overseeing sacrificial offerings, mostly live animals and drinks, to carrying out cultural activities in the Osun’s waters. Some say the goddess heals them of afflictions when they drink or bathe in the river, and others say she can provide wealth or fertility.
One servant of Osun, who goes by the name Oluwatosin, said the river brought her a child when she was having difficulties with childbirth. Now the mother of two children, she intends to remain forever devoted to the river and the goddess.
“It is my belief, and Osun answers my prayers,” Oluwatosin said.
The river also serves as an important “pilgrimage point” for Yoruba people in Nigeria, said Ayo Adams, a Yoruba scholar — especially during the Osun-Osogbo festival, a colorful annual celebration that draws thousands of Osun worshippers and tourists “to celebrate the essence of the Yoruba race.” Some attendees say it offers the chance for a personal encounter with the goddess.
But this year, as the two-week August festival neared, palace authorities announced they had been forced to take the unusual step of telling people to stop drinking the water.
“We have written to the state government, the museum on the activities of the illegal miners and for them to take actions to stop them,” said Osunyemi Ifarinu Ifabode, the Osun chief priest.
Osun state is home to some of Nigeria’s largest gold deposits, and miners in search of gold and other minerals — many of them operating illegally — are scattered across swampy areas in remote villages where there is scant law enforcement presence. While community leaders in Osogbo have been able to keep miners out of the immediate area, they’re essentially free to operate with impunity upstream and to the north.
The miners take water from the river to use in exploration and exploitation, and the runoff flows back into it and other waterways, polluting the drinking water sources of thousands of people.
“It is more or less like 50% of the water bodies in Osun state, so the major water bodies here have been polluted,” said Anthony Adejuwon, head Urban Alert, a nonprofit leading advocacy efforts to protect the Osun River.
Urban Alert conducted a series of tests on the Osun in 2021 and found it to be “heavily contaminated.” The report, which was shared with The Associated Press, found lead and mercury levels in the water at the grove that were, respectively, 1,000% and 2,000% above what's permissible under the Nigerian Industrial Standard. Urban Alert attributes it to many years of mining activity, some of it within 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the river.
Despite the drinking ban issued by the palace, during a recent visit AP witnessed residents trooping to the river daily to fill up gallon containers for domestic use.
Dr. Emmanuel Folami, a physician based in Osogbo, the state capital, said drinking the toxic water or otherwise using it for purposes that risk human exposure is a “big health concern” that could cause lead poisoning.
In March, the Osun state government announced the arrest of “several individuals for illicit mining, seizures and site closures,” and promised it was studying the level of pollution of the river and ways to address it.
But activists question the sincerity and commitment behind such efforts: “If we cannot see the state government taking action within its own jurisdiction as a (mining) license holder, what are we going to say about the other people?” said Adejuwon of Urban Alert, which is running a social media campaign with the hashtag #SaveOsunRiver.
Abimbola, a servant of Osun since she was just 17 years old, said the goddess is tolerant and giving. She thanks Osun for her blessings — a home, children, good health.
“Every good thing that God does for people, Osun does the same,” she said.
Yet she and others warn that even Osun has her limits.
There may be problems if the river remains contaminated and Osun “gets angry or is not properly appeased,” said Abiodun Fasoyin, a village chief in Esa-Odo, where much of the mining takes place, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Osogbo.
“The riverbank will overflow and sweep people away when it is angry,” Abimbola said. “Don’t do whatever she doesn’t want.”
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Beto O'Rourke demands Biden confront Abbott on border security in blistering essay: 'Stop this madness'
'Be on the right side of history,' O'Rourke told Biden in a New York Times op-ed
Beto O'Rourke called on President Biden to confront Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, on Wednesday in an op-ed for the New York Times and demanded he "stop this madness" at the southern border.
O'Rourke, who lost to Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial race in November, said it was time for Biden to "step up."
"It’s on Mr. Biden to stop this madness. In fact, promoting a humane immigration and asylum system is exactly what Mr. Biden promised to do when he ran for office," he wrote, condemning Abbott's border security measures.
The Department of Justice announced that it had plans to sue Abbott over the use of a floating buoy barrier along the Rio Grande to stop illegal immigration into the state.
ABBOTT MOVES AHEAD WITH FLOATING BORDER BARRIERS ON RIO GRANDE DESPITE LIBERAL OUTRAGE
O'Rourke praised the DOJ's lawsuit against Abbott as a "good first step."
"Every day that Mr. Biden fails to stop Mr. Abbott leads to unnecessary, preventable suffering — and often death," the former Texas congressman wrote.
Abbott took a swipe at the president after the DOJ announced its lawsuit against the Texas governor.
"Texas Has Seized More Than 422 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Since 2021. More than enough to kill all Americans," the Texas governor wrote on Twitter Sunday. "We have also made 394,200 illegal-immigrant apprehensions and 31,300 criminal arrests. All because Biden is not doing his job."
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SAY BORDER IS IN CRISIS OR ‘MAJOR PROBLEM’: POLL
O'Rourke praised some of Biden's border policies but also took issue with the administration's "asylum restrictions" and their "prevention through deterrence framework."
"Mr. Biden must change course, and that begins by stopping Mr. Abbott. The president should order the immediate removal of the lethal razor wire and obstructions in the Rio Grande and ensure that Border Patrol are unimpeded by Texas Department of Public Safety officers— today," he wrote.
He said it was a chance for Biden to show Americans that a "humane approach" was the "best way to establish order and safety."
"I know that the politics on this aren’t easy. And I can see why it might be tempting to allow the governor to assume ownership over the Texas border rather than pursue a public confrontation on an issue that is this politically charged," O'Rourke continued.
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"Be on the right side of history, demonstrate the kind of strong, decisive leadership that Americans are desperate for, and the politics will follow," O'Rourke wrote. "Now is his chance to deliver." | https://www.foxnews.com/media/beto-orourke-demands-biden-confront-abbott-border-security-blistering-essay-stop-madness | 2023-07-26 14:42:11 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/media/beto-orourke-demands-biden-confront-abbott-border-security-blistering-essay-stop-madness |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans street where one of the founders of rock ‘n’ roll spent most of his life is being renamed in his honor.
A community-wide Second line and Musical Celebration begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at the longtime home of Antoine “Fats” Domino on Caffin Avenue, which will now be known as Antoine “Fats” Domino Avenue. Led by the Stooges Brass Band, the second line will proceed down the renamed street to Oliver Bush Park, where musical tributes to Domino will occur.
Domino sold more than 110 million records, with hits including “Blueberry Hill,” ″Ain’t That a Shame” — originally titled “Ain’t It A Shame”— and other standards of rock ‘n’ roll. Saturday’s free celebration will feature performances by Kermit Ruffin, Al “Carnival Time” Johnson, Al “Little Fats” Jackson and Domino’s grandson, Antoine Domino Jr.
Rev. Willie Calhoun, who has lived in the Lower 9 his whole life and is one of the celebration’s organizers, said the recognition for Domino is a long-time coming.
“Fats never left the city and he’s never really been celebrated, even though he chose to stay in New Orleans and to raise his family in the Lower 9,” Calhoun said. “He had a choice to live anywhere he wanted and he made the choice to live right here.
“I think this event will help bring some life and recognition to the neighborhood. The Lower 9 has gotten so much negative press, we wanted to bring people back to the area and show them the reason why Fats stayed. He stayed because this is a valuable and viable community.”
Domino died Oct. 24, 2017, of natural causes at the age of 89. He survived the massive flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, but had to be rescued by boat from his home, where he tried to ride out the storm. Storm surge flood waters poured into the Lower 9th Ward, knocking many homes off their foundations. A large barge was swept by flood waters into the neighborhood, leveling homes beneath it. The area was flooded again by Hurricane Rita a month later. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-renowned-pianist-fats-domino-has-street-renamed-in-his-honor/ | 2022-10-14 15:18:19 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-renowned-pianist-fats-domino-has-street-renamed-in-his-honor/ |
Neurotechnology's fingerprint algorithms have continued to outperform all others in the NIST Proprietary Fingerprint Template (PFT) evaluations since 2019
VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurotechnology, a provider of deep learning-based solutions and high-precision biometric identification technologies, today announced that the company has confirmed the first place position in the NIST Proprietary Fingerprint Template (PFT) III evaluation results released on March 7, 2022. Since 2019, Neurotechnology's fingerprint recognition algorithms have held the number one position in NIST PFT evaluations as the company has continued to innovate and improve both the speed and accuracy of their biometric algorithms.
The highly accredited National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has, with its Proprietary Fingerprint Template (PFT) evaluation, provided the largest and most recognized ongoing assessment of fingerprint verification available today. Since fingerprint templates are not necessarily standardized across all vendors, each algorithm developer uses their latest technology to showcase the full potential of their indvidual algorithms. Neurotechnology's top position in PFT III demonstrates the fully enhanced capabilities of the company's latest R&D advancements.
The Proprietary Fingerprint Template evaluation determines the algorithmic capabilities of one-to-one fingerprint verification and assesses the accuracy of final stage fingerprint matchers used in one-to-many Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) searches. The most recent generations of the PFT evaluation cover:
- PFT II: one-to-one fingerprint verification evaluation. Active between 2010 and 2019, PFT II was used to evaluate plain versus plain, plain versus rolled, and rolled versus rolled fingerprint verification scenarios and reported template extraction times, template sizes, and match times.
- PFT III: the continuation of the previous PFT generation evaluations now includes several PFT III-specific datasets.
To provide a more comprehensive comparison of algorithmic function, NIST included in this current evaluation the accuracies that were being tested in the PFT 2003 and PFT II evaluations. This process provided a comparison of the algorithm submissions across all current and former PFT evaluations.
"It is challenging to continuously improve your technology when it is already outperforming all others in the industry, but our team has continued to demonstrate a spirit of innovation, and we are thrilled to see the latest algorithm improve our leading scores even further," said Evaldas Borcovas, biometric research lead at Neurotechnology. "NIST is regarded as the most influential and respected organization evaluating biometric algorithms, and their highest evaluation of our technologies shows that our fingerprint algorithm is the most reliable and accurate algorithm available."
While Neurotechnology's previous fingerprint algorithm had already been judged the most accurate in fingerprint recognition evaluations, the newest submission for PFT III demonstrated an even greater performance according to the algorithm's average ranking across all experiments. Both PFT II and PFT III evaluations included 33 experiments. The results were compared against 39 algorithm submissions from 22 vendors. The final results took into account the following datasets:
- The first 27 experiments ran against the combined datasets from the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (AZLA). Numbers 1 to 9 evaluated plain-to-plain, 10 to 18 looked at plain-to-rolled, and 19 to 27 judged rolled-to-rolled fingerprint matching.
- The Dataset of Department of Homeland Security (DHS2) was used for experiments 28 to 30 that again looked at plain-to-plain fingerprint matching.
- The Combined datasets of U.S. VISIT Point of Entry Data with Bio-Visa Application (POEBVA) were used in the last 3 experiments that were plain-to-plain fingerprint matching tests.
Neurotechnology has proven to be a highly-evaluated vendor of multibiometric solutions. Its proprietary algorithms have demonstrated the highest accuracy and reliability in various NIST evaluations. Achievements in the field include:
- Minex III: a continuous test of fingerprint templates ensuring that template generators and matchers are in compliance with the US government's Personal Identity Verification program. Neurotechnology's algorithm has been in the top of the most accurate and interoperable algorithms in the industry for several years running, with only a few vendors achieving similar results in either category.
- IREX10: assessment of iris recognition performance for identification applications. In more than 10 years of participation, Neurotechnology's submissions have consecutively shown strong results among an increasing number of participants.
- FRVT: the most reliable series of large-scale, independent evaluations for face recognition algorithms in verification and identification scenarios. Across numerous FRVT evaluations, Neurotechnology's latest algorithm was among the top 3% when judged against several hundred submissions.
- SlapSegIII: evaluates fingerprint slap segmentation performances across all types of finger slap scanning methods. Neurotechnology's submissions appeared among the top positions in all different scanning techniques, including live and paper scans.
For more information about Neurotechnology's entire product line, please visit: neurotechnology.com
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Neurotechnology is a developer of high-precision algorithms and software based on deep neural networks and other AI-related technologies. Currently, more than half of the company employees are actively involved in research and development, continuously improving proprietary algorithms. Extensive industry knowledge and expertise gathered throughout 30 years of experience in the field enable the company to maintain top positions in NIST testing results. Neurotechnology solutions are used around the globe on national-scale projects, including the world's largest biometric database, India's Aadhaar ID program, and ensuring electoral integrity during the elections in Ghana and DR Congo.
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Nick Cannon explains why he didn't put his baby boy Zen through chemotherapy after brain cancer diagnosis
Nick Cannon is soon to be the father of 12 kids
Nick Cannon revealed why he didn't want his late son Zen to go through chemotherapy after being diagnosed with brain cancer shortly after his birth.
Cannon, 42, spoke about his son Zen's battle with cancer during an episode of "The Checkup with Dr. David Agus."
Zen, whom Cannon welcomed to the world with Alyssa Scott, died on Dec. 5, 2021, at just five months old.
"They pretty much told me that best-case scenario, your son could live to three or four years old," Cannon revealed during the episode, via People magazine. "So instantly when I heard that, I thought, ‘quality of life.’ I wanted him to have the best existence he could have."
NICK CANNON, SOON TO BE FATHER OF 12, TALKS YEARLY MULTI-MILLION CHILD SUPPORT
"Seeing your son hooked up to all of those machines – and he had to go for a shunt two or three times, and that was heartbreaking every time – even in that short amount of time, I couldn't imagine him having to go through chemo," Cannon added.
The "Masked Singer" host admitted he had undergone a form a chemotherapy for treatment of Lupus and that he "couldn't imagine" a newborn going through the same thing.
"I knew how as a full-grown man, that process," Cannon said. "I wouldn't even call it pain. It just sucked everything out of you. I couldn't imagine that on a newborn and what that would do."
Cannon shared a tribute to Zen on the one-year anniversary of his passing.
"I can’t believe it’s been a year already since the toughest day of my life occurred. Such a painful anniversary. Losing a child has to be the heaviest, most dark and depressive experience that I will never get over," he captioned the post.
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"A mixture of guilt, pain and sorrow is what I suppress daily. I am far from perfect and often fall short and make decisions in my life that many question, but anyone who knows me knows my heart. I love hard, I love big and I love with my entire heart and soul and I just wish my little man could’ve felt more of that love while he was here on Earth."
Scott and Cannon are now expecting their second child together, and the birth will be the TV show host's 12th child.
He shares twins Monroe and Morrocan with Mariah Carey. Cannon has welcomed three children with Brittany Bell. Abby De La Rosa and Cannon share three children. He also has one child with Lanisha Cole and one with Bre Tiesi. | https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/nick-cannon-explains-why-didnt-put-baby-boy-zen-through-chemotherapy-after-brain-cancer-diagnosis | 2022-12-15 20:27:30 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/nick-cannon-explains-why-didnt-put-baby-boy-zen-through-chemotherapy-after-brain-cancer-diagnosis |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 5" game were:
6-7-2-6-6
(six, seven, two, six, six)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 5" game were:
6-7-2-6-6
(six, seven, two, six, six) | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-5-game-17129412.php | 2022-04-27 04:21:15 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-5-game-17129412.php |
Fort Wayne man sentenced on child sex crime charges
Published: Jul. 6, 2023 at 4:23 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 27-year-old Fort Wayne man has been sentenced after being arrested on several child sex crime charges earlier this year.
Court documents say Aine Noh assaulted the children of the woman he had been dating for the past four years. The victims told police Noh would threaten them and would use physical violence to assault them.
Noh was arrested in January on two counts of rape, several child molestation charges, possession of child pornography and voyeurism. He then entered a plea deal, pleading guilty to rape and child molesting, and all other charges were dismissed.
He was sentenced to 18 years behind bars on Thursday.
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Zayon Martinez spent his final hour of second grade hiding under a desk while bullets flew through Robb Elementary School.By the end of the carnage, 19 of his schoolmates and two teachers were killed. Now Zayon, who's supposed to start third grade Tuesday, doesn't want to set foot in another classroom, his father said."I went and talked to my son and I told him, 'They're gonna have more cops. They're gonna have higher fencing. And he wasn't having it," said Zayon's father, Adam Martinez."He said, 'It doesn't matter. They're not gonna protect us.'"Zayon's fear is not unfounded. Since the tragic end to the last school year, the grief enveloping Uvalde, Texas, has been compounded by outrage.Families learned law enforcement officers waited more than 70 minutes before entering the two classrooms where 19 students and two teachers lay mortally wounded.And authorities repeatedly changed their stories about what happened as damning new evidence emerged.Now, families who already lost one child in the massacre worry about sending another child back to school. And months of preparation by parents and school administrators will be put to the test.Robb Elementary School will not reopenNo students or staff will return to the site of the deadliest school massacre in almost a decade."We're not going back to that campus," Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell said in June.Instead, children who were first graders at Robb Elementary last year will start second grade at Dalton Elementary.Second and third graders at Robb last year will go to the new Uvalde Elementary, located at an existing educational complex in town. Many Robb Elementary teachers have relocated to Uvalde Elementary.And some students have left the school district entirely.Enrollment at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde began its new school year with double the enrollment of elementary-age students compared to last fall, its principal said. The new students include 30 from Robb Elementary who received scholarships to go to the private school.All students remaining in the Uvalde public school district could sign up for remote learning and use tablets provided by the school district.Martinez said both his children opted for remote learning. "I talked to my son and daughter, and they said that they were afraid that if it happened again, they weren't going to be protected," he said."There's no fencing at the junior high where my daughter would be going. There's no way that I'm gonna convince her to go when there's no fencing."But remote learning isn't possible for some families in which both parents work outside the home.And changing the scenery won't erase the horror tormenting victims' families — especially those debating whether to send their other children back to school.'I don't feel like my kids are safe'Uziyah Garcia should be starting the fifth grade today. But he was gunned down in his classroom at age 10, leaving his family crippled with grief."This is something that terrorizes you daily and nightly," said Uziyah's uncle Brett Cross, who was raising Uziyah like his own son."I close my eyes. All I see is my son. I hear the gunshots. It is something that doesn't ever go away."But Cross has four other children in the school district. He's struggled to decide whether to send them back to school in person."You want your kids to be able to go and have that education and everything, but at the same time, you're fearful that they're not gonna make it out by the end of the day," he said.Cross spent much of this summer demanding accountability from the school district and lambasting the law enforcement response."We've already seen that they didn't do their job. So how are we supposed to trust that?" he said last week. "I don't feel like my kids are safe."Cross has two 15-year-old daughters who have decided to return to school in person. He said they're old enough to make their own decisions, with their parents' guidance."But my little ones (ages 7 and 10) ... we're not certain yet," he said. "I don't feel like everything has been done to protect our children."Cross said he appreciated some changes made by the school district. After the district announced 33 Texas Department of Public Safety officers would work at Uvalde schools this year, Cross said he was assured those DPS officers would not be among the dozens who responded the day of the massacre.But he wants to see more active monitoring of schools. "We've had several requests about somebody ... watching the surveillance and everything like that, a dedicated person," he said. "That would make me feel a lot safer."What the school district is doingAfter months of public outcry, the Uvalde school district fired its police chief, Pedro "Pete" Arredondo. State investigators and law enforcement analysts say Arredondo was the de facto incident commander on the day of the massacre.The Uvalde school district also announced new safety measures planned for this school year. They include hiring 10 more school police officers; installing 500 new security cameras; the assignment of 33 Texas DPS officers to the Uvalde school district; and searching for a new interim police chief.The school district said it has also increased emotional support for students, including comfort dogs on every campus for the first few weeks of school, additional school counselors and trauma-informed care training for all staff members.But Cross said he's not done demanding more safety measures — not just for his surviving children, but for all children in hopes no other family has to endure the agony he's suffering."I'm fighting the system that let him (Uziyah) down. I'm at every city council meeting. I'm at every school board meeting," he said.Cross has also questioned why 18-year-olds in Texas can buy assault-style rifles like the one used to kill Uziyah."You have to be 21 to buy cigarettes and alcohol — things that can kill yourself. But you only have to be 18 to buy something that can kill multiple people," he said."I'm channeling my grief into the fight right now because this fight is a fight that everybody should be a part of — but nobody is until it's them. And it's a lot harder on this side with this hole in your heart to do this fight."
Zayon Martinez spent his final hour of second grade hiding under a desk while bullets flew through Robb Elementary School.
By the end of the carnage, 19 of his schoolmates and two teachers were killed. Now Zayon, who's supposed to start third grade Tuesday, doesn't want to set foot in another classroom, his father said.
"I went and talked to my son and I told him, 'They're gonna have more cops. They're gonna have higher fencing. And he wasn't having it," said Zayon's father, Adam Martinez.
"He said, 'It doesn't matter. They're not gonna protect us.'"
Zayon's fear is not unfounded. Since the tragic end to the last school year, the grief enveloping Uvalde, Texas, has been compounded by outrage.
Ashley Killough/CNN
Zayon Martinez, 8, hid from the gunfire at Robb Elementary. He’s now too traumatized to go back inside a classroom.
Families learned law enforcement officers waited more than 70 minutes before entering the two classrooms where 19 students and two teachers lay mortally wounded.
And authorities repeatedly changed their stories about what happened as damning new evidence emerged.
Now, families who already lost one child in the massacre worry about sending another child back to school. And months of preparation by parents and school administrators will be put to the test.
Robb Elementary School will not reopen
No students or staff will return to the site of the deadliest school massacre in almost a decade.
"We're not going back to that campus," Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell said in June.
Instead, children who were first graders at Robb Elementary last year will start second grade at Dalton Elementary.
Second and third graders at Robb last year will go to the new Uvalde Elementary, located at an existing educational complex in town. Many Robb Elementary teachers have relocated to Uvalde Elementary.
And some students have left the school district entirely.
Enrollment at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde began its new school year with double the enrollment of elementary-age students compared to last fall, its principal said. The new students include 30 from Robb Elementary who received scholarships to go to the private school.
All students remaining in the Uvalde public school district could sign up for remote learning and use tablets provided by the school district.
Martinez said both his children opted for remote learning. "I talked to my son and daughter, and they said that they were afraid that if it happened again, they weren't going to be protected," he said.
"There's no fencing at the junior high where my daughter would be going. There's no way that I'm gonna convince her to go when there's no fencing."
But remote learning isn't possible for some families in which both parents work outside the home.
And changing the scenery won't erase the horror tormenting victims' families — especially those debating whether to send their other children back to school.
'I don't feel like my kids are safe'
Uziyah Garcia should be starting the fifth grade today. But he was gunned down in his classroom at age 10, leaving his family crippled with grief.
"This is something that terrorizes you daily and nightly," said Uziyah's uncle Brett Cross, who was raising Uziyah like his own son.
"I close my eyes. All I see is my son. I hear the gunshots. It is something that doesn't ever go away."
But Cross has four other children in the school district. He's struggled to decide whether to send them back to school in person.
"You want your kids to be able to go and have that education and everything, but at the same time, you're fearful that they're not gonna make it out by the end of the day," he said.
Cross spent much of this summer demanding accountability from the school district and lambasting the law enforcement response.
"We've already seen that they didn't do their job. So how are we supposed to trust that?" he said last week. "I don't feel like my kids are safe."
Cross has two 15-year-old daughters who have decided to return to school in person. He said they're old enough to make their own decisions, with their parents' guidance.
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Brett Cross mourns the death of his 10-year-old nephew, Uziyah Garcia, whom he was raising as his own son. He’s struggled to decide whether to send his two younger children back inside a school.
"But my little ones (ages 7 and 10) ... we're not certain yet," he said. "I don't feel like everything has been done to protect our children."
Cross said he appreciated some changes made by the school district. After the district announced 33 Texas Department of Public Safety officers would work at Uvalde schools this year, Cross said he was assured those DPS officers would not be among the dozens who responded the day of the massacre.
But he wants to see more active monitoring of schools. "We've had several requests about somebody ... watching the surveillance and everything like that, a dedicated person," he said. "That would make me feel a lot safer."
What the school district is doing
After months of public outcry, the Uvalde school district fired its police chief, Pedro "Pete" Arredondo. State investigators and law enforcement analysts say Arredondo was the de facto incident commander on the day of the massacre.
The Uvalde school district also announced new safety measures planned for this school year. They include hiring 10 more school police officers; installing 500 new security cameras; the assignment of 33 Texas DPS officers to the Uvalde school district; and searching for a new interim police chief.
The school district said it has also increased emotional support for students, including comfort dogs on every campus for the first few weeks of school, additional school counselors and trauma-informed care training for all staff members.
But Cross said he's not done demanding more safety measures — not just for his surviving children, but for all children in hopes no other family has to endure the agony he's suffering.
"I'm fighting the system that let him (Uziyah) down. I'm at every city council meeting. I'm at every school board meeting," he said.
Cross has also questioned why 18-year-olds in Texas can buy assault-style rifles like the one used to kill Uziyah.
"You have to be 21 to buy cigarettes and alcohol — things that can kill yourself. But you only have to be 18 to buy something that can kill multiple people," he said.
"I'm channeling my grief into the fight right now because this fight is a fight that everybody should be a part of — but nobody is until it's them. And it's a lot harder on this side with this hole in your heart to do this fight." | https://www.wtae.com/article/uvalde-texas-students-back-to-school-after-mass-shooting/41090876 | 2022-09-06 13:41:12 | 1 | https://www.wtae.com/article/uvalde-texas-students-back-to-school-after-mass-shooting/41090876 |
President Biden is using clips from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) Turning Point USA speech – intended to attack the president on policy issues – to tout his legislative accomplishments in a new video.
The video, posted Tuesday, features Greene’s speech set to uplifting music as she lists Biden’s agenda and legislative achievements and compares him to Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
“Joe Biden had the largest public investment in social infrastructure and environmental programs, that is actually finishing what FDR started, that LBJ expanded on, and Joe Biden is attempting to complete,” Greene said in her speech over the weekend and in the video.
“Programs to address education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, transportation, Medicare, Medicaid, labor unions, and he still is working on it,” Greene said.
Biden’s policy positions have been largely popular throughout the country, but he has struggled to communicate his agenda and legislative achievements to voters, who often say Biden has not accomplished much. His overall approval rating also has not reflected the approval that many of his policies receive.
Many have shared Greene’s speech at the conservative conference and described it as a gift to Biden’s campaign.
Biden tweeted the video and wrote, “I approve this message.” | https://www.krqe.com/hill-politics/biden-shares-video-of-marjorie-taylor-greene-speech-to-promote-his-agenda/ | 2023-07-19 03:41:25 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/hill-politics/biden-shares-video-of-marjorie-taylor-greene-speech-to-promote-his-agenda/ |
The Foundation will pave the way forward to a life-changing career in sales and go-to-market roles in tech companies for people across the globe
SEATTLE, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sales Impact Academy (SIA), the world's leading go-to-market learning platform, believes that there should never be a barrier to entry for those seeking a lucrative career in sales and go-to-market roles at fast-growing tech companies. With this in mind, the company has today announced the launch of the SIA Foundation. This Foundation will grant free go-to-market education, in the form of scholarships, to support job creation for thousands within marginalized populations.
The first of its kind, the SIA Foundation will enable anyone, across incredibly diverse backgrounds, to access completely free learning that will create a clear path to careers in the lucrative go-to-market profession - all that is needed is the drive and a web connection. While launching initially in the United States and the United Kingdom, as the company scales this program, it aims to see tens of thousands of people globally each year coming through the Foundation, creating a massive, worldwide human impact.
"We want to ensure that everyone, regardless of where they come from, where they live, or the challenges they face, can learn core go-to-market skills through the SIA Foundation and then secure lucrative jobs at fast-growing tech companies," says Paul Fifield, CEO and co-founder of SIA. "We created the SIA Foundation to reach people who are unemployed or in low paying jobs, veterans, refugees, moms re-entering the workforce, young people who don't have access to university - everyone and anyone. Imagine it, we could upskill people in just 4-6 months and then help them secure a $50,000 or $60,000 base salary job with limitless room for growth. We can totally change lives this way."
The Foundation's mission begins with the re-skilling of a new workforce and ends with employment at a leading technology company. SIA customers, who include the likes of HubSpot, GitHub, 6Sense, Gong, Klaviyo, and Rubrik, will be able to recruit directly from people who complete education programs via the SIA Foundation, ushering in a new, diverse wave of sales and go-to-market professionals.
Fifield expands, "We will be creating learning pathways for front line roles like sales development representatives and customer success managers, but also for more technically-minded people who perhaps don't want to be customer-facing, in roles across the revenue operations and marketing functions. Here at Sales Impact Academy, we have created an infinitely scalable live learning solution for in-work professionals who are already in-role at the best tech companies in the world. We see it as our moral obligation to use this learning platform to give people from every background, and part of the world, equal access to a better future."
The SIA Foundation was inspired by the Salesforce 1/1/1 model, in which the foundation owns 1% stock, 1% of corporate profits, and 1% of employee time is spent on the foundation.
"But I wanted to go one better," Fifield continues. "So, we doubled our contribution with a 2/2/2 model instead! 2% equity, 2% profit, and 2% employee time. The Foundation's stock is already worth seven figures and our employees will optionally spend up to 4 workdays a year working at the Foundation. I love the idea of embedding philanthropy into the very DNA of our company, so as the business rapidly scales, so too does the ability of our Foundation to change lives."
Head of HubSpot Ventures, Brandon Greer says, "We couldn't be prouder or more supportive of the SIA Foundation, created by our portfolio company Sales Impact Academy." He goes on to say, "not only are they waving the flag for the idea of business for good, but this foundation will change the lives of tens of thousands of people and create a highly diverse talent pool that will benefit our industry at large."
SIA as a company has seen significant growth within the last year – growing from 25 to 125 employees, from 82 to 260 customers, 500% YoY revenue growth, and securing a $22M round of funding last month. They hope to scale the SIA Foundation at a similar rate, starting with a smaller launch in the US and UK this year, but aiming to grant thousands of scholarships in 2023 and tens of thousands by 2024.
About Sales Impact Academy:
Sales Impact Academy is the world's leading go-to-market learning platform providing a continuous live learning solution for high-growth technology companies. It has over 40 courses taught live by the biggest names in the industry on prospecting, sales, CS, marketing, and leadership.
SIA supports the skills development of over 14,000 learners across 280 customers including HubSpot, Github, Gong, Klaviyo, Rubrik & Thoughtspot.
Over 70 instructors on the platform include people like Mark Roberge who was CRO at HubSpot, Sarah Brazier from Gong, Chris Voss (FBI's lead international hostage negotiator), Sam Nelson from Outreach, Dan Steinman from Gainsight, Elissa Fink former CMO of Tableau, and many others.
Sales Impact Academy is backed by VCs Stage 2 Capital, MIT, HubSpot Ventures, and Emerge Education.
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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger bus crashed into a pillar and fell off a bridge, catching fire and killing 40 people in southern Pakistan on Sunday, a government official said.
The bus was carrying 44 passengers from Quetta in Balochistan province to Karachi in neighboring Sindh province. The accident was near the town of Bela, in Lasbela district.
Hamza Anjum Nadeem, assistant commissioner in Bela, said the bodies of 40 people, including women and children, were recovered. Four injured passengers were rescued.
“The accident happened due to over-speeding and the bus crashed into the pillar of a bridge. It caught fire soon after falling (off the bridge),” he said.
Images from the crash site showed what was left of the charred bus lying near the bridge. The recovered remains of some of the dead are lined up in rows nearby.
Nadeem said the bodies were charred beyond recognition and are being transported to Karachi for DNA sampling. After identification, the bodies will be handed over to the victims’ relatives.
Firefighters and workers from the Lasbela Welfare Trust and the Edhi Welfare Foundation carried out the rescue operation.
The chief minister of Balochistan, Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, expressed his sorrow for the loss of life and ordered authorities to provide the best medical facilities to the injured.
Traffic accidents in Pakistan generally happen due to violation of traffic rules, resulting in the deaths of thousands every year.
In a separate incident, in Pakistan’s northwest, at least 10 students who were on a picnic drowned after their boat capsized in a lake on Sunday, police said.
The children, from a religious school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, were visiting a lake at Tanda Dam.
Local police official Qismat Khan said 25 students were on the boat. Six were rescued, and three of them are in critical condition. The dead pupils were aged between 11 to 13. Nine children remained missing.
Khan said an earlier group of 16 students was able to cross the lake. But the same boat capsized while taking 25 on the next trip. “As per initial reports, overloading resulted in the overturning of the boat,” he said.
Abdul Rauf Qaiserani, the district police officer, reached the scene to oversee the rescue work.
Lifesaving divers were called in from the provincial capital Peshawar due to an immediate lack of them locally. People from the area joined authorities in recovering bodies from the water.
Pakistan has witnessed similar incidents in the past as tourist attractions do not adhere to safety measures, including the use of life vests. | https://www.kark.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-bus-falls-off-bridge-catches-fire-in-pakistan-killing-40/ | 2023-01-30 18:35:26 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-bus-falls-off-bridge-catches-fire-in-pakistan-killing-40/ |
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian polling companies have been facing threats of a crackdown after their surveys for the election’s first round significantly understated the support for the president and his allies.
President Jair Bolsonaro’s Justice Ministry called for a Federal Police investigation and the antitrust regulator on Thursday launched a probe into whether pollsters formed a cartel to manipulate election results. Allies in Congress are pushing separate initiatives, one of which would establish prison sentences for polls failing to accurately predict results.
Multiple analysts consulted by The Associated Press – even those who said polls have room to improve – slammed these efforts.
“The main goal is not to improve electoral polls, but to persecute and punish institutes,” said Alberto Almeida, who leads political research institute Brasilis. “There were mistakes, but voting on a bill, doing a congressional investigation — that is an embarrassment. Wanting to criminalize is senseless.”
Before the Oct. 2 vote, many polls had indicated that Bolsonaro was far behind. Some suggested leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva could even clinch a first-round victory. Most showed a margin that neared or exceeded double digits.
Instead, Bolsonaro came within five points of da Silva and the two will compete in an Oct. 30 runoff. Bolsonaro’s right-wing allies in congressional and gubernatorial races also did better than polls indicated.
Throughout the campaign, Bolsonaro and his backers had scoffed at pollsters’ findings, pointing instead to the president’s packed rallies. Those, they said, represented his true support.
After the vote, they seized on results as proof. And a flurry of attacks followed.
Justice Minister Anderson Torres requested the Federal Police to investigate polling institutes, writing on Oct. 4 that their conduct appeared to indicate criminal practice, though he didn’t specify what law they might have broken. Police launched their probe on Thursday, as did the federal antitrust regulator — only to have Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who also oversees the electoral court, block both investigations that evening.
“These investigations seem to demonstrate the intention to satisfy (Bolsonaro’s) electoral will,” de Moraes wrote in his decision.
A pro-government senator requested the Senate to investigate which institutes operate “outside tolerable margins.”
And Bolsonaro’s whip in the lower house presented a bill to criminalize polls conducted within 15 days of elections whose findings differ significantly from results.
The proposal to punish off-base polls goes far beyond previous efforts in Brazil’s Congress to just ban polls in the immediate lead-up to elections so they cannot influence voters’ choices. One such bill passed in the lower house last year, but wasn’t taken up by the Senate.
Such blackout periods are common across the world. Polls cannot be published within 15 days of Chilean and Italian elections, eight days for Argentine races, five for Spain and three for Mexico.
By contrast, it is legal to publish polls in Greece and the U.K. until the day before the vote. There are no restrictions in the U.S., though most media organizations that sponsor polls on election day — including the AP — voluntarily wait to publish information that could preview the outcome in each state until polls have closed.
Current Brazilian law prohibits publication of a fraudulent poll, but doesn’t clarify how to establish fraud has occurred, leaving room for interpretation, said constitutional law expert Vera Chemin, so the nation should discuss reforming that legislation.
“But this needs to be done calmly and impartially, which isn’t the case right now,” she said, adding that the proposal to punish pollsters is “too extreme.”
Under its terms, poll directors and coordinators as well as clients who commission an errant poll could be sentenced to between four and 10 years prison and fined.
The bill’s sponsor, lower house whip Ricardo Barros, indicated in an interview that he faces resistance from other lawmakers, but described the measure as an alternative to a pre-election poll ban — an approach previously ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
“I would rather prohibit polls, but since we can’t do the same as other countries, pollsters need adequate techniques so results converge with what we see in the vote,” he said.
Brazil’s association of polling institutions expressed “indignation” at efforts to take legal action against them. It said the country’s polls are “diagnoses, not projections” and follow international standards.
Eduardo Grin, a political analyst at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a university and think tank in Sao Paulo, criticized the fact Barros’ bill doesn’t establish willful misconduct as necessary for punishment, and said it reflects Bolsonaro’s attempt to test public opinion for measures that limit society’s access to information.
Hardly a day goes by during campaign season without results from a fresh poll. This year’s first round had a whopping 975 polls regarding presidential candidates, up 92% from 2018, according to Daniel Marcelino, a data researcher for news site Jota who counted the polls registered with the electoral authority.
It isn’t clear why so many polls missed the mark on Bolsonaro’s support. Analysts have said that respondents who said they favored also-rans in the multi-candidate race appeared to migrate to Bolsonaro at the last minute. Some suggested that so-called “shy voters” had been embarrassed to disclose support for Bolsonaro. Others said outdated census data had hurt survey design.
Adriano Oliveira, director at Intelligence Scenario, a pollster based in Pernambuco state, said many polls frame questions in a way that skews results. He said they should first ask whether respondents have selected a candidate to avoid pressuring for an answer not indicative of their eventual vote. He also said results are often presented and reported by media as though vote intention isn’t subject to change.
Nevertheless, he said, “This crusade against research institutes is absurd. After all it is a company, it functions within the free market. … People define which institute has the most credibility.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-brazil-polls-facing-bolsonaro-backlash-after-election-miss/ | 2022-10-15 03:09:29 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-brazil-polls-facing-bolsonaro-backlash-after-election-miss/ |
Flying can be challenging. The rules keep changing, and with the risk of losing your luggage ever-present, carry-on items have taken on greater importance.
Whether you’re a seasoned traveler who logs thousands of air miles each year or the occasional vacationer who rarely sees the inside of a plane, knowing which carry-on items to pack can make a big difference in your comfort, security and entertainment. They can help make the flight more enjoyable and even help out post-flight if your luggage is misplaced.
In this article: Matein Flight-Approved Travel Backpack, Kaoban Passport and Vaccine Card Holder and Epicka Universal Travel Adapter
What are the carry-on regulations?
Traveling changed drastically post-9/11. The Transportation Security Administration maintans an updated list of what you can and cannot take on a flight.
How do I keep liquid carry-on items from spilling?
To keep carry-on items from spilling, place plastic wrap over the lids before securing them. The extra seal should prevent leakage. You can also use bottles and containers designed for travel. Using travel-size containers also limits the amount of liquid that can escape.
What else you should consider
Travel gurus recommend that you pack an extra pair of shoes and socks if your carry-on allows the room. You never know what you might step in or what kind of weather you may have to navigate. Having a pair of dry socks and shoes can be a godsend.
Best carry-on items
Matein Flight-Approved Travel Backpack
This flight-approved backpack is made from water-resistant nylon with metal zippers and numerous pockets for storing large and small items. It has an anti-theft pocket on the back, a USB interface, a shoe compartment and a long luggage strap to give your back a break.
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Kaoban Passport and Vaccine Card Holder
This four-in-one passport wallet is designed for your passport, driver’s license, vaccine card and credit card. The vaccine card holder has a protective plastic cover. Made of leather, this durable wallet comes in eight bold colors.
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Epicka Universal Travel Adapter
Designed for over 150 countries, this travel adapter has four USB ports, an AC socket and a USB Type C with up to 880 watts of charging power for a maximum of six devices. It works with a wide variety of smartphones and tablets and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
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Zero Grid Premium Travel Blanket
This ultrathin blanket packs easily, but still provides warmth and comfort. It measures 40 by 70 inches with leg and foot pockets. It has adjustable snaps for securing around your neck and shoulders for reading or napping. There’s a money-back guarantee.
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StashBandz Unisex Travel Money Belt
With no buckles or straps, this money belt fits snugly and discreetly with four large pockets. Designed for both men and women, it has pockets that are 6 by 8 inches and can stretch to accommodate medical devices. It comes in a wide array of colors.
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This water bottle is foldable and reusable, holding 16 ounces of liquid with an extra-tight cap. It is free of bisphenol A, freezable and dishwasher safe. Available in 17 colors, it can be collapsed in your carry-on tote and used when off the plane.
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The newest version of Kindle has a high-resolution display for clearer reading of e-books. It has an adjustable light/dark mode for reading at different times of day. It stays charged for up to six weeks and has 16 gigabytes of storage.
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This toiletry bag is 12.5 by 33.5 inches when open but easily rolls up to fit in travel backpacks. It has four compartments with zipper closures. The main pocket has elastic straps for holding bottles in place. A hanging strap and metal hook are included.
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Amazon Basics Four-Piece Packing Cubes Set
These four packing cubes come in different sizes made from soft mesh with a ventilated top panel. There is a webbing handle for easy carrying. The packing cubes fit in a wide variety of suitcases and are malleable, yet durable with an inner fabric design.
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Smooth Trip Medicine Organizer Travel Bag
This portable pill organizer has eight pockets with secure zipper tops. The heavy-duty polyester is layered with metal mesh that protects medicine and prevents tearing. It has two pull tabs for a key lock combination if desired.
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Worth checking out
- The Charmast Portable Charger has built-in cables and six outlets for keeping your smartphone and tablet powered.
- Don’t rely on the hotel or airport free Wi-Fi. Protect your information by securing the connection with the GL.iNet VPN Wireless Router.
- You can protect your laptop from the bumps of traveling with ieGeek’s Carrying Travel Case.
- Travel-size hand sanitizer is a must in today’s environment.
- In case you get stranded somewhere without your luggage, it’s a good idea to keep travel-sized hand lotion, roll-on deodorant, lip balm, a toothbrush and toothpaste close by.
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Panthers vs. Bruins: Betting Trends, Odds, Advanced Stats - NHL Playoffs First Round Game 4
Published: Apr. 23, 2023 at 3:46 AM EDT|Updated: 41 minutes ago
Game 4 of the NHL Playoffs First Round will see the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers square off on Sunday, April 23, beginning at 3:30 PM ET on TNT, SN1, TVAS, BSFL, and NESN. The Bruins are up 2-1. The Bruins are favored (-150) against the Panthers (+130).
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Panthers vs. Bruins Game Info
- When: Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT, SN1, TVAS, BSFL, and NESN
- Where: BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida
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Panthers Betting Insights
- This season the Panthers have won eight of the 19 games, or 42.1%, in which they've been an underdog.
- Florida has gone 4-6, a 40.0% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +130 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The Panthers have a 43.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Florida and its opponent have combined to score over 6 goals in 64 of 85 games this season.
Panthers vs. Bruins Rankings
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Panthers Advanced Stats
- The Panthers didn't go over the total in any of their most recent 10 contests.
- The Panthers total over the last 10 games is one goals greater than the 6 over/under listed for this matchup.
- In the last 10 games, Panthers' games average 10.3 goals, 0.9 goals higher than their season-long per-game average.
- The Panthers' 288 total goals (3.5 per game) are the sixth-most in the league.
- The Panthers' 272 total goals allowed (3.3 per game) rank 21st in the NHL.
- They have a +16 goal differential, which ranks 16th in the league.
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Recognition highlights Ciabotti's leadership and commitment to transforming health care in Michigan.
EAST LANSING, Mich., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MSU Health Care CEO Seth Ciabotti has been honored by Becker's Hospital Review for his expertise in health care administration and strategic partnerships that have propelled innovation and expanded services at MSU Health Care.
The annual list of top academic medical center CEOs compiled by Becker's Hospital Review recognizes influential CEOs who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, strategic vision, and a commitment to advancing health care in academic medical centers.
Ciabotti's inclusion among this distinguished group of health care executives is a testament to his remarkable contributions and dedication to transforming health care, said Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., executive vice president for Health Sciences.
"We are immensely proud of Seth and the significant impact he has made at MSU Health Care. His recognition as one of the top academic medical center CEOs further solidifies his position as a thought leader and highlights MSU Health Care's commitment to providing high-quality health care to Michigan."
Throughout his tenure as CEO of MSU Health Care, he has led numerous initiatives to improve access to care for patients, including partnerships and collaborations with private and public companies in radiology, primary care, and telehealth. These partnerships have enabled MSU Health Care to offer a wider range of high-quality health care services, including comprehensive commercial insurance offerings and specialized services in neurosciences, imaging, and cancer treatment.
"It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as one of the top academic medical center CEOs," said Ciabotti. "This recognition is a testament to the collective efforts of our exceptional team at MSU Health Care and our unwavering commitment to delivering health, hope, and healing to Michigan."
MSU Health Care remains dedicated to its mission of improving the health of the communities we serve. With Ciabotti's leadership and vision, the organization will continue to innovate, adapt, and shape the future of health care.
About MSU Health Care
MSU Health Care is the fully integrated academic health center of Michigan State University, representing more than 600 faculty and affiliate providers. Our commitment to safe, high-quality patient care is realized through our comprehensive services for people of any age, education of the next generation of health care providers and medical research. MSU Health Care providers treat ongoing primary care as well as some of the rarest forms of cancer and neurological conditions along with advanced surgical, pharmaceutical, rehabilitation, therapy and imaging services. With more than 100 affiliates located next door and as far as Ludington, Saginaw, Detroit, and Marquette, MSU Health Care is building hope and healing for Michigan. Our clinical efforts support future advancements through academic and research initiatives at Michigan State University. https://healthcare.msu.edu/
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil for having a gun while boarding a plane, police said Thursday.
He was released on bail and Brazilian media reported that he took a private jet shortly later to Switzerland.
Sao Paulo state's public security secretariat said in a statement that “an 89-year-old businessman was detained after federal policemen found a gun in his luggage on Wednesday around 9:30 p.m. in the X-ray area of the Viracopos airport in Campinas."
Police described the weapon as an unloaded 0.32 LW Seecamp pistol, which was seized. Ecclestone, who confirmed to police the gun was his, was released after paying 6,060 Brazilian reals ($1,240).
The former Formula One executive, who left the series in 2017, has family in Brazil and is a frequent visitor to the South American nation.
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VIROQUA, Wis., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A multistate outbreak of hepatitis A in the US and Canada, potentially linked to fresh organic strawberries purchased in grocery stores, is yet another case for buying local: It's easier to trust your food when you know your farmer.
A new tool from The Cornucopia Institute, a nonprofit watchdog for the organic label, is helping eaters find these local gems. The Local Organic Berry Map identifies farms growing soil-grown, pesticide-free berries — some of the most delicious, nutrient-packed berries available.
Unlike the giant, blemish-free blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries that travel thousands of miles on tractor-trailers, these local alternatives are grown by farmers with direct relationships with the eaters who enjoy the sometimes-misshapen fruits of their meticulous labor.
Many of these organic farms, often small-scale operations, offer sales from their farms, with lush strawberries sold side-by-side with bright asparagus. But in states where berry season is a treasured time, many of these farms find a retail home on the grocery shelves.
Seeking them out is a meaningful act. "Choosing certified organic, soil-grown berries is an investment in farmers who are supporting human health and your local ecosystem," says Cornucopia Policy Director Marie Burcham. "Authentic organic berry growers use a range of holistic practices that feed the soil microbiome, and vibrant soil is the source of the nutrients you need."
So act fast and stock up on organic berries from your local grower. This winter, you will revel in the joy of a solstice pie made with blueberries sourced from your freezer.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Wells Fargo common stock between February 24, 2021 and June 9, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until August 29, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Wells Fargo & Company issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Wells Fargo had misrepresented its commitment to diversity in the Company's workplace; (ii) Wells Fargo conducted fake job interviews in order to meet its Diverse Search Requirement; (iii) the foregoing conduct subjected Wells Fargo to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement action, including criminal charges; (iv) all of the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to negatively impact Wells Fargo's reputation; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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The Torchlight Industry Advisory Board is an outstanding group of respected business leaders helping to guide Torchlight AI as it transforms the security intelligence industry.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- (PRWeb) —Torchlight AI, the innovative behavioral intelligence platform designed to predict emerging risk, today unveiled members of its inaugural Torchlight Industry Advisory Board (TIAB). This group of leaders will provide their expertise to inform Torchlight AI's company strategy as it continues to reinvent the security intelligence industry.
"We've put together the Torchlight Industry Advisory Board of some of the brightest practitioners and advisors to help us fulfill our critical mission of predicting emerging risks," said Jim Bourie, CEO of Torchlight AI. "Our work is more important than ever, and these thought leaders and innovators know the importance of having the most powerful tools and insights to help manage the changing risk environment."
Members of the Torchlight Industry Advisory Board are:
- Jason Ancarrow, AVP Enterprise Cybersecurity at CarMax
- Anu Mathur Boyd, Head of Strategic Oversight, Global Wholesale Banking Financial at ING UK
- Jack Britton, Director, Sales Engineering, Talon Cybersecurity Ltd.
- Harlan Carvey, Digital Forensics Expert
- Aaron Katz, Chief Information Security Officer
- Mike Morgan, Former Head of Security at PWC, Former Asst. Deputy Dir. of National Intelligence
- Joaquin Roose, Director of Financial Intelligence in Investment Banking
- Bob Rosen, Former Dow Jones Risk and Compliance sales leader and independent consultant
- Lashelle Roundtree, Global Risk and Financial Crime consultant
- Richard Spearman, Global Head of Security at Vodafone
- Minakshi Yerra, Vice President, Global Head of AML & Sanctions at Ripple
"We want to continue to make sure that Torchlight AI's data, technology, and human experts are providing the most innovative and market-leading tools and insights to predict a wide range of risks," said Scott Schulman, Executive Chairman of Torchlight AI and Chairman of the TIAB. "We invited these exceptional leaders to join our first Torchlight Industry Advisory Board because we value their years of experience and perspectives in managing risk solutions. We know their input will help tremendously in meeting the needs of our current and future customers."
About Torchlight AI
Following the merger of U.S.-based Crowdpulse and U.K.-based Assynt Group, Torchlight AI combines world-class behavioral analytics, big data management and machine learning capabilities with global security risk intelligence expertise. Torchlight AI provides commercial and government clients with unprecedented, data-driven insights and predictive capabilities to identify and manage digital, physical and metaphysical risks.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. and HOLLAND, Mich. and MUSKEGON, Mich., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Star Parks & Attractions has completed the acquisition of the Craig's Cruisers locations in Grand Rapids, Holland and Muskegon, Michigan. Five Star now operates 19 family entertainment centers (FEC's)* in nine states.
Five Star and its investment partner, Fruition Partners, LLC, have sought out FEC's that are already experiencing success within the industry but that have a desire to grow or improve and can, therefore, benefit from the expertise and financial backing offered by Five Star and its leadership team.
Craig's Cruisers were among the parks that attracted Five Star's attention because the family-run business, which was established in 1979, has a reputation for building and operating some of the best FEC's in the country. From their perspective, the team at Craig's Cruisers was intrigued by Five Star's ability to provide the people, resources, and systems to make a brand even better … at an enviable pace.
"Five Star brings a whole team of experienced professionals from the industry," said Jeff Gebhart, CEO of Craig's Cruisers. "They have an appetite for growth, and we're very excited to see what's next for Craig's Cruisers."
"We're big fans of the Craig's Cruisers parks and have always been impressed by the quality of their entertainment offering, which we consider best in class," said John Dunlap, CEO of Five Star Parks & Attractions. "They have a tremendous leadership team with decades of experience in the family entertainment industry, and their focus on clean, safe fun is in perfect alignment with the mission of our company. We look forward to building upon the 40-year legacy that Craig's Cruisers has established in west Michigan, and we're excited to evolve the parks in ways that will benefit their guests, employees, and communities into the future."
Other Five Star Parks locations include the three Track Family Fun Parks, Xtreme Racing, and Adventure Zipline in Branson, Missouri; SpeedZone, Lazerport and Xtreme Racing in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; three Malibu Jack's indoor theme parks in Kentucky; and five locations of Celebration Station, in the prime suburban locations of Clearwater, Florida; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Greensboro, North Carolina; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Mesquite, Texas.
Family Entertainment Centers are an important part of the global amusement industry. They bring families together by offering an array of activities, which can include arcades and games, batting cages, bowling alleys, bumper boats and cars, go-karts, laser tag, miniature golf, rides, roller rinks, VR experiences, ziplines, and more. Often FEC's include dining elements, from ice cream stands and snack bars to full-service restaurants and food trucks.
Five Star Parks & Attractions is a platform created to partner with and invest in leading family entertainment centers (FEC's), instituting positive changes aimed at creating superior entertainment experiences for families. Properties partnering with Five Star benefit from the passion and expertise of leaders who have spent their careers in the amusement and hospitality industries, and from the financial backing necessary to create improved guest experiences and long-term success. As part of its ongoing growth strategy, Five Star is interested in hearing from existing FEC's that may be interested in joining the team and learning about the group's future plans.
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VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist had 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, Lucy Olsen added 16 points, six assists and four steals and No. 19 Villanova pulled away in the second quarter to beat Marquette 73-54. Siegrist scored 10 points during an 18-0 second-quarter run that put Villanova ahead 31-15. Marquette missed 13 straight shots during the seven-minute stretch and the Wildcats led by double figures the rest of the way. Siegrist was scoreless in the first quarter but ended the half with 14 points and the Wildcats led 37-17 as Marquette was just 7 of 33 (21%) from the field. The Golden Eagles finished the game 19 of 61 (31%) with 15 turnovers.
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DALLAS, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexPoint, a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm, announced today that the NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund (the "Fund") was recognized on the shortlist for the HFM U.S. Performance Awards 2022.
The Fund was shortlisted in three categories:
- Event-Driven Over $1bn, where the Fund was one of seven funds shortlisted;
- Merger Arbitrage, where the Fund was one of seven funds shortlisted; and
- 40 Act Fund, where the Fund was one of eight funds shortlisted.
The full list is available on the HFM Awards website: HFM U.S. Performance Awards 2022 Shortlist
At last year's awards, the Fund was shortlisted in the Event-Driven Under $1bn and Merger Arbitrage categories.
Now in the 16th year, the HFM U.S. Performance Awards recognize U.S. fund performance. Covering a range of fund strategies—from credit and equity to macro and managed futures.
The HFM U.S. Performance Awards 2022 categories were developed in consultation with the industry to ensure they were representative of the broad and fast-moving nature of the hedge fund sector. Eligible funds had to satisfy criteria such as base of operation in North America, monthly data submitted for their USD share class, submission of assets under management, and performance track record. The judging criteria was carefully considered and structured to result in funds across various strategies being recognized and rewarded for their high achievements.
This year's HFM U.S. Performance Awards will take place on October 18 in New York. Winners of each category will be announced at the awards ceremony.
NexPoint is a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm comprised of a group of investment advisers and sponsors, a broker-dealer, and a suite of related investment vehicles. NexPoint provides differentiated access to alternatives through a range of investment solutions, including public and private real estate investment trusts, tax-advantaged real estate vehicles, merger arbitrage and event driven strategies, other private real estate investments, closed-end funds, interval funds, and a business development company. NexPoint is based in Dallas, Texas and is part of a network of affiliates with expertise across the asset management and financial services spaces. For more information visit nexpoint.com.
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New offerings help support clients create positive change for the future of America's workforce
ATLANTA, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Insight Global, a national leader in the staffing services industry, announced today the launch of its new diversity, equity and inclusion services division created with a singular mission in mind: to create more equitable, inclusive workforces through education, perspective and the implementation of diverse practices. This new offering is aimed at creating intentional and meaningful change for companies and organizations when it comes to building a workforce representative of today's society.
"The past few years have brought to light so many of the systemic social injustices that exist in this country, and we are determined to change the narrative," said Korryn Williamson, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Insight Global. "As a staffing firm, we can shift and shape what the future workforce of America looks like to ensure it is more representative of the population and demographics that we – and our clients – serve."
The new training and development services provide one-on-one mentoring to adequately train leaders how to inclusively lead, addressing issues like unconscious bias in the workplace, allyship, racism and advocacy, micro-aggression and psychological safety. Leaders will learn via experiential and hands-on curriculum how these elements, and others, play into onboarding, hiring and retention of talent.
"Rather than simply checking a box, companies need to be much more intentional and purposeful with their approach to creating environments that allow people from all walks of life to thrive," said Bria Villasante, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategist at Insight global. "Not only do we have a direct impact on every single contingent workforce with some of the largest corporations in the country, but we have a huge responsibility as well."
Services and offerings are divided into two branches: talent solutions and training solutions. Talent solutions take a close look at reporting, diverse recruiting practices, and leveraging partnerships to identify niche talent pools, while training solutions include hands-on sessions that provide guidance on how to turn personal commitment into organizational and team change. All offerings focus on the following critical topics:
- DEI 101 + Biases: Explaining what DE&I is, what biases are, and how it impacts the workforce
- Dimensions of Diversity: A further look into gender, diversity, generational diversity, neurodiversity, ableism, tokenism and other aspects of diversity.
- Hiring + Onboarding: Defining professionalism, best practices in interviewing, access and opportunity, quota hiring versus belonging, and more.
- Inclusive Communication: A dive into macroaggressions and microaggressions, trust, privilege and other communication habits
- Biases: Deeper conversation and education around different biases with an emphasis on specific biases that are relevant to work environments and daily operations.
- Anti-Racism, Allyship and Advocacy: Defining each of these terms, how they play into daily interactions in and out of the workplace, as well as breaking down stigmatization around the words themselves.
- Mental Health, Psychological and Social Safety: A deeper discussion on creating inclusive environments that support mental wellness. Covers mental illness versus wellness, vulnerability, empathy, conflict and more.
"Our offerings and services are quite robust to ensure that we provide companies with a diverse talent pool," said Williamson. "But beyond that, we're really looking to train and immerse companies, equipping them with everything they need to create an inclusive infrastructure that fosters growth and genuine happiness for employees."
In addition to these consulting services, Insight Global supports organizations of all shapes and sizes with diversity council creation, diversity recruiting, employee networking and resource groups, quarterly diversity data reporting, one-on-one coaching and talent lifecycle planning.
For more information on Insight Global's DE&I consulting services division, please visit Insight Global's DE&I page.
About Insight Global
Insight Global is a national staffing and services company dedicated to empowering people. We relentlessly pursue opportunities for others, because when we all work together, anything is possible. We specialize in sourcing information technology, accounting, finance, and engineering professionals, and delivering service-based solutions to Fortune 1000 clients. Our team spans across more than 64 regional offices throughout North America and has pledged to place more than 80,000 people in jobs in 2022. Insight Global's services extend far beyond just filling roles. In addition to staffing services, we provide culture consulting, diversity, equity and inclusion guidance, specialized health care staffing and resources, and an array of managed services designed to meet company's individual needs. To learn more about Insight Global, visit insightglobal.com.
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of mourners on Friday attended the mass funeral of seven minority Shiite teachers who were shot and killed at a school in northwestern Pakistan, drawing nationwide condemnation, officials said.
The mourners also rallied against Thursday’s killings. The teachers were gunned down by unidentified assailants who stormed a school in Kurram, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The slain teachers were members of Pakistan’s minority Shiite community, which extremist Sunni militant groups frequently target. The attack happened when the teachers were supervising exams at the school, and just hours after a separate attack killed another teacher — a Sunni Muslim — from the same school.
It was unclear who was behind the killings and no one has claimed responsibility.
On Friday, Inayat Hussain Toori, a senior Shiite leader, condemned the killings.
“We want justice and we don’t know who is behind it,” Toori said, adding that about 10,000 Shiites rallied in Parachinar, a main in the Kurram district against the killings of teachers from their community.
“We request the government to do justice with us,” he said.
His comment came a day after Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif denounced the killings and ordered a probe to determine who was behind the twin attacks on teachers.
Earlier, the slain Sunni teacher was also buried at a graveyard in Kurram.
Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant violence since the Pakistani Taliban — who are known as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP — ended a ceasefire with the government last year. TTP is a separate group but it is allied with the Afghan Taliban. Pakistani Taliban have been emboldened since the Taliban seized power in August 2021. | https://pix11.com/ap-international/mourners-attend-funerals-of-7-shiite-teachers-in-nw-pakistan/ | 2023-05-05 16:52:24 | 1 | https://pix11.com/ap-international/mourners-attend-funerals-of-7-shiite-teachers-in-nw-pakistan/ |
If this is the upside-down for Kaley Cuoco, then she has no need for right-side up.
"I am so much better now!" the actress told Variety this past summer, reflecting on finding "light at the end of the tunnel" in the wake of her second divorce. "I came out of it a couple months ago, and life totally flipped upside down."
Of course, everything went topsy-turvy for Cuoco in the best possible way: The 36-year-old, a three-time Emmy nominee as a producer and star of the darkly comedic series The Flight Attendant, is now preparing for the role of a lifetime.
"Baby girl Pelphrey coming 2023," the pregnant star shared Oct. 11 on Instagram, confirming that she and boyfriend Tom Pelphrey are going to be first-time parents. "Beyond blessed and over the moon."
Talking to USA Today in May, Cuoco recalled their meet-cute (albeit one totally masterminded by the manager they share) at the Ozark premiere just a month beforehand.
"I heard his voice, and I turned around, and it was like my life was over, or just starting," she said. "It hit me. It was love at first sight. We were immediately connected. I do feel like I've known him my whole life, but I wasn't ready for him. We're ready to build a life together."
Confirmed.
And while Cuoco's first to admit that she went through some stuff on the way to this "magical point in time," as she described it to E! News at the Meet Cute premiere in September, she's not one to regret any of the twists her journey took along the way.
"That's why I'd never want actual time travel," she explained, "because it would really mess with the real time of what your life needs to be."
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DETROIT (AP) — Minnesota Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat referred to New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes as “Nestor the Molestor” during a broadcast Thursday, the second offensive remark in the past year by the 83-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher while calling a game.
As Minnesota’s Chris Archer struck out Detroit star Miguel Cabrera, Kaat began to explain that Cortes had become one of his favorite pitchers during a breakout season with New York.
“’Nestor the Molestor,’ Nestor Cortes,” Kaat said. “Angles and different speeds. He’s a pitcher.”
Cortes has affectionately become known as “Nasty Nestor” by Yankees fans while going 5-1 with a 1.50 ERA to begin this season. He pitched seven scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday to win the first game of a doubleheader.
Cortes and the Yankees were playing the Angels at night in the second game.
Kaat, a longtime commentator who has also worked for the Yankees and MLB Network, apologized in October after saying teams should try to “get a 40-acre field full of” players who look like White Sox infielder Yoán Moncada.
His comment about Moncada reminded some viewers of the unfilled promise by the U.S. government that freed slaves would receive 40 acres and a mule following the Civil War. He apologized later in that game between the Astros and White Sox.
“Earlier in the game when Yoán Moncada was at the plate, in an attempt to compliment the great player that he is, I used a poor choice of words that resulted in an insensitive and hurtful remark,” he said. “And I’m sorry for that.”
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Wildflowers are popping up across the western United States Published April 21, 2023 at 5:17 AM MDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 1:50 A wet winter in parts of California and Arizona means an epic wildflower season. In some areas the so-called "superbloom" can be seen from space. Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.kanw.com/2023-04-21/wildflowers-are-popping-up-across-the-western-united-states | 2023-04-21 11:32:14 | 1 | https://www.kanw.com/2023-04-21/wildflowers-are-popping-up-across-the-western-united-states |
House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is leading the charge to bring contempt of Congress proceedings against FBI Director Christopher Wray, a history-making motion that would cap his efforts to force the agency to turn over a document detailing an unverified tip.
Comer claims the document contains allegations then-Vice President Biden accepted a bribe, an assertion the White House flatly denies.
The battle over the document has brought to a boil a simmering GOP frustration with the FBI, leaving Wray at the center of the fight and the subject of a contempt hearing slate for Thursday morning.
An hour and a half long Monday briefing that provided lawmakers the chance to review the document did little to diminish Comer’s push for contempt, while he and ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) left with remarkably different conclusions about the form’s significance.
Comer said Wednesday night during an appearance on Fox News that he would continue with the hearing, even as the FBI offered to let the full committee review the document. Earlier Wednesday House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said such an offer would undercut the need for contempt.
Here’s what we know.
What’s in the underlying document and who relayed the tip?
According to Comer, the document contains information related to “an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.”
Comer and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) first become aware of the existence of the tip following an interview with a witness who approached the Iowa senator. That pushed Comer to issue a May subpoena for any FD-1023 forms — records of interactions with confidential sources — from June 2020 that contain the word “Biden.”
Comer offered more details in a Tuesday interview with NewsMax.
“This particular document with the FBI pertains to Ukraine,” Comer said, adding later that, “Joe Biden played a very active role during the end of the Obama administration in doling out foreign aid.”
Both Comer and Raskin said the tip came from a credible informant whom the FBI has worked with for years. But the tip relayed information the source heard from someone else.
“There’s a confidential human source that the FBI works with who has proven to be very credible, who reported a conversation with someone else. That confidential human source said that he had no way of knowing about the underlying veracity of the things that he was being told,” Raskin said Monday after leaving the briefing.
“That’s why we’re talking about secondhand hearsay, here.”
What did the FBI do with the information?
The tip, made in 2020, was brought to the attention of then-Attorney General Bill Barr, who appointed Scott Brady, the U.S. attorney in Pittsburgh at the time, to lead a team to investigate the claim.
Comer and Raskin offered competing information about next steps, as learned in the Monday briefing.
Comer said the tip is being used in conjunction with an ongoing probe, though he did not say which.
“This is only the beginning. It appears this investigation is part of an ongoing investigation, which I assume is in Delaware,” he said.
Raskin seemed surprised by Comer’s assertion, saying briefers said the Justice Department determined the matter did not warrant additional investigation after trying to run down the tip.
In an additional statement Wednesday, Raskin said the information stemmed from allegations first made by former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, who said Biden improperly sought to aid Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company where son Hunter Biden served as a board member.
“That probe, which was formally identified as an ‘assessment’ by the FBI, conducted numerous investigative steps, including reviewing suspicious activity reports, meeting with Mr. Giuliani and interviewing at least one confidential human source. That confidential human source relayed information he heard from individuals in Ukraine that were memorialized in the form FD-1023,” Raskin said.
“In August 2020, that assessment was closed after a determination was made that there were no more investigative steps to be taken and the evidence collected did not meet FBI’s standard for opening a preliminary or full-scale investigation — namely that the assessment had not developed an articulable factual basis to reasonably indicate a crime may have occurred.”
Raskin’s account aligns with public reporting on the matter.
CNN and NBC both reported that Justice Department officials were not able to substantiate the allegations.
The White House has called the probe a smear campaign.
“This is yet another fact-free stunt staged by Chairman Comer not to conduct legitimate oversight, but to spread thin innuendo to try to damage the president politically and get himself media attention,” Ian Sams, the White House spokesperson for oversight and investigations, said in a statement Monday, going on to reference a recent media hit by Grassley.
“As Senator Grassley admitted, they aren’t ‘interested in whether or not the accusations are accurate,’ which rings even truer now that it’s been publicly reported that the Trump Administration’s Justice Department looked into this claim three years ago and found nothing credible.”
How did the FBI respond to the subpoena?
The FBI has resisted physically turning over the document to the panel out of concern for protecting the identity of the source – a case Wray made in a phone call last Wednesday when he spoke to Comer.
The FBI met twice with the committee or its staff ahead of the contempt threat, including a May 22 meeting in which the agency expressed concerns over the “chilling effect” that could result from sharing confidential reports and broke down FBI policy limiting the sharing of such material
“Confidential sources are critical to the FBI’s ability to build cases, including those against violent gangs, drug cartels, and terrorists,” the agency wrote in a subsequent May 30 letter.
The agency’s fears over the document’s release are not unfounded, as Comer said last week he would consider publicly sharing the document.
“I think it would help with you all,” Comer said of the media, going on to reference another probe that scoured Biden family business bank records but failed to show any foreign money flowing directly to Joe Biden.
“We produced bank records and a lot of the media questioned the validity or credibility of our investigation — we actually had the record — so I feel like showing the media the actual Form 1023 would help with you all’s quest to write about the proof,” he added.
The Monday briefing, which took place in a secure House facility, was an event Raskin cast as giving Comer “90 or 95 percent of what was being asked for, which was the document and all kinds of surrounding answers to questions about the document. Now, it seems like the goalposts have shifted a little bit.”
But Comer said he would continue with his contempt plans because “at the briefing, the FBI again refused to hand over the unclassified record to the custody of the House Oversight Committee.”
“Americans have lost trust in the FBI ability to enforce the law and partially,” he added.
The FBI on Monday stressed it had worked to accommodate the committee.
“The FBI has continually demonstrated its commitment to accommodate the committee’s request, including by producing the document in a reading room at the U.S. Capitol. This commonsense safeguard is often employed in response to congressional requests and in court proceedings to protect important concerns, such as the physical safety of sources and the integrity of investigations,” the agency said in a statement.
“The escalation to a contempt vote under these circumstances is unwarranted.”
Late Wednesday the FBI also made an offer to let the full committee review the FD-1023, a deal McCarthy suggested Comer should take.
“He needs to show it to every Republican and every Democrat on the committee. If he is willing to do that, then there’s not a need to have contempt. But if he doesn’t follow through with that, then there would be a need for contempt,” McCarthy said.
If the panel approves the contempt measure it will advance to the full House floor for a vote.
The gesture is largely symbolic; contempt votes serve as a referral to the Department of Justice, which is free to act on – or ignore – the suggestion as they see fit. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/hill-politics/fbis-wray-faces-contempt-vote-how-did-we-get-here/ | 2023-06-08 04:26:45 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/hill-politics/fbis-wray-faces-contempt-vote-how-did-we-get-here/ |
The show is celebrating major success and record sales
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend Art Palm Beach wrapped up its first show at the Palm Beach County Convention Center under new ownership. The show brought in tens of thousands of people and record sales for multiple galleries. Art Palm Beach is the longest running fair dedicated to contemporary, emerging, and modern art in the area. This year, the owners of the LA Art Show, the most prestigious and innovative art show in America, brought their knowledge and expertise to Palm Beach. "We created a new and completely revamped Art Palm Beach", said Kassandra Voyagis, the producer and director of the show. "We are so proud of what we accomplished taking this show in a new and exciting direction. I could tell by the look on people's faces when they walked in that they were wowed by the experience we provided."
The show kicked-off with a successful VIP night in conjunction with St Jude Children's Research Hospital. A patient family spoke about their gratitude for the support from Art Palm Beach. Fifteen percent of ticket sales from the five-day event benefitted St. Jude. From the "yellow" carpet to the four Pablo Picasso art pieces for sale to Lorenzo Marini's most loved immersive experience titled "Raintype" — art you can touch — guests and patrons alike commented on the vibrant energy and fun buzzing through the course of the show.
Art Palm Beach garnered national TV attention from networks like Discovery+, The Weather Channel and multiple local news segments highlighting the uniqueness of the show that focused on climate change. As a part of DIVERSEartPB, international artist Marcos Lutyens provided a trance room called "Echo of Oblivion" about drought. Renowned art curator Marisa Caichiolo also featured an immersive experience by artist Guillermo Vezzosi dedicated to the rising sea level. Guests were able to see, feel and touch recycled trash as an art form.
Mark your calendars for next year's show at the Palm Beach County Convention Center Jan. 24th -28th 2024. For more information about the exceptional show go to: ArtPalmBeach.com
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FEMA will also visit Howard University for series of events to kick off National Preparedness Month and announce the new campaign
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of FEMA's ongoing approach to advance accessibility and cultural competency in boosting the nation's preparedness, the new PSAs were developed specifically to reach Black and African American communities, and will air nationwide.
Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Deputy Administrator Erik A. Hooks will also visit Howard University, a founding member of the HBCU Emergency Management Workforce Consortium, for a series of events kicking off National Preparedness Month and announcing the new Ready Campaign.
Black communities are on the frontlines of climate change and related extreme weather events. A report from the Environmental Protection Agency shows that socially vulnerable populations, including Black and African American communities, may be more exposed to the highest impacts of climate change. Specifically, with global warming, Black and African American individuals have a 10% higher risk of living in areas with the highest projected inland flooding damages compared to reference populations.
"Black and African American communities often suffer disproportionate impacts from disasters. This is something that we must work to change and that starts with how we prepare," said Administrator Criswell. "Our 2022 Ready Campaign speaks directly to the communities who need our help the most and who deserve equitable access to preparedness resources that protect people and property. By continuing to advance accessibility and cultural competency in our preparedness messaging, we can make sure that everyone is ready when disaster strikes."
The new Ready Campaign PSAs, entitled "A Lasting Legacy," are meant to help mitigate these discrepancies by encouraging Black communities to protect the lives they have built and the legacies they will leave behind through preparation and disaster readiness. These new PSAs build upon the work the FEMA is doing to advance equity and ensure everyone gets the help they need before, during and after disaster.
"Preparing for disaster is not just about protecting people and property, it's about safeguarding the lives we've built and the legacy we will leave to our children and the generations to come," said FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks. "With this campaign, FEMA reaffirms our commitment to equity and says loud and clear that every community deserves to be protected from hazards."
FEMA's Ready Campaign PSAs were developed pro bono by Creative Theory Agency in coordination with the Ad Council and will be available in TV, radio, print, out of home and digital formats. Throughout the month, the Ready Campaign will emphasize unique aspects of preparedness, such as making a plan, building a kit and teaching communities how to engage their families on emergency preparedness.
"We want to make sure that all Americans feel represented by FEMA and this latest work," said Ad Council Chief Campaign Development Officer Michelle Hillman. "This creative leans into the importance of family and reminds us that, with preparation, we can make sure that our legacy endures whatever disasters life sends our way."
"This is the work that gets us excited! We're honored to partner with FEMA and the Ad Council and make history with their first Ready Campaign targeting the Black community," said Creative Theory Agency Co-Founder & CEO, Tamon George. "At our core we seek to tell real stories through marketing and advertising and this campaign allows us the unique opportunity to create work that impacts our community, friends, and family in tangible ways."
This round of creative work for the Ready Campaign supports and extends FEMA's annual National Preparedness Month activities to engage communities and promote the steps to prepare for disasters. Last year's theme was "Prepare to Protect" and was designed to resonate with Latino communities. As a direct result of that campaign, the Listo.gov—the Spanish version of Ready.gov—had a 500% increase in visits to the "Make a Plan" page and a 400% increase in visits to the "Build a Kit" page.
This is the latest round of work in 19 years of educating the public about disaster and emergency preparedness. For more information and to get started on your emergency plan, visit ready.gov/plan or listo.gov/plan.
About FEMA
FEMA's mission is to help people before, during and after disasters.
Follow FEMA at FEMA online, on Twitter @FEMA or @FEMAEspanol, on FEMA's Facebook page or Espanol page, FEMA's Instagram and at FEMA's YouTube account. Also, follow the Ready Campaign's Instagram account or @Ready.gov on Twitter and Ready.gov on Facebook.
The social media links provided are for reference only. FEMA does not endorse any non-government websites, companies or applications.
About the Ad Council
The Ad Council brings together the most creative minds in advertising and media to address the most worthy causes. Its innovative, pro bono social good campaigns raise awareness. They inspire action. They save lives. To learn more, visit AdCouncil.org follow the Ad Council's communities on Facebook and Twitter, and view the creative on YouTube.
About Creative Theory Agency
Formed in 2015 by Gary Williams Jr. and Tamon George, Creative Theory Agency is a culture-focused marketing agency with the aim of balancing creative marketing globally by amplifying voices and telling necessary stories that overturn common narratives. We help brands understand who they are, so they can add to the conversation, not the noise. For more information, visit them at www. creativetheory.agency/ or @creativetheoryagency on social.
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