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The House on Wednesday passed a bipartisan bill aimed at reviewing and recommending improvements to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NOTAM pilot alert system that went haywire earlier this month.
The NOTAM Improvement Act would create a task force under the FAA to offer solutions aimed at boosting the system’s stability and keeping it safe from cyber attacks.
The FAA was forced to ground all U.S. flights on Jan. 11 for several hours due to a NOTAM system outage, the first nationwide shutdown in more than two decades.
“Following the FAA meltdown earlier this month, it is clearer than ever that improvements must be made to our aviation safety systems,” Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.), who co-led the bill with Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.), said in a statement.
The bill passed 424-4, marking the third time it has passed the House. The Senate didn’t take the bill up in either of the last two Congresses.
“I encourage my colleagues in both the House and the Senate to pass my legislation before another failure of the NOTAM system occurs. Our pilots, crew members and passengers are counting on us,” Stauber said on the House floor.
The task force would consist of pilots, airline and airport industry executives, union officials, air traffic controllers and other aviation and computer system experts.
The bill’s passage comes as Congress gears up to reauthorize the FAA’s funding for five years. Aviation experts hope that lawmakers will provide the agency with more money to upgrade its archaic systems.
The FAA said last week that the NOTAM outage was caused when government contractors unintentionally deleted files while working to improve the system’s databases. The FAA said it didn’t find any evidence of a cyber attack or nefarious actors but would continue to investigate.
“The FAA made the necessary repairs to the system and has taken steps to make the NOTAM system more resilient. The agency is acting quickly to adopt any other lessons learned in our efforts to ensure the continuing robustness of the nation’s air traffic control system,” the agency said in a statement. | https://fox59.com/hill-politics/house-passes-bill-to-improve-faa-system-that-grounded-flights/ | 2023-01-25 23:19:28 | 1 | https://fox59.com/hill-politics/house-passes-bill-to-improve-faa-system-that-grounded-flights/ |
NY New York NY Zone Forecast for Monday, August 1, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product
National Weather Service New York NY
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
NYZ072-022000-
New York (Manhattan)-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Heat index
values up to 102 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Heat index values in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ073-022000-
Bronx-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the
lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Heat index values in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values in
the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ176-022000-
Northern Queens-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the
lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming south in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Heat index
values up to 100 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat
index values in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values in
the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ178-022000-
Southern Queens-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the
lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming north 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Heat index
values up to 100 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Heat index values in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ075-022000-
Kings (Brooklyn)-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 102.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Heat index values in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values in
the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ074-022000-
Richmond (Staten Island)-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 99. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Heat index values in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values up to 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat
index values in the mid 90s.
$$
NYZ177-022000-
Northern Nassau-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows around 70.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Heat index values in
the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Heat index values in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ179-022000-
Southern Nassau-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the
lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming north 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Heat index values in
the upper 90s in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Heat index values in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ078-022000-
Northwest Suffolk-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values in the upper 90s in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Heat index values in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ080-022000-
Southwest Suffolk-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Humid with lows around 70. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Heat index
values in the mid 90s in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Heat index values in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ079-022000-
Northeast Suffolk-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. Highs in the mid
80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Humid with
lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper
60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values in the upper 90s in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Heat index values in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Heat index values
in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ081-022000-
Southeast Suffolk-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Humid with
lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper
60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values in the mid 90s in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Heat index values in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ071-022000-
Southern Westchester-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Warmer with highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat
index values in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values in
the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ070-022000-
Northern Westchester-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid
60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values in the upper 90s in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Heat index values in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely,
mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid
60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 101 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Heat index values in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index
values in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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Putnam-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the
lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds around
5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Heat index values in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely,
mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index
values in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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Orange-
357 AM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the
lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 102 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Heat index values in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values in
the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around
70. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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Have you ever received a letter or email claiming your state has some unclaimed property that belongs to you?
VERIFY viewer Eric recently sent our team a text message saying he got a postcard from a company based in Texas that claims he’s entitled to an unclaimed refund valued at over $1,600. But if he decides to take the company up on its offer to help him get his money back, he’ll owe them a fee.
Eric asked if there is a free way to search for and claim unclaimed property — the catchall term for unclaimed money, assets or property — in his state.
THE QUESTION
Is it free to search for and claim unclaimed property in the U.S.?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, it’s free to search for and claim unclaimed property in the U.S.
WHAT WE FOUND
In the United States, 1 in 10 Americans has some form of unclaimed property waiting to be collected. Unclaimed property typically refers to “abandoned” assets, property or money found in accounts in which there has been no activity or contact with the owner for at least a year, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators.
“After a designated period of time (called the dormancy period) with no activity or contact, the property becomes ‘unclaimed’ and—by law—must be turned over to the state,” the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators says on its website.
Some of the most common examples of unclaimed property include an uncashed final paycheck from an employer, money left in an old checking or savings account, safe deposit box contents or some other forgotten funds.
There is no fee to search for and claim unclaimed property in the U.S. But there are third-party “finders” or “locators” that may offer to help locate and claim a person’s unclaimed property if they pay a fee.
“Many businesses, sometimes called finders or locators, offer to find legitimate lost property for owners and inform them of how to obtain it for a fee—usually a percentage of the total find,” the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators says.
These third-party services are legal, in most cases, and many are required to register within their state, as well as become licensed as a finder, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators. Sometimes banks or utility companies may even hire a third-party finder to locate a person before the company is required to turn unclaimed property over to the state.
But the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators says you should be cautious before signing a contract with any third-party organization that contacts you offering to help you claim your unclaimed property in order to avoid potentially being scammed.
“You may pay third-party organizations to search if you wish—and for some, this is advantageous. However, remember that all the information is accessible free of charge,” the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators says. “Before signing any contract from a firm of this type, we recommend that you be cautious and contact the unclaimed property office in your state for more information.”
You can conduct your own search using your state's official unclaimed property website. Some states also offer outreach programs to help reunite owners with their unclaimed property. You can also conduct a free, online search of all states at once using MissingMoney.com, an official website of the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators.
In reference to VERIFY viewer Eric’s unclaimed property case, we reached out to the Office of the Texas Comptroller. Kevin Lyons, a spokesperson for the state agency, said people can visit Texas’ unclaimed property website and type in anyone’s name to see if there is any unclaimed property that belongs to them for free.
“A number of entities exist that charge folks a fee for doing something they could easily do themselves for free with our office. Before anyone engages the services of one of these companies we urge them to visit ClaimItTexas.gov to see just how easy getting their unclaimed property can be,” Lyons told VERIFY.
Although there are legitimate third-party organizations willing to help people claim their missing money for a fee, unclaimed property scams are on the rise. If you want to avoid falling victim, the Better Business Bureau shares the following tips on its website.
- Be wary of unsolicited correspondence. If you receive an unsolicited letter, phone call, email or any other kind of correspondence from a stranger, be careful! Most legitimate companies will not contact you this way unless you have previously given them permission to do so.
- Never give your personal information to strangers. Never give anyone you don’t know and trust access to any of your personal information. This includes your full name, phone number and address, your ID numbers, and your banking information. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/how-search-for-and-claim-unclaimed-money-property-in-the-united-states-by-state/536-da8deb72-788c-4c04-b1ac-8cf39fe90171 | 2023-03-17 19:13:27 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/how-search-for-and-claim-unclaimed-money-property-in-the-united-states-by-state/536-da8deb72-788c-4c04-b1ac-8cf39fe90171 |
GOP opens long-promised investigation into Biden family
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday opened their long-promised investigation into President Joe Biden and his family, wielding the power of their majority to demand information from the Treasury Department and former Twitter executives as they lay the groundwork for public hearings.
“Now that Democrats no longer have one-party rule in Washington, oversight and accountability are coming,” Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement.
The Republican-led committee sent a series of letters requesting financial information from the Treasury Department about financial transactions by members of the Biden family that were flagged as suspicious activity. Those reports are routine, with larger financial transactions automatically flagged to the government, and are not evidence on their own of misconduct.
Lawmakers also requested testimony from multiple former Twitter executives who were involved in the company’s handling of an October 2020 story from the New York Post about Hunter Biden, the president’s younger son. Republicans say that story was suppressed for political reasons.
Moving quickly after taking control of the House, Republicans are setting up a messy, politically explosive showdown with the White House that could delve deeply into the affairs of the president’s family and shape the contours of the 2024 race for the White House.
“In their first week as a governing majority, House Republicans have not taken any meaningful action to address inflation and lower Americans’ costs, yet they’re jumping out of the gate with political stunts driven by the most extreme MAGA members of their caucus in an effort to get attention on Fox News,” Ian Sams, a White House spokesman, said in a statement. The Treasury Department declined a request for comment.
Comer and other Republicans laid out their plan for probing the Biden family the day after clinching a slim majority in the November midterm elections. The Kentucky Republican told reporters there are “troubling questions” specifically about the business dealings of Hunter Biden and one of the president’s brothers, James Biden, that require deeper investigation.
GOP investigations into the Biden family are nothing new. Republican lawmakers and their staff have been analyzing messages and financial transactions found on a laptop that belonged to Hunter Biden for the past year. But Republicans now have subpoena power in the House, giving them the authority to compel testimony and conduct a far more aggressive investigation.
Republicans have discussed issuing congressional subpoenas to foreign entities that did business with Hunter Biden, and they recently brought on James Mandolfo, a former federal prosecutor, to assist with the investigation as general counsel for the Oversight Committee.
Hunter Biden’s taxes and foreign business work are already under federal investigation, with a grand jury in Delaware hearing testimony in recent months. While he never held a position on the presidential campaign or in the White House, his membership on the board of a Ukrainian energy company and his efforts to strike deals in China have long raised questions about whether he traded on his father’s public service, including reported references in his emails to the “big guy.”
Joe Biden has said he’s never spoken to his son about his foreign business. And there are no indications that the federal investigation involves the president in any way.
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Associated Press writers Zeke Miller and Fatima Hussein contributed to this report.
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Former Trump lawyer censured for falsehoods about election
DENVER (AP) — Jenna Ellis, a former attorney for Donald Trump‘s reelection campaign and a prominent conservative media figure, has been censured by Colorado legal officials after admitting she made repeated false statements about the 2020 presidential election.
Ellis acknowledged making 10 “misrepresentations” on television and Twitter during Trump’s fight to stay in power after losing the 2020 election to President Joe Biden, according to the censure from the office of attorney regulation counsel in Colorado, where Ellis is from. The statements include claiming on Jeanine Pirro’s Fox News show on Dec. 5, 2020 that “we have over 500,000 votes (in Arizona) that were cast illegally” and telling the conservative network Newsmax on Dec. 15 that Trump was “the true and proper victor.”
On November 20, 2020, Ellis appeared on the Newsmax show of former Trump spokesman Sean Spicer and said: “with all those states (Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia) combined we know that the election was stolen from President Trump and we can prove that.”
Ellis was one of several prominent conservative voices who, in the final weeks of 2020, echoed Trump’s lies that the election was stolen from him. Those falsehoods helped fuel the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“Respondent, through her conduct, undermined the American public’s confidence in the presidential election, violating her duty of candor to the public,” wrote Bryon M. Large, the disciplinary judge in the case.
Ellis becomes the latest pro-Trump attorney penalized for their attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Nine lawyers in Michigan in 2021 were ordered to pay $175,000 in sanctions for a sham suit seeking to overturn the election in that swing state. The District of Columbia’s bar association disciplinary counsel in December called for the suspension of former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s law license for pursuing a baseless lawsuit challenging Biden’s win in Pennsylvania.
Ellis is based in Washington, DC, but is from Colorado and has also practiced in the state. Through her attorney, Michael Melito, she stipulated to both the findings that she’d made misrepresentations and the censure. Melito did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Far-right activist Ammon Bundy, who led the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, an associate and three of their groups must pay over $50 million in damages for accusing a hospital of child trafficking and harassing medical staff, a jury has decided.
The defamation lawsuit by St. Luke’s Regional Health accused Bundy and Diego Rodriguez of making defamatory statements against the hospital and its employees after Rodriguez’s infant grandson was removed from his family for several days and taken to St. Luke’s amid concerns for his health.
The emergency room physician, Dr. Rachel Thomas, testified that the 10-month-old baby’s stomach was distended, his eyes were hollow and he was unable to sit up, reminding her of severely malnourished babies she had treated in Haiti, according to the Idaho Statesman newspaper. Police said at the time that medical personnel determined the child was malnourished and had lost weight.
Bundy responded by urging his followers to protest at the hospital and at the homes of child protection service workers, law enforcement officers and others involved in the child protection case. Rodriguez wrote on his website that the baby was “kidnapped,” and suggested that the state and people involved in the case were engaged in “child trafficking” for profit.
Bundy — who didn’t attend the trial nor hire a lawyer, saying it would be too costly — denied in a video he posted Monday on YouTube that the baby was mistreated and said law enforcement and hospital staff put him at risk by removing him from his mother. The baby was healthy except for suffering from cyclic vomiting syndrome, Bundy said, unable to keep anything except his mother’s breast milk down.
The hospital claimed Bundy and Rodriguez orchestrated a smear campaign against it.
Late Monday, a jury at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise agreed, awarding damages exceeding $50 million, the hospital announced.
A statement on behalf of the law firm representing the plaintiffs said Bundy, Rodriguez and their supporters had surrounded St. Luke’s hospital campuses in Meridian and Boise, forcing lockdowns and causing diversion of emergency patients, disruption of planned procedures and cancelation of hundreds of appointments.
“The jury’s decision imposes accountability for the ongoing campaign of intimidation, harassment and disinformation these defendants have conducted,” St. Luke’s said in a statement. “It also affirms the importance of protecting health care providers and other public servants from attacks intended to prevent them from carrying out their responsibilities.”
Bundy did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the jury’s decision. But in an interview Tuesday with KBOI News Talk radio, Bundy said he was innocent and called the civil trial “illegitimate.”
“I’ve been a thorn in the side of the establishment here in Idaho for quite a while and this is their mechanism to try to destroy me,” Bundy said, adding that he didn’t have funds to pay the damages.
Lindsay Schubiner, programs director at Western States Center, an organization monitoring right-wing extremist groups, said the verdict “is a moment of real accountability for Ammon Bundy and his reckless campaign against St. Luke’s.”
The jury’s verdict requires Bundy to pay the plaintiffs $6.2 million in compensatory damages and $6.15 million in punitive damages and Rodriguez to pay $7 million in compensatory damages and $6.5 million in punitive damages, according to Holland & Hart, the law firm, representing St. Luke’s. The remainder of the total $52.5 million in damages was assessed to the People’s Rights Network, Freedom Man Press and the Bundy campaign for governor.
Bundy and his People’s Rights Network had earlier carried out protests at the Idaho Statehouse over coronavirus-related measures. He was temporarily banned from the government building in 2020.
In 2016, Bundy led a 41-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, to protest the arson convictions of two ranchers who set fires on federal land where they had been grazing their cattle. Bundy was acquitted of criminal charges in the matter.
The hospital’s lawsuit was filed more than a year ago. Since then, Bundy ignored court orders related to the lawsuit, filed trespassing complaints against people hired to deliver legal paperwork and called on scores of his followers to camp at his home for protection when he learned he might be arrested on a warrant for a misdemeanor charge of contempt of court.
In 2014, Bundy’s father, rancher Cliven Bundy, rallied supporters to stop officers from impounding Bundy Ranch cattle over more than $1 million in unpaid fees and penalties for grazing livestock on government land. The Nevada criminal case ended in a mistrial. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national/ap-far-right-activist-ammon-bundy-loses-idaho-hospital-defamation-case-must-pay-millions-in-fines/ | 2023-07-26 20:25:55 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national/ap-far-right-activist-ammon-bundy-loses-idaho-hospital-defamation-case-must-pay-millions-in-fines/ |
By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state will be an occasion of regal symbolism, strong emotion — and an extremely long line.
Marshaling the hundreds of thousands of people who want to view the late monarch’s coffin will test Britain’s famous queuing skills to their limit.
Authorities overseeing the mammoth logistical challenge have consulted queue management experts and behavioral scientists to create not so much a line as a temporary community. It features 10 miles (16 kilometers) of “queuing infrastructure,” including moveable barriers and more than 500 portable toilets along a route leading to Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the coffin will rest.
Hundreds of stewards, police officers and first-aid providers were assigned to look after the waiting crowds. Thirty multi-faith pastors and volunteers from a suicide prevention organization have been tasked with responding to the emotional needs of anyone who might be struggling. A pair of sign language interpreters also were expected to be on hand.
On Wednesday, the queen’s coffin was carried in a solemn procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where it will lie in state from 5 p.m. (1600 GMT) until 6:30 a.m. (0530 GMT) Monday, the day of her funeral.
Two hours before opening time, the line of mourners already stretched for 2 miles (3.2 km) from Parliament across nearby Lambeth Bridge and snaked along the south bank of the River Thames. The designated route stretches for 6.9 miles (11 kilometers) past the National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, the Tate Modern art gallery and Tower Bridge to Southwark Park in south London, which can accommodate another 3 miles (4.8 km) of zigzagging queues.
Officials say they can’t predict how many people will line up to pay their respects at Westminster Hall, but it is likely to be many more than the 200,000 who visited the Queen Mother Elizabeth’s coffin over three days in 2002. Transit operator Transport for London estimates that more than 1 million people will travel to the city center to be part of commemorations through Monday.
Transport for London Commissioner Andy Byford called it “the biggest event and challenge that TfL has faced in its history.”
The government has warned that navigating the line will be a feat of endurance.
“You will need to stand for many hours, possibly overnight, with very little opportunity to sit down as the queue will be continuously moving,” it said in a set of detailed instructions for those wanting to come.
People will be able to check the line’s length and waiting times on the Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport’s social media accounts. Those joining will be given numbered wristbands so they take food or toilet breaks without losing their place. A separate accessible line has been set up for people unable to stand for long stretches.
As ever in Britain, jumping the queue is a definite no-no. Officials hope mourners’ sense of fairness will make the line largely self-policing. Given the vagaries of British weather, people are advised to carry both an umbrella and sunscreen.
The government is offering other helpful hints: Bring food and drink, but be sure to consume it before reaching the front. Bring a portable power pack to keep phones charged.
When they reach Parliament, people will pass through airport-style security scans. Prohibited items include large bags, liquids, spray paint, knives, fireworks, flowers, candles, stuffed toys and “advertising or marketing messages.”
Those in the queue on Wednesday were convinced all the hassle would be worth it.
“To give up my day queuing is nothing compared to what she’s done for 70 years,” Gina Carver from Tunbridge Wells in southern England said of the late queen. “And she does feel like our grandmother.”
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Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54.
Her death in a Los Angeles hospital was confirmed by her mother, Priscilla, a few hours after her daughter was rushed to the hospital by paramedics after a medical episode at her home.
“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla Presley said in a statement. “She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known.”
Presley shared her father’s brooding charisma — the hooded eyes, the insolent smile, the low, sultry voice — and followed him professionally, releasing her own rock albums in the 2000s, and appearing on stage with Pat Benatar and Richard Hawley among others.
She even formed direct musical ties with her father, joining her voice to such Elvis recordings as “In the Ghetto” and “Don’t Cry Daddy,” a mournful ballad which had reminded him of the early death of his mother (and Lisa Marie’s grandmother), Gladys Presley.
“It’s been all my life,” she told The Associated Press in 2012, speaking of her father’s influence. “It’s not something that I now listen to and it’s different. Although I might listen closer. I remain consistent on the fact that I’ve always been an admirer. He’s always influenced me.”
Her birth, nine months exactly after her parents’ wedding, was international news and her background was rarely far from her mind. With the release last year of Baz Luhrmann’s major musical feature “Elvis,” Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley had been attending red carpets and award shows alongside stars from the film.
She was at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, on hand to celebrate Austin Butler’s award for playing her father. Just days before, she was in Memphis at Graceland — the mansion where Elvis lived, and died — on Jan. 8 to celebrate her father’s birth anniversary.
Presley lived with her mother, an actor known for “Dallas” and the “Naked Gun” movies, in California after her parents split up in 1973. She recalled early memories of her dad during her visits to Graceland, riding golf carts through the neighborhood and seeing his daily entrances down the stairs.
“He was always fully, fully geared up. You’d never see him in his pajamas coming down the steps, ever,” she told The Associated Press in 2012. “You’d never see him in anything but ‘ready to be seen’ attire.”
Elvis Presley died in August 1977, when he was just 42, and she 9 years old. Lisa Marie was staying at Graceland at the time and would recall him kissing her goodnight hours before he would collapse and never recover. When she next saw him, the following day, he was lying face down in the bathroom.
“I just had a feeling,” she told Rolling Stone in 2003. “He wasn’t doing well. All I know is I had it (a feeling), and it happened. I was obsessed with death at a very early age.”
She would later make headlines of her own. Struggles with drugs and some very public marriages. Her four husbands included Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage.
Jackson and Presley were married in the Dominican Republic in 1994, but the marriage ended two years later and was defined by numerous awkward public appearances, including an unexpected kiss from Jackson during the MTV Video Music Awards and a joint interview with Diane Sawyer when she defended her husband against allegations he had sexually abused a minor.
Her other celebrity marriage was even shorter: Cage filed for divorce after four months of marriage in 2002.
“I had to sort of run into many walls and trees,” she told the AP in 2012. “But now I can also look back at it and tell you all the stuff that was going on around me and all the different people around me and all the awww — and it was not a good situation anyway. That wasn’t helping. Either way, it was a growing process. It was just in a different way. It was just out in front of everybody all the time. Because it’s all documented of course.”
Lisa Marie became involved in numerous humanitarian causes, from anti-poverty programs administered through the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation to relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. She would receive formal citations from New Orleans and Memphis, Tennessee for her work.
Presley had two children, actor Riley Keough, born in 1989, and Benjamin Keough, born in 1992, with her former husband Danny Keough. She also had twin daughters, Harper and Finley Lockwood, with ex-husband Michael Lockwood in 2008.
Her marriage to Lockwood would end in a combative and protracted divorce that began in 2016 and still was not resolved when she died, though they were declared single in 2021. The fight saw the girls, now 15, put temporarily in protective custody in 2017. Presley and Lockwood later had joint custody, but were still at odds over the issue, with Lockwood seeking more child support from Presley.
Benjamin Keough died by suicide in 2020 at 27. Presley was vocal about her grief, writing in an essay last August that she had “been living in the horrific reality of its unrelenting grips since my son’s death two years ago.”
“I’ve dealt with death, grief and loss since the age of 9 years old. I’ve had more than anyone’s fair share of it in my lifetime and somehow, I’ve made it this far,” she wrote in an essay shared with People magazine.
“But this one, the death of my beautiful, beautiful son? The sweetest and most incredible being that I have ever had the privilege of knowing, who made me feel so honored every single day to be his mother? Who was so much like his grandfather on so many levels that he actually scared me? Which made me worry about him even more than I naturally would have?” the essay continued. “No. Just no … no no no no …”
Lisa Marie became the sole heir of the Elvis Presley Trust after her father died. Along with Elvis Presley Enterprises, the trust managed Graceland and other assets until she sold her majority interest in 2005. She retained ownership of Graceland Mansion itself, the 13 acres around it and items inside the home. Her son is buried there, along with her father and other members of the Presley family.
Lisa Marie Presley is a former Scientologist — her son was born in 1992 under guidelines set by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, according to an AP story at the time — but later broke with Scientology.
Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley would make regular trips to Graceland during huge fan celebrations on the anniversaries of Elvis’ death and birthday. One of the two airplanes at Graceland is named the Lisa Marie.
After her first album “To Whom It May Concern,” in 2003, some fans came out to see her perform just out of curiosity given her famous family, she told the AP in 2005.
“First I had to overcome a pre-speculated idea of me,” she said of the barriers to becoming a singer-songwriter.
“I had to sort of burst through that and introduce myself, and that was the first hurdle, and then now sing in front of everybody, and then that was the second one, and I’m the offspring of — you know, who I’m the offspring of — I had a few hurdles to get through, no doubt about it,” she continued. “But the scales never tipped in the other direction too much.”
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How to Watch Duke vs. Oral Roberts on TV or Live Stream - NCAA Tournament First Round
Published: Mar. 16, 2023 at 11:18 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 5-seed Duke Blue Devils (26-8) take the court against the No. 12 seed Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (30-4) on Thursday at Amway Center. The matchup tips off at 7:10 PM.
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Duke vs. Oral Roberts Game Info
- When: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
- Where: Amway Center in Orlando, Florida
- TV: CBS
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Duke Stats Insights
- The Blue Devils make 45.1% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.7 percentage points higher than the Golden Eagles have allowed to their opponents (41.4%).
- In games Duke shoots better than 41.4% from the field, it is 17-3 overall.
- The Blue Devils are the 19th ranked rebounding team in the country, the Golden Eagles rank 42nd.
- The 72.5 points per game the Blue Devils record are only 2.4 more points than the Golden Eagles allow (70.1).
- Duke is 17-1 when scoring more than 70.1 points.
Oral Roberts Stats Insights
- The Golden Eagles' 47.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is seven percentage points higher than the Blue Devils have allowed to their opponents (40.9%).
- Oral Roberts has put together a 24-2 straight-up record in games it shoots higher than 40.9% from the field.
- The Blue Devils are the rebounding team in the country, the Golden Eagles rank 254th.
- The Golden Eagles' 84.2 points per game are 20.3 more points than the 63.9 the Blue Devils give up to opponents.
- Oral Roberts has a 21-0 record when giving up fewer than 72.5 points.
Duke Home & Away Comparison
- Offensively Duke has performed better in home games this year, averaging 76.7 points per game, compared to 68 per game when playing on the road.
- Defensively the Blue Devils have been better at home this season, giving up 60.8 points per game, compared to 68.4 on the road.
- Looking at three-point shooting, Duke has fared better when playing at home this year, draining 7.3 treys per game with a 35.1% three-point percentage, compared to 7.1 threes per game and a 34.5% three-point percentage when playing on the road.
Oral Roberts Home & Away Comparison
- Oral Roberts is putting up more points at home (88.2 per game) than away (79.7).
- The Golden Eagles give up 66.8 points per game at home, and 74.2 away.
- Oral Roberts knocks down more 3-pointers at home (11.2 per game) than on the road (10.6). It also has a higher 3-point percentage at home (39%) than on the road (35.4%).
Duke Schedule
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OTTAWA (AP) — The Canadian government said Monday it has signed a $20 billion (US$15.55 billion) agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare.
The Assembly of First Nations and plaintiffs in two class action lawsuits agreed to the deal.
Indigenous Services Canada, a government agency, said the settlement is the largest in Canadian history.
“The parties have agreed on a plan for settling compensation claims to recognize the families and people who have suffered tremendously through discriminatory and systemically racist child-welfare practices,″ said Patty Hajdu, the Indigenous services minister.
The settlement accounts for half of an overall $40 billion (US$31.1 billion) deal that aims to reform Canada’s child welfare system, including five-year funding for the First Nations Child and Family Services program.
The settlement must still be approved by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and the Federal Court.
Cindy Woodhouse, the Manitoba regional chief at the Assembly of First Nations, praised the deal.
“And after three decades of advocacy and months of negotiations, I’m proud to say on behalf the AFN that we have reached another historic milestone for our children and their families,” she said in a statement.
The First Nations Children and Family Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations filed a complaint under the Canadian Human Rights Act in 2007, arguing that Indigenous child welfare services were chronically underfunded compared to services provided to children in other communities.
Data from the 2016 census shows that less thn 8% of Canadian children underage 15 are Indigenous, but Indigenous youths make up more than half the children under 15 in foster care.
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BALTIMORE, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: TROW) today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2022. The earnings release can be found on the firm's website at troweprice.com/media.
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-The new relationship brings CHOP's world-class pediatric healthcare to patients and families across the award-winning Main Line Health System-
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Main Line Health announced an affiliation agreement that will fully transition Main Line Health's pediatric care and services from Nemours Children's Health to CHOP.
CHOP doctors and advanced practice providers will care for pediatric patients at select Main Line Health locations, including the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) at Main Line Health's four acute care hospitals: Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, and Riddle Hospital, as well as Bryn Mawr Hospital's inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. The pediatric nursing and ancillary staff currently employed with Main Line Health hospitals will remain in place.
Main Line Health and CHOP have already begun to collaborate, utilizing the combined expertise and infrastructure of the two organizations to deliver outstanding and convenient care to patients and families at Main Line Health suburban locations. In April 2022, CHOP began to provide complex ophthalmic care for premature babies at all four Main Line Health hospitals' NICUs. In May, care expanded to neonatal and pediatric cardiovascular services, including cardiology consultation, echocardiography, and EKG interpretation at Main Line Health hospitals.
Effective October 2022, CHOP will provide:
- 24/7 professional coverage at all four Main Line Health hospitals' NICUs
- 24/7 professional coverage of the Pediatric Unit at Bryn Mawr Hospital
- Pediatric coverage in the Bryn Mawr Hospital Emergency Department
- Neuro-pediatric services, including EEG interpretation and continuous EEG monitoring
- Surgical consultation and bedside procedures for the Level III NICU's at Bryn Mawr Hospital and Lankenau Medical Center
In addition to clinical services, the affiliation seeks to bring the best of both organizations together for collaboration in pediatric training and education. In July 2022, Main Line Health's surgical and urology residents began fulfilling their pediatric specialty rotations at CHOP. The organizations will also explore additional clinical education and research collaborations.
In the Fall of 2022, CHOP will open a new CHOP outpatient specialty care center on the Bryn Mawr Hospital campus. The center will include 14 patient care rooms for Cardiology, Fetal Heart, Neurology, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology specialty care. Additional pediatric specialty services will follow.
"We are delighted to embark on this affiliation with Main Line Health, which will allow us to provide families with the best of both of our organizations," said Madeline Bell, President and CEO of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "Driving this alliance is our shared dedication to improving children's health, and we look forward to working together to advance pediatric patient care."
"Nemours has been a valued partner of Main Line Health for 25 years; providing excellent care to our pediatric community. Now, we look forward to a long and collaborative relationship with CHOP in delivering comprehensive and convenient pediatric care, programs and services to our youngest patients and families everywhere. The expertise and synergy between our two institutions will lead to limitless opportunities, innovation and outstanding pediatric clinical care," said Jack Lynch, FACHE, President and CEO of Main Line Health.
A non-profit, charitable organization, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and pioneering major research initiatives, the 595-bed hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country. The institution has a well-established history of providing advanced pediatric care close to home through its CHOP Care Network, which includes more than 50 primary care practices, specialty care and surgical centers, urgent care centers, and community hospital alliances throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as a new inpatient hospital with a dedicated pediatric emergency department in King of Prussia. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu.
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system serving Philadelphia and its western suburbs. Main Line Health's commitment—to deliver advanced medicine for treating and curing disease, playing an important role in prevention and disease management as well as training physicians and other health care providers—reflects our intent to be the region's premier choice for clinical care, research, and education. A team of more than 10,000 employees, 3,000 nurses and 2,000 physicians care for patients throughout the Main Line Health System.
At Main Line Health's core are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital—as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital.
Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, which includes skilled home health care, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology, and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization; and Main Line HealthCare, one of the region's largest multispecialty physician networks.
Main Line Health is the recipient of numerous awards for quality care, and service, including U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, System Magnet® designation; the nation's highest distinction for nursing excellence and the Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Performance Excellence (MAAPE) Excellence Award. Main Line Health is committed to creating an environment of diversity, respect, equity, and inclusion, has proudly received awards in this area and has embraced the American Hospital Association's #123forEquity Pledge to Act to eliminate disparities in care. We are dedicated to advancing patient-centered care, education, and research to help patients stay healthy and live their best lives. For more information, please visit: https://www.mainlinehealth.org/
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia:
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Senior Public Relations Specialist
(267) 426-6246
solimeon@chop.edu
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Phil Ellingsworth Jr.
Director, Communications
(484) 580-1182
ellingsworthph@mlhs.org
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SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Petco Health & Wellness Co. (WOOF) on Wednesday reported earnings of $13.5 million in its fiscal second quarter.
The San Diego-based company said it had net income of 5 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 19 cents per share.
The pet store chain posted revenue of $1.48 billion in the period.
Petco expects full-year earnings in the range of 77 cents to 81 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $5.98 billion to $6.05 billion.
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LAWRENCE – Over the years, both Hopewell Valley and Notre Dame have been two of the most respected programs in the Colonial Valley Conference.
When the two get together on the field, it’s usually a game that is not decided until late in the game.
The latest version didn’t disappoint as the Irish took the early lead and held off the Bulldogs for a 2-1 win on Thursday in a Colonial Valley Conference game on the ND turf.
Notre Dame (5-1) has now won five straight since a season opening loss to Robbinsville. The Hopewell Valley loss snaps a three-game winning streak for the 5-4 Bulldogs.
“We knew this was going to be a tough game,’’ said ND’s Amanda Dressel, who scored ND’s second goal. “We knew we had to win the 50-50 ball and we played well together and really brought the Irish spirit.’’
Also providing some Irish spirit was freshman Clementine Bowden, who caged her team-high sixth goal in the second period.
“You can never underestimate Hopewell,’’ said ND coach Cheryl Harris. “We are always and training and working on our stickwork.’’
Harris has to get some credit on ND’s second goal. She had just reinserted Dressel into the game seconds before she capitalized on the right wing.
Hopewell Valley battled in the second half and scored with 11:59 left in the fourth quarter when Raina Jablonski blasted one from the top of the circle.
“We played hard and we had a better third and fourth quarter,’’ said veteran Hopewell Valley coach Pam Edwards. “They won every 50-40 ball and they are well coached. We are young and we played with a lot more energy in the second half.’’
ND has now won the last five meetings with the Bulldogs.
Hopewell Valley (5-4) 0 0 0 1 – 1
Notre Dame (5-1) 0 11 0 – 2
Goals: HV: Jablonski. ND: Bowden, Dressel.
Assists: ND: Marrone.
Shots: HV: 3. ND: 12. Saves: HV: Lopez-Velasquez 10, ND: Ihlefeld 2.
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — This was the moment. If Novak Djokovic was going to be stopped in the Wimbledon semifinals, if his much younger and harder-hitting opponent, Jannik Sinner, was going to turn things around Friday, the monumental comeback required would need to start immediately.
Djokovic knew it. Sinner knew it. The 15,000 or so Centre Court spectators knew it.
After taking the first two sets, Djokovic trailed 5-4 in the third, and a flubbed forehand made the game score 15-40 as he served. Two chances for Sinner to finally break. Two chances for him to actually take a set. Djokovic hit a fault, which drew some sounds of approval from the stands. Djokovic sarcastically used his racket and the ball to applaud the noise-makers, then flashed a thumbs up.
He can back up any such bravado. Djokovic simply does not lose at the All England Club lately. Or at any Grand Slam tournament, for that matter. So he calmly collected the next four points to claim that game, looked toward the crowd and mockingly pretended to wipe away a tear. Twenty minutes later, the match was over, and the 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over Sinner allowed Djokovic to close in on a record-tying eighth title at Wimbledon and fifth in a row.
“The third set could have gone his way,” said Djokovic, who will meet No. 1-ranked Carlos Alcaraz for the trophy on Sunday. “It was really, really, just a lot of pressure.”
Alcaraz showed off every bit of his many talents, including winning 17 of 20 points when he serve-and-volleyed, while beating No. 3 Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday to make his way to his first final at the grass-court major tournament.
While Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, is pursuing a 24th Grand Slam singles championship, Alcaraz, a 20-year-old from Spain, seeks his second after winning the U.S. Open last September.
“What can I say? Everybody knows the legend he is,” Alcaraz said about Djokovic. “It’s going to be really, really difficult. But I will fight. … I will believe in myself, I will believe that I can beat him here.”
No one has managed to beat Djokovic at Wimbledon since 2017. And no one has managed to beat him at Centre Court since 2013.
Against Sinner, Djokovic repeatedly served himself out of potential trouble, saving all six break points he faced, to reach his ninth final at the All England Club. It’s also his 35th final at all Grand Slam tournaments, more than any man or woman in tennis history.
As great as he is as a returner, as superb as his defense is — over and over, he would sprint and lean and stretch to get to a ball that extended a point until Sinner made a mistake — Djokovic possesses a serve that might be the part of his game he’s improved the most over his career.
That showed Friday, and it’s showed throughout this fortnight: In his half-dozen matches during the tournament, Djokovic has won 100 of his 103 service games and saved 16 of 19 break points.
“In the pressure moments, he was playing very good. Not missing,” Sinner said. “That’s him.”
The age gap between Djokovic and Sinner, 21, was the largest between Wimbledon men’s semifinalists in the Open era, which began in 1968. Djokovic would be the oldest champion at Wimbledon since professionals were first allowed to compete that year.
“I feel 36 is the new 26, I guess,” Djokovic said. “It feels good.”
Sinner is the one who hit serves at up to 132 mph and pounded one fault that clanged against the speed readout board in a corner of the arena with such force it sounded as if he might have broken the thing. Of more concern to Sinner: It was followed by another fault in a service game he dropped to trail 2-1 in the second set.
In truth, talented as Sinner is, he didn’t really generate any more frustration for Djokovic than chair umpire Richard Haigh did.
In one game in which Djokovic would face — and erase — a break point, he argued to no avail after forfeiting a point because Haigh called him for hindrance for letting out a lengthy yell while the ball was still in play. Moments later, Haigh issued Djokovic a warning for letting the serve-clock expire.
“It was a very stressful game for me to survive and to kind of storm through. It was super important,” said Djokovic, who thought the hindrance call was incorrect after seeing a replay and Haigh needed to “recognize the moment a little bit more” instead of issuing the time warning. “Luckily for me, I stayed calm.”
Indeed he did, continuing his bid to join Roger Federer as the only men to have won eight singles trophies at Wimbledon. Martina Navratilova won the women’s championship nine times.
Djokovic got major title No. 22 at the Australian Open in January, and No. 23 at the French Open in June — his Wimbledon shoes have a small “23” stamped on the side — after getting past Alcaraz in the semifinals at Roland Garros.
If Djokovic wins Sunday, he will head to the U.S. Open in August with a chance at the first calendar-year Grand Slam by a man since Rod Laver in 1969.
With the main stadium’s retractable roof shut because of rain outdoors, the grass was slick and slippery during Djokovic vs. Sinner. Sinner slipped on the very first point; Djokovic on the third. And it kept happening to both. They repeatedly smacked the soles of their shoes with their rackets to try to remove grass and dirt that got stuck in there.
Taking on Djokovic represented a significant rise in the level of competition for Sinner. Until Friday, not only had he not faced a single seeded player, but he had gone up against opponents with these rankings: 79th, 85th, 98th and 111th.
No one in the half-century history of computerized tennis rankings — men’s and women’s — has spent more weeks at No. 1 than Djokovic, who currently is No. 2. But that number does not reflect his form at the moment.
This was Djokovic’s 46th major semifinal and Sinner’s first, and that seemed obvious at the most crucial junctures.
Sinner was quite close to reaching that stage a year ago at the All England Club: He took a two-set lead in the quarterfinals against Djokovic, who came all the way back to win in five.
That sort of work was not required on this afternoon. Djokovic never let it come to that.
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Leading Non-Profit Microfinance Organization Grameen America Provides Business Capital, Education, and Support Services to Propel Financial Empowerment for Women of Color
Jennifer Lopez will Serve as Grameen America's National Ambassador to Champion Financial Inclusion for Latina Entrepreneurs Historically Excluded from Financial Services and the Partnership will Live Under Lopez's Limitless Labs
NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global icon Jennifer Lopez and Grameen America, the nation's fastest-growing microfinance organization, today announce they are partnering to advance financial empowerment for Latina businesswomen historically excluded from the financial mainstream. Grameen America provides access to business capital, credit- and asset-building, financial education, and peer support to enable women living below the federal poverty level to boost their income and create jobs in their communities. The new partnership seeks to advance both Lopez's latest philanthropic project, Limitless Labs, which aims to support Latina-owned small businesses, as well as Grameen America's goal to empower 600,000 Latina entrepreneurs across 50 U.S. cities with $14 billion in life-changing business capital and 6 million hours of financial education and training by 2030.
Lopez joins as Grameen America's National Ambassador to advocate for and mentor the organization's network of over 150,000 small businesses run by women in predominantly Latinx communities across the United States. Limitless Labs, the home for all of Lopez's philanthropic and values-driven work, aims to uplift, educate and provide essential resources to underserved communities like the one in The Bronx where Lopez grew up. Additional areas of focus include youth empowerment, civic engagement, and empowering women with the confidence to live limitlessly.
Grameen America envisions an inclusive society in which all entrepreneurs, regardless of gender, race or income, have access to fair and affordable financial services to support upward economic mobility. The organization provides ongoing financial education to members and reports microloan repayments to credit bureaus to enable participants to build their financial identities. Since its founding in 2008, Grameen America has served over 150,000 women in 23 U.S. cities, distributed $2.6 billion in loans, and helped create and maintain 157,000 jobs. The organization's repayment rate is over 99% and its members have achieved an average credit score of 644 through participation in the program.
To kick off her role as National Ambassador, Lopez will motivate, promote, and inspire Latina businesswomen, helping them understand the pathway to financial independence and literacy through joining the Grameen America microloan program. Lopez will mentor the organization's existing Latina business owners, educating them on the importance of credit and asset-building and developing a savings program to promote financial resilience. The partnership will also enhance Grameen America's financial education and training platform, prioritizing digital and multimedia resources to promote financial literacy.
"Being Latino in this country has always been a matter of pride for me. I am humbled and beyond grateful to partner with Grameen America," said Jennifer Lopez. "We're building pathways to employment and leadership opportunities. There's so much strength in this community and we're harnessing that. This partnership will create equality, inclusivity and opportunity for Latina women in business. This will change the fabric of America!"
"Jennifer Lopez is a trailblazer, having given visibility and advocacy to ensure Latina women are educated, financially empowered, and healthy," said Andrea Jung, President & CEO of Grameen America. "Grameen America is the only organization with the national scale, reach, and proven model required to deploy $14 billion in loan capital to emerging businesswomen in Latinx communities. Together we will shape entrepreneurship as a viable pathway to success for Latina women who have historically lacked access to the formal financial markets and are often marginalized from economic opportunity."
Despite gaps in opportunity, Latina entrepreneurs represent the fastest-growing, yet untapped, segment of U.S. small business owners. In the past 10 years, the number of Latino-owned small businesses has grown 44% compared to just 4% for non-Latinos, according to a recent report by the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative. The same report notes Latino-owned businesses are significantly less likely than white-owned businesses to receive loans from national banks, despite demonstrating strong lending criteria. For women, financial exclusion is disproportionately higher as only 4% of all small business loans from mainstream financial institutions go to women, according to a report by the National Women's Business Council.
"Asking for a loan from a bank is not as easy as people think, and even more challenging for businesswomen in my community," said Maria Lugo, Grameen America member and owner of Who's Papi? Tires by Papi, an auto-repair and tire shop located in Woodside, Queens. Lugo joined Grameen America in 2011 to revitalize her family's struggling business. Today, Lugo's thriving business has expanded in its size, services, and staff to meet growing demand. Most importantly, Lugo's savings allowed her to send her three children to college. "The road to business success is not always easy to navigate, but with hard work and access to financial services, education, and mentorship, it's possible to achieve your vision," said Lugo. "Surround yourself with people who are going to lift you higher."
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Founded by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus, Grameen America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit microfinance organization dedicated to helping women who live in poverty build small businesses to create better lives for their families. The organization offers microloans, training, and support to transform communities and fight poverty in the United States. Since opening in January 2008, Grameen America has invested over $2.4 billion in more than 150,000 low-income women entrepreneurs. Opening originally in Jackson Heights, Queens, Grameen America has expanded to 22 cities in Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Camden, NJ, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Connecticut, Dallas, TX, Fresno, CA, Houston, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Los Angeles, CA, Memphis, TN, Miami, FL, Newark, NJ, New York City, NY, Omaha, NE, Oakland, CA, San Antonio, TX, San Jose, CA, Trenton, NJ and Union City, NJ.
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If you’re a homeowner and haven’t faced a big repair bill yet, just wait. Even in the best-maintained homes, stuff will wear out or break.
Budgeting for these inevitable bills isn’t always easy. One commonly cited rule of thumb — to save 1% to 4% of your home’s value each year for maintenance and repairs — can give homeowners sticker shock as real estate prices soar.
Accredited financial counselor Kate Mielitz recently purchased a home in Olympia, Washington, where the median listing price is $540,000, according to Realtor.com. Saving even 1% of that, or $5,400, would be a stretch for many owners, says Mielitz, who advises low- to middle-income clients. Saving 4% would mean putting aside $21,600 a year.
“I want to cry just looking at that number,” Mielitz says.
HOME COSTS DEPEND ON AGE, CONDITION, CLIMATE
Rules of thumb have limited value, though, because how much you spend often depends on the age of your home, materials used and local climate patterns, among other factors, says John Wessling, president of the American Society of Home Inspectors.
For example, a laminated-shingle roof may last 35 to 40 years in St. Louis, where Wessling lives. But it could survive less than 15 years under Florida’s harsh sun, he says. Extreme weather events can wreak havoc on homes as well.
How well you maintain your house also can have a big impact, Wessling says. Many homeowners don’t notice window caulking that dries out and splits, for instance, but the water that seeps in can cause enormous damage.
“What might be a $12 or $15 repair could turn into spending $15,000 or $20,000 to rebuild that wall below the window,” Wessling says.
Homeowners spent an average of $950 on home maintenance — or 0.6% of the home’s value — in 2019, according to the latest American Housing Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. But the amounts varied considerably based on home sizes and age, among other factors. For instance, the percentage of a home’s value spent on maintenance rose from 0.2% for homes built in the 2010s to 0.8% for homes built before 1960.
DECIDING HOW MUCH TO SET ASIDE
People who prefer to hire others should expect to spend more than do-it-yourselfers, says Mischa Fisher, chief economist for home services referral website, Angi. Angi’s survey of 2,934 homeowners who paid for home improvements last year found that they spent an average $3,018 on home maintenance, Fisher says. Those amounts typically ranged between 0.5% and 1% of their home’s value. In addition, homeowners spent an average of $2,321 on emergency repairs.
Fisher recommends homeowners set aside up to 5% of their incomes for home maintenance as well as $10,000 to cover emergency repairs and system replacements.
Another approach is to save based on the remaining lifespan of your home’s various components, including the roof, the heating and cooling systems, the hot water heater and appliances.
You can search online for charts and articles that estimate how long components typically last, Wessling says. Similar searches can give you an idea of replacement costs.
Alternatively, hire a home inspector to conduct a home maintenance inspection, Wessling says. Like the inspections that precede a home purchase, a maintenance inspection can estimate when various home systems likely will need to be replaced. Wessling says he typically charges $400 to $500 for inspections.
Let’s say you have a 5-year-old air conditioning system, which typically have life spans of 15 to 20 years, Wessling says. If a new system would cost $4,000, you might save $400 a year to cover it. You could add a fudge factor to account for future inflation, which is, unfortunately, unpredictable. Wessling suggests adding 20% to the expected cost and an additional $100 a year to your savings.
OTHER WAYS TO PREPARE FOR HOME COSTS
Consider setting up a home equity line of credit that you can tap if repair bills exceed what you’ve saved. These lines of credit tend to be less expensive than many alternatives, such as credit cards. Just be sure you can make the payments: If you don’t, the lender can foreclose on your home.
People who struggle to save also might consider buying a home warranty, which can cover repairs and replacements for a home’s systems and appliances, Mielitz says. Her current warranty costs about $800 a year, while service visits to fix any problem cost $75 each.
Such contracts have their downsides: The customer doesn’t control who does the repair, for example, and what’s covered depends on the policy’s terms. Consumer Reports recommends that people “self-insure” instead by putting the money they’d spend on a home warranty into a savings account earmarked for home repairs and replacements.
But Mielitz, who has purchased home warranties since 2008, says the contracts give her peace of mind at a reasonable cost.
“It’s kind of like car insurance. Hopefully you don’t need it, but you’ve got it if you do,” Mielitz says.
The State of Home Spending is based on Angi analysis of surveys fielded to 6,400 consumers between October 4 and October 7, 2021. Statistics on home maintenance and repair spending were based on responses of 2,934 homeowners and are a nationally representative sample of the home spending population.
This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet.
Liz Weston is a columnist at NerdWallet, a certified financial planner and author of “Your Credit Score.” Email: lweston@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @lizweston.
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NEW YORK (AP) — It’s easy to forget how many hit songs Drake created in his nearly 15-year musical career. But he presented an emphatic reminder with an intimate concert at Harlem’s Apollo Theater on Saturday, his first-ever show at the legendary venue.
During the performance, the four-time Grammy winner teased that new music could be on the way, despite releasing two albums last year.
“I thought about a bunch of things in life, but at this moment in time, none of those things are stopping making music for you,” Drake told the doting crowd. “I hope I can strike up some more emotions for you, maybe this year — I might get bored and make another one.”
The first night of two Apollo weekend shows presented by SiriusXM, featured the 36-year-old ripping off songs at a frantic pace — most with just a verse and chorus — satisfying day-one fans with fan-favorite, deep non-radio cuts as well as those only familiar with his No. 1 hits. The recorded performances will air on Drake’s SiriusXM Sound 42 channel in the coming weeks.
Noting this was his first show in about five years and later stating “I’ll be out and about on the road a lot this year,” Spotify’s most-streamed artist in the U.S. last year told his captivated audience the show was about gratefulness.
“I wanted to make this a show about gratitude,” Drake said. “This is a little story we put together: my deep love for my family, for my dear friends and each and every one of you that have been supporting me for a long time.”
Donning cornrows while wearing baggy jeans and a blue and yellow Jimmy Brooks basketball jersey — a nod to his days as an actor on the teen drama series “Degrassi” — Drake opened the performance with “Over My Dead Body” as celebrity guests such as Justin and Hailey Bieber, former NBA MVP and current Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, NFL star Odell Beckham Jr., rappers A$AP Ferg and A Boogie wit da Hoodie watched.
Sitting on a bed positioned stage-right, modeled after his bedroom in his mom’s Toronto basement where he said he wrote songs, Drake belted out many of his down-tempo, B-side hits such as “Wu-Tang Forever,” “Trust Issues,” “Practice” and “Feel No Ways.”
He also sang his most popular deep cut, “Marvin’s Room,” as the standing-room only crowd joined him word-for-word before transitioning into his hook from Timbaland’s “Say Something” as the “Marvin’s Room” beat continued.
As the bedroom set dimmed and the light shifted to the left side of the stage, revealing a board room, Drake changed into a black leather hoodie with his OVO owl symbol. The rapper stood in front of a performer playing a record label exec who skeptically noted it was “interesting” he was a rapper from Canada, before saying, “Alright, let’s see what you got.” (Drake would later remind the crowd how every major record label in New York passed on him.)
Starting with “Best I Ever Had,” the R&B smash that jump-started his career, he continued his musical journey with early Young Money-era hits such as Headlines, “HYFR,” “Started From the Bottom” and “I’m on One.” The crowd also two-stepped to his more danceable records like “Massive” from last year’s “Honestly, Nevermind” project, as well as “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” “One Dance,” “Passionfruit” and “In My Feelings.”
The final leg of the 90-minute set opened with a surprise performance by the popular early 2000s Harlem rap collective, The Diplomats, which featured Drake wearing Cam’ron’s signature pink hoodie and headband. He was then joined by 21 Savage to perform songs such as “Rich Flex,” “Spin Bout You” and “Knife Talk” from their joint project, “Her Loss,” released in November.
The longtime tagline for the Apollo is “Where Stars are Born and Legends are Made!” So it was either strategic or serendipitous that he ended the show with “Legend.” While it might be too soon to drape him with the legend moniker in the manner that Apollo Walk of Fame icons such Michael Jackson, Prince, Aretha Franklin James Brown carry, he left no doubt that he is well on his way. | https://www.kxxv.com/news/drake-teases-new-music-drop-at-apollo-show | 2023-01-23 05:08:39 | 0 | https://www.kxxv.com/news/drake-teases-new-music-drop-at-apollo-show |
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jesse Edwards and Joe Girard combined for 42 points and Syracuse beat Notre Dame 62-61 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.
Judah Mintz scored on a baseline drive to give the Orange (4-4) the lead with 13.3 seconds remaining. Syracuse had three fouls to give and used them to cut the clock to 7.1 before Dane Goodwin missed a well-defended 3-point jumper at the buzzer.
The Orange fed Edwards inside as he finished 10-of-15 shooting with 22 points and 14 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Girard, who averages double figures but had only nine points in his last three games, including zero in a 73-44 loss in Syracuse's previous contest, was 9 of 18 with 20 points, though only 2 of 10 from beyond the arc.
The Orange shot 48%, making only 3 of 18 3-point attempts, but outscored the Fighting Irish 34-18 in the paint and was plus-7 on points off turnovers.
The Fighting Irish (6-2), coming off a 70-52 win over No. 20 Michigan State, shot just 38%, well below their season average of 49%, though they made 11 of 33 from beyond the arc. Goodwin scored 16 points with nine rebounds, Cormac Ryan had 14 points and Ven-Allen Lubin had 10 points and eight rebounds. Nate Laszewski, who came in as the team's leading scorer at 16.9 points per game, had just two points on 1-of-6 shooting.
Neither team led by more than five points in a game with 12 lead changes and 12 ties. It was 35-all at halftime.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some residents stranded in Southern California mountain communities by a huge snowfall could be stuck for another week, an official said Friday.
A late-February blast of arctic air produced a rare blizzard east of Los Angeles in the San Bernardino Mountains, where thousands of people live at high elevations in forest communities or visit for year-round recreation.
Extraordinary snowfall buried homes and businesses, overwhelming the capability of snowplowing equipment geared toward ordinary storms.
By last weekend, all highways leading up into the mountains were closed and have opened intermittently since then to residents and convoys of trucks loaded with food or other supplies.
The estimate by San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus was an improvement in the outlook for stranded residents, which previously ranged up to two weeks.
“We’ve said we could push it out as far as two weeks but because of the state’s efforts and the equipment that’s coming in behind us we’re hoping to drop that down to a week,” he told a press conference.
The sheriff and other officials said progress has been made, but they described severe conditions that, for example, have forced firefighters to reach emergency scenes such as fires in snowcats.
“The enormity of this event is hard to comprehend,” said state Assemblyman Tom Lackey. “You know, we’re thinking, ‘We’re in Southern California,’ but yet we have had an inundation that has really, really generated a severe amount of anxiety, frustration and difficulty, especially to the victims and those who are actually trapped in their own home.”
San Bernardino County is one of 13 counties where California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared states of emergency due to the impacts of severe weather, including massive snowfalls that have collapsed roofs due to too much weight.
In Mono City, a small community on the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada near Yosemite National Park, some residents have been snowed in without power for a week, the Mono County Sheriff’s Office posted Friday on Facebook. In the northern part of the state, mountain communities grappling with the conditions have smaller populations and are more accustomed to significant snowfall.
Residents and vacationers trapped in the San Bernardino range have taken to social media to show their plight and wonder when plows are coming.
Shelah Riggs said the street she lives on in Crestline hasn’t seen a snowplow in eight days, leaving people in about 80 homes along the roadway with nowhere to go. Typically, a plow comes every day or two when it snows, she said.
“We are covered with five or six feet (1.5 or 1.8 meters); nobody can get out of their driveways at all,” she said in a telephone interview.
Riggs, who lives with her 14-year-old daughter, said everyone is working to keep snow and ice off their decks to prevent collapse and making sure the gas vents on their homes are kept clear.
She said the county’s response has been “horrible” and that “people are really angry.”
Devine Horvath, also of Crestline, said it took her and her son 30 minutes to walk down the street to check on a neighbor — a trek that normally takes just a few minutes.
Horvath said she was lucky to make it to the local grocery store before its roof collapsed several days earlier but hadn’t been able to leave her street since.
“I’m getting more upset by the day,” she said.
The sheriff sought to give reassurance that help is coming even if people haven’t seen any plows.
“We’re going to dig you out and we are coming,” Dicus said. “We are making tremendous progress. I saw this from the air yesterday. The roads are being cleared.”
Officials said crews were dealing with such tremendous depths of snow that removal required front-end loaders and dump trucks rather than regular plows.
California Department of Transportation official Jim Rogers said crews working 24-hour shifts have removed more than 2.6 million cubic yards (1.9 million cubic meters) of snow from state highways.
Officials described a host of difficulties in reopening smaller roads, including buried vehicles and downed power lines that make progress difficult. Residents were urged to somehow mark the locations of cars.
A reopened road may only be the width of a single vehicle with walls of ice on each side.
“We are going house to house, and we’re literally using shovels to shovel out driveways to make sure that people have access to their cars,” said county fire Chief Dan Munsey. “As the roads are plowed, you still have a 10-foot (3-meter) berm of snow that you need to make it over.”
More snowcats were being brought in, along with a California National Guard crew that normally works with the California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force on wildfires. The crew will help shovel snow.
While more heavy snow was forecast to arrive in Northern California early Saturday, Southern California was expected to remain storm-free except for possible light rain.
“The weather looks great for the next seven days, and that’s great news,” Munsey said.
About 80,000 people live in the San Bernardino Mountains either part or full time. The county has not estimated how many people are currently in the mountains because many residences are vacation homes or rentals.
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Acquisition Will Help Grow Global Network of Responsible Consumers
NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Musings, a premium digital magazine with a devoted community of solutions-oriented followers, announced today that it has been acquired by Collectively, a Blue Horizon initiative of like-minded leaders. With a shared goal of incubating and advancing innovative solutions for a more sustainable future, Musings and Collectively see this partnership as an exciting opportunity to continue to grow a global network of change agents.
"We started Musings with the understanding that entrepreneurs and consumers hold the power to accelerate progress toward a better, more sustainable, more equitable future," said Founder and Editor-in-Chief Susan Rockefeller, who will remain on board as a strategic advisor. "After a decade of curating ideas and innovations and inspiring a community focused on climate change solutions, I believe that we can go farther and move faster together. Blue Horizon has successfully fostered a mission-driven ecosystem of impact, and I am eager to see how we can use Musings as a tool for fueling the movement."
Through its bi-monthly newsletter and digital platform, Musings highlights businesses and brands that offer toxin-free, eco-friendly, and purpose-driven products across fashion, food, clean beauty and beyond, while also elevating the voices of both established and emerging thought leaders, creators, activists, and philanthropists who are paving the way for a safer, healthier planet for all.
Blue Horizon is at the forefront of that call for change, as Musings joins the Collectively ecosystem and leading sustainable living lifestyle brand, LIVEKINDLY.
"Susan's passion and energy is at the heart of this unparalleled community of true believers who are committed to changing the world for our common future, and I look forward to working with her and the Musings team to continue to grow our following," said Roger Lienhard, founder of Blue Horizon. "The acquisition of Musings is the right choice at the right time as we inspire and activate eaters, conscious consumers, and investors who are interested in a collective vision of a more plant based, compassionate world."
"I am excited to join forces with the Musings team," said Collectively Co-Founder and LIVEKINDLY Founder Jodi Monelle. "There couldn't be a better synergy between our purpose-driven digital communities."
Blue Horizon's portfolio of alternative protein companies inspires people around the world to make more compassionate, ecological, and sustainable choices. Plant-based diets lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and certain types of cancer. Moreover, animal agriculture is the leading driver of greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and water pollution.
In addition to creating more options for consumers through its portfolio companies, Blue Horizon is incentivizing more responsible decision-making. Its Collectively initiative is building the world's first community that rewards consumers for making sustainably-driven choices through a credit card platform developed in partnership with Loylogic.
"Our product, platform, and media tools reach millions of people, with more joining the conversation every day," said Hector Freitas, chief growth officer of Collectively. "Our goal is to empower people to be part of the solution to the significant challenges facing our planet, and bringing Musings into the Collectively family will help us achieve that goal."
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MINNEAPOLIS — A four-run third inning sparked by Carlos Correa, Joey Gallo and Trevor Larnach vaulted the Twins to a 4-2 win and series of sweep of Milwaukee on Wednesday, handing the Brewers their sixth straight loss.
Despite early trouble, Twins starter Bailey Ober (4-3) recorded his fifth quality start in 10 opportunities this season. He had a season high-tying seven strikeouts and two earned runs on six hits. Relievers Brock Stewart, Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax each pitched a perfect inning of relief, with usual closer Duran playing an unconventional setup role in the eighth.
Jax earned his second career save.
A recently rejuvenated Twins lineup got hot during its second time through the batting order against starter Colin Rea (3-4). Larnach’s RBI double and Gallo’s run-scoring single gave Minnesota a 4-2 advantage in the third inning after Correa drove in a pair of runs on a triple to right-center field.
Rea allowed four earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts and three walks in five innings.
Correa has two doubles, a triple, three home runs, 10 RBIs and three walks in his past six games. That span includes his first regular-season walk-off home run, which came Tuesday night against Milwaukee.
“I’ve expected our guys to be hitting the way they’re hitting right now,” said Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, whose team leads the majors in strikeouts and strikeout percentage but has 30 runs in its past five games. “It’s summertime, and it’s time to hit. That’s what I think we’re doing at the moment.”
Back-to-back home runs by Brian Anderson and Luis Urías gave Milwaukee a 2-0 lead in the second inning.
That seemed to ignite Ober, who retired 11 of the next 13 batters he faced. The right-hander allowed only a walk to Jon Singleton in the fourth — negated by Anderson’s ground-out into a double play two pitches later — and a William Contreras single in the sixth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Twins: Baldelli expects CF Byron Buxton back from a rib contusion “in a day or two.” The Twins placed Buxton on the 10-day injured list June 6. The prognosis isn’t as positive for Jorge Polanco, who’s been out since June 10 with a left hamstring strain. Polanco “is not close to coming back,” Baldelli said. “He’s going to need recovery time and then a legitimate buildup; he’s going to have to go play in some (minor league) games, then come out of those games feeling great ... before he comes back and we feel good about sending him out there.”
WELCOME RAIMEL
The Brewers made official the signing of Dominican outfielder Raimel Tapia on Wednesday.
“I think I bring a little (chippiness) to the field, just a lot of hustle trying to run the bases hard, trying to make a single into a double and get the fans going,” Tapia, who pinch-hit in the seventh inning and struck out, said through a translator. “I’ll try to help whatever way I can.”
The Brewers also optioned infielder Abraham Toro to Triple-A Nashville and designated right-handed pitcher Cam Robinson for assignment.
ALL THE SMOKE
The afternoon game took place while a pungent, smoky haze drifted above Target Field. Most of Minnesota spent Wednesday under an air quality alert because of the continued Canadian wildfires.
UP NEXT
Brewers: Milwaukee is off Thursday before a three-game home series against Pittsburgh begins Friday. RHP Julio Teheran (1-2, 1.48 ERA) is scheduled to start.
Twins: Minnesota continues a 10-game homestead with a four-game series against Detroit starting Thursday. RHP Sonny Gray (4-1, 2.25 ERA) is expected to start against LHP Matthew Boyd (3-5, 5.55 ERA).
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A passenger train derailed Tuesday north of Cairo, killing at least two people and injuring 16 others, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest in a series of rail accidents in the country in recent years.
The derailing happened as the train was traveling through a station in the city of Qalyub on its way to the city of Menouf in the Nile Delta, state prosecutors said in a statement.
At least 20 ambulances were dispatched to the scene and the injured were transferred to nearby hospitals, health authorities said.
Videos of the aftermath of the collision posted on Facebook showed crowds of people and emergency services gathering around the rail cars, which remained upright after the derailing. In other footage, passengers were seen being pulled from the wreckage through rail-car windows.
EGYPT CONTINUES TO BATTLE INFLATION AS ITS CURRENCY LOSES VALUE
In a statement issued later, Egypt’s railway authority said the derailment was caused by driver error.
Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where the railway system has a history of badly maintained equipment and mismanagement. In recent years, the government has initiated numerous renovation and modernization initiatives to improve its railways.
In 2018, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said some 250 billion Egyptian pounds, or $8.13 billion, would be needed to properly overhaul the North African country's neglected rail network.
In 2021, two trains collided in the southern Egyptian city of Tahta, killing 32 people. Later that year, a train derailed in Qalyubia province killing 11 people.
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‘Amsterdam’ and ‘Lyle Lyle’ struggle, letting ‘Smile’ repeat at #1
NEW YORK (AP) — David O. Russell’s star-studded 1930s mystery “Amsterdam” flopped and the children’s book adaptation “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” debuted softly, allowing the horror thriller “Smile” to repeat atop the box office in U.S. and Canada theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Neither new release caught fire with moviegoers but the disappointment was most acute for “Amsterdam,” a poorly reviewed $80 million screwball romp starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington. The 20th Century Studios production, co-funded by New Regency and released by the Walt Disney Co., opened with just $6.5 million — a stinging rebuke for the decorated filmmaker of “Silver Linings Playbook” whose splashy ensemble also includes Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy and Taylor Swift.
Sony Pictures’ “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” a musical based on Bernard Waber’s children’s book featuring Shawn Mendes as the voice of a computer-generated reptile, fared better, collecting $11.5 million in ticket sales. But that still was a relatively modest result, especially for the first major family movie to land in theaters since the summer. The film, which cost $50 million to make, could benefit from children being out of school for Monday’s Columbus Day and little kid-movie competition this month.
A week after topping the charts with a $22-million launch, Paramount Pictures’ “Smile” remained No. 1 with $17.6 million at the box office — an impressive second week for the modestly budget horror flick. Horror films usually fall steeply in their second week of release but “Smile,” a creepy thriller about trauma and evil spirits, dropped just 22%. To keep the momentum, Paramount on Sunday announced a weeklong series of promotions, including discounted tickets and a “Smile” NFT giveaway for some ticket-buyers on Thursday.
The best news for Hollywood over the weekend was a sign that adult audiences, after two pandemic-plagued seasons, may be eager to come out for the fall’s top awards contenders. Todd Field’s “Tár,” starring Cate Blanchett as a world-renown conductor, debuted with $160,000 in four New York and Los Angeles theaters, good for a stellar $40,000 per-theater average. After its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Field’s first film since 2006′s “Little Children” has drawn raves from critics and Oscar nomination predictions for Blanchett.
The promising start will encourage a long line of awards contenders coming in the next few weeks, including MGM’s Emmett Till drama “Till,” MUBI’s Park Chan-wook thriller “Decision to Leave” and Searchlight Pictures’ “The Banshees of Inisherin,” by writer-director Martin McDonagh.
At the same time, a prolonged sluggish period in theaters may be coming to a close. Not since “Bullet Train” opened in early August has a film cleared $23 million, a downturn owed in part to a light release schedule. But next week, Universal Pictures debuts “Halloween Ends” both in theaters and on Peacock. The following weekend sees the release of Warner Bros.’ “Black Adam,” with Dwayne Johnson.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Smile,” $17.6 million.
2. “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” $11.5 million.
3. “Amsterdam,” $6.5 million.
4. “The Woman King,” $5.3 million.
5. “Don’t Worry Darling,” $3.5 million.
6. “Avatar,” $2.6 million.
7. “Barbarian,” $2.2 million.
8. “Bros,” $2.2 million.
9. “Ponniyin Selvan Part One,” $910,000.
10. “Terrifier 2,” $825,000.
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BURLINGAME, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today unitQ, the leading platform empowering companies to take a user-centric, data-driven approach to improving product quality, has announced an exciting integration with Discord.
This new integration enables unitQ customers to break through the chatter on Discord – a leading community platform now used by 150M+ users across industries and communities – to identify, report, and fix product quality issues faster than ever.
"Discord has emerged as a channel where communities are gathering to discuss the world's leading products and therefore lots of discussion on user feedback is beginning to happen," shared Christian Wiklund, Founder and CEO at unitQ. "Our team is excited about how this integration will be one of the first data windows into product quality for Discord and how it will enable our customers to get a real-time view into what their users are saying."
Today's integration with Discord is one of nearly 40 integrations built into unitQ Monitor, which tracks over 500 granular categories of feedback from disparate channels to enable easy monitoring and analysis. This allows customer organizations like Spotify, Quizlet, and more to harness the power of customer feedback and provide the best experience possible to users. Together, these integrations provide a single source of truth for actionable insights to help you build a better product.
Today's news marks one of many exciting developments from the team at unitQ, including:
- Releasing a brand new unitQ Monitor tool known as Impact Analysis. This first-of-its-kind solution makes it even easier for our customers to prioritize fixes and understand the impact of addressing and fixing product quality issues near and dear to their users.
- Recently being named one of CB Insights' Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Startups.
- New integrations and partnerships with Ada, Jira, AWS, PagerDuty and more.
If you want to learn more about the Discord integration and how unitQ is arming organizations with real-time actionable insights from user feedback to build better customer experiences, book a demo today!
Leading technology companies including Spotify, Klarna, Pandora, and Strava rely on unitQ for product quality. unitQ has raised $41M in funding from Accel, Creandum and Gradient Ventures, Google's AI-focused venture fund. The company is based out of Burlingame, California and is founded by Christian Wiklund and Niklas Lindstrom, entrepreneurs who previously founded Skout, a social app with over 50 million users that was acquired by The Meet Group in 2016. Learn more at https://www.unitQ.com.
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Hilary Swank has announced she's pregnant with twins and says that revelation might explain some of her actions on set of her new ABC series “ Alaska Daily.”
“You don’t tell for 12 weeks for a certain reason. But then, like, you’re growing and you’re using the bathroom a lot and you’re eating a lot. I’m sure there’s been conversations, and when I get back to the set, people will be like, ‘Oh, it all makes sense now,' the two-time Oscar winner said Wednesday during press interviews in New York.
“There was a moment just last week when my pants didn’t fit anymore and I had to like cut ... my pants and then I put a jacket on over it like I had to hide it, right? And the continuity (person) was like, ‘That doesn’t match’ (a previous take.) And I’m like, ‘Oh, you know, it’s OK, it’ll work.’ And they’re like, ‘No, it doesn’t match.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, I think it’s OK.’ I think we can make it work.′ And she’s like, ‘Well, you’re an executive producer, so you can do what you want, but that doesn’t work.’ I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I have to be able to tell people soon,'" she said, laughing.
Swank, 48, just finished filming the fifth episode of the series, which debuts Thursday on ABC and says she looks forward to "seeing how much my body’s changed. It'll be interesting to see.”
“Alaska Daily” is created by and co-executive produced by Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight", “Stillwater”) who also wrote and directed the first episode. It follows Swank as an investigative journalist named Eileen who gets lured to Alaska by a former colleague to look into an ongoing case of murdered Indigenous women.
The story is based on a real decades-old problem of missing and murdered Alaska Native women and Swank hopes the show might put a spotlight on these cases.
“At this moment, it’s happening and nothing’s being done about it. So as we continue down this road, hopefully shining a bright light on this ... we can hopefully down the line start saying, ‘Look, something’s being done now.’"
Swank's character is a seasoned reporter who arrives in Anchorage confident in her abilities, even if the locals are skeptical of this newcomer.
“She has done it for a long time. She doesn’t suffer fools. She calls out B.S. when she sees it. She just speaks her mind," Swank said. "A lot of people call her rude, yet if she were a man, no one would call her rude. ... Probably five years ago there wouldn’t be a female character like this on television. So it’s nice to be stepping into these new waters and to have that opportunity to do that," said Swank.
Filming a TV show requires long hours, which makes this expectant mother respectful of those who work while pregnant.
“I’ve never been pregnant before and being able to now have a deeper understanding of what women have gone through for so long, the naseousness and the exhaustion, and especially in the first trimester," Swank said.
"We work 15 hour days and a TV series is like a marathon, so some day are six day weeks and we have 30 minute lunches. And look, I’m not complaining because I love my job, but when you ask, like, ‘What is it like to be pregnant during that?’ It’s definitely a different set of circumstances.” | https://www.mrt.com/entertainment/article/Hilary-Swank-talks-filming-new-series-while-17489626.php | 2022-10-06 02:22:42 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/entertainment/article/Hilary-Swank-talks-filming-new-series-while-17489626.php |
STARKS, La. — A Louisiana man has been charged with aggravated assault and battery after shooting at children who were playing hide and seek outside his home, striking a 14-year-old girl, officials said.
The girl suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head early Sunday and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office said in a statement posted on social media Monday.
Investigators learned that several children were playing hide and seek in the Starks neighborhood and were hiding on the neighbor's property.
David Doyle, 58, told detectives he got his gun when he saw shadows outside his home and shot at people he saw running away, officials said.
Doyle was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm, the sheriff's office said.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP)Russell Wilson is day to day with a strained hamstring.
A week after getting treatment for an injury near his throwing shoulder, the Denver Broncos quarterback said he tweaked a hamstring during the fourth quarter of Monday night’s 19-16 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
”I kind of scrambled and moved around on one, had to throw it away. It got me pretty good in the fourth quarter. Just tried to play through it and all that,” Wilson said. ”I felt good moving around, running around and throwing it and everything else, especially early on, and then that happened, so that was a little unfortunate. But, you know, trying to find a way to win the game.”
Coach Nathaniel Hackett confirmed that Wilson went for an MRI on Monday, but he demurred when asked what the test showed.
”We’re still looking at it, evaluating it, getting a feel for it,” Hackett said.
When they host the New York Jets (4-2) on Sunday, the Broncos might have to turn to backup Brett Rypien, whose only career start was a 37-28 victory over the Jets at the Meadowlands in 2020, or longtime reserve QB Josh Johnson, who has started nine times in his 11-year professional career and is on the team’s practice squad.
Hackett declined to say if he thought Wilson would miss any practice time this week. He didn’t miss any practices last week after getting an injection to relieve discomfort near his right shoulder.
”With Russell, he’s the ultimate competitor,” Hackett said. ”He’s going to do everything in his power to get out there on that field. We have to make sure that he’s healthy enough to be able to go out and play at a high level.
”Whoever’s got to go in, if it’s `Ryp,’ Josh, I feel confident we’ll try to build a plan for them that makes them successful.”
Wilson was 15 of 28 for 188 yards and a touchdown for the Broncos (2-4), who dropped a game in overtime for the second straight week.
Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, received an injection for a strained muscle near his throwing shoulder after the Oct. 6 overtime loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The platelet-rich plasma injection was used to treat a strained latissimus dorsi on his right side. It is the large, flat muscle on the back that stretches to the sides and behind the arms. Wilson sustained the injury during an Oct. 2 loss at Las Vegas and then played through it on a short week.
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Ocean Co. Shelter Wonders Who Neglected, Dumped Beagles
What kind of person could have mistreated the pair of beagles found emaciated and abandoned near a Garden State Parkway exit in Ocean County?
That's the question workers at the Associated Humane Popcorn Park Shelter in Lacey Township have been asking since early July when the two dogs were found dumped near a Parkway exit in Waretown.
The shelter started an exclusive website page to tell the dogs' stories and plead for someone who knows how this happened to come forward.
There are no words. And there are no excuses for the person that allowed these dogs to get in this horrid condition, and then abandon them. If you are infuriated by this, imagine how these dogs feel. Surely they dedicated their lives to whomever owned them, only to have their devotion rewarded like this. It’s gut-wrenching and our hearts break for them.
The beagles, a senior male, and a somewhat younger female have been named Brian and Briana by the shelter.
On Wednesday, July 6, a driver noticed Brian near the parkway exit and reported it to the police. A short time later, a driver saw another beagle, and Briana was also taken to the shelter.
According to the Associated Humane Popcorn Park Shelter, Brian is in "desperately poor health", with dental disease, mange, early renal failure, and anemia.
Briana is also in poor health with severe neglect causing a skin condition and cherry eye.
Still, the shelter says they are amazed at how resilient the dogs are and how happy they are to be getting any attention -- wagging their tails and acting happy.
The shelter theorizes that Brian and Briana were hunting dogs based on their outdoor behavior.
If you have any idea who was responsible for the mistreatment of these dogs, the Associated Humane Popcorn Park Shelter asks that you call them at 609-693-1900.
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North Korea fires at least six short-range missiles as Kim Jong Un and daughter look on
By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN
North Korea fired off at least six short-range missiles on Thursday afternoon in what could be the opening salvo in weeks of military displays on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, analysts said.
Photos released by state-run media on Friday showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending the Hwasong artillery unit’s fire drill on the western front, along with his daughter and military officials.
Kim’s daughter, who’s believed to be called Ju Ae, has recently appeared at major events held in North Korea next to her father.
“Kim Jong Un examined the actual war response posture of the 8th fire assault company under the unit charged with striking the enemy’s operation airport in the direction of the western front,” state media reported.
About 28,000 American forces are stationed in South Korea where the United States Air Force operates two major airfields, in Osan, about 64 kilometers (40 miles) south of the capital Seoul, and Kunsan, located on the coast of the Yellow Sea in the western part of the country.
The missiles in Thursday’s North Korean test were fired into the Yellow Sea.
Shortly after the test, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea had fired a short-range ballistic missile from the Nampo area in the country’s west.
State media reported that Kim said the artillery units should be prepared for two missions, “first to deter war and second to take the initiative in war, by steadily intensifying various simulated drills for real war.”
Pyongyang is conducting its winter training and the intelligence authorities of the US and South Korea are monitoring it, South Korea’s Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
“Usually, training is held around until March,” ministry spokesman Jeon Ha-kyu added.
On Monday, US, South Korean and United Nations Command forces on the peninsula are expected to begin the 11-day Freedom Shield exercises, which “will integrate elements of ‘live exercises’ with constructive simulations,” US Forces Korea said in a statement last week.
At the same time, field training exercises dubbed Warrior Shield will take place, it said.
Meanwhile, the US and South Korean air forces have been conducting regular air exercises. This week, a US B-52 bomber was escorted by South Korean fighter jets as it flew into the South’s air defense identification zone, USFK said Monday.
The US-South Korea exercises are expected to be the largest the two allies have put on in years, since they scaled back such military displays in 2017 when then-US President Donald Trump tried to offer an opening for North Korea to negotiate an end to its long-range missile and nuclear weapons programs.
That opening has long since closed, with North Korea last year conducting a record number of missile tests while pledging to develop its nuclear program to arm the missiles.
The North’s missile testing has slowed in 2023, but tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high.
Analysts see little reason to think things will cool down.
“This is likely only the beginning of a series of provocative tests by North Korea,” Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ehwa Womans University in Seoul, said of Thursday’s missile firings.
“Pyongyang is poised to respond aggressively to major US-South Korea defense exercises, as well as to President Yoon’s upcoming summits with (Japanese) Prime Minister (Fumio) Kishida and (US) President (Joe) Biden.”
“The Kim regime may order missile firings of longer ranges, attempt a spy satellite launch, demonstrate a solid-fuel engine, and perhaps even conduct a nuclear test,” Easley said.
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DETROIT (AP) — Henry Fambrough had a musical homecoming of sorts Friday at “Hitsville U.S.A.”
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Fambrough, one of the founding members of the iconic R&B group The Spinners, took a tour of Motown's Studio A in Detroit as part of a ceremony that included the donation to the Motown Museum of 375 outfits worn by the group during performances.
It “was a long time ago,” Fambrough said of the 1960s, when he first walked into the studio. “I used to dream about this place.”
He told reporters that he had to convince his wife that the studio was where he was going for 3 a.m. rehearsals and recording sessions with other members of the group. Their first big hit for Motown was “It’s A Shame,” which peaked at No. 14 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in 1970.
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The Spinners would later sign with Atlantic Records and turn out a string of hits that included “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love,” “Then Came You,” "The Rubberband Man" and “Mighty Love.”
“Then Came You,” which featured singer Dionne Warwick, reached No. 1 in 1974 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Their songs have received six Grammy Award nominations, and they've earned 18 Platinum and Gold Albums, according to The Spinners website. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced this month that The Spinners are among its 2023 inductees.
Along with Fambrough, Billy Henderson, Pervis Jackson, Bobby Smith, Philippé Wynne and John Edwards are listed as inductees.
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Originally called The Domingoes, the group was formed in 1954 just north of Detroit in Ferndale. In 1964, The Spinners joined Motown Records.
Fambrough and G.C. Cameron, who joined The Spinners during their time at Motown and sang lead vocals on “It's A Shame,” signed a deed of gift Friday formally turning over the outfits to the museum. The group also donated more than 200 pairs of shoes.
“It’s of utmost importance for us to continue to grow our expansive collection and curate artifacts from Motown alumni who shaped the Motown legacy,” said Robin Terry, Motown Museum chair and chief executive.
“We’re incredibly honored and proud to welcome the iconic Spinners home to Detroit to celebrate their rich history and accept these uniforms,” Terry added. “Their legacy will live on at Motown Museum and be displayed for fans from all over the world to see.”
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Cameron said that “love was the nucleus” of Motown.
“The world beats as the heartbeat of music,” Cameron said Friday. “Everyone at Motown was on the same thought pattern.”
Cameron remained at Motown when The Spinners signed with Atlantic Records. Although a new lineup continues to record and tour as The Spinners, Fambrough has retired from performing.
Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records in 1959 and kickstarted the careers of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Supremes, the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder and others.
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Two men were indicted Wednesday in the case of a hot, airless tractor-trailer rig found last month with 53 dead or dying migrants in San Antonio, officials said.
A federal grand jury in San Antonio indicted Homero Zamorano Jr., 46, and Christian Martinez, 28, both of Pasadena, Texas, on counts of transporting and conspiring to transport migrants illegally resulting in death; and transporting and conspiring to transport migrants illegally resulting in serious injury.
Both remain in federal custody without bond pending trial. Martinez's attorney, David Shearer of San Antonio, declined to comment on the indictments. A message to Zamorano's attorney was not immediately returned.
Conviction on the death counts could result in life sentences, but the Attorney General's Office could authorize prosecutors to seek death penalties. The serious bodily injury counts carry sentences of up to 20 years in prison.
It was the deadliest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico. The truck had been packed with 67 people, and the dead included 27 from Mexico, 14 from Honduras, seven from Guatemala and two from El Salvador, said Francisco Garduño, chief of Mexico's National Immigration Institute.
The incident happened on a remote San Antonio back road on June 27. Arriving police officers detained Zamorano after spotting him hiding in some nearby brush, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office. A search of Zamorano's cellphone revealed calls with Martinez concerning the smuggling run.
Surveillance video of the 18-wheeler passing through a Border Patrol checkpoint showed the driver matched Zamorano's description, according to the indictment. One survivor of the journey, a 20-year-old from Guatemala, told The Associated Press that smugglers had covered the trailer's floor with what she believes was powdered chicken bouillon, apparently to throw off any dogs at the checkpoint.
The tragedy occurred at a time when huge numbers of migrants have been coming to the U.S., many of them taking perilous risks to cross swift rivers and canals and scorching desert landscapes. Migrants were stopped nearly 240,000 times in May, up by one-third from a year ago.
Of the 73 people in the truck, those who died included people from the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, Zacatecas, Queretaro, Morelos and Mexico City. Migrants from Honduras and Guatemala also were among those who died in the deadliest known smuggling attempt in the United States.
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Recount confirms that indicted Colorado clerk lost election
DENVER (AP) — A recount has confirmed that an indicted Colorado county clerk who alleged voting fraud lost the primary election she ran in last month in her attempt to win the post of running the state’s elections, officials announced Thursday.
The results barely changed, with Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters picking up 13 more votes in the recount of the votes cast in the June 28 election to determine the Republican candidate for secretary of state. Peters received about 29% of the vote, Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a statement.
The winner of the GOP primary for the job of overseeing Colorado’s elections, Pam Anderson, received 13 more votes during the recount and finished with 43%. A third candidate, Mike O’Donnell, got 11 more votes.
Peters’ voicemail was full and she did not immediately return a text message or emails seeking comment on the recount results.
She filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Griswold and the state’s county clerks alleging the recount was not conducted according to state law. The lawsuit claims that the accuracy of randomly selected machines used to count ballots should have been verified with a hand count before the recount began.
Griswold’s office said in a statement that the lawsuit was meritless.
“The allegations in the lawsuit are based on debunked conspiracies that have been rejected by judges in previous cases. The recount is over and was conducted under Colorado election law and rule,” the statement said.
Peters faces several felony charges for her alleged role in allowing unauthorized people to break into her county’s election system in search of proof of the conspiracy theories spun by former President Donald Trump after his 2020 election loss.
She has denied she did anything illegal and contends the charges are politically motivated. She has issued reports purporting to show suspicious activity within voting systems, but those have been debunked by various officials and experts.
A judge prohibited Peters from overseeing last year’s and this year’s local elections in Mesa County, a western region of the state that is largely rural and heavily Republican. Trump lost Colorado in 2020 but won the majority of the vote in this county.
Peters’ margin of loss in the GOP secretary of state primary did not require an automatic recount but she raised more than the $256,000 required to pay for one, reportedly mostly from supporters outside the state after making a plea for help on Steve Bannon’s podcast.
During the recount, 37 ballots that had been filled out and returned by voters were discovered in a bin with ballots returned as undeliverable that were being prepared for storage in Elbert County, which is near Denver.
Those ballots were opened and counted for the first time during the recount but did not change the results of any race, the secretary of state’s office said.
A breakdown of county recount results provided by Griswold’s office showed that there were also some small changes in ballot tallies in other counties that changed the vote results.
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SANTA ANA, Calif., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Joel Lawson is Centerline Drivers' 2022 Driver of the Year. This is the second year Centerline has awarded the honor as part of its Respect the Drive program, which celebrates the incredible work truck drivers do every day.
Joel is a Baltimore native who has driven over 3 million miles in his 20 years as a truck driver, with no DOT accidents or incidents.
He is a proud Army veteran who served our country in Desert Storm and began serving with the National Guard after his discharge.
Joel is a hard-working person who describes himself as a "family man." spending most of his free time "being a husband and father."
His dedication to his family is evident most when he recalls an accident that occurred right before he became a truck driver. A fire broke out in their apartment and Joel was able to quickly get his wife and family to safety. However, due to the amount of times Joel re-entered the burning building, he suffered from smoke inhalation and severe burns on his hand. He says the scars are a "life-long reminder of how precious his family is to him"
He drives for Standard Logistics in Baltimore and has done so for almost 15 years. He enjoys working with his team and often mentors newer drivers.
The award comes with a trophy, Respect the Drive gear and a $5000 bonus as well as recognition from both Centerline and Standard Logistics.
Throughout 2023, Centerline will continue to encourage people to Respect the Drive by illustrating the positive things truck drivers do every day and celebrating our drivers and the industry.
"Joel embodies what it means to be an outstanding Centerline Driver," said Centerline Drivers President Jill Quinn. "Not only has he driven over 3 million miles safely, but he's a hero in multiple respects. I'm so proud that he's our 2022 Driver of the Year"
Filiberto Balan and Steven Jankovsky earned runner-up stats and will also receive Respect the Drive Gear.
To learn more about our Respect the Drive program, click here.
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Carrier highlights points of difference, flexible policies, and ongoing efforts toward Customer Modernization for an enhanced onboard experience
DALLAS, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today launched a new brand campaign, "Go with Heart," showcasing the carrier's points of difference, including bags fly free®,1 no change or cancellation fees, 1 points don't expire, 2 and flight credits don't expire. 3 The campaign reinforces that Southwest® stands for low fares, flexible policies, and unmatched Hospitality, delivering Customers an enhanced experience when they travel on the airline with Heart.
"Serving our Customers is at the core of what we do at Southwest Airlines, and we know that having flexibility is top of mind for our Customers when they're planning travel," said Bill Tierney, Vice President, Marketing & Digital Experience at Southwest Airlines. "'Go with Heart' is inspired by what makes Southwest stand out from the competition—our outstanding Employees, Legendary Customer Service, and flexible differentiators. We're here to connect Customers with what's important to them by making travel easier with less anxiety, and through this campaign, we're also emphasizing our continuous commitment to improving the Customer Experience. When Customers go to book their next trip, they can do so without hesitation knowing Southwest has generous and flexible policies coupled with legendary hospitality—they can 'Go with Heart' by going with Southwest."
This year, Southwest introduced a series of planned upgrades to the travel experience, including enhanced WiFi,4 new in-seat power, larger overhead bins, Upgraded Boarding self-service, as well as additional new self-service capabilities and onboard products designed to enhance the value of traveling with Southwest and simplify the overall travel experience.
The "Go with Heart" campaign launches today with four commercial placements across multiple platforms, including broadcast and cable TV, streaming services, social media, and movie theaters. Each commercial showcases Customer stories and how Southwest's points of difference display the carrier's Heart for Customers.
1At Southwest, there are no change fees (fare difference may apply), no cancellation fees (failure to cancel a reservation at least 10 minutes prior to scheduled departure may result in forfeited travel funds), and bags fly free (first and second checked bags, weight and size limits apply).
2Rapid Rewards® points do not expire. Should a Member close its account, the points in the account will be terminated.
3Flight credits for non-refundable fares will be issued as long as the reservation is canceled more than 10 minutes prior to the scheduled departure. Flight credits unexpired on, or created on or after July 28, 2022, do not expire and could show an expiration date (Dec. 31, 2040) until systems are updated. A flight credit with an expiration date on or before July 27, 2022, has expired in accordance with its existing expiration date. See My Account for flight credit expiration dates, if any.
4Due to licensing restrictions, on WiFi-enabled international flights free live TV may not be available for the full duration of the flight.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates one of the world's most admired and awarded airlines, offering its one-of-a-kind value and Hospitality at 121 airports across 11 countries. Having celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2021, Southwest took flight in 1971 to democratize the sky through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel and now carries more air travelers flying nonstop within the United States than any other airline.5 Based in Dallas and famous for an Employee-first corporate Culture, Southwest maintains an unprecedented record of no involuntary furloughs or layoffs in its history. By empowering its more than 62,0006 People to deliver unparalleled Hospitality, the maverick airline cherishes a passionate loyalty among as many as 130 million Customers carried a year. That formula for success brought industry-leading prosperity and 47 consecutive years7 of profitability for Southwest Shareholders (NYSE: LUV). Southwest leverages a unique legacy and mission to serve communities around the world including harnessing the power of its People and Purpose to put communities at the Heart of its success. Learn more by visiting Southwest.com/citizenship. Southwest is also continuing to develop tangible steps toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, including offering Customers an opportunity to help the airline offset its carbon emissions. To be part of the solution, visit Southwest.com/wannaoffsetcarbon.
5U.S. Dept. of Transportation most recent reporting of domestic originating passengers boarded
6Fulltime-equivalent active Employees
71973-2019 annual profitability
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Legacy Supply Chain is excited to announce the launch of their new Enterprise Sales Division, led by new VP of Enterprise Sales, Aaron Zofkie.
Since 2018, Aaron has led the Legacy Brokerage business on an impressive path of growth and service capability expansion. Aaron is a results-oriented leader who has driven Brokerage to grow in revenue by nearly 300% over the past 3 years. Aaron's leadership, innovation, and passion makes him a great fit to lead this new Enterprise Sales Division.
Legacy has doubled in size over the last five years by expanding their reach and omni-channel service offerings, as well as through organic and acquisition growth. The Enterprise Sales Division will expand upon Legacy's growth strategy, and with Legacy's long history of servicing large-scale (F500) and mid-market businesses, this group is well-aligned to build strong relationships in key service verticals.
"We have experienced significant growth over the last 5 years, and with our rapid growth in the eComm fulfillment and transportation segments of our business, it is the right time to launch this Enterprise Sales Division," said Legacy CEO Mike Glodziak. "Aaron has demonstrated the leadership, creativity, and drive needed to lead this new team."
"Our new Enterprise Sales team will work closely with Legacy's business units to offer the right-sized 3PL solutions for customers," said Zofkie. "Our focus is building developing deeper, meaningful relationships that enable us to solve logistical problems for the market."
About Legacy Supply Chain
Legacy Supply Chain is a high-growth North American 3PL serving as a distribution, fulfillment, and transportation partner that drives control over dynamic, omnichannel supply chains.
For over 40 years in nearly 40 locations throughout the US and Canada, Legacy's tailored warehousing & distribution solutions, eCommerce fulfillment, and international & domestic transportation services allow you to stay more connected to your customers.
B2B and B2C businesses of all types can leverage our broad supply chain network that enables smart, sustainable, and scalable growth, while our culture of servant-leadership drives deeper connections with our customers, our people, and the communities we operate in and serve. For more information, visit https://legacyscs.com/.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bolden Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing first-in-class therapeutics to promote neurogenesis for the potential treatment of CNS illnesses, today announced being awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant for $497,500 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health.
"This SBIR award from the NIA will further our development of our exon-skipping antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) candidates to modulate the expression of a genetically-validated target for increasing neurogenesis," said Johnny Page, Co-Founder and CEO of Bolden Therapeutics. "With the support of these funds, we will be able to advance our ASO candidates in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease," said Anne Valat, Ph.D., Principal Scientist of Bolden Therapeutics and Principal Investigator of the SBIR grant.
The SBIR award is entitled 'Promoting adult hippocampal neurogenesis using antisense oligonucleotides as an Alzheimer's disease therapy'.
About Bolden Therapeutics, Inc.
Bolden Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing first-in-class therapeutics to treat central nervous system diseases. The company's scientific co-founders, Dr. Justin Fallon and Dr. Ashley Webb have identified a key molecular pathway to stimulate neural stem cells to promote the birth of new neurons (neurogenesis) in the adult brain. The company is developing antisense oligonucleotides to modulate this genetically-validated target.
Bolden's research facilities are based within LabCentral, the premier incubator for next-generation powerhouse biotech startups located in the heart of Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA. Bolden's tenure at LabCentral has been supported by two 'Golden Tickets' from Biogen, providing the company with two years of sponsored laboratory space within this innovative ecosystem.
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SHARON SPRINGS, N.Y., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Beekman 1802 brings their biggest skincare launch of the year to life with mega celebrity, Hasbro's Mrs. Potato Head! Today, Beekman 1802 unveils their newest innovation that mashes up (goat) milk and potatoes and is launching in time for Mrs. Potato Head's 70th birthday, which made her the obvious spokesperson for the brand to join forces with, especially in the summer of nostalgia.
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While she may not be the perfectly pretty and pink nostalgic toy, she is definitely very spirited, not afraid to speak her mind, and her persona resonates with Millennials and Gen Z … so we wanted to make her the spokesperson and help her become the next beauty influencer. Together, Beekman 1802 and Mrs. Potato Head created the first ever gentle at-home facial peel formulated with the soon-to-be trendy ingredient that's turning the heads of skinfluencers and beauty editors alike, potato pulp!
"Potato Pulp has been my beauty secret for smooth, youthful skin for the past 70 years. People say I haven't aged a day!" - Mrs. Potato Head, Beauty Icon & Celebrity Spokesperson for Beekman 1802
Most peels can typically be harsh on the skin, which is why the brand made sure this one acts as a gentle yet effective milk facial that is clinically proven to power away fine lines and build-up without irritating for your smoothest, most illuminated skin.
As part of our collaboration, Mrs. Potato Head will also be featured on an endcap at all 1300 Ulta Beauty doors, sent to influencers in PR boxes, and featured in various social media content (Keep your eyes peeled for her upcoming "Get Ready with Me" video!)
Key Ingredients:
- 3 molecular sizes of acids for gentle exfoliation with zero irritation
- Potato Pulp - rich in vitamins B6 and C that help to visibly boost skin brightness
- Goat Milk - Helps rebalance & stabilize the microbiome during exfoliation
Availability
The Beekman 1802 Potato Peel Resurfacing Milk Facial is available on its own now for $49 at Beekman1802.com, Ulta.com and Ulta locations across the country or in a limited-edition Mrs. Potato Head Peel & Play Set for $70 at Beekman1802.com. Limited-edition set (only 70 boxes available) includes the Potato Peel Resurfacing Milk Facial and a Beekman Mrs. Potato Head toy.
About Beekman 1802
Beekman 1802 was born in 2008 when founders Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr. Brent Ridge moved to the historic Beekman farm in rural Sharon Springs, NY. There they found a tightknit community and 100 goats looking for a home. With one act of Kindness and the discovery of nutrient-dense goat milk, they quickly became a skin health company synonymous with efficacious goat milk products that moisturize, exfoliate, and nourish the skin's microbiome. With their Clinically Kind® approach to skincare that is clinically tested, scientifically proven, and made for sensitive skin, they have long proven that There's Beauty in Kindness.
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Games for kids to play outside
One of the best things about playing outside is almost anything goes. Kids can run, jump, throw things, laugh and be as loud as they want. Playing outside can also help develop both fine and motor skills while letting children burn off energy.
In this article, we’ve listed 15 outdoor lawn games that are appropriate for kids. To make it easier to find one that matches your child’s interests, we’ve categorized them into tossing games, active games, golf games, classic games and water games.
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Tossing games for kids
The games in this category require a little bit of skill. If your child is getting frustrated, you can allow them to stand closer to the target to make the games more fun.
GoSports Premium Metal Ladder Toss Game Set
This high-quality ladder toss set is manufactured with easy-to-assemble steel targets, but the bolos are made of soft rubber using thicker strings to prevent tangles. The tossing game is simple to learn, easy to play and enjoyed by kids of all ages.
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GoSports Bullseye Bounce Cornhole Game
This reinvented cornhole offering has one flexible board with five holes, so there are more ways to score. Additionally, there are three ways to play, and kids can improve their math skills by practicing as they count up points to see who wins.
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Hey! Play! Rubber Horseshoes Set
This versatile horseshoe set is designed to be played anywhere: lawn, beach, driveway and even indoors. The lightweight, plastic horseshoes are weatherproof and safe for kids 5 and up.
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Active games for kids
If you want an activity that gets your kids moving, then these active games should fit the bill as they get heart rates up and help burn kids’ ample energy.
The classic game you remember playing as a kid only supersized for outdoor play. The Twister Ultimate mat is twice as large as an ordinary Twister mat, making it ideal for playing on the lawn. If you have an Alexa device, you can use the Twister Spinner Alexa skill to play with Alexa calling the moves.
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Liberty Imports Snap-Together Hula Rings
Whether they are creating an obstacle course, playing follow the leader or just swirling it around their hips, kids can have endless fun with this six-pack of 32-inch snap-together hula rings. Each ring comes in eight easy-to-store durable ABS plastic pieces that can hold sand if you want to add some weight.
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Slackers NinjaLine 36-Inch Intro Kit
With this versatile course that features seven obstacles (two rings, two bars and three knots), your kids can train to be ninja warriors in your backyard. The slackline webbing is capable of supporting 250 pounds, and the kit includes a storage bag.
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Golfing games for kids
Kids will enjoy competing against their friends and family while playing these multi-player lawn games.
This fun golf-like game is a centuries-old classic. The object of croquet is to hit balls through a course made of wire hoops and a peg. It can be played on any lawn and requires a little skill, but the whole family can still play. This wooden set includes everything you need.
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GoSports BattleChip Versus Golf Game
This clever game is a hybrid of golf and cornhole. Two players or teams square off in a chipping competition to see who can get the most points after nine rounds of play. While the set comes with two boards, a hitting mat, a scorecard, 16 foam balls and a tote bag, you will need to supply your own clubs.
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Franklin Sports Disc Golf Target
You get everything you need with this disc golf set: three discs, a target and a travel bag. The fold-out and fold-up design of the target makes it easy to transport, so you can play at home or bring it with you on a family excursion. Unlike other models, this one features plastic chains instead of a net to catch the disc.
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Board games for kids
These games are enlarged outdoor versions of familiar board games you’re used to playing on your coffee table. They can teach strategy and critical thinking while allowing your child to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine.
ECR4Kids Jumbo 4-to-Score Game Set
This game aims to drop giant rings into a grid to out-strategize your opponent and be the first to connect four in a row. It’s made of heavy-duty plastic, which is easy to clean, and it features rounded edges, so it is safe for children ages 3 and up.
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Imagine a classic checkers set, except the chips are three inches wide, and the board is a rug that you can place anywhere. The OleOletOy’s Giant Checkers Set can be rolled up and taken with you wherever you go. Plus, the back features two versions of Tic-Tac-Toe.
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Triumph Sports 28-Piece Lawn Domino Set
This large set of wooden dominos is designed to be played outside. It comes with 28 pieces that are 4 inches by 7 inches and have color-coded pips for added fun. Each piece is coated with varnish to increase durability.
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Water games for kids
When it gets hot out, a game that involves water can let your child have fun without getting overheated.
ArmoGear Water Guns & Water-Activated Vests
This water gun variation of laser tag is perfect for warmer, sunny days. It comes with two water guns and two water-activated vests that have five targets. When the targets are hit with water, they change color and reveal a point value. The vests are adjustable to fit kids who are ages 8 and up.
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Melissa & Doug Pretty Petals Sprinkler
If your kids are hot, chances are your lawn is thirsty. This fun flower sprinkler from Melissa & Doug can solve both problems. The 12 flowers squirt water in a multitude of directions that make it fun for kids (and adults) to play while your lawn gets an afternoon drink.
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Costzon Giant 7-in-1 Crocodile Water Park
Why stop at a lawn game when you can turn your backyard into a water park? This seven-in-one adventure features two slides, a climbing wall, a tunnel, a basketball rim, a splash pool and more. It is suitable for kids up to 99 pounds and can support a total weight of up to 298 pounds (six kids under 50 pounds). It comes with everything you need and can be fully inflated in about a minute.
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- Carvana's rapid growth during the coronavirus pandemic has since turned into a nightmare for investors amid rising interest rates, inflation and self-inflicted wounds.
- Shares of Carvana have fallen from an all-time high of nearly $377 per share to as little as $6.50 per share this week – a 98% decline.
- It has been a steady run of bad news and financial results since the stock's peak, leading to concerns from investors about the company's long-term trajectory.
DETROIT – Last year, Carvana CEO and cofounder Ernie Garcia went on a victory lap.
He touted the company's "landmark" second-quarter results on Aug. 5, 2021 that included the used car retailer's first-ever quarterly net profit. He then reminisced about the rapid growth of "a bunch of ambitious kids with a shocking amount to learn" into a Fortune 500 company.
It's now apparent the company's executives still have more to learn. Carvana's fairytale rise has since turned into a nightmare for investors amid rising interest rates, inflation and self-inflicted wounds.
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Since Garcia's comments last year, shares of the company have fallen from an all-time high of nearly $377 per share, notched in August of last year after that standout quarter, to as little as $6.50 per share this week – a 98% decline. Carvana has plummeted from a market cap of $60 billion to $2.2 billion after a small rally to end this week.
The stock gained more than 30% on Thursday, followed by a 19% increase to $11.88 per share Friday amid a broader market rally and possible short-seller squeeze.
But it's been a steady run of bad news and financial results since the stock's peak, stirring concerns among investors about the company's long-term trajectory. It also has little cash on hand and $6.3 billion in debt, including $5.7 billion in senior notes.
Money Report
Carvana has consistently borrowed money to cover its losses and growth initiatives, including an all-cash $2.2 billion acquisition earlier this year of ADESA's U.S. physical auction business from KAR Global.
"We believe CVNA is far from out of the woods, as even when the industry bottoms out, we don't see a V-shaped recovery," JPMorgan analyst Rajat Gupta wrote in a Tuesday note to investors. The firm cut its projections for earnings and free cash flow for the company.
Morgan Stanley last week pulled its rating and price target for the stock. Analyst Adam Jonas cited deterioration in the used car market and a volatile funding environment for the change.
Management missteps
Carvana grew exponentially during the coronavirus pandemic, as shoppers shifted to online purchasing rather than visiting a dealership, with the promise of hassle-free selling and purchasing of used vehicles at a customer's home.
But Carvana did not have enough vehicles to meet the surge in consumer demand or the facilities and employees to process the vehicles it did have in stock. That led Carvana to purchase ADESA and a record number of vehicles amid sky-high prices as demand slowed amid rising interest rates and recessionary fears.
"We built for more than showed up," Garcia said during an earnings call April 20 – sending the stock down by 37% through the following week.
During its first-quarter earnings report, the company was criticized for spending too much on marketing, which included a lackluster 30-second Super Bowl ad, and failing to prepare for a potential slowdown or downturn in sales.
Debt
And then there's Carvana's debt.
The company's bonds touched all-time lows this week, as it burns cash and faces rising borrowing costs.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the company's long-term bonds have declined to distressed levels, with some now trading as low as 33 cents on the dollar. The yield on their 10.25% notes was over 30% as of Tuesday, according to MarketAxess, a sign that Carvana would struggle to borrow from bond markets presently.
Morgan Stanley cited the company's debt and uncertain funding outlook in pulling its rating and price target for the stock. Jonas said "a deterioration in the used car market combined with a volatile interest rate/funding environment" made for a "material risk" to the company.
Jonas issued a new base case range for Carvana of between $1 per share and $40 per share over the next 12 months.
Pricing pressures
The used car market is on pace to finish the year down more than 12% from the 40.6 million used vehicles sold in 2021, according to mid-October estimates from Cox Automotive. Carvana's sales through the third quarter of this year were up 4% over 2021, but were far less profitable than a year earlier and were lower on a quarter-over-quarter basis.
Carvana's third-quarter sales declined 8% from a year earlier, while profits per vehicle sold plummeted 25% to $3,500. CEO Garcia described the end of the third quarter as the "most unaffordable point ever" for customers who finance a vehicle purchase.
"Carvana successfully disrupted the auto industry with a proven ecommerce model serving millions of satisfied customers, and although the current environment and market has drawn attention to the near-term, we continued to gain market share in Q3, and we remain focused on our plan to drive to profitability, while making the best car buying and selling experience available even better," a company spokesperson said in a statement.
The declines have come amid falling wholesale prices of new vehicles. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, which tracks prices of used vehicles sold at its U.S. wholesale auctions, has fallen by 15.4% this year through October after peaking in January, including a 2.2% decline from September to October.
Retail prices traditionally follow changes in wholesale. That's good news for potential car buyers, however not great for companies such as Carvana that purchased the vehicles at record highs and are now trying to sell them at a profit.
Used vehicle prices have so far remained steady, but that may not last long, as the wholesale costs continue to decline.
"They're not wanting to sell at trough prices," said Chris Frey, senior industry insights manager at Cox Automotive. "That's why we're not seeing the prices decline so much at retail."
Affordability
Frey noted that vehicle affordability continues to decline, with auto loan rates reaching a 15-year high even though prices declined slightly. The average used listing price for a used vehicle is stabilizing but remains near record highs of more than $28,200, according to Cox Automotive.
"We have been seeing a slowdown effect in retail sales, and a lot of it has to do with affordability," Frey said. "The affordability aspect, married with these higher prices is starting to have an effect on sales rates."
The competition also is catching up to Carvana. During the coronavirus pandemic, franchised vehicle dealers such as AutoNation were forced to begin selling vehicles online while showrooms shuttered and consumers stayed away from dealerships. Carvana's traditional rivals began delivering on its same promise of hassle-free online car purchasing.
"They've taken a lot, almost all, of the air out of the balloon for Carvana," Frey said.
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Which LEGO train set is best?
Train sets are one of the all-time greatest toys. They’re endlessly fascinating and teach the builder the value of good engineering. It’s no surprise that LEGO designs some of the coolest train sets around. From vintage trains to builds from your favorite movies and TV shows, LEGO has it all. Whether you’re a parent looking to teach your toddler basic building skills or a hobbyist hoping to snag the latest collector train, LEGO has a wide variety of train sets for all people.
The best LEGO train set is the Harry Potter Hogwarts Express. This imaginative set is the only way to reach Platform 9 ¾ with LEGO versions of Ron Weasley, Hermoine Granger and Harry Potter himself.
What to know before you buy a LEGO train set
Difficulty
The difficulty of LEGO train sets depends on a few different factors. The first one is the number of pieces that are required to assemble the set fully. For example, children’s sets designed for educational learning typically contain less than a hundred pieces. Collectors edition sets and large-scale train sets can contain over 1,000 pieces. There can be added difficulty if the train is mechanical as well. LEGO specifically designs trains for certain age groups, so it’s easy to decipher which ones are more difficult than others.
Educational
Most educational train sets are generally for toddlers. These sets use educational mechanics to teach children how to build. They can include numbers, shapes and basic building blocks. LEGO sometimes uses animals to draw children’s attention by building the animals, connecting them and pulling the train. There are also numbers-based LEGO train sets that introduce kids to basic counting skills.
LEGO app
LEGO has numerous apps, two of which can be very useful when building and playing with their train sets. The LEGO DUPLO Train connected app lets you operate your children’s DUPLO trains from your phone. Similarly, the DUPLO World app features games and learning experiences based on the animals and characters in the LEGO world.
What to look for in a quality LEGO train set
Motorized
While most LEGO train sets are immobile because they’re specially designed for toddlers or displayed as collector’s items. However, there are high-quality LEGO train sets that are fully motorized. The best example is the LEGO City Passenger Train which comes with over 600 pieces and is operational through batteries. There are also track accessories you can purchase separately that allow you to expand your city.
Accessories
Accessories are part of the appeal of LEGOs in general. These tiny pieces are added to your train set to boost the excitement and realism of your toys. The Harry Potter train set includes tiny wands the characters hold and a small dog and briefcase. The City Passenger Train set comes with food for your passengers like croissants and hot dogs. Nearly every set features crewmembers or characters that add to the fun of creating an imaginary world around your train.
Compatibility
Many LEGO train sets are compatible with other LEGOS. DUPLO sets are for toddlers, but most of their pieces (aside from the base plates) can be mixed and matched with other LEGO sets. This gives you many options for expanding your train sets and building a larger world around them.
How much you can expect to spend on LEGO train set
LEGO train sets can cost $24-$150.
LEGO train set FAQ
What do you do if you lose the LEGO train set assembly instructions?
A. Fear not. If you lose your assembly instructions, LEGO has a convenient app you can download called the LEGO Building Instructions app. You’ll be able to search for your train set and find a digital version of the assembly instructions.
Are tracks included in the LEGO train set?
A. Some LEGO train sets like the City Passenger Train include a series of tracks that make a full circle. Other sets are for display-only, meaning they may only have one small section of track on which the train can rest.
What’s the best LEGO train set to buy?
Top LEGO train set
LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express
What you need to know: LEGO has taken the most famous train in cinema history and made an imaginative train set for both children and collectors alike.
What you’ll love: This set comes with LEGO characters from the movie, including Harry Potter and the Dementor. There are removable side panels, a railway bridge and the famous Platform 9 ¾.
What you should consider: With more than 800 pieces, this set may be time-consuming to assemble.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top LEGO train set for the money
LEGO DUPLO Mickey & Minnie Birthday Train
What you need to know: This educational set from LEGO comes with two of the most iconic Disney characters and a train designed for learning.
What you’ll love: Mickey & Minnie Mouse are celebrating their birthday with this unique train set which features a birthday cake, presents and numbered building blocks. It includes only 22 pieces, making it ideal for toddlers to assemble.
What you should consider: This train set is not mechanical and won’t run on tracks.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Nostalgic train builders will revel in this vintage train set featuring the legendary Swiss Krokodil locomotive from the early 1900s.
What you’ll love: This is the most authentic LEGO train set available. It comes complete with movable side rails, two LEGO crewmembers, a removable top and poseable pantographs.
What you should consider: This is a non-mechanical train set for display only.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that gives him control of Walt Disney World's self-governing district, punishing the company over its opposition to the so-called “Don't Say Gay” law.
The bill requires DeSantis, a Republican, to appoint a five-member board to oversee the government services that the Disney district provides in its sprawling theme park properties in Florida.
"Today the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end," he said at a bill signing ceremony in Lake Buena Vista. "There's a new sheriff in town, and accountability will be the order of the day."
The signing came as DeSantis gears up for an expected presidential run and marks a high-profile legislative victory for a governor whose leveraging of cultural and political divides has pushed him to the fore of national Republican politics. DeSantis, whose book, “The Courage to be Free,” is coming out Tuesday, has moved in recent weeks to expand his national profile and political network through fundraisers and meetings with donors, elected officials and conservative influencers.
The takeover of the Disney district began last year when the entertainment giant publicly opposed “Don’t Say Gay,” which bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and lessons deemed not age-appropriate.
DeSantis moved to quickly to penalize the company, directing lawmakers in the GOP-dominated Legislature to dissolve Disney's self-governing district during a special legislative session last year, beginning a closely watched restructuring process.
In February, DeSantis called on lawmakers to again return to deal with Disney and finalize state control over the district in another hastily called special session that signaled the governor's willingness to wield the power of state government to accomplish political goals, a strategy that is expected to continue in the coming months ahead of his potential White House run.
The new law changes the district’s name from the Reedy Creek Improvement District to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and subjects it to various layers of state oversight. Board members are currently named through entities controlled by Disney.
It leaves the district and its financial abilities and debt obligations intact, addressing a chief concern of surrounding governments. It also prevents people who have worked with or contracted with a theme park in the past three years from serving on the district’s new governing board.
Having a separate government allows the district to issue bonds and provide zoning, fire protection, utilities and infrastructure services on its land. Republican critics of the district argue it gives Disney a commercial advantage unavailable to others. | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/desantis-takes-over-disney-district-punishing-17808246.php | 2023-02-27 16:38:45 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/desantis-takes-over-disney-district-punishing-17808246.php |
CHONGQING, China, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In early June, invited to attend the "Petit Maupassant International Art Joint Creation Tour Exhibition" sponsored by CHONGQING JIANGJI DISTILLERY CO., LTD., Chinese plum wine brand "Meijian Green Plum Wine" made its debut at the Louvre in Paris, France. As an invited Chinese liquor brand, Meijian was well acclaimed by the international audiences present in the fashion capital and attracted the world's attention.
A renowned cultural expert commented that wine has influenced the oriental world with European culture, including religion, art, lifestyle and aesthetics. Likewise, the debut of Meijian in Paris not only offers European consumers a taste of the oriental plum wine but also helps more foreigners get to know China's time-honored culture of five thousand years.
In history, liquor has always been the common language of different nationalities. People from different origins taste the liquor of different regions and learn about each other's customs and cultures. Perhaps, by this event of Eastern and Western cultural exchange, Meijian had a chance to rejuvenate the thousand-year oriental cultural tradition and present it to the world with modesty and grace.
Charm of Oriental Flavor in Global Market
Compared with some strong spirits, green plum wine is reserved, elegant and relaxed. Such a charm is easily accepted by overseas markets.
In the 2022 MONDE SELECTION, the jury of the competition praised that Meijian is very expressive and open, and it exudes strong ripe plum aromas accompanied by honey, almond and wood notes. In terms of taste, the caramel and the grain are also readily identifiable. It is because Meijian's base liquor is the typical oriental sorghum liquor.
It is obvious that the taste of Meijian is very close to the international mainstream appreciation criteria. In terms of food culture, French food values the artistic match of food and wine. Meijian has an elegant, refreshingly sweet and sour taste, so it is not only pairs well with Chinese food but also goes well with overseas local food cultures.
In Malaysia, Meijian on ice is a perfect choice for local spicy seafood and it can relieve the pungency in the mouth. And in Germany, mixed drinking of Meijian is more popular, which both enriches the taste of plum wine and brings more fun to drinking. Aside from traditional spirits and beer, Meijian is becoming the third choice for consumers.
Nowadays, tipsy and self-pleasing have become the drinking attitude and drinking style of new generations around the world, which offers a chance to revive the oriental taste and lifestyle represented by Meijian.
Millennium Elegance Within A Bottle of Green Plum Wine
Drinking a glass of wine was once regarded as an elegant lifestyle in the oriental world. The cultural implications of Meijian's products and charm of oriental culture it delivered have now begun to influence the western mainstream culture as well.
In the long history of China, the story of green plum wine can be traced back to Wei and Jin Dynasties. It can be found in calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, and literature. A cup of green plum wine runs through the cultural life of Chinese people for thousands of years.
Meijian is the epitome of Chinese green plum wine. The character "Mei" comes from Lu Jianzhi's calligraphy in Tang Dynasty, while the character "Jian" comes from Zhao Mengfu in Yuan Dynasty. Although the two characters are from different dynasties and calligraphy schools, it creates a unique romance when combined.
In 2021, Meijian restored an utmost famous painting "The Night Revels of Han Xizai" by modern means, and the replica video of "Tang Palace Night Banquet" went viral on Chinese social platforms, and was praised to be a "Movable Feast" by Chinese netizens.
Recently, Meijian has combined the ancient tea-making and liquor-making crafts and launched an ingenious series of tea and plum wine products. Also, inspired by the legendary Chinese painting "Auspicious Cranes", the bottle body adopted a special visual design.
Consumer goods are actually a mirror reflecting social psychology and the development of the times. As of now, Meijian has been recognized in nearly 20 international mainstream markets such as France, Canada, the United States and Austria, reflecting the charm of both the product quality and Chinese traditional culture. Meijian's strategy of going out is a nice try.
The popularity of Meijian in the Louvre shows the charm of China's green plum wine for its world-class quality. More importantly, it declares that Chinese brands can gain strength from their 5,000-year-old cultural matrix, and their cultural texture and cultural spirits can absolutely strike a chord of beauty all over the world.
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The cost of gasoline is falling so fast that it is beginning to put real money back in the pockets of drivers, defying earlier projections and offering an unexpected gift for the holidays.
“People are realizing that they might be back to spending $50 to fill their tank instead of $80,” said Emma Rasiel, a professor of economics at Duke University. “It is the main signal consumers notice on inflation. It is the one thing they are likely to track, how much it has gone up or down, because every week they need to fill up their car.”
But Rasiel cautioned that less-expensive gas can also give consumers the wrong idea. Prices of other goods and services are much less volatile, and there is no indication that this moment of more-affordable fuel is pushing the cost of other things down.
Even as the plunge in prices at the pump helps fuel a national holiday shopping spree, it is a reflection of the financial strain consumers and businesses are confronting worldwide. Prices are going down because demand for oil and gas is falling as countries brace for recession, coronavirus outbreaks in China threaten major financial disruption and drivers cut back on gas-guzzling as they try to save money to cover skyrocketing mortgage payments and stock market losses.
Earlier worries that sanctions on Russian oil would create a shortage in supply and send prices soaring toward the end of the year have, for now at least, given way to ailing economies and jittery financial markets.
“We’re heading into serious recession in Europe and further economic slowdown in the U.S. as people struggle with high interest rates and worry about their personal wealth and savings,” said Ben Cahill, an energy security analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “Add it all up and it creates a bleak picture for oil demand. Prices are reflecting that.”
Also helping keep prices low at the moment are some key U.S. oil refineries that returned to churning out gasoline after months of being out of commission for maintenance and repairs
But just as big a factor is the turmoil in China. As its leaders signal that new coronavirus lockdowns are imminent, touching off protests throughout the country, the expected economic fallout has turned oil traders bearish.
China alone accounted for 16 percent of global oil demand last year, according to the research firm Capital Economics, which projects its purchase of oil will drop by 1 million barrels per day in December as coronavirus infections spread. The effect of such a drop on global oil markets is considerable, reducing the price of Brent crude by as much as $10 a barrel, or more than 10 percent.
“With COVID cases soaring to record highs in China and the threat of widespread lockdowns there increasing, the key question is how much demand could fall, freeing up supply for the rest of the world,” Edward Gardner, a commodities economist at Capital Economics, wrote in a research note.
While the high cost of gasoline over much of the past year was a major factor in the crushing inflation that hit the United States and other countries, the dip in fuel costs is doing little to stabilize the economy. Manufacturers that rely on large amounts of fuel need to see sustained low prices for months before they adjust the costs of the products they sell, analysts say. And drivers in some parts of the country are benefiting significantly more than in others. Californians are still paying an average of almost $5 for a gallon of regular.
“This is a pretty delicately held-together price decline,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, noting that any number of geopolitical or economic events could send prices rebounding.
There are other big factors making the price outlook murky. The United States and Europe are negotiating a price cap on Russian oil, to take effect Monday. The plan is to allow Russian oil to continue to flow into global markets but at prices that limit profits the Kremlin can use to sustain its war machine.
Such a price cap has never been imposed on a major oil-producing nation, and it threatens to trigger further instability. If the cap is set very low, as some European nations are advocating, Moscow could retaliate by cutting off its supply, creating a surge in prices globally.
Another wild card is the OPEC Plus consortium of oil-producing nations, which meets next week to consider how much oil its members should continue to ship in the coming months. The group could decide to cut its output to drive prices up.
“The OPEC meeting could be the skunk at the picnic,” said Andrew Gross, a spokesman for AAA. “Trying to guess what they are going to do is tricky.”
Those are the kinds of things that worry John Catsimatidis, who owns hundreds of gas stations and a refinery — but not because they could affect his fuel business. When the businessman talks about gas prices, he is more focused on what they could ultimately mean for another business in his multibillion-dollar empire, the one focused on developing real estate.
Rising borrowing costs have made that enterprise much more challenging. A six-month stretch of $3 gas, he said, could help ease inflation and signal that it’s safe for the Federal Reserve to ease its recent rate hikes.
“If we get the price down and it stays there, we could fix the problem of inflation and the Fed can stop raising interest rates and putting everybody out of business,” Catsimatidis said.
One thing that is clear is that there is little leaders in Washington can do to keep gas prices down. They are at the mercy of global markets.
The Biden administration is probably pressuring Saudi Arabia, which dominates OPEC Plus, not to cut its output. But the administration’s lack of influence over such things was clear the last time OPEC Plus met, in October, when the group snubbed Washington’s request that it boost output, instead cutting it by 2 million barrels per day.
The administration last week eased sanctions on Venezuela as part of a bid to get oil flowing from that country again. But it will be many months before Venezuelan petroleum is shipped, and only marginal amounts will be available initially.
Most drivers are paying little attention to the broader dynamics of the global oil market. But even they are taking a cautious approach, despite maybe splurging on holiday gifts.
Data collected by AAA suggests they are sticking with the conservation-minded driving habits embraced when gas soared past $5 a gallon, lumping more errands into single car trips, driving at slower speeds, only partially filling their gas tanks. Prices may have plunged, but drivers are not taking their foot off the brake.
That much is also clear in the outlook of consumers, which often improves when gas prices drop. But the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index suggests this stretch of cheaper gas is getting overshadowed by other financial challenges straining Americans. Even as gas prices dropped, the national survey shows, consumer anxiety grew in November.
“Even though prices of gas have come down, prices of other things are still high,” said Joanne Hsu, who directs the university’s surveys of consumers. “There is a feeling of tremendous uncertainty.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/30/gas-prices-drop-russia-oil/ | 2022-11-30 20:26:15 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/30/gas-prices-drop-russia-oil/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced a number of new programs Thursday that are aimed at helping service members who are struggling with housing shortages and steep food and living expenses as they move from base to base.
Gil Cisneros, undersecretary for personnel, told reporters that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the moves, which also include programs to expand child care and make it easier for spouses to find work.
The new programs, he said, will help “ensure we continue to offer a competitive suite of benefits that makes DOD the employer of choice for those who so selflessly serve.”
With growing competition from corporations seeking to hire young people in the tight job market, the military services are struggling to meet their recruiting goals.
A key problem in the past year or two has been housing. Service members transferring to new duty stations have complained about difficulties finding rentals, particularly ones they can afford as escalating housing costs surpass their military allowance. In response, Austin ordered increases in the basic housing allowance in 28 areas where rent has spiked more than 20% above current allowances.
Austin also directed a permanent increase in temporary lodging expenses for service members moving into areas where there are housing shortages. Troops will now get 14 days — rather than the previous 10 — in temporary living costs for moves within the U.S., and up to 60 days in areas where there are housing shortages.
Both of the housing changes take effect next month.
Austin also ordered price cuts at base commissaries.
Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said the department is eliminating the requirement that commissaries maintain a specific profit margin to cover their operating costs, allowing them to lower prices on staples like bread, milk and eggs. He said that within about two weeks service members should see some prices go down by about 25%.
Austin also has directed the department to increase funding for child care centers so they can take more children. And he made it standard policy to give service members working at the centers a 50% discount for one child to go there.
And he said the department will work more quickly to set up interstate agreements to help military spouses transfer their professional licenses when they move to a different state. Spouses often have a difficult time getting new jobs when the service member is deployed to a new base because their licenses or professional certifications aren’t recognized in that state. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-pentagon-lays-out-new-food-housing-programs-for-troops/ | 2022-09-22 22:37:29 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-pentagon-lays-out-new-food-housing-programs-for-troops/ |
HOUSTON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peloton and Texas A&M University announced today the collaboration of content for two courses within the universities' Petroleum Engineering curriculum. This initiative is part of Peloton's mission to empower future petroleum engineers and other key players in the industry.
Starting in Fall 2022, Peloton began providing four hours of educational content about the role of data management and analytics in the petroleum industry for better decision-making. The content has been incorporated into the Intro to Petroleum Engineering (PETE 201) course instructed by Dr. Catherine Sliva. Peloton is also a Capstone Project Sponsor for Interdisciplinary Data Analytics Practicum (STAT 483) instructed by Professor Sutanoy Dasgupta. In this course, a Peloton representative will be available to provide guidance and training for senior-level students.
The course STAT 483 is a required part of the coursework requirements for the Certificate of Data Analytics for the Petroleum Industry, a specialized certification offered to select students within Texas A&M's colleges of engineering, science, geosciences and Mays Business School. This program is coordinated by Dr. Siddharth Misra, associate professor, and Douglas Von Gonten Faculty Fellow in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering.
"By sharing this content, we aim to shape the future generation of petroleum engineers, providing an opportunity for students to learn from and gain experience with real-world scenarios through utilization of industry-leading software solutions. We anticipate this is just the beginning of our collaboration, and we are committed to making this university partnership a success, which is why we are working closely with the professors to provide any additional resources or support that they need," said Monty Meloche, President/COO of Peloton."
"We always appreciate when companies like Peloton want to support us in our teaching curriculum," said Dr. Siddharth Misra. "When our students can interact with successful companies who are making a real impact on the industry, the lessons are more memorable and a valuable part of their learning experience."
In addition to supporting new material in the two courses, students are also encouraged to apply for the Peloton Summer Internship Program, which was launched in summer 2015 and has included interns from many different universities between Peloton's offices in Canada and the United States. Internship programs cover an array of areas of expertise, including business administration, platform security, information technology, accounting, and the Peloton Platform Data Management Rotational Program.
For further information about Peloton's software solutions, its involvement at Texas A&M University or its internship program, contact info@peloton.com.
About Peloton
Peloton, headquartered in Calgary, Canada, provides industry-leading oil & gas software solutions. The Peloton Platform energizes the oil and gas digital transformation through mobility, automation, and data integration by providing fully integrated well data lifecycle, production data lifecycle and land data management solutions. Over 600 oil and gas clients worldwide rely on Peloton technology to equip their stakeholders with the tools and information necessary to manage, simplify and optimize their operations. Visit www.peloton.com to learn more about our office locations and data management solutions.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A persistently low inventory of homes on the market held back U.S. home sales again in April, even as the national median sale price posted its biggest annual drop in 11 years.
Existing home sales fell 3.4% in April from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.28 million, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. That’s slightly below what economists were expecting, according to FactSet.
Sales sank 23.2% compared with April last year. The annual drop was steepest in markets across the Western part of the country, where sales plunged more than 30% from a year earlier.
The national median home price slipped 1.7% from April last year to $388,800, the NAR said. While modest, the year-over-year decline is the biggest since January 2012, the tail end of a a multiyear slide in home prices after the mid-2000s housing bubble burst.
The latest housing market figures are more evidence that even with prices easing back after rising for more than a decade many would-be homebuyers remain frustrated by a stubbornly low supply of homes for sale and elevated borrowing costs.
“We have a very strange dynamic,” said Lawrence Yun, the NAR’s chief economist. “Sales are down, even prices are down, yet multiple offers are happening on at least one-third of the properties (that) have been sold above their list price.”
The U.S. housing market has yet to emerge from a slump that started a little more than a year ago, when the average rate on a 30-year mortgage began to climb from ultra-low levels, eventually doubling to just over 7% by the fall. When mortgage rates rise they can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for homebuyers on top of already high home prices.
That benchmark home loan rate tends to track the moves in the 10-year Treasury yield, which rose sharply last year as bond investors reacted to the Federal Reserve aggressively hiking its main borrowing rate — the central bank’s main tool against four-decade high inflation.
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbed to 6.7% in early March, which likely hurt sales in April, as a lag of a month or two usually exists between a signed contract and a completed home sale.
Mortgage rates have mostly edged lower since that early March spike. The average rate on a 30-year home loan rose to 6.39% this week, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. A year ago it averaged 5.25%.
“Right now, home sales are just bouncing a little higher or a little lower, depending upon the movement of the mortgage rates,” said Yun.
The elevated rates and low for-sale inventory have forced many would-be homebuyers to the sidelines during the past year, resulting in a lackluster start to the spring homebuying season.
Through the first four months of 2023, existing home sales are running about 27% below the pace in the same stretch last year. Sales are down 33% from their most recent peak in January 2022, the NAR said.
The shortage of homes for sale has kept the market competitive, driving bidding wars in many places, especially for the most affordable homes.
The combination of high borrowing costs and intense competition for the most affordable homes on the market is keeping many first-time buyers on the sidelines. They accounted for 29% of home sales last month, up from 28% in March.
All told, there were 1.04 million homes on the market by the end of April, up 7.2% from the previous month and up 1% from April last year, the NAR said. That’s still well below pre-pandemic levels. Consider, in April 2019 there were 1.8 million homes on the market.
That amounts to a 2.9-month supply at the current sales pace, an improvement over the 2.6-months in March and 2.2 months a year ago. Still, in a more balanced market between buyers and sellers, there is a 5- to 6-month supply.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Albany woman was hit and killed by a driver who fled the scene of the crash in the early hours of Saturday, Albany police said.
The 30-year-old woman was hit by the driver in the 1500 block of Geary Street around 4:20 a.m., officials said. Despite emergency efforts by the first officers at the scene, the woman died before she could be taken to a hospital. Her name has not been released.
Authorities said they don’t have any information regarding the make/model of vehicle, but the front end will be damaged.
Any resident in the area of Geary Street between Pacific Boulevard and Queen Avenue, 16th at Geary and 17th at Geary who might have surveillance video is asked to call Albany police at 541.917.7680.
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Emerging High-Intensity Interval Training Concept Signs Deal to Bring Studios to Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando and Tampa
WOODBURY, Minn., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Basecamp Fitness, an emerging fitness franchise concept, announced today the signing of a 20-unit franchise development agreement to accelerate its national expansion, bringing studios to multiple Florida markets. Part of Self Esteem Brands' portfolio of health and wellness brands, Basecamp Fitness has partnered with long-time Anytime Fitness franchisees Austin Wright of 8th Wonder Equity, and Bobby Hines and Josh Bailey of Wellness Acquisition Group to lead development in Florida, bringing new studios to the Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando and Tampa markets.
The latest deal continues Basecamp Fitness's growth following the launch of its franchise development program just two years ago. Since the beginning of 2022, Basecamp Fitness has added 27 units to its development pipeline, expanding its footprint in several new markets such as Detroit, New York City and San Diego.
Founded in 2013 by Zappos.com founder Nick Swinmurn, Basecamp Fitness is a hyper-condensed 35-minute high-intensity interval training (HIIT) group workout scientifically proven to give members better exercise in minimal time. Coach-led throughout the session, participants rotate every 60 seconds between heart-pumping cardio on an air-bike and strength training exercises with an optional 10-minute cool-down available at the end of each workout, featuring a variety of core exercises. Additionally, members have access to Basecamp's proprietary mobile app, allowing them to monitor their results and health data, schedule classes and stay connected with their community in real time.
"The perfect mix of weight training and cardio, Basecamp Fitness allows you to focus all of your energy on an exercise for one-minute before switching to the next," said Ben Camper, president, Basecamp Fitness. "We also know our clients have busy schedules and it can be difficult to find the time to work out. In just 35 minutes a class, our clients can accomplish their fitness goals.
"Following our recent success, we're now eager to grow our brand in new markets across the country and couldn't be more excited to bring Basecamp Fitness to Florida. Austin, Bobby and Josh are the perfect partners to help expand Basecamp's national footprint. The team has extensive fitness and operational experience, and has a deep understanding of the major Florida markets."
With a combined 40-plus years of fitness industry experience, Austin Wright, Bobby Hines and Josh Bailey have all established themselves as successful Anytime Fitness multi-unit franchisees. Wright became an Anytime Fitness owner after working for multiple big box fitness brands, and now operates three locations in the greater Los Angeles area. Hines joined the Anytime Fitness family in 2008 after serving in Iraq as part of the National Guard, and now has nine clubs across Louisiana and Florida. Bailey started his career as a manager at one of Hines' locations in Louisiana, and is now a franchise owner in Orlando.
Utilizing Self Esteem Brands' development resources, the group will now complement their Anytime Fitness portfolio with Basecamp to meet the increased demand for boutique fitness concepts.
"Throughout my 18 years in the fitness industry, I've never come across a concept like Basecamp Fitness. The format is fast, effective, and creates a welcoming environment that builds a sense of community inside and outside the studio," Wright said. "Since opening my first Anytime Fitness in 2017, I've been fortunate enough to partner with Self Esteem Brands and the company has provided best-in-class support to help us build successful locations. We're excited to extend our partnership with Self Esteem Brands to successfully introduce Basecamp Fitness to Florida markets."
Basecamp Fitness isn't just growing in Florida. In addition to the 20-unit Florida agreement, Basecamp has recently partnered with the following Anytime Fitness franchisees to grow its presence in the Northeast, Midwest and Southwest:
- Michael and Adam Orecchio have signed a development agreement to open three Basecamp Fitness studios in the greater New York City region.
- Daniel Sussman will bring 3 Basecamp Fitness studios to San Diego, California.
- Deanna Paul and Dallas Bird will add one Basecamp Fitness location near Detroit, Michigan.
Franchise opportunities with Basecamp Fitness are available in regions across the U.S., and internationally. Candidates should have fitness and business experience, along with a minimum net worth of $500,000 and liquid capital of $200,000. For more information about development opportunities, contact Vice President of Sales, Tony Nicholson, at tony.nicholson@sebrands.com or 651-438-5113 or visit basecampfitness.com/franchise.
About Basecamp Fitness
Basecamp Fitness is a hyper-condensed, action-packed group workout scientifically proven to give members a massively better workout in minimal time, making it the most efficient and effective on the market. The coach-led 35-minute format focuses on high-intensity functional training (HIFT) rotating between heart-pumping cardio on an air bike and strength training exercises in high-intensity 60-second bursts. An optional 10 minutes following each workout features a wide array of core exercises, which means participants benefit from intense cardio, strength training and abdominal training during every session. Members also get access to Basecamp's proprietary app allowing them to conveniently monitor and validate their Basecamp workout, results and health data, schedule classes, and stay connected with their community all in real-time from one device. For more information on franchising opportunities, visit https://franchise.basecampfitness.com/.
About Self Esteem Brands
Our purpose is to improve the self-esteem of the world. Self Esteem Brands (SEB) is the parent company of Anytime Fitness (the world's largest fitness franchise), Basecamp Fitness, The Bar Method and Waxing the City. Combined, most of our nearly 5,000 franchise locations are locally operated across nearly 40 countries worldwide by independent, small business owners. SEB is also the parent company to affiliates Provision Security Solutions and Healthy Contributions. Leading with a culture anchored in the values of people, purpose, performance and play, plus a charitable focus through the HeartFirst Foundation®, SEB seeks to enrich the lives of all who interact with our brands and businesses. Our vision is a world of self-esteem for every human to rise from their challenges. For more information, please visit https://www.sebrands.com/.
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Gaylor Baird made it big on TikTok recently on a visit to Tacoma, Washington.
Tacoma is the home of TikTok star Chris Watson, who’s garnered more than 1 million followers to his @catluminati account, which takes viewers on “catwalks” that highlight the cats he meets along the way.
Gaylor Baird’s sister introduced her to @catluminati and she’s been a fan since, so when she was in Tacoma earlier this month for a mayors conference she reached out to him. He invited her to join him on one of his catwalks and she spent two hours before the last conference sessions meeting the cats she’s come to know from his accounts also available on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
“Unlike a lot of social media, he radiates positivity and kindness,” she said. “It’s a joyful place to be online and don’t we all need joyful places to be online?”
He also introduced her to a couple who owns one of the cats he regularly features — transplanted Nebraskans and Husker fans.
Watson names the cats who make regular appearances on his walks and now that the mayor is a part of the TikTok phenomenon, it should be noted that she, too, has named her share of cats (even though she's developed an allergy to them as an adult).
As a third grader (and daughter of an English teacher) just learning the parts of speech, she landed on the perfect name for her active cat.
She named him Verb. @catluminati would be proud.
Top Journal Star Photos for August
LINCOLN, NEB. - 08/07/2022 - Arianna points to a rocket pop on a ice cream truck at Holmes Lake Park, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. NOAH RIFFE, Journal Star
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Parade watchers race to collect candy thrown during the Wilber Czech Festival on Saturday.
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Grammy award winning American blues singer Bonnie Raitt performs at the Pinewood Bowl on Tuesday.
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Saltdogs third baseman Ryan Long (left) beats the tag as Gary SouthShore second baseman Michael Woodworth drops the ball on Monday at Haymarket Park.
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Fair attendees ride a motorcycle-themed merry-go-round during the Lancaster County Super Fair on Sunday.
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A 26-year-old man told Lincoln Police he was "beaten, burned with a blowtorch and branded" with the word "thief" after he was ambushed by two men amid a drug deal at a warehouse near Interstate 80 and 56th Street, Investigator Christopher Schamber said in an arrest affidavit.
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Layla Karee (left) comforts Shireen Jardo Alhanto who begins to sob while speaking of her family both missing and deceased during a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide on Wednesday in Malcolm. Alhanto lost two brothers, and 15 members of her family are still missing.
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Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson claps hands during practice Monday at Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska Wesleyan athletic training student Sabrina Ochterbeck is placed in an ice bath by athletic trainers (from left) Terry Adair of Bryan Health, Tyler Rediger of Lincoln Southeast, Bryan Butler of Lincoln Northeast and Charity Rainey of Lincoln High on Friday. With fall practice set to begin Monday, athletic trainers reviewed how to prevent and treat heat illnesses.
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Artist Toan Vuong is shown on his front porch with his compositions created using date stamps. Vuong will participate in Porch-Art-Palooza, a sprawling art sale on 30 front porches in the Near South, Everett and South Salt Creek neighborhoods, on Sunday.
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Luca Yeager slams down his mug after downing Kool-Aid in a quickest drinking contest, during the Kool-Aid Days Festival, at the Adams County Fair grounds on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Hastings. Thousands of “kids” of all ages gather to celebrate the invention of Kool-Aid®, Nebraska’s Official Soft Drink, by Edwin Perkins in 1927.
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Lincoln Northwest High School students, including Noah Foreman (from right), Brohdy Ferguson and Delaney Ahl check out the cafeteria area Monday, Aug. 15, 2022.
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Nebraska volleyball head coach John Cook observes the team's first practice of the season Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, at the Devaney Sports Center.
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Drew Carlson celebrates after winning a competition during the Cornhusker Marching Band Exhibition at Memorial Stadium, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.
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Alex Kuepper rests in the shade after finishing the 150-mile race during the Gravel Worlds on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Lincoln.
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Nebraska's Red team reacts after scoring a point during the Red-White Scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at the Devaney Sports Center.
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Workers remove the last few tiles of the Pershing Center mural, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. The tiles will be stored until money is raised to restore and reinstall the 763,000-tile mural at another location.
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Breckyn Erks observes a Lincoln Pius X football practice while hanging upside-down Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Pius X High School.
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Work to demolish the home at 2636 Woodscrest Ave. began in earnest on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, to make way for a new home, which owners say will fit into the character of the historic neighborhood.
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Anti-abortion demonstrators pray outside the Planned Parenthood clinic near 48th Street and Old Cheney Road on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. A Planned Parenthood official said protest activity outside the clinic has surged since the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Tramesha Cruse poses for a photo at her restaurant, Lila Mae's Southern Kitchen and Lounge, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022.
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A dog swims in the water during Dog Splash at Star City Shores sponsored by the Lincoln Parks Foundation and the Greater Lincoln Obedience Club on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.
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A kayaker paddles on Holmes Lake on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.
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Nebraska's Jordan Zade (37) walks off the field after San Diego State scored in the final minute of the game, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, at Hibner Stadium.
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CeCe Mlady (left), 4, and her sister Grace Mlady, 10, cheer as they try to get the attention of Husker players throwing gifts to the stand before a soccer game between Nebraska and San Diego State on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, at Hibner Stadium.
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Lincoln Northeast's Micah Quirie kicks a field goal as teammate Trevor Vocasek holds the ball during practice Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.
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Lincoln Lutheran players gather around the hydration station during practice Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at Lincoln Lutheran High School.
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WarHorse Gaming hopes to open the state's first licensed casino at Lincoln Race Course in September. Crews continue work to convert the horse race simulcasting space to a temporary gaming floor with 433 slot machines.
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LINCOLN, NEB. - 08/26/2022 - Marcee Metzger of Voices of Hope poses for a portrait at the group's office, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. NOAH RIFFE, Journal Star
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Nebraska's Hayden Kubik (top, first right) celebrates with her team after scoring the match-ending point of a 3-0 win against Texas A&M Corpus-Christi on Friday at the Devaney Sports Center.
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Mike Comstock picks up his daughter, Brooklynn Comstock, at the end of the first day of school at Robinson Elementary on Monday. The new school in northeast Lincoln opened two weeks late because of construction issues.
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Friday's game between Lincoln Northwest and Ralston is seen through temporary fencing at Union Bank Stadium. It was the inaugural game at the stadium.
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Kearney's Sawyer Schilke carries the ball as he narrowly avoids a tackle by Lincoln East's Connor Shelton on Thursday at Seacrest Field.
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The family of Hulda Roper, including step-grandson Craig Roper (from left) and stepson Charlie Roper, talk with Lincoln Police Chief Teresa Ewins and Cedars president and CEO Jim Blue as the youth service organization names its conference room after Hulda Roper, the city's first female police officer.
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Sen. Ben Sasse (from left), Rep. Don Bacon, Rep. Adrian Smith and Rep. Mike Flood attend the annual federal legislative summit on Thursday at Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum.
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Mike Meyerle (left) and Steph Meyerle of Beatrice watch Nebraska play Northwestern on Saturday at McKinney's Irish Pub.
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Wahoo coach Trina Christen hugs Jaiden Swanson the Warriors defeated Beatrice in eight innings Tuesday in Beatrice.
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Lincoln Pius X players run through a banner before taking on Scottsbluff on Friday at Aldrich Field.
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Lincoln East's Kooper Barnes dances with her teammates before the Spartans took on Norris in the LPS Classic on Saturday at Doris Bair Softball Complex.
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Lincoln Southeast's Gunnar Gottula flips his hair back after taking off his helmet in the fourth quarter against Elkhorn South at Seacrest Field on Friday at Seacrest Field.
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Lincoln Lutheran's Elecea Saathoff (3) tips the ball past Waverly defenders Thursday at Lincoln Lutheran High School.
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MUNICH (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on world leaders Saturday to “double down” on support for Ukraine, saying additional arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and the rest of Europe from Russian aggressio n now and in the future.
Sunak delivered the message in a speech to the Munich Security Conference, an annual meeting of heads of state, defense ministers and other world leaders. This year’s conference is focused on threats to the accepted rules of international relations nearly a year after Russian troops invaded Ukraine.
Highlighting Britain’s recent commitment to provide battle tanks, advanced air defense systems and longer-range missiles to Ukraine, Sunak urged other nations to follow suit before Russia launches an expected spring offensive.
“Now is the moment to double down on our military support,” Sunak said. “When Putin started this war, he gambled that our resolve would falter. Even now he is betting we will lose our nerve.”
Sunak also called on NATO to provide long-term security guarantees for Ukraine. Such commitments are necessary to shield Ukraine from future Russian aggression and to protect the system of international rules that have helped keep peace since the end of World War II, Sunak said.
“It’s about the security and sovereignty of every nation,” the prime minister said. “Because Russia’s invasion, its abhorrent war crimes and irresponsible nuclear rhetoric are symptomatic of a broader threat to everything we believe in.”
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Ranked #56 in analysis of unclassified, prime contracts awarded across all federal government agencies
HERNDON, Va., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akima today announced that it has been named one of the top 200 federal contractors according to Bloomberg Government in the eleventh annual BGOV200, based on fiscal year 2021 data for unclassified, prime contracts awarded across all U.S. federal government agencies. With $1.5 billion in prime federal contracts, Akima ranked number 56, up 7 spots from the previous year.
"Akima's growth in this year's rankings is a direct reflection of our exemplary support to our government customers as well as our dedication to our over 15,000 Inupiat shareholders," said Akima President & CEO, Bill Monet. "We are proud to be included on this list with other respected and established federal contractors."
The 11th annual BGOV200 report is the culmination of extensive data management for areas such as company hierarchy, contract title, and agency assignments. Data integrity makes this the premier source for government contract practitioners trying to make sense of shifts in the competitive landscape.
"We're honored to recognize Akima as one of the top federal contractors for fiscal 2021," said Kerry Lenahan, General Manager and Head of Government Contracting Solutions, Bloomberg Government. "The 11th edition is a testament to Bloomberg Government's continued commitment to deliver critical market intelligence that helps clients best understand how to position themselves in this competitive market."
For more information and to download a copy of the BGOV200, click here.
Akima is a global enterprise with more than 8,000 employees, delivering agile solutions to the federal government in the core areas of facilities, maintenance, and repair; information technology; logistics; protective services; systems engineering; mission support; furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E); and construction. As a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, Akima's core mission is to enable superior outcomes for our customers' missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for NANA consistent with our Iñupiat values. In 2022, Akima ranked #28 on Washington Technology's Top 100 List and #56 on Bloomberg Government's BGOV200 List of top federal contractors. To learn more about Akima, visit www.akima.com.
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- Featuring custom-made GT-2000™ 11 physical running shoes, exclusively designed to get the Web3 community moving
- Available to order globally using USDC on Solana Pay with exclusive ASICS x STEPN NFT airdrop
LISBON, Portugal, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASICS today takes a major step forward in its commitment to get the Web3 community moving with the launch of the new ASICS x Solana UI Collection. Featuring custom-made GT-2000™ 11 running shoes, customers will automatically receive a loyalty ASICS Badge NFT with purchase, with a chance to receive an airdrop of a limited number of ASICS x STEPN GT-2000™ NFTs. The shoes are exclusively available to purchase with USDC digital dollar currency via Solana Pay at ui.asics.com and available for pre-order for a limited five-day period from November 4 – 8.
In a move to deliver on ASICS' Web3 mission to create world-class experiences that get the global Web3 community moving, the collection has been exclusively designed for everyday activity. Suitable for all abilities, the GT-2000™ 11 performance running shoe is available in two custom designs: "light mode" and "dark mode". The understated Solana-inspired design comes from the user interfaces (UI) on computer and phone screens to symbolize a healthy balance between screen time and physical activity.
The first ever globally distributed physical product available to order using USDC on Solana Pay, ASICS has brought the best of physical and digital commerce together to provide a seamless end-to-end customer experience:
- Borderless: Anyone in the world can buy as many shoes as they'd like
- Instant: Global purchases in USDC digital dollar currency powered exclusively by Solana Pay, a decentralized payment standard and protocol built on Solana
- Rewards: Automatically with their purchase, customers receive ASICS Badge NFTs which will unlock access to future tokengated ASICS rewards and experiences
- Tokengating: ASICS Badge holders have an opportunity to receive a tokengated airdrop of ASICS x STEPN NFT sneakers, which can be used to play the powerhouse Move and Earn app that brings people to a healthier lifestyle by rewarding them with tokens for being active
- Global efficiencies: The limited pre-order window reduces inventory and increases overall efficiencies in the production process - ASICS won't make or ship more products than are purchased
Commenting on ASICS latest announcement, Joe Pace, Director of Web3 and Digital Goods at ASICS says, "The launch of the ASICS x Solana UI Collection is a major step forward for ASICS Web3 commerce. We're proud to leverage Solana Pay and partner with STEPN to help us scale our mission to inspire the global Web3 community to create healthy habits with our products. Building on learnings and successes from our Sunrise Red and Genesis STEPN collections, we're excited to continue delivering world-class Web3 experiences."
"As a first mover in this space, ASICS is leading the industry by showing how customers and brands can come together around tokengated experiences that provide ongoing e-benefits to both sides," said Josh Fried, Head of Payments Business Development at Solana Labs. "Furthermore, by using USDC payments on Solana Pay, ASICS is breaking down geographic barriers to facilitate transactions around the world and showing just how much more can be done with Web3 commerce."
The shoes can be purchased for $200 USDC and are available for pre-order globally now HERE until Nov. 9 at 6:59 AM UTC.
For more information visit ui.asics.com
Notes to Editors:
ABOUT ASICS WEB3
ASICS began their Web3 journey with the minting of the ASICS SUNRISE RED™ NFT Collection in July 2021. Building on successes and learnings, ASICS developed a first-of-its-kind partnership with Move-and Earn app, STEPN, to launch the ASICS X STEPN Origins Collection in April 2022. With the release of the ASICS x Solana UI collection including genesis ASICS Badge NFTs on the Solana blockchain, ASICS is establishing technology to deliver world-class Web3 experiences that inspire physical activity in the Web3 community to promote physical and mental wellbeing.
ABOUT SOLANA
Solana is a blockchain built for mass adoption. It's a high-performance network that is utilized for a range of use cases, including finance, NFTs, payments, and gaming. Solana operates as a single global state machine, and is open, interoperable and decentralized. For more information, please visit https://solana.com.
ABOUT STEPN
Launched in 2021 by Find Satoshi Lab, STEPN is a Web3 lifestyle app that merges game elements with exercise. With little barrier to entry, STEPN provides players with a gamified fitness experience regardless of their familiarity with Web3.
STEPN promotes a healthy lifestyle by rewarding players for their daily exercise. Users equipped with NFT sneakers are rewarded for walking, jogging, or running with in-game tokens that can be used to level up Sneakers, mint new sneakers, and more. STEPN aims to nudge millions toward a healthier lifestyle, combat climate change, and connect the public to Web3.
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The U.S. Justice Department has requested documents from Tesla Inc. related to its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” features, according to a regulatory filing.
“To our knowledge no government agency in any ongoing investigation has concluded that any wrongdoing occurred,” Tesla said in the filing Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Austin, Texas-based electric vehicle maker cautioned that if the government decides to pursue an enforcement action, it could possibly have a material adverse impact on its business.
A message was left Tuesday seeking comment from the Justice Department.
Tesla is already facing multiple investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for problems with its two driver-assist systems, Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving.”
Despite their names, Tesla still says on its website that the cars can’t drive themselves. Teslas using “Full Self-Driving” can navigate roads in many cases, but experts say the system can make mistakes, which even CEO Elon Musk acknowledges. “We’re not saying it’s quite ready to have no one behind the wheel,” CEO Musk said in October.
The systems have been under investigation by NHTSA since June of 2016 when a driver using Autopilot was killed after his Tesla went under a tractor-trailer crossing its path in Florida. A separate probe into Teslas that were using Autopilot when they crashed into emergency vehicles started in August 2021. At least 14 Teslas that have crashed into emergency vehicles while using the Autopilot system.
Including the Florida crash, NHTSA has sent investigators to 35 Tesla crashes in which automated systems are suspected of being used. Nineteen people have died in those crashes, including two motorcyclists.
“Full Self-Driving” went on sale late in 2015, and Musk has used the name ever since. It currently costs $15,000 to activate the system. That year, Musk said the company will have full autonomy in about three years.
In 2019 he promised a fleet of autonomous robotaxis by 2020, and he said in early 2022 that the cars would be autonomous that year.
Since 2021, Tesla has been beta-testing “Full Self-Driving” using owners who haven’t been trained on the system but are actively monitored by the company. Tesla said this month that 400,000 owners are participating.
Auto safety advocates and government investigators have long criticized Tesla’s monitoring system as inadequate. Three years ago the National Transportation Safety Board listed poor monitoring as a contributing factor in a 2018 fatal Tesla crash in California. The board recommended a better system, but said Tesla has not responded.
NHTSA has noted in documents that numerous Tesla crashes have occurred in which drivers had their hands on the wheel but still weren’t paying attention. The agency has said that Autopilot is being used in areas where its capabilities are limited and that many drivers aren’t taking action to avoid crashes despite warnings from the vehicle.
In addition, the National Transportation Safety Board determined in 2020 that Tesla’s system to make sure drivers are paying attention is not adequate, and it should be limited to areas where it can safely operate.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Southern Nevada has been in the path of repeated rain systems for the last week. But has the recent rain affected Lake Mead’s water levels?
The good news is that it has helped, but only a little. According to Bureau of Reclamation Public Affairs Specialist Doug Hendrix, as of Wednesday, Jan. 11, “Lake Mead (was) about 28% full, with the elevation today at about 1,045.04. Overall, we currently stand at about 0.3 ft higher than originally projected in December.”
One day later, Lake Mead had risen another .2 feet to 1,045.25 feet above sea level. The last time Lake Mead was at 100% capacity was in mid-1999.
Lake Mead and much of the Colorado River basin have been experiencing a 22-year drought. The water elevation at the end of July 2000, for example, was just under 200 feet higher at 1,199.97 feet.
Hendrix said, however, that storms alone have little impact on overall water levels.
“Over the past few weeks, recent storm events and runoff into the tributaries that enter Lake Mead as well as reduced releases from Hoover Dam — due to a decrease in downstream demand — have had some impact on the lake’s elevation,” Hendrix told Nexstar’s KLAS. “While the amount of precipitation received in the lower basin and from tributary inflows helps, rainfall from recent winter storms, alone, isn’t enough to offset the decades-long reservoir declines.”
The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas also said the storm’s impact on Lake Mead was “a drop in the bucket” compared to other sources.
“Rain in the Las Vegas valley does help with Lake Mead’s water levels. However, it is more like a drop in the bucket compared to the contribution from the snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin in E Utah, W Colorado, & SW Wyoming.”
Snowpack
The majority of water in Lake Mead comes from snowpack melt from the Colorado Rockies. Those snowpack levels have been rising over the past week as storms hit the Rocky Mountains. Dec. 27 measurements of 102% snowpack in the region — just above normal — had risen to 149% as of Thursday in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
Drought
The recent storms in the Sierra Nevada Mountains have also helped with California’s drought — but not as much with Nevada. In California’s drought map, the worst classification, “exceptional drought,” has been wiped off the map, and the second-worst category is nearly gone.
In Nevada, the area of “extreme drought” has decreased in the last three months but remains in place for much of the central and northwest parts of the state.
On Oct. 10, 44.61% of Nevada was classified as being in an “extreme drought.” Now, three months later, 24.45% of the state has that classification. It’s also worth noting that one year ago, 7.5% of the state was listed as being under “exceptional drought.” | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/why-hasnt-recent-rain-helped-lake-mead-much/ | 2023-01-13 15:42:06 | 0 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/why-hasnt-recent-rain-helped-lake-mead-much/ |
NFL Twitter stunned by Kittle's jaw-dropping catch vs. Cowboys originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
George Kittle played a big role in shifting the momentum in the 49ers' favor during the fourth quarter of San Francisco's NFC divisional round game against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi's Stadium on Sunday.
With the game tied 9-9, a first-and-10 pass from 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy over the middle to Kittle resulted in a one-handed bobbled catch that injected momentum into an otherwise lifeless San Francisco offense.
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Twitter was stunned after Kittle's otherworldly catch.
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Kittle's 30-yard reception moved the 49ers' offense into Cowboys territory, helping set up an eventual two-yard touchdown run from running back Christian McCaffrey that gave San Francisco a 16-9 lead after the ensuing extra-point.
If the 49ers hang on to win and advance to the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Kittle's jaw-dropping catch will have played a big role in generating momentum at the right time. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/george-kittles-one-handed-juggled-catch-vs-cowboys-stuns-nfl-twitter/4061626/ | 2023-01-23 03:23:16 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/george-kittles-one-handed-juggled-catch-vs-cowboys-stuns-nfl-twitter/4061626/ |
Aston Martin will celebrate its 110th anniversary throughout 2023, including with a new model to be revealed later in the year.
The automaker considers Jan. 15 to be its official anniversary. That’s the day in 1913 that founders Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford officially formed the partnership that led to the first Aston Martin car. That is not the car in the accompanying photos; Aston chose the decade-newer 1923 Razor Blade race car to pose alongside its Valkyrie hypercar for those shots.
Part of the celebration will include a “new, strictly limited, exclusive Aston Martin model, to be unveiled later this year,” the automaker announced in a press release. That could be a new special edition along the lines of the V12 Speedster, but the release also says Aston will “unleash the first of its highly anticipated next generation of sports cars” in 2023.
The Aston Martin Valhalla supercar was originally scheduled to debut in 2023, but Aston previously told Motor Authority that the launch had been pushed back to 2024. The Valhalla has already been rebooted from the initial concept version shown in 2019, with different styling and a new powertrain. A mid-engine Vanquish is expected to follow in 2025.
Aston also plans centenary celebrations at prominent automotive events such as the F1 British Grand Prix, the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the centerpiece of Monterey Car Week. This year marks other notable anniversaries for the automaker as well, including the 75th anniversary of the DB line, the 60th anniversary of the DB5 made famous in the “James Bond” franchise, and the 20th anniversary of Aston’s current headquarters in Gaydon, England.
These milestones come after major upheavals at Aston. The automaker in May 2022 named Ferrari veteran Amedeo Felisa as CEO, replacing Mercedes-AMG veteran Tobias Moers after just two years. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, known as the Public Investment Fund, also upped its stake in Aston, becoming the automaker’s second largest shareholder after Yew Tree, the consortium led by Lawrence Stroll, father of Aston F1 driver Lance Stroll. Volvo parent company Geely subsequently bought a 7.6% stake in Aston Martin.
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This week, we're diving back into the archives for Part IV of our 25th Year Spectacular! We've got interviews with George Takei, Martha Stewart, and Mariska Hargitay, plus some time with Barbie director Greta Gerwig!
Not My Job: Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay has been playing Captain Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU for over 20 years. She knows her way around the mean streets of New York, but what does she know about the other SVU: The Sweet Valley Universe of books?
Not My Job: George Takei
Peter talks with beloved actor, writer and activist George Takei and tries his hardest not to ask a bunch of hyper-specific questions about Star Trek
Not My Job: Martha Stewart
What's Martha Stewart up to? Appearing on our "25th Anniversary Spectacular" to talk about being good at just about everything.
Not My Job: Vince Gill in Nashville
In 2011, we headed to Nashville to talk with country music legend Vince Gill.
Not My Job: Greta Gerwig
With the Barbie movie dominating our head and heart, there's no better time to revisit our interview with director Greta Gerwig, who joined us in Seattle.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa police said they are investigating a homicide that happened late Thursday night.
The department said at about 9 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance call on East Scott Street.
Upon arrival, officers found “an adult Hispanic male in his early 40’s, suffering from upper body trauma,” according to a release.
First responders took the victim to a hospital where he died from his injuries.
At this time, no suspects in the man’s death have been found. Detectives said they are working to identify the individual or individuals responsible.
If you know anything, call Tampa Police at 813-231-6130 or contact Crimestoppers of Tampa
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SELMA, Ala. — A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South killed at least six people Thursday in central Alabama, authorities said, and spawned a tornado that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma.
Ernie Baggett, the emergency management director in Autauga County, Alabama, told The Associated Press he could confirm six fatalities were scattered across multiple homes in the Old Kingston community. Baggett said mobile homes and conventional homes were both damaged.
"It seems to have been a couple of different houses where people were at home," Baggett said.
He said at least 12 people were injured severely enough to be taken to hospitals by emergency responders. Baggett said he didn't know the extent of their injuries.
Autauga County, Alabama, is 41 miles (66 kilometers) northeast of Selma.
Officials estimate that 40 to 50 homes were damaged or destroyed by storms that cut a strip across the county, Baggett said. He said crews were focused Thursday evening on cutting through downed trees to look for people who may be injured.
"Search and rescue is really more what's going on right now," Baggett said.
In Selma, a city etched in the history of the civil rights movement, brick buildings collapsed, cars were on their side and traffic poles were strewn about in the downtown area. Plumes of thick, black smoke rose over the city from a fire burning. It was not immediately known whether the storm caused the blaze.
A few blocks past the city's famed Edmund Pettus Bridge, an enduring symbol of the voting rights movement, buildings were crumpled by the storm and trees blocked roadways.
Selma Mayor James Perkins said that no fatalities have been reported at this time, but first responders are continuing to assess the damage.
"People have been injured, but no fatalities," Perkins said. "We have a lot of downed power lines. There is a lot of danger on the streets."
A city curfew is being put into place, the mayor added.
The "large and extremely dangerous tornado" caused damage as it moved through the historic city, the National Weather Service said. There were confirmed reports of tree and structural damage in Selma and reports of damage in other counties, the agency said.
Nationwide, there were 33 separate tornado reports Thursday from the National Weather Service as of Thursday evening, with a handful of tornado warnings still in effect in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. However, the reports were not yet confirmed and some of them could later be classified as wind damage after assessments are done in coming days.
In Alabama, there is damage "all over Selma," former state Sen. Hank Sanders said he has been told.
"A tornado has definitely damaged Selma. In fact, it hit our house, but not head-on. It blew out windows in the bedroom and in the living room. It is raining through the roof in the kitchen," Sanders said.
Selma, a city of about 18,000 residents, is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of the Alabama capital city of Montgomery.
Selma was a flashpoint of the civil rights movement. Alabama state troopers viciously attacked Black people advocating for voting rights as they marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965. Among those beaten by law enforcement officers was John Lewis, whose skull was fractured. He went on to a long and distinguished career as a U.S. congressman.
After the tornado passed, Krishun Moore emerged from her home to the sound of children crying and screaming. She and her mother encouraged the kids to keep screaming until they found the two of them on top of the roof of a damaged apartment. She estimated the kids were about one and four years old. Both of them are OK, she said through Facebook messenger.
Malesha McVay drove parallel to the tornado with her family. She said it got less than a mile from her home before suddenly turning.
"We stopped and we prayed. We followed it and prayed," she said. "It was a 100% God thing that it turned right before it hit my house."
She took video of the giant twister, which would turn black as it swept away home after home.
"It would hit a house, and black smoke would swirl up," she said. "It was very terrifying."
The weather service had issued a tornado emergency for several counties just north of the capital city of Montgomery as the same storm system moved eastward. "This is a life-threatening situation. Take shelter immediately," the weather service said of the reported tornado.
There were multiple tornado warnings issued Thursday in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee as the storm system moved through the region.
More than 50,000 customers were without power in Alabama, according to PowerOutage.us, which tracks outages nationwide.
In Georgia, more than 100,000 customers were without electricity just before sunset Thursday as the storm system carved a path across a tier of counties just south of Atlanta, according to PowerOutage.us.
The storm hit in Griffin, south of Atlanta, with winds damaging a shopping area, local news outlets reported. A Hobby Lobby store partially lost its roof, and at least one car was flipped in the parking lot of a nearby Walmart.
Damage was also reported west of downtown Atlanta in Douglas County and Cobb County, with Cobb County government posting a damage report showing a crumbled cinder block wall at a warehouse in suburban Austell.
In Kentucky, the National Weather Service in Louisville confirmed that an EF-1 tornado struck Mercer County and said crews were surveying damage in a handful of other counties. There were reports of downed trees, power outages and other scattered damage from storms that moved through the state.
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AP Top 25 Movies, ranking 2022’s best: What made the cut?
By SALLY HO, ANGELIKI KASTANIS and LINDSEY BAHR
Associated Press
With hundreds of new movies released each year, many of us depend on the expertise of film critics to help curate our own watching — a thoroughly communal yet deeply personal experience.
To honor the supporting role that entertainment journalism can play in this beloved pastime, The Associated Press on Thursday unveiled its inaugural AP Top 25 Movies list.
The AP Top 25 Movies ranking is a distinctive honor roll of films released in 2022, as determined by a truly representative panel of 26 of the U.S.’ smartest movie experts working for AP-affiliated news outlets.
Here, we explain what it is and how it works:
THE HISTORY
The AP Top 25 Movies ranking is a new initiative adapted from a rich legacy. The global not-for-profit news cooperative’s AP Top 25 college football poll has been the authority in the sport since the all-media survey began in 1936.
The sports poll has since expanded, including men’s college basketball in 1949 and women’s college basketball in 1977. The AP Top 25 Movies ranking now joins this storied tradition.
The sports polls are a weekly tally tracking the evolving dynamic throughout each sport’s season of play. In contrast, the AP Top 25 Movies ranking is a single definitive list reflecting the entire 2022 calendar year.
“I’ve been mimicking the AP College Football poll since I was 6 years old and ranking my favorite movies every year,” said Shawn Edwards, film critic at WDAF-TV in Kansas City. “I’m thrilled that AP wanted a diverse group of individuals from various parts of the country to share their perspectives and viewpoints.”
THE VOTERS
For the AP Top 25 Movies ranking, the AP researched the nation’s best film writers, reporters and critics, seeking a diverse panel of journalists from all formats who cover films as a significant part of their role at their news outlet. To be eligible, their news outlets must be AP members or customers.
Among the 26 selected to vote in the inaugural ranking are a mix of platforms and audiences — from National Public Radio, Univision and IndieWire, to The Chicago Tribune, San Diego’s KPBS-FM radio station and KSNV-TV in Las Vegas.
The demographic makeup of the voters — 54% white and 65% male — stands out as more inclusive when compared to the overall industry: Research from USC in 2018 found the film critics industry to be 83% white and 78.7% male.
The AP Top 25 Movies panelists also ranged in age from 29 to 68, and are based across the country — from Detroit to Memphis, Tennessee, and Houston to Philadelphia — though there is heavy representation in the film industry hubs of New York and Los Angeles.
THE METHODOLOGY
Each voter submitted their own list ranking 25 movies that premiered to the public during the 2022 calendar year. The AP encouraged each panelist to exercise their own interpretation of “best films,” which did not need to align with predictions for awards or even movies’ Oscars eligibility.
The 26 lists that ensued yielded a collective of 176 different movies. The individual rankings were then combined to produce the national ranking using a Borda count, in which a first-place vote was worth 25 points, a second-place vote was worth 24 points, and so on. Ties were allowed and occurred at No. 16, in which both “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “The Whale” each received 130 points in the AP’s cumulative weighted system.
Each panelist’s identity and full ballot are public.
THE TRENDS
In a cinematic landscape where it seems only franchise films have a shot at traditional box office success, the top five films on the AP Top 25 Movies ranking were all original — and most found robust audiences in theaters, despite the fact that moviegoing has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels.
Fiercely original films, female-focused stories and theatrical-first releases had the clear edge.
The fight for the top movie of the year was extremely close, separated in the ranking by a mere 8 points. While “The Banshees of Inisherin” won the title with 392 points, it’s the Michelle Yeoh-fronted “Everything Everywhere All at Once” that earned the most first-place votes. The indie sci-fi hit — currently enjoying a Cinderella run during awards season — came in second in the AP rankings with 384 points but was the first choice on six different ballots. Meanwhile, the Irish dark comedy was ranked the top movie of the year on just two different ballots.
And while the final list of 25 movies reflected the year’s critical darlings, individual panelists’ ballots took a distinct turn toward, shall we say, approachability in the bottom half. Movies toward the end of the full list of 176 movies ranged from “Lightyear” and “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” to “Jackass Forever” and “Love, Lizzo.” There were 76 movies that each were only endorsed on one ballot.
THE FULL LIST
1. “The Banshees of Inisherin,” 392 points
2. “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” 384 points
3. “Tár,” 346 points
4. “Nope,” 304 points
5. “The Woman King,” 267 points
6. “RRR,” 263 points
7. “Top Gun: Maverick,” 252 points
8. “The Fabelmans,” 238 points
9. “Women Talking,” 222 points
10. “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” 209 points
11. “Aftersun,” 201 points
12. “Decision to Leave,” 200 points
13. “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” 147 points
14. “Elvis,” 145 points
15. “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” 141 points
16. “Avatar: The Way of Water,” 130 points
16. “The Whale,” 130 points
18. “Babylon,” 129 points
19. “She Said,” 125 points
20. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” 122 points
21. “Triangle of Sadness,” 121 points
22. “Till,” 116 points
23. “EO,” 98 points
24. “Turning Red,” 95 points
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Families of Half Moon Bay victims hope to return slain relatives to Mexico
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - Dozens of flower bouquets and candles adorned the steps at Mac Dutra Plaza in Half Moon Bay on Thursday to remember the seven people killed in the mass shooting three days earlier.
All the victims were farmworkers from China or Mexico.
They ranged in age from 38 to 73 years old and two married couples were among the group.
They are: Zhishen Liu, 73, and his wife, Aixiang Zhang, 74, of San Francisco; Qizhong Cheng, 66, and his wife Jingzhi Lu, 64, of Half Moon Bay; Marciano Martinez Jimenez, 50, of Moss Beach; Yetao Bing, 43, and Jose Romero Perez, 38.
The tragedy of the mass shooting inspired a local photographer to leave a piece of her artwork, in tribute.
"I didn't know anybody," Chrissy Eckert said. "But it's too close to home. The lives lost in Half Moon Bay will forever be a part of our community."
Friends and family members who knew the people who lost their lives, also came here to reflect on happier times.
Juan Dolores said he used to play in a local amateur band with Martinez-Jimenez, who played drums and accordion.
"The memories will always be there," Dolores said in Spanish. "Marciano was a good person, a good friend. I couldn't believe this happened to him.
Martinez-Jimenez was working as a supervisor at the Concord Mushroom Farm, when he was killed by gunman Chunli Zhao, 66, who was charged with seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
His family is hoping to send his body to Oaxaca, Mexico.
He was well-known and liked in this tight-knit Latino community in Half Moon Bay.
His friend says he volunteered as a translator at the local health clinic for people who didn't speak English.
He had lived and worked in the area for 20 years. His nephew told KTVU a co-worker told them Martinez-Jimenez was the first person to confront the gunman at the farm - and had tried to stop him.
"He shot my uncle in the head," his nephew Carlos Martinez said. "The worker next to him was basically saying, 'You don't have to do this.' The guy told him something along the lines of 'I don't have a beef with you. I have no troubles with you.' "
Jose Romero Perez, 38,was also killed in the shooting. He was also from Oaxaca, Mexico, and leaves behind a wife and four children. His family is also hoping to send his body back home for a memorial.
He immigrated to this country a year and a half ago, his cousin wrote, with a great dream of working for his own family. He wanted to provide a better quality of life for all of them. On Monday, the cousin wrote, Perez "painfully lost his life in the massacre … and his illusions also died."
Romero Perez's brother, Pedro, worked alongside him at the mushroom farm. He was also shot - but survived - and is still recovering in the hospital.
There is a community vigil planned for Friday afternoon in downtown Half Moon Bay.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING:
Half Moon Bay Strong Fund and Coastside Hope have been set up to collect donations directly supporting the victims’ families.
Individual fundraisers have also been set up for some of the victims, including for Marciano Martinez-Jimenez and Jose Perez.
A memorial was created for the Half Moon Bay mass shooting victims at Mac Dutra Plaza.
A memorial was created for the Half Moon Bay mass shooting victims at Mac Dutra Plaza.
A memorial was created for the Half Moon Bay mass shooting victims at Mac Dutra Plaza.
Marciano Martinez Jimenez, one of the victims killed in the Half Moon Bay shootings.
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LSU fans with reserved parking near Tiger Stadium who fear a repeat of last week's postgame traffic jams can ask the university to set them up in another lot, a university official said Friday.
LSU athletics spokesperson Cody Worsham said that LSU would do its best to accommodate the needs of fans who want to move from one lot to another, though there are no guarantees since the season has already started. A number of problems contributed to major traffic woes last week.
"Anyone that wants to relocate, we’re going to help them relocate however possible," he said. "Obviously there are some difficulties now that the season has already started and with so many of these lots already filled up, but we’re going to try to accommodate people where possible."
While fans cannot normally change their spot as the season progresses, Worsham said LSU will try to move people upon request if spots are available.
Patricia France, a New Orleans resident and LSU season ticket holder for 40 years, said she was stuck in the Alex Box Stadium parking lot for hours after LSU's game against Southern last weekend.
France said she worked with LSU earlier this week to get her parking spot moved closer to the Parade Ground.
“They did switch me out, they were very apologetic and moved us back over to the east side of campus in hopes that that will be better," she said. "But something has got to be said that this was not a good situation.”
LSU said it would station more officers at critical points Saturday night and put up additional barricades.
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NEW YORK, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will present the 2023 Joel D. Kopple Award to Kentucky renal dietitian Lois Hill, MS, RDN, LD, LDE, for her significant contributions to the field of renal nutrition. The award is in the name of the "father of renal nutrition" and will be presented at the 2023 NKF Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM) in Austin, TX, in April.
"Receiving the Joel D. Kopple Award is a career highlight for me," Hill said. "I am honored to have had the opportunity to practice in renal nutrition and to follow in the footsteps of earlier Joel D. Kopple Award honorees whom I have held in the highest esteem."
Hill is a registered dietitian nutritionist, licensed dietitian, and a licensed diabetes educator in Kentucky. She is in private practice in Lexington and focuses on chronic kidney disease (CKD) nutrition counseling. Over her career, she has worked as a nutrition service supervisor and as a renal dietitian at Dialysis Clinic, Inc. and at the University of Kentucky. She has various experiences in clinical practice among stages 1 through 5 CKD and post-transplant patients and has participated in research in CKD nutrition.
"Hill's work and continual advocacy for increased use of medical nutrition therapy in treating people with kidney disease is so important for millions of Americans," said NKF President Sylvia Rosas, MD, MSCE. "She is passionate about renal nutrition and is paving a path much like Dr. Kopple did a generation ago. She has been a longtime advocate of the NKF and we are grateful for her leadership roles at the NKF Council on Renal Nutrition."
She holds both an MS and BS degree from the University of Kentucky with her dietetic internship completed at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She counsels patients with CKD stages 3 and 4 on Medical Nutrition Therapy covered by Medicare and other insurance. She acts as a nutrition interpreter to sort out evidence-based facts from internet information about renal nutrition and conducts grocery store tours for patients.
"I am a longtime member of the National Kidney Foundation Council on Renal Nutrition," she said. "The NKF is the go-to national organization for kidney-related advocacy, education, outreach, and research."
Hill will give a lecture titled, "Nephrology Nutrition: Past, Present, and Future Possibilities" on Thursday, April 13, at 8:15 a.m. in Austin, TX at the 2023 NKF SCM.
Each year NKF considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of Nephrology and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of NKF to enhance the lives of patients through action, education, and accelerating change. The prestigious awards are presented to the recipients during the annual gathering of clinicians and kidney health professionals at the NKF 2023 Spring Clinical Meetings, which will be held from April 11-15 in Austin, TX.
NKF Spring Clinical Meetings
For the past 31 years, nephrology healthcare professionals from across the country have come to NKF's Spring Clinical Meetings to learn about the newest developments related to all aspects of nephrology practice; network with colleagues; and present their research findings. The NKF Spring Clinical Meetings are designed for meaningful change in the multidisciplinary healthcare teams' skills, performance, and patient health outcomes. It is the only conference of its kind that focuses on translating science into practice for the entire healthcare team.
About Kidney Disease
In the United States, more than 37 million adults are estimated to have kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD)—and approximately 90 percent don't know they have it. About 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. are at risk for kidney disease. Risk factors for kidney disease include: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and family history. People of Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander descent are at increased risk for developing the disease. Black or African American people are about four times as likely as White people to have kidney failure. Hispanics experience kidney failure at about double the rate of White people.
NKF Professional Membership
Healthcare professionals can join NKF to receive access to tools and resources for both patients and professionals, discounts on professional education, and access to a network of thousands of individuals who treat patients with kidney disease.
About the National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive, and longstanding patient-centric organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease in the U.S. For more information about NKF, visit www.kidney.org.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Darren McFadden and Felix Jones make for some serious company. Rocket Sanders can now say he’s there with those all-time Arkansas running backs.
The Razorbacks’ sophomore running back ran for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns in helping the No. 16 Razorbacks beat South Carolina 44-30 on Saturday.
Sanders joined McFadden, twice a Heisman Trophy finalist, and Jones, the player with the sixth-most yards rushing in school history, as the only three Arkansas players to run for 150 yards and two scores against the Gamecocks.
“Um, that’s good,” Sanders said after the game. He half-chuckled his next sentence.
“Of course I want to be better than those guys.”
Sanders ran for 578 yards and five touchdowns in his first season last year. With returning starter Dominique Johnson still sidelined recovering from a knee injury suffered in the Outback Bowl, Sanders has taken nearly all of the first-team reps. The result has been a 2-0 start for his team and him becoming the first Razorbacks player since 2019 with back-to-back 100-yard games.
Sanders scored the first two touchdowns of the game as Arkansas (2-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) found the end zone on each of its first three possessions against South Carolina and opened a 21-3 lead. The Gamecocks (1-1, 0-1) responded with two straight scores at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second to pull within 21-16.
Sanders wouldn’t score again as KJ Jefferson was the keystone for a bulk of the Razorbacks’ second-half touchdowns, but he ran for 95 of his 156 yards in the final 30 minutes.
Arkansas ran for 295 yards, and AJ Green and Rashod Dubinion also chipped in touchdowns.
“I was really proud of our offensive line. We asked them to kind of control the game and I felt like they did. I think the offensive line wore them down,” Pittman said.
Jefferson led a 14-play, 59-yard drive capped with his own 2-yard rushing touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter to move Arkansas back ahead by two scores. South Carolina lost a fumble on its next possession and Jefferson added a touchdown pass to Warren Thompson in response, ultimately putting the Gamecocks too far behind to rally.
Spencer Rattler tried. The Oklahoma transfer threw for 371 yards and a touchdown on 23 of 38 passing with a touchdown for South Carolina, but was intercepted in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter by Dwight McGlothern. The Gamecocks had three turnovers.
Jefferson was 18 of 21 passing for 162 yards and a touchdown. He ran for another 67 yards and the score on 19 carries.
“I thought he played better today than he did last week. I thought he was more accurate,” Pittman said. “I thought he was in total control. … He pretty much can take over the game when he wants to.”
Johnson is expected to return in Week 3 against Missouri State. He might find himself short on carries as Sanders’ development has put the sophomore in high company.
“I think he’s becoming an all-around back a little bit more,” Pittman said. “I thought he played really, really well. Two 100-yard days back-to-back is pretty good. He’s a better back than he was a year ago.”
THE TAKEAWAY
South Carolina: The Gamecocks had moments, but consistency was lacking in coach Shane Beamer’s second year.
Arkansas: The Razorbacks’ defense held up well without two starters in the secondary, including former freshman All-America safety Jalen Catalon.
A BIG LOSS IN A BIG WIN
Pittman said after the game that preseason All-SEC safety Jalen Catalon would miss the rest of the season because of a shoulder injury. Catalon was lost midway through Arkansas’ win over Cincinnati last week.
Catalon was a freshman All-American two seasons ago, but missed the back-half of the Razorbacks’ season last year because of a shoulder injury.
IT’S BEEN A WHILE
Arkansas’ win over South Carolina was the Razorbacks’ first since 2011. The teams had met only three times since before Saturday with the Gamecocks winning each.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Arkansas likely won’t do any worse than staying put at No. 16 when the polls are released Sunday.
UP NEXT
South Carolina: Hosts defending national champion Georgia in Week 3
Arkansas: Missouri State comes to town next week, lea by former Razorbacks head coach Bobby Petrino.
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Want to learn the steps but not sure where to start? Already a long-time lover of legends like Daddy Yankee and Romeo Santos? Then this list is for you. Check out the top 8 places to dance to Latin music in Dallas.
Cafe Salsera
2610 Elm St.At Deep Ellum’s Cafe Salsera you can enjoy Latin music five nights a week. From Wednesday to Sunday, the restaurant and nightclub is open until 2 a.m. Sample some of the Latin-inspired drinks from all over the world including Mexico’s renowned michelada, Peru’s famous pisco sour and Brazil’s beloved caipirinha. When you’re not making friends on the dance floor, fill up on flautas, empanadas, tortas and other traditional treats.
Havana Cafe
1152 Buckner Blvd., No. J-126For a taste of authentic Cuban food and live music several nights a week, head to Havana Cafe in Casa Linda. Fill up on classic bites like croquetas, tostones and ceviche or try one of the bar's many flavors of mojitos. A live saxophonist usually gets people moving on Thursdays during happy hour, and other Latin artists take the stage on Friday nights. Cubans are known for their distinct style of salsa, so stop by to find a new dance partner.
Gloria’s
5100 Belt Line Road, No. 864, AddisonEveryone knows and loves the Salvadoran and Tex-Mex fare at Gloria’s locations across Texas, but people forget that the Addison locale of the restaurant chain really comes to life on Saturday nights when dinner ends. From 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., live Latin bands such as Havana NRG and DJs including DJ Latin Prince play the biggest hits. VIP table and bottle service are available, a dress code is strictly enforced and there's a $15 cover at the door. Gloria’s locations in Houston, Austin and San Antonio also offer nightlife on Saturday nights.
Vidorra
2642 Main St.The Dallas location of this modern Mexican restaurant turns into a nightclub every Wednesday night from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Music by DJ Wander fills the space with salsa, bachata, merengue and more. Vidorra also offers free salsa lessons for beginners. Take a break from the party and cool down with one of its top-notch margarita or tequila flights or come early for a taste of mouth-watering street tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas or fajitas.
Chimichurri Argentinean Bistro & Bar
324 W. Seventh St.From 9:30 p.m to 1 a.m. every other Wednesday, you'll find a live salsa band and mojito specials at Chimichurri Argentinean Bistro & Bar. Word on the street is the spot also offers free salsa and bachata lessons led by a local instructor. The menu at this Argentine/Italian fusion restaurant in the Bishop Arts District is unlike anything else we’ve seen in Dallas, boasting grilled meats, pizzas and pastas as well as empanadas, salads, smaller bites and desserts. If the vibey art, atmosphere and one-of-a-kind neon signs don’t have you coming back, then good — more space for us on the dance floor.
Stratos Bar & Grill
2907 W. Northwest HighwayAnother fun fusion restaurant, Stratos Bar & Grill offers an interesting mix of Latin and Greek cuisine. People may come for the gyros and baklava, but they stay for the Latin music that plays every night from 10 p.m to 2 a.m. Located near Dallas Love Field Airport, this spot offers free parking, no cover charge and both VIP tables and bottle service. Order a hookah and enjoy a crazy light show as you dance the night away to some of the biggest reggaeton hits under a disco ball in this lively joint.
Club Vivo
1930 Pacific Ave.Located in downtown Dallas, Club Vivo often hosts well-known acts including DJ Suelto, who toured with Dominican superstar Natti Natasha, and Karol G’s official DJ, BBBAD. The club hosts all kinds of events such as official after-parties for stars like Feid, Anuel AA and Eladion Carrion, as well as for popular visiting bands such as La Casetera of Mexico. Open Thursday through Sunday, this multi-level club offers VIP tables and bottle service — and sometimes there are empanadas and other Argentine food. The concept was created by Dallas lawyer and restaurateur Kevin Kelley and has become one of the coolest upscale places to hear Latin music.
Escapade Clubs
10707 Finnell St.Escapade has a handful of clubs in Dallas-Fort Worth and they have become a staple of local Latin nightlife. This one, Escapade Club 2009, houses four nightclubs in one building and plays everything from reggaeton and bachata to salsa and other Latin music. Next door at Escapade 2001 you can hear more of a ranchera and cumbia mix. Across the street at Escapade 2010 Norteño, you’ll find locals wearing cowboy hats and boots as they two-step to the best Tejano music around. Hours vary by location, but collectively, Escapade clubs offer an exciting place to get your baile on every weekend. | https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-best-latin-dance-clubs-in-dallas-17008768 | 2023-07-12 17:58:50 | 1 | https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-best-latin-dance-clubs-in-dallas-17008768 |
No. 1 Georgia (10-0, 7-0 SEC, No. 1 CFP) at Kentucky (6-4, 3-4), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST (CBS)
KEY MATCHUP
Georgia QB Stetson Bennett vs. Kentucky’s secondary. Bennett ranks second in SEC passing (289.5 yards per game) with 14 touchdowns, including three scores in last week’s 45-19 victory at Mississippi State. Bennett will face a Wildcats defense ranked third in the SEC (317.0 yards) but seeking to recover big after yielding 448 yards to Vanderbilt and allowing the Commodores to drive for the game-winning touchdown in the final minute.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Georgia: WR Ladd McConkey leads the Bulldogs with 43 receptions, tied for ninth in the SEC, and is second on the team with 578 yards. He has four touchdowns, including two last week against Mississippi State. One was a career-best 70-yard run, the other a 17-yard catch.
Kentucky: RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. hasn’t missed a beat since returning from a four-game suspension to start the season. The senior ranks seventh among SEC rushers with 733 yards on 134 carries and is 10th with six touchdowns. That includes 162 yards rushing with two TDs in the loss to Vanderbilt, highlighted by a 72-yard scoring run. Rodriguez needs 362 yards to match Sonny Collins (3,835) for second all-time in school history.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Georgia has won the last 12 in the series. ... Kentucky’s last win against a top-ranked team was the 2007 triple-overtime victory against eventual national championship LSU. ... The Bulldogs enter the game ranked no lower than third in most of the SEC’s major statistical categories, including first in total defense (269.8 yards per game). ... Malaki Starks and Christopher each have two interceptions for the Bulldogs and rank first and fourth, respectively, with 48 and 37 tackles. ... Wildcats QB Will Levis passed for just 109 yards without a TD against Vandy, his second scoreless effort in the past three games. ... Kentucky is tied for 126th of 131 FBS teams with 39 sacks allowed. ... The Wildcats are bowl-eligible for a school-record sixth consecutive season.
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3M Co. announced Tuesday that the company plans to cut an additional 6,000 jobs globally as it "aggressively" manages costs. In January the company announced it would reduce its workforce by cutting 2,500 manufacturing jobs globally.
The company expects to save $700 million -$900 million before taxes for the year by making the cuts.
3M CEO Mike Roman blamed expected "market trends" and said the company is still waiting on supply chains to improve.
The company wants to "further simplify and strengthen" its "supply chain structure" and focus on its "go-to-market business models, which will improve margins and cash flow," Roman said.
The restructuring plan was announced as the company released first-quarter earning results that were higher than analysts had expected.
The group FactSet said analysts expected the company to report earnings at $1.58 per share, but 3M's shares report came out at $1.76 per share. During the same period last year the company was valued at $2.26 per share.
3M's CFO Monish Patolawala attributed a 35% decline in the company's electronics business to a lower demand for smartphones, televisions and tablets.
3M's restructuring plan includes the goal of reducing the size of its corporate center, an effort to simplify supply chains and a plan to reduce layers of management.
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ANAH Shriners holds annual Orthopedic clinic
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - The annual Shriners Orthopedic clinic was held in Presque Isle over the weekend. News Source 8′s Isaac Potter was there and has details.
Children and families gathered at the Aroostook Shrine Club in Presque Isle on Saturday for a free orthopedic screening clinic. The ANAH Shriners sent letters out to local schools and hospitals in the area of having the orthopedic clinic. The clinic has an orthopedic surgeon on staff examining kids and making recommendations to go to a Shriners hospital.
George Watson, Chairman of the Orthopedic clinic in Aroostook County, says “When the children show up today with their parents, they will make out the paper work, then based on when they get into the system. They will go in and see the doctor, and they will explain why they are here and whether the doctor feels that they would be an asset to go on to the Shrine hospital. We make recommendations, and once they make a recommendation for the child to go on to the Shriners hospital. We have another organization down in Bangor called the Sunshine club, which helps with travel, hotel rooms, meals, so it’s not just service for the child. We are helping the families as well in getting the childs to the hospitals.”
The clinic was at no cost, and you didn’t need to schedule an appointment ahead of time. Watson mentions it’s important to have the screening clinic due to the increase of medical expenses on families.
George Watson: “I had a lady last year tell me that she would like to bring her child in for an examination, but she can’t afford the medical bills. It’s tough for them to understand this all at no cost. This is why George joined the Shrine 35 years ago is because we have kids’ interest at heart and that is what we are all about. All year we raise money in parades and food sales, because at the end of the year we make a donation to the hospitals.”
Watson says this event has been going on for over 25 years, and what makes the event special is being able to help the children and families.
George Watson: “It’s helping the children and the parents with today’s economy and the price of everything. It’s a wonderful project, and if you have a child out there that you even think has a medical issue, bring them here. The most that can happen is they say you don’t qualify for the Shriners, but most of the time everybody that walks through the door is here for a reason, and they will end up going down to Bangor and seeing a Shrine hospital technician.”
The clinic will look to continue on for many more years to come to help those in need. Isaac Potter News Source 8.
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LONDON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wirex, a leading digital payments platform, revealed today a variety of features for new and existing customers in the UK. Following constructive dialogue with UK regulators, the Financial Conduct Authority, the company has announced that they will be resuming services in the UK.
Founded with the goal to help users make the most out of their money, Wirex is an innovative payments platform that gives customers the ability to buy, hold, exchange and sell multiple different currencies from a centralised, intuitive app. With over 5 million customers worldwide, Wirex is now set to bring a variety of upgraded and innovative products to the UK market.
New UK users will now be able to order Wirex's Mastercard debit card, which allows holders to seamlessly spend a variety of currencies at over 81 million locations worldwide. Additionally, all UK users will now have access to increased daily top-up and spending limits, exclusive OTC exchange rates, and zero fees on FX and transfers to contacts.
Pavel Matveev, CEO and Co-Founder of Wirex expressed his support for the decision. "As we work towards financial inclusion, it's vital to collaborate with industry regulators to ensure security and transparency for all users. We're grateful to have worked alongside the FCA as we proactively contribute towards building a stable and innovative environment for fintech companies operating in the UK. We're delighted that users will not only have access to Wirex's arsenal of industry-leading products, but also the knowledge that we're operating with the best practices for our users and that we're leading by example in the fintech sector."
In the coming weeks, the company plans to add to their UK product offering by launching Faster Payments in the Wirex app as well as expanding account functionalities for GBP holders with the integration of account numbers and sort codes.
About Wirex
Wirex is a worldwide digital payment platform and regulated institution that has forged new rules in the digital payments space. In the UK, Wirex Limited is licensed as an emoney institution by the FCA and provides fiat services only. Wirex Digital, a Croatian company, currently provides crypto services to UK customers. In 2015, the firm developed the world's first crypto-enabled payment card that gives users the ability to seamlessly spend crypto and traditional currencies in real life.
Wirex was created in 2014 by CEOs and co-founders Pavel Matveev and Dmitry Lazarichev, who identified the need to open up the esoteric world of cryptocurrencies and make digital money accessible for everyone. With the core aim of making it as easy as possible to use digital assets in everyday life, Wirex provides a trusted and cost-effective service for crypto and traditional currency transactions by incorporating the next generation of payments infrastructure integrated with cryptocurrency blockchains.
With over 5 million customers across 130 countries, the company offers secure accounts that allow customers to easily store, buy and exchange multiple currencies instantly at the best live rates on one centralised mobile app. Quick and simple crypto transfer options are available, as well as the freedom to spend 150+ traditional and cryptocurrencies in more than 80 million locations around the world using the Wirex card.
Wirex continues to develop the product in line with market developments, whilst adhering to regional regulations and securing appropriate licensing where it exists. A proven industry pioneer, Wirex launched their own native utility token, WXT, and introduced the world's first crypto reward programme, Cryptoback™, which earns cardholders up to 8% back in WXT for every transaction they make.
To reflect the growth of the metaverse, throughout 2021, the company has expanded their product to enable mainstream access to DeFi. Starting with the launch of their popular X-Accounts feature, offering unprecedented levels of interest, Wirex has continued to add to their DeFi arsenal with the release of the non-custodial Wirex Wallet and a partnership with Nereus, a decentralised liquidity market.
Wirex is based in London, with offices in Singapore, Kyiv, Dallas, Dublin and Atlanta. With over $5bn worth of transactions processed already and rapid expansion into new territories, including the US, Wirex is uniquely placed to support and promote the mass adoption of a cashless society through creative solutions.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, is scheduled to take the oath of office and start his third presidential term Saturday following his latest election win.
Erdogan, who has led Turkey as prime minister or president for 20 years, prevailed in a runoff race last weekend despite the country’s ongoing economic crisis and his government’s criticized response to a February earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people.
Known as “reis,” or “the chief,” among his fans, the 69-year-old Erdogan already is the longest-serving leader in the Turkish republic’s history. His reelection to a five-year term that runs until 2028 extends his rule into a third decade, and he could possibly serve longer with the help of a friendly parliament.
Here is a look at Erdogan’s career and some of the reasons for his political longevity.
IT’S NOT THE ECONOMY
Many experts agree that Turkey’s severe economic woes result from Erdogan’s unorthodox fiscal policies — most notably, depressing interest rates against rampant inflation despite the warnings of economists. However, the majority of voters — he received 52% of the runoff vote — did not seem to hold it against him.
Erdogan’s endurance amid a cost-of-living crisis — inflation in Turkey hit a staggering 85% in October before easing to 44% in April — might have resulted from many people preferring stability over change as they struggle to pay skyrocketing prices for rent and basic goods.
The president has demonstrated an ability to turn the economy around in the past. And he has never shied away from spending and deploying government resources to his political advantage.
Over the past two decades, his government has spent lavishly on infrastructure to please constituents. In the period leading up to last month’s parliamentary and presidential elections, he increased wages and pensions to cushion the blow from inflation and disbursed electricity and gas subsidies.
One point of pride for many voters is Turkey’s ballooning military-industrial sector. Throughout the campaign, Erdogan frequently cited domestically made drones, aircraft and a warship touted as the world’s first “drone carrier.”
ON THE WORLD STAGE
Erdogan has swayed many Turks to his side with the way he navigates the world stage. Supporters see in him a leader who has shown that Turkey can be a major player in geopolitics while displaying an independent streak as it engages with the East and West.
Turkey is a key NATO member because of its strategic location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it controls the alliance’s second-largest army. During Erdogan’s tenure, the country has proven to be an indispensable and, at times, troublesome NATO ally.
The Turkish government has held up Sweden’s entry into NATO and purchased Russian missile-defense systems, prompting the United States to oust Turkey from a U.S.-led fighter jet project. Yet, together with the United Nations, Turkey brokered a vital wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to resume shipping grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger.
Erdogan has hailed his reelection, which came as the country prepares to mark the centenary of the republic, as the start of the “Century of Turkey.”
A RETURN TO ISLAMIC ROOTS
Erdogan has cultivated deep loyalty from conservative and religious supporters by elevating Islamic values in a country that was defined by secularism for nearly a century.
He has curbed the powers of the military, which frequently meddled in civilian politics whenever the country began deviating from secularism. He lifted rules that barred conservative women from wearing headscarves in schools and government offices.
He also reconverted Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia into a mosque, meeting a long-time demand of Turkish Islamists. The Byzantine-era cathedral first became a mosque after the conquest of Constantinople but had served as a museum for decades.
More recently, he has slammed LGBTQ+ rights, suggesting they pose a threat to the traditional, conservative notion of what constitutes a family.
TIGHT CONTROL OVER MEDIA
During his decades in power, Erdogan consolidated control over the media.
A majority of Turkish news outlets are now owned by conglomerates loyal to him. He has used his position to silence criticism and to disparage the opposition.
International election monitors observed that both the first round of the presidential election on May 14th and the May 28th runoff were free but not fair.
While voters in the second round had a choice between genuine political alternatives, “biased media coverage and a lack of a level playing field gave an unjustified advantage to the incumbent,” said Farah Karimi, a coordinator for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Erdogan’s opponent in the runoff election, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, had promised to undo the president’s economic policies and to put Turkey back on a democratic path by ending crackdowns on free speech.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — This wasn’t the NCAA Tournament debut South Carolina coach Dawn Staley hoped to see from her top-seeded Gamecocks.
The final scored showed a 72-40 blowout over No. 16 seed Norfolk State (26-7) on Friday. Staley saw poor shooting early and a disjointed attack that could cost her team down the road.
“If it wasn’t for the way we play defense, (Norfolk State) would’ve probably given us a lot of trouble given how we shot the ball,” Staley said.
Zia Cooke scored 11 points as South Carolina moved five wins away from a perfect season. Aliyah Boston had seven points, nine rebounds and two blocks for the Gamecocks (33-0), who won their 39th straight game dating back to last year’s NCAA title run.
They also moved to 11-0 in first-round games under Staley. Not that much of that mattered to the two-time national championship coach.
She was so frustrated with her attack, she called an early timeout in the second quarter with her team ahead 24-12 — something she rarely does.
Staley told her players to lock in because things don’t get easier. “We tried to force things that weren’t there, tried to make spectacular plays instead of just simplifying,” she said. “It happened more than once and it was time to let our players know we don’t want to give (opponents) opportunities.”
This was a colossal mismatch from the tip like so many other games South Carolina’s been a part of this season.
“Wow,” Norfolk coach Larry Vickers said when he first sat down to talk to media.
Norfolk State’s tallest player is freshman forward Skye Robinson at 6-foot-2. South Carolina has seven players that tall or taller. The Spartans’ tallest player on the bench? Vickers, the team’s 6-9 head coach, who walked onto the Spartans’ men’s team and eventually became a team captain.
“They’re as good as you expect them to be,” he said. “And they just keep running them out, running them out.”
South Carolina did its best to end any drama early as Boston and Cooke scored five points apiece in the opening quarter for a 20-7 lead.
The Gamecock starters picked things up in the third quarter scoring the first six points to lead 40-18 and the Spartans could not hope to catch up. The lead swelled to 30 points after three quarters with few in the mostly full and garnet-colored stands complaining.
Vickers joked on Thursday he wasn’t sure how much of a home game this was until walking around the arena and seeing Staley’s ceiling-to-door length banner in the building’s main entrance.
Kierra Wheeler led Norfolk State with 13 points. The Spartans came in shooting almost 40% on the season, but were held to 16 of 61 (26%) by the Gamecocks.
Wheeler, the 6-1 sophomore who spent time guarding the 6-5 Boston, acknowledged how that can quickly wear you down. “Me, being the one guarding Aliyah, yes I did,” Wheeler said. “It was definitely a challenge.”
South Carolina’s second-round opponent, South Florida, won the American Athletic Conference’s regular season and features a pair of top scorers in Elena Tsineke and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu. Fankam Mendjiadeu has 24 double doubles this season, more than the Gamecocks’ Boston, who has 20.
BIG PICTURE
Norfolk State: The Spartans were beaten in the title game of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference a year ago, fueling this season’s run to a league tournament title and first NCAA Tournament berth since 2002. Vickers’ team has a base of five sophomores he hopes can gain experience so their next trip to the tournament won’t take so long.
South Carolina: The Gamecocks weren’t tested and used several younger, rising players like Sania Feagin, Chloe Kitts and Talaysia Cooper who wouldn’t see much action in a tighter game. Staley believes this can prep those less experienced team members to be ready if called on in a big spot.
ROOKIE MISTAKES
Two South Carolina sophomore bench players in Bree Hall and Sania Feagin came to the NCAA media postgame with a lot to learn. Foremost, sitting in front of the correct name identifier. The two were asked to quickly switch places when Hall sat in Feagin’s spot. Feagin finished with nine points, making four of her five shots. Hall finished with six points and four rebounds.
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The morning of June 18, 1983, hundreds of thousands of spectators awaited the Challenger space shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Some people in the crowd wore T-shirts inscribed with the Mustang Sally lyrics "Ride Sally Ride" because one of the astronauts on board mission STS-7 was about to make history.
Women in space
Mission specialist Sally Ride and four other NASA crew members lifted off on a six-day mission that would orbit Earth and deploy communications satellites. At 32 years old, Ride was not only the youngest astronaut on board, she was also the first American woman in space.
The first woman to orbit the earth was 26-year old Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963. In the 1970s, NASA began recruiting women for the space shuttle program.
In 1977, NASA partnered with actress Nichelle Nichols, known for her role as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on Star Trek. To aide the recruitment efforts of women and minority applicants, the agency released a video starring Nichols and astronaut Alan Bean.
NASA also took out advertisements in college and university student newspapers. During a guest lecture at UC Berkeley in 2011, Ride recalled seeing one of these ads in The Stanford Daily student newspaper while she was finishing her doctorate program at the university.
"And the moment I saw that ad," she said, "I knew that's what I wanted to do. I ripped it out of the newspaper and I literally applied that afternoon."
Out of over 8,000 applicants, Ride was one of 35 people selected for NASA's astronaut corps.
While at NASA, Ride helped develop a robot arm for the shuttle, the remote manipulator system. She also served as CapCom, the go-to communicator between Mission Control and astronauts in space.
In 1982, NASA announced that Ride would be the first American woman to go to space.
After completing that historic spaceflight in 1983, Ride spoke with journalist Gloria Steinem, remembering that the press seemed more concerned about her gender than the mission.
"Everybody wanted to know about what kind of makeup I was taking up," Ride said. "They didn't care about how well-prepared I was to operate the arm or deploy communications satellites."
In 1984, Ride went to space again for NASA mission STS-41G. This time, another female astronaut, Kathryn Sullivan, was on board the shuttle with her. This was the first time two women were in space together, and Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a spacewalk.
Ride after NASA
Ride was scheduled to return to space a third time. But her mission was cancelled after the Challenger shuttle explosion in 1986.
She joined the presidential commission investigating the disaster.
"I think it's very important that we try and rebuild the NASA — I don't want to say image because that sounds a little bit superficial — but really get back to basics at NASA and get back to what people expect us to be," Ride told NPR's Morning Edition later that year.
Ride left NASA in 1987. She became a physics professor at UC San Diego and wrote books about space for students and teachers. Ride continued to encourage children, especially young girls, in science and mathematics.
On July 23, 2012, Ride died at her home in California. She was 61 years old.
Nearly a decade after Ride's passing, her life partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy, spoke to NPR's Short Wave.
"You know, I almost have a picture of Sally in my mind, standing in our living room in La Jolla," O'Shaughnessy said. "And she's got on, you know, like, an old T-shirt that's kind of pulled over to one side. Her hair is kind of combed but kind of wild, you know, a pair of shorts and barefoot. She loved going barefoot. ... I loved looking at her when she was, you know, like that, when she wasn't intense and working hard. ... I loved that, you know, that she could be there with me in each moment."
Forty years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.
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7-year-old girl dies at park after tree falls on tent, officials say
Published: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:06 PM CDT|Updated: 50 minutes ago
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WHNS/Gray News) - A young girl from Georgia has died after a tree fell on a tent during the overnight hours at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
According to the National Park Service, park rangers were called to the Elkmont Campground at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, after a large maple tree fell and killed a 7-year-old girl.
WHNS reports other family members, including the girl’s father and two siblings, were not hurt.
Officials said the affected campsite and nearby campsites were closed immediately following the incident.
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced that its Power and Energy business arranged $88 million in financing for a 173-megawatt stand-alone merchant battery storage facility in Texas.
The borrower, Wolf Tank Storage, is an affiliate of Aypa Power Development, which develops, owns and operates numerous utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewable energy projects that assist in the decarbonization of the electrical grid. Aypa Power is a portfolio company of Blackstone Inc.
Located in Webb County, Texas, the Wolf Tank Storage project will support the delivery of dependable electricity supply in the south region of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Construction is already under way and completion is expected in the first quarter of 2023. Siemens Financial Services participated as joint lead arranger in the financing.
"Battery storage is an increasingly valuable component of the electricity generation mix, facilitating the integration of renewable power generation into the electric grid, ensuring dependable electricity flow," said Marc Atlas, Chief Financial Officer of Apya Power. "We appreciated CIT's agility and expertise in arranging financing for the Wolf Tank Storage project."
"Apya Power is a premier developer and operator of successful battery energy storage systems (BESS) across the United States," said Mike Lorusso, managing director and group head for CIT's Power and Energy business. "We are pleased to finance this innovative project that will support renewable power generation and help sustain reliable power in the South Texas market."
CIT's Power and Energy business is widely recognized as a pioneer and leader in the financing of battery energy storage systems and renewable power projects. It consistently ranks among the leading arrangers of secured financing for U.S.-based renewable energy projects, according to data compiled by Inframation, an Acuris company.
Power and Energy, part of CIT's Commercial Finance division, leverages its deep industry knowledge and expertise to offer comprehensive financing solutions for renewable and conventional power generation. The unit manages a large, diverse portfolio that includes investments in all asset classes across the energy sector.
About CIT
CIT is a division of First Citizens Bank, the largest family-controlled bank in the United States, continuing a unique legacy of strength, stability and long-term thinking that has spanned generations. Parent company, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA) is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $100 billion in assets. The company's commercial banking segment brings a wide array of best-in-class lending, leasing and banking services to middle-market companies and small businesses from coast to coast. First Citizens also operates a nationwide direct bank and a network of more than 600 branches in 22 states, many in high-growth markets. Industry specialists bring a depth of expertise that helps businesses and individuals meet their specific goals at every stage of their financial journey. Discover more at cit.com/firstcitizens.
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Enhanced alliance status makes EPAM an elite Sitecore partner for enterprise customers looking for exclusive Sitecore expertise to drive large-scale digital transformation
NEWTOWN, Pa., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading digital transformation services and product engineering company, today announced an enhanced global strategic alliance with Sitecore, a worldwide leader in end-to-end digital experience software. The enhanced partnership involves a mutual commitment from Sitecore and EPAM to invest in joint solution offerings, product accelerators and customer strategy to improve the value enterprise users can derive from Sitecore's software investments. This alliance will help organizations better respond to the demand for modern content, experiences and commerce solutions.
"We are thrilled about our enhanced Global Strategic Alliance with Sitecore, and about the opportunities this partnership will bring to help more than a hundred of our shared large enterprise customers continue to thrive on their digital transformation journeys," said Kevin Labick, Global Head of Digital, EPAM. "Through our long-standing collaboration and strong partnership with Sitecore, we are uniquely positioned to help our customers throughout the entire customer lifecycle from strategy and design to implementation and optimization."
Learn more about EPAM's Sitecore Partnership
As part of this Global Strategic Alliance with Sitecore, EPAM will offer customers the benefit of the following specialized engineering and consulting expertise:
- Access to Sitecore's technology best practices: EPAM's clients will leverage Sitecore's leading digital experience software for content management, personalization, marketing automation and e-commerce to build more engaging and effective digital experiences for end users.
- Expertise in Sitecore implementation: EPAM will provide customers with comprehensive implementation, accelerators and support services for Sitecore's solutions, including architecture, development, deployment and optimization.
- Enhanced digital experience: By combining Sitecore's technology with EPAM's expertise, customers will be able to create personalized digital experiences for their end users. This will help improve customer satisfaction and drive higher conversion rates.
- Scalability and flexibility: EPAM will leverage Sitecore's scalability and flexibility to provide tailored solutions that meet customers' unique requirements, enabling customers to adapt to changing business needs and market conditions.
"We're excited to further combine the strength of Sitecore's technology with EPAM's industry-leading digital expertise to enhance customized strategies, implementations and product integrations for clients seeking transformative digital experiences and accelerated time-to-market," said Owen Taraniuk, Global SVP, Partners, Sitecore. "With more than 1,000 Sitecore experienced professionals onboard and having received numerous Sitecore Experience Awards, EPAM is a trusted provider of large-scale, digital marketing solutions for some of the world's leading companies."
As a platinum enterprise solutions partner, EPAM has offered end-to-end Sitecore solutions since 2007. The Company leveraged Sitecore technology as the strategic digital partner for the launch of INEOS Automotive's new Grenadier vehicle, in which EPAM managed the digital go-to-market strategy and delivery for the new 4X4 vehicle.
"The INEOS Grenadier go-to-market model is very different from that of other manufacturers, meaning we have to offer a leading digital customer experience to build interest in our new vehicle," said Matt Dunnakey, Head of Marketing, INEOS Automotive Limited. "That drove us from the outset to focus on selecting the right technology in Sitecore, implemented by our strategic digital partner, EPAM. Together we have successfully delivered our first vehicle launch and provided a pathway to scale as our company evolves."
To learn more about EPAM's partnership with Sitecore, visit epam.com/about/who-we-are/partners/sitecore.
About EPAM Systems
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has leveraged its advanced software engineering heritage to become the foremost global digital transformation services provider – leading the industry in digital and physical product development and digital platform engineering services. Through its innovative strategy; integrated advisory, consulting, and design capabilities; and unique 'Engineering DNA,' EPAM's globally deployed hybrid teams help make the future real for clients and communities around the world by powering better enterprise, education and health platforms that connect people, optimize experiences, and improve people's lives. In 2021, EPAM was added to the S&P 500 and included among the list of Forbes Global 2000 companies.
Selected by Newsweek as a 2021 and 2022 Most Loved Workplace, EPAM's global multi-disciplinary teams serve customers in more than 50 countries across six continents. As a recognized leader, EPAM is listed among the top 15 companies in Information Technology Services on the Fortune 1000 and ranked four times as the top IT services company on Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies list. EPAM is also listed among Ad Age's top 25 World's Largest Agency Companies for three consecutive years, and Consulting Magazine named EPAM Continuum a top 20 Fastest Growing Firm.
Learn more at www.epam.com and follow EPAM on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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HANNIBAL, Ohio — At an industrial site on the banks of the Ohio River, a big blue building with pipes coming in and out of it could be part of the country's transition to cleaner energy. At least its owners hope so.
Inside is a gas-fired power plant that could generate enough electricity for almost 400,000 homes. Lately, though, the company that operates the plant, Long Ridge Energy, has started blending a small amount of hydrogen — no more than 5% — in with the natural gas.
"The market really shifted over the last couple of years," says CEO Bo Wholey. "We're really responding to what the market wants."
What the market wants is energy that doesn't create carbon pollution. Wholey thinks hydrogen, the most common element in the universe, could be the answer.
When it's used to fuel a car or power plant, hydrogen's chief byproduct is water — not climate-warming carbon dioxide. But finding a clean and cheap source for making hydrogen has eluded scientists and policymakers for decades.
Someday, Wholey hopes the plant will run completely on hydrogen. That goal may be more attainable after Congress passed and President Biden signed a major infrastructure law last year. It includes $8 billion for at least four hydrogen hubs to produce, store and use this combustible gas. Groups around the country are hoping to land hubs, including one in this part of the Ohio River Valley.
"That's certainly something that we're going to be evaluating, just as we think about how to make running on hydrogen more economical," Wholey says.
In a zero-carbon world, hydrogen is "crucial"
Mention hydrogen, and some remember the 1937 Hindenburg disaster, where a hydrogen-filled airship exploded (though there are questions about whether the flammable gas was the cause). But today climate scientists see hydrogen as a potentially clean replacement for fossil fuels in heavy industry.
"I think hydrogen is crucial," says Paulina Jaramillo, a professor of engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University and a co-author of a recent U.N. report on climate change. She says hydrogen can be a clean alternative for industries such as steel mills, fertilizer plants or shipping.
The infrastructure bill is the largest in a long line of attempts to spur technology for hydrogen in the U.S., which the federal government has been trying to support since the George W. Bush administration.
The big problem is getting hydrogen. It can be made in a number of ways — each with its own color-coded designation. There's gray hydrogen, which is how most hydrogen is made today, through heating natural gas. This creates lots of carbon dioxide, the driving force in climate change, which the United Nations has called a "threat to human well-being and (the) health of the planet." Blue hydrogen, where that CO2 is captured and stored underground, is being pushed by big oil and gas companies as a lower-carbon energy source.
The infrastructure bill mandates four hubs for "clean" hydrogen, including at least one for blue hydrogen and another for green hydrogen. That's the process in which renewable energy is used to extract hydrogen from water using electrolysis, so it gives off no carbon dioxide. Another hub will produce pink hydrogen, which uses electrolysis powered by nuclear energy.
Jaramillo says green hydrogen is "the ideal," but blue hydrogen could still help the world meet its climate goals, provided it uses carbon capture and sequestration (CCS).
"If we're going to produce hydrogen with natural gas, it must have CCS," says Jaramillo.
Blue hydrogen captures up to 90% of its CO2 and relies on the natural gas system, but it leaks methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. This has some scientists questioning how beneficial it will be to the climate.
Julie McNamara, deputy policy director for climate and energy with the Union of Concerned Scientists, wants better methane safeguards on any federal funding for blue hydrogen.
"It's one of the most important things to get right, because the government is now investing $8 billion to catalyze an industry that might not be clean at all if they don't get this right," says McNamara.
In the debate over blue vs. green hydrogen, fossil fuels hold the inside track
Even with questions about blue hydrogen, some scientists think it's still worth pursuing.
"For the immediate future — the next 10, 20 years — making hydrogen in an efficient way from fossil resources might still be the (fastest) way to reduce our carbon footprint," says Goetz Veser, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Veser studies the production and use of hydrogen, including ways to capture carbon dioxide during its production.
Veser says one advantage of blue hydrogen is that it relies on technology that is many decades old.
Another advantage, says Bridget van Dorsten, an analyst with the Wood Mackenzie energy research consultancy, is the fossil fuel industry's political power in the United States. She says that makes blue hydrogen more likely than a full push for green hydrogen.
"Do you think that a natural gas industry would be more amenable to [a plan of] 'Hey, we're going to totally get rid of all of your infrastructure'?" van Dorsten asks.
"Or do you think that they would prefer, 'Hey, you know what, that investment that you made in all of that infrastructure, you can keep it. You've just got to pay more to add carbon capture on to it.' Because I think they'd be interested in the latter," she says.
One key blue hydrogen supporter is Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Manchin blocked Biden's climate agenda last year but said he might accept a scaled-down bill with clean energy tax credits, including one for hydrogen. Manchin also has made it clear that he wants one of the hydrogen hubs built in his home state of West Virginia.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yeshiva University has abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered the school to recognize — for now — an LGBTQ student group.
In an email to students, university officials on Friday said that it “hold off on all undergraduate club activities while it immediately takes steps to follow the roadmap provided by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect YU’s religious freedom.”
On Wednesday, for the LGBTQ group, YU Pride Alliance, to gain official recognition from the Jewish university in New York.
The undergraduate group describes itself as “a supportive space for all students, of all sexual orientations and gender identities, to feel respected, visible, and represented.”
Spokespeople for the university did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment on Saturday.
By a 5-4 vote Wednesday, the justices lifted a temporary hold on a court order that requires Yeshiva University to recognize the group, even as a legal fight continues in New York courts. Two conservatives, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, sided with the court’s three liberal justices to form a majority.
The disagreement among the justices appears to be mostly about procedure, with the majority writing in a brief unsigned order that Yeshiva should return to state court to seek quick review and temporary relief while the case continues. If it gets neither from state courts, the school can return to the Supreme Court, the majority wrote.
The case was being closely watched by other faith-based institutions.
Following the ruling, the president of the university, Rabbi Ari Berman, said that faith-based universities have the right to establish clubs within its understanding of the Torah.
“Yeshiva University simply seeks that same right of self-determination,” he said. “The Supreme Court has laid out the roadmap for us to find expedited relief and we will follow their instructions.”
Berman also said the university’s “commitment and love for our LGBTQ students are unshakeable.”
Nevertheless, a lawyer for the students said the university’s action Friday was divisive and “shameful.”
“The Pride Alliance seeks a safe space on campus, nothing more. By shutting down all club activities, the YU administration attempts to divide the student body, and pit students against their LGBT peers,” said the lawyer, Katie Rosenfeld.
The university’s tactic, she said, “is a throwback to 50 years ago when the city of Jackson, Mississippi closed all public swimming pools rather than comply with court orders to desegregate.”
The university, an Orthodox Jewish institution in New York, argued that granting recognition to the Pride Alliance, “would violate its sincere religious beliefs.”
The club argued that Yeshiva’s plea to the Supreme Court was premature, also noting the university already has recognized a gay pride club at its law school.
A New York state court sided with the student group and ordered the university to recognize the club immediately. The matter remains on appeal in the state court system, but judges there refused to put the order on hold in the meantime. | https://www.timesleader.com/wire/nation-world/1575026/yeshiva-university-halts-clubs-amid-high-court-lgbtq-ruling-2 | 2022-09-17 18:40:19 | 1 | https://www.timesleader.com/wire/nation-world/1575026/yeshiva-university-halts-clubs-amid-high-court-lgbtq-ruling-2 |
The White House on Wednesday pushed back on Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) opposition to having three House Democrats serve on certain committees.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took issue with McCarthy blocking Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from serving on the House Intelligence Committee, and with McCarthy’s pledge to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Jean-Pierre said all three members “bring a lot to the table when it comes to foreign policy and national security.”
“We’ll say that when it comes to that committee, it should not be politicized,” Jean-Pierre added, speaking specifically about the Intelligence Committee. “It should be independent. And again, those congressional members bring a lot of expertise to that committee, and I’ll leave it there.”
McCarthy on Tuesday formally rejected Schiff and Swalwell from serving on the House Intelligence Committee, saying the two were not qualified for a panel that has access to sensitive and classified materials.
McCarthy has accused Schiff of lying to the public about former President Trump’s ties to Russia — a charge that Schiff has dismissed as political retribution.
In Swalwell’s case, he was associated with a suspected Chinese spy who had fundraised for his 2014 campaign, a revelation that was made public in 2020. McCarthy has said that a confidential FBI briefing on the episode has left him convinced that Swalwell is a national security risk.
Omar has drawn backlash from Republicans for her critical remarks about Israel in recent years. McCarthy has said she should be removed from the House Foreign Affairs panel, but blocking her from that committee requires a majority of the chamber to vote in favor.
Democrats have argued the McCarthy moves are political retribution for last Congress, when Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) were removed from their committees following revelations that they had promoted violence against some of their Democratic colleagues. | https://fox59.com/hill-politics/white-house-defends-schiff-swalwell-and-omar-amid-battle-over-committees/ | 2023-01-25 21:06:45 | 1 | https://fox59.com/hill-politics/white-house-defends-schiff-swalwell-and-omar-amid-battle-over-committees/ |
Today is Wednesday. Temperatures will be in the low 60s to low 70s from north to south, with sunny skies across the state. See what weather is in store for the rest of the day here.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Family of Down East man say his unsolved 2017 killing was drug related
Wayne Foss’ death was ruled a homicide, but police still haven’t publicly identified any suspects in his killing.
Franklin woman claims family illegally accessed her medical records
Saylor DesJardin claims that the father of her child accessed her medical records illegally to aid a custody fight over her son.
Janet Mills wants at least $1M more for new child welfare plan
The plan was pitched as a framework that will roll out formally to finalize spending, and then be subject to frequent revisions going forward.
Bangor will finally renovate City Hall 4 years after voter approval
The project will be the building’s first major interior change since the 1970s, and will help remove hazardous materials from the City Hall.
Chris Busby doesn’t care what other Maine journalists think of him
Chris Busby has been a constant presence on Maine’s alternative journalism scene since the ’90s, and he’s not planning to stop anytime soon.
Belfast’s Chase’s Daily will reopen by summer
When Chase’s Daily reopens, its menu will feature pizza, salad, coffee and soft serve ice cream.
Here are the changes to this year’s moose hunting season
Maine will expand the number of days unsuccessful adaptive hunters can harvest moose after near-record low kill rates last year.
Watch as these graceful geese swim with a beaver
Allie Ladd keeps a pretty good eye on the forests and waters near his home in Byron, and recently he captured an interesting duo on camera.
I got hooked paddling this ‘hidden’ river in western Maine
Hidden away in the rural community of Carthage, Webb River is relatively unknown, except to locals and whitewater boaters.
In other Maine news …
The constitutional problems at the heart of Maine’s biggest referendums
Lawmakers consider major changes to Maine Constitution
Orono schools to reopen Wednesday
Woman dies after being burned at Maine campground
Portland girl was assaulted when she answered knock at the door
Search underway for Boothbay man last seen on Saturday
Kitchen fire delays Treworgy Family Orchards’ opening day
How Bowdoin College plans to end its reliance on fossil fuels
Robenson Saintard leaves Orono to become Hampden’s head football coach
Catcher’s big hit extends Nokomis’ undefeated softball season with win over Hermon
Husson softball wins 5th-straight conference title with walk-off victory
Husson baseball sweeps SUNY Cobleskill to earn 4th straight conference tourney title | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/10/morning-update/unsolved-down-east-killing-bangor-city-hall-renovations-maines-last-alt-journalist/ | 2023-05-10 13:23:29 | 1 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/10/morning-update/unsolved-down-east-killing-bangor-city-hall-renovations-maines-last-alt-journalist/ |
SHENYANG, China, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, strengthen "Foreign Affairs+", build "International Shenyang", and further enhance the influence of the "Hello, Shenyang" city brand overseas, the Foreign Affairs Office of Shenyang Municipal People's Government of Liaoning Province, China, the Information Office of Shenyang Municipal Peoples Government, and the Hunnan District Government of Shenyang held the "Hello, Shenyang" global promotion event (Japan Stop) in Tokyo, Japan, on June 20, 2023.
The event aims to comprehensively promote and showcase the city image, investment opportunities, cultural and tourism resources, sports events, etc. of Shenyang in the new era to the Japanese business community, chambers of commerce associations, local autonomous bodies, media, etc., so that Japanese people from all walks of life can better understand, pay attention to, and promote Shenyang, and promote all-round, multi-disciplinary, and deep-seated exchanges and cooperation between Shenyang and Japan.
118 people from 24 institutions and 47 enterprises including Fortune 500 companies, Including Mitsubishi Corporation, MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Corporation, SOMPO Holdings, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical, Mizuho Bank, Toshiba and other world top 500 enterprises, and well-known Japanese enterprises Asahi Kasei, All Nippon Airways, Hitachi Zosen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Orix Corporation, Zettoc, LAWSON, as well as CCPIT Japan Representative Office, Japan External Trade Organization, CLAIR, Japan-China Economic Association, Shenyang Chamber of Commerce in Japan, participated in the event. Sister cities and friendly and cooperative cities of Shenyang, such as Sapporo, Kawasaki, Hamamatsu, Sasebo, Toyama ken, Iwate ken, as well as Chinese media stationed in Japan and local Japanese media also took part in it.
The FAO of Shenyang Municipal People's Government introduced the positive achievements of Shenyang in promoting high-level opening-up to the outside world and achieving high-quality development, as well as its main practices in promoting urban internationalization and improving the level of foreign-related public services. It promoted and released the investment environment, economic development trend, and key cooperation areas of Shenyang, and sincerely invited Japanese people from all walks of life to visit and invest in Shenyang to share development opportunities, create a better tomorrow together. The Municipal Government Information Office promoted Shenyang's long history and culture, rich industrial culture, colorful ethnic culture, as well as significant geographical advantages, rich tourism resources, profound cultural heritage, and good sports environment, allowing guests to understand Shenyang from multiple dimensions. Hunnan District introduced key projects such as Shenyang Hunnan Science and Technology City, as well as the latest achievements in the international business environment and high-quality urban and rural construction, based on its advantages of location, industry and resources.
This "Hello Shenyang" global promotion event (Japan Stop) is the first stop of its series to go abroad, fully showcasing the confident, thriving and vigorous Shenyang. As sung in a song, the city north of Shen River is where my heart yearns for. Next, Shenyang will continue to carry out global promotion activities for the "Hello Shenyang" brand, allowing more Chinese and foreign friends to understand, enter, and take root in Shenyang. This will further enhance the city's internationalization level and competitiveness, and showcase the beautiful style of "International Shenyang" in the three-year action of comprehensive revitalization and new breakthroughs.
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(NEXSTAR) — After months of controversy, an After School Satan Club finally held its first meeting this week at a Virginia school.
The meeting was held Thursday at B.M. Williams Primary School in Chesapeake, Virginia, though it’s not organized or operated by the school. Use of school facilities for the club’s meetings caused outrage among some local families when it was announced in December. These concerns culminated in the club being charged fees due to concerns over safety — fees that were ultimately either rescinded or refunded by Chesapeake Public Schools, allowing the meetings to finally begin.
But you may be wondering: What exactly is an After School Satan Club?
First, some background: The club is a project of The Satanic Temple (TST), which, despite its name, doesn’t worship the Biblical figure — or even believe Satan exists. Instead, TST says Satan is a literary figure representing “rejecting tyranny over the human mind and spirit.”
The organization operates as more of an advocacy group, saying it aims to “encourage empathy, reject tyrannical authority,” in addition to promoting “common sense” and “opposing injustice.” The group has made many court challenges to (often conservative) laws that may only protect or promote Christianity, as The Hill reports.
The Satanic Temple is often confused with the earlier Church of Satan, founded in the 1960s, which the Temple is not aligned with, per its website. Most notably, the Temple has protested anti-LGBTQ lawmakers and organizations and challenged GOP abortion bans, saying bans violate its beliefs that only individuals have rights to make decisions about their own bodies.
TST says it does not promote evil and believes “undue suffering is bad, and that which reduces suffering is good.”
‘Educatin’ with Satan’
According to TST, After School Satan Club chapters are opened at public schools in response to other religious groups opening or operating clubs at schools. (The Chesapeake club was opened after an Evangelical Good News Club began operating at B.M. Williams.) The organization says After School Satan Clubs “provide a safe and inclusive alternative” to Christian-based groups that may seek to “convert school children to their belief system.”
TST says its After School Satan Clubs encourage critical thinking, rationalism, creative artistry and science. Children ages 5-12 are allowed to attend with parental permission, the Temple says.
“Proselytization is not our goal, and we’re not interested in converting children to Satanism,” writes TST. “We prefer to give children an appreciation of the natural wonders surrounding them, not a fear of everlasting other-worldly horrors.”
The ACLU of Virginia said this week that the Chesapeake club’s meeting was a victory for free speech, religious liberty and democracy.
“Under the First Amendment, the government can’t treat one religious group less favorably than another, and it can’t give potential objectors or hecklers a ‘veto’ over unpopular speech by charging the speaker (here, the After School Satan Club) a security fee,” said Matthew Callahan, senior staff attorney for the ACLU of Virginia.
Many of the organization’s other activities have also caused a stir.
Back in October, several churches in East Texas held a prayer gathering ahead of a Dallas-area Satanic Temple’s “Unbaptism” event. According to its website, the Temple says an “Unbaptism” is an activity in which “participants renounce superstitions that may have been imposed upon them without their consent as a child” — essentially, religious beliefs adults wish to part ways with.
What does the Satanic Temple believe?
The Satanic Temple says it has seven fundamental tenets:
- One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
- The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
- One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
- The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one’s own.
- Beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one’s beliefs.
- People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one’s best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
- Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
Though the Temple says it doesn’t have any required rituals, the TST acknowledges some that members have participated in. In addition to the aforementioned Unbaptism, there are also Destruction rituals (participants destroy objects symbolizing pain in their lives) and Defiance rituals (participants take a pledge to challenge the status quo in a personally meaningful way). | https://www.ksn.com/news/what-is-an-after-school-satan-club/ | 2023-02-18 21:51:47 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/what-is-an-after-school-satan-club/ |
What are the top toys of 2022?
Between Amazon’s Early Access Sale, beauty discount events and month-long Black Friday deals, it seems the holidays are officially in full swing. The weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas are known to be hectic, and getting a head start on holiday shopping is the best way to remain stress-free. One of a parent’s toughest jobs during this season is securing the hottest toys for your children, and the thick toy catalogs from local department stores aren’t always helpful. So, from Legos to Squishmallows to STEM toys, these top toys of 2022 will make the perfect gifts this holiday season.
In this article: Little Live Pets Mama Surprise with Guinea Pig and Hutch, Magic Mixies Magical Misting Crystal Ball, Lego Super Mario Adventures with Mario Starter Course
What to consider when choosing a toy
Age
You must ensure that the toy you choose is age-appropriate for the child in your life. If a child is too old or too young for a toy, they may get discouraged or bored and end up letting it sit on a shelf. For example, a 3-year-old won’t be able to complete a Lego set recommended for 8-year-olds. Toys that are too advanced could even be dangerous for a little one.
Interests
Even the season’s most popular toy isn’t going to interest every child. If a child enjoys using their hands, consider a STEM toy or remote control car. Many trendy toys this season are inspired by TV shows, which are bound to be a hit with children who are fans.
Batteries
If you’re wrapping up a present for Christmas morning, first check to see if it requires batteries and what type you’ll need. An excited child will likely play with their toy immediately, and you want to be prepared.
Top toys of 2022
Little Live Pets Mama Surprise with Guinea Pig and Hutch
After nurturing the mama guinea pig by petting, feeding and brushing, she gets put back in the hutch and magically surprises kids with three baby guinea pigs. It comes with care essentials, such as straw, birth certificates and accessories, including sunglasses. Plus, you can reload the babies, allowing kids to experience the process over and over again. Sold by Kohl’s and Amazon
Magic Mixies Magical Misting Crystal Ball
Give kids the gift of magic with this misting crystal ball. Little ones cast a spell to create a fortune-telling pet and give it a voice and colors. Then, the plush pet magically appears through the mist to surprise everyone. It can also be used as a night light or repeat the process again with other items. Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Squishmallows Official 8-Inch Plush Mystery Box
Squishmallows are one of the hottest toys this season, and this mystery box comes with three 8-inch adorable plush toys. Each box is entirely a surprise, and kids never know which Squishmallow they will receive. However, they’ll always be made with the same lovable high-quality materials. Sold by Amazon
Gabby’s Dollhouse Purrfect Dollhouse
Inspired by the Gabby’s Dollhouse show, this toy with sounds, phrases and the official theme song will remind little ones of their favorite cat-inspired, colorful house. It stands over two feet tall, with four levels and seven rooms to explore. Plus, it comes with 15 pieces, including characters, furniture and accessories. Sold by Amazon and Macy’s
Barbie Doll Cutie Reveal Llama Fantasy Series
In addition to receiving a classic Barbie that children know and love, this set comes with an adorable, plush costume in their choice of animal, including a llama, unicorn, sloth and teddy bear. As a surprise, the type of Barbie is concealed until the soft costume head is removed to reveal the mystery. It also comes with additional accessories. Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Lego Super Mario Adventures with Mario Starter Course
Legos are one of the toys that always seem to be trending. This year it’s all about a Mario theme to celebrate the upcoming Super Mario Bros Movie. As the only set with a Lego Mario, this set is highly sought after and an excellent starter pack. It comes with 231 pieces and is suitable for kids over six years. Sold by Amazon
This toy brings the classic Wii sports that everyone loves to Nintendo Switch, allowing users to kick, spike, swing and bowl their way to victory. It’s set up to play six sports, including volleyball, soccer, tennis, badminton, swordplay and bowling. Also included is a leg strap accessory, allowing users to kick the ball in a soccer shoot-out or penalty. Sold by Amazon
Monster Jam, Official Mega Megalodon Remote Control Monster Truck
At over two feet long, this remote control truck is larger, faster and more powerful than any other megalodon RC car. It can be controlled from up to 250 feet away and features rubber treads to drive over almost any obstacle on the dirt, grass or road. It also has working lights and charges with a simple USB cord. Sold by Amazon
CoComelon Official Musical Bedtime JJ Doll
Babies love toys too, and this bedtime doll inspired by the CoComelon show is sure to delight any little one familiar with the songs. The plush doll is soft enough to cuddle, saying seven sounds and phrases when squeezed. It also has an on/off button and effortlessly wipes clean. Sold by Amazon
Exploding Kittens Party Pack Card Game
This game is described as a roulette card game for anyone who loves kittens, explosions, laser beams and sometimes goats. It is the Game of the Year award winner and is ideal for ages seven and up. Plus, it takes just two minutes to learn. Sold by Amazon
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Game
In addition to being an exciting game, it’s also a challenging puzzle that builds spatial reason and critical thinking skills. In this game, players work their way up from level one by creating a path through the towers to get a marble to the target. Sold by Amazon
National Geographic Geode STEM Kit
With this toy, kids break open rocks to reveal colorful and unique crystals inside. Each one varies in size and color and may be as small as a ping pong ball or as big as a tennis ball. The kit includes ten geodes. Sold by Amazon
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The LSU Tigers used a dominant first half to take care of Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes to capture the university’s first NCAA women’s basketball National Championship, 102-85.
LSU went into their locker room riding high with a 17-point lead after the first half, during which Jasmine Carson was unconscious from the field.
Carson dropped a team-high 22 points, all but one point coming in the first half after she went a perfect 7 of 7 from the field with five perfect three-pointers.
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But Carson only took one second-half shot, missing the three-pointer. Instead of her contributions, Alexis Morris took over for the Tigers as she put up 19 second-half points after having only two in the first half.
In the fourth quarter, Morris was getting one-on-one opportunities and making the most of them, using mid-range jumpers to do so. She finished the game with 21 points, nine assists and two rebounds.
LSU FOUND DEFENSE ON SOUTH CAROLINA'S SHOOTERS ‘VERY DISRESPECTFUL’ AHEAD OF MATCHUP WITH CAITLIN CLARK, IOWA
As the Tigers continued to keep their lead at double digits in the fourth quarter, head coach Kim Mulkey knew she was going to hoist the trophy with her team when Angel Reese knocked down a dagger three-pointer to make it 98-82.
For Mulkey, it's her first national championship since she won it with the Baylor Bears during the 2018-2019 season. It is the fourth of her coaching career but the first at LSU.
Reese, who dropped 15 points, was seen pointing to her ring finger after hitting the shot. She went 5 of 12 with 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals to cap her fantastic NCAA Tournament run.
IOWA COACH GIVES ONE-WORD PIECE OF ADVICE ON HOW TO GUARD CAITLIN CLARK
Hawkeyes star and National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark tried her hardest to get Iowa back in the game, but her efforts weren't enough. Clark finished the game with 30 points on 9 of 22 from the field, including 8 of 19 from three-point land.
The Hawkeyes started the second half well, winning the third quarter, 22-16, and even got the lead down to only eight. But the Tigers found their pace again and got contributions from everywhere offensively.
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Amber Alert issued for 2 siblings abducted by parent in Virginia
(Gray News) - An Amber Alert was issued for two 6-year-old girls who were allegedly abducted Tuesday afternoon by their biological parent in Virginia.
According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, the parental abduction was reported at Stafford Elementary School.
The two children, identified by authorities as Ragan Zion Crowder and Riley Zala Crowder, were allegedly picked up from school by 32-year-old Rose Lecretia Gregg despite there being an active protective order.
The school was reportedly not aware of the protective order, according to the sheriff’s office.
After the abduction, Stafford County authorities said there was reason to believe that Gregg was currently in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
She is wanted for two counts of parental abduction.
Both 6-year-old girls have black hair, brown eyes, and are approximately 4 feet tall. They were last seen wearing pink long-sleeved shirts with yellow smiley faces, ripped blue jeans, pink Nike shoes and black jackets with white fur on the hoods.
The girls are believed to be in “extreme danger,” the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children says.
Gregg has black hair with blond braids and brown eyes. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs approximately 150 pounds, authorities say. She was wearing a light blue shirt, dark green jacket, tan pants, glasses and black boots.
According to officials, Gregg may be driving a black 2014 Chevrolet Camaro with Virginia license plate VCJ-5953.
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Seven leading AI companies in the United States have agreed to voluntary safeguards on the technology's development, the White House announced Friday, pledging to manage the risks of the new tools even as they compete over the potential of artificial intelligence.
The seven companies -- Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI -- formally announced their commitment to new standards in the areas of safety, security and trust at a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House.
"We must be clear-eyed and vigilant about the threats emerging from emerging technologies that can pose -- don't have to but can pose -- to our democracy and our values," Biden said in brief remarks from the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
"This is a serious responsibility. We have to get it right," he said, flanked by the executives from the companies. "And there's enormous, enormous potential upside as well."
The announcement comes as the companies are racing to outdo one another with versions of AI that offer powerful new ways to create text, photos, music and video without human input. But the technological leaps have prompted fears about the spread of disinformation and dire warnings of a "risk of extinction" as self-aware computers evolve.
The voluntary safeguards are only an early, tentative step as Washington and governments across the world rush to put in place legal and regulatory frameworks for the development of artificial intelligence. The agreements include testing products for security risks and using watermarks to make sure consumers can spot AI-generated material.
Friday's announcement reflects an urgency by the Biden administration and lawmakers to respond to the rapidly evolving technology, even as lawmakers have struggled to regulate social media and other technologies.
"In the weeks ahead, I'm going to continue to take executive action to help America lead the way toward responsible innovation," Biden said. "And we're going to work with both parties to develop appropriate legislation and regulation."
The White House offered no details of a forthcoming presidential executive order that will deal with a bigger problem: How to control the ability of China and other competitors to get the new AI programs, or the components used to develop them.
That involves new restrictions on advanced semiconductors and restrictions on the export of the large language models. Those are hard to control -- much of the software can fit, compressed, on a thumb drive.
An executive order could provoke more opposition from the industry than Friday's voluntary commitments, which experts said were already reflected in the practices of the companies involved. The promises won't restrain the plans of the AI companies nor hinder the development of their technologies. And as voluntary commitments, they won't be enforced by government regulators.
"We are pleased to make these voluntary commitments alongside others in the sector," Nick Clegg, the president of global affairs at Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said in a statement. "They are an important first step in ensuring responsible guardrails are established for AI and they create a model for other governments to follow."
Some of the commitments call for third-party oversight of the workings of the next generation of AI systems, though they don't detail who will audit the technology or hold the companies accountable.
The four tech giants, along with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and startups Anthropic and Inflection, have committed to security testing "carried out in part by independent experts" to guard against major risks, such as to biosecurity and cybersecurity, the White House said in a statement.
That testing will also examine the potential for societal harms, such as bias and discrimination, and more theoretical dangers about advanced AI systems that could gain control of physical systems or "self-replicate" by making copies of themselves.
The companies have also committed to methods for reporting vulnerabilities to their systems and to using digital watermarking to help distinguish between real and AI-generated images or audio known as deepfakes.
The companies will also publicly report flaws and risks in their technology, including effects on fairness and bias, according to the pledge.
In a statement announcing the agreements, the Biden administration said the companies must ensure that "innovation doesn't come at the expense of Americans' rights and safety."
"Companies that are developing these emerging technologies have a responsibility to ensure their products are safe," the administration said in a statement.
For the companies, the standards described Friday serve two purposes: as an effort to forestall, or shape, legislative and regulatory moves with self-policing, and a signal that they are dealing with this new technology thoughtfully and proactively. But the rules that they agreed on are largely the lowest common denominator, and can be interpreted by every company differently.
For example, the firms are committed to strict cybersecurity around the data and code used to make the "language models" on which generative AI programs are developed. But there is no specificity about what that means -- and the companies would have an interest in protecting their intellectual property anyway.
And even the most careful companies are vulnerable.
Microsoft, one of the firms attending the White House event with Biden, scrambled last week to counter a Chinese government-organized hack on the private emails of U.S. officials who were dealing with China. It now appears that China stole, or somehow obtained, a "private key" held by Microsoft that is the key to authenticating emails -- one of the company's most closely guarded pieces of code.
As a result, the agreement is unlikely to slow the efforts to pass legislation and impose regulation on the emerging technology.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has said he will introduce legislation to regulate AI and is working closely with the Biden administration "and our bipartisan colleagues" to build upon the pledges made Friday.
European regulators are poised to adopt AI laws this year, which has prompted many of the companies to encourage U.S. regulations. Several lawmakers have introduced bills that include licensing for AI companies to release their technologies, the creation of a federal agency to oversee the industry, and data privacy requirements. But members of Congress are far from agreement on rules and are racing to educate themselves on the technology.
Lawmakers have been grappling with how to address the ascent of AI technology, with some focused on risks to consumers while others are acutely concerned about falling behind adversaries, particularly China, in the race for dominance in the field.
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TORONTO (AP) _ Loncor Gold Inc. (LONCF) on Friday reported a loss of $1 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent.
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Michigan gift guide: Kids may enjoy these toys this holiday season
Give your holiday gifts a local spin with toys that have ties to Michigan, which makes them extra special for all the little ones in your life who anticipate the celebratory season. These selections made in the Great Lakes State can surprise and delight all the kids on your list.
Fling-A-Ring
A cross between frisbee and horseshoes, Fling-A-Ring provides fun for the whole family. The outdoor game set includes four discs and two goal posts that are easy to set up and just as easy to store with the reusable carrying case. Regularly priced at $39.95, this game can be played at home or on the road. Go to madeinmichigan.com.
All Around Mackinac Island Family Game
For many visitors, Mackinac Island attractions include yummy fudge and scenic sights like Arch Rock and the Grand Hotel. You can find those highlights and more in the All Around Mackinac Island Family Game where players travel the island trying to acquire the most Fun chips. Priced at $9.95. Go to madeinmichigan.com.
Puzzles by Riverstone Gallery
High-quality puzzles by Riverstone Gallery can keep multiple kids entertained. Choose from Michigan photography by Gregory Steele and Allyson Schwartz or custom images. Starting at $18 each, these puzzles feature a high-gloss compressed board with 252 pieces. Container options include a vintage tin or a gift box with the puzzle image. Go to madeinmichigan.com.
MadeByShellmo Fleece Hand Puppets
Little ones can have some good old-fashioned fun with these sweet Fleece Hand Puppets that sell for $16.99 each. The charming farm and wild animal varieties from MadeByShellmo in Grand Rapids are made from extra soft fleece. Colors may vary slightly from the images shown online. The hand puppets are available at Hopscotch Children’s Store in Grand Rapids and online. Go to hopscotchstore.com.
MadeByShellmo Cloth Dolls
These adorable cloth dolls are from MadeByShellmo in Grand Rapids where Hopscotch Children’s Store carries a rotating selection that features various clothing patterns, hair colors and skin tones. Stuffed with hypoallergenic Poly-fil, the facial features are handstitched with love. The delightful dolls that retail for $34.99 each are also sold online. Go to hopscotchstore.com.
Uncle Goose Blocks
Handcrafted in Grand Rapids, Uncle Goose Blocks feature educational themes for children, such as Women Who Dared, Moon Phases and Constellations and Planet Blocks. Hopscotch Children’s Store in Grand Rapids offers a variety of these sets that can be purchased in person or online. Prices vary. Go to hopscotchstore.com.
Organic Cotton Bunny
Made in Michigan, this handsewn bunny is made from 100% organic cotton Sherpa. This ultra-soft friend can be the perfect snuggle companion for your little ones or sit by their side for comfort. Sold at Palumba in Plymouth and online, the bunny retails for $29.99. Go to palumba.com.
Kinder Lyre
The Kinder Lyre will captivate kids with harmonious pentatonic tones. The sculpted form is easy to hold and has five strings: b, a, d, e and g. You can cradle it and strum with one hand or pluck individual strings with both hands. The soft open tone stimulates listening and free music making in young children. It can be given to children from age 5 or 6 as their first string instrument. It costs $64.99 and includes a tuning wrench, storage pouch and a partial replacement string set. Go to palumba.com.
Nesting Dolls
Brighten up your child's bedroom or playroom with these huggable nesting dolls made from premium wool and cotton and stuffed with pure wool batting. Kids can nest them together or take them apart. Priced at $28.99 each, the dolls are sold at Palumba in Plymouth and online. Go to palumba.com.
Michigan Black Bear and Unicorn
If you are looking for special handmade gifts by local artists for the little ones in your life, you can find crocheted animals and other selections from E. Maple Handmade at Yellow Door Art Market in Berkley. The black bear sells for $28 and the oversized unicorn retails for $70. Go to yellowdoorartmarket.com.
Ice Cream Cart
With this Ice Cream Cart by American Plastic Toys, your kids can create sundaes and cones like the pros. The colorful rolling cart includes a freezer compartment, credit card and scanner, coins, four cones, two bowls, four spoons, six scoops of ice cream and two ice cream scooping utensils. Easy set-up and tear down make this toy even sweeter. Retails for $64.99. Go to target.com.
T-Ball Set
Children can practice their swing and develop hand-eye coordination with the American Plastic Toys T-Ball Set. This is a great toy for kids to enjoy on their own or with friend and you can adjust the sturdy base to accommodate their height as they grow. Each purchase includes a bat and two plastic balls. These toys are made in Michigan and Mississippi. Retails for $21.99. Go to target.com.
Natural Soaps
At $8 each, Dino Dreamsicle and Unicorn Kisses Natural Soaps make great stocking stuffers. These products from Raw Oats in Buchanan are hand poured, all natural and contain no synthetic fragrances. Made with shea butter and coconut oil and lightly scented with essential oils, they are available from Copper CornerStore at the Rust Belt Market in Ferndale. Go to rustbeltmarket.com. or coppercornerstore.com.
Animal Tracks Matching Card Game
Designed and manufactured in Hastings by Jr. RangerLand, this Animal Tracks Matching Card Game celebrates the outdoors. Copper CornerStore carries a variety of these educational card games ranging in price from $12 to $15 that focus on nature for ages 4 and up. Copper CornerStore will be at the Rust Belt Market in Ferndale this holiday season. Go to rustbeltmarket.com or coppercornerstore.com. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/2022/11/07/michigan-gift-guide-kids-may-enjoy-these-toys-this-holiday-season/69625625007/ | 2022-11-07 22:08:46 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/2022/11/07/michigan-gift-guide-kids-may-enjoy-these-toys-this-holiday-season/69625625007/ |
Olson-Torch, an impactful business leader who has spent more than 20 years building revenue, elevating brands and shaping reputation, will be responsible for all aspects of LRS sales and marketing with an emphasis on user experience, digital marketing and branding
ROSEMONT, Ill., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LRS, among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers, today announced it has appointed Emily Olson-Torch as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Olson-Torch brings to LRS a portfolio of career accomplishments spanning more than 20 years of business-to-consumer revenue and demand generation, digital marketing, customer retention and growth, brand innovation and reputation management.
Olson-Torch will be responsible for all aspects of LRS sales and marketing with an emphasis on customer experience, digital marketing, technology and company branding. Since its founding in 2013, LRS has worked to challenge the Waste industry status quo, recording explosive organic and acquisition-driven revenue growth across its three core lines of business: municipal and commercial waste diversion, recycling, and essential portable services.
"I am absolutely thrilled and honored to join LRS in this pivotal leadership role at such a critical time," Olson-Torch said. "LRS has spent the last decade shifting the Waste industry paradigm from a linear function in society to a profitable circular operating model rooted in reusing, repurposing and extending the value of discarded material. I truly look forward to making a difference at LRS."
Olson-Torch joins LRS following seven successful years at leading household solutions manufacturer, Honey-Can-Do, where she rose from Vice President of e-commerce and Marketing to Chief Revenue Officer and grew revenue triple digits during her tenure. Prior to Honey-Can-Do, Olson-Torch held senior sales, marketing, client service and branding positions at Flor, Shopper Sciences, Zappos.com, OMD Worldwide, and Starcom/Leo Burnett.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from Michigan State University; was named a Crain's Chicago Business Notable Marketing Executive in 2020; cited in Home Furnishing News' (HFN) 40 Under 40 in 2018; and in 2011, earned a Bronze Effie Award for Zappos: Happy People Making People Happy campaign.
"We welcome to Emily to LRS, and have no doubt her exceptional career experiences and accomplishments will help catapult revenue, shape the LRS brand, and unify our customer experience as we grow, innovate and expand across the nation's Midwest and South-Central states," said LRS President and Chief Executive Officer Alan T. Handley.
LRS has made ten acquisitions to-date in 2022, and in 2021, the company amassed 22 acquisitions to complement its organic revenue growth.
LRS is among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers. Since 2013, LRS has specialized in delivering an exceptional customer experience for millions of residential and commercial customers across ten states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. Diversified and growing, LRS also offers affordable roll-off container services, C&D recycling, street sweeping, portable restroom rentals, on-site storage and temporary fencing. LRS owns and operates more than 80 facilities and thrives on the passion of 2,100 full-time employees. The company provides safe, innovative, sustainability-driven services to clean and beautify the cities, neighborhoods, and communities it serves. To learn more visit www.LRSrecycles.com. #BeyondWaste
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2022 was a rough year for investors: Between inflation, falling stock prices, and the crypto crash, it was hard to find a safe haven.
All of that economic turmoil had a lot of investors looking at one of the most ancient places to store wealth: gold.
For decades, investing in gold has been seen as a very old school investment, for the maverick, perhaps slightly anti-establishment investor.
But last year, it seemed everyone wanted in. Global demand for gold jumped nearly 20% to a decade high.
The New Gold Investor
One of those buyers was Julia Grugen, 20, a finance major at Temple University. A few months ago, she made one of her first big investments ever. In gold.
"I went in to the coin store and it was all men," she recalls with a laugh. Grugan quickly realized she was not the typical gold customer. "I was a little timid and I had barrettes in my hair."
But Grugan was determined. She had seen studying economics and finance and she wasn't interested in the investments her friends were excited about, like NFTs and cryptocurrency.
"I am that old school girl," she says. "And for gold specifically, I definitely think of it as a value store more than an investment."
Investors all over the world have been looking for a value store: a safe haven from inflation, geopolitical problems and other things that can erode the value of a country's money.
So, barrettes and all, Grugan marched up to the counter at the coin store and placed her order "I said, 'I want a 10 gram bar.'" The 10 grams of gold cost around $625.
There's Gold in Them Thar Portfolios
Millions of Americans have been doing the same. Stefan Gleason is the president of Money Metals Exchange, one of the largest gold and silver dealers in the country. Gleason says ever since prices started rising in early lockdown, his business has through the roof.
"We've seen five to ten times more order volume," he says. Right now, his team works six days a week, packing up and shipping out around 2,000 boxes of gold bars, silver bars, and coins every day.
Gleason says customers tell him the last few years have shaken their faith in the US dollar, stocks and cryptocurency. But they trust gold.
Sound Money
After all, gold is one of the oldest investments out there. A lot of our language around money comes from gold. Like sound money, which refers to an ancient practice people used to test the purity of gold.
Of course these days, Money Metals Exchange uses high tech equipment to test the purity of their gold.
And there's a lot of be tested. The company is expanding quickly: building a 40,000 square foot headquarters in Eagle, Idaho.
Mike Gleason, Stefan's brother, is the director of Money Metals Exchange. He is overseeing the construction. "Right now, we're leveling the ground underneath the vaults," he explains. "We're really building for the future here."
Countries Are Buying Up Gold
The Gleasons are betting the future is golden. After all, countries like Turkey, China, Russia and Poland are reportedly buying up huge amounts of gold. They're also worried about inflation and geopolitical conflict.
Gold doesn't have a great track record as an investment: Gold right now is worth roughly the same price it was 12 years ago. Almost any decent stock would have been a more profitable bet.
But that hasn't deterred true believers like 20-year-old Julia Grugan. She did get her gold in the end: a little bar about the size of a postage stamp. She likes to take it out and just look at it sometimes.
Gold has a lot of cultural weight
"There's so much cultural weight that comes with gold," she says. "You feel, you feel a little bougie, you feel special."
Grugan says her grandfather, a schoolteacher, invested in stocks and gold and was able to retire very comfortably. In fact, one of the first things she did after she got her gold piece was text her grandma:
"I said, 'Please tell Poppy that I just bought my first 10 grams of gold.' And she said, 'Poppy says, 'WOW. Awesome.'"
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Hoverboards are an innovative mode of transportation, and while they don’t actually hover over the ground, they’re great for quickly moving around or traveling short distances. They’re like roller skates, but they are battery-powered and require you to shift your weight to make them work.
Hoverboards are relatively new compared to skateboards and roller skates, so you may have a few questions about them.
In this article: Swagtron Swagboard Warrior XL Off-Road Hoverboard, Hover-1 Helix Electric Hoverboard and Segway Ninebot S Smart Self-Balancing Electric Scooter
Do hoverboards work on any terrain?
The most versatile hoverboards do work well on all terrains, but some are limited to flat surfaces. Whether a hoverboard can effectively travel over both flat and rugged terrain depends on a few key factors.
- Motor power output: Hoverboards have electric motors. Naturally, the more powerful the motors, the faster they can go and the easier it is to travel over surfaces that aren’t flat, such as grass and dirt. Most hoverboards have dual motors with a power output of 200 watts each. However, the best hoverboards have dual 300-watt motors or a single 500-watt motor.
- Wheel size: Wheel size is measured in diameter and influences a hoverboard’s effectiveness over rugged terrain. If the tires are under 7 inches, they are more than adequate for riding on flat surfaces but struggle off of them. Hoverboards with wheel sizes over 8 inches are ideal for riding on grass and dirt trails, but they are bulkier and can be cumbersome to transport. If you’re looking for something lightweight, you may have to sacrifice the ability to ride on all terrains.
More to know before you buy a hoverboard
- Speed and range: Hoverboards are faster than they appear but generally don’t exceed 15 mph. For safety reasons, most range from 5 to 12 mph under optimal conditions. The lower the top speed, the more suitable it is for children. Range refers to how far a hoverboard can travel at full speed.
- Battery life: Hoverboards require a lot of energy to power their motors, so don’t expect batteries to last too long, especially if you’re traveling at top speed. They generally last around 60 minutes on a full charge, so if you want to ride longer, have spare batteries and carry your charger.
- LED lights and Bluetooth music playback: Most hoverboards have bright LED lights that alert others to your presence in low-light environments. Some can even sync LED lights with your music playlists, which are played through a Bluetooth speaker you can connect to with your phone. But these features come at a cost — playing music and using the LED lights drain the battery even faster than usual.
FAQ
Q. Do hoverboards have a weight capacity?
A. Yes. Most cannot support a rider weighing over 200 pounds, but it’s best to check the specifications of any model.
Q. Do I need to wear safety equipment while riding a hoverboard?
A. Depending on state laws, a helmet may be mandatory. Even where it isn’t, the American Academy of Pediatrics is among those recommending that riders wear a helmet and wrist guards to prevent injuries caused by falling off. Elbow and knee pads are also helpful.
Best hoverboards
Swagtron Swagboard Warrior XL Off-Road Hoverboard
This hoverboard uses lithium phosphate battery technology and has 30 LED lights that sync with your music playlist. It has dual 300-watt motors and 8-inch off-road, maintenance-free infinity wheels that work well on grass.
Sold by Amazon
Hover-1 Helix Electric Hoverboard
This hoverboard can go as fast as 7 mph and has a powerful 400-watt electric motor. It offers enough torque to climb inclines up to 15 degrees smoothly, and the inertia dynamic stabilization system helps riders maintain control.
Sold by Amazon
Segway Ninebot S Smart Self-Balancing Electric Scooter
Those looking for a safer riding experience will love this sturdy, compact electric scooter hoverboard. It has 10.5-inch pneumatic tires, and the app can manage anti-theft function, speed limit and adjustment, vehicle self-diagnose, ambient light and vehicle remote control.
Sold by Amazon
Hover-1 Titan Electric Hoverboard
This high-powered hoverboard has a durable build and a stabilization system that helps riders keep their balance. It has large 10-inch wheels and a powerful 500-watt motor, and it can go as fast as 8 mph over an 8-mile range.
Sold by Amazon
Jetson Flash All-Terrain Hoverboard
This hoverboard offers a balanced riding experience and is suitable for both flat and rugged surfaces, thanks to a powerful 500-watt motor and tires with excellent tread. It can go as fast as 10 mph and features an enhanced Bluetooth speaker.
Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Shootings, murders decreasing among youth
ONE Lexington intentionally focusing on youth gun violence prevention
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – This week alone, two kids have been hurt in shootings in Lexington. Despite this, the city says the number of shootings and homicides between 13 to 29 year olds is trending down.
Since it started just over a year ago, ONE Lexington has focused heavily on this age range providing mentorship and mediation to help prevent gun violence.
“Violence disruption from the root level is a big part of what we do,” says ONE Lexington director Devine Carama.
Many people in the Lexington area have been honing in on gun violence and public safety lately. Some people calling for the instillation of the nationally-used program GVI. Carama says his organization also follows a plan that’s nationally vetted, known as community violence intervention. Carama says community violence intervention groups support local police but don’t take an active role in the policing.
“Violence intervention is good work, it’s important work but that happens after the gunshot,” says Carama. “But what are we doing before somebody’s shot? Before someone equals or enters a cycle of violence? Before somebody retaliates?”
Carama says ONE Lexington’s focus is on prevention, so that gives it the flexibility to work with much younger people. He says the violence surge nationwide is part of a perfect storm- for two years people weren’t able to handle problems face-to-face because of COVID and then the world reopened, now, with rising costs of living.
“There’s so many more guns on the street, it’s so easy to get a firearm. You know, I work with a lot of young people and they say ‘I can get a firearm easier than I can get a job’,” says Carama.
According to ONE Lexington, youth gun violence is down over 50% from last year. Carama says he believes this decrease is because of the intentional focus being given to Lexington’s kids.
“ONE Lexington is really trying to step back and be less programmatic and really figure out ways we can amplify those that are already on the ground,” says Carama. “Our two biggest things we got coming up this fall is we got two big grant programs that will help to amplify and support other violence intervention organizations that are on the ground every day doing the work.”
In response to the recent shootings, ONE Lexington says there’s going to be a ‘Stop the Violence Prayer Vigil’ on September 19th at 6 P.M. in front of the courthouse downtown.
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