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Heat advisory issued for Daytona Beach, elsewhere in Central Florida: What you need to know
Another weekend, another dose of outrageously high temperatures at the World’s Most Famous Beach and elsewhere in Central Florida.
A heat advisory has been issued through 7 p.m. Saturday by the National Weather Service in Melbourne for areas throughout east Central Florida as far south as Stuart to north of Daytona Beach and inland to Leesburg in Lake County.
In Daytona Beach, the advisory calls for afternoon highs in the mid- to high-90s, with peak heat index values ranging from 106-111 degrees or more. On the beaches, there’s also a moderate risk of rip currents, the advisory states.
If you’re outside, the weather service advises that you take measures to protect yourself from the heat and sun, to wear protection, including a hat and sunscreen, to stay well-hydrated, and take frequent indoor breaks as needed, preferably in an air-conditioned room.
Also, the advisory offers a reminder to never leave children or pets in a vehicle unattended for any length of time.
Forecast also calls for storms
The Saturday forecast also calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms to push eastward at 10 to 15 mph across inland areas in the afternoon. The storms are predicted to become numerous along the I-95 corridor and coast by late afternoon.
Some storms could become strong, capable of gusty winds up to 45 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and torrential rainfall.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are also forecast through at least the middle of next week. Stronger storms will be capable of producing frequent lightning strikes, gusty winds, and localized flooding from torrential downpours.
More:Beat the heat: Good spots to stay cool during heat wave in Volusia, Flagler
Afternoon temperatures will remain above normal, along with high humidity into next week. Peak afternoon heat indices are forecast to reach 107-110 degrees again on Sunday and between 100-106 degrees through next week.
Here are some important things to know about weathering the heat wave:
Tips to stay cool
The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County offers these tips to beat the heat:
- Wear lightweight, light-colored and loose-fitting clothing.
- Stay indoors in air conditioning, especially during the hottest part of the day.
- Schedule outdoor activities for early morning or later evening hours to avoid being outside during the hottest part of the day.
- Wear sunscreen.
- Stay hydrated.
- Replace salts and minerals by drinking sports drinks after excessive sweating.
- Stay away from sugary or alcoholic drinks.
- Never, ever leave children, older adults, or pets alone in a car.
Know the signs
Volusia County’s 14 public library branches have been designated as cooling stations during the stretch of extreme heat. Most of them are open on Saturday if you need a break from the heat.
Volusia County offers these tips to determine if you’re suffering from heat-related illnesses:
Heat exhaustion. It begins with heavy sweating, cold and clammy skin, nausea or vomiting, muscle cramps weakness, dizziness, headache, and possible fainting.
If you experience these symptoms, move to a cool place, loosen your clothes, put cool, wet clothes on your body, or take a cool shower, and sip water. Seek medical attention immediately if you are vomiting, your symptoms get worse, or your symptoms last longer than one hour.
Heat stroke. This is a medical emergency. It’s characterized by a body temperature of 103 degrees or higher, hot and red skin, rapid pulse, headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion and possible loss of consciousness.
Call 911 right away, move the person to a cooler place, and lower the person’s temperature with cool cloths or a cool bath. Do not give the person anything to drink.
Don't forget to take care of pets
Volusia County Animal Services recommends that pet owners follow these safety tips.
- Keep plenty of clean, cool drinking water available at all times.
- Keep your pet indoors during the hottest times of the day.
- Never leave your pet in a parked car, even for a minute.
- Protect your pet from the sun. If your pet must stay in the yard (instead of the cool indoors, which is recommended), make sure there is adequate shade and ventilation.
- To help your pet stay cool, clip coats short, but not shaven. Sunburn is a danger to animals, especially light-colored animals.
- Dog paw pads burn easily, so avoid hot surfaces such as asphalt on hot days. Exercise pets in the morning or evening when it’s cooler.
- The key symptoms of overheating in pets are excessive panting, stupor and collapse. Other symptoms include difficulty breathing, increased heart and respiratory rate, drooling, vomiting, bloody diarrhea and seizures.
- If your pet is overcome by the heat, place a cool, wet towel on the animal. When the towel becomes warm, replace it with another cool towel. Never immerse a pet in ice-cold water as it may cause shock. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2023/07/22/heat-advisory-issued-on-saturday-for-volusia-county-central-florida/70450334007/ | 2023-07-22 21:07:36 | 0 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2023/07/22/heat-advisory-issued-on-saturday-for-volusia-county-central-florida/70450334007/ |
SHANGHAI, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE), Bright Food Group once again presented its "THE SMART CHAIN global food distribution platform". In the past five years, Bright Food Group has taken a more open stance and participated in CIIE in all aspects, fields and channels, presenting a more international, market-oriented and professional brand image for Chinese and foreign guests.
Bright Food Group's "THE SMART CHAIN global food distribution platform" has been the largest single booth in the food exhibition area for five consecutive years. The exhibitors came from 30 countries and regions, and their categories included meat, aquatic products, dairy products, grain and oil products, wine, leisure food, distribution channels, trade services, etc., allowing Chinese consumers to taste the whole world without leaving home.
In recent years, Bright Food Group has focused on the sourcing and distribution of high-protein food products to meet the needs of the domestic market. "The SMART CHAIN global food distribution platform", which was created as a result of CIIE, has played its full role as the main force and ballast to ensure a high quality of life for the public, making the "rice bag", "vegetable basket" and "milk pot" indispensable for Chinese consumers.
As the backbone of Shanghai's main and sideline food supply, Bright Food Group is a comprehensive food industry group that integrates modern agriculture, food processing and manufacturing, and food distribution, with dairy, meat, sugar, grain and oil, vegetables, aquatic products and other food industries as the mainstay, and has a complete food industry chain from the field to the table.
The Group is committed to ensuring food supply and integrating internal and external resources, with its business network covering the whole world, building a localised multinational company with competitiveness in its main business and brand influence, and a leading Chinese food brand with global layout and multinational operations.
In the future, Bright Food Group will also follow the pace of the new era, continue to promote high-quality development, closely focus on the high protein food strategy, and bring more high-quality products and services to the Chinese consumers.
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GRAPHIC: Police accused of using excessive force caught on camera
WHITTIER, Calif. (CNN) - The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is being accused of using excessive force after footage showed what appears to be a violent arrest.
You can see Emmett Brock being thrown to the ground seconds after he got out of his car.
Brock told CNN he was leaving work back in February when he saw Deputy Joseph Benza behaving aggressively toward a woman.
GRAPHIC WARNING: Video included in this package may be disturbing to some.
He said he “flipped him off casually” and continued driving.
Brock said that is when he noticed Benza following him for several blocks. He said he did not see any lights or sirens.
The 24-year-old was arrested on several charges, including resisting arrest and causing injury to a police officer.
Brock’s attorney said his client denies the allegations.
The sheriff’s department declined to comment on the matter, citing pending litigation.
The incident is one in a series of recent allegations of excessive use of force involving Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies, several of which have been caught on tape.
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GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO:
"Review of the third quarter
During the third quarter, we delivered strong organic sales growth of 11%, a clear indication that we are relevant for our customers. Our business in India and the Americas delivered a very strong overall performance and China maintained its solid performance, despite Covid-lockdowns. Our performance in EMEA was hampered by unprecedented cost inflation. We are delivering on our strategic transformation, with double-digit growth in targeted industries, while continuing to transform our portfolio and reduce fixed costs.
We continue to leverage our pricing power and have been successful in increasing prices and pruning our portfolio to further strengthen our business and market position. These efforts have resulted in another quarter with a growing, positive price/mix contribution of SEK 1.8 billion. As indicated last quarter, cost inflation continues to accelerate, especially in Europe, having a negative impact of SEK 2.9 billion in the quarter. On a positive note, we saw a somewhat reduced inflation rate for steel components and logistics at the end of the quarter. The adjusted operating margin came in at approximately 9%, driven by a challenging cost inflation, negative mix impact from high automotive growth, and our dependence on manufacturing in Europe. Considering our unhedged exposure to cost inflation, we expect to see margin tailwind once inflation and energy prices start to normalize.
Within Industrial, organic growth was 8%, driven by industrial distribution, heavy industries and agriculture. The adjusted operating margin was 11%, impacted mainly by material and energy costs, not entirely offset by a positive price/mix contribution. Our leading position in our most significant and profitable business area continues to support our growth ambitions. For example, we have recently extended our full-service agreement with a leading renewable packaging producer in North America, covering bearings, seals, lubrication, application engineering and condition monitoring.
In Automotive, demand rebounded strongly from last year with an organic growth of 18%, driven by light vehicles. The adjusted operating margin was 3%, mainly driven by material and energy inflation, which was not fully offset by a positive price/mix. Our ceramic bearing offer to the EV industry continues to strengthen, with significant new OEM contracts signed in both China and Europe. This is in line with our strategic portfolio shift as ceramic bearings have more attractive margins. At the same time, we continue to exit low margin and non-strategic businesses such as components for small, combustion-powered passenger cars.
Net cash flow from operations was SEK 1,268 million. Net working capital as a percentage of sales increased to 36%, driven by exchange rate fluctuations. Sequentially, inventory levels reduced in Q3, as we continue to prioritize customers, reduce excess stock and optimize our supply chains.
Delivering on our strategic transformation
In line with our strategy to drive profitable growth, we have initiated a group wide program to increase flexibility and reduce fixed costs across the Group, especially in Europe. In total, we expect the full run-rate savings of these activities to reach SEK 2 billion by the end of 2023, with anticipated restructuring costs of approximately SEK 1 billion and a net reduction of approximately 1,000 positions, predominantly in Europe.
Among the key ongoing actions are the implementation of a simplified operational and sales organization in EMEA, reshaping of support functions, including pruning our IT portfolio and bringing forward the final steps of our finance transformation program. We are increasing the pace of development within Connected Technology by focusing more on external partnerships. Consultancy and indirect expenditure is being reduced across the Group. In addition, we are increasing our targeted efforts to further improve pricing, reduce inventories, drive procurement and logistics.
We continue to invest in our regional manufacturing capabilities and in making our factories more efficient. We are also continuing to consolidate our footprint. As a result, the factories in Avon, Avallon, Poggio Rusco and Pianezza will be closed, with customers being served from other sites.
Outlook
Looking into the fourth quarter of 2022 we expect organic sales growth of about 10% and, as a result, we expect organic growth for the full year to end in the upper part of our previously guided range of about 4-8%.
We expect to see continued volatility and geopolitical uncertainty in the markets and as a result, we expect continued high levels of cost inflation, supply chain bottlenecks and volatile demand."
1) Price, mix and volume
1) Price, mix and volume
Outlook and guidance
Demand for Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021
For the fourth quarter of 2022 we expect an organic sales growth of about 10%.
Guidance for Q4 2022
Currency impact on the operating profit is expected to be around SEK 400 million positive compared with the fourth quarter 2021, based on exchange rates per 30 September 2022.
Guidance 2022
- For the full year we expect organic growth to end in the upper part of our previously guided range of about 4-8%.
- Tax level excluding effects related to divested businesses: around 28%.
- Additions to property, plant and equipment: around SEK 5 billion.
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The beloved candy brand teams up with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and Milwaukee Brewers™ for the 2023 MLB season
IRVINE, Calif., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the 2023 Major League Baseball season is officially back in full swing, HI-CHEW™, the immensely fruity, intensely chewy candy has announced that it is bringing back its fan-favorite flavors to select stadiums through partnerships with four teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and Milwaukee Brewers™. From product sampling, to on-site activations, and engaging family events, HI-CHEW™ is bringing fun and excitement to baseball fans throughout the 2023 baseball season.
During select home games, fans will have a chance to participate in many fun activities and pick up the HI-CHEW™ candy throughout each ballpark. Whether fans choose to attend a game in St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, or Milwaukee, these four exciting partnerships with HI-CHEW™ will offer unique experiences for fans of all kinds this baseball season.
- St. Louis Cardinals: Experience the ultimate family fun at the HI-CHEW™ Family Pavilion, featuring interactive and exciting activities for all ages. The big, yellow HI-CHEW™ dugout bucket will be stocked and ready for Cardinals players to enjoy as they please. The candy brand is a sponsor of the dance cam to encourage stadium attendees to show off their most creative dancing skills on the big screen. As a co-presenting Kids Club Sponsor, HI-CHEW™ invites kids to take part in the fun by running the bases at Busch Stadium after select Sunday home games, and kids will have the opportunity to ask a player questions. All activities are part of a three-year partnership between HI-CHEW™ and the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Chicago Cubs: Need a sweet treat during an inning break? The candy is available to Cubs fans attending a game in a suite at Wrigley Field. In addition, all youth ballplayers and their families can take advantage of the Cubs' Youth Baseball and Softball Special Ticket Offers presented by HI-CHEW™ which include a ticket to the designated game at Wrigley Field and a pair of special-edition Cubs socks. During Cubs games, fans also will notice a new "Artificial Intelligence Art" video board feature where one lucky young fan will be selected each game to answer baseball-centric questions with responses generated and displayed as a piece of AI art on the left field video board.
- Detroit Tigers: HI-CHEW™ ambassadors will greet visitors as they walk into Comerica Park with flavorful samples to enjoy. Visitors will also find their favorite fruity, chewy candy displayed on the Carousel within Commercial Bank Big Cat Court and at concession stands, leaving them to crave a bag of their favorite juicy flavor. There is an opportunity to win tickets to view batting practice before the start of the game through HI-CHEW™ social media campaigns throughout the season.
- Milwaukee Brewers™: On select Sunday home games at American Family Field™ visitors should keep an eye out for their favorite fruity, chewy candy on the big screen between innings. HI-CHEW™ will also be the presenting sponsor of the beach towel giveaway to 30,000 fans attending the July 22 game. Fans also have the opportunity to compete in dance battles for a chance to win more HI-CHEW™ product and prize items. During the game, Brewers™ fans may see players enjoying the candy in the dugout. In addition, kids will have a chance to win big at Helfaer Field by hitting the HI-CHEW™ bullseye in left-center field during Little League games. All youth baseball and softball teams will also receive candy when they play at the special field outside of the big league ballpark.
"Throughout the years, Major League Baseball players have often been seen reaching for the iconic bucket of HI-CHEW™ in the dugout for a mid-inning pick me up," said Teruhiro Kawabe (Terry), Chief Representative for the USA & President, CEO of Morinaga America, Inc. "Now, more fans across the country will be able to experience the fun of eating the fruity, chewy candy while attending baseball games this season. We are thrilled to continue our successful partnerships with MLB teams to further brand awareness and take part in an iconic national sport."
To learn more about HI-CHEW™ and to see where you can purchase your favorite products, please visit us online at HI-CHEW.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram (@HICHEWUSA) and TikTok (@HICHEWUSA).
About Morinaga America, Inc.:
Established in 2008, Morinaga America, Inc. is the official distributor of HI-CHEW™, and Chargel™ in the United States. Morinaga America, Inc. (marketing and sales) and Morinaga America Foods, Inc. (manufacturing) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Morinaga & Co., Ltd., which began in 1899 as the first, modern candy maker and producer of chocolates in Japan. In 2015, Morinaga America, Inc. opened its first United States manufacturing facility in North Carolina. With over 200 flavors of HI-CHEW™ having debuted in Japan, Morinaga America, Inc. has introduced the United States market to the best of Japanese confectionery.
About HI-CHEW™:
The history of Morinaga stretches back over a century when company founder Taichiro Morinaga brought his candy-making skills to Japan from America in the 1800s. HI-CHEW™ has long been the best-selling soft candy in Japan and continues to see year-over-year growth throughout other parts of Asia and in the United States. In the United States, HI-CHEW™ is currently offered in sticks, peg bags, and stand-up pouches. The HI-CHEW™ sticks come in a variety of flavors including Strawberry, Green Apple, Mango, Grape, Banana, Kiwi, Açaí, and Sweet & Sour Watermelon. HI-CHEW™ also offers peg bags in the following flavors: Original Mix, Tropical Mix, Superfruit Mix, Sweet & Sour Mix, Soda Pop Mix, Berry Mix, Plus Fruit, Fantasy Mix and new Reduced Sugar. The Stand-Up Pouches are available in Original Mix, Tropical Mix, Sweet and Sour Mix, Fruit Combos, and Infrusions Orchard Mix. The all new HI-CHEW™ Bites are unwrapped in bite-size packaging in Mango, Green Apple and Strawberry flavors. HI-CHEW™ is made with concentrated fruit juices and is free of gluten, with no colors from synthetic sources. HI-CHEW™ continues to expand fruity, chewy flavor offerings annually. In 2020, HI-CHEW™ won a Nielsen Design Impact Award for its new Original Mix packaging update that hit shelves in 2019. For more information, visit HI-CHEW.com.
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WFO LAKE CHARLES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
441 AM CDT Wed May 25 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Vernon
Parish, northern Newton and northeastern Jasper Counties through 515
AM CDT...
At 441 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Jamestown, or near Newton, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Leesville, Newton, Anacoco, Toledo Bend Dam, Burkeville, New Llano,
Hornbeck, Browndell, Farrsville, Hutton, Burr Ferry, Mayflower,
Jamestown, Kurthwood, Harrisburg, Stringtown, Wiergate and Evans.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3136 9299 3134 9298 3066 9380 3114 9402
3116 9387 3117 9358 3119 9355 3124 9356
3128 9353 3128 9344 3136 9339
TIME...MOT...LOC 0941Z 214DEG 35KT 3093 9378
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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Parents still face rising costs while providers struggle to stay in business
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) today released The Year in Child Care: 2021 Data, Analysis and Recommendations, the final installment in the organization's Catalyzing Growth: Using Data to Change Child Care series. This report highlights parent and provider experiences and further illustrates the gap between what families can afford to pay and what providers must charge to scrape by.
The report is a comprehensive look at the child care system's recent challenges and opportunities, giving readers a fuller picture of child care affordability by comparing child care prices to median household income by both marital status and race/ethnicity.
"While the cost of child care remains out of reach for many families in this country, providers are still struggling to stay in business," shares Michelle McCready, CCAoA's interim chief executive officer. "As providers prepare to lose COVID-era relief funds, this sector's need for robust, long-term public support becomes more urgent by the day."
CCAoA's The Year in Child Care report found:
- The number of child care slots available falls short of this country's need; though 12.3 million children had all parents in the workforce, there were only 8.7 million licensed child care slots available, resulting in a potential gap of 3.6 million slots.
- Though child care is unaffordable for large swaths of families in the U.S., child care is significantly less affordable for single-parent households and Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander households.
- A vast majority (79%) of child care program directors were concerned about the child care staffing crisis, and still more (81%) reported that federal support would allow them to provide higher wages to their employees.
The report also includes strategies that child care resource and referral agencies (CCR&Rs) are undertaking to bolster staff recruitment and retention.
The full The Year in Child Care: 2021 Data, Analysis, and Recommendations report and the rest of the Catalyzing Growth series can be found on the CCAoA website at childcareaware.org/catalyzing-growth.
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Tom Brady may be really done playing football now, but his discipline and drive endure. The seven-time Super Bowl champion is enjoying retirement while staying busy. He’s preparing for his new 2024 broadcasting gig at Fox Sports, is set to become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, and is focusing on his apparel and wellness brands. He’s also dabbled in acting -– in the feature film “80 for Brady” last year and in some funny new ads for Hertz rental cars with actor-comedian Yvonne Orji. Brady recently spoke to The Associated Press about his new projects, whether he still sticks to his strict healthy lifestyle, and if that drive extends to his parenting. Answers have been shortened for clarity and brevity.
AP: You have so many interests and jobs now, what do you get most excited about?
BRADY: It’s a big year of kind of recalibrating some different things. I’m just trying to set my priorities and allow my time and energy to be focused on those. In the short term, it’s being there for my children and being the best dad I can be and being as present as I can with them. And some of these other things are probably more longer term: working with Hertz, I love doing that. I invest the time and energy in my apparel brand, my health and wellness brand obviously is so important to me. I have a small media business that I’ve been really working hard at and then obviously working with Fox and then going through this process of ownership with the Raiders. All of them bring me joy in different ways.
AP: Why did you decide to invest in the Raiders?
BRADY: I grew up in the Bay Area. My favorite team was the 49ers. The team across the bay was the Raiders. And, you know, they’re an iconic NFL franchise. When I look at a lot of the people that have impacted the NFL over a long period of time in the most positive way, (former Raiders owner and GM) Al Davis is one of them. And he’s not with us anymore but I’ve heard incredible stories. And then the opportunity came about to become a minority owner in the Raiders, it was a dream come true for me. I’ll be playing a very passive role. This is something that I’m interested in doing for the rest of my life. This is not something that I’m into it for a year or two years. You know, I’ve got a lot of responsibility with my Fox job, which I take very seriously. But if I’m looking over the course of my life, to have the opportunity to be involved in the NFL is a dream come true. And if I could help the NFL and continue to contribute in a positive way, then you know, that’s been a very enjoyable part of my life.
AP: Were the new Hertz ads fun to shoot?
BRADY: We had the best day. We literally laughed for like six hours. Yvonne was on fire. She was ad libbing. And she’s a very talented actress, very funny. So, I thought there were a lot of really cool, funny concepts that came out of it.
AP: You played yourself, but also kind of a straight man. Was that easy or hard?
BRADY: There’s an element of acting and I enjoy that part. I mean, it’s definitely not probably the most natural thing. I mean, I’ve been obviously on camera for a long time so I’m somewhat comfortable but it’s challenging to say, “alright and action (snaps)!” and now you’ve got to turn into a character. Even though the character may be me, it’s me playing me and not just me, you know? So finding a comfort level in doing that is, it takes a little bit of time, but the more I do it, the more comfortable I get.
AP: Are you the kind of dad who says “let’s get summer homework done” or “go see the fireworks and do homework later” ?
BRADY: It’s not the thing you want to hear when you get out of school after a long year, is to think about summer reading, but it’s our reality. So, let’s think about where we’ve got to be when school starts and let’s work our way back and make sure that we’re not cramming here with the last week to go. We’ll set aside some time. But the kids have plenty of fun things ahead and we’ll make sure they cover their school bases and get away from it a little bit and allow them to be kids, too, because, you know, you only get to be a kid once.
AP: Have you loosened up on your strict eating and workout regiment now that you’re not playing football?
BRADY: I’m pretty disciplined. (laughs) You know, I think it just became part of my daily routine. That was probably why I played so long was I enjoyed that process of working out a lot. I realized if I want to play football for a long period of time, I’ve got to treat my body a certain way and I can’t cut corners. And now that I’m done, retiring, my body feels really good. I feel like I still have a long life and I want to live a very active lifestyle, so I’ve got to maintain a level of discipline. There’s definitely later nights than I’ve had, maybe a few more tequilas than I’ve had in the past, and certainly less throwing footballs than in the past. Those things are all a little bit new to me, but I’m not going to stray too far from where I’ve been.
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STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The alleged ringleader of a European Union cash-for-influence corruption scandal linked to Qatar and Morocco has decided to reveal information about the affair in exchange for a lighter sentence, Belgian prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Pier Antonio Panzeri, who was charged last month with corruption, money laundering and membership of a criminal organization, and his lawyers have signed a memorandum in which he repents for his acts, the federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
According to a Belgian arrest warrant issued for his wife and daughter, who are living in Italy, Panzeri “is suspected of intervening politically with members working at the European Parliament for the benefit of Qatar and Morocco” in exchange for payment. Both countries have denied the allegations.
Panzeri, a former Socialist and Democrats lawmaker at the European Parliament, set up a campaign group dubbed Fight Impunity that was believed to have been a front for the scheme. Fight Impunity was involved in a number of conferences with parliamentarians in recent years.
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In the memorandum created under a little-used legal article, Panzeri pledges to tell investigators how the scheme worked, what financial arrangements were made with other countries, how the money was moved around, who was behind the plan and what they stood to gain, as well as the names of others who might be involved.
The scandal came to public attention in early December after police launched more than 20 raids, mostly in Belgium but also in Italy. Hundreds of thousands of euros were found at a home and in a suitcase at a hotel in Brussels. Mobile phones and computer equipment and data were seized.
The legal deal means that “a limited sentence is provided for Panzeri,” prosecutors said. “The punishment includes imprisonment, a fine and the confiscation of all assets acquired, currently estimated at one million euros (dollars),” it said.
Panzeri, his former assistant Francesco Giorgi, Greek lawmaker Eva Kaili and the head of an aid group were taken into custody after the raids. They are believed to be at the heart of one of the biggest scandals to hit the parliament - the EU's only publicly-elected institution. Kaili and Girogi are partners.
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Lawmakers suspended work on all Qatar-related files after the arrests and vowed to toughen lobbying and parliamentary access laws.
Earlier Tuesday, Panzeri’s lawyers appeared in court but abandoned an attempt to win his release from custody ahead of his trial. One of his team, Laurent Kennes, complained about media leaks in the case that he said were undermining his client’s case, but he gave no other details.
On Monday, an appeals court in northern Italy gave the go-ahead for his daughter, Silvia Panzeri, to be transferred to Belgium as part of the corruption probe dubbed “Qatargate.” But Italy’s top criminal tribunal, the Court of Cassation, will have the final say on whether she actually is sent to Belgium.
Belgian prosecutors are also seeking the transfer of his wife, Maria Dolores Colleoni.
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MANLY MAN CO. OFFERS TO 'TAKE THE HEAT' FOR YOUR FATHER'S DAY FUMBLE
VISTA, Calif., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - In direct response to their recent and shocking survey revealing that 26% of Americans are forgetting Father's Day gifts, Manly Man Co. (America's provider of intriguing, never-boring gifts for men,) is offering to take the heat this year for forgetful Americans.
The first of its kind 'alibi' concept is that Manly Man Co. will take the heat from the Dads of absent minded Americans who have left Father's Day until the last minute. The reality is that If you haven't bought a Father's Day gift by yesterday, it's probably not going to make it on time.
Americans can visit Manly Man Co., make a purchase for dad in the online store, then 'buy an alibi' at https://manlymanco.com/products/an-alibi for $1. They can enter their Dad's name and email as well as their own name. Along with the chosen alibi, an alibi email will be sent to their dad confirming that they ordered 'months ago.' They will have the option of choosing excuses such as:
1. It was intercepted by a drug sniffing dog who ate it…. so we had to make another.
2. Murder hornets and train derailments caused some unforeseen delays.
3. We gave it to the mailman (Steve), he thought it was a gift for him and ate it…. so we had to make another.
4. As I'm sure you've heard, there's been a lot of 'must see tv' on the last few weeks, so we're a little behind on shipping.
5. We spent some additional time making it 'extra manly for you' and that (of course) takes a few more days.
6. Turns out carrier pigeons are not as reliable as they used to be, which burned a few days before we tried using FedEx.
7. The record setting ice storm in the Midwest this week got in the way.
8. Adam from our shipping team was playing hide and seek with your package, and we couldn't find it for a few days.
9. Someone keeps pranking us by changing the dates on our calendars so everything is late now. We think it's Adam from the warehouse.
10. Unforeseen national shipping delays delayed it several days
11. As I'm sure that you have heard, there's another ship blocking the port near your city so it's been unavoidably delayed.
Men seem (mostly) okay with Dad's Day deceptions:
In a Manly Man Co. survey of 1000 Americans, asked if they 'would pay for an airtight late Father's Day excuse,' 69.5% of Men said 'yes' vs. only 53.0% of women.
Overall, 9.5% of Americans said 'yes' and 5.8% said 'yes if they didn't get caught.'
Asked who they blame when a Father's Day gift is late, COVID topped the list at 10.7%, followed by US Mail/Couriers 9.3%, undefined 'global shortages' (7.9%), kids (5.9%), porch pirates (5.7%) and 'vendors who they bought a present from' (5.3%).
American Men are much more likely to blame 'porch pirates' (62.0%) than women (38.0%).
See the full survey results here
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NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has approved a cash dividend on the Corporation's common stock for the fourth quarter of 2022. The dividend of $0.85 is payable on December 12, 2022, to shareholders of record on November 28, 2022. The annualized dividend rate is $3.40 per share.
The Company has paid a dividend each year since 1937 and is one of fewer than 25 companies in the S&P 500® that has increased its dividend annually for at least the last 49 years.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) provides essential intelligence. We enable governments, businesses and individuals with the right data, expertise and connected technology so that they can make decisions with conviction. From helping our customers assess new investments to guiding them through ESG and energy transition across supply chains, we unlock new opportunities, solve challenges and accelerate progress for the world.
We are widely sought after by many of the world's leading organizations to provide credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help the world's leading organizations plan for tomorrow, today.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the New York Amsterdam News, one of America's most influential and oldest continuously published Black newspapers, serving the nation's largest Black and brown community, is excited to announce the launch of Beyond the Barrel of the Gun (www.amsterdamnews.com/beyond), a new three year initiative focused on journalism-driven solutions to gun violence in Black and brown communities in New York City and nationwide.
From exploring the root causes of gun violence to documenting the multi-generational impact of this plague on Black and brown communities, Beyond the Barrel of the Gun centers around solutions to a problem falsely portrayed as intractable. For more than a decade the New York Amsterdam News has called gun violence in our communities by its rightful name: a public health crisis.
"We know that gun violence impacts more than just the victims and perpetrators. Each shot fired ripples out, harming families and schools, disrupting businesses and the ability of our communities to function. Each child killed, each mother murdered, every neighborhood shaken tears at our civic fabric, leaving us unable to fight the poverty and racism which keeps our communities down," wrote Publisher Elinor Tatum in a front page letter in the New York Amsterdam News.
"With our visionary approach we will embed journalists in change making, frontline organizations and produce thought provoking national research and reporting as well as bring together researchers, community leaders, victims, lawmakers, media and the general public to facilitate further change and growth in the hopes of healing the wounds of decades of violence," she added.
Founded in 1909, the New York Amsterdam News has for more than a century served as a vital voice for New York's, and America's, Black and brown communities. The Beyond the Barrel of the Gun initiative continues this tradition and will dedicate itself to investigative and long form journalism which seeks to find solutions to one of our community's most pressing problems.
"Having represented Harlem for more than 40 years in Congress, I've seen firsthand how this longstanding public health crisis has hurt our Black and brown communities. The Amsterdam News, the first to call this ongoing disaster by its name, is the very best media organization to lead this initiative," legendary retired Congressman Charles B. Rangel said in support of the initiative. "This project taken on by the Amsterdam News, in my political lifelong opinion, is one of the most exciting projects taken on by the private sector.... the problem has been the absence of leadership in our political and spiritual community, thank God for the Amsterdam News' initiative," he added.
With generous support from Columbia University's Lipman Center For Journalism and Civil and Human Rights, our first series will explore the impact of New York's bail reform law on Black and brown communities.
As part of this project, the New York Amsterdam News will be partnering with a growing list of other publications of color including the AFRO-American, the Houston Defender and the Sacramento Observer in addition to national powerhouses The Trace, the Local Media Association and Report for America.
"The AFRO-American is pleased to collaborate with the New York Amsterdam News on the Beyond the Barrel of the Gun initiative. Gun violence is a serious public health issue that disproportionately impacts Black communities throughout the United States. This innovative approach will do more than just highlight the obvious problem, it will offer holistic solutions," said Frances Murphy Draper (Toni), CEO and publisher of The Baltimore and Washington AFRO-American Newspapers.
"Report for America is incredibly proud of its partnership with the Amsterdam News, one of the most important and historic community papers in the country. The Beyond the Barrel of the Gun initiative is an important and exciting effort," said Steve Waldman, the president and co-founder of Report for America.
"The Local Media Association is proud to support the New York Amsterdam News and this initiative. They are a team with deep roots in the Black community and have been shining the light on injustices in Black and brown communities for generations. The LMA team believes that gun violence is one of the defining stories of journalism and more resources and funding need to be devoted to this topic," said Nancy Lane, CEO of the Local Media Association.
The Beyond the Barrel of the Gun initiative is also gathering support from the labor community.
"Gun violence has taken the lives of countless Black and brown Americans, torn up families and stolen the future from young people. The solutions offered by those in power too often neglect the needs of our neighborhoods and the root causes of violence, focusing instead on growing incarceration and criminalizing our communities. We need a holistic, people-centered approach to address gun violence, and strong investigative reporting to uncover real solutions," said George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East which represents over 400,000 healthcare workers.
"As the largest union of healthcare workers in the United States, we see this initiative as an important step towards reducing the deadly consequences of gun violence that our members witness every day in emergency rooms across New York," he added
Beyond the Barrel of the Gun is just the latest manifestation of the New York Amsterdam News' revival that includes its powerfully reimagined website www.amsterdamnews.com; its acclaimed weekday newsletter Editorially Black; a dramatically expanded Internship program aimed at growing the future diversity of America's newsrooms; and, the launch of The Blacklight the newspaper's new investigative unit, the first such unit in a legacy Black newspaper nationwide.
Beyond the Barrel of the Gun will feature multi-platform journalism and community events that will reach new audiences with the essential information they need to stay safe and protected. Community members interested in supporting this initiative can do so by making a tax deductible donation at amsterdamnews.com/donate.
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Updated September 15, 2022 at 12:47 PM ET
A strike that could have halted both freight and passenger trains across the country seems to have been averted.
After a marathon negotiating session lasting 20 hours, the White House announced early Thursday that a tentative agreement had been reached between rail companies and the unions representing conductors and engineers.
"This agreement is validation – validation of what I've always believed. Unions and management can work together, can work together for the benefit of everyone," President Biden said, calling the deal a win for America and for rail workers who worked tirelessly through the pandemic to deliver goods.
Union members still have to vote to ratify the agreement before it is finalized. A vote is not expected for at least a couple of weeks.
The parties had been negotiating the contract without resolution for several years and were facing a 12:01 am Friday deadline, the end of a "cooling off period."
Biden called in to the talks at 9 p.m. Wednesday night to urge groups to "be flexible, be creative, get a deal done," an official said. At 2 a.m. Thursday, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh called to announce they had a deal.
Already this week, freight rail companies had halted shipments of hazardous materials, including chlorine to water treatment plants and chemicals for fertilizers, not wanting those goods to be left unattended should a strike be called.
Amtrak said in a statement it is working to quickly restore canceled trains and reaching out to impacted customers to accommodate on first available departures. Yesterday, Amtrak announced that it was canceling all of its long-distance trains due to the threatened strike.
The National Carriers' Conference Committee, which represents the nation's freight railroads said: "The tentative agreements announced today follow the August 16 recommendations of Presidential Emergency Board...which include a 24% wage increase during the five-year period from 2020 through 2024 — with a 14.1% wage increase effective immediately — and five annual $1,000 lump sum payments."
The deal also includes changes to workplace attendance policies that workers found overly punitive. Under the tentative agreement, workers will be able to take time off for medical care without facing discipline, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the SMART Transportation Division confirmed in a joint statement.
Those attendance policies had become the major sticking point as the deadline for a deal neared.
In an interview with NPR, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said the proposed deal will bring not just pay increases and quality of life improvements for workers but will help the railroads as well.
"It means a way to attract and retain great workers," Buttigieg said. "It means avoiding the disruptions that could have accompanied any kind of shutdown or or slowdown."
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The largest telecommunications deal in Canadian history will go forward after Rogers Communications Inc.‘s $26-billion Canadian (US$19 billion) takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. received approval from Ottawa on Friday.
The approval means the deal has cleared its final regulatory hurdle just over two years after it was first announced. Canada has among the most expensive cellular rates in the world.
But Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne took a stern tone on Friday, vowing to “be like a hawk on behalf of Canadians” to ensure compliance with the conditions he outlined, aimed at bolstering competition and lowering phone and internet costs.
Champagne approved the transfer of Shaw-owned Freedom Mobile’s wireless licenses to Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron, which operates in Quebec and some border regions of Ontario. Rogers and Shaw agreed in June 2022 to sell Freedom Mobile to Videotron for $2.85 billion Canadian (US$2.1 billion) in an attempt to ease competition concerns raised by the original proposal.
Rogers announced its deal to buy Shaw in March 2021 and the deadline to close the deal has been pushed back numerous times. The three companies said Friday they expected to complete the transaction by April 7.
Champagne said Ottawa has secured 21 legally enforceable commitments from Rogers and Videotron to “actually drive down prices.”
“Make no mistake. We will be monitoring their performance under these terms and conditions and making sure that we enforce the terms of these contracts on behalf of Canadians,” he said.
On Friday, the minister said Ottawa’s conditions “should not be taken lightly.” He said they would ensure a “fourth national player can go toe to toe with the Big Three and actually drive down prices.”
Along with Rogers, Bell Canada and Telus Corp. have the vast majority of the market share in the Canadian telecommunications sector.
Those conditions include Rogers establishing a second headquarters in Calgary and adding 3,000 new jobs based in Western Canada “in the coming months” that it must maintain for at least 10 years.
Videotron must offer plans that are at least 20% lower than its competitors and spend $150 million Canadian (US$111 million) over the next two years to upgrade Freedom Mobile’s network. It is restricted from transferring any Freedom Mobile licence for a decade.
If Rogers breaches its conditions, it must pay up to $1 billion Canadian ($740 million) in damages, the minister said. Videotron would potentially be subject to $200 million Canadian (US$147 million) in penalties if it fails to meet its commitments. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/business/canada-approves-largest-telecom-deal-in-countrys-history/ | 2023-04-01 04:45:17 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/business/canada-approves-largest-telecom-deal-in-countrys-history/ |
Lockerbie bombing suspect appears in US court, over 3 decades later
WASHINGTON - More than three decades after a bomb brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb appeared Monday in federal court, charged with an act of international terrorism
The extradition of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi was a milestone in the decades-old investigation into the attack that killed 259 people aboard the plane and 11 on the ground.
"Although nearly 34 years have passed since the defendant's actions, countless families have never fully recovered," Assistant U.S. Attorney Erik Kenerson said during a court proceeding attended by victims' relatives.
The Justice Department announced Sunday that Mas'ud had been taken into U.S. custody, two years after it revealed that it had charged him in connection with the explosion. Two other Libyan intelligence officials have been charged in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in the attack, but Mas'ud was the first defendant to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution.
The New York-bound Pan Am flight exploded over Lockerbie less than an hour after takeoff from London on Dec. 21, 1988. Citizens from 21 countries were killed. Among the 190 Americans on board were 35 Syracuse University students flying home for Christmas after a semester abroad.
A mock-up of the explosives-loaded Toshiba cassette recorder which blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie In 1988 is on display January 31, 2001 In Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Getty Images)
The bombing laid bare the threat of international terrorism more than a decade before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. It produced global investigations and punishing sanctions while spurring demands for accountability from victims of those killed.
Several victims described as surreal the news that Mas'ud was finally in American custody.
"It was quite a moment," said Kara Monetti Weipz, sister of victim Rick Monetti, a Syracuse University student, and the president of Victims of Pan Am Flight 103. "It was unbelievable that it was really happening after all these years, and especially after the last two years."
Outside the courthouse Monday, Paul Hudson carried a photograph of his daughter, Melina, a 16-year-old student who had been returning for the Christmas holidays from an exchange program in England. He recalled how, after the crash, her belongings were scattered around the Lockerbie countryside. The family did get back her passport and her notebook.
"And the notebook had, on the cover, the quote ‘No one dies unless they’re forgotten,’ and I've tried to live by that," he said. Remembrances of his daughter are an "everyday thing" and "this time of year, it gets stronger."
The bearded and balding Mas'ud wore a green jail uniform, and walked with a halting gait to the defense table. He spoke occasionally through an interpreter, and the federal defenders who represented him at the hearing said he wanted to be represented by his own lawyers.
At one point, as the charges were being discussed, Mas'ud said in Arabic, "I cannot talk until I see my attorney."
A detention hearing was set for later in the month.
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi
The announcement of charges against Mas'ud on Dec. 21, 2020, came on the 32nd anniversary of the bombing and in the final days of the tenure of then-Attorney General William Barr. At the time of the announcement, Mas'ud was in Libyan custody. The criminal charges were a career bookend of sorts for Barr, who in his first stint as attorney general in the early 1990s had announced criminal charges against two other Libyan intelligence officials.
The Libyan government initially balked at turning over those two men, Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, before ultimately surrendering them for prosecution before a panel of Scottish judges sitting in the Netherlands as part of a special arrangement.
In Mas'ud's case, a Justice Department indictment that was to be unsealed includes three charges related to the explosion, including destruction of an aircraft, resulting in death. Prosecutors said they would not be pursuing the death penalty because the bombing occurred before the specific charges that he faces carried a possible penalty of capital punishment.
The Justice Department, which did not disclose how Mas'ud came to be taken into U.S. custody, has said Mas'ud faces two criminal counts related to the explosion.
Torn by civil war since 2011, Libya is divided between rival governments in the east and west, each backed by international patrons and armed militias on the ground. Militia groups have amassed great wealth and power from kidnappings and their involvement in Libya’s lucrative human trafficking trade
A breakthrough in the investigation came when U.S. officials in 2017 received a copy of an interview that Mas'ud, a longtime explosives expert for Libya’s intelligence service, had given to Libyan law enforcement in 2012 after being taken into custody following the collapse of the government of the country’s leader, Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
In that interview, U.S. officials said, Mas'ud admitted building the bomb in the Pan Am attack and working with two other conspirators to carry out the attack. He also said the operation was ordered by Libyan intelligence and that Gadhafi thanked him and other members of the team after the attack, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case.
That affidavit said Mas'ud told Libyan law enforcement that he flew to Malta to meet al-Megrahi and Fhimah. He handed Fhimah a medium-sized Samsonite suitcase containing a bomb, having already been instructed to set the timer so that the device would explode exactly 11 hours later, according to the document. He then flew to Tripoli, the FBI said.
Al-Megrahi was convicted in the Netherlands while Fhimah was acquitted of all charges. Al-Megrahi was given a life sentence, but Scottish authorities released him on humanitarian grounds in 2009 after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He died in Tripoli, still protesting his innocence.
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LEILA FADEL, HOST:
Ukrainian troops are engaged in counteroffensives in the country's south and east to reclaim more towns and villages occupied by Russian forces.
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That's despite Moscow's recent illegal annexation of the areas. One strategically important town that was recently retaken in the east is Lyman, in the region of Donetsk. The Ukrainian army had nearly encircled thousands of Russian troops there and then drove them out over the weekend.
FADEL: NPR's Kat Lonsdorf was in Lyman yesterday, and she joins us now from Dnipro, Ukraine. Good morning.
KAT LONSDORF, BYLINE: Hey. Good morning.
FADEL: So, Kat, tell us what people you met in Lyman were saying about what it's been like for them.
LONSDORF: Yeah. People were really on edge, I will say. A lot of people didn't want to talk on the record. You know, they were worried that the Russians might come back. The fighting is still really close. The towns around there were just completely destroyed. One man I talked to said, you know, this just isn't the time to say anything. And another woman laughed a little and said, first, we have one group in charge and then another, before shrugging and hopping on her bike.
But I did talk to one man, 33-year-old Mikhail (ph). He was out riding his motorbike and stopped to talk. And he told me, sure, it's good that the Ukrainians are back in charge, but what they really need is electricity. They've been without it for seven months, he said. And it means that they haven't had any access to any information. So I asked him, did he know that Russian President Vladimir Putin had declared Lyman part of the Russian Federation last week?
MIKHAIL: (Non-English language spoken).
HANNAH: No, I haven't heard that.
LONSDORF: You didn't hear that?
HANNAH: (Non-English language spoken).
MIKHAIL: (Non-English language spoken).
LONSDORF: You can hear my interpreter, Hannah (ph), there. And you can also hear how surprised Mikhail is. He had no idea. He said he hadn't seen any referendum voting. He hadn't even heard about it.
FADEL: Wow. So people are really living in the dark. Now, you've said that people are worried the Russian forces could come back. Is that a real concern here?
LONSDORF: I've heard that a lot in these recently liberated places but this area especially. You know, it was taken by Russia in 2014, and then the Ukrainian army won it back, only to be taken again in 2020, won back again. You know, and of all the liberated places I've been in, both north of Kyiv and around Kharkiv a few weeks ago, this area in Donetsk seem to have the most signs of Russian influence. I saw copies of the local Russian-language propaganda newspaper sitting around. There was a bus stop painted with the Russian flag, lots and lots of Russian tanks and armored vehicles left behind. And the fighting is still really close. While I was talking to Mikhail, I was in the middle of asking him a question, and there was this big explosion.
Did you live here in 2014, when...
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LONSDORF: And people around us started ducking, running into their homes. And he just started up his motorbike and said, you know what? I should probably go. And then he looked at me and said, you see; this is how we live. And then he drove off.
FADEL: Wow. This is how we live. Well, I'm glad you're safe. But for now, the Ukrainians are making headway in both the east and the south. What are we watching for next?
LONSDORF: Well, Putin has been trying to mobilize hundreds of thousands of Russian reinforcements who are supposed to be making their way to the front lines soon. Ukraine is trying to take back as much land as they can before that happens, if that happens. We've been hearing about extremely low morale in those who have been mobilized for Russia and just poor preparation, lack of equipment. And Putin is still saber-rattling about the use of nuclear weapons if Ukraine attacks what he sees as Russian soil, which is how he considers these four regions of Ukraine. Nobody really knows if he's bluffing. But meanwhile, the Ukrainians continue to retake more land.
FADEL: NPR's Kat Lonsdorf in Dnipro, Ukraine. Thanks, Kat.
LONSDORF: Thank you.
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FADEL: The World Trade Organization is warning of a sharp slowdown in global trade next year.
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NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA: The picture for 2023 has darkened considerably.
FADEL: That's WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
MARTINEZ: A decision on Wednesday by some of the most powerful oil producers around the globe to cut oil production has angered U.S. and European leaders. The move will increase pressure over energy costs for many countries.
FADEL: Paul Hannon of The Wall Street Journal joins us now with more context on this economic outlook. Hi, Paul.
PAUL HANNON: Hi, Leila.
FADEL: So, Paul, let's talk about why the World Trade Organization is warning of a global recession and how much of this is about oil prices now that OPEC+ has decided to reduce oil production.
HANNON: Well, the World Trade Organization issued its warning before the OPEC+ decision. But one of the things the WTO was worried about was high energy prices because when the price of essentials like energy and food are very high, households have much less money to spend on other goods, and that means that economic growth more broadly weakens. So the OPEC+ decision makes a global downturn a more likely outcome and will likely keep inflation higher for longer.
FADEL: OK, so this is all really hard news for people already struggling with the inflation that's here now. Are there some silver linings?
HANNON: I think the silver lining is probably in the inflation outlook. If trade flows are beginning to ease, if the global economy is beginning to cool, that should have an impact on inflation rates, which central banks have been raising their interest rates to contain. There are some indications already that inflation may have peaked at a global level. The global inflation rate has been pretty unchanged since June, although at a really high level. So, yes, there may be some relief on the way, but it's probably going to take quite a few months before people feel a return to a normal kind of level of inflation.
FADEL: And what are the biggest challenges for G-7 policymakers as they think about how to deal with this?
HANNON: It's a balancing act for them. On the one hand, they've clearly prioritized inflation as their, you know, enemy No. 1. This is the thing that economic policymakers need to get on top of for fear of a repeat of what happened in the 1970s. On the other hand, rising interest rates, do, you know, eat into household budgets. They do lead to higher mortgage payments, higher payments on loans of all kinds. So that can sort of double-down on the hardship that households feel and potentially make any recession deeper.
FADEL: Paul Hannon of The Wall Street Journal. Thanks, Paul.
HANNON: You're welcome.
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FADEL: President Biden's approval ratings have risen to 44%, according to a new NPR/Marist poll out today.
MARTINEZ: Democrats could hear that as good news. However, voters also say inflation is the most important issue ahead of next month's midterms.
FADEL: Joining us now to discuss the poll is NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. Good morning, Domenico.
DOMENICO MONTANARO, BYLINE: Good morning. Great to be here.
FADEL: So what are some of the big takeaways here?
MONTANARO: Well, you noted Biden's improvement there. I mean, back in July, he'd bottomed out at 36%. And that's been steadily on the rise since then. Gas prices have been declining. Democrats have gotten some legislative wins. And the president's really been out there more, touting some of those things. And the improvement, you know, is coming from base Democrats mostly and also independents. Both groups had really not been very excited about his presidency to that point.
Now, being in the low to mid 40s for approval rating is not exactly great for an incumbent party. And remember, the president's party usually loses a significant number of seats in a president's first midterm, historically, as it is. But this will stop at least some of the nail-biting I've been hearing from Democratic strategists about just how much their candidates need to overperform the president, which is a pretty hard thing to do.
FADEL: Now, we're just weeks away from the midterms, where turnout has traditionally been low. Is that likely to be the case this time around?
MONTANARO: Well, lower than a presidential election, for sure, but signs are pointing to high turnout, actually, for a midterm. For example, there seems to be very high enthusiasm from both Republicans and Democrats. More than 8 in 10 registered voters who responded in this survey say they definitely intend to vote - might not be that high, but that's pretty high to be saying that they will. Republicans slightly higher than Democrats, but that's to be expected, but not really by a lot. And the groups, though, that are the least enthusiastic about voting this fall are Black voters and young voters who, of course, are pillars of the Democratic base. So a warning sign there for Democrats.
Some of this, though, cuts across party lines when you look at enthusiasm and is more about socioeconomics. The people who say they're most interested in these elections are college-educated whites and baby boomers, older voters. Among the least interested, in addition to young voters and Black voters, are people making less than $50,000 a year, parents of children under 18, those who live in small towns and those without college degrees. There's a pretty substantial gap here, by the way, between women without college degrees and men without them. Women without degrees say they have much less interest in this election. Meanwhile, the converse is true for women with degrees, who are among the most likely to vote.
FADEL: Now, during this cycle, Democrats have really focused on the Supreme Court's abortion decision, while Republicans have hammered them on inflation and crime. How are these issues resonating with voters?
MONTANARO: Well, abortion is certainly up there for Democrats in particular. It's certainly a big motivating issue for them. It's second, Democrats say, behind preserving democracy for them. But as you noted, inflation remains a top issue. And that's true of independents, who are so key in swing districts, and of course, for Republicans. But even Gen Zers and millennials, who are also among the most likely to approve of the job Biden's doing and want a Democrat elected to Congress, also say that inflation's their top issue, too.
Lots of swing-district democrats have been arguing that the party can't put all of its eggs in a one-issue basket but also need to make the case on the economy as well. You know, it's a lot easier to motivate people with anger and fear. And the ones angry about inflation right now, frankly, are Republicans, and undoubtedly, Democrats and many independents are angry about abortion rights no longer being guaranteed. So these are likely still to remain much of the focus in this election and where we're seeing millions of dollars being spent.
FADEL: NPR's Domenico Montanaro. Thanks so much.
MONTANARO: You're welcome.
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FADEL: Police in Thailand say more than 30 people have been killed in a shooting at a day care center in the northeast of the country. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.
MICHAEL SULLIVAN, BYLINE: Details of the tragic event remain sketchy, but police say that many children are among the dead. Authorities say the man who carried out the attack was a former police officer who burst into the day care center in Nongbua Lamphu and began firing. Police say the man later killed his wife and child before killing himself. Mass shootings are rare in Thailand, but the rate of gun ownership in the country is higher than in many other countries in the region, augmented by large numbers of illegal weapons smuggled in across porous borders. The last mass shooting here occurred in 2020, when a soldier, angry over a property deal that went bad, killed more than two dozen people at an army base and, later, a mall.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in uncertain trading on Wall Street Tuesday to kick off a holiday-shortened, but earnings-heavy week.
The S&P 500 rose 0.2% as of 10:16 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 160 points, or 0.5%, to 34,141 and the Nasdaq rose 0.4%.
Energy stocks gained ground as U.S. crude oil prices rose 1.3%. Valero Energy rose 1.5%. Technology stocks also gained ground. Chipmaker Nvidia rose 3.6%.
Bank stocks fell. Goldman Sachs shed 4.6% after reporting weak fourth-quarter financial results.
The broader market is coming off its best week in two months as investors review the latest round of corporate earnings to get a better sense of how much damage inflation is inflicting on the economy. Analysts still expect companies in the S&P 500 to report a drop in profits for the fourth quarter from a year earlier. That would mark the first such decline since 2020, when the pandemic was crushing the economy.
More importantly, investors are listening closely to financial updates from companies to get better determine whether inflation will continue squeezing consumes wallets and sapping corporate profits.
Several banks reported encouraging financial results last week, but also said a mild recession is likely on the horizon for the U.S. economy. United Airlines will report its latest results later Tuesday. M&T Bank and Netflix will report results on Thursday.
Inflation and how the Federal Reserve will continue its fight against high prices remains the big concern for investors as they review earnings results and corporate statements. Wall Street will also get another inflation update on Wednesday when the government issues its December report on inflation at the wholesale level before prices are passed off to consumers. | https://www.koin.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-asian-shares-slip-as-china-says-economy-slowed-further/ | 2023-01-17 16:46:08 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-asian-shares-slip-as-china-says-economy-slowed-further/ |
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, top US officials traveled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodmyr Zelenskyy.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meet with the Ukrainian president for 3 hours and pledged their continued support for the war-torn country.
“This was, in our judgement, an important moment,” Blinken said.
He said the meeting between top American and Ukrainian officials happened at a time when Russia is failiing in its primary goal — “to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. That has failed.”
The problems for Russia aren’t only on the battle field, Blinken said.
“A military that is dramatically under performing. An economy, that as a result of sanctions as a result of a mass exodus from Russia, that is in shambles,” he said.
Officials also announced US diplomats will begin returning to Ukraine starting next week. However reopening the US Embassy in Kyiv will take longer.
Still, Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues. Part of the meeting Blinken and Austin had with Zelenskyy centered around the type of aid Ukraine will need moving forward.
“As this fight evolves, their needs will change. And so, as those needs change, we’d like to be one step ahead,” Austin said.
As part of the pledge for continued support, the US announced $300 million in additional military aid, plus the sale of $165 million worth of ammunition. | https://www.cenlanow.com/washington-dc/blinken-russia-economy-in-shambles-military-underperforming/ | 2022-04-25 22:51:02 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/washington-dc/blinken-russia-economy-in-shambles-military-underperforming/ |
Light-emitting-diode candles are a beautiful and practical alternative to traditional candles. With their realistic flickering light, they provide the cozy, relaxing atmosphere of candlelight without the risk of fire or the mess of melted wax.
Whether you’re looking to create a warm, welcoming ambiance in your home or add a touch of elegance to a special event, flameless candles are the perfect solution. And with their long-lasting energy-efficient technology, they’re not only beautiful, but also practical and cost-effective.
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What are floating LED candles?
LED candles use light-emitting diodes, rather than an open flame, to create light. But they create a warm, realistic glow that mimics the look of a traditional candle.
While some LED candles have a wax exterior, many are made entirely of plastic, so they’re safe for homes with children or pets. And they’re often battery-powered, making them convenient for use in any location, indoors or outdoors. Overall, they provide a safe, convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional candles while still providing a warm, inviting glow.
Floating candles typically have a waterproof casing, so they can be placed in a tub, pool or pond.
What are the benefits of LED candles?
LED candles are popular, given their advantages over traditional candles. First, they’re safer, since they don’t produce an open flame, eliminating the risk of burns or fire. Second, they can be turned on or off with the flick of a switch, so they don’t need much maintenance or any cleanup.
LED candles also have a much longer life span than traditional ones, so you won’t have to replace them as often. And they’re beautiful. They can be used as a centerpiece on a dining table, mood lighting in a living room or even as decoration at a special event.
How to use floating LED candles
Using LED candles is easy because they can be turned on or off with a switch or remote control. Some even have a timer function, letting you set them to turn off automatically at a particular time. Floating LED candles sometimes operate completely automatically, switching on when they come into contact with water and off when you take them out.
And from a decorative perspective, possibilities are endless.
Best LED candles to buy
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These LED candles are a great choice if you’re looking for a built-in timer and a realistic appearance. The yellow light and real wax material make them a beautiful addition to any space.
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Homemory Waterproof Flameless Floating Tealights
These floating LED candles are perfect for creating a warm, romantic atmosphere in water-filled bowls, vases, or pools and come in a package of 24 with batteries included. The lights automatically switch on when they come into contact with water.
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Made from real paraffin wax, these LED candles give off a warm white light and last for up to seven days before the batteries need to be replaced.
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These waterproof floating tea lights look like the real thing but offer a safe, beautiful substitute. They’re water-activated and come in a pack of 36 candles with replaceable batteries.
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These floating LED candles are a great alternative to real candles, as the plastic casing makes them more durable. They come in a pack of 12 with replaceable batteries that last at least 70 hours.
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These floating LED candles are a great option for those who want a cool white light that doesn’t flicker. The pack of 12 comes with pre-installed batteries to provide over 100 hours of power per candle.
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Ardux Flameless Floating Rose Tea Lights
These rose-shaped flameless floating LED candles are an attractive, convenient option for creating a cozy and romantic atmosphere. Made from real wax, waterproof and durable, they flash with a warm candle light for up to 24 hours, and come with batteries.
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Yojaciki Flameless Tealight Candles
The battery-powered flameless tealights in this 24-pack provide over 150 hours of soft, twinkling light each. They’re made with lots of detail and a realistic ivory color to look like real wax candles.
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You get 120 votive candles in this set, making it a good option for commercial use or a large event. These candles are operated with an on/off switch at the bottom and provide a warm, flickering light to imitate the real thing.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government on Thursday dropped the 4-year-old prosecution of a lawyer over his alleged attempt to help East Timor prove that Australia had spied on the then-fledgling nation’s government during multibillion-dollar oil and gas negotiations in 2004.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus maintained the government's longstanding stance of refusing to confirm or deny whether the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, a spy agency that operates out of Australian embassies, bugged government offices in the East Timorese capital Dili.
“Having had regard to our national security, our national interest and the administration of justice, today I have determined that this prosecution should end,” Dreyfus said.
“My decision was informed by our government’s commitment to Australia’s national security and our commitment to our relations with our neighbors. This is an exceptional case,” Dreyfus added.
East Timor had lobbied for the charge to be dropped.
Australia's center-left Labor Party government had been reviewing Bernard Collaery’s case since it came to power for the first time in nine years in May elections.
The previous conservative government approved in 2018 the prosecution of Collaery and his client, a former spy publicly known as Witness K, on charges that they had conspired to reveal secret information to East Timor.
A conservative coalition was in power in 2004 when the bugging is said to have occurred to give Australia an advantage in negotiations over a treaty to divide revenue from energy resources in the Timor Sea between the two nations.
East Timor, an impoverished nation of 1.5 million people on half of Timor Island north of Australia, became independent of Indonesia in 2002.
Witness K, the former spy, pleaded guilty and was released from court in 2021 with a three-month suspended sentence.
Collaery pleaded not guilty and was scheduled to go on trial in October.
Both Collaery and K faced possible penalties of up to two years in prison. The penalty for the same offense has since been increased to 10 years.
The government canceled K’s passport before he was to testify at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague in 2014 in support of East Timor’s challenge of the validity of the 2006 energy treaty.
East Timor argued the treaty was invalid because Australia failed to negotiate in good faith by engaging in espionage.
K and Collaery had prepared two affidavits for the East Timorese government that identified K as a former ASIS member and details of ASIS functions, a court heard.
Australia and East Timor agreed on a new maritime border treaty in 2018.
Collaery, 77, thanked his lawyers, who represented him for free, and the Australian public who had expressed their support for him.
“I am very pleased that the new attorney-general has looked at this prosecution and all it has involved and taken steps to bring the case to an end. This is a good decision for the administration of justice in Australia,” he said in a statement.
"This decision will allow me to move forward with my life and legal practice,” he said.
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13-year-old graduates from Oklahoma City Community College with science and cybersecurity degree
Posted/updated on: May 25, 2023 at 5:43 pm(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) -- Elijah Muhammad has achieved something not many 13 year olds can brag about: He's a college graduate.
The young teen recently walked the stage at Oklahoma City Community College after earning an associate's degree in computer science and cybersecurity.
Elijah told ABC News affiliate KOCO that he also has 10 IBM certifications, one Google IT certification and is pursuing a bachelor's degree at Oklahoma State University.
"My dad has a homeschool program called Pro One Collegiate Academy and it basically accelerates your learning into things that you're interested in," Elijah told "Good Morning America." "So, since I was interested in cybersecurity, it accelerated me in that and I was able to go to college early."
Elijah said he would often catch the attention of other students in his community college courses, with some thinking that another adult in the classroom was babysitting him.
"I told them that I was actually in this class [at] my age -- they were surprised at first," he said. "They thought I would just be quiet in class. But when I asked questions and I was interacting with the class, they were more surprised."
Elijah's older sister Shania Muhammad told KOCO her brother is "the smartest person I know."
"And regardless of if you're older or not, it's like I've never seen [anything] like him," she said.
Shania, who spoke with KOCO about graduating from Langston University at just 15 years old, worked with Elijah and helped inspire him to graduate early.
"I got two associate's degrees at 14 years old, and I kind of did the same process," said Shania. "That's why I just went on to do my bachelor's. I completed everything in two and a half years. So I was just kind of exploring and just having fun, but it turned out quite amazing."
Elijah said the siblings are "competitive," but added, "When someone else needs help, we're all there to help each other out."
As much as Elijah studies, he also makes time for other activities, including swimming and basketball. He is also a motivational speaker and hopes to help others achieve their goals.
"If you want to put your mind to making a 4.0, you can do it," Elijah told KOCO. "If you want to put your mind to winning a state championship, you can do it. You just gotta put in the work that it takes to accomplish that."
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(KTLA) — Rising interest rates coupled with crippling inflation has sent more Americans into debt using credit cards to pay for everyday necessities.
Credit card debt in the U.S. has surged over the past year as more Americans borrow money to keep spending. And with interest rates set to go up again, it might be even harder to break free of that crushing debt.
Swiping plastic has become more enticing than ever as high inflation digs deep into Americans’ pockets.
Many people are having to use credit to pay for everyday essentials such as groceries and gas — necessities that have gone up in cost much faster than average earnings.
Budgeting is also becoming critical as people buy what they need, not what they want.
According to LendingTree, an online lending marketplace, the typical consumer has racked up more than $6,500 in credit card debt.
Matt Schulz, LendingTree’s chief credit analyst, says it’s not the worst it’s ever been, but it’s on the way there. He says current conditions are leading to a troubling trend.
“The average rate on a new credit card offer today is a little over 21%, it’s as high as it’s ever been and the really unfortunate thing is that it’s only going to keep going higher,” Schults said.
Record high inflation has about two-thirds of consumers scaling back on discretionary spending. That’s hurting electronic and clothing retailers.
Growing debt could soon impact many credit scores, cutting into those able to qualify for cars or homes. This comes as home prices are starting to decrease, but mortgage rates are rising, with a 30-year fixed rate, now above 6%.
Cody Rice-Velasquez is a normal consumer who has recently tackled credit card debt.
“I don’t want to get back in that hole because we were paying about a thousand dollars a month in interest,” Rice Velasquez said.
So as more Americans are swiping that card, what’s the best way to break the cycle of debt? Experts say it’s important to have an emergency fund.
“Have a little bit of extra savings on hand so you don’t have to pull out the credit card the next time you have a flat tire or you have to take the dog to the vet,” Schultz said.
If you are taking out multiple credit cards, it’s critical that you keep a close eye on your balance and pay them off as soon as possible. | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/rising-interest-rates-inflation-leading-consumers-to-rack-up-credit-card-debt/ | 2022-09-22 20:11:25 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/rising-interest-rates-inflation-leading-consumers-to-rack-up-credit-card-debt/ |
Authorities capture second inmate who escaped from Philadelphia prison
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The second of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison earlier this month was captured Wednesday morning, authorities said.
City police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Ameen Hurst, 18, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in the city’s West Philadelphia section, but further details on the capture were not immediately disclosed.
Hurst and Nasir Grant, 24, escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center on May 7 by cutting a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard, the Philadelphia Department of Prisons has said. The two men were gone for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing.
Hurst had been charged with four counts of murder, while Grant was being held on conspiracy drug charges and conspiracy weapons charges. Officials have said the inmates were housed in the same unit, but different cells.
Grant was arrested Thursday night after members of a fugitive task force who were conducting surveillance in an area of North Philadelphia saw him leave a residence dressed as a woman. He was stopped in a car nearby and arrested without incident.
Three people have been charged with aiding the men in their escape.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Finally! After 3 years, Hawkefest is back! After a three-year hiatus, the highly anticipated return of Hawkefest is sure to revolutionize the retail and ecommerce conference status quo. Hawkefest, which is already known for its unique take on a conference or trade show format, is back after the COVID-19 pandemic and has teamed up with FounderMade Innovation Show West to bring an epic event to Santa Monica, California this October. The collaboration of these two marketing titans promises to be even greater than their past showcases, with an exclusive guest list, celebrity spotlights and an exciting theme yet to be revealed.
The possibilities are endless as we recall past events and celebrity speakers. From the 2019 Hawkefest at The Houdini Estate with professional illusionists to Foundermade's Innovation Show East's track record of celebrity guests including Ciara and Serena Williams, there is no telling what these two will show us next. With brands like Shopify, PopSugar, Sephora, Urban Outfitters, The Honest Company, Snapchat, and more in past attendance alone, it is sure to be one of the most exclusive and anticipated events of the year.
The theme for the event will be unveiled in the weeks to come on Hawke Media's social channels so make sure you don't miss out on all the updates. Confirmed keynote–supermodel and entrepreneur Miranda Kerr will be attending the event and speaking about her luxury cosmetics brand KORA Organics.
At Hawkefest, you will have the chance to witness the union of two influential international brands - Hawke Media and Foundermade - creating an unforgettable experience for all. At the event, you gain access to exclusive speakers, innovative products, networking opportunities, entertainment, and the chance to mingle with Hawke's esteemed brands like Casamigos, Red Bull, Crocs, K-Swiss, and many more. Hawkefest, originally created by the CEO and Founder of Hawke Media, was designed to bring an entirely new look to the traditional conference experience. Hawkefest is about learning from the best, meeting great people and having fun. These are the 3 pillars that drive the event.
Erik Huberman recalls his motivation for the inception of the event series, "Hawkefest was born out of a burning desire to revolutionize the traditional conference experience. The motivation behind Hawkefest is to ignite a fire within every trailblazer's heart, propelling businesses to new heights and inspiring innovation like never before."
Hawkefest and Foundermade join forces to curate an exceptional event celebrating entrepreneurial pioneers. Together, they provide invaluable opportunities for entrepreneurs to connect, learn, and unleash their business ideas to the world.
Defying conventions, they inspire forward-thinking ideas and amplify their impact. Apply now for your chance to attend this industry-defining experience! https://bit.ly/453HkEm
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Established on the idea that every modern business needs a CMO-level expert to lead marketing efforts, Hawke Media specializes in custom, data-driven, performance- focused solutions to help launch, scale, and invigorate businesses of all sizes, industries, and revenue models. Founded in 2014 by Erik Huberman and Tony Delmercado, Hawke Media is one of the nation's fastest-growing marketing consultancies. Hawke Media brings excellence to clients like Red Bull, Proactiv, Alibaba, Barstool Sports, and more.
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FounderMade is a future-minded media company, with a focus on best-in-class content and experiences, created specifically for brand innovators of tomorrow. Our ecosystem provides access to brand and solution discovery that propels your business forward — from pre-revenue to enterprise. Internationally recognized, FounderMade is the destination virtual & live platform for consumer businesses to activate accelerated growth.
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Newport Aquarium to open new Hatchling Harbor exhibit in March
NEWPORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Newport Aquarium is set to open a new exhibit in March featuring hundreds of animals, many of them babies.
Hatchling Harbor is a 25-foot-long Caribbean seagrass habitat featuring hundreds of colorful, new animals. The habitat will be among the longest tanks at the aquarium, according to a press release.
You’ll see scrawled filefish, parrotfish, lobsters and crabs, urchins, conchs and much more in the habitat.
“We work hard to make sure we’re taking guests ‘beyond the glass’ when we create a new exhibit,” said Rebecca Foster, Newport Aquarium’s executive director. “You can better connect with the animals if you really feel like you’re with them in the environment where they live.”
Seagrass meadows provide shelter and protection for a “vast density” of life, where many animals lay their eggs so babies can benefit from protection and ample food, which you’ll see in the new exhibit, according to the aquarium.
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Donors meet in Paris to get Ukraine through winter, bombing
PARIS (AP) — Dozens of countries and international organizations threw their weight and hundreds of millions of euros (dollars) behind a fresh and urgent push Tuesday to keep Ukraine powered, fed, warm and moving this winter, responding defiantly to sustained Russian aerial bombardments that have plunged millions into the cold and dark by targeting critical infrastructure.
An international donor conference in Paris quickly racked up pledges of financial and in-kind support to help Ukraine’s beleaguered civilian population survive winter’s freezing temperatures and long nights.
Donor promises of immediate help to repair Ukraine’s bomb-battered power grid and other infrastructure were also accompanied by international pledges of long-term support for the country and strong condemnation of the Kremlin’s savaging of civilian targets.
French President Emmanuel Macron, in a speech opening the conference, described Moscow’s bombardments of civilian targets as a war crime. He said the Kremlin is attacking civilian infrastructure because its troops have suffered setbacks on the battlefields.
Moscow’s intention is to “plunge the Ukrainian people into despair,” Macron said.
The European Union’s chief executive, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, said the missile and drone bombardments are aimed at breaking Ukrainian morale but added: “Russia will fail.”
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who spoke by video link, said 12 million Ukrainians are suffering power outages. In presenting a long list of immediate needs, Zelenskyy said his country requires electricity generators as urgently as it also needs armored vehicles and armored vests for its troops.
Donor pledges quickly surged past the 400-million euro mark, the equivalent of more than US$420 million, Macron’s office announced. The total included 125 million euros ($131 million) worth of aid from host France.
As temperatures plunge and snow falls, Ukraine’s needs are huge and pressing. Successive waves of cruise missiles and exploding drones since October have destroyed about half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the Kyiv government says. It says Russia is trying to create a fresh wave of refugees to Europe. Russia says that by striking civilian infrastructure, its aim is to weaken Ukraine’s ability to defend itself.
In Ukraine, life for many is becoming a battle for survival.
“Globally we need everything,” said Yevhen Kaplin, who heads a Ukrainian humanitarian group, Proliska, providing cooking stoves, blankets and other aid to front-line regions and away from the battlefields.
With “the shelling, the missiles strikes and strikes on the infrastructure, we can’t say whether there will be gas tomorrow, we can’t predict whether to buy gas stoves or not,” he said. “Every day the picture changes.”
The Paris meeting — attended by 46 countries and 24 international organizations — also was putting in place a system to coordinate international aid this winter, so donors of equipment and other aid don’t double-up. A web-based platform will enable Ukraine to list its civilian aid needs, and allow donors to show what they’ll supply in response.
Sweden was among the first nations attending the meeting to pledge more aid. Its foreign trade minister, Johan Forssell, announced a contribution of 55 million euros (US$58 million) for humanitarian aid and the rebuilding of schools, hospitals and energy infrastructure.
As winter bites, “we need to do whatever we can to help improve conditions in Ukraine and also help them to fight off the Russian invaders,” he said. “We’re here for them as long as it takes.”
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Varenytsia reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. AP journalist John Leicester in Le Pecq, France, contributed.
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The Exclusive Development Marks Rosewood's First Standalone Branded Residential Project in Los Angeles, California
HONG KONG, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® continues to grow its portfolio of exceptional residences with the announcement of Rosewood Residences Beverly Hills, the brand's first standalone residential condominium development in California. Located on Santa Monica Boulevard neighboring world-renowned landmarks and timeless Beverly Hills icons, the boutique development, comprised of 17 ultra-luxury residences, will serve as a model for enriched living in Southern California. Developed by Nahla Capital and GPI Companies, Rosewood Residences Beverly Hills is scheduled for completion in 2024, with sales to officially commence in 2023.
Situated in the heart of Beverly Hills, Rosewood Residences Beverly Hills features exterior architecture and interiors designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen, known internationally for his excellence in craftsmanship and design of residential developments, custom residences, and elegant restaurants. Evoking Rosewood's guiding A Sense of Place® philosophy, wherein each property reflects the texture and typology of its location, the residences will feature custom interiors and exquisite finishes that epitomize California's timeless and casual sophistication. Ranging from 3,000 to over 7,000 square feet, every private home comprises a vast array of truly unique amenities including private elevator access, large entry foyers, indoor and outdoor living areas, expansive chefs' kitchens with double islands, and mudroom/laundry rooms accessed by a discrete service elevator. Private swimming pools in nearly half the residences will create a focal point for their large terraces. Additional al-fresco features and amenities scattered across select residences include fully equipped outdoor kitchens, wet bars, and firepits, lending to exceptional living and entertaining.
"As the popularity of standalone branded residences continues to grow, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is thrilled to present this opportunity to enjoy the height of living in the prominent market of Beverly Hills," said Brad Berry, vice president of Global Residential Development at Rosewood Hotel Group. "Thoughtfully conceived to extend the utmost in design, service, and experience, Rosewood Residences Beverly Hills is poised to emerge as one of the most desirable destinations not only in California but across the country. We are proud to bring this incredible project to life alongside our partners and to further reinforce our commitment to delivering exceptional residential experiences in the most sought-after locations around the world."
Rosewood Residences Beverly Hills will be exclusively managed by a dedicated Rosewood Residential Team who oversee every aspect of the property's luxury service offerings. Coveted amenities will be available to its intimate group of homeowners, including a beautiful resort-like rooftop retreat featuring a pool, whirlpool spa, fitness center, and outdoor relaxation areas boasting breathtaking views of the city. Residents will also enjoy a communal rooftop lounge and dining spaces affording them the ability to host gatherings small or large.
"Nahla Capital and GPI Companies are proud to work alongside Rosewood Hotels & Resorts to introduce Rosewood Residences to the iconic Beverly Hills community," said Genghis Hadi, co-founder and managing principal of Nahla Capital. "Rosewood Residences Beverly Hills will consist of one-of-a-kind homes with many exquisite amenities, and we are excited to collaborate with Rosewood, Compass Development Marketing group, and best-in-class firms including Thomas Juul-Hansen and executive architect MVE Architects to bring this project to life."
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A bargain hunter who went to an estate sale in Maine to find a KitchenAid mixer, a bookshelf or vintage clothing walked away with a 700-year-old treasure.
Instead of a kitchen appliance, Will Sideri stumbled upon a framed document hanging on a wall. It had elaborate script in Latin, along with musical notes and gold flourishes. A sticker said 1285 AD. Based on what he’d seen in a manuscripts class at Colby College, the document looked downright medieval.
And it was a bargain at $75.
Academics confirmed the parchment was from The Beauvais Missal, used in the Beauvais Cathedral in France, and dated to the late 13th century. It was used about 700 years ago in Roman Catholic worship, they said.
An expert on manuscripts said the document, first reported by the Maine Monitor, could be worth as much as $10,000.
After spying the unusual manuscript, Sideri contacted his former Colby College professor, who was familiar with it because there’s another page in the college collection. The professor reached out to another academic who’d researched the document. They quickly confirmed the authenticity.
The parchment was part of a prayer book and priests’ liturgy, said Lisa Fagin Davis, executive director of the Medieval Academy of America and a professor of manuscript studies at Simmons University in Boston.
The full missal was once owned by William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper publisher, before being sold in the 1940s and, much to the consternation of today’s academics, was divvied up into individual pages, she said.
The practice was common in the early 20th century. “Thousands of unique manuscripts were destroyed and scattered this way,” Davis said.
Davis has painstakingly researched The Beauvais Missal, and has tracked down more than 100 individual pages across the country. All told, the missal numbered 309 pages in its original form.
The page purchased by Sideri is of particular interest to scholars. It’s a treasure both because of its age and condition, which is far better than the other page in the Colby collection, said Megan Cook, Sideri’s former professor, who teaches medieval literature at Colby.
The parchment is worth upward of $10,000, according to Davis. But Sideri said he has no intention of selling it. He said he likes the history and beauty of the parchment — and the story of how he stumbled upon it.
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Ohio State takes a break from its conference schedule this weekend with two matchups against teams from the Mid-American Conference.
The No. 24 Buckeyes (5-5, 1-3 Big Ten) field hockey team is back at Buckeye Varsity Field to host Central Michigan Friday, and travels to Athens, Ohio, to play Ohio University Sunday.
The Chippewas (1-10, 0-3 MAC) have lost 10 straight games coming into the Friday matchup against the Buckeyes. Their most recent loss was 6-2 to Saint Francis Sunday.
Sophomore midfielder Claudia Thomas said Central Michigan’s record doesn’t change Ohio State’s approach.
“We’re not playing differently because of our opponents,” Thomas said. “Not playing down, playing up. Just playing how we know how to play.”
The leading scorer for the Chippewas is junior midfielder Kate Biglin, who has 13 points from five goals and three assists.
In their 11 games this season, the Chippewas are giving up 4.64 goals per game, compared to Ohio State’s 1.10. Graduate back Grace Kim said the Buckeyes will look to attack offensively.
“We’ll probably be more aggressive,” Kim said. “We’ve had a bit of a drought with goals the last few games, so really trying to capitalize on a team that’s letting up a lot and sort of have some confidence.”
This won’t be the first time the Buckeyes match up against the Bobcats (5-5, 1-2 MAC) this season. The two teams played each other in an exhibition match Aug. 17, serving as the first of two preseason outings for Ohio State.
Thomas said she and the Buckeyes feel more prepared because they were able to play the Bobcats early in the season.
“We play OU every year, so I think you get to know teams,” Thomas said. “I definitely think it helps playing them at the beginning of the season but still not really changing anything based off of our skills and how we’re going to go into the game.”
The Buckeyes go up against freshman midfielder Mijntje Ligtenberg from The Hague, Netherlands, who leads the Bobcats with 18 points through seven goals and four assists.
Kim said the Buckeyes want to build on their success from the past weekend and come out with two more wins, and they aren’t taking it easy on nonconference opponents.
“We’re getting stronger each weekend,” Kim said. “Everyone we play is going to be a good competitor, especially because everyone wants to beat Ohio State, so we know they’re really bringing it.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are tumbling on Wall Street Friday as dispiriting evidence keeps piling up to show inflation isn’t cooling as quickly as hoped.
The S&P 500 was 1.6% lower in morning trading and on track for its worst week since early December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 451 points, or 1.4%, at 32,702, as of 10:19 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 2% lower.
Stocks have dropped through February as a stream of reports have shown everything from inflation to the job market to spending by shoppers is staying hotter than expected. That’s forced Wall Street to raise its forecasts for how high the Federal Reserve will have to take interest rates and then how long to keep them there.
Higher rates can drive down inflation, but they also raise the risk of a recession because they slow the economy. They likewise hurt prices for stocks and other investments.
The latest reminder came Friday after a report showed that the measure of inflation preferred by the Fed came in higher than expected. It said prices were 4.7% higher in January than a year earlier, after ignoring costs for food and energy because they can swing more quickly and sharply than others. That was an acceleration from December’s inflation rate, showing the wrong momentum, and it was higher than economists’ expectations for 4.3%.
It echoed other reports from earlier in the month that showed inflation at both the consumer and wholesale levels was higher than expected in January.
Other data Friday showed that consumer spending returned to growth in January, jumping 1.8% from December. That’s pivotal because spending by consumers makes up the largest piece of the economy. A separate reading on sentiment among consumers came in slightly stronger than expected, while sales of new homes improved a bit more than expected.
Such strength paired with the remarkably resilient job market raises hope that the economy can avoid a recession in the near term.
But it can also feed into upward pressure on inflation, and Wall Street worries it could push the Fed to raise rates even higher and keep them there even longer than it otherwise would. Investors’ hopes for a possible cut to rates later this year have been washing out of the market.
Traders are now also placing bets on the Fed raising its key overnight rate above 5.25% and keeping them there through the end of the year. That’s higher than what the Fed was talking about in December.
Expectations for a firmer Fed have caused yields in the Treasury market to shoot higher this month, and they climbed further Friday.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.95% from 3.89% late Thursday. It helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans. The two-year yield, which moves more on expectations for the Fed, rose to 4.78% from 4.71%.
Tech and high-growth stocks once again took the brunt of the pressure. Investments seen as the most expensive, riskiest or making their investors wait the longest for big growth are among the most vulnerable to higher rates.
Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla and Nvidia all fell more than 2% and were among the heaviest weights on the S&P 500.
They were among plenty of company amid Wall Street’s wipeout. More than 90% of stocks in the S&P 500 fell.
Software company Autodesk had one of the largest losses in the index, falling 10.6% despite reporting stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than expected. Analysts said investors were disappointed with its forecasts for upcoming results.
Boeing lost 4.4% after it again stopped deliveries of its 787 passenger jet because of questions around a supplier’s analysis of a part near the front of the plane.
Stock markets abroad also mostly fell, with a 1.1% drop for France’s main index and 1.7% fall in Hong Kong.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 was an outlier, rising 1.3%. The nominee to head the country’s central bank, economist Kazuo Ueda, told lawmakers he favors keeping Japan’s benchmark interest rate near zero to ensure stable growth. That’s despite Japan reporting its core consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh foods, rose the most in 41 years in January.
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WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
134 PM PDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with record breaking
temperatures up to 110 expected. Overnight temperatures are
also expected to be very warm.
* WHERE...Antelope Valley.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the
potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Temperatures between 98 and 102 expected. Overnight low
temperatures will also be very warm.
* WHERE...Santa Clarita Valley.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
* WHAT...Temperatures as high as 96 to 102 expected.
* WHERE...Ventura County Mountains, Santa Barbara County
Interior Mountains, San Luis Obispo County Mountains and Los
Angeles County Mountains.
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 102 expected. Overnight temperatures
are also expected to be very warm.
* WHERE...Cuyama Valley and San Luis Obispo County Interior
Valleys.
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WASHBURN—Meals served: Mon-Fri at Washburn American Legion at 11:30 am. Reservations needed the day prior to attending. Contact Kim Johnson, site manager, at (309) 238-2288.
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Monday, Jan. 9: Cheeseburger on bun, baked beans, corn, pears.
Tuesday, Jan. 10: Chicken strips, mashed potatoes w/gravy, lima beans, applesauce.
Wednesday, Jan. 11: Lasagna soup w/ricotta topping, garlic bread, tomatoes, romaine lettuce salad, cake.
Thursday, Jan. 12: Chicken ala king on biscuit, carrots, cole slaw, tropical fruit.
Friday, Jan. 13: Beef & noodles, peas, pickled beets, mixed fruit.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California grapples with how to deal with heat waves made more intense by climate change, schools in the state may soon have to come up with plans for cooling down outside play areas by planting more trees and replacing surfaces like asphalt that swelter on hot days.
The state Senate passed the legislation that would require public and charter schools and districts to strategize on how to introduce more shade on campus, plant gardens and replace surfaces that hold on to a lot of heat with alternatives such as grass and wood chips. They have a 2027 deadline to start implementing their plans.
“We needed this a long time ago,” said state Sen. Caroline Menjivar, a Democrat representing the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. “We are making up for the decades of delay that we’re in right now.”
Only a handful of state senators voted against the bill. It would still need approval in the state Assembly.
The bill is a starting point that will set schools up for any future, stricter legislation that could mandate how they have to mitigate heat, Menjivar said.
It’s one of many ways California could try to fight intense dry, hot conditions that have afflicted the state in recent years. Last year, a brutal heat wave left the state debating how to avoid blackouts as people cranked air conditions when temperatures broke records in several cities, including Sacramento’s all-time high of 116 degrees Fahrenheit (47 degrees Celsius).
Children are at a greater risk than adults of suffering from heat-related illnesses that can cause nausea, muscle cramps, fatigue and fainting, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Some groups agree with the broader goal to mitigate heat at schools but say the bill still misses the mark. Ian Padilla of the California Coalition for Adequate School Housing, which advocates for state bonds to help update school facilities, said implementing the legislation would cost too much and overlaps with some existing standards set by the state to plant shade trees outside buildings.
The legislation could cost the state “in the low to mid hundreds of millions of dollars,” or at least $10,000 per school by providing grants for schools to implement their plans, the Senate Appropriations Committee estimated.
Another flaw in the bill is the inclusion of wood chips as a possible alternative to things like rubber, Padilla said. Schools have in recent years moved away from wood chips because they could cause injuries to students when they fall down, he said.
Christina Hildebrand, president of A Voice for Choice Advocacy, a health nonprofit sponsoring the bill, said the legislation is needed to ensure more trees get planted in low-income areas where they aren’t already abundant.
It’s essential that schools “that don’t necessarily have the resources” or “community backing to do this, get it,” Hildebrand said.
Courtney Tompkins, who lived in the Southern California city of Laguna Niguel before moving to Massachusetts, said her son, who is autistic and was at the time completely nonverbal, was left asleep outside for more than an hour on a hot day at school in 2016. Tompkins found out about the incident at the end of the school day from a teacher, she said.
She said she filed a negligence complaint with the state over the incident, which resulted in a settlement in which her son was placed at a different school. Tompkins said she could not name the school district because she signed a non-disclosure agreement as part of the settlement.
Othman Ramadan, a teacher at Animo Legacy Charter Middle School, a majority-Latino school in Los Angeles, said it got so hot at one point last school year that they had to temporarily keep students from playing soccer outside.
Ramadan has worked at another school with poor air conditioning where students on hot days had to use ice packs to cool themselves down after suffering from heat exhaustion, he said. Planting more trees around schools can have a wide-ranging effect, Ramadan said.
“It would make a huge difference in terms of the mental health and physical health of our students,” Ramadan said. “If more of the basic needs are met, then some of the higher things on the pyramid can also be achieved.”
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(THE CONVERSATION) Have you ever suffered through tales of greatness from a self-absorbed “friend” who reminds you of Michael Scott from “The Office” – and not in a good way? Have you been betrayed by a colleague out of the blue, undermined on a project by the office mean girl, or had a work friendship dropped altogether without explanation?
If any of these scenarios sound familiar, you may have been dealing with someone who has what psychologists term a “dark personality.” These people score higher on three socially undesirable traits: narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.
As an organizational scholar, I’ve spent years studying personality traits in the context of the sales profession. In recent work, my colleaguesand I focusedon the wayspeople with these dark personalities succeed in sales organizations and the social factors that allow them to extend their successful tenures. Based on our research, here’s a primer on these antagonistic personality types – and how you can unmask examples you encounter in your everyday life.
Defining the dark personalities
Narcissists have the most familiar type of dark personality. They aren’t shy about letting you know exactly how highly they think of themselves. At work, you might find the narcissist bragging about their superior sales skills, even though their performance isn’t much better than the average salesperson. Conservative estimates of narcissism in the general population fall around 6.2%.
While narcissistic behavior can be annoying, it’s usually more tolerable than what the other two dark traits tend to serve up.
Functional – meaning noncriminal – psychopaths are particularly disturbing. Psychologists estimate they comprise up to 4% of the general population. Psychopaths have no qualms about exploiting others for their own benefit. Stubbornly antisocial, functional psychopaths generally have little empathy for others. They’re more concerned about “getting theirs” by any means necessary. Psychopaths are quick to deflect blame and throw others under the bus, even if it means telling lies.
With their impulsive tendencies, psychopaths are prone to telling lies for no particular reason at all. If you find yourself in a group water-cooler conversation and hear someone telling lies that don’t seem to serve any purpose, you might have stumbled on a functional psychopath.
In the workplace, at first a psychopath may seem charming. But eventually you’ll likely find yourself either questioning their motivations, or becoming a victim of their destructive behavior. Though they can be harder to identify than narcissists with their nonstop bragging, psychopaths’ egregious behavior tends to unmask them in the end.
Machiavellians are the most prevalent of the dark personalities, estimated to be about 16% of the population. They get their name from Italian Renaissance statesman Nicolo Macchiavelli, who believed the ends could justify immoral means. Less annoying than narcissists, less abrasive than functional psychopaths, Machiavellians are more subtle in the pursuit of their agendas. They forge ahead regardless of ethical considerations. Like lions, Machiavellians seem benevolent, watching their prey from afar – until they strike. They’re adept at playing the long game – it’s their stealth, patience and subtle manipulation that make them a particularly dangerous dark personality.
Compared with a psychopath’s unnecessary lies, you’re more likely to overhear the Machiavellian in the group telling little white lies that are strategically designed to further a future agenda. For example, you might hear them flattering the colleague you happen to know will be getting a big bonus in the near future – the Machiavellian may be strategically laying the groundwork for being invited to help them spend it.
In short, targets of dark personalities likely find narcissists to be conspicuously and irritatingly self-centered, but generally innocuous. Psychopaths are less obvious in their bad behavior, but their transgressions can be quite severe. Machiavellians are less in-your-face than narcissists, and their nefarious actions are likely to be less severe than those of psychopaths. In the long run, though, a Machiavellian can leave you reeling from an unexpected betrayal to benefit their personal agenda.
As you consider these dark traits and how they show up in interpersonal relationships, you might sense a spark of recognition. Here are five tips for avoiding dark personalities in your own life or minimizing the harm they cause.
1. Don’t fall for first impressions
Dark personalities are experts at making great first impressions, drawing you in with humor and charisma. So, when you meet someone new, be wary of superficial appeal. Narcissists, with their tendency to talk themselves up, are the easiest to spot.
To identify the others, ask questions about past relationships and listen carefully for clues about who this person really is. Because dark personalities are almost always unmasked in the end, they’re less likely to have long-standing friendships – an absence they may explain away by faulting others.
Just be mindful not to overcorrect and ditch a potential new work friend based only on first impressions, either.
2. Share your own (bad) experiences
When you encounter a dark personality and the outcome is unpleasant, you might feel embarrassed for allowing yourself to be fooled or manipulated, or you might feel guilt or shame when you observe someone treating someone else badly. As a result, you might not want to talk about it. Dark personalities exploit that reluctance because your silence helps keep hidden their “core of darkness” – the antagonistic traits that define them.
So to help unmask the dark personality and keep others from meeting the same fate, sharing your experience, with discretion, is critical.
3. Manage up to clue bosses in
Those with dark personalities are good at carefully managing the impressions they make on people in positions of power. So, at work, you can practice managing up to help your boss see the dark personality more clearly.
Share your experiences in a nongossipy way, such as expressing concern about incidents of incivility that you witnessed or requesting advice or guidance in dealing with a very boastful colleague who may be alienating prospects or customers. It may help your boss see through the facade and help you deal with the issue.
4. Plug into your networks
On the flip side, remember to also listen to others. To avoid falling into a manipulator’s web, tap into the network of those around you who share a link to the person in question. See if you can gather references regarding their behavior over the long term. Ideally, you can benefit from others’ knowledge, without having to learn the hard way.
5. Be aware of your own biases
Don’t underestimate the strength of a dark personality’s machinations. When someone shares a personal story of betrayal, be wary of thinking, “that would never happen to me!” Dark personalities are experts in manipulating situations to serve their interests, and you may never notice you’re ensnared until it’s too late. Considering yourself too smart or savvy to ever find yourself in the same predicament is misguided.
As you apply these tips in your life, you want to be wary of becoming an armchair pscyhologist. Anyone can have a bad day – and everyone has. Instead of diagnosing friends, partners and colleagues based on what you think might be their underlying personality traits, focus on any bad behaviors you personally witness, and respond to the actions – not what you think underlies them. Best leave that to the professionals.
If you are in charge of organizations or teams, consider having clear guidance and pathways of communication for individuals to report any concerning behavior they witness. By working together and sharing collective experiences, the rest of us can shine light on the workplace misdeeds of those with antagonistic personalities.
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We are exposed to an ever-increasing torrent of alarming climate news, with pictures of extreme weather events and destruction delivered on an hourly basis. We should still pay attention — clearly, the warnings on Hurricane Ian need to be heard.
But it doesn’t mean hurricanes are battering American coasts more frequently, as is often implied or outright claimed. Instead, the torrent of news is mainly caused by the CNN effect — many more cameras now capture every catastrophe and replay it 24/7. To make good policies, we need to look at long-term data.
Much of the best data comes from the United States. And despite what you may hear over and again, Atlantic hurricanes are not becoming more frequent. In fact, the frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental United States has declined slightly since 1900.
Airplanes and satellites have dramatically increased the number of storms scientists can spot at sea today. That is why the frequency of landfall hurricanes, reliably documented back to 1900, is a better statistic than the total number of Atlantic hurricanes.
And there aren’t more powerful hurricanes, either. The frequency of Category 3 and above hurricanes making landfall since 1900 is also trending slightly down. Although you hear much about hurricanes getting stronger, a study in the journal Nature finds that the increases are “not part of a century-scale increase, but a recovery from a deep minimum in the 1960s–1980s.”
Although data for the rest of the world is less extensive, we see the same picture. The best reconstruction from 1950 to 2020 shows no significant increase for all or major hurricane frequency.
Images of hurricane devastation abound, but remember that development and population along shores, especially in the United States, has expanded dramatically over the last century. Many more people live in the paths of these destructive storms compared to even a few decades ago. Florida had less than 600,000 houses in 1940 — today, that number is 17 times higher, at more than 10 million.
But better infrastructure, fed by improved technology and wealth, does more to protect lives and property than cutting carbon emissions. Today, hurricanes worldwide cause damage worth 0.04% of the global gross domestic product. And even accounting for the recent estimate by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that the proportion of strong hurricanes will increase, the destruction dealt by these storms is still projected by a study in Nature to drop to 0.02% of global GDP in 2100 as the world economy gets richer, making infrastructure more resilient. Even if we could entirely eliminate climate change (which we, of course, can’t), it would only slightly speed up that decrease to hit 0.01% in 2100.
The best long-term data on hurricanes hitting the United States shows a decline, even for strong hurricanes. And with or without emissions cuts, the world is becoming more resilient to hurricanes.
Bjorn Lomborg is president of the Copenhagen Consensus. His latest book is “False Alarm — How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet.” This column was provided by InsideSources.com.
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15-year-old Cleveland girl missing, police say possible abduction
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Officials say the case of a missing teenage girl from Cleveland shows indication of possible abduction.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The city of Indianapolis has settled a lawsuit with the family of Dreasjon Reed three years after his death.
In a statement released by IMPD Friday evening, the police agency discussed the reasoning behind the decision to reach a settlement on the high-profile case.
“The decision to settle was not a decision made lightly: however, there are risks in taking a case to jury trial, particularly one that involves a death,” the statement said. “It is incumbent upon the City to be good stewards of public funds, and limit risk to taxpayers.”
IMPD said in its statement that reaching a settlement does not “imply an admission of liability.” Chief Randal Taylor also said he believes Officer De’Joure Mercer “was lawfully defending himself” during the fatal encounter.
According to the settlement agreement struck between Reed’s mother, Demetree Wynn, and the city, Reed’s family is due to receive $390,000 in compensation.
Reed was shot and killed on May 6, 2020 by Officer Mercer following a police chase that Reed live-streamed on Facebook. The chase originally began on I-65 near 30th Street and ended near W. 62nd St. and Michigan Road when Reed exited his vehicle.
Reed later died as a result of gunshot wounds he suffered during the encounter. IMPD had said at the time that Reed fired multiple shots at officers. A firearm was found next to him at the scene.
Reed’s family filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit for what they called excessive use of force and continued to challenge IMPD’s version of events.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden was scheduled to undergo surgery on Wednesday to remove a potentially cancerous lesion above her right eye.
The first lady’s office announced a week ago that doctors had discovered the lesion during a recent routine skin cancer screening.
President Joe Biden was accompanying his wife to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where she was to undergo a “common outpatient procedure known as Mohs surgery to remove and definitively examine the tissue,” said Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the president’s physician, in a Jan. 4 memo that the first lady’s office released last week.
The surgery involves cutting away thin layers of skin and examining each layer individually for signs of cancer, according to a fact sheet from the Mayo Clinic. Doctors will keep removing layers of skin and examining them in a lab until there are no signs of cancer. The procedure takes less than four hours for most people, and they can go home afterward.
Doctors recommended removing the lesion from the 71-year-old first lady “in an abundance of caution,” O’Connor wrote in the memo. An update was expected later Wednesday.
The Skin Cancer Foundation said the delicate skin around the eyes is especially vulnerable to damage from the sun’s ultraviolet rays.
The surgery was arranged for the morning after the Bidens returned from Mexico City, where the president held two days of talks with the leaders of Mexico and Canada and the first lady met with women, children and her counterparts.
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Second season explores Industry 4.0 technologies including AI, edge computing, connectivity and more
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world's largest selection of electronic components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, has released the first episode in Season 2 of its "Factory Tomorrow" video series focused on advancements in automation and control within factories and manufacturing facilities.
Sponsored by Siemens, Schneider Electric and Phoenix Contact, the three-episode series will take a closer look at the driving forces behind Industry 4.0, interviewing experts in the field about how artificial intelligence (AI), connectivity and edge computing technologies are shaping the next major leap forward for manufacturing.
"Over the years, the manufacturing industry has continued to grow and become even smarter and more automated," said Eric Halvorson, partnership marketing manager – strategic programs at Digi-Key. "We're looking forward to bringing more of these Industry 4.0 technologies to light and showcasing how the industrial automation space is evolving. At Digi-Key, we're dedicated to ensuring that engineers have access to the automation and control products they need to keep innovating the future of advanced factories."
"Siemens Digital Twin is addressing supply chain and manufacturing challenges by providing a virtual representation of a physical process or product to simulate, predict, and optimize the product or production system," said Kurt Covine, director of partner sales at Siemens Digital Industries. "The digital twin helps manufacturers innovate more efficiently and prepare for the future."
"Our goal at Schneider Electric is to be your digital partner for sustainability and efficiency," said Poonam Narang, director of motor management application and strategy at Schneider Electric. "By leveraging innovative technologies, our customers can gain access to machine performance and energy use data to better understand the health of their operation and make informed maintenance decisions to significantly reduce unplanned downtime. Further, our digital solutions simplify machine design, installation and maintenance, helping to address the real challenges around supply chain constraints and skilled labor shortages facing end user customers today."
"At Phoenix Contact, our mission is to provide solutions for electrification, networking and automation so that renewable energy is available to everyone around the world," said Jack Nehlig, president, Phoenix Contact USA, Inc. "What makes us unique? We think and act for the long term, and through our passion for innovation, we provide technologies that empower our customers to offer trusted solutions."
The first of three videos in the series, "Seeing Double," is now live on Digi-Key's website, and delves into the topic of digital twins, which allow for detailed hardware simulations of incredibly complex operations such as manufacturing processes and entire layouts of future factory floors.
The second video, entitled "The Show Must Go On," will feature visibility through the use of complex sensors and hardware; and the third video, "Thinking Outside the Box," will showcase the cutting-edge manufacturing solutions of tomorrow.
To learn more about the video series, factories of the future and how Digi-Key is supporting the rapidly growing automation and control sector, visit the Digi-Key website.
About Digi-Key Electronics
Digi-Key Electronics, headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minn., USA, is recognized as both the leader and continuous innovator in the high service distribution of electronic components and automation products worldwide. As the original pioneer in this space, Digi-Key provides more than 13.4 million components from over 2,300 quality name-brand manufacturers with an industry-leading breadth and depth of product in stock and available for immediate shipment. Beyond the products that drive technology innovation, Digi-Key also supports design engineers and procurement professionals with a wealth of digital solutions and tools to make their jobs more efficient. Additional information can be found at digikey.com and on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About Siemens
Siemens Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Siemens AG, a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. Active around the world, the company focuses on intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems and on automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Siemens brings together the digital and physical worlds to benefit customers and society.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider's purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries. We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.
About Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact is a global market leader based in Germany. We are known for our future-oriented components, systems, and solutions in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics, and automation. With a global network reaching across more than 100 countries with over 18,000 employees, we stay in close contact with our customers, something we believe is essential for success. Our wide variety of innovative products makes it easy for our customers to find future-oriented solutions for multiple applications and industries. We focus predominantly on the fields of energy, infrastructure, process, and factory automation. www.phoenixcontact.com
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HEFEI, China, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TG ImmunoPharma Co., Ltd. (TGI), a leading biotech company focused on the development of novel immuno-oncology therapies, is pleased to announce that the FDA has granted clearance for the clinical trial of TGI-6, its groundbreaking bispecific antibody. TGI-6 targets unique tumor-associated antigens (TAA) and CD3 molecules simultaneously, enabling potent anti-tumor responses. The antibody demonstrates exceptional anti-tumor activity, favorable safety profiles, and remarkable druggability.
TGI-6's TAA is highly expressed in various solid tumors, including colorectal cancer, breast cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, and more. This makes TGI-6 a promising candidate for the treatment of a wide range of solid tumors. Preclinical studies have shown outstanding potential, with TGI-6 inducing complete tumor regression in animal models of colorectal cancer following a single administration. Importantly, TGI-6 is designed to maintain high cytotoxic activity while minimizing the risk of cytokine release syndrome (CRS).
"We are thrilled to receive FDA clearance for the clinical trial of TGI-6," said Professor Zhigang Tian, founder of TGI and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Academia Europaea. "TGI-6 has demonstrated superior anti-tumor activity and safety in preclinical studies. We have great confidence in its potential as a novel therapy for solid tumors."
With this significant milestone, TGI is actively seeking global partners to collaborate on the development, clinical trials, and eventual commercialization of TGI-6. By partnering with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, TGI aims to leverage their expertise in clinical development and market access, expediting the availability of TGI-6 for patients worldwide.
TGI remains steadfast in its mission to revolutionize cancer treatment through innovative immunotherapies. With FDA clearance for the clinical trial of TGI-6, the company is poised to advance the development of precise therapies for solid tumors. Interested parties are invited to explore partnership opportunities and join TGI in their pursuit of delivering novel treatment options that improve patient outcomes.
About TG ImmunoPharma Co., Ltd. (TGI)
TG ImmunoPharma Co., Ltd. (TGI) is a leading biotech company dedicated to the development of novel immunotherapeutic drugs. Focusing on innovation and research, TGI harnesses the power of the immune system to combat cancer and enhance patient outcomes. The company's diverse pipeline includes bispecific antibodies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, NK/T-cell engagers, and immunocytokines. TGI has successfully developed over 10 pipeline products, with more than half having completed pre-clinical studies. Notably, TGI-2, an anti-PVRIG therapeutic antibody, has initiated Phase 1 trials in the United States and is nearing completion of its first patient dosing. TGI envisions three innovative drugs entering Phase I trials by the end of next year, demonstrating its commitment to advancing immunotherapy and addressing unmet needs in cancer treatment worldwide. To learn more about TGI and its pipeline, please visit www.tgimmunopharma.com.
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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Martin J. Lyons Jr., president and CEO of Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE) and Michael L. Moehn, executive vice president and CFO of Ameren Corp. will discuss third quarter 2022 earnings, earnings guidance and other matters in a conference call with financial analysts at 9 a.m. Central Time (10 a.m. Eastern Time) on Friday, Nov. 4.
The call will be broadcast live over the internet on AmerenInvestors.com. Supporting materials for the call will be posted in the "Investor News and Events" section of this website under "Events and Presentations." A replay of the webcast will be available for one year beginning approximately one hour after the close of the call.
St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation powers the quality of life for 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries. Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Ameren Missouri provides electric generation, transmission and distribution services, as well as natural gas distribution service. Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois operates a rate-regulated electric transmission business in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. For more information, visit Ameren.com, or follow us on Twitter at @AmerenCorp, Facebook.com/AmerenCorp, or LinkedIn.com/company/Ameren.
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UCLA study finds that Black and Latino housing voucher recipients do not increase crime in the suburbs
In a society dominated by narratives of meritocracy and “bootstrap pulling,” the perception of families and individuals receiving government assistance has generally leaned negative.
That’s especially true of participants in the Housing Choice Voucher program once known as Section 8, where fears of criminality and economic damage are often attached to the participants’ presence.
However, UCLA Professor Michael Stoll found that when Black voucher recipients move to majority white suburbs, crime rates did not drastically increase.
As Milwaukee — and public housing authorities across the country — convert location-based vouchers to portable tenant-based vouchers, gaining this acceptance in those communities, considered “high opportunity” zones, will be more important than ever.
Stoll’s October study offers public housing authorities and fair housing agencies another tool to encourage the acceptance of voucher recipients in areas outside the central city. However, some remain skeptical this new evidence can supersede the current fear-driven climate.
Study conclusively debunks narratives around race, rental assistance and crime
Stoll’s study posed a simple question: “Do Black Voucher Recipients’ Moves to the Suburbs Increase Crime Rates?”
The answer, according to his research, is no.
“Fears of increased crime resulting from increased presence of HCVRs are (not) well supported by the studies’ results, and should allay any concerns about unintended crime costs of the HCV program,” wrote Stoll, a public policy professor.
Stoll came to his conclusion after analyzing Census Bureau demographics, voucher data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and public safety data from the Uniform Crime Report statistics and FBI statistics for the country’s 100 largest metros, including Milwaukee.
The study examined crime rates in those metros after housing choice voucher recipients moved into the metro’s suburban areas.
Stoll determined that as the presence of Black voucher holders in majority white suburbs increased, property and violent crime rates decreased, although not by statistically significant levels. He also found that regardless of where Black and/or Latino vouchers moved — whether to majority white, mixed or majority non-white suburban areas — those new areas saw no increase in violent or property crime rates.
Only the move of white voucher holders into racially mixed or majority non-white suburban areas was correlated with an increase in crime rates; Stoll said he believed the results were not cause-and-effect related and reflected ongoing trends that predated the voucher holders’ moves to those neighborhoods.
Kori Schneider Peragine, senior administrator of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, said she is heartened but not surprised the results run counter to what she often hears in her role at the council.
“There have been false narratives to property values decreasing in proximity to Black residents and that goes back to the 19th century,” she said. “All of this, this idea was centered around, ‘we cannot let Black and white people live together.’ I feel like these notions keep getting recycled in a new way.”
A 2007 report on the housing choice voucher program revealed that residents of Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County who were surveyed made “claims such as ‘HCVP is responsible for the increase in crime’ and ‘the influx of HCVP tenants is ruining our neighborhoods’ were made on the basis of strongly held beliefs, but on sometimes limited hard data.” For example, residents of Norristown Borough believed voucher holders were responsible for 50-60% of police calls, when in actuality, they were responsible for 9-14% of those calls.
The same fears of voucher holders often spillover into discussions of building affordably priced housing, where the implication is the same — lower-income residents who move into an affluent suburb will cause an increase in crime and lower property values.
Peragine said she saw that firsthand. “The most visceral experience I’ve had of NIMBYISM was the New Berlin example in 2010,” Peragine recalled. “Here was a developer just looking to put in workforce housing and community just went crazy, and they were saying, ‘we don’t want to be another Cabrini-Green,’ and mentioning all these kinds of failed public housing projects.”
Read about it here:U.S. accuses New Berlin of racial bias in housing decision
Historically, the country's first housing projects did not cater to any specific racial or ethnic group. However, the government eventually began steering white residents into programs designed to help them purchase single-family homes even as they continued clustering Black and Latino residents into under-resourced and poorly maintained tenement-style housing projects. This type of disinvestment in housing projects such as Chicago’s Cabrini-Green illustrated the impact of that disinvestment: deteriorating facilities and the proliferation of drugs and violent crime.
Stoll said because the failure of those housing projects was framed in a way to blame the residents, some assume those residents will “bring” to the suburbs the very environment they are trying to leave behind.
“There’s usually claims that these newcomers are causing all the problems they are seeing in those neighborhoods,” he said, even when statistics show the crime rate has not changed or has dropped.
As the 2007 report noted, “In many people’s minds, crime and assisted housing are inextricably linked, and the HCVP is no exception.”
Lingering fear-driven narratives hurt voucher holders
Despite the research — and rules that require background checks for applicants’ entire households and make individuals with certain criminal convictions ineligible for the program — the perception of how voucher holders will impact a neighborhood is often negative.
Those perceptions have real consequences.
“All it takes for people’s fears to be confirmed is just one incident, whether that incident is an increase in crime or not,” he said. “This is what papers call ‘perceived criminality’ and there is an association of criminality with race.”
“Once you have media accounts talking about residents’ fears of newcomers and the potential crime that might be generated as a result, this is going to affect people’s openness to receiving these housing choice recipients into neighborhoods,” Stoll explained. “It can influence neighbors’ resistance to landlords’ willingness to rent (and) landlords’ willingness to rent.”
Peragine regularly works with voucher holders, many of whom have difficulty finding landlords to accept their vouchers in or bordering Milwaukee County suburbs.
But Peragine said most landlords who perceive voucher holders as a threat to safety and property values discriminate with more subtlety.
“I feel like for the most part, we’re dealing with larger management companies who know not to say that,” she explained.
Especially because, in Milwaukee County, which includes the city and its surrounding suburbs, it is illegal to discriminate against someone with a housing choice voucher.
But Stoll said, without enforcement, that law does little to change the clustering of voucher holders into lower-income, racially segregated neighborhoods.
“If enforcement has real teeth, you do see evidence that landlords are less likely to discriminate,” he said. “The question is to what extent are they enforced?”
Many housing advocates say such laws are not enforced enough to deter discrimination or change perceptions.
“In terms of our work that we do around landlord outreach, I’m not sure if a study is going to persuade anyone,” Peragine admitted.
“I would say the reality of our program is the families we are working with who have vouchers are striving to move to safe neighborhoods where their children are safe to play outside (or) in the park — they are trying to leave high-crime areas.”
Both Stoll and Peragine acknowledge there can be many reasons landlords avoid participating in the voucher program: the scrutiny of regular inspections and bureaucracy of working with the public housing authority can be inconveniencing and expensive.
But they both agree the fears of voucher holders from landlords and residents are often motivated by a strong racial and class component.
“It’s frustrating that this kind of research has to continue, that those narrative have to continue, and we (need) social science to repudiate that crap,” Peragine said. “It’s indicative of how entrenched racism is. But I’m glad he did the research because it’s just one more definitive way to say there’s no linkage here.”
Need help fighting housing discrimination? Here are a few resources
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council can be reached at 414-278-1240 and the statewide intake complaint line is 877-647-3247. More information about the agency's Opportunity MKE program, including its map of areas, is available here.
The Milwaukee field office for the Department of Housing and Urban Development can be reached at 414 297-3214 and explains its complaint process here.
The National Fair Housing Alliance can be reached at 202-898-1661 or nfha@nationalfairhousing.org and the agency has a complaint form available here.
Talis Shelbourne is an investigative solutions reporter covering the issues of affordable housing, environment and equity issues. Have a tip? You can reach Talis at (414) 403-6651 or tshelbourn@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter at @talisseer and message her on Facebook at @talisseer.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 15, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
450 AM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of Deep South Texas, including the following
counties, Brooks, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr and Willacy.
* WHEN...Until 645 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 450 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Rachal, San Manuel, Linn, Encino, El Coyote Ranch Airport,
Puerto Rico and La Reforma.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, December 11, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
235 AM CST Sun Dec 11 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Fayette
County through 300 AM CST...
At 235 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near La Grange to 8 miles west of Fayetteville
to near Schulenburg. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
La Grange, Schulenburg, Fayetteville, Round Top, Carmine, Swiss Alp,
Dubina, Rutersville, Warrenton, High Hill, Waldeck, Rabbs Prairie,
Ellinger, Walhalla, Willow Springs, Ammannsville, Winedale, Rek Hill,
Mullins Prairie and Nechanitz.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 2963 9687 2963 9703 2983 9688 2999 9697
3016 9669 3015 9668 3015 9665 3008 9663
2996 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0835Z 244DEG 25KT 2995 9687 2987 9682 2968 9695
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Thursday ordered the families of U.S. embassy staffers in the Nigerian capital to leave due to heightened fears of a terrorist attack as it repeated a warning for all Americans to reconsider traveling to any part of the country and not to visit Abuja at all.
The announcement came just two days after the department said it would allow nonessential personnel at the embassy in Abuja to depart voluntarily due to elevated security concerns. It did not provide details but the change suggested the U.S. has indications that an attack may be imminent.
“The department (has) ordered the departure of family members of U.S. government employees from Abuja due to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks there,” it said in a revised travel advisory for Nigeria.
Nigeria has battled an Islamic insurgency in its northeast for more than a decade, but attacks have been rare in Abuja. In 2011, Islamic extremists linked to the Boko Haram group targeted the United Nations building there with a car bomb, killing 21 people.
The U.S. embassy in Abuja has been warning since Sunday about an “elevated risk of terror attacks” in the city, saying that possible targets include government buildings, places of worship and other public places. It has urged Americans there to avoid all nonessential movements and crowds.
The British mission in Nigeria has issued similar alerts.
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PASADENA, Calif. — The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game, usually an iconic New Year's Day tradition, will happen a day later this year.
Here's why the festive floral floats, marching bands and the Granddaddy of Them All will take place on Monday, Jan. 2 in 2023.
Why isn't the parade on New Year's Day?
The annual Rose Parade parade, known best for its intricate and elaborate florally-decorated floats, typically helps us ring in the new year on the morning of Jan. 1. This year, for only the 20th time in its 134-year history, the events will take place on Jan. 2 instead.
That's because the organizer of the parade, the Tournament of Roses Association, has a longstanding tradition to never hold the parade on a Sunday.
The parade began in 1890 and was annually held on New Year's Day. In 1893, when the parade was to fall on a Sunday for the first time, organizers moved it to the next day to avoid interfering with worship services or scaring horses tied up outside the churches.
The tradition has continued since and last happened in 2017.
How to watch the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl
The 134th Rose Parade begins at 8 a.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Eastern) on Jan. 2, 2023 in Pasadena, California.
The Rose Parade will be broadcast on ABC and NBC network stations.
It will also stream on Peacock.
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Gibraltar confirms leakage of fuel from stranded cargo ship
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MADRID (AP) — Gibraltar authorities say that a small amount of heavy fuel oil has leaked from a bulk carrier ship stranded since colliding Monday with another ship near the Bay of Gibraltar. The Captain of the Gibraltar Port said Thursday the leak is “fully under control.” The Port Authority says a small amount of oil escaped the perimeter of a boom placed to contain any spill. A second barrier is planned to be deployed Thursday to prevent a further expansion of the spill. The oil is being collected by two vessels from Gibraltar Port Authority and Spanish Maritime Rescue. The environmental impact of the spill was not immediately clear. Divers sent to the ship have already sealed the source of the leak — two vents in the fuel tanks. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/09/01/gibraltar-confirms-leakage-of-fuel-from-stranded-cargo-ship-2/ | 2022-09-01 15:53:35 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/09/01/gibraltar-confirms-leakage-of-fuel-from-stranded-cargo-ship-2/ |
DALLAS, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertical Capital Income Fund (NYSE: VCIF) today announced a distribution of $0.0721 per share pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "Plan"), payable as follows:
Declaration – 6/7/2022 Ex-Date – 6/16/2022 Record Date – 6/17/2022 Payable – 6/30/2022
Pursuant to the Plan, the Fund pays a minimum monthly distribution to shareholders at a stated annual rate as a percentage of the 3-month average net asset value ("NAV") of the Fund's shares prior to the month of distribution. The distribution is calculated as 8% of the previous three-month average NAV, divided by 12. The primary purpose of the Plan is to provide investors with consistent, but not guaranteed, periodic distributions from the Fund, regardless of when or whether income is earned or capital gains are realized. Distributions under the Plan may consist of (i) net investment income, (ii) net realized short-term capital gains, (iii) net realized long-term capital gains and, to the extent necessary, (iv) return of capital (or other capital sources). With each distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release that will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution, as well as certain other related information. The Fund expects to issue any such notice and press release on or about the distribution payment date.
The Fund had approximately $2.3 million in cash as of May 31, 2022. A new monthly net asset value per share of $10.78 was produced on May 31, 2022. For information on the Fund's current net asset value per share, please visit the Fund's website at vcif.us.
The Plan will be subject to periodic review by the Board, and the Board may amend the terms of the Plan including amending the annual rate of payment or may terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund's shareholders. The Fund's distribution rate may be affected by numerous factors, including changes in realized and projected market returns, Fund performance, and other factors. There can be no assurance that an unanticipated change in market conditions or other unforeseen factors will not result in a change in the Fund's distribution rate at a future time. The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares. The public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks to which the Fund is exposed. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty. In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and an exemptive order received by the Fund from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund will provide its shareholders of record on each distribution date with a 19(a) Notice and issue an accompanying press release disclosing the sources of its distribution payment when a distribution includes anything other than net investment income. This information will be forthcoming later this month.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in 19(a) Notices are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its full fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. Information on the Fund's 19(a) Notices, if any, can be found at www.vcif.us. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
Shares of closed-end funds often trade at a discount from their net asset value. The market price of Fund shares may vary from net asset value based on factors affecting the supply and demand for shares, such as Fund distribution rates relative to similar investments, investors' expectations for future distribution changes, the clarity of the Fund's investment strategy and future return expectations, and investors' confidence in the underlying markets in which the Fund invests. Fund shares are subject to investment risk, including possible loss of principal invested. No Fund is a complete investment program and you may lose money investing in a Fund. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. Before investing, prospective investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. For further details, please visit Vertical Capital Income Fund's website at vcif.us.
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the business and financial outlook of Vertical Capital Income Fund that are based on the Fund's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections and are not guarantees of future performance. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on any such statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this release.
Vertical Capital Income Fund (VCIF) is an NYSE-listed closed-end fund that seeks monthly income by investing primarily in performing non-agency residential whole loans secured by real estate. As a secondary strategy the Fund aims to provide total return by acquiring performing residential loans at a discount to the unpaid principal balance (UPB). VCIF realizes capital gains as loans are paid off before maturity. For more information visit VCIF.us and connect with the Fund on Twitter.
Oakline Advisors, LLC is the adviser to Vertical Capital Income Fund. Founded in 2013, Oakline Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that specializes in the residential whole loan market. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dallas, TX-based Behringer. Since its inception in 1989, Behringer, together with its affiliates, has raised equity of more than $6 billion in assets through public and private fund structures. For more information about Oakline and Behringer please visit their respective websites at oaklineadvisors.com and behringerinvestments.com.
Fund shares are identified by CUSIP 92535C104
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HOUSTON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: SMLP) ("Summit", "SMLP" or the "Partnership") announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC ("SMP Holdings"), closed on the previously announced sale of Summit Midstream Permian, LLC ("Summit Permian"), which owns the Lane Gathering and Processing System ("Lane G&P System") in the Delaware Basin to a wholly owned subsidiary of Matador Resources Company ("Matador") for a cash sale price of $75 million, excluding customary transaction adjustments. Matador also assumed Summit Midstream Marketing, LLC's, a wholly owned subsidiary of SMP Holdings, take-or-pay firm capacity on the Double E Pipeline associated with the Lane G&P System.
The Lane G&P System includes approximately 45 miles of low and high pressure gathering pipeline in Eddy and Lea counties in the northern Delaware Basin, three compressor stations and a 60 MMcf/d cryogenic processing plant commissioned in December 2018. Gathering and processing services on the Lane G&P System are provided pursuant to long-term, fee-based gathering agreements with producers that are primarily targeting crude oil production from the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp shale formations. Residue natural gas is primarily delivered to the Double E Pipeline.
SMLP is a value-driven limited partnership focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in the core producing areas of unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States. SMLP provides natural gas, crude oil and produced water gathering, processing and transportation services pursuant to primarily long-term, fee-based agreements with customers and counterparties in six unconventional resource basins: (i) the Appalachian Basin, which includes the Utica and Marcellus shale formations in Ohio and West Virginia; (ii) the Williston Basin, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations in North Dakota; (iii) the Denver-Julesburg Basin, which includes the Niobrara and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming; (iv) the Permian Basin, which includes the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp formations in New Mexico; (v) the Fort Worth Basin, which includes the Barnett Shale formation in Texas; and (vi) the Piceance Basin, which includes the Mesaverde formation as well as the Mancos and Niobrara shale formations in Colorado. SMLP has an equity method investment in Double E Pipeline, LLC, which provides interstate natural gas transportation service from multiple receipt points in the Delaware Basin to various delivery points in and around the Waha Hub in Texas. SMLP also has an equity method investment in Ohio Gathering, which operates extensive natural gas gathering and condensate stabilization infrastructure in the Utica Shale in Ohio. SMLP is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
This press release includes certain statements concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may project, indicate or imply future results, events, performance or achievements and may contain the words "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions, or future conditional verbs such as "may," "will," "should," "would," and "could." In addition, any statement concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies and possible actions taken by us or our subsidiaries are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also contain known and unknown risks and uncertainties (many of which are difficult to predict and beyond management's control) that may cause SMLP's actual results in future periods to differ materially from anticipated or projected results. An extensive list of specific material risks and uncertainties affecting SMLP is contained in its 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 28, 2022, as amended and updated from time to time. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release and SMLP undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Just after midnight on Sunday morning, DMPD officers responded to reports of a shooting outside Zora Bar and Rooftop in Des Moines.
Upon arrival, offices found a 29-year-old Des Moines resident Alonzo Lee Kearney with a gunshot injury, as well as a large crowd outside the bar. Kearney was brought to a local hospital, where he eventually died.
DMPD told Local 5 they're currently looking for members of that crowd who might have more information.
"Our detectives been working the case since then. One of the obstacles we're running into right now is that we have spoken to some people, [but] we haven't had a lot of conversation with the 30 or 40 people who are in the parking lot when this happened," Sgt. Paul Parizek said.
Police are investigating the shooting as Des Moines's 16th homicide of 2022, but for many local businesses and residents, this incident struck a bit closer to home.
Joe VanGinkel has been working for his family's athletics gear manufacturing business since he was 12 years old; the business itself turned 100 in 2022.
Even with all his time spent on and around Ingersoll, he was surprised when he heard the news.
"You know, you hear regularly about shooting and guns going up, down by Court Avenue, but we don't really expect it around Ingersoll," VanGinkel said.
But residents say they're not going to let fear stop them from supporting the businesses around Ingersoll.
While some might be more aware of their surroundings when they're out and about moving forward, residents know the problem isn't unique to one street or neighborhood.
"It's becoming more and more prevalent around here. And I guess, people need to know that shootings, they can happen anywhere. It's not just gonna happen in a certain neighborhood or whatever. It's all over the place," said Patrick Cornick, a Des Moines resident.
If you have any information about the shooting, tips can be sent to DMPD's investigation division at 515-283-4864. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/zora-bar-fatal-shooting-ingersoll-des-moines-residents-react/524-df0ef4ec-024e-46b7-a07c-3c771067c83e | 2022-11-29 01:02:37 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/zora-bar-fatal-shooting-ingersoll-des-moines-residents-react/524-df0ef4ec-024e-46b7-a07c-3c771067c83e |
First Michigan location of the classic American steakhouse concept to open in prime ground floor space of the hotel by mid-2023
DETROIT, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International real estate and hospitality investment leader Oxford Capital Group, LLC announces a lease signing for The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit, securing Sullivan's Steakhouse®, the classic American steakhouse brand rooted in rich tradition, as a first-floor tenant, with a projected opening in mid-2023. Sullivan's Steakhouse joins Starbucks Reserve and a to-be-announced third tenant on the ground floor of the hotel, located at 1114 Washington Boulevard in the Washington Boulevard Historic District of downtown Detroit. In addition to renovating the 8,500 sq. ft interior space of the restaurant, a new outdoor patio space will offer a new amenity for guests to enjoy.
"Along with the hotel's comprehensive strategic renovation and repositioning, the addition of Sullivan's Steakhouse to The Westin Book Cadillac will further improve the overall guest experience and provide an exciting new venue in the growing downtown neighborhood," said John W. Rutledge, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Oxford Capital Group, LLC and Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC.
"We've long had our sights set on expanding to Michigan, and when the opportunity to open in the historic Westin Book Cadillac Building presented itself, we knew we simply had to take advantage of this unique opportunity and moment in Sullivan's evolution and growth," said Nishant Machado, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dividend Restaurant Group. "We look forward to being part of the Detroit community and for residents and visitors alike to have the chance to try our signature American fare."
"We are very happy to announce this lease signing and are excited that the Sullivan's Steakhouse team sees the opportunity to grow their brand with its first entry into Michigan at this iconic hotel," said Matthew Kalt, Senior Vice President of Oxford Capital Group, LLC.
"We look forward to the opening of Sullivan's Steakhouse providing an outstanding dining experience for our guests and visitors," said Debra Schultz, General Manager, The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit. "This restaurant will cap off our renovation project and add a new dimension to the city's popular and growing culinary scene."
An Oxford-led venture with Taconic Capital acquired The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit Hotel in December 2021 and is currently executing a multimillion-dollar renovation of the 453-room property, which includes a refresh of the guest rooms, public spaces, meeting rooms, and ballrooms.
Oxford is in conversations with several potential tenants to fill the remaining 5,000 sq ft. restaurant space, previously occupied by 24Grille.
Oxford Capital Group's additional projects in downtown Detroit, in conjunction with its local partners, include the 227- room property, The Godfrey Hotel, Detroit and the adjacent 195-unit Perennial Apartments in the Corktown Neighborhood, with a planned opening in 2023.
Sullivan's Steakhouse is a classic American steakhouse brand rooted in rich tradition. Founded in 1996, Sullivan's artfully blends hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood and signature cocktails with the sounds of live, local jazz music and a friendly, familiar atmosphere. From monthly pairing dinners and live jazz music to its wine locker and brass plaque programs, each of Sullivan's 13 locations across the United States (including Anchorage, Alaska) promises a lively, unforgettable guest experience unparalleled in the industry today. For more information, visit sullivanssteakhouse.com or follow the brand on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram at @sullivanssteakhouse.
Dividend Restaurant Group (DRG) was built on the core belief that the foundation of a company is defined by the character of the team, the versatility of its systems and the discipline of its actions. DRG is a guest first and team focused organization that has a successful track record of revitalizing iconic brands and driving value for all stakeholders. Housed in Lower Downtown Denver, DRG brings together some of the country's best-known brands, leveraging an industry-leading platform with a clear vision for continued growth. Its driving mantra is "we pay 'dividends' to every stakeholder of our business; our guests, our team members, our vendors and our financial partners, all in different but meaningful ways."
Located in the bustling Washington Boulevard Historic District of downtown Detroit, The Westin Book Cadillac hotel is an iconic 453-room property at 1114 Washington Boulevard. In addition to proximity to the city's sports and entertainment district and the Huntington Place Convention Center on Detroit's riverfront, guests enjoy luxury amenities such as a WestinWORKOUT® Fitness Studio and indoor pool, modern technology and ergonomic workspaces, as well as the only Starbucks Reserve Store in downtown Detroit. The hotel is managed by Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) and boasts over 36,000 square feet of meeting space, including three ballrooms and 17 meeting rooms accommodating up to 800 guests. For more information, please visit www.bookcadillacwestin.com.
Oxford Capital Group, LLC is an award-winning international real estate investment, development, and management firm that focuses on large-scale acquisitions, developments, redevelopments, and operationally intensive real estate. Oxford, its affiliates, and principals have been involved in over $3 billion of real estate and private equity investments, with a primary focus on hospitality (16,000+ hotel rooms); hospitality anchored mixed use projects including multi-family (2,000+ units); senior housing (3,000+ units); urban retail; and parking. Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC is its wholly owned hotel management affiliate, which specializes in operating, managing, and branding distinctive, high design luxury lifestyle hotels, and food & beverage venues. Oxford Living, LLC is its senior housing investment and management platform. Oxford Residential, LLC is its multi-family development affiliate.
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The Summer I Turned Pretty cast is getting the book treatment.
Jenny Han, who helped adapt her hit novel into the Prime Video series of the same name, has shared the actors' reaction to being featured on the cover of the book's follow-up, It's Not Summer Without You.
In the video, which Han shared to her Instagram Oct. 27, the author goes around to the cast's various filming locations and asks them if they'd like to see the cover.
While Gavin Casalegno and Lola Tung (who play Jeremiah and Belly, respectively) gave shocked gasps, Christopher Briney, who stars as Conrad, wasn't even in his trailer when Han looked for him. After a quick call from Tung, Briney came to see the new cover—and, of course, he was equally delighted by it.
"Yoooooo!" he said, joking, "I look good in a dress! That's crazy!"
While fans theorized in the comments section that Conrad would wear the aforementioned dress to prom, the cover doesn't depict anything of the sort. Instead, it shows the three characters—Belly and Conrad on the side, with Jeremiah in the middle—in front of their Cousins Beach summer house.
The second season of The Summer I Turned Pretty will follow the events of It's Not Summer Without You, which focuses on Belly, Conrad and Jeremiah in the aftermath of the death of Susannah (Rachel Blanchard). But, her fate isn't guaranteed in the show—season one made changes from the book to series, and Blanchard was spotted hanging out with the cast in one of Han's TikToks.
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Royals vs. Nationals: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Run Line, Home/Road Splits
Josiah Gray takes the mound for the Washington Nationals on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium against Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals. First pitch is at 4:10 PM ET.
The Royals are favored in this one, at -110, while the underdog Nationals have -110 odds to upset. The over/under for the contest has been set at 9 runs.
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Royals vs. Nationals Odds & Info
- Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023
- Time: 4:10 PM ET
- TV: BSKC
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Venue: Kauffman Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
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Royals Recent Betting Performance
- The Royals have played as the favorite three times over their past 10 games and lost each of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Royals and their opponents are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
- The Royals have one win against the spread in their last two chances.
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Royals Betting Records & Stats
- The Royals have been the moneyline favorite a total of six times this season, and they've lost all of those games.
- Kansas City has a record of 1-6 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -110 or shorter (14.3% winning percentage).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Royals a 52.4% chance to win.
- Kansas City has played in 52 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 24 times (24-26-2).
- The Royals have a 2-2-0 record against the spread this season.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Focus Impact Partners, LLC ("Focus Impact") and Meaningful Partners LLC ("Meaningful") announced today the initial closing of a strategic growth investment in Skiptown, ('the "Company"), an innovative pet services and social experiences platform. The investment will enable Skiptown to expand its operations and open new locations across new markets.
"We are excited and grateful to be partnering with the Focus Impact and Meaningful teams. With their expertise, capital, and network, we'll be able to expand Skiptown into new markets, continuing our mission to raise the standard of pet care across the country", said Meggie Williams, Founder & CEO of Skiptown, "Meaningful and Focus Impact bring decades of consumer technology, experiential services, and multi-unit retail experience. Their intense focus on purposeful profits and positive people impact aligns with our mission, and, together, we'll establish Skiptown as the preeminent nationally recognized brand for pups and their people."
Skiptown is committed to revolutionizing pet care services and providing fun, safe and engaging social experiences for pets and their families. Skiptown is a pioneer in personalized, high-quality dog care, offering a complete suite of services, including dog walking, dog daycare, dog boarding, and dog grooming. The Company's services are built around a philosophy of creating a personalized enrichment program to fit each dog's specific physical and emotional needs. Skiptown has innovated a private, indoor/outdoor, off-leash dog park and bar, creating a unique community for dogs and their parents. Skiptown's robust technology platform enables and integrates its premium social and service offerings, allowing for a streamlined customer experience, personalized care for every dog, and simplified team member ("Skippers") operations. Additionally, Skiptown is deeply committed to providing its Skippers with a rewarding work environment focused on personal and professional growth development, alignment, and teamwork.
"Skiptown is fundamentally changing the standard of pet care through research, people, and technology. We are excited to support Meggie and the team's purposeful vision with our collective multi-unit scaling and operating experience" said Amin Maredia, Managing Partner at Meaningful Partners. "A significant addressable market with high growth and a unique offering makes for an exciting partnership."
Wray Thorn, Partner & Co-Founder of Focus Impact, added "Focus Impact is pleased to be partnering with Meggie and the Skiptown team as they capitalize on the growth of the pet services industry and consumers' trends toward experiences. With an innovative combination of premium pet services, engaging social experiences, and a scalable technology platform, we believe Skiptown is poised to expand significantly and create many more positive impactful outcomes for its employees and customers."
In connection with the investment, Steve King, will be joining the Board of Directors of Skiptown. Steve brings more than 30 years of consumer experiential services expansion and operating expertise as the Chairman & CEO of Dave & Busters Entertainment Inc. and the COO and CFO of Carlson Restaurants Worldwide. Skiptown CEO Williams noted, "we're also very pleased Steve will be joining the Skiptown Board in connection with this investment and look forward to benefiting from his many years of successful growth leadership in the consumer services sector."
Alston & Bird LLC represented Focus Impact and Buchalter represented Meaningful Partners as legal counsel in connection with the investment. In addition, AlixPartners, Fuld & Company, PFK O'Connor Davies, Marsh USA Inc. and Mercer (US) Inc. provided due diligence support. Wagner Hicks PLLC represented Skiptown as legal counsel. Terms of the investment are not disclosed.
Focus Impact is a private investment firm on a mission to amplify social impact and generate impactful profits by bringing capital and expertise to "socially forward" companies, which we define as businesses that create positive outcomes for their employees and / or customers. Mission-driven and returns-focused, we endeavor to accelerate the growth of great businesses through a combination of intentional strategic leadership, comprehensive capital formation, deep M&A expertise, data & technology-driven business solutions, and a social forward focus.
Meaningful Partners, with offices in Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX, invests in purposeful consumer businesses that have earned customer trust and loyalty, demonstrate a commitment to all stakeholders, and are led by management teams empowering positive purpose and performance. Meaningful Partners makes control and minority investments ranging from $10 million to $50+ million in lower-middle market and high-growth companies. The firm is led by an experienced investor and operator management team that leverages an Expert Community of 45+ CEO/Founders and discipline experts with over 850+ years of collective experience who bring relevant domain expertise to help accelerate the growth and impact at our partner companies. More at meaningfulpartners.com
Skiptown is the first integrated ecosystem for pets and their people, enabled by a cutting-edge technology platform and an expertly trained employee base. Skiptown offers an off-leash indoor and outdoor turfed park, a full service bar for humans, dog daycare, overnight boarding, dog grooming, and dog walking services. From valet daycare drop-off to the "Skippers" who monitor the pups at play, Skiptown is a doggie dreamland and high-end hangout for people and their four-legged family members. Skiptown's technology platform streamlines appointment booking across all service lines. Skiptown customers can schedule and modify appointments, receive daily visit reports, and pay for services all through the Skiptown app. Learn more about how Skiptown is revolutionizing the pet parent experience at skiptown.io.
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Newest Investment from The Intelligence Fund Supports Industry-Leading Approach for Protection Against Weaponized Vulnerabilities
BOSTON, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recorded Future, the world's largest intelligence company, today announced its second investment in CVE intelligence company Cyber Threat Cognitive Intelligence (CTCI) through The Intelligence Fund. This new investment will support CTCI's mission of providing unparalleled CVE visibility across the most critical areas - coverage, timeliness, and accuracy - to arm organizations with easy-to-use, actionable vulnerability intelligence.
"CTCI has continued to hone its vulnerability detection capabilities, surfacing weaponized vulnerabilities hundreds of days faster than what we're seeing from other intelligence companies and agencies. We're excited at the progress CTCI has made since our initial investment and the unique, actionable insights we can incorporate into Recorded Future's Intelligence Platform, and thrilled to be able to continue to invest in their growth." – Bill Ladd, Chief Data Scientist, Recorded Future
Combining cognitive reasoning and machine learning with intelligence lifecycle collection, CTCI curates and validates CVE data that threat actors are currently using or about to use, providing it to clients through its CVE Early Warning List (CEWL). CEWL provides insight into weaponized vulnerabilities with unsurpassed breadth of coverage across vendors and has published CVE entries earlier than other intelligence companies and agencies.
"Unpatched vulnerabilities continue to be the leading cause of breaches for organizations, and industry reporting still lags behind the pace of threat actor exploitation. We firmly believe in Recorded Future's mission of securing the world with intelligence, and our partnership with them has enabled us to surface industry-leading vulnerability intelligence to put organizations ahead of threat actor exploitation." – Michael Freeman, Chief Threat Officer, Cyber Threat Cognitive Intelligence
The Intelligence Fund , funded and directed by Recorded Future, invests in experienced founders looking to tackle significant problems that require novel approaches using data sets, collection platforms, and applications that integrate into the Recorded FutureIntelligence Platform and ecosystem. Interested companies looking to learn more or submit an application can visit https://theintelligencefund.com/.
CTCI was created to provide world-leading, actionable intelligence products for security operations and threat intelligence teams. With products that you can use today - CEWL (CVE Early Warning List), LEGiT™ (Lookup Explanation for Genuine IP Threats, IP IOCs - Free), upcoming threat actor TTP-Based Detection rules, CogReasoner™ (cognitive reasoning product for analysts), and further down the track, to build the world's best AI Threat Intelligence analyst. The company's mission is to ensure that organizations get immediate value from each CTCI product within minutes instead of months.
Recorded Future is the world's largest intelligence company. Recorded Future's cloud-based Intelligence Platform provides the most complete coverage across adversaries, infrastructure, and targets. By combining persistent and pervasive automated data collection and analytics with human analysis, Recorded Future provides real-time visibility into the vast digital landscape and empowers clients to take proactive action to disrupt adversaries and keep their people, systems, and infrastructure safe.
Headquartered in Boston with offices and employees around the world, Recorded Future works with more than 1,400 businesses and government organizations across more than 60 countries. Learn more at recordedfuture.com.
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PEABODY, Mass., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Barton Associates is proud to announce that a team of women leaders recently attended the Corporate Salute in Boston, hosted by The Boston Club. The conference's theme, Women Taking Charge: The Economic Playbook For the Future, provided valuable insights and real-world examples of the importance of women's leadership in the business world.
The Boston Club has been publishing the Census of Women Directors and Executive Officers in Massachusetts' Public Companies since 2003, an annual report on the diversity of the state's 100 largest public companies. In 2003, only 9% of board seats were held by women; 20 years later, that number has increased to 30%. Despite this progress, the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021 shows that globally, only 27% of senior management positions are held by women.
Barton Associates, a leading healthcare staffing firm, is proud to report that more than 50% of their managers are women, including sales, recruiting, corporate service teams, and the executive leadership team. "Recruiting and sales is often considered a male-dominated field, but we're proof that it's an industry with management potential for everyone," says Robert Indresano, CEO.
One of the attendees, AnneMarie Zukowski, Sr. VP, shared her experience, saying, "Attending this conference was an incredibly eye-opening experience. The conference provided us with valuable insights, and real-world examples of the importance of not only sitting at the table, but ensuring that you're heard. We all walked away feeling more empowered to lead the next generation of strong, intelligent women at Barton."
Lina Gallotto, Executive Vice President, added "We are thrilled to have so many wonderful women leaders at the Barton Companies who could participate in this Boston Club event".
The Barton Companies, including Barton Associates, Barton Healthcare Staffing, and Wellhart, are actively hiring nationwide. If you're interested in learning more about a career with The Barton Companies, visit their website today.
About Barton & Associates Inc.
Barton is a leading U.S. healthcare staffing company focused on locum tenens with additional capabilities in travel nursing, allied healthcare, and government-related physician staffing markets. Barton is headquartered in Peabody, Massachusetts, and the Company serves over 1,000 active customers in the United States via a network of 10 offices and more than 700 employees. Learn more about Barton Associates at www.bartonassociates.com
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Indian wrestlers demanding arrest of sports official for sexual abuse suspend protests
By SHEIKH SAALIQ
Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — Elite wrestlers who are demanding the resignation and arrest of India’s wrestling federation president for allegedly sexually harassing young athletes have suspended their protests after the country’s sports minister promised a swift investigation. The protesting wrestlers have been staging a protest in the center of New Delhi for months seeking the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has denied the allegations. The protesting wrestlers met Sports Minister Anurag Thakur for talks on Wednesday. Thakur said the police would file charges by June 15. He says the wrestlers assured him they would not hold any protests until then. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/06/08/indian-wrestlers-demanding-arrest-of-sports-official-for-sexual-abuse-suspend-protests/ | 2023-06-08 08:56:48 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/06/08/indian-wrestlers-demanding-arrest-of-sports-official-for-sexual-abuse-suspend-protests/ |
- Hometown Revitalization grants provide $25,000 in funding for 20 local microgrant programs statewide
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Duke Energy Foundation today distributed $500,000 in grants to help small businesses across North Carolina – from restaurants to retailers – continue their ongoing recovery from economic challenges initially triggered by the pandemic. This is the second year Duke Energy has provided targeted grants in support of downtowns throughout the state.
Today's $25,000 grants were awarded to 20 nonprofits, each representing one community. That organization will establish a small-business support microgrant program and deploy the funding within their local community by January 2023. The microgrants may range from $500 to $2,500 per individual business.
"Local storefronts and businesses are the heartbeat of towns across our service territory," said Stephen De May, Duke Energy's North Carolina president. "Last year's inaugural Hometown Revitalization grants showed us the difference that strategic grants can make for towns throughout North Carolina. We're honored to partner with local nonprofits and businesses to help build more vibrant communities."
The Hometown Revitalization grants were awarded to the following 20 community organizations – quotes from each on the impact of the grants can be found here.
The Hometown Revitalization grant program was inspired by a successful collaboration between the Downtown Raleigh Alliance and Duke Energy that provided nearly 100 grants to downtown Raleigh storefronts. Last year, Duke Energy broadened that impact to small towns and rural communities across the state with its inaugural Hometown Revitalization grants. The grants allowed downtown storefronts the opportunity to create outdoor seating and serving opportunities, develop e-commerce websites, repair window fronts, and upgrade health and safety elements.
Aaron Nelson, president and CEO of The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro and executive director of the Partnership for a Sustainable Community, hopes to see a similar impact in his community.
"Many small businesses in downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro are still hurting," said Nelson. "The Duke Energy Foundation Hometown Revitalization grant program will enable our local businesses to brighten their storefronts, boost their workforce and expand their capacity, and all of this will attract more visitors and help our community thrive."
Tony Holloway, board chair of Downtown Morehead City Inc., shared more perspective on the hurdles the grant will help his community overcome.
"This generous investment in our downtown will benefit and strengthen our small businesses whose owners have faced several years of difficult challenges – from hurricanes to the pandemic, and the impact left by both," said Holloway.
Lori Bailey, executive director of the Nantahala Health Foundation, says the grants are timely for Dillsboro.
"Coming on the heels of the challenges of the past two years, this is the perfect time to invest in this historic gem of a town," said Bailey. "As an organization focused on improving health outcomes, we understand that strengthening the places we live, learn, work and play will ultimately enhance well-being for all. We are pleased to partner with Duke Energy Foundation and the Town of Dillsboro to facilitate revitalization efforts for the small businesses that contribute to the town's vitality, and we are excited to see how the projects positively impact the downtown area and ultimately Refresh Dillsboro."
Small businesses interested in learning about how the program will be rolled out in their communities should inquire with the local nonprofit administering the microgrants.
Duke Energy Foundation
The Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. The foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business and at least a 50% carbon reduction from electric generation by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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The Daily Pledge for Tuesday, May 3rd comes from Ms. Croftcheck’s class at Johnson Elementary.
Published: Apr. 29, 2022 at 11:43 AM CDT|Updated: 9 minutes ago
The Daily Pledge for Tuesday, May 3rd comes from Ms. Croftcheck’s class at Johnson Elementary.
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The first non-profit incubator focused on solving the mental health crisis
MIAMI , Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Insurtech platform Asteya recently supported the launch event of the newly founded AURORA Institute in St. Tropez on Saturday, July 23. The crucial event saw over 500 international attendees including several well-known celebrities, entrepreneurs, and investors. People of note included Robbie Williams, Kevin Love, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Rob Raco, Cameron Winklevoss, Lola Tash & Nicole Argiris (@mytherapistsays), Peter Berg, Philippe Parenno, Kate Bock, and Queen Latifah. Live performances, presentations, and art installations included Kool & The Gang, Tinie Tempah, BLOND:ISH, master mentalist Lior Suchard, Tino Sehgal, Jeppe Hein, Refik Anadol, and the "first cyborg" Nathan Copeland.
The AURORA Institute was founded by Louise Tabbiner, Christian Angermayer, and Henry Chalhoub. AURORA's mandate is to be the first non-profit incubator of its kind, focused on funding the world's leading individuals and NGOs dedicated to solving the existing global mental health crisis. The Institute's goal is to amplify the efforts of those already doing the most impactful work or to empower those that could do more - helping them build their own foundations or navigate how to make mental health a core focus in their companies, communities, and organizations.
"At Asteya, our vision is to protect people's income and help them live a healthier and better life both physically and mentally," said Asteya Co-Founder Hadi Radwan. "According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in every five adults experience mental illness, which is equivalent to nearly 50 million Americans, and additionally one out of 10 Americans with a mental illness are uninsured. We are proud to be one of the Founding Partners of the AURORA Institute whose mandate is to increase visibility and awareness around the need for mental health funding and to destigmatize mental health issues. At Asteya we strive to make mental health a priority for not only our customers but our corporate team as well."
The inaugural event honored the first four AURORA Institute prize winners, who were recognized for their significant contributions to ending the mental health crisis. Winners included Kevin Love, Dr. Adam Gazzaley (M.D., PhD.), The Klitschko Foundation, and The Weight of Gold. The event, titled Evening of Discovery, focused on the new science of mental health, mindful meditation, the integration of the metaverse and virtual reality in mental health interventions, and more. The launch event raised over $8 million which will be directed to the prize winners' charities of choice.
The event and Asteya's involvement marked a crucial milestone in AURORA's plans to raise $50 million in the next 5 years while increasing visibility and awareness around the need for global mental health funding and de-stigmatization of mental health issues. Much in line with Asteya's ethos, The AURORA Institute believes that by exploring and opening our minds, we can build a healthier, happier, and more inclusive future for all.
For more information on Asteya, its offerings and the company's stance on mental health awareness, visit www.Asteya.world. For more information on The AURORA Institute and its mission, visit their Instagram at @aurora.institute.
Asteya is an Insurtech company whose mission is to make income insurance accessible to anyone. Asteya's goal is to support people's financial, physical, and mental health so they can focus on living. Founded in 2019, Asteya is backed by I2BF Ventures, Capital Factory, Cap Meridian Ventures, and Northstar.vc. For more information on Asteya, its mission, and its products visit www.Asteya.world.
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MENLO PARK, Calif., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Supply chain funding disruptor TCC (Trade Capital Corporation) is expanding its executive leadership team with the addition of Poorva Diwekar as its Treasurer and Vice President of Finance.
In her new role, Poorva will head up the treasury, FP&A and accounting functions at TCC.
TCC also recently welcomed Girish Kale as Head of Client Engagement, and GS Iyer as Head of Procurement.
Said Michael C. Doran, TCC's Chief Financial Officer: "We are very pleased to have Poorva on board - she brings a wealth of finance, banking, accounting and cash management expertise. She is an expert on balance sheet valuation, which will be invaluable to our clients looking to optimize their balance sheets."
"Poorva, Girish and GS are excellent additions. Our world-class team of professionals is deeply experienced in the areas of supply chain management, finance, treasury, and systems which are the foundation of TCC TradeCo's inventory funding program," added Sanjay Bonde, Chairman and CEO of TCC.
The recent team expansions add heft to the Silicon Valley-based inventory funding and holding company which already boasts more than 500 years of combined experience in supply chain and finance among its executive management.
Poorva Diwekar joins TCC from KPMG where she was the valuations expert for management planning and financial reporting in the financial services and technology industries. She previously held strategic finance roles at KLA Tencor, Axis Bank and Barclays Bank. Poorva holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation from the CFA Institute and a Chartered Accountant ranking from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, a top 50 ranker at an All-India level.
Girish Kale is a seasoned business transformation, strategic sourcing and procurement leader with more than 35 years of global experience. He formerly served as Partner for the Hitech industry practice of KPMG US based in Mountain View, California, and as Head of Procurement and Supply Chain India Practice. Girish previously worked with GE, Bank of America and Chevron.
GS Iyer is known in the procurement world for his experience in global supplier/commodity management and VMI implementation to drive cost reductions and minimize total cost of ownership. His career spans more than 35 years with companies such as Intel, IBM, Citrix and Flextronics.
TCC and its wholly-owned trading arm TradeCo deliver Capital as a Service (CaaS) in an integrated supply chain technology platform. Our CaaS solution offers access to cash flow, providing manufacturers with liquidity and capital efficiency – off balance sheet, while our end-to-end technology platform provides procurement, logistics, warehousing, track and trace, planning and forecasting as well as integration with third party logistics providers to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end supply chain services. TCC's CaaS Wallet business suite of finance solutions includes the Inventory Card™, Factoring Card™ and SupplierPay Card™ to monetize and secure inventory, accelerate supplier payments and create more resilient supply chain ecosystems.
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Maria Timofeeva vs. Nadia Podoroska: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Hungarian Grand Prix
Maria Timofeeva will face Nadia Podoroska in the Hungarian Grand Prix semifinals on Saturday, July 22.
With -250 odds, Podoroska is the favorite against Timofeeva (+180) in this matchup.
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Maria Timofeeva vs. Nadia Podoroska Match Information
- Tournament: The Hungarian Grand Prix
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 22
- Venue: Romai Tennis Academy
- Location: Budapest, Hungary
- Court Surface: Clay
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Maria Timofeeva vs. Nadia Podoroska Prediction and Odds
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Maria Timofeeva vs. Nadia Podoroska Trends and Insights
- Timofeeva defeated Kaja Juvan 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- Podoroska will look to stay on track after a 6-1, 6-3 victory over No. 69-ranked Elina Avanesyan in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- Through 11 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces), Timofeeva has played 22.4 games per match and won 53.3% of them.
- In her eight matches on clay over the past 12 months, Timofeeva has played an average of 21.3 games.
- Podoroska has averaged 20.7 games per match through her 22 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, while winning 45.1% of the games.
- On clay, Podoroska has played seven matches and averaged 20.6 games per match and 8.5 games per set.
- This is the first time that Timofeeva and Podoroska have matched up in the last five years.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, April 17, 2023
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
1138 AM EDT Mon Apr 17 2023
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Schroon River At Riverbank.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Water reaches moderate flood stage. Water
surrounds several homes on Schroon River Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:01 AM EDT Monday the stage was 7.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:01 AM EDT Monday was 7.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.0
feet tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Schroon River
Riverbank
Flood Stage: 7.0
Observed Stage at Mon 11 am: 7.5
Forecast:
Mon 2 pm 7.5
Mon 8 pm 7.6
Tue 2 am 7.7
Tue 8 am 7.8
Tue 2 pm 7.9
Tue 8 pm 8.0
Wed 2 am 8.0
Wed 8 am 7.9
Wed 2 pm 7.9
Wed 8 pm 7.8
Thu 2 am 7.7
Thu 8 am 7.5
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May stargazing offers quite a variety across the celestial stage. At center stage are the spring constellations, while in the west, at least in the early evening, the last of the winter constellations are taking their final bow. In the east, the first of the summer shiners are rising. Nights are definitely warmer and more comfortable, but the tradeoff is that the nights are shorter, and stargazing pursuits really can’t begin until after 10 p.m. in most places. Get a nap in and be ready for celestial fun this month.
This May is extra fun because we have a prime-time total lunar eclipse or “blood moon” visible over North and South America the night of May 16-17. This will be the first total lunar eclipse to start in the early evening over the Americas since January 2019. I’ll have much more about the coming lunar eclipse show in the next couple of weeks in Skywatch.
The best stargazing of May will be the first 10 nights and the last 10 nights of the month. That’s when you won’t have to put up with much moonlight whitewashing the heavens. After evening twilight, you can still see what’s left of the brilliant winter constellations in the western sky. They’re just about lost below the western horizon, not to be seen again in their entirety in the evenings until late next autumn. The legendary constellation Orion the Hunter is already partially set at nightfall in the west as the month begins. By the end of May, it’s completely below the horizon at nightfall.
High in the southwest sky, you can easily spot the bright constellation Leo the Lion. The lower right side of Leo resembles a distinctive backward question mark that outlines the chest and head of the celestial lion. Leo’s brightest star, Regulus, marks the period at the bottom of the question mark and the heart of the super-sized feline.
Face north and look high in the sky — it’ll appear as if the Big Dipper is dumping out on you. The Big Dipper is upside-down in the evening this time of year, and according to old American folklore, it’s why we have so much rain in the spring. The Big Dipper is not a constellation but is the outline of the rear end and tail of the constellation Ursa Major, the Big Bear. Without a doubt, the Big Dipper is the brightest part of the great beast.
With your mind’s eye, extend the curve of the handle of the Big Dipper beyond the end of the handle, and you’ll run right into the super bright orange-reddish star Arcturus, the brightest star in the constellation Bootes the Hunting Farmer. Bootes dominates the eastern half of the early evening May sky. Bootes doesn’t look much like a farmer but more like a big sideways kite with the bright star Arcturus at the tail of the kite. In the lower southeastern sky, not far from Arcturus and Bootes, is the large but faint constellation Virgo the Virgin. Spica is Virgo’s brightest star and honestly, the only star in Virgo that jumps out at you.
The early evening sky continues to be devoid of bright planets with one exception. Mercury will be visible for about the first 10 days of May in the very low northwestern sky for about an hour after evening twilight before it sets. On May 2, look for Mercury just about and to the right of the new crescent moon.
Early morning though is prime time for planet watching in May, all in the low southeast skies just before and during early twilight. Four planets are on parade; Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn. Venus is by far the brightest planet. It’ll be worth waking up early for!
Mike Lynch is an amateur astronomer and retired broadcast meteorologist for WCCO Radio in Minneapolis/St. Paul. He is the author of “Stars: a Month by Month Tour of the Constellations,” published by Adventure Publications and available at bookstores and adventurepublications.net. Mike is available for private star parties. You can contact him at mikewlynch@comcast.net. | https://www.twincities.com/2022/05/01/skywatch-great-late-night-stargazing-this-may-complete-with-a-blood-moon/ | 2022-05-01 10:53:42 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2022/05/01/skywatch-great-late-night-stargazing-this-may-complete-with-a-blood-moon/ |
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Three people charged with neglecting patients at a residential mental health facility in Powhatan appeared in court Thursday for the first time.
Clarence Lewis, the owner of Essene Home, appeared before a judge at the Powhatan County Courthouse Thursday morning. He stood alongside Karen Fitzgerald, the manager, and Daryl Fitzgerald, the administrator of the facility.
The three defendants are being represented by attorney Alex Taylor. The judge scheduled their trial to start in mid-August.
Rob Cerullo, the Commonwealth’s Attorney of Powhatan County, said the theory of this case is one of neglect, not outright abuse.
“Over this period of time there were several instances where necessary care to their safety and health was not provided,” he said. “They put the patient in jeopardy of health issues which is what the complainants allege in this case.”
The defendants were charged on Tuesday with two counts of abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults.
Curello said each class one misdemeanor charge could carry up to a year in jail, as well as a fine.
The Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office confirmed with 8News that Essene Home has had “150 calls for service of many different types” in the last five years.
“The investigation was initiated after a complaint of abuse and neglect by a family member of a resident,” Powhatan Chief Deputy Jeffery Searfoss wrote in a statement. “The investigation resulted in charges being filed against Clarence Lewis the owner of the Essene home, Karen Fitzgerald, the manager, and her husband Daryl Fitzgerald the administrator of the facility.”
Essene Home is an assisted-living facility which aims to provide care for those with “intellectual disability, mental health disorders, Alzheimer’s, and dementia,” according to the facility’s website.
Lewis told 8News this week that he had no idea why he and the other staff had been charged, and that there’s more to the story regarding the two patients who brought allegations against them.
Although Lewis initially offered to speak with 8News and allow a reporter to tour the home, he has since, at the advice of his lawyer, retracted that offer.
However, Cerullo thinks they have a solid case. “I believe there’s ample evidence to proceed or else I wouldn’t be going forward,” he said.
In the meantime, Cerullo said they’re not asking the court to shut down Essene Home.
“We are not asking the court to shut the facility down at this time or moving the residents or anything like that, so everything is basically on status quo until and unless the Commonwealth proves the case,” he said. “These folks are absolutely innocent until proven guilty, so there will be no law enforcement ramification. I can’t speak to the effect it will have on their license or any other agencies.” | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/trial-set-for-care-home-personnel-charged-with-neglecting-patients/ | 2023-04-27 23:49:03 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/trial-set-for-care-home-personnel-charged-with-neglecting-patients/ |
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TORONTO — Kyle Dubas has made plenty of high-profile moves in his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
From big-money signings to blockbuster trades to firing a Stanley Cup-winning coach, he’s been at the center of the action since being elevated to the general manager’s role five years ago.
His next decision will have a major impact on both himself and the direction of the organization.
Dubas said Monday as the team reflected on its second-round playoff exit that he needs time to figure out if he even wants to continue as GM with his contract set to expire at the end of June.
“It requires me to have a full family discussion,” Dubas, his voice shaking with emotion, said at an afternoon press conference. “My family is a hugely important part of what I do. For me to commit to anything without having a fuller understanding of what this year took (out of) them … it’s probably unfair for me to answer where I’m at.
“We haven’t been able to have those full discussions yet, but it was a very hard year on them.”
Dubas added he won’t be leaving the Maple Leafs to join another club ahead of next season.
“I definitely don’t have it in me to go anywhere else,” Dubas said. “It’ll either be here or it’ll be taking time to recalibrate (and) reflect on the seasons here. But you won’t see me next week pop up elsewhere.”
The Maple Leafs won a playoff series for the first time since 2004 when they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round before falling to the Florida Panthers in a disappointing five-game setback that sullied a breakthrough nearly two decades in the making.
“I think the world of Kyle,” Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly said. “He’s a world-class GM. I’m not in charge of what happens with his contract. But everything he did was in the team’s best interest.
“The players are the ones that were on the ice.”
If he stays, Dubas said he’d look at any changes to the roster — including the nucleus of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, John Tavares and William Nylander that he’s staunchly backed at every turn — that gives Toronto a better opportunity at success.
“I would take nothing off the table,” he said. “Everything would have to be considered.”
Dubas took questions alone this year on a breakup day that moved at a glacial pace after sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with team president Brendan Shanahan last spring following a fourth consecutive opening-round disappointment. Shanahan was nowhere to be seen this time, but the team indicated he would be available “in the coming days.”
“I’m responsible,” Dubas said when asked if anything should be read into the absence of his boss. “The decisions made on trades, on roster, on everything — they’re on me. I feel like I should sit and take responsibility for them.”
Dubas’ decision — whether it’s up to him or Shanahan — is one of many facing the Leafs in what could be a tumultuous summer.
Matthews and Nylander are both entering the final year of their contracts and can sign extensions as of July 1. Matthews and Marner — the latter’s deal runs two more seasons — both will have their no-movement clauses activated the same day. Nylander will possess a no-trade list of 10 teams.
Tavares, meanwhile, will be 33 years old and will counting $11 million against the salary cap next season.
“I love it here,” the Leafs captain, who signed in free agency in 2018 as Dubas’ first move, said when asked about waiving his no-movement clause. “I made a commitment here for seven years, to be a Leaf, and I want to be here.”
It’s no secret that Matthews, who indicated Monday he’d like to stay in Toronto and wants to ink an extension this summer, and Dubas have a good relationship off the ice.
“Built a really good culture here,” said last season’s Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP. “Expectations don’t get met or you fall short, people point the finger.
“But my experience with Kyle has been a real positive one.”
Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe has been attached to Dubas for the last decade, and his future with the organization could also be tied to what happens with the GM.
“Kyle and I have a lot of history,” Keefe said. “I believe in a lot of things he’s done here to put us in a position to succeed. I have tremendous amount of respect for Kyle … in terms of what happens from here, it’s out of my control.”
There are plenty of other questions that need answering in Toronto. Veteran center Ryan O’Reilly — acquired from the St. Louis Blues at the trade deadline as part of the Maple Leafs’ big swing — is an unrestricted free agent. The same goes for forwards Michael Bunting, Alexander Kerfoot, Noel Acciari and David Kampf, along with defensemen Luke Schenn and Justin Holl.
Marner, who grew up a Leafs fan just north of the city and was asked about the possibility of getting traded before Dubas spoke, said he hopes to remain.
“I’ve been very fortunate to play for this team,” he said. “I want to continue to play for this team and hope I get to play for this team. It’s all I ever dreamed of as a kid.
“Hopefully I get to continue that honor.”
Once there’s clarity on Dubas, the rest of the Maple Leafs’ summer will start to come into focus.
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Who is Hakeem Jeffries, House Democrats' likely next leader?
Jeffries is in line to replace Nancy Pelosi, who said she would not seek a leadership position next year
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is a top contender to be the next House Democratic leader after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Thursday she will step down from her leadership role.
Jeffries took office in 2013 and is the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, a leadership position he took on in 2019. Pelosi has headed her party’s House leadership since 2003.
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Jeffries, 52, is the youngest member of the House Democratic leadership. Pelosi, 82, leads the party in the current Congress along with 83-year-old Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., 82-year-old Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and 59-year-old Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass. Clyburn said he intends to stay in leadership but will not pursue the top position. Hoyer said he will not seek any leadership position.
Jeffries is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and House Budget Committee, and first worked as a corporate lawyer after he graduated from New York University School of Law. He was one of seven House managers in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in January 2020.
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Jeffries praised Pelosi for her leadership in the House and called on his party to embrace diversity as they consider a new leader.
"The Speaker often reminds us that our diversity is our strength," he said in a press release. "I know we will draw on that wisdom often as we come together as a Caucus to begin a new chapter, reflecting the hopes, dreams and aspirations of the people we represent."
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CAIRO (AP) — Sudan says it has detected the country’s first case of the monkeypox virus in the conflict-wrecked Darfur region.
The Health Ministry said late Sunday that the 16-year-old student’s case was discovered last week in West Darfur province. It did not give further details about the patient.
The ministry said there were at least 38 suspected cases of monkeypox and all tested negative to the virus but one in West Darfur. It said health authorities were working to determine the student’s contacts to limit the spread of the virus.
An outbreak of monkeypox could be devastating for Sudan, which suffered from decades of conflict in Darfur and other parts of the country, and international isolation. The East African nation is in turmoil since a military coup last year derailed its short-lived transition to democracy.
The virus originates in primates and other wild animals and causes fever, body aches, chills and fatigue in most patients. People with severe cases can develop a rash and lesions on the face, hands and other parts of the body.
The smallpox-related disease was commonly found in parts of central and west Africa, before spreading to different parts of the world.
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Cecily Strong, who made viewers hysterical with her spot-on impressions of celebrities, politicians and "The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party," is leaving Saturday Night Live.
After 11 years, Strong made her final appearance as a cast member this weekend on the show's final episode of the year, hosted by actor Austin Butler and featuring musical guest Lizzo.
In a sketch where Strong pretended it was her last day working at a Radio Shack, cast member Kenan Thompson celebrated her career.
"Every time she came to work she had a new character or a new accent or a new impression that will just blow you away. She had a power and joy to her performance that made you remember why you loved working at Radio Shack in the first place," Thompson joked.
"I love you to Mr. Frank Lasagna," Strong replied.
Strong, who was one of the longest-tenured cast members on SNL, took on bold impersonations of controversial female figures like Krysten Sinema, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Melania Trump.
She was unafraid to poke fun at the changing political climate, personifying misinformation and internet culture through characters like a disheveled chain-smoker who has a distorted understanding of the news, to the ditzy "valley girl" who incoherently plays devil's advocate while being distracted on her phone.
"I don't have time to think Seth. This election is an outrage, it's a joke. Okay? It's a bom-nation," Cecily Strong performed in one of many memorable appearances on Weekend Update. "It's like, who do we think we are? And who do you think you are Seth? Because guess what, you're not."
Strong is the latest cast member to exit SNL. Several beloved stars left this past year, including Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Pete Davidson, Melissa Villaseñor, Alex Moffat, Aristotle Athari and Chris Redd.
Strong joined SNL in 2012. During her tenure, she has been nominated twice for an Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series. Strong also briefly co-hosted Weekend Update with both Seth Meyers and Colin Jost.
Despite her departure from the SNL, all signs suggest that fans will see more of Strong in the future. The musical series Schmigadoon! on Apple TV+, which stars Strong, has been renewed for a second season. Strong will also be featured in the upcoming animated feature Garfield which is slated to premiere in 2024.
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TAMPA, Fl. — For years, a tiny island at the mouth of the Alafia River, near Tampa, was drowning. Wakes from large boats and rising sea levels, caused by climate change, threatened to wipe out the sanctuary where thousands of endangered birds nest and flock for safety.
"Now is the time to act and do what we can to protect the important places, give wildlife and ecosystems the ability to be resilient," said Jeff Liechty, who is a coastal biologist with Audubon Florida.
In recent years, one of the nation’s first "living shoreline" barriers was constructed near the island. A series of six-foot-tall, 9,000-pound concrete blocks make up the barrier. The material they’re constructed from is PH-neutral, which helps facilitate the growth of oysters and barnacles.
The holes in the middle of the blocks create more surface area for oysters to grow. It also helps break up wave energy, protecting both the birds and the trees they nest in.
"We’re really excited about the way this has turned out," Liechty added.
There is another layer to all of this— the funding. The multi-million dollar project was made possible because of money that came from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill settlement.
"This becomes an example where we’re working with nature, making sure the system here is resilient and able to adapt to sea level rise," Liechty said.
Projects like this one are also helping better protect coastal communities. When Hurricane Ian came through here last year, the living shoreline breakwater protected small seedlings from getting washed away.
"Trees in strong conditions withstand stronger winds and are more resilient in stronger storms," Liechty noted.
For Liechty and his colleagues, the hope is to give the island and the birds a chance at survival in the face of climate change. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/how-a-living-shoreline-could-be-key-to-fighting-climate-change | 2023-03-03 23:42:44 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/how-a-living-shoreline-could-be-key-to-fighting-climate-change |
NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Daktronics, Inc. ("Daktronics" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DAKT). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Daktronics and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On December 6, 2022, Daktronics disclosed that it would be unable to timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 29, 2022, and that there is "substantial doubt" about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Daktronics also disclosed that it recorded a valuation allowance of approximately $13.0 million for deferred tax assets which "created a covenant violation under our line of credit agreement." The Company further disclosed that "[i]n light of the substantial doubt in our ability to continue as a going concern and our related evaluation of the income tax implications of reaching this conclusion, the Company also expects to conclude that its disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting were not effective as a result of material weaknesses."
On this news, Daktronics' stock price fell $1.30 per share, or 39.16%, to close at $2.02 per share on December 7, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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President Biden has embraced the idea of subsidies for key industries and measures to shut out Chinese competitors. Reviving manufacturing is a theme he's expected to run on in 2024.
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President Biden has embraced the idea of subsidies for key industries and measures to shut out Chinese competitors. Reviving manufacturing is a theme he's expected to run on in 2024.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Since the pandemic began, the United States has been using a public health rule designed to limit the spread of disease to expel asylum-seekers on the southern border.
Title 42, as it’s called, has been used more than 2.5 million times to expel migrants since March 2020, although that number includes people who repeatedly attempted to cross the border.
The Supreme Court said in a ruling Tuesday that it would keep Title 42 in place indefinitely. The case will be argued in February, and the stay will be maintained until the justices decide the case.
In November, a federal judge ruled that immigration authorities could no longer use Title 42 to quickly expel prospective asylum-seekers and set a Dec. 21 deadline for its use to end. That set off a legal back-and-forth with a group of conservative-leaning states pushing to keep Title 42 in place and the federal government and immigration advocates say its time is over.
The change comes as surging numbers of people are seeking to enter the country through the southern border and with Republicans intent on making immigration a key issue when they take control of the House in January.
A look at Title 42 and the potential impact of the ruling:
HOW IT STARTED
In March 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order limiting migration across the southern and northern borders, saying it was necessary to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The virus was ravaging the U.S., schools were shutting down and hospitals filling up, and President Donald Trump was trying numerous ways to limit migration, his signature political issue.
The order authorized Customs and Border Protection to immediately remove migrants, including people seeking asylum, to prevent the spread of the virus. The order said areas where migrants were held often weren’t designed to quarantine people or allow for social distancing and could put border personnel and others at risk.
“The public health risks of inaction are stark,” it said.
The Biden administration continued the policy. While many Democrats pushed President Joe Biden to overturn Trump’s anti-immigration measures, some — especially in border states — have advocated to keep Title 42, saying the U.S. is unprepared for an increase in asylum-seekers. When the CDC moved to lift it earlier this year, moderate Democrats — including Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Raphael Warnock of Georgia — wanted it to stay.
THE COURT FIGHT
In 2021, a group representing immigrants who were denied the right to seek asylum sued to end the use of Title 42.
As that case made its way through the courts, the CDC announced last April that the rule was no longer needed because vaccines and treatments were becoming much more widespread.
That sparked Republican-leaning states to file their own lawsuit aimed at keeping Title 42 in place. The states argued that ending the rule would lead to a surge in migrants to their states that would in turn take a toll on their services. That argument found favor with a Trump-appointed judge in Louisiana who ordered keeping the restrictions in place. The judge found Biden’s administration failed to follow administrative procedures requiring public notice and time to gather public comment on the plan to end the restrictions.
But that ruling was effectively blocked by another federal judge in a separate lawsuit in Washington. That judge, appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton, ruled on Nov. 15 that the Biden administration must lift the asylum restrictions by Dec. 21. That ruling, addressing broader questions about Title 42, took precedence over the Texas ruling, cheering immigration advocates. In a key development, the federal government did not appeal to keep the public health restrictions in place.
“The court was correct to find that banning migrants, while allowing the rest of the country to open up, is unlawfully arbitrary, causes grave harm to desperate asylum-seekers, and overrides the United States’ legal commitments to provide a safe haven for those fleeing persecution,” said Lee Gelernt, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union.
Then a group of conservative states tried to intervene to keep Title 42 in place. They argued that the cancellation of pandemic-era policy “will cause an enormous disaster at the border” and the additional migrants will increase the states’ costs for law enforcement, education and health care. They’ve also argued that they had to intervene after the federal government did not push to keep Title 42 in place. The case has gone all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, who last week ordered a temporary stay keeping Title 42 in place so it could thoroughly study each side’s arguments.
The Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday extended the temporary stay indefinitely as it set a February timetable for hearing arguments.
DOES TITLE 42 AFFECT ALL ASYLUM-SEEKERS?
Not really. The Biden administration has not used it with children traveling alone, only single adults or families. And the ban has been unevenly enforced by nationality, falling largely on migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — in addition to Mexicans — because Mexico allows them to be returned from the United States. Last month, Mexico began accepting Venezuelans who are expelled from the United States under Title 42, causing a sharp drop in Venezuelans seeking asylum at the U.S. border.
Some other nationalities are less likely to be subject to Title 42 because costs or frayed relations with their home countries, Cuba for example, make it difficult for the U.S. to send them back. People from these countries have become a growing presence at the border, confident they will be released in the United States to pursue their immigration cases.
According to the most recent figures released by Customs and Border Protection officials, illegal border crossings by Cubans and Nicaraguans rose sharply in November while overall migration flows were little changed from October.
WHAT HAPPENS IF TITLE 42 ENDS?
If it goes away, asylum-seekers will be interviewed by asylum officers who will determine if they have a “credible fear” of being persecuted in their home countries. If they’re found to face a credible threat, they can stay in the U.S. until a final determination is made.
That can take years. Although some are detained while their asylum process plays out, the vast majority are freed into the United States with notices to appear in immigration court or report to immigration authorities.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a memo outlining their preparations for the end of Title 42’s use that the current system is not designed “to handle the current volume of migration nor the increased volume we expect over the coming weeks and months.”
It said it is preparing for a possible surge by cracking down on smuggling networks, speeding removal of those found to have little basis to stay in the U.S., and working with international partners to stem migration. It said it’s also seeking more money from Congress. Meanwhile, as temperatures plummeted last week, thousands of migrants were gathered on the Mexican side of the border waiting to see what happens if and when Title 42’s use ends.
Republicans, who will control the House come January, are expected to make immigration a major issue. Already there have been calls to impeach the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Some Democrats have also voiced concern about what happens when Title 42 goes away. In a letter to Biden this week, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas joined two Texas Republicans — Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Tony Gonzales — in asking Biden to keep Title 42 in place, saying there was a crisis at the southern border and that DHS hadn’t presented a plan to maintain control there.
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BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany ruled Thursday that driving an SUV isn't itself a reason for imposing higher fines for traffic infractions.
The Frankfurt regional court's decision overturns a lower court's ruling against a driver who ran a red light, which could have set a precedent for similar cases.
The lower court verdict in June argued that the shape of the SUV, with its high, box-like hood, meant the driving infraction posed a greater risk to pedestrians than if the defendant had driven a smaller car.
The driver's appeal didn't change the sentence though. The higher court ruled that the defendant’s previous driving convictions justified ordering him to pay 350 euros ($343) — almost twice the regular fine — and imposing a one-month ban on him. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/German-court-Driving-SUV-alone-doesn-t-justify-17521971.php | 2022-10-20 15:18:52 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/German-court-Driving-SUV-alone-doesn-t-justify-17521971.php |
Electronic Transaction Consultants has been awarded a contract to deliver the next-generation centralized interoperability hub to support E-ZPass member agencies
TORONTO, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Quarterhill Inc. ("Quarterhill") (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF) announces that Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC (ETC), a Quarterhill company, and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) have signed a contract for the implementation and operations of the E-ZPass Interoperability (EZIOP) Hub. TBTA oversees the procurement and implementation of the EZIOP Hub project on behalf of the E-ZPass Interagency Group (IAG) member agencies. The initial term of the contract is ten (10) years with one (1) 3-year option. The contract is subject to customary terms and conditions and valued at ~US$21.5 million.
The EZIOP Hub will enable a streamlined exchange of transaction data via a centralized interoperability hub between E-ZPass member agencies, third parties, and other Regional Hubs. The project accommodates a flexible phased adoption of national interoperability (NIOP) standards via the Enhanced Interface Control Document (ICD) and paves the way for multimodal interoperability expansion to support member agencies' future integrated mobility initiatives.
The IAG consists of member agencies in multiple states, servicing more than 32 million accounts, 49 million tags and the collection of over $12.1 billion dollars in electronic toll revenues. According to IAG, it is the largest toll interoperability network in the world. The EZIOP Hub will facilitate and manage interoperability between existing member agencies and states and support the ongoing geographic expansion of the Interagency Group as it continues to add states and members. The Hub will help E-ZPass member agencies provide a seamless tolling experience for their constituents across interstate lines, with less time and effort than before. The Hub will provide all reports used for settlement between member agencies and other Regional Hubs, as well as support other required IAG reporting.
"This is an important step that brings us closer to nationwide toll interoperability," explained PJ Wilkins, Executive Director at E-ZPass Group and IAG Service Corporation. "This partnership with ETC and the implementation of the EZIOP Hub is another example of our continued commitment to a seamless E-ZPass customer experience."
"We are honored and excited to be the technology and operations partner for the EZIOP Hub," stated ETC's Chief Executive Officer Kevin Holbert. "We fully appreciate the criticality of this program for all E-ZPass agencies and their customers, the strategic significance of EZIOP for the mobility industry, and the confidence placed in ETC by the member agencies. ETC brings over 15 years of interoperability experience, award-winning technology and a passionate and dedicated team committed to our customers' success. The new EZIOP Hub will give member agencies powerful new capabilities to meet financial, operational and customer service goals for decades to come. ETC is ready to launch the project and looking forward to getting started in the coming weeks."
The project's stated objective is to "take advantage of advances in the industry to revise the present IAG Toll Reciprocity architecture and processes, provide a robust, flexible, and easily scalable platform upon which evolving IAG business needs can be addressed, and facilitate National Toll Interoperability." The proposed EZIOP Hub system is built on a flexible architecture, with evergreen enabling technologies in place to support dynamic future layering of functionalities, protocols, and services over the course of a decade, driven by on-going changes and expansions in the demand for new mobility services and member agency needs.
The Interagency Group (IAG), also known as E‑ZPass Group, is comprised of toll entities stretching across 19 states that operate the extremely successful E‑ZPass electronic toll collection program. It is the world leader in toll interoperability, with over 49 million E‑ZPass devices in circulation. For more information, visit www.e-zpassiag.com.
ETC is a leading U.S. intelligent transportation systems provider, developing and delivering best in class solutions for tolling, congestion management, smart mobility, and multimodal transportation initiatives. ETC's passionate and innovative team has been driving the future of mobility since 1999, with a number of industry firsts, including all electronic tolling (AET), dynamic pricing, agency interoperability, hosted mobility solutions and machine learning.
For over two decades, ETC has delivered sophisticated solutions to many of the U.S.'s largest toll authorities, including state-wide programs, county networks and tolling-specific authorities. ETC's solutions process over two billion transactions annually totaling over $3 billion in revenues for our customers, incorporating the latest in evergreen open-source and SaaS technologies and Big Data architecture through our innovative riteSuite™ products.
Quarterhill is a leading provider of tolling and enforcement solutions in the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) industry, as well as, through its Wi-LAN Inc. subsidiary, a leader in Intellectual Property licensing. Our goal is global leadership in ITS, via organic growth of the Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC (ETC) and International Road Dynamics, Inc. (IRD) platforms, and by continuing an acquisition-oriented investment strategy that capitalizes on attractive growth opportunities within ITS and its adjacent markets. Quarterhill is listed on the TSX under the symbol QTRH and on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol QTRHF. For more information, visit www.quarterhill.com
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding ETC, Quarterhill and their businesses. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by ETC and/or Quarterhill in light of their experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and the expected effects of new business strategies, as well as other factors that ETC and/or Quarterhill believe are appropriate in the circumstances. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed herein may not occur and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting ETC and/or Quarterhill, including: potential risks and uncertainties relating to the ultimate geographic spread of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19"); the severity of the disease; the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak; actions that may be taken by governmental authorities to contain the COVID-19 outbreak or to treat its impact; the potential negative impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and financial markets and any resulting impact on ETC and/or Quarterhill and/or their businesses. Other factors include, without limitation, the risks described in Quarterhill's March 21, 2022 annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the "AIF"). Copies of the AIF may be obtained at www.sedar.com. ETC and Quarterhill recommend that readers review and consider all of these risk factors and notes that readers should not place undue reliance on any of ETC's forward-looking statements. ETC has no intention, and undertakes no obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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The Supreme Court is getting ready to decide some of its biggest cases of the term. The high court has 10 opinions left to release over the next week before the justices begin their summer break. As is typical, the last opinions to be released cover some of the most contentious issues the court has wrestled with this term including affirmative action, student loans and gay rights.
Here's a look at some of the cases the court has left to decide from the term that began back in October:
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
The survival of affirmative action in higher education is the subject of two related cases, one involving Harvard and the other the University of North Carolina. The Supreme Court has previously approved of the use of affirmative action in higher education in decisions reaching back to 1978. But the justices' decision to take the cases suggested a willingness to revisit those rulings. And when the high court heard arguments in the cases in late October, all six conservative justices on the court expressed doubts about the practice.
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The Biden administration has said that getting rid of race-conscious college admissions would have a “destabilizing” effect that would cause the ranks of Black and Latino students to plummet at the nation’s most selective schools.
STUDENT LOANS
The justices will also decide the fate of President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. When the court heard arguments in the case in February, the plan didn't seem likely to survive, though it's possible the justices could decide the challengers lacked the right to sue and the plan can still go forward.
Biden had proposed erasing $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households that earn less than $250,000. He also wanted to cancel an additional $10,000 for those who received federal Pell Grants to attend college. The administration has said millions of borrowers would benefit from the program.
Regardless of what happens at the high court, loan payments that have been on hold since the start of the coronavirus pandemic three years ago will resume this summer.
GAY RIGHTS
A clash of gay rights and religious rights is also yet to be decided by the court. The case involves a Christian graphic artist from Colorado who wants to begin designing wedding websites but objects to making wedding websites for same-sex couples.
State law requires businesses that are open to the public to provide services to all customers, but the designer, Lorie Smith, says the law violates her free speech rights. She says ruling against her would force artists — from painters and photographers to writers and musicians — to do work that is against their beliefs. Her opponents, meanwhile, say that if she wins, a range of businesses will be able to discriminate, refusing to serve Black, Jewish or Muslim customers, interracial or interfaith couples or immigrants.
During arguments in the case in December, the court's conservative majority sounded sympathetic to Smith's arguments, and religious plaintiffs have in recent years won a series of victories at the high court.
RELIGIOUS RIGHTS
Another case that could end as a victory for religious rights is the case of a Christian mail carrier who refused to work on Sundays when he was required to deliver Amazon packages.
The question for the high court has to do with when businesses have to accommodate religious employees. The case is somewhat unusual in that both sides agree on a number of things, and when the court heard arguments in April both liberal and conservative justices seemed in broad agreement that businesses like the Postal Service can’t cite minor costs or hardships to reject requests to accommodate religious practices. That could mean a ruling joined by both liberals and conservatives.
Less clear, however, was how the justices might decide the particular worker's case.
VOTING
As election season accelerates, the Supreme Court has still not said what it will do in a case about the power of state legislatures to make rules for congressional and presidential elections without being checked by state courts.
In a case out of North Carolina the justices were asked to essentially eliminate the power of state courts to strike down congressional districts drawn by legislatures on the grounds that they violate state constitutions.
But there's a wrinkle. Since the justices heard arguments in the case in December, North Carolina's state Supreme Court threw out the ruling the Supreme Court was reviewing after Republicans claimed control of that court. That could give the justices an out and let them dismiss the case without reaching a decision.
The high court could still take up a similar case from Ohio and reach a decision there, but it wouldn't be until after the 2024 elections. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/student-loans-gay-rights-these-are-the-supreme-court-decisions-were-still-waiting-on/4453877/ | 2023-06-26 14:29:00 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/student-loans-gay-rights-these-are-the-supreme-court-decisions-were-still-waiting-on/4453877/ |
The U.S. Treasury Department has delayed release of full guidance on qualifications for the revised federal EV tax credit until March.
The IRA re-upped the $7,500 federal EV tax credit and eliminated the previous 200,000-unit cap that a handful of automakers had already reached as of Jan. 1, but it also set stipulations on battery minerals and components for vehicles to qualify for the full amount.
Information “on the anticipated direction of the critical mineral and battery component requirements that vehicles must meet” to qualify for the credit under revised standards enacted with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will come before the end of the year, the Treasury Department said this week in a press release, but full details won’t come until next year.
The Treasury Department now plans to release proposed rules for critical mineral and battery components in March, with the requirements taking effect after the rules are issued, per the IRA statute.
This comes after the IRS (which is part of the Treasury Department) said that rules would be fast-tracked, and it recently set the stage for a deeper level of required reporting from automakers and sellers.
Even vehicles that don’t qualify for the full $7,500 amount could qualify for a $3,750 credit if both final assembly, and assembly of 50% of components, takes place in North America. An additional amount, which is surely tied to that guidance, would require 40% of critical battery minerals to be processed in the U.S. or in a U.S. free-trade partner, or if battery recycling occurs in North America, according to the EPA’s Alternative Fuels Data Center.
That appears to suggest a number of American-made, American-battery-sourced vehicles qualify for a $3,750 credit from January 1 onward. Since General Motors, which had already reached the credit ceiling under the old rule, will have that lifted, the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV are among the models that will start benefiting from the new rule.
Through the end of the year, you can buy an EV or PHEV and qualify for the tax credit—if it’s American-made. The Treasury Department will announce a timeline for implementation of the new tax-credit rules after the proposed rules are released in March.
No matter what the exact outcome, the new requirements are expected to drastically cut the number of qualifying vehicles for the near future. And it means EV buyers will face a confusing bottom line until then—especially as some automakers may step up anticipatory discounts.
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – This morning is quiet and chilly in New Mexico. Snow continues to fall in the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado. Winter storm warnings will remain in effect for the San Juan Mountains until this evening. New Mexico will see warmer and calmer weather today. Temperatures will range from the 40s to the 70s. Winds will be lighter, with gusts up to 30 mph in the east plains, but only around 10 to 20 mph for the rest of the state. Skies will be mostly to partly sunny.
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MILAN, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiary NextChem has been awarded a contract by Storengy to carry out an Advanced Basic Engineering Study for a waste wood and solid recovered fuel conversion plant to produce biomethane. Once the project has reached the final investment decision targeted by the end of 2022 and is granted the related permitting, NextChem, in association with another Maire Tecnimont Group's subsidiary, shall act as an EPC contractor for the methanation package of the project, which is set to be implemented in Le Havre, France.
NextChem will be responsible for the engineering and cost estimating for the syngas purification, methanation unit and methane upgrading of the plant, which will produce 11,000 tons per annum of renewable and low carbon natural gas (biomethane). French company COMESSA will be responsible for the design and supply of the chemical reactor. The technology to be used in the plant has already been successfully applied to the Gaya pilot plant near Lyon, owned by ENGIE, which validated the feasibility to produce biomethane. This will be the first commercial project in the world of its kind to inject in the grid methane produced through pyrogasification of waste wood, kick-starting the so called "second generation biomethane".
NextChem and Storengy will also establish a broader cooperation agreement with the aim that NextChem would act as strategic partner, co-developer and co-licensor of the Gaya technology currently patented and owned by ENGIE.
Alessandro Bernini, CEO of Maire Tecnimont Group and NextChem, commented: "One of the main challenges today is to find solutions for the substitution of natural gas of fossil origin with sustainable alternatives: in order to reach this objective, our group is actively developing a range of solutions to produce biogas and syngas from waste. We are proud of this engagement with ENGIE that allows us to broaden our green tech portfolio and further strengthen our presence in Europe in Energy Transition".
Camille Bonenfant-Jeanneney, CEO at Storengy, commented: "Storengy salutes this agreement with Tecnimont Group and NextChem, which is a great opportunity to pursue common development projects in order to offer concrete, innovative and replicable solutions to our clients. In a carbon-neutral world, renewable gases will play an essential role to provide resiliency and flexibility to the energy system".
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The Legislature has become more accessible to the public, which is one of the positives to come out of the coronavirus pandemic.
Legislators were already taking steps to livestream committee meetings and floor sessions, but the pandemic spurred them to speed up the process.
This session every committee meeting and floor session will be livestreamed at video.ndlegis.gov.
Members of the public won’t have to worry about traveling to Bismarck in good or bad weather. People can watch the action and participate from home. The public can submit written testimony through the Legislature’s website at ndlegis.gov. They will be able to register to testify remotely, though committee chairs will be able to determine whether to prioritize in-person testimony.
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This increases transparency at the Legislature. It will save people money since they won’t have to spend on gas or pay for meals or hotel stays. It may not be the same as attending in person, but it’s an opportunity to follow the legislative session more closely.
In addition, the livestreaming will offer closed captioning for all meetings and the ability to word-search the closed captions.
The pandemic showed us it was possible not just to work remotely, but to attend meetings and events remotely. Legislators deserve credit for opening more doors to the public, and people should enter.
Not everyone can watch on a daily basis, but they can pick what’s important to them and try to schedule the time to watch. They also can go back to watch meetings or floor sessions.
There’s also a process for contacting legislators through email or telephone messages. Messages can be left with the legislative phone message center at 1-888-NDLEGIS (635-3447) or 701-328-3373 for local callers.
There are guidelines the public is asked to follow when contacting a legislator.
1) Your purpose should be addressed in the subject line, the first paragraph or at the start of the phone call. Identify what legislation you are concerned about by listing the bill number.
2) Be specific and include key information using examples to support your position.
3) Address only one issue in each contact and keep your contact brief and on topic.
Legislators’ emails are their first name’s initial followed by their last name and then @ndlegis.gov. Everything is lowercase. For example, Senate Majority Leader David Hogue’s email is: dhogue@ndlegis.gov.
For those who want to make a personal visit, the Capitol building is more accessible. Before the session started improvements were made to meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
Among the changes are three family restrooms, electric doors to meeting rooms that accommodate wheelchairs and walkers, new handrails on ramps, Braille added to signage, and bigger doors. More improvements are planned in the future.
Remote access to meetings and floor sessions along with the physical changes to the Capitol give the public the ability to play a bigger role in the Legislature and state government. The Tribune editorial board encourages the public to make use of these opportunities.
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BERLIN (AP) — Gerhard Schroeder left the German chancellery after a narrow election defeat in 2005 with every chance of a future as a respected elder statesman.
His ambitious overhaul of the country’s welfare state was just beginning to kick in and he had won plaudits among voters for opposing the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
Fast-forward to last week: German lawmakers agreed to shut down Schroeder’s taxpayer-funded office, the European Parliament called for him to be sanctioned, and his own party set a mid-June hearing on applications to have him expelled.
Schroeder’s reportedly lucrative involvement with the Russian energy sector and his friendly relationship with President Vladimir Putin have raised eyebrows for years, even as many others in Germany backed business and energy ties.
But it was his stubbornness in sticking to his energy posts and his failure to wholeheartedly distance himself from Putin after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 that turned the 78-year-old into a political pariah in Germany and estranged him from his party, the center-left Social Democrats of current Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
“Gerhard Schroeder has been acting for many years now only as a businessman, and we should stop seeing him as an elder statesman, as a former chancellor,” party co-leader Saskia Esken said last month.
On Friday, Russian state energy company Rosneft said that Schroeder plans to step down from its board of directors, which he had chaired since 2017. The move appeared unlikely to undo the damage to his standing; the Social Democrats’ general secretary, Kevin Kuehnert, said it was “unfortunately much too late.”
Scholz said he should quit other Russian energy jobs. The ex-chancellor has for years chaired the shareholders’ committee of Nord Stream AG and headed the board of directors of Nord Stream 2, a second pipeline built to bring gas directly from Russia to Germany that Scholz’s government halted in February.
Schroeder, who rose from a poor, working-class background to become Germany’s leader, was chancellor from 1998 to 2005. He initiated an overhaul of Germany’s labor market that was unpopular at the time but was later credited with making Europe’s biggest economy more competitive, helping it weather a series of crises.
He also vehemently opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq, a stance that struck a chord with German voters and helped him secure his second term, but chilled relations with President George W. Bush.
Schroeder bonded with Putin, however. He welcomed the Russian leader to his home in Hannover, while the pair also made a joint appearance on a German television talk show. Asked in 2004 whether he considered Putin a “flawless democrat,” the chancellor replied that he did.
Within weeks of leaving office, Schroeder drew criticism for his appointment to a German-Russian consortium building the Nord Stream gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea, which he had championed as chancellor. He said it was “a matter of honor” to help.
In April 2014, he was pictured hugging Putin at a party in St. Petersburg marking his 70th birthday, just as tensions between Russia and the West soared following Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
In early February this year, Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom said he had been nominated to join its board of directors — shortly after the ex-chancellor had accused Ukraine of “saber-rattling.” It’s unclear whether the appointment, which was to be confirmed in June, will go ahead.
When Scholz visited Moscow shortly before Russia’s invasion, Putin praised Schroeder as an “independent expert” and “a decent person whom we respect.” He said Germans who didn’t want to pay much more for gas should be thankful to their former leader.
On the day of the invasion, Schroeder said it was the Russian government’s responsibility to end the war as soon as possible, and that Moscow’s security interests didn’t justify a military intervention. But he didn’t address his own energy posts, and said in a LinkedIn post that “there were many mistakes — on both sides” in relations between Russia and the West.
Schroeder’s stock plummeted further. He gave up the title of honorary citizen of Hannover, preempting a likely decision by city officials, and had his honorary membership of Germany’s soccer federation and leading soccer club Borussia Dortmund withdrawn. Staff resigned in protest. Prominent Social Democrats urged him to leave the party he led from 1999 to 2004; the party’s Hannover branch received 14 applications for his expulsion, which it plans to consider on June 15.
Schroeder was defiant in an April interview with The New York Times, declaring that “I don’t do mea culpa.” And he was quoted as saying that a massacre in Bucha, outside Kyiv, “has to be investigated” but he didn’t think the orders would have come from Putin.
It’s not clear what eventually prompted Schroeder to pull out of Rosneft. But the announcement came a day after German lawmakers decided to strip him of his office, while the European Parliament approved a resolution that “strongly demands” he give up his positions with Russian firms and calls for politicians “who continue to receive Russian money” to be sanctioned. Scholz indicated that he doesn’t support sanctions against Schroeder at present.
“The public self-destruction of his reputation was as sad to watch as it was unsettling,” the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper commented. “No one could explain how a man who was once marked by outstanding political instinct let the discussion run until his privileges were withdrawn.”
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Ten people connected to the death of a 28-year-old Black man during the intake process at a Virginia mental health facility last week have been charged with second-degree murder.
His family wants answers as to how a promising musician having what they called a mental health crisis ended with him dying -- and why no one stood up for him and kept him from being killed.
The county prosecutor says law enforcement deputies "smothered him to death" while restraining him. Hospital workers have also been charged.
The local law enforcement officers' union says they "stand behind" the deputies while an attorney for one of the deputies charged said he looked forward to the full truth being shared in court.
Here's what we know about the deadly incident.
Who was Irvo Otieno?
Irvo (pronounced EYE-voh) Otieno was 28. He had a passion for music, family attorney Mark Krudys said Thursday, and was working to become a hip-hop artist. Originally from Kenya, he came to the US when he was 4.
His mother, Caroline Ouko, said he had "found his thing" with music and could write a song in less than five minutes. "He put his energy in that and he was happy with it," she said at a news conference Thursday.
Irvo had a big heart, she said, and was the one his classmates came to when they had problems. He was a leader who brought his own perspective to the table, she added.
"If there was discussion, he was not afraid to go the other way when everybody else was following," she said.
Her son had a mental illness that necessitated medicine, Ouko said. He had long stretches where "(you) wouldn't even know something was wrong" and then there were times when "he would go into some kind of distress and then you know he needs to see a doctor," she said.
What happened earlier this month?
On March 3, Otieno was arrested by Henrico County police who were responding to a report of a possible burglary, according to a police news release. The officers, accompanied by members of the county's crisis intervention team, placed him under an emergency custody order.
The officers transported him to a hospital where authorities say he assaulted three officers. Police took him to county jail and he was booked.
On March 6, Otieno was taken to a state mental health facility in Dinwiddie County and died during the intake process, according to Commonwealth's Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill.
"They smothered him to death," the prosecutor said.
A preliminary report from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond identifies asphyxiation as a cause of death, the commonwealth attorney's office said in a statement.
Otieno was held on the ground in handcuffs and leg irons for 12 minutes by seven deputies, Baskervill said.
Who are the people charged in the case?
Seven sheriff's deputies in Henrico County and three hospital workers have been charged with second-degree murder.
The seven deputies who were charged were identified in Baskervill's release Tuesday as Randy Joseph Boyer, 57, of Henrico; Dwayne Alan Bramble, 37, of Sandston; Jermaine Lavar Branch, 45, of Henrico; Bradley Thomas Disse, 43, of Henrico; Tabitha Renee Levere, 50, of Henrico; Brandon Edwards Rodgers, 48, of Henrico; and Kaiyell Dajour Sanders, 30, of North Chesterfield.
The Henrico Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4, the local law enforcement officers' union, issued a statement Tuesday saying they "stand behind" the deputies.
"Policing in America today is difficult, made even more so by the possibility of being criminally charged while performing their duty," the group said. "The death of Mr. Otieno was tragic, and we express our condolences to his family. We also stand behind the seven accused deputies now charged with murder by the Dinwiddie County Commonwealth's Attorney Ann Baskervill."
The hospital workers arrested Thursday were identified as Darian M. Blackwell, 23, of Petersburg; Wavie L. Jones, 34, of Chesterfield; and Sadarius D. Williams, 27, of North Dinwiddie.
Is there video of what happened?
There is video footage but it will not be released to the public. CNN requested the footage but was told the material is not subject to mandatory disclosure because the investigation is ongoing.
"To maintain the integrity of the criminal justice process at this point, I am not able to publicly release the video," said Baskervill, noting surveillance video from the mental health facility recorded the intake process.
Otieno's family has viewed the video provided by prosecutors Thursday and his mother says Otieno was tortured.
"My son was treated like a dog, worse than a dog," she screamed, angry that no one stopped what led to her son's death. "We have to do better."
His older brother, Leon Ochieng, said people should be confident in calling for help when their loved ones are in crisis. He did not believe the people he saw on the video cared about preserving a life.
"What I saw was a lifeless human being without any representation," Ochieng said, adding that his family is now broken and is calling for more awareness on how to treat those with mental illnesses.
"Can someone explain to me why my brother is not here, right now?" Ochieng said.
Have the deputies commented on the deadly incident?
CNN has sought comment from the deputies and received word from attorneys of two of the individuals charged.
Peter B. Baruch, an attorney for Disse, issued a statement defending his client.
"Deputy Disse has had a 20-year career with the Sheriffs department, and has served honorably. He is looking forward to his opportunity to try this case and for the full truth to be shared in court and being vindicated," he said.
Bramble's attorney, Steven Hanna, said he was still gathering information and declined to comment further.
CNN has not heard from the other attorneys it has identified as representing the other defendants.
What are attorneys saying?
Family attorneys say Otieno posed no threat to the deputies.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is working on behalf of the family, said Otieno was not violent or aggressive with the deputies.
"You see in the video he is restrained with handcuffs, he has leg irons on, and you see in the majority of the video that he seems to be in between lifelessness and unconsciousness, but yet you see him being restrained so brutally with a knee on his neck," Crump said Thursday.
Crump said the video is a "commentary on how inhumane law enforcement officials treat people who are having a mental health crisis as criminals rather than treating them as people who are in need of help," he said.
Much like the arrest and death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020, Otieno was face down and restrained, Crump said.
"Why would anybody not have enough common sense to say we've seen this movie before?" he said.
Family attorney Mark Krudys said the deputies had engaged in excessive force.
"His mother was basically crying out for help for her son in a mental health situation. Instead, he was thrust into the criminal justice system, and aggressively treated and treated poorly at the jail," he said.
The video from the mental health facility shows the charges are appropriate, Krudys said.
"When you see that video ... you're just going to ask yourself, 'Why?'" he said.
What is next in the case?
The 10 defendants will appear in court on Tuesday before a grand jury, according to online court records. Crump has called for the US Department of Justice to take part in the investigation.
If convicted, the prison sentence for second-degree murder in Virginia is a minimum of five years with a maximum of 40 years.
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CHICAGO – These have been some special and very unique weeks for fans of the Chicago Bears, who have waited for decades for a true franchise quarterback.
While he still is developing himself in his second year in the NFL, Justin Fields has shown over the last month that he’s as ready as anyone in recent history to take on that role. Evidence of that came on another Sunday to remember at sunny Soldier Field.
Justin Fields rushed for 147 yards with an 11.3 per carry average in a 31-30 loss to the Lions, rushing for a pair of touchdowns and throwing for two others. While he did throw a pick-six in the fourth quarter, Fields made up for it with another record scamper for a score in the fourth quarter.
That 67-yard touchdown run that gave the Bears the lead broke the franchise mark for longest quarterback scoring run he set last week against the Dolphins (61 yards).
Here are the other marks that Fields set during his performance against Detroit on Sunday:
- First Bears quarterback to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing games (Had 178 vs Dolphins in Week 9). (Bears PR)
- Fields’ 325 rushing yards are the most in a two-game span by a quarterback in NFL history. Lamar Jackson had 268 in two games in October 2019. (Bears PR)
- His 555 yards rushing in the last five games are the most by a quarterback in that span in NFL history in the Super Bowl era.
- Fields is the first quarterback in NFL history to rush for a touchdown of 60 or more yards in back-to-back games. (STATS Research)
- Became the first Bears’ quarterback in the Super Bowl era to score a rushing touchdown in four-straight games. (Bears PR)
So far in the 2022 season, Fields has rushed for 709 yards on 104 carries with six touchdowns. He’s also completed 58.9 percent of his passes for 1,489 yards with 12 touchdowns compared to seven interceptions.
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Body found during service of eviction notice; man charged with collecting dead mother’s benefits
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ/Gray News) - A 41-year-old West Virginia man is facing charges for allegedly taking his late mother’s Social Security benefits for his own use, according to records from the Kanawha County Magistrate Court.
Michael R. Johnson, of Belle, West Virginia, is charged with obtaining money, property and services by false pretenses, and disposing of property to defraud creditors.
He was arrested Thursday.
According to the criminal complaint, Johnson collected nearly $1,000 a month of his late mother’s benefits, totaling nearly $5,000 to $6,000 since her death in December 2022.
On Thursday morning, investigators serving an eviction notice found a decomposed body where Johnson lives on 5th Street in Belle.
Officials said the body was so decomposed, investigators couldn’t initially determine the gender.
“The individual we have detained was living here,” Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office chief of detectives Sean Snuffer said. “He was staying at the house while the decomposing body was at the house.”
According to the criminal complaint, Johnson had been living with his mother for two to three years.
Neighbors told investigators the woman, identified by the sheriff’s office as Peggy Johnson, had not been seen for several months.
“I just can’t see how someone could live in a house with a decomposed body in it,” neighbor Norm Atkins said.
The body will be sent to the state medical examiner’s office.
Johnson was taken to the South Central Regional Jail. He is being held on $2,500 bond.
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Bryan High promotes Keith Jackson to head boys basketball coach
Published: Jun. 22, 2023 at 6:08 PM CDT|Updated: 42 minutes ago
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Bryan High School has promoted assistant coach Keith Jackson (third from left) to head coach for the boys basketball program.
Jackson is replacing Jonathan Hines (second from left) who was named head coach in 2019 after six seasons as an assistant.
Hines is moving into administration.
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Leader of growing firm's Dallas office honored four years in a row
DALLAS, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth consecutive year, trial lawyer Grant Schmidt has been named to D Magazine's list of the "Best Lawyers Under 40." The annual list, published in the January 2023 issue, is compiled based on peer nominations, followed by close review by an independent panel of distinguished attorneys working in conjunction with the magazine's editors.
Mr. Schmidt is the managing partner of the Dallas office of Hilgers Graben PLLC a growing national firm of experienced litigators focused on commercial and intellectual property litigation, discovery counsel services and trademark law.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Schmidt was a partner in the Dallas office of Winston & Strawn. He was part of a high-profile trial team that secured the only acquittal in a health care fraud prosecution involving 21 separate defendants.
"This sort of honor is no surprise to us. The fact Grant works at this level and that his clients appreciate him for it, is one of the things that prompted us to make him a part of our practice," said Heather Hilgers, a founder of the firm.
Mr. Schmidt's background includes a clerkship with Judge Sam A. Lindsay of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and a current role as president of the Federal Bar Association's Dallas Chapter. He earned his law degree from The University of Texas School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Hilgers Graben PLLC is an elite nationwide litigation firm specializing in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation, discovery counsel services, and trademark services. The firm leverages low-cost locations and innovation to provide top-notch legal services while significantly driving down costs for its clients. It has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America four times. The firm was named a "Best Law Firm" for 2022 and 2023 by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers in America. The firm has offices in Lincoln and Omaha, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Miami and West Palm Beach, St. Louis, San Diego, and Washington D.C.
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HOBOKEN, N.J., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The number of students enrolling in online college programs has increased in the past few years, even as total college enrollment has declined. To help education leaders understand why more students are turning to online EducationDynamics, higher education marketing experts, surveyed over 1,000 currently enrolled and soon-to-enroll students. The resulting report – Online College Students 2022 uncovers the needs and preferences of online college students in 2022 and examines changes over the past several years.
The researchers confirmed many long-developing trends and uncovered new emerging trends that are likely to accelerate coming out of the recent pandemic. Students are still motivated by career outcomes and their biggest challenge continues to be figuring out how to pay for college. Compared to students from five or more years ago, the online college students of today are younger, more likely to be working full time, and devote more time to their education. Further, these students almost universally recognize the benefits and value of online learning and most intend to enroll in online programs in the future.
Bruce Douglas, EducationDynamics CEO, stated, "The landscape of higher education shifted dramatically in the past several years. While overall enrollment in college has continued to decline, we have seen growth in online program enrollments. However, even as the overall outlook for online education has significantly improved, many schools are finding it increasingly difficult to take advantage of this growth opportunity. We wanted to help them understand who is enrolling in online education – and why. With online education now taking its place in the forefront of the minds of students and educators alike, it will be more important than ever for the leaders of higher education to fully understand the online students of today and the future."
Now in its 11th year, the 2022 Online College Students Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the online learner of today and uncovers why many students are increasingly turning to online programs when pursuing degrees.
EducationDynamics is the industry leader in helping colleges and universities find new adult students and achieve their enrollment goals. As the trusted partner to more than 500 higher educational institutions, EducationDynamics has earned a reputation for providing the resources and expertise required to meet a wide range of industry challenges, delivering inquiry generation and agency of record marketing (e.g. paid digital, organic search, awareness), enrollment management, retention, and technology solutions to colleges and universities across the country. For more information, please visit: educationdynamics.com
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Molecular Partners AG ("Molecular Partners") (NASDAQ: MOLN) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Molecular Partners American Depositary Shares pursuant and/or traceable to certain documents issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about June 16, 2021; and/or (b) Molecular Partners securities between June 16, 2021, and April 26, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Molecular Partners, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Molecular Partners includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company's product, ensovibep, was less effective at treating COVID-19 than defendants had led investors to believe; that (ii) accordingly, the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") was reasonably likely to require an additional Phase 3 study of ensovibep before granting the drug Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA"); (iii) waning global rates of COVID-19 significantly reduced the Company's chances of securing EUA for ensovibep; (iv) another of the Company's product candidates, MP0310, was less attractive to Molecular Partners' collaborator, Amgen, than defendants had led investors to believe; (v) accordingly, there was a significant likelihood that Amgen would return to global rights of MP0310 to Molecular Partners; (vi) as a result of all the foregoing, the clinical and commercial prospects of ensovibep and MP0310 were overstated; and (vii) as a result, documents issues in connection with the Company's initial public offer and defendants' public statements throughout the class period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
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BELTON — Texas DPS troopers responded Sunday afternoon to a multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 14 that killed a Temple woman.
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The United States and Germany have agreed to send additional fighting vehicles to Ukraine, a decision that could mean Kyiv getting more powerful Western tanks in its fight against Russia.
The deal, which was cemented after President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke by phone Wednesday, means Washington with send the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, and Germany intends to provide Ukraine with Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles, the White House announced in a Thursday release.
Biden and Scholz “expressed their common determination to continue to provide the necessary financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine for as long as needed,” the statement said, adding that the two countries plan to train Kyiv’s forces on the respective systems.
The Bradleys will be included as part of “another round of security assistance for Ukraine” anticipated on Friday, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters later on Thursday.
The Army’s primary infantry fighting vehicle, the Bradley is a powerful armored and tracked vehicle that carries a turret-mounted machine gun. Made by BAE Systems, the vehicle has been called a “tank killer,” capable of destroying any other vehicle on the battlefield with its heavy firepower.
The decision by the United States and Germany follows France’s Wednesday announcement that it will send Ukraine its own light battle tanks, the AMX-10 RC armored fighting vehicle, becoming the first nation to arm the embattled country with the Western-style fighting vehicles.
The vehicles will likely boost Ukraine’s battle abilities, as they are lighter and more agile than the Soviet-era tanks Ukraine has, which also includes those given by European countries after Russia first attacked on Feb. 24.
But President Volodymyr Zelensky, who on Wednesday thanked France for the contribution, still urged the West to send its tanks, such as the Abrams or Leopard, and other heavy weapons.
“There is no rational reason why Ukraine has not yet been supplied with Western tanks,” Zelensky said.
The United States has already given Ukraine more than 2,000 combat vehicles, including Humvees and Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. The addition of the Bradley, however, will boost Kyiv’s battle abilities as it plans a renewed spring offensive in the east.
The United States and Germany also on Thursday “affirmed their intention to further support Ukraine’s urgent requirement for air defense capabilities” in light of Russia’s ongoing missile and drone attacks against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.
That follows the U.S. announcement last month to send a Patriot air defense missile battery to Ukraine. Germany will also supply an additional Patriot air defense battery to Kyiv. | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/us-germany-to-supply-ukraine-with-more-fighting-vehicles/ | 2023-01-05 20:39:34 | 0 | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/us-germany-to-supply-ukraine-with-more-fighting-vehicles/ |
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities on Monday announced the discovery of a major drug smuggling tunnel — running about the length of a six football fields — from Mexico to a warehouse in an industrial area in the U.S.
The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities said. It was discovered near San Diego's Otay Mesa border crossing in an area where more than a dozen other sophisticated tunnels have been found in the last two decades.
U.S. authorities said it was unknown how long the tunnel had been operating and what amount of drugs, if any, got through undetected. They seized 1,762 pounds (799 kg) of cocaine, 165 pounds (75 kg) of meth and 3.5 pounds (1.6 kg) of heroin in connection with the investigation.
Six people, ages 31 to 55, were charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine. All are Southern California residents.
The tunnel is in one of the most fortified stretches of the border, illustrating the limitations of border walls. While considered effective against small, crudely built tunnels called “gopher holes,” walls are no match for more sophisticated passages that run deeper underground.
The latest passage, discovered Friday, ran one-third of a mile (532 m) to Tijuana. It was 4 feet (1.2 m) in diameter and about six stories deep.
The type of drugs seized may signal a shift from the multi-ton loads of marijuana that were often found in discoveries before California legalized pot for recreational use in 2019.
Hard drugs, such as heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl, are typically smuggled through official border crossings from Mexico because their small size and lack of odor make them difficult to detect. But tunnels give smugglers an advantage of being able to carry huge loads at lightning speed.
The tunnel exited the United States in a nondescript warehouse named “Amistad Park” on a street that is busy with large semitrailers during the day but quiet at night. On Monday, armed guards watched over a small shaft with a ladder that descended into the tunnel.
After staking out a home that was recently used to stash drugs, officials began making traffic stops of vehicles that had been there or at a warehouse near the border, turning up boxes full of cocaine, according to a federal criminal complaint filed in San Diego.
They raided the properties — finding no other drugs at the warehouse, but a tunnel opening carved into the cement floor, federal prosecutors said.
Authorities have found about 15 sophisticated tunnels on California’s border with Mexico since 2006.
Many tunnels, including the one announced Monday, are in San Diego's Otay Mesa industrial area, where clay-like soil is conducive to digging and warehouses provide cover.
The cross-border passages date back to the early 1990s and have been used primarily to smuggle multi-ton loads of marijuana. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said in 2020 that they are generally found in California and Arizona and associated with Mexico's Sinaloa cartel.
Authorities declined to link the latest tunnel to any specific cartel. They claimed victory despite not knowing how long it had been operating.
“There is no more light at the end of this narco-tunnel,” said Randy Grossman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California. “We will take down every subterranean smuggling route we find to keep illicit drugs from reaching our streets and destroying our families and communities.”
By federal law, U.S. authorities must fill the U.S. side of tunnels with concrete after they are discovered.
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Associated Press writer Eugene Johnson in Seattle contributed.
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