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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years later to get additional cash from the state’s welfare agency for another sports facility, new court documents show.
The governor at the time, Republican Phil Bryant, texted in 2019 with Favre, who wanted to build an indoor practice facility for the University of Southern Mississippi’s football team. Bryant told him federal money for children and low-income adults is “tightly controlled” and “improper use could result in violation of Federal Law.”
Text messages between Bryant and Favre are in court documents filed Friday by Bryant’s lawyers, which seek to show the governor was willing to help Favre raise private money for the volleyball facility starting in 2017 and was unaware for more than two years that welfare money was going to the project.
Mississippi’s largest-ever public corruption case has ensnared several people, including a pro wrestler whose drug rehab was funded with welfare money.
The state has filed a civil lawsuit against Favre and others to recover more than $20 million in misspent welfare money intended to help needy people in one of the country’s poorest states. Bryant and Favre are not facing criminal charges, and Bryant is not among those named in the state’s civil lawsuit.
A former director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, John Davis, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state felony charges in a conspiracy to misspend welfare money. Davis was appointed by Bryant in February 2016 and fired by him in July 2019. Davis has agreed to testify against others.
Attorneys for a nonprofit organization being sued, Mississippi Community Education Center, sent a subpoena to Bryant in late July, seeking communication between the former governor and any other person about the volleyball arena.
The nonprofit was run by Nancy New and her son, Zachary New, who in April pleaded guilty to state charges of misusing welfare money. They also agreed to testify against others.
In the court filing Friday, Bryant objected to producing documents unless it was under a protective order to prevent public release of the contents.
“This motion was brought in bad faith and solely to annoy, embarrass, and oppress Governor Bryant because he refused to turn a blind eye to the crimes perpetrated by New and Davis,” Bryant’s attorneys wrote.
Favre’s request for money from the Mississippi Department of Humans Services to fund the football facility went nowhere. Favre made the request July 28, 2019, as he was unsuccessfully trying to recruit the son of another retired NFL player, Deion Sanders, to the university in Hattiesburg.
Favre played football at the University of Southern Mississippi before going to the NFL in 1991. Bryant and New are also alumni, and Favre wrote to Bryant that having an indoor practice facility would give the football program “instant credibility.”
Favre’s daughter started playing volleyball at the university in 2017. The new court papers said Bryant first learned Favre was trying to raise money for a volleyball arena on April 20, 2017, when Favre texted the governor to say he and his wife, Deanna, were building the facility.
“I need your influence somehow to get donations and or sponsorships,” Favre texted Bryant. “Obviously Southern has no money so I’m hustling to get it raised.”
The documents said Bryant replied a few hours later, “Of course I am all in on the Volleyball facility. … One thing I know how to do is raise money.'”
In July 2017, Favre texted Bryant about the volleyball facility again, asking “if we can find a contractor that would say hey rather than give you money I’ll build for free!! Maybe you know of someone.”
Bryant replied he was “all over it.”
“It is important to note that, in these early text messages, Favre never mentioned the use of public funds, much less the use of TANF funds for the construction of the facility,” Bryant’s attorneys wrote Friday. “At this time, the discussions between Favre and Governor Bryant were focused on private donations and corporate sponsorships.”
In July 2017, court records show Davis and Nancy New met about using welfare money to fund the volleyball arena, with Davis committing $4 million. New’s nonprofit later paid Favre $1.1 million for speaking engagements to help him pay for the arena. Favre never made the speeches and later repaid the money, although he has not repaid $228,000 in interest.
Bryant’s attorneys wrote that the governor first learned Human Services was involved with funding the volleyball arena in a text message he received from Favre on July 16, 2019. “I want you to know how much I love Nancy New and John Davis,” Favre wrote. “What they have done for me and Southern Miss is amazing.”
Favre wrote there were plans to do workshops and youth clinics in the volleyball facility with a program run by Nancy New.
“And also I paid for 3/4 of Vball facility and the rest was a joint project with her and John which was saving me 1.8 million,” Favre texted Bryant. “I was informed today that she may not be able to fund her part. I and we need your help very badly Governor and sorry to even bring this up.”
Bryant’s attorneys wrote that “Favre began a campaign to aggressively lobby the governor to help him cover the debt on the USM Volleyball Center.” They also wrote Favre had not paid for three-quarters of the construction costs, and Human Services committed more than $1.8 million to the project.
According to Friday’s court documents, Bryant and Favre met Sept. 4, 2019, with the new Department of Human Services director, retired FBI agent Christopher Freeze. Favre texted Bryant after the meeting: “We obviously need your help big time and time is working against us.” Favre also mentioned the volleyball facility could be named for Bryant, who was in his final months as governor.
Bryant responded: “We are going to get there. This was a great meeting. But we have to follow the law. I am to old for Federal Prison.” He added a smiling emoji with sunglasses. | https://cw33.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-texts-favre-also-sought-welfare-money-for-football-facility/ | 2022-09-26 14:08:00 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-texts-favre-also-sought-welfare-money-for-football-facility/ |
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA), Inc., is pleased to announce that Mr. Andrew Pahutski has joined the company as Vice President for Economic Security Programs. Mr. Pahutski will focus on expanding SPA's portfolio in the areas of economic security and international foreign direct investment.
Mr. Pahutski joins SPA after 27 years of combined civilian and military service. As a member of the Senior Executive Service, he held various leadership positions across the Office of Secretary of Defense and the Department of the Army. Most recently he served as Director, Foreign Investment Review, in the office of the Under Secretary of Acquisition and Sustainment –Industrial Base Policy. In this capacity he served as both senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Department of Defense's representative to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Reviews are conducted on behalf of the President of the United States.
"Andrew brings an extraordinary depth of experience, expertise, and mission understanding that perfectly suits our commitment to high quality services," commented Dr. William Vantine, SPA President and CEO. "We are excited to welcome him in support of SPA's ongoing mission to protect the Nation's economic security, both domestic and abroad, from adversarial influence."
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. is a premier international provider of innovative, leading-edge solutions in support of complex National Security programs and defense priorities. SPA's capabilities include Advanced Analytics, Cost Estimating, Software Tool Development, System Engineering, DevSecOps, Strategy, Policy and Compliance, and Integrated Program Management. SPA employees are subject matter experts in numerous domains, including Land, Undersea, Surface and Air Warfare Operations; Intelligence Community, Radar and Sensor Systems; Unmanned Systems and Counter Systems; Nuclear Deterrence Policy, Safety and Security; Defense Industrial Base; Space Systems; Ballistic Missile Systems; Cybersecurity analysis and policy; and Hypersonics.
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Italy was enduring a prolonged heat wave before a massive piece of Alpine glacier broke off and killed hikers on Sunday and experts say climate change will make those hot, destabilizing conditions more common.
Seven hikers died and several others are unaccounted for after large chunks of ice and rock from the Marmolada glacier sped down the mountain in an avalanche. Higher temperatures coupled with below-average winter snowfall were among the factors that may have triggered the event, experts said.
The exact role of climate change in specific events is complicated and large portions of ice can break off Alpine glaciers naturally. But climate change is fueling hotter temperatures that can lead to more ice and snow melt, said Brian Menounos, a professor at the University of Northern British Columbia who researches climate change and glaciers.
“Glaciers are directly responding to a warmer climate, a warmer planet,” said Menounos. “They can respond to long-term changes, but they can also respond to these extreme events,” like heat waves.
The Marmolada glacier is in the Dolomite mountains, a range of steep, dramatic peaks in northeast Italy. The region is already being altered by climate change. Between the late 19th and early 21st century, temperatures in the Alps have increased twice as quickly as the global average, according to Copernicus, the European climate modeling group. The U.N. has identified the Mediterranean basin that includes Italy as a climate change hot spot prone to heat waves. Glaciers are in retreat throughout Italy, the Alps and across the world.
The government’s National Research Council said the Marmolada glacier has been shrinking for decades and may vanish in 25 to 30 years.
Before the avalanche, daytime temperatures at the glacier’s altitude were around 50F (10C) when they normally don’t rise much above freezing. The prolonged period of hot weather at high altitudes created a special set of circumstances, said Tobias Bolch who researches glaciers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Guglielmina Adele Diolaiuti, a professor at the University of Milan studying glaciers, said pictures of the ice that remains part of the glacier tell a story about what likely happened.
The top two thirds of the ice face appears slightly dirty, indicating it was exposed to air.
“It’s clear that this part of the vertical ice cliff was the internal part of a crevasse,” she said. A crevasse is a deep opening in a glacier.
The bottom is bluer, indicating it was attached, said Diolaiuti.
Water may have accumulated in the crevasse, adding weight and pressure on the glacier. It may also have loosened the glacier’s grip on the steep rock it was sitting on, experts said.
Anyone who has tried to shovel ice off a cold driveway knows that it fastens itself to the pavement, said Richard Alley, a Penn State professor who studies ice sheets. But when the weather warms, the ice loosens its hold.
“All of a sudden, whoosh, you can get it off,” Alley said.
A local official said the portion that broke loose is estimated to be 220 yards (200 meters) wide, 85 yards (80 meters) high and 65 yards (60 meters) deep. It rushed down the mountain at nearly 200 miles per hour (300 kph).
The hikers were likely taken completely by surprise.
In addition to the heat, there was below normal snowfall this winter. Northern Italy is struggling through its worst drought in 70 years. When there is less snow, ice is exposed and impurities can collect on the surface of the glacier, turning the surface a darker color that traps more heat. The extra heat melts the ice and snow faster, St. Andrews’ Bolch said.
On Tuesday, rescue efforts turned up equipment and body parts. After rain made rescue difficult on Monday, the sun reappeared on Tuesday.
According to Daniel Farinotti, a professor of glaciology at ETH Zurich and WSL Birmensdorf, Switzerland, climate change might reduce the risk of certain avalanches. Glaciers need cold weather and snowfall to grow. If glaciers grow on a steep slope, ice that is pushed over ledges can break and cause avalanches. But with warming temperatures, glaciers retreat, and smaller glaciers create fewer hazards, he said.
In the case of the avalanche on Sunday, melting ice and snow is the likely culprit, experts said.
“The ice, the snow, is very sensitive to increases in temperatures, so we expect that these kinds of events will increase in frequency and intensity in the future,” said Roberta Paranuzio who researches climate change at the National Research Council of Italy.
While some avalanches occur in isolated areas, the area around the Marmolada glacier is popular with hikers.
“The really warm weather was one of the reasons why the event occurred, but on the other hand, this really warm weather made it attractive for mountaineers to climb it,” Bolch said.
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Partnership will enhance training participation and career placement pipeline for military veterans and military spouses seeking renewable energy operations and maintenance careers
CHICAGO, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invenergy, the largest privately-held global developer, owner, and operator of sustainable energy solutions, today announced a new partnership with leading renewable energy training company Airstreams Renewable Inc. Invenergy's investment will support military veterans and military spouses seeking careers in clean energy operations.
The partnership furthers Invenergy's commitment to military veterans and will remove barriers to participation in Airstreams Renewables leading training for operational careers by providing needed transitional support and assisting with their job placement pipeline. In addition to supporting recruiting efforts, Invenergy funding will provide for temporary housing, workplace tooling and personal protective equipment, travel, and childcare support.
"Airstreams Renewables builds on military veterans' skills and experience and provides the clean energy industry with a trained and qualified workforce," said John Majewski, Senior Vice President of Third-Party Services at Invenergy. "We are proud to advance this partnership and to provide opportunities for veterans to protect our nation's energy security as they build a sustainable world."
Airstreams Renewables programs help active-duty personnel and veterans transition to civilian life. As part of the Department of Defense SkillBridge program, Airstreams connects service members with industry partners for real-world job training where they gain valuable civilian work experience in the renewable energy sector during their last 180 days of service and helps program graduates secure careers in clean energy, telecommunications, and other industrial sectors. More than 7,000 military veterans and military spouses have completed the program at Airstreams Renewables across its eight SkillBridge active-duty branch campuses and at its newly expanded National Training Center.
"Delivering our training for the men and women who served is our way of helping them find careers that can provide for their families in a growing industry and is critical to supporting America's veterans as they transition to civilian life," said USMC Veteran Dave Schulgen, Airstreams Renewables Founder and CEO. "We look forward to how our partnership with Invenergy will eliminate barriers to participation in our program and help more veterans find careers they can be proud of, as they help the clean power industry to grow."
About Invenergy
Invenergy drives innovation in energy. Invenergy and its affiliated companies develop, own, and operate large-scale renewable and other clean energy generation and storage facilities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Invenergy's home office is located in Chicago, and it has regional development offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Japan, Poland, and Scotland.
Invenergy and its affiliated companies have successfully developed more than 30,000 megawatts of projects that are in operation, construction, or contracted, including wind, solar, transmission infrastructure and natural gas power generation and advanced energy storage
About Airstreams Renewables
As part of the DoD SkillBridge program, Airstreams Renewables' Renewable Energy and Communications Tower Technician Program is the only Career Skills Program training active duty military personal on active-duty bases across the country leading to careers in the Wind Energy, Telecommunications Tower and other industrial sectors. We are proud to be military founded with over 60% of our staff having served our country and proud to be a part of the solution for our transitioning service members back into civilian life. For more information, please visit www.air-streams.com.
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Cyber Monday deals lure in consumers amid high inflation
NEW YORK (AP) — Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday to score more discounts on gifts and other items that have ballooned in price because of high inflation.
Cyber Monday is expected to remain the year’s biggest online shopping day and rake in up to $11.6 billion in sales, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks transactions at over 85 of the top 100 U.S. online stores. That forecast represents a jump from the $10.7 billion consumers spent last year.
Adobe’s numbers are not adjusted for inflation, but it says demand is growing even when inflation is factored in. Some analysts have said top line numbers will be boosted by higher prices and the amount of items consumers purchase could remain unchanged — or even fall — compared to prior years. Profit margins are also expected to be tight for retailers offering deeper discounts to attract budget-conscious consumers and clear out their bloated inventories.
Shoppers spent a record $9.12 billion online on Black Friday, up 2.3% from last year, according to Adobe. E-commerce activity continued to be strong over the weekend, with $9.55 billion in online sales.
Salesforce, which also tracks spending, said their estimates showed online sales in the U.S. hit $15 billion on Friday and $17.2 billion over the weekend, with an average discount rate of 30% on products. Electronics, active wear, toys and health and beauty items were among those that provided a big boost, the two groups said.
Meanwhile, consumers who feared leaving their homes and embraced e-commerce during the pandemic are heading back to physical stores in greater numbers this year as normalcy returns. The National Retail Federation said its recent survey showed a 3% uptick in the number of Black Friday shoppers planning to go to stores. It expects 63.9 million consumers to shop online during Cyber Monday, compared to 77 million last year.
CONSUMERS ARE SPENDING CAUTIOUSLY
Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks spending across all types of payments including cash and credit card, said that overall sales on Black Friday rose 12% from the year-ago. Sales at physical stores rose 12%, while online sales were up 14%.
RetailNext, which captures sales and traffic via sensors, reported that store traffic rose 7% on Black Friday, while sales at physical stores improved 0.1% from a year ago. However, spending per customer dropped nearly 7% as cautious shoppers did more browsing than buying. Another company that tracks store traffic — Sensormatic Solutions— said store traffic was up 2.9% on Black Friday compared to a year ago.
“Shoppers are being more thoughtful, but they are going to more than a few retailers to be able to make a determination of what they are going to buy this year,” said Brian Field, Sensormatic’s global leader of retail consulting and analytics.
Overall, online spending has remained resilient in the past few weeks as eager shoppers buy more items on credit and embrace “buy now, pay later” services that lack interest charges but carry late fees.
In the first three weeks of November, online sales were essentially flat compared with last year, according to Adobe. It said the modest uptick shows consumers have a strong appetite for holiday shopping amid uncertainty about the economy.
Still, some major retailers are feeling a shift. Target, Macy’s and Kohl’s said this month they’ve seen a slowdown in consumer spending in the past few weeks. The exception was Walmart, which reported higher sales in its third quarter and raised its earnings outlook.
“We’re seeing that inflation is starting to really hit the wallet and that consumers are starting to amass more debt at this point,” said Guru Hariharan, founder and CEO of retail e-commerce management firm CommerceIQ, adding there’s more pressure on consumers to purchase cheaper alternatives.
SHIFTING DEMAND
This year’s Cyber Monday also comes amid a wider e-commerce slowdown affecting online retailers that saw a boom in sales during most of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amazon, for example, raked in record revenue but much of the demand has waned as the worst of the pandemic eased and consumers felt more comfortable shopping in stores.
To deal with the change, the company has been scaling back its warehouse expansion plans and is cutting costs by axing some of its projects. It’s also following in the steps of other tech companies and implementing mass layoffs in its corporate ranks. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company will continue to cut jobs until early next year.
Shopify, another company which helps businesses set up e-commerce websites, laid off 10% of its staff this summer.
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Bloomington folks should be prepared for high temperatures. It should reach a warm 85 degrees. 69 degrees is today's low. How likely is it that it'll rain on your picnic? The weather forecast calls for a 44% chance of rain. The sunshine will be intense today; high UV indexes are forecasted. Be careful outside, especially during late morning through mid-afternoon. If your shadow is shorter than you, seek shade and wear protective clothing and generously apply sunscreen on exposed skin. The area will see gentle winds today, with forecast showing winds from the South, clocking in at 14 mph. Special National Weather Service Alert: Air Quality Alert until THU 6:00 AM CDT. This report is created automatically with weather data provided by TownNews.com. Stay in the know. Visit pantagraph.com for local news and weather.
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ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The body of Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu, who was found dead in his collapsed apartment building in the Turkey earthquake, has been repatriated.
Atsu’s remains arrived in the Ghanaian capital of Accra late Sunday, said Ghana Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who led a government delegation to receive the body. Atsu’s body was carried home in a casket on a Turkish Airlines plane and was accompanied by members of his family and the Ghana ambassador to Turkey, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
“This loss is a very painful one and this is a sad day for Ghana,” Bawumia said. “We all prayed and prayed, we hoped against hope for every day that passed, but God knows best.”
Atsu’s body was found in the rubble of a luxury 12-story building in the southern Turkish city of Antakya on Saturday, nearly two weeks after the devastating earthquake that has left more than 44,000 people dead in Turkey and neighboring Syria.
Reports emerged a day after the earthquake that Atsu had been rescued from the rubble, was alive and had been sent to the hospital, but they were mistaken.
The 31-year-old Atsu, who played for Premier League teams Chelsea and Newcastle, had joined Turkish club Hatayspor last year and scored the winning goal in a league game on Feb. 5, hours before the devastating earthquake struck in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 6.
Hatayspor sporting director Taner Savut also lived in the same apartment building and was reported missing at the same time as Atsu. Savut has still not been found.
Bawumia promised that Atsu would be given a fitting funeral and said his death was a blow for the people of Ghana. Atsu played more than 60 times for his country after making his debut at the age of 20 in 2012.
Atsu was also remembered with moments of silence and other tributes at soccer games in England and elsewhere this weekend. At his former club Newcastle, fans held up placards with his photo. An image of him was put up on a big screen at Chelsea’s game against Southampton before kickoff.
Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus had “R.I.P Atsu” written on a white T-shirt under his team shirt and revealed the message after scoring a goal for Dutch club Ajax in a game on Sunday.
The Ghanaian soccer association ordered moments of silence to be observed at every professional game in the West African country on Saturday in honor of Atsu.
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MANCHESTER, England — Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute for Manchester United in its 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League, United manager Erik ten Hag said Friday.
Ten Hag held talks with Ronaldo on Friday and said the Portugal striker “remains an important part of the squad.”
However, Ten Hag said Ronaldo had to be disciplined for the sake of the culture within the team, having already been critical of the player and some of his teammates for leaving a preseason friendly against Rayo Vallecano early in July.
“I have to set standards and values, and control them,” Ten Hag said.
“I set a warning at the start of the season, and the next time there has to be consequences. Otherwise when you are living together, when you are playing together — and football is a team sport — you have to fulfill certain standards and I have to control it.”
The 37-year-old Ronaldo took to social media late Thursday to explain his behavior in the Tottenham game.
“I’ve always tried to set the example myself for the youngsters that grew in all the teams that I’ve represented,” Ronaldo wrote on Instagram. “Unfortunately that’s not always possible and sometimes the heat of the moment (gets) the best of us.”
Ronaldo trained away from the first team on Friday.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that criminal police have detained three more suspected far-right extremists who are linked to an alleged plot by the Reichsbuerger, or Reich Citizens, movement to topple the country’s government.
The three suspects, who were only identified as Johanna F.-J., Hans-Joachim H. and Steffen W. in line with German privacy rules, were detained Monday evening in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
The defendants are suspected of membership in a terrorist organization, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
In December, German police detained 25 people including a self-styled prince, a retired paratrooper and a former judge who are accused of plotting the violent overthrow of the government.
Adherents of the Reich Citizens movement reject Germany’s postwar constitution and have called for bringing down the government.
Authorities say the three people who were arrested Monday evening were linked in different ways to the suspects of the alleged coup attempt.
Johanna F.J. is suspected of having been active in the association since May 2022, participating in several meetings with members of the leadership, during which the goals and organization of the group were discussed. In addition, she allegedly sought contact with a Russian consul general and subsequently met with him twice. The talks were intended to obtain support for the association’s actions, prosecutors say.
Hans-Joachim H. is suspected of having been active for the group from the very beginning, providing it with financial contributions totaling more than 140,000 euros ($151,000). In addition, he allegedly actively participated in conspiratorial meetings, in events to recruit new members and in so-called sponsor meetings.
Steffen W. is suspected of having joined the association no later than July 2022, and to have assumed a leading role in a so-called homeland security company, in which he assumed the function of a military officer. The defendant allegedly participated in several coordination meetings. His task was to recruit personnel for his area of responsibility and to train them militarily, prosecutors said.
German security agencies have disrupted several plots in recent years by small groups linked to the Reich Citizens movement accused of planning attacks on critical infrastructure, government officials and even the national parliament. While it is unclear how far advanced such plans were, authorities have expressed alarm that the alleged plotters had acquired weapons and included people who aren’t usually on the radar of security agencies, such as judges and police officers.
In an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency warned of a rise in anti-government extremism.
Thomas Haldenwang told the AP that coup plots such as those disrupted last year likely won’t be the last as some “are again talking about a ‘Day X’ when certain things are meant to happen.”
“We are monitoring such efforts very intensively, very carefully, and I’m certain that we will be able to intervene in time together with other security agencies,” he said. “But I can’t completely rule out that groups will forms under the radar of the security agencies.” | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/ap-germany-detains-3-more-suspects-linked-to-far-right-coup-plot/ | 2023-05-23 17:55:41 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/ap-germany-detains-3-more-suspects-linked-to-far-right-coup-plot/ |
Cleveland's Terry Francona was voted the American League Manager of the Year on Tuesday night, winning the award for the third time in 10 seasons after leading the Guardians to the AL Central title.
Francona received 17 of 30 first-place votes and nine second-place votes for 112 points from a Baseball Writers’ Association of America panel.
Baltimore's Brandon Hyde finished second — earning nine first-place votes and 79 points — after leading the Orioles to a 31-win turnaround. Seattle's Scott Servais was third with one first-place vote, eight second-place votes and 14 third-place votes. He led the Mariners back to the postseason this season, breaking a playoff drought that lasted two decades.
Houston's Dusty Baker finished fourth, while New York's Aaron Boone was fifth.
A two-time World Series winner with Boston, Francona’s 10th season in Cleveland may have been his best managing job.
Baseball’s youngest team, the Guardians unexpectedly won the AL Central, overtaking the Chicago White Sox in September and running away with the division. Cleveland then swept Tampa Bay in the wild-card round before losing in five games to the Yankees in the AL Division Series.
Francona made it through the season after major health issues forced him to leave the team in 2020 and 2021. The 63-year-old said he was re-energized by his young team, which had 17 players make their big-league debuts this season.
He intends to return in 2023, but Francona and the Guardians have an open agreement that would allow him to step aside if he needed.
Voting was conducted before the postseason.
The NL Manager of Year will be announced later Tuesday. The three finalists are L.A.'s Dave Roberts, Atlanta's Brian Snitker and New York's Buck Showalter.
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AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.
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Hoverboards
With the rising popularity of hoverboards, it’s no surprise that more manufacturers are producing these personal transportation devices. The hoverboard market is growing every year, as more customers see it as an eco-friendly way of getting around town. The portability of a hoverboard is another central selling point – you don’t have to worry about parking or theft.
If you’re thinking about buying a hoverboards, you probably have a few questions about the product. Whether you want to know how they work or what features to look out for, our guide answers all the most common questions about hoverboards. This handy buying guide covers everything you need to know about hoverboards. Our top recommendation is the Swagtron Swagboard Outlaw T6 Off-Road Hoverboard, with its patented battery management system.
What to know before you buy a hoverboard
How a hoverboard works
Despite its name, a hoverboard doesn’t hover over the ground. It’s a self-balancing board with an outer frame that pivots from the center. The two wheels contain an electric motor and sensors which detect speed and the tilt of your body. While you tilt your body forward, the sensors in the hoverboard will keep it upright.
Under each footpad is an LED light, which triggers the sensor below. The LED light stays on while your feet are flat on the board, signaling for the motor not to run. As you learn your body weight forward, the LED light goes off, telling the logic board to run the motor. You’re able to do circles with your hoverboard as the two motors are separate, with one in each wheel.
Advantages of a hoverboard
One of the main reasons people are attracted to a hoverboard is that they’re environmentally friendly. They run on a rechargeable battery, meaning you don’t need to use oil or petrol. The hoverboard doesn’t emit any greenhouse gases, and it doesn’t use any non-renewable energy sources. You can enjoy riding a hoverboard without worrying about harming the environment.
While a hoverboard will involve an initially high price tag, they are easy to use and have virtually no maintenance cost attached to them. As there are so few moving parts, you’ll rarely need to have any of them repaired.
The self-balancing technology makes the hoverboard more durable than alternatives like a scooter or bike. With its compact size, you can store a hoverboard anywhere in your home, preventing you from having to leave it outside to the elements.
What to look for in a quality hoverboard
Hoverboard wheel size
Just like a bike, the wheels on your hoverboard are essential. Most hoverboards come with a wheel size of 7 inches, which is an ideal height for any beginner to get used to. If you’re planning to take your hoverboard through the grass or over rough terrain, you may want to look for a hoverboard with larger wheels.
Hoverboard charging time
One feature that differentiates hoverboard brands is their charging times. If you intend to use your hoverboard every day, you want the most efficient charging system. Most hoverboards will take around three hours to charge fully. You’ll want to factor charging time in when choosing your hoverboard.
Distance you can travel with a hoverboard
Hoverboards have a range that allows them to go non-stop for a certain distance. This feature varies between models, with more expensive models have a larger range. You can expect to get anywhere between 7-15 miles of range with a full charge.
Hoverboard speed
While your hoverboard will go nowhere near the top speed of a bike, it’s a feature that differentiates between models. Most hoverboards offer a speed of anywhere between 6-8 mph, giving you a comfortable ride without going too fast or causing motion sickness.
How much does a hoverboard cost?
You can find a basic hoverboard for around $150. More advanced hoverboards with extra features and more efficient battery life can cause you up to $600.
Hoverboard FAQ
Do all hoverboards have a UL 2272 certification?
A. For a hoverboard to be sold in the USA, it has to have a UL certification. The test examines the potential of the hoverboard to catch fire or explode. To gain this certification, hoverboards are put through their paces with drops, water resting and pressure tests. If safety is a concern, you want to find a model that is UL 2272 certified.
How can I prevent my hoverboard from exploding?
A. Hoverboards have been known to explode if they are left on the charge for too long. The risk of your hoverboard exploding will depend on the quality of the battery, particularly with cheaper hoverboards. The best way to avoid this happening is to make sure to unplug your hoverboard once it’s fully charged and to quality-check the hoverboard after you receive it. If you notice anything potentially wrong with the quality of the battery, it’s a good idea to reach out to the manufacturer right away.
What is the best hoverboard?
Top hoverboard
Swagtron Swagboard Outlaw T6 Off-Road Hoverboard
What you need to know: This model has an advanced, patented battery management system that gives you more efficient battery life. It has an upper weight limit of 420 pounds, one of the highest of any hoverboard.
What you’ll love: You can connect your smartphone up to the Bluetooth speaker to play your favorite tunes while you drive. With its 12-mile range and 10-inch rugged tires, it can handle almost any terrain.
What you should consider: It is an expensive hoverboard, but you do get extra features and higher performance for the price tag.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top hoverboard for the money
Hover 1 Helix Electric Hoverboard Scooter
What you need to know: This mid-tier option gives you six hours of charge time, with a top speed of 7 mph.
What you’ll love: This hoverboard comes with a built-in water-resistant Bluetooth speaker for playing your tunes on the go.
What you should consider: It has a maximum weight of 160 pounds and a range of three miles.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This app-enabled hoverboard allows you to check the battery and operate the speakers directly through your phone. It offers three modes, traveling up to eight miles on a full charge.
What you’ll love: This hoverboard is available in six colors, including bold shades of green and pink. It’s lightweight at 20 pounds and has a max speed of 8 mph.
What you should consider: The wheels are 7 inches, so this hoverboard will not give you the best performance on rugged terrain.
Where to buy: Sold by Walmart
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WARSAW – The long border between Finland and Russia runs through thick forests and is marked only by wooden posts with low fences meant to stop stray cattle. Soon, a stronger, higher fence will be erected on parts of the frontier.
Earlier this month, Polish soldiers began laying coils of razor wire on the border with Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave wedged between Poland and Lithuania. Cameras and an electronic monitoring system also will be installed on the area that once was guarded only by occasional patrols of border guards.
The fall of the Berlin Wall more than 30 years ago symbolized hope for cooperation with Moscow. Now, Russia’s war in Ukraine has ushered in a new era of confrontation in Europe — and the rise of new barriers of steel, concrete and barbed wire. These, however, are being built by the West.
“The Iron Curtain is gone, but the ‘barbed wire curtain’ is now unfortunately becoming the reality for much of Europe,” said Klaus Dodds, a professor of geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London. “The optimism that we had in Europe after 1989 is very much now gone.”
Fear and division have replaced the euphoria when Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall and broke off chunks of the barrier erected in 1961 by Communist leaders. It stretched for 155 kilometers (nearly 100 miles), encircling West Berlin until 1989, when East German authorities opened crossings following mass protests. Within a year, East and West Germany were reunited.
Some countries in the European Union began building border fences as a response to more than 1 million refugees and other migrants entering southern Europe from the Middle East and Africa in 2015 alone. In 2015 and 2016, Russia ushered thousands of asylum-seekers, also mostly from the Middle East, to border checkpoints in northern Finland.
When relations with Belarus deteriorated after its authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner of an election widely seen as fraudulent, the government in Minsk sent thousands of migrants across the EU's frontiers in what Dodds called “hybrid warfare.” In response, Poland and Lithuania erected walls along their borders with Belarus.
Michal Baranowski, head of the Warsaw office of the German Marshal Fund think tank, said most security analysts believe Belarus coordinated its effort with Moscow, “in effect destabilizing our borders ahead of war in Ukraine.”
Fearing another migration crisis as a response to sanctions against Moscow because of the nearly nine-month war in Ukraine, European leaders have begun hardening their borders.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced plans to fortify parts of her country's 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border — the longest with any EU member. Moscow has threatened “serious military-political consequences” against Finland and Sweden for seeking to join NATO, and Marin said the fortifications would help defend the nation against the “hybrid threat” of possible large-scale and irregular migration orchestrated by the Kremlin.
The new barriers offer little protection from missiles or tanks. Governments instead expect the walls, fences and electronic surveillance to provide better control of their borders and to stop large migrant surges.
Dodds says Russia has been weaponizing migration for several years as it engages in a “civilization conflict with its European neighbors."
Russia bombed and harassed Syria's population in 2015 “in a deliberate attempt to create a humanitarian crisis," he said.
“I think one of the difficulties we sometimes have outside of Russia is in actually appreciating quite how cynical, quite how calculating, quite how deliberate some of this work is,” said Dodds, author of “The New Border Wars: The Conflicts that Will Define Our Future.”
Russia's use of migrants to create social discord in places like Poland, Lithuania and Latvia has led to those governments not offering them the chance to apply for asylum and refusing them entry in many cases — as has happened in other European countries like Greece and Hungary.
Those pushed back to Belarus have been subjected to abuse by Belarusian guards who initially helped them cross the borders, according to human rights groups.
Human rights activists in Poland have protested the the 5½-meter (18-foot) steel wall erected along 186 kilometers (115 miles) of its border with Belarus, arguing that it keeps out the weakest people but not the most determined.
Anna Alboth of the Minority Rights Group has spent months at that border and said she has seen people use ladders to scale the fence or tunnel under it.
Since the wall was finished last summer, about 1,800 migrants who made it inside Poland and found themselves in forests desperate for food, water or medicine have called Grupa Granica, an umbrella organization Alboth co-founded.
“It’s very difficult territory, the east of Poland," she said. "There are a lot of animals. I had a situation where I went to one group and I stepped on people who were half-conscious. I am sure there were many people like this.”
She said she recently encountered groups of women from Sudan who appeared to be human trafficking victims, as well as medical students from Africa who were in their fifth year of studies in Russia.
“They said ‘Russia is falling apart and we want to live in a normal country,’” Alboth said.
A Polish government security official, Stanislaw Zaryn, acknowledged the border wall doesn't stop everyone seeking to cross illegally, but added: “It does allow our forces to act rapidly and more efficiently, without the need to deploy as much manpower as before.”
Both that wall and the fence with Kaliningrad “convey a strong message to Minsk and Moscow that Poland takes the security and integrity of its borders extremely seriously," Zaryn said. “I believe that Belarus and Russia will think twice before pursuing again the weaponization of migration.”
Dodds said he understands the impulse to build walls but warns that they rarely work as intended, often pushing migrants onto more hazardous journeys.
While militarized borders might be popular, they also tend to dehumanize desperate migrants, who often are willing to risk the danger of border crossings for a better life.
Building such walls and fences "sucks empathy and compassion from our societies,” Dodds said.
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Jari Tanner contributed to this report from Helsinki.
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- Company to highlight the '201' trial at multiple regional seminars for physicians -
- Up to 61% of clinical sites actively screening patients by close of 2Q23 -
BOSTON and ATLANTA, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKT) (Inhibikase or Company), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing protein kinase inhibitor therapeutics to modify the course of Parkinson's disease ("PD"), Parkinson's-related disorders and other diseases of the Abelson Tyrosine Kinases, today announced a physician and patient awareness campaign for its Phase 2 '201' program evaluating IkT-148009 as a potentially disease-modifying treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Dr. Milton Werner, President & CEO of Inhibikase Therapeutics will present to community neurologists and movement disorder specialists at multiple regional seminars where the Company has activated clinical trial sites. The first two seminars will take place at the Westin Southfield in Southfield, Michigan on June 26 and at the Le Meridién Dallas, the Stoneleigh, in Dallas, Texas on July 11.
"Since we re-initiated the '201' trial, we have worked diligently to reactivate and retrain clinical trial sites and anticipate having up to 22 of 35 selected sites open for screening by the end of the second quarter. Our clinical team is working closely with each site to further improve patient screening logistics as well as candidate identification," commented Dr. Werner. "In addition, we are initiating an awareness campaign to community neurologists and movement disorder specialists by hosting regional medical seminars about IkT-148009 and its potential as a transformative treatment for Parkinson's disease. Further, we plan to launch a dedicated online patient portal (www.the201trial.com) in the second quarter to provide patients a better understanding of the trial and how to be evaluated for participation. Taken together, we believe that these activities, in conjunction with the significant enhancements we have made to the trial itself, will allow us to enhance enrollment of the '201' trial."
Additional information about the trial is available at www.clinicaltrials.gov using the identifier NCT05424276 and at www.inhibikase.com/patient-resources.
About Inhibikase (www.inhibikase.com)
Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKT) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Inhibikase's multi-therapeutic pipeline has a primary focus on neurodegeneration and its lead program IkT-148009, an Abelson Tyrosine Kinase (c-Abl) inhibitor, targets the treatment of Parkinson's disease inside and outside the brain as well as other diseases that arise from Ableson Tyrosine Kinases. Its multi-therapeutic pipeline is pursuing Parkinson's-related disorders of the brain and GI tract, orphan indications related to Parkinson's disease such as Multiple System Atrophy, and drug delivery technologies for kinase inhibitors such as IkT-001Pro, a prodrug of the anticancer agent imatinib mesylate that the Company believes will provide a better patient experience with fewer on-dosing side-effects. The Company's RAMP™ medicinal chemistry program has identified a number of follow-on compounds to IkT-148009 to be potentially applied to other cognitive and motor function diseases of the brain. Inhibikase is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with an office in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BEDGEAR®, the brand of Performance® that provides innovative bedding by focusing on an active lifestyle and well-being, introduces five new and improved Performance Sheet Sets that are exclusively engineered with smart fabric technologies that enhance breathability, temperature control and softness for all-season comfort, including the upcoming summer vacation season. Because BEDGEAR's Performance sheets are available in classic and fashion-forward colors, they complement any bedroom redecorating.
The new Hyper-Linen™, Ver-Tex™ and enhanced Hyper-Cotton™ Sheet Sets are perfect for summer homes or rentals to keep sleepers cool during hot and humid nights. BEDGEAR's new Hyper-Wool™ Sheet Set is developed for ultra-soft comfort with temperature balancing that is ideal for mountain rentals or cooler climate areas. BEDGEAR's best-selling Dri-Tec® Performance Sheet Set is specially engineered to wick moisture away from the sleeper's body. Dri-Tec sheets are knitted to provide enhanced airflow.
"BEDGEAR's new Performance® Sheets are immensely breathable to reduce overheating and come in an array of solid colors, which makes redecorating bedrooms and rental homes a breeze," said BEDGEAR founder and CEO Eugene Alletto. "With Performance sheets, you can now incorporate modern classic colors that also stretch, are super soft and provide the perfect temperature control for all types of sleepers, including those who like to sleep warm or cool."
Hyper-Linen Sheet Set includes:
- A softer than linen feel that is gentle against the sleeper's skin.
- Lightweight smart fabric technology that caters to each sleeper's unique temperature preference.
- Availability in four colors: Bright White, Light Grey, Medium Beige and Misty Blue.
Hyper-Cotton Sheet Set includes:
- A silky-smooth feel that keeps the body cool throughout the night.
- A special weave for enhanced air ventilation.
- Availability in five colors: Bright White, Light Grey, Medium Beige, Blush and Deep Teal.
Hyper-Wool Sheet Set includes:
- Smart fabric technology ideal for year-round comfort but best in cooler months.
- Provides an itch-free sleep environment.
- Availability in four colors: Bright White, Light Grey, Medium Beige and Forest Green.
Dri-Tec Sheet Set includes:
- A buttery soft feel that keeps the body dry by wicking away moisture from the skin and dispersing it evenly throughout the fabric for quick evaporation.
- Enhanced breathability and airflow.
- Availability in five colors: Bright White, Light Grey, Grey, Medium Beige, Blush and Forest Green.
Ver-Tex Sheet Set includes:
- Ultra-smooth fabric technology provides a silky smooth feel.
- Instant-cooling fabric that reduces overheating throughout the night.
- Availability in four colors: Bright White, Light Grey, Misty Blue and Navy.
A BEDGEAR branded white-and-grey Luxe Powerband® is included in all Performance Sheets and Performance Pillowcases. This fully elasticized band helps the fitted sheet move with the body so the sheet does not slip off the mattress. All BEDGEAR sheets are high-efficiency machine washable, which uses less water, detergent and energy to keep clean.
BEDGEAR's products are available in stores across the country.
Launched in 2009, BEDGEAR® is the brand of Performance® that provides innovative bedding by focusing on an active lifestyle and well-being. BEDGEAR's sleep solutions are engineered with fabrics that are moisture wicking, instant cooling and maximize airflow to allow the body to naturally regulate its temperature. With a core belief of One Size Does Not Fit All™, BEDGEAR has redefined the way people view sleep by developing interactive in-store experiences and breathable bedding products that are personally fit to a consumer based on specific factors, including body type, sleep position and temperature. BEDGEAR is dedicated to integrating environmental responsibility into product development to ensure less returned goods are being sent to landfills. BEDGEAR is essential to the rest and recovery routines of professional athletes and active people who need to maximize their sleep. A proud manufacturer in the USA, BEDGEAR offers mattresses, pillows, sheets, blankets, pet beds as well as travel, kids and baby products that often feature removable and washable covers to maintain a clean and healthy sleep environment. BEDGEAR is represented in more than 4,000 retail stores across the globe and has earned more than 220 U.S. and worldwide patents, trademark registrations and pending applications. Wake Ready™! Learn more at bedgear.com.
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The Amistad Project: ruling sets key precedent for election oversight
AMHERST, Va., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Litigation supported by The Amistad Project won a significant ruling by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upholding the right of Pennsylvania counties to exercise the authority granted to them by the state legislature to inspect electronic voting equipment. The court sided with a brief filed by The Amistad Project on behalf of Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
"The court not only overturned the Secretary of the Commonwealth's unlawful decertification of Fulton County's voting machines, but also affirmed that the Secretary cannot prevent counties from exercising their statutory authority to inspect voting machines as part of their duty to ensure 'safe and honest conduct of elections,'" explained Phill Kline, director of The Amistad Project.
The case began after Fulton County conducted an inspection of one of its two Dominion voting machines to determine whether they functioned properly during the 2020 election. The Secretary of the Commonwealth then issued an order retroactively banning the practice, while also decertifying both of the county's voting machines and denying the county state funding to replace them.
"The Secretary's actions were clearly intended as political retribution against Fulton County, and to intimidate other counties from cooperating with the state legislature's investigation into irregularities in the management of the 2020 election," Kline said. "This ruling affirms what the U.S. Constitution says, which is that the state legislature has authority over federal elections, and has the right to take appropriate measures to ensure that elections are conducted lawfully in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."
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TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two golf courses in the Town of Tonawanda will open this Thursday, April 20 — Sheridan Park Golf Course (490 East Park Dr.) and Brighton Park Golf Course (70 Brompton Road).
These 18-hole courses will be open daily from 6 a.m. until dusk.
“We are looking forward to another outstanding season at our two great golf courses as we continue to upgrade and improve our concessions and the courses’ playability,” Councilman Carl Szarek, chairman of the town’s Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee, said. “One of this year’s highlights will be the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the opening of our Sheridan Park Golf Course. It remains one of the finest courses in Western New York, public or private.”
More information on the Town of Tonawanda’s golf courses can be found here.
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HOT & HUMID WITH STORMS POSSIBLE NORTH
Your First Alert Weather Forecast:
We’ve already had 7 days this summer where Green Bay’s high temperature has reached the 90s... And we’re adding on to that total over the next couple days. Highs this afternoon are soaring into the lower 90s, with 80s along the lakeshore. With the increasing humidity, our afternoon heat index will reach the mid 90s. Stay vigilant in the hot weather by keeping cool and staying hydrated.
Skies have been mostly sunny today. A few spotty thunderstorms are possible this afternoon across the Northwoods. While they should fizzle out towards sunset, as evening’s temperatures drop, a stronger batch of thunderstorms are expected to rumble through Upper Michigan overnight. These storms may clip through extreme northeast Wisconsin with downpours, high winds and hail. Right now, our risk of severe weather is LOW, but an upgrade can’t be ruled out... Keep informed!
Tuesday looks like another hot and humid day, with another chance of thunderstorms. Similar to the previous round, they’re more likely at NIGHT and especially in the NORTH. Look for a slight reduction of heat and humidity during the midweek, but temperatures will remain above normal for the middle of July. This is often the hottest stretch of weather throughout the year, and the forecast seems to bear that out.
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WIND & WAVES FORECAST:
AFTERNOON: W/SW 5-10 KTS... WAVES 0-1′
TUESDAY: SW 5-15 KTS... WAVES 1-3′
AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny. Hot and humid. Spotty storms NORTH this afternoon. HIGH: 92, with 80s lakeside
TONIGHT: Variable clouds. Stormy NORTH (could be strong). Quite muggy. LOW: 72
TUESDAY: Hot, humid and breezy. Partly cloudy. Storms again at night across the NORTH. HIGH: 90
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. A chance of afternoon storms. Warm, humid and breezy. HIGH: 83 LOW: 66
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Very warm and humid. HIGH: 88 LOW: 63
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Very warm and humid. HIGH: 88 LOW: 64
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Warm and humid. Scattered thunderstorms late. HIGH: 86 LOW: 67
SUNDAY: Morning thundershowers. Mostly cloudy. Still humid. HIGH: 80
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New Bedford aspires to light the world once again with offshore wind energy
Vineyard Wind is building a 62-turbine wind farm off the MA coast
New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in the early 1800s. Workers packed the docks, unloading casks of oil that had been extracted at sea from whale carcasses and brought in by a fleet of hundreds of whaling ships.
Nearly two centuries later New Bedford aspires to light the world again, in a different relationship with the sea, as the offshore wind industry arrives here.
On Wednesday, the vessel UHL Felicity bringing wind turbine tower sections from Portugal reached the Port of New Bedford. Once assembled out on the water this summer by developer Vineyard Wind, the turbines will stand more than 850 feet high.
"There’s this sort of poetic coming-about for New Bedford as a center of energy," Mayor Jon Mitchell said.
It’s also a milestone for the industry. The United States does not yet have a single commercial-scale offshore wind farm. But it will soon.
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The Buildout
Vineyard Wind is building a 62-turbine wind farm 15 miles off the Massachusetts coast. It’s expected to put out 800 megawatts, enough electricity to power more than 400,000 homes, beginning this year. The first U.S. offshore wind farm opened off Rhode Island’s Block Island in late 2016. But with five turbines, it’s not commercial scale.
Another project, South Fork Wind, is scheduled to start construction this summer off the coasts of New York and Rhode Island. Since it’s smaller than Vineyard Wind, it will likely be the first U.S. commercial-scale wind farm to open.
The United States is decades behind Europe, where the world’s first offshore wind farm was erected in 1991. The first U.S. wind farm was supposed to be a project off the coast of Massachusetts known as Cape Wind, but it failed after years of litigation and local opposition.
Vineyard Wind CEO Klaus Skoust Moeller said New Bedford is the cradle of large-scale offshore wind in the United States, and this wind farm sets the stage for the next project, and the next, and the next.
"I’m really looking forward to seeing that first turbine out there in the sunlight," he said. "For me, that’s a moment of many things coming together."
The Biden administration wants to build 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. That would be enough to power more than 10 million homes.
The activity is bringing jobs and opportunities for businesses across the country. Developers are investing in multi-million dollar projects to upgrade ports along the East Coast, including New Bedford, New London, Connecticut, Brooklyn, New York and Portsmouth, Virginia. They're planning to invest in ports along the West Coast and on the Gulf Coast as wind farms are approved there.
Billions of dollars will be spent inland too, at shipyards that are building a fleet of specialized vessels to erect and maintain wind farms, according to the American Clean Power Association.
New Bedford saw it coming. Necessity had the city looking for a way forward.
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New Bedford's Next Act
New Bedford, now a city of about 100,000, is not part of a major metropolitan area. Like similarly situated cities, Mitchell said, they had to figure out how to make their way at a time when the spoils of the American economy are going to the big, superstar cities. The town Herman Melville immortalized in "Moby-Dick" remains a top port for commercial fishing and seafood processing, but the city’s economy can’t depend on just that, he said.
Industrial cities have been burdened with the stigma of being gritty and failing and struggling, Mitchell said. "We eschew all those victimhood labels. So to become a leader in offshore wind, to compete successfully for investment and to grow, it was really an opportunity for us, for our residents, to see our city in a different way, for the rest of the world to see our city in a different way."
So New Bedford opened the first U.S. port facility specifically designed for offshore wind, in 2015, to become a hub for the industry as it came to the United States, recognizing its promise. Today, Vineyard Wind leases that marine terminal.
Now construction is happening all around the port of New Bedford, more than at any time since the start of the whaling industry, Mitchell said.
Bristol Community College is planning to open a National Offshore Wind Institute in New Bedford late this summer to train and certify workers.
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Ed Gilhouse, a 60-year-old construction safety expert, was at the terminal overseeing the preparations for the ship arrivals. He said he went to work for Vineyard Wind to try something new as his career winds down. It also keeps him close to home. He had been commuting out-of-state to work.
"This is just like a cherry on top for me, so to speak, to be able to do this, to take offshore wind to the next level," he said. "This is the future."
Before the turbine tower sections arrived, Moeller invited local business and community leaders to the terminal to share their plans for the weeks ahead.
New Bedford native Bernadette Souza went because she wants to be able to tell local students what's happening here. Souza is the executive director of Youth Opportunities Unlimited, which takes students on bike rides along New Bedford’s scenic South End peninsula to introduce them to their everyday surroundings. One of their favorite destinations overlooks the marine terminal.
"They're looking over and they have so many questions," she said. "I want to get them excited. I love my city. I want to give these kids that opportunity, to say, 'I know about wind. That's where I'm from.'" | https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-bedford-aspires-light-world-offshore-wind-energy | 2023-05-25 13:08:03 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-bedford-aspires-light-world-offshore-wind-energy |
Guidehouse new report examines infrastructure resilience challenges and offers strategies that integrate resilience at every operational level
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting services to public sector and commercial clients, today released a new report detailing the ways strategic investment can build infrastructure resilience and maintain physical, social, and economic viability.
Whether caused by natural disasters, worldwide pandemics, regional conflicts, physical or cyber-related attacks, the interrelated nature of infrastructure failures can escalate in the physical, societal, and cyber arenas simultaneously. The report, Future-Proofed: Protecting Infrastructure in Uncertain Times, explores the key infrastructure resilience challenges that organizations face, the need to rethink old models in favor of a more holistic and integrated approach, and how best to create a strategy that addresses resilience across every operational level.
Corporations facing challenges as decarbonization, infrastructure modernization, digital transformation, technology innovation, rapidly evolving markets, and more sophisticated cyber capabilities must balance both the opportunities to evolve their business with risks present from increased potential vulnerabilities. Combined, they drastically increase the possible threat vectors.
"Infrastructure resilience is an ongoing journey, not a static end state. Leaders need to evaluate their risk tolerance in planning, monitoring, and adapting their resilience strategies," said Hector Artze, partner at Guidehouse. "Resilience is no longer a niche topic for business continuity specialists but at the top of leaders' action lists - and the time to act is now."
As noted in the report, infrastructure resilience should encompass a strategy that can account for the increasing variety of potential disruptions. Weathering these disruptions successfully will lead to more reliable and equitable access to goods and services, continuous operability, greater durability of service and supply chains, and a higher degree of adaptability in response to unpredictable changes. More robust resilience strategies can also aid rapid emergency response capabilities.
Resilience is a new corporate priority that must be embraced and integrated within an organization's operational and cultural DNA, according to the report. Guidehouse suggests that entities that are successful at building infrastructure resilience need seven basic building blocks: flexibility, commitment, innovation, preparedness, resourcefulness, teamwork, and connectedness.
"It's important to build resilience strategy into all of the systems, processes, and incentives that shape an organization's day-to-day operations," said Karen Wilson, partner at Guidehouse. "The resilience journey is not a straight path, but by investing in resilience planning now, embedding risk and resilience thinking into the organization, and working with partners with the expertise to apply risk-based approaches, it's possible to take those steps towards a robust, resilient future."
"Seamless collaboration among parties across interrelated infrastructure, closer alignment on priorities, and investments between public and private sectors will aid in keeping entire systems resilient as society faces down the myriad of challenges the 21st century presents," added Jan Vrins, partner and Energy, Sustainability, & Infrastructure segment leader at Guidehouse.
For more information, including case studies from organizations both public and private that have been successful at building infrastructure resilience, download Future-Proofed: Protecting Infrastructure in Uncertain Times.
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 13,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military warned Thursday of potential clashes with the country’s powerful paramilitary force, which it said deployed troops in the capital and other cities.
Tensions between the military and the Rapid Support Forces have escalated in recent months, forcing a delay of the signing of an internationally-backed deal with political parties to restore the country’s democratic transition. In a statement, the military said the buildup of the RSF in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country has come without “the approval of, or coordination with” the armed forces’ leadership.
RSF measures “have stirred up panic and fear among people, exacerbated security risks and increased tensions between regular forces,” it said.
The military said it has attempted to “find peaceful solutions to such violations” to prevent an armed conflict with the RSF.
The statement came as the RSF deployed troops in the Northern Province on the border with Egypt. Local media reported that the paramilitary force has attempted to build a military base there.
In a statement published Wednesday evening, the RSF said its deployment across the country aims at “achieving security and stability and fighting human trafficking and illegal migration.”
Recent tensions are rooted in the integration of the RSF into the military, a key term of the internationally-backed deal first agreed upon last December. The paramilitary force, led by powerful Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, grew out of former militias that executed a brutal crackdown in Sudan’s Darfur region over the past two decades.
Though the military and the RSF together led a coup in Oct. 2021, friction between the force’s two leaders has escalated in recent months. Conflicting public statements, heavy military presence in the capital, and parallel foreign trips reflected the tension.
The escalation has raised concerns of a new civil war in a country known for internal armed conflicts. Many took to social media to express their concerns.
In a statement issued Thursday, Sudan’s National Umma Party — one of the country’s largest political groups — called for restraint and urged other political forces not to escalate the situation.
“All political forces must refrain from issuing any statements or support for one of the parties,” the group said. The groups have arranged an emergency meeting Thursday morning and invited leaders from both forces to attend.
Sudan has plunged into chaos since a 2021 military coup removed a western-backed, power-sharing administration and dashed Sudanese aspirations for democratic rule after three decades of autocracy and repression under Islamist President Omar al-Bashir.
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WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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WIND ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1007 PM PST Mon Feb 6 2023
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Simcoe Highlands.
* WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to 7 AM PST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM PST
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
* WHERE...In Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of
Oregon. In Washington, Foothills of the Blue Mountains of
Washington and Northwest Blue Mountains.
* WHEN...From 4 PM Tuesday to 7 AM PST Wednesday.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GrubMarket, Inc. announced today that Nick Calderon, former Implementation Manager and Senior Consultant at Famous Software, will join its software team as Director of Software Services, Strategic Accounts for its flagship product, WholesaleWare. Nick will report to GrubMarket's Chief Software Officer, Genevieve Wang, and be responsible for implementations and training of WholesaleWare. WholesaleWare is the produce and protein industry's newest and most innovative ERP software and inventory management system. Nick, leveraging his wealth of experience, will help this leading technology through its next phase of continued exponential growth.
"WholesaleWare adoption in the industry continues to exceed all expectations, and we are responding to such strong demand by adding to our team one of the industry's most experienced and successful deployment leaders. Nick brings a wealth of experience from working in both produce and as a certified project manager for the bulk of his career. His role is pivotal as we scale our services and value offerings for our clients," said Genevieve Wang, Chief Software Officer of GrubMarket.
A graduate of California Polytechnic State University ("Cal Poly"), San Luis Obispo, Nick has dedicated his 17-year career to driving the digital transformation of the produce industry through technology. Nick has been involved with over 500 ERP implementations across the United States and Canada. His experience spans the industry, as he has successfully completed projects for customers ranging from wholesalers and distributors to brokers to growers, packers, shippers, processors, exporters, and importers.
"I am excited to join this amazing team at GrubMarket and to support our customers' success with WholesaleWare, a modern platform backed by powerful technology. GrubMarket shares my passion for revolutionizing the fresh food industry through technology. WholesaleWare makes it easier for our customers to do their day-to-day jobs and be more efficient with every transaction. And, it puts the power of its technology in the hands of every user through both our ERP and mobile apps. WholesaleWare has already proven to benefit many customers and I look forward to helping expand our footprint in this next phase of growth" said Nick Calderon, Director of Software Services at GrubMarket.
Founded in 2014, GrubMarket is a San Francisco-based food technology company operating in the space of food supply chain eCommerce for both business customers and end consumers, as well as providing related software-as-a-service solutions to digitally transform the American and global food supply chain. Currently, GrubMarket operates in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington; Ontario and British Columbia (Canada); Argentina, Chile, and Colombia (South America); India, Mexico, South Africa, and Spain, with plans to expand to the rest of North America, South America, and other parts of the world.
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UCLA gets an early-season reality check, losing to Baylor to go winless in Vegas
LJ Cryer scored 28 points in a potential March preview to lead No. 5 Baylor to an 80-75 victory over eighth-ranked UCLA in Sunday’s consolation game of the Continental Tire Main Event.
The top-10 teams know what it’s like to go deep into the NCAA tournament, with Baylor winning the national championship two seasons ago and UCLA making the Final Four the same year.
This game had postseason intensity with 13 lead changes until the Bears (4-1) took the lead for good at 61-53 with an 11-point run midway through the second half. UCLA (3-2) stayed within range, but didn’t catch Baylor.
After starting slow, No. 8 UCLA takes the lead before No. 19 Illinois surges to erase a 15-point deficit, delivering the Bruins their first loss of the season.
Cryer helped make sure of that, as did Adam Flagler, who scored 22 points.
Up just a point, Cryer delivered a 3-pointer with 2:50 left. Flagler made two jumpers in the final minute, the last with 18 seconds remaining to all but end it at 76-71. Each player made two free throws in the final eight seconds.
It was a strong bounce-back performance from Friday when Baylor lost 86-79 to No. 16 Virginia, which won the championship Sunday.
UCLA went 0 for 2 in Las Vegas; the Bruins lost 79-70 to No. 19 Illinois on the tournament’s first day.
Jaylen Clark led the Bruins on Sunday with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting to go with 10 rebounds. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 15 points and Tyger Campbell 12.
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PLEASANTON, Calif., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced that Pete Schlampp, chief strategy officer of Workday, will present at Bank of America's 2022 Global Technology Conference in San Francisco on Thursday, June 9, at 2:20 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:20 p.m. Eastern Time. Individuals not attending in-person may access the live webcast of the presentation here.
A replay of the presentation will be available on the Workday Investor Relations site for a minimum of 30 days after the conference takes place.
About Workday
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics have been adopted by thousands of organizations around the world and across industries – from medium-sized businesses to more than 50% of the Fortune 500. For more information about Workday, visit workday.com.
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Utica, NY - The Adirondack Bank Center was as loud as its been all year. The “win or go home” dynamic brought a different feeling in the air for fans and players alike.
In the end, however, the Amerks scored two quick ones in the third to down the Comets 4-2.
Amerks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead thanks to a Casey Fitzgerald goal with a little over 10 minutes to play. A few moments later, Comets Fabian Zetterlund tied the game off a feed from point scoring machine AJ Greer. Utica wasn’t done in the first just yet. A minute later, Alexander Holtz broke a playoff scoring slump and netted a goal that sent the Aud in a frenzy, giving the Comets a 2-1 lead going in to the middle frame.
In the second, Comets goalie Nico Daws made several spectacular saves to maintain Utica’s lead. The period ended with an identical score board as the first -- 2-1, Utica.
In the third, Amerks took advantage of an early power play and Arttu Ruotsalainen netted a goal to give the lead back to Rochester. Then, with the game even at three goals a piece, Amerks' Sean Malone wrist a shot past Nico Daws, which ended up being the game clinching goal. They added another and won the game 4-2.
Following a spectacular regular season, Utica's season comes to a screeching halt. Utica will be back next season representing the New Jersey Devils prospects. | https://www.wktv.com/sports/comets-stunned-by-amerks-at-home-calder-cup-run-comes-to-a-close/article_911eb866-d7ed-11ec-bab7-17d55f456fda.html | 2022-05-20 06:59:56 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/sports/comets-stunned-by-amerks-at-home-calder-cup-run-comes-to-a-close/article_911eb866-d7ed-11ec-bab7-17d55f456fda.html |
EEOC charges stem from complaints of police misconduct and cover up implicating
Police Chief, City Manager and Council Member
ATLANTA, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of South Fulton and the South Fulton Police Department (SFPD) are under fire today after two whistleblowers stepped forward to file charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that detail a disturbing pattern of intimidation, retaliation and corruption at City Hall implicating high-ranking officials including City Manager Tammi Saddler Jones, Police Chief Keith Meadows and District 3 Councilwoman Helen Willis.
The charges were filed by former Human Relations Director Tanesha Graham and former SFPD Homicide Detective Joseph King. Graham and King are represented by Artur Davis (HKM Employment Attorneys) and Arnold Lizana (Law Offices of Arnold J Lizana III).
According to the charges, situation began when Graham launched an investigation into multiple reports she'd received concerning Lt. Shannon McKesey, the head of the SFPD's Narcotics Task Force, alleging serious misconduct including the use of racial slurs, sexual misconduct, drinking alcohol while on duty and mishandling money collected during drug investigations.
"The SFPD had an opportunity to do the right thing here," Davis said. "But instead of taking these allegations seriously, they lashed out against the whistleblowers and tried to sweep it all under the rug. That's not just unethical. It's illegal."
Those complaints and the subsequent investigation prompted a harsh response from Chief Meadows who tried repeatedly to delay and derail the investigation and retaliate against the whistleblowers enlisting both City Manager Saddler Jones and Willis in his efforts forcing both Graham and King to resign this past Summer.
King, whose 100% arrest rate in homicide cases led to his being named the department's Detective of the Year in 2020 and Fulton County's Detective of the Year in 2022, has continued to be harassed by both Meadows and McKesey even after leaving SFPD in August.
"If they're willing to do this, to go this far in driving out a highly-decorated police detective and their own Human Resources Director for standing up for the truth, then what wouldn't they do?" asked Lizana. "That's the question that keeps us up at night because, if these whistleblowers aren't safe, then none of us are."
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CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Pick 5 Midday" game were:
3-5-7-3-7
(three, five, seven, three, seven)
CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Pick 5 Midday" game were:
3-5-7-3-7
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HOUSTON, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), the largest provider of deathcare products and services in North America, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of twenty-seven cents per share of common stock. The quarterly cash dividend announced today is payable on June 30, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2023. While the Company intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, all subsequent dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates, are subject to final determination by the Board of Directors each quarter after its review of the Company's financial performance.
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The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements have been made in reliance on the "safe harbor" protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be accompanied by words such as "believe," "estimate," "project," "expect," "anticipate," or "predict," that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These statements are based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable; however, many important factors could cause our actual results in the future to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made herein and in any other documents or oral presentations made by, or on behalf of us. There can be no assurance that future dividends will be declared. The actual declaration of future dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates, is subject to final determination by our Board of Directors each quarter after its review of our financial performance. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, among others, restrictions on the payment of dividends under existing or future credit agreements or other financing arrangements; changes in tax laws relating to corporate dividends; a determination by the Board of Directors that the declaration of a dividend is not in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders; an increase in our cash needs or a decrease in available cash; or a deterioration in our financial condition or results. For further information on these and other risks and uncertainties, see our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Copies of this document as well as other SEC filings can be obtained from our website at http://www.sci-corp.com. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward-looking statements made by us, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America's leading provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services, as well as final-arrangement planning in advance, serving more than 600,000 families each year. Our diversified portfolio of brands provides families and individuals a full range of choices to meet their needs, from simple cremations to full life celebrations and personalized remembrances. Our Dignity Memorial® brand is the name families turn to for professionalism, compassion, and attention to detail that is second to none. At March 31, 2023, we owned and operated 1,480 funeral service locations and 490 cemeteries (of which 303 are combination locations) in 44 states, eight Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit our website at www.sci-corp.com. For more information about Dignity Memorial®, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com.
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China bets on private sector to boost Covid-hit economy
By Laura He, CNN
Beijing has vowed to go all out next year to save its Covid-hit economy by boosting consumption and loosening control over private industry, including the struggling tech and property sectors. The new pledge marks a big shift from leader Xi Jinping’s years-long effort to rein in private businesses, which were perceived as too powerful and “disorderly.”
The world’s second biggest economy faces multiple challenges. Covid infections are surging in China after leaders unexpectedly eased its restrictive Covid policy earlier this month. At the same time, its exports have been hurt by a slump in global demand.
Stabilizing economic growth is the top priority for 2023, according to an official readout following the conclusion of the Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC), a key annual meeting of top leaders, which ended Friday.
“We need to encourage and support the private sector economy and private enterprise in terms of policy and public opinion,” the statement said. “We must protect the property rights of private enterprise and the interests of entrepreneurs in accordance with the law.”
The remarks came shortly after a slew of economic data showed business activity plummeting in November. Economists are expecting growth between 2.8% and 3.2% in 2022, one of the lowest levels since 1976, when former leader Mao Zedong’s death ended a decade of social and economic tumult.
The comments from China’s top leaders are a strong signal that policymakers will be relaxing their ironclad grip on the country’s private sector, which had previously been a strong driver of consumption, investment, and job creation.
“The conference switched its previous stringent regulatory tone on digital platforms,” analysts at Nomura said Monday, referring to technology companies such as Alibaba and Tencent.
“It did not mention anything about antitrust regulations,” they said. “And instead vowed to promote China’s digital economy, as platform firms could play an important role in providing job opportunities.”
Covid controls and regulatory crackdowns have hit China’s job market hard, with youth unemployment rates soaring to record highs this year.
Boosting tech
Since late 2020, under Xi Jinping’s “common prosperity” drive, the authorities have launched a regulatory onslaught on sectors ranging from e-commerce to real state to education. The crackdown began in October of that year, when regulators yanked the blockbuster IPO of Jack Ma’s Ant Group, days after he gave a controversial speech that criticized China’s financial regulations for stifling innovation.
Around that time, Beijing moved to rein in the mountains of debt accumulated by property developers.
The crackdown on excessive borrowing led to a liquidity crisis across the industry, resulting in some high-profile developers defaulting on their debt. The collapse in real estate, which accounts for as much as 30% of GDP, triggered widespread and rare dissent among the middle class.
But after securing his grip on power in October, Xi sought to stabilize the Chinese economy.
In early November, Beijing rolled out a sweeping package to salvage the real estate sector. Earlier this month, China dismantled parts of its repressive zero-Covid policy and started the process of ending three years of aggressive lockdowns and quarantines, which had disrupted supply chains and hammered consumption and business activity.
Growth target
Earlier this year, Premier Li Keqiang said China would target GDP growth of about 5.5% this year, which is likely to be missed as the economy has been hammered by months of Covid lockdowns and persistent property woes. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a top government think tank, issued a report last week recommending the government set the growth goal at “above 5%” for next year.
Citi analysts on Monday gave the same estimate.
“The readout sounds restrained on stimulus … It’s unlikely for the government to go big or engage in a ‘bazooka’ strategy in our view,” they said. “We now expect it to set the 2023 growth target at ‘above 5%’.”
The views were echoed by analysts at Goldman Sachs. They see a small probability of policymakers abandoning a numeric growth target altogether in 2023, if they decide to reimpose Covid restrictions.
Nomura analysts also urged caution.
“The reopening process might be gradual and bumpy,” they said. “Many households have depleted their savings, while falling home prices reduce their purchasing power and willingness to spend.”
Last week, two of the country’s top ruling bodies, the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the State Council, issued a strategic plan to expand domestic demand and stimulate consumption and investment until 2035.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are meeting for a series of talks on migration, trade and climate change on Tuesday as the three leaders try to mend tensions that have divided the continent.
The three-way gathering is held most years, although there was a hiatus while Donald Trump was U.S. president. It’s often called the “three amigos summit,” a reference to the deep diplomatic and economic ties between the countries.
However, the leaders still found themselves at odds, especially as they struggle to handle an influx of migrants and to crack down on smugglers who profit from persuading people to make the dangerous trip to the United States.
In addition, Canada and the U.S. accuse López Obrador of violating a free trade pact by favoring Mexico’s state-owed utility over power plants built by foreign and private investors. Meanwhile, Trudeau and López Obrador are concerned about Biden’s efforts to boost domestic manufacturing, creating concerns that U.S. neighbors could be left behind.
The centerpiece of the summit will be hours of talks with all three leaders, but Biden will start Tuesday with a bilateral meeting with Trudeau. It's unlikely to be as contentious as his sitdown with López Obrador on Monday.
During that meeting, the Mexican leader challenged Biden to improve life across the region, telling him that “you hold the key in your hand.”
“This is the moment for us to determine to do away with this abandonment, this disdain, and this forgetfulness for Latin America and the Caribbean,” Lopez Obrador said.
Biden responded by pointing to the billions of dollars that the United States spends in foreign aid around the world, saying that “unfortunately our responsibility just doesn’t end in the Western Hemisphere.”
It was a noticeably sharp exchange after the two leaders had smiled and embraced and shaken hands for the cameras.
Biden and López Obrador haven’t been on particularly good terms for the past two years. The Mexican leader made no secret of his admiration for Trump, and last year he skipped a Los Angeles summit of the Americas because Biden didn’t invite the authoritarian regimes of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
However, there have been attempts to thaw the relationship. Biden made a point of flying into the new Felipe Angeles International Airport, a prized project of the Mexican president even though it’s been a source of controversy.
The airport, which is expected to cost $4.1 billion when finished, is more than an hour’s drive north of the city center, has few flights and until recently lacked consistent drinking water. However, it’s one of the keystone projects that López Obrador is racing to finish before his term ends next year.
The U.S. and Mexico have also reached an agreement on a major shift in migration policy, which Biden announced last week.
Under the plan, the U.S. will send 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela back across the border from among those who entered the U.S. illegally. Migrants who arrive from those four countries are not easily returned to their home countries for a variety of reasons.
In addition, 30,000 people per month from those four nations who get sponsors, background checks and an airline flight to the U.S. will get the ability to work legally in the country for two years.
On Monday, before the summit began, López Obrador said he would consider accepting more migrants than previously announced.
“We don’t want to anticipate things, but this is part of what we are going to talk about at the summit,” López Obrador said. “We support this type of measures, to give people options, alternatives,” he said, adding that “the numbers may be increased.”
Mexico would likely require an increase in those receiving work authorization in the U.S. in order to receive more migrants who are being expelled.
Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, cautioned that nothing was decided yet.
“What we need is to see how the program announced last week works in practice, what if any adjustments need to be made to that program and then we can talk about taking the next steps,” he said.
The number of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has risen dramatically during Biden’s first two years in office. There were more than 2.38 million stops during the year that ended Sept. 30, the first time the number topped 2 million.
Biden is expected to follow up his first trip to Mexico as president with another to Canada, although it has not yet been scheduled.
A senior Canadian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, said Canada is working with Americans on a visit in the near future.
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Associated Press writers Mark Stevenson and Maria Verza in Mexico City; Rob Gillies in Toronto; and Chris Megerian and Josh Boak in Washington contributed to this report. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Biden-L-pez-Obrador-Trudeau-meet-in-Mexico-17706682.php | 2023-01-10 05:50:48 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Biden-L-pez-Obrador-Trudeau-meet-in-Mexico-17706682.php |
Updated December 13, 2022 at 11:03 AM ET
Some ambassadors handle multilateral negotiations and host elaborate events at embassies. But author Jason Reynolds spent his ambassadorship talking to young people about literature.
On Tuesday, he celebrates the end of his term as the national ambassador for young people's literature. The Library of Congress inaugurated him in the two-year position at the start of 2020 and appointed him to an unprecedented third year at the end of 2021.
The mandate of Reynolds' position was clear: to be the ambassador for reading and writing for young people in the U.S.
"The way that I decided to interpret that, though, is: How could I convince young people who may not like to read that they have a story of their own, and that their story is as important as everything that their teachers and parents are trying to get them to read," he says.
He says a large part of that is creating "human moments with young people," which was made difficult when the pandemic forced many of his visits online. That's why he asked for another year to carry out his platform — and he says he would have taken a fourth year if needed.
All told, Reynolds visited some 16,000 students at 47 schools across 25 states, many of which were in rural and underserved communities.
Reynolds wants whoever succeeds him in the role to see it as a job, not just an award.
"Stories happen to be the most human thing we have to offer, right?" he says. "Which means that the work that we're doing in storytelling is actually human work. And I just want to make sure the next person understands that as they take on the task."
In a conversation with Morning Edition's A Martínez, Reynolds spoke about the importance of young people's stories and fostering a love of reading.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Interview highlights
On why he thinks young people don't like to read
It's boring. That is the reason why. And it's boring unless we're talking about sort of learning differences, right. Which is a very different conversation. But for the most part, young people don't like to read because it's boring and because it takes too long. By the way, I don't disagree with these things. I don't think all reading is boring, but I do think some reading is boring. And I think it's unfair for us to act like we as adults don't know that to be true. There are lots of kids looking for different things. I think there are some young people growing up in environments where they're desperately seeking to escape and see themselves slay the dragon. And for those young people, we have tons of books for them. Right. But I also think that there are other young folks who are just looking for a starting point. And that starting point needs to look and feel and sound and taste like them.
On the importance of seeing yourself in literature
You know, as a Black person, when I walk in a room and I spot the Black people in that room, it makes me feel safe and when I spot those Black folk, I can see everybody much more clearly, right? I'm open in a different way, right? I think that's a human thing. And it's no different when it comes to literature.
On why he didn't find a passion for reading until the age of 17
I felt like they were disconnected from my reality. ... I felt like books were almost in some passive way, judging me for being who I was, simply by erasing me from the idea, like from the canon in and of itself, right? If I'm not shown or if I don't exist in a story, then that means that somebody doesn't find my life valuable enough to talk about, right? So why would I engage in something that's not engaging with me? ... One book will never be enough, right? Like we could write 500,000 books and it still won't capture the Latinx experience. We talk about diversity. It's not just diversity and creating space for Latinx communities or Black communities or LGBTQIA+ communities. It's also writing diverse versions of those stories because there's so many different versions to tell. We're all human beings.
On the first book he finished — and loved
For me, it was Richard Wright's Black Boy. And the reason I finished it is because on the second page of the book, young Richard Wright sets the curtains on fire and burns his grandmother's house down. Which means this isn't going to be a boring book. Why should I have to wait 100 pages to get to the good part? And so for me, Richard Wright, he hooked me. And then after he hooked me, I was willing to go along for the ride. ... And the feeling of completion is that is half the battle. Like once you get to the end of a thing, the endorphin rush of knowing that you did it just makes you want to do it again.
On reading loss during the pandemic
Yeah, it's definitely something to consider and it's a scary thing. But but you know, I'll be honest with you, as concerned as I am about reading loss and learning loss, I'm not nearly as concerned about that than I am with the loss for the desire to live. And so though I want young people to catch up, what I know is that is possible, right? We can catch up when the reading allows. We can catch up on some of the deficiencies that have taken place or that may have been settling in now. But what we can't do is catch up on a young person who decides that they've just had enough, that they feel so insignificant that they're ready to hang it up. I'm more concerned with pouring love and compassion and hope and grace and patience into young people, because at the end of the day, though I love books, they're just not as important as the young people themselves.
On his advice for the next ambassador for young people's literature
Whoever takes on this road next, all I want them to do is make sure that they understand that this is not an award. This is a job. It's a real responsibility, which means that they have to throw themselves at it with all the fervor and love in there being to make sure that the young people in this country know that we care not just about whether or not they read or write, but that we care about them.
This interview was conducted by A Martínez, produced by Julie Depenbrock and edited by Simone Popperl. Rachel Treisman produced it for the web.
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By JEFF MARTIN and MAYSOON KHAN
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy were offered up at his small Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, a day after he entered hospice care.
Among those paying homage was his niece, who noted the 39th president’s years of service in an emotional address at Maranatha Baptist Church, where Carter taught Sunday school for decades.
“I just want to read one of Uncle Jimmy’s quotes,” Kim Fuller said during the Sunday school morning service, adding: “Oh, this is going to be really hard.”
She referenced this quote from Carter: “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I’m free to choose that something. … My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can.”
“Maybe if we think about it, maybe it’s time to pass the baton,” Fuller said before leading those gathered in prayer. “Who picks it up, I have no clue. I don’t know. Because this baton’s going to be a really big one.”
Carter, at age 98 the longest-lived American president, had a recent series of short hospital stays. The Carter Center said in a statement Saturday that he has now “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.”
In Atlanta, people, some traveling many miles, made the trip to The Carter Center to reflect on the life of the former president on a spring-like Sunday under a sunny sky.
“I brought my sons down here today to pay respect for President Carter and teach them a little bit about how great a humanitarian he was, especially in the later stages of his life,” said James Culbertson, who drove an hour to Atlanta from Calhoun, Georgia.
The presidential library was closed in honor of President’s Day weekend, but people were still showing up to walk past the fountains and through the gardens.
David Brummett of Frederick County, Maryland, said he changed his Sunday morning plans when he heard news that Carter was in hospice care.
Brummett paused near a large statue of Carter, where someone had placed a potted plant of purple chrysanthemums at the base.
“Great man, great president, probably under-appreciated by those who didn’t know much about him,” Brummett said. “People should come here to appreciate the life, and the contributions he made both during his presidency and after.”
Margaret Seitter of Atlanta met Carter in the 1980s, when he spoke about foreign relations in one of her classes at Emory University. Seitter and her friend, Larry Goeser, visiting from Florida, were among those paying their respects at The Carter Center.
Both said they were inspired by Carter’s work with Habitat for Humanity, which he continued by helping to build houses well into his later life.
“Definitely want to go build a Habitat for Humanity house in his honor,” Seitter said.
Following Fuller’s Sunday school service at Maranatha Baptist Church, Pastor Hugh Deloach offered prayers for the Carter family, particularly for Rosalynn Carter, the wife of the former president.
The Carters have been married for more than 75 years, making American history as the longest-married presidential couple.
“Lord, especially Mrs. Carter, and God look back on times and years that they’ve been together and Lord just strengthen her in the power of your might as well,” the pastor said.
Others took to social media to remember Carter, who served one term after defeating President Gerald Ford in 1976.
President Joe Biden tweeted: “To our friends Jimmy and Rosalynn and to their family — Jill and I are with you in prayer and send you our love.”
“We admire you for the strength and humility you have shown in difficult times. May you continue your journey with grace and dignity, and God grant you peace,” Biden wrote.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, also took to Twitter to pay homage to Carter: “Across life’s seasons, President Jimmy Carter, a man of great faith, has walked with God. In this tender time of transitioning, God is surely walking with him.”
“May he, Rosalynn & the entire Carter family be comforted with that peace and surrounded by our love & prayers,” Warnock wrote.
The Carters volunteered for decades with Habitat for Humanity, beginning in 1984 and continuing until 2020.
“All of us at Habitat for Humanity are lifting up President and Mrs. Carter in prayer as he enters hospice care,” Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford said in a statement.
“We pray for his comfort and for their peace, and that the Carter family experiences the joy of their relationships with each other and with God in this time,” Reckford said.
Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times columnist, tweeted: “Prize winners and truly impressive people. Few are as truly good as Jimmy Carter, who at age 98 is now entering hospice. He leaves this planet so much better than he found it. A great, great, great man.”
Carter was a little-known Georgia governor when he began his bid for the presidency ahead of the 1976 election. He went on to defeat Ford, capitalizing as a Washington outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that drove Richard Nixon from office in 1974.
Carter served a single, tumultuous term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980, a landslide loss that ultimately paved the way for his decades of global advocacy for democracy, public health and human rights via The Carter Center.
The former president and his wife, Rosalynn, 95, opened the center in 1982. His work there garnered a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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Khan reported from Albany, New York. Associated Press journalist Mark Thiessen contributed from Anchorage, Alaska. | https://wtmj.com/national/2023/02/19/fond-remembrances-for-jimmy-carter-after-entering-hospice/ | 2023-02-20 21:32:48 | 1 | https://wtmj.com/national/2023/02/19/fond-remembrances-for-jimmy-carter-after-entering-hospice/ |
Philadelphia Works Awarded $4.7M by USDOL to develop regional Apprenticeship and Pre-apprenticeship Hub in Berk, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (USDOL ETA) awarded Philadelphia Works (PhilaWorks), Inc. $4.7 million to expand Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-apprenticeships across Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEPA). The Apprenticeship Building America (ABA) grant will support new partnerships with community colleges, workforce boards, businesses, industry associations, community-based organizations, and employer groups to increase access to registered apprenticeship opportunities in high-demand industries like healthcare, education, IT, and manufacturing.
Registered Apprenticeships have grown and expanded quickly in Pennsylvania. There is a true culture of collaboration and convening driving that expansion across the Commonwealth. BAYADA Home Health Care, Community College of Philadelphia, JEVS Human Services, and Philadelphia Academies will partner with PhilaWorks to further develop the existing ApprenticeshipPHL hub to increase engagement with regional businesses and connect career seekers to the "learn and earn" workforce model of apprenticeships.
In July, Pennsylvania's Apprenticeship and Training Office (ATO) was awarded $3.9M under the ABA grant. PhilaWorks is honored to collaborate in this work with the ATO and with their guidance and support PhilaWorks will be able to grow and strengthen the Apprenticeship ecosystem in the SEPA region.
"As employers continue to prioritize industry-specific skills in talent pipeline development and individuals seek alternative education and career options post high school, we will continue to see Registered Apprenticeships grow," said Rebecca Ambrose, director of training and apprenticeship at Philadelphia Works.
The development of the hub will focus on solutions that address key opportunities for regional growth with focal points that include expanding the basic understanding of Apprenticeship, widening the DEIA lens to focus on unemployed and underemployed populations, and building strategies and career pathways to increase knowledge and participation.
"While there's a national focus on Apprenticeship, the Greater Philadelphia Region has identified specific priorities for growth," said Ambrose. "Our overarching goal is to reframe how Apprenticeship is viewed, understood, and utilized. Historically, Apprenticeship has been synonymous with the trade industries. However, Apprenticeship Programs are growing in all industries and occupations including cybersecurity, early childhood education, and hospitality. By expanding apprenticeship programs and knowledge of opportunities, we will ensure that apprenticeships continue to be a sustainable pathway for businesses and career seekers."
Currently, the best place for individuals and businesses in the region to engage around Apprenticeship opportunities is on the ApprenticeshipPHL (APHL) website. Since 2018, APHL has been serving as a one stop shop for all things Apprenticeship. For businesses, it serves as a guide towards building a Registered Apprenticeship Program and taking advantage of its benefits; for career seekers, it serves as an employment and training exploration tool and point of entry for enrollment into local Registered Apprenticeship programs.
APHL also serves as a convenor, connector, and partner for businesses, community-based organizations, regional workforce boards, and other groups focused on building Apprenticeships. With this robust group of partners, PhilaWorks and APHL are confident in the growth and expansion of Apprenticeship in the SEPA region.
The federal funds from the ABA grant will fund 100% of the cost to develop the Apprenticeship and Pre-apprenticeship hub. The work will take place now through mid-summer 2026 and will expand access and equity to the areas that will benefit most.
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CALGARY, Alberta (AP)Charlie McAvoy scored at 4:55 of overtime to give the Boston a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, extending the NHL-leading Bruins’ winning streak to eight games.
Linus Ullmark made a career-high 54 saves.
“What a game by him,” McAvoy said. “The shots were obviously a lot to a little there and he kept us in the game all night.”
Ullmark is the league leader in wins, goals-against average and save percentage. He is 31-4-1 this season.
In overtime, McAvoy deflected in Patrice Bergeron’s pass just as the game appeared to be headed to a shootout.
“It was such a heads-up play to pass that puck to me,” McAvoy said. “In a situation like that sometimes you’re thinking about the clock but he was able to make the extra pass there.”
Dmitry Orlov had two goals and an assist, and Pavel Zacha also scored. The Bruins (47-8-5) have a 13-point lead over Carolina in the overall standings.
Blake Coleman, Dillon Dube and Jonathan Huberdeau scored for Calgary. Dan Vladar, who allowed two goals on five shots in the first period, was lifted in favor of Jacob Markstrom at the start of the second period. Markstrom made 13 saves.
The Flames are five points behind Winnipeg and Edmonton, who are tied for the two wild-card spots in the Western Conference
“At this point in the year, we’re scrambling for our lives. We’re still fighting. We’re going to fight until the end,” Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov said. “It’s a grown men’s league, you can’t feel sorry for yourself. You just got to go out there and play hockey and compete and put all your effort into it.”
The Flames overcame a 2-0 first-period deficit and led 3-2 in the third period. Zacha tied it on a power play with 5:53 left in regulation.
WESTERN DOMINATION
The Bruins improved to 21-2-2 against the Western Conference. Included is an 11-1-2 mark against the Pacific Division.
MILESTONE NIGHT
Flames center Nazem Kadri played in his 800th career game, while Coleman scored his 100th career goal.
UP NEXT
Bruins: Host Buffalo on Thursday night.
Flames: Host Toronto on Thursday night.
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BELTON — Julia Ann Wardell, 78, of Belton died Saturday, June 17, at a Temple hospital.
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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron toured the reconstruction works at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Friday, cheering on workers painstakingly restoring the medieval monument four years after it suffered a devastating fire.
Outside, Macron stepped carefully along scaffolding and shouted to workers, “Good luck, and don’t give up in the months ahead!”
Macron has taken a personal interest in the reconstruction, creating a government agency to oversee the works and pushing for the cathedral to reopen to visitors and the faithful next year. While it won’t be ready in time for the Paris Olympics in July-August 2024, it is currently slated to open in time for Christmas next year.
Authorities chose to rebuild the 12th-century monument, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, the way it was before. That includes recreating the 93-meter-high (315 ft) spire added in the 19th century by architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc.
The base of the spire is currently being installed and is scheduled to be in place on Saturday, the fourth anniversary of the fire. The spire itself will be built in stages over the coming months, according to a statement Friday from the state agency overseeing the reconstruction.
Work is also under way to piece back together the cathedral's 18th-century organ, which was removed and cleaned after sustaining damage in the fire, and to clean the cathedral’s 42,000 square meters (452,084 square feet) of walls, the agency said.
The reconstruction itself started last year, after more than two years of work to make the monument stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it.
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NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for 13 New Jersey counties, including Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Warren. That warning lasts through 7 p.m. Friday.
Additionally, flood watches were issued for Hunterdon, Mercer and Warren counties.
In Hunterdon and Warren counties, the watch runs through 7 p.m. Friday. The National Weather Service warns flash flooding is possible in those areas, as localized rainfall rates of up to two inches an hour are possible.
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Enola Holmes is back in action and ready to solve her next case!
Netflix debuted the trailer for the upcoming sequel Enola Holmes 2 -- which stars Stranger Things'Millie Bobby Brown as the titular sleuth -- during their Tudum fan event on Saturday. Like the original, Enola Holmes 2 is based on Nancy Springer's young adult series of the same name, and features Brown's character up to more hijinks as she attempts to solve yet another tangled mystery amid London's high society.
The trailer kicks off with Enola on the run from some policemen, before she turns to camera to explain. Since the events of the first film, it seems, the young detective has opened her own detective agency, though she is still less in demand than her older brother, Sherlock, played once again by Henry Cavill.
"While I have not a single case, Sherlock's latest seems to be vexing him," she says of the notorious problem solver. However, as it turns out, Enola's own pursuit of a young girl's missing sister leads her right into the midst of Sherlock's troubling case.
The film, directed by Harry Bradbeer, also features Helena Bonham Carter and Louis Partridge, returning to reprise their roles as Eudoria Holmes and Viscount Tewkesbury, respectively, as well as Adeel Akhtar, David Thewlis, Susan Wokoma and Sharon Duncan-Brewster.
Watch the trailer below:
While Sam Claflin's Mycroft Holmes doesn't seem to be returning in the sequel, the Daisy Jones & The Six star had nothing but praise for Brown and Cavill's portrayal of the adventurous sleuthing family when he spoke to ET ahead of the first film.
"That was exactly the reason I wanted to be involved, in all honesty, to just champion someone as wonderfully talented and as charismatic and as focused and exciting as Millie," he raved. "She's such a joy to work with. And I think it is that fresh take on a classic tale. We've seen so many different Sherlocks in our time -- just our time, let alone the times before! It didn't feel like a rehash or a remake. It felt very fresh, very new, very current and very relevant, surprisingly. In all honesty, I'm Team Enola. Mycroft can go stick it."
Enola Holmes 2 debuts on Netflix Nov. 4.
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HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SMR Research Corp. today launched the Homeowners Cost of Living (HCOL), a monthly report series designed to correct a major flaw in the government's Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Based on hard counts of over 53 million owner-occupied homes, the median HCOL for May, 2023, rose by 3.21% from one year earlier. This compares to an "assumed" annual increase of 8.0% in homeowner shelter costs in the CPI.
The CPI, created by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the nation's most important measure of inflation. Some 75% of the CPI is comprised of actual measurements of cost for gasoline, food, and hundreds of other items.
The other 25% of the CPI's weighting comes from homeowner shelter costs, but BLS doesn't actually measure these. It computes inflation for renters, and then assumes that homeowners have the same inflation rate. BLS calls this "Owner's Equivalent Rent" (OER), a strange and spurious number.
BLS economists view mortgage and property tax payments as investments in an asset (the house), not spending. But then, they have nothing left to measure for homeowner shelter costs. Ancillary costs such as homeowner's insurance, utilities, and other items are measured in other CPI categories.
Assigning renter costs to homeowners "is like saying that if all dogs were cats, they'd stop barking," SMR President Jim Kasprzak quipped. "They would, but dogs are not cats, and homeowners are not renters."
Inflation is very different for homeowners and renters. All renters must pay rent, yet 37% of homeowners own their homes debt-free. And most others with mortgages have 30-year or 15-year fixed-rate loans, where the payments stay the same for years.
"We are pleased, finally, to fix this problem and correct the annual rate of inflation," declared Jim Kasprzak, SMR's president.
"Using real data on median homeowner mortgage and property tax monthly costs, the overall U.S. rate of inflation in May would be 2.78%, not the 4.0% currently shown in the CPI published on June 13. We're much closer to solving the national inflation problem than some people think," Kasprzak said.
The HCOL report measures monthly mortgage and property tax payments for most U.S. homeowners living in their primary homes. Inflation pressures include rising property taxes and new home buyers' high mortgage payments, but buyers are a small portion of total households.
There also can be counterweights to HCOL cost pressures. Every year, some owners pay off their mortgages. Others may refinance to cut payments.
SMR obtains public record data on homes and mortgage loans from tax assessors and county recorders. SMR then estimates monthly mortgage payments by applying the standard amortization formula to an owner's current mortgage based on the loan's amount, interest rate, and term.
The BLS renter inflation number is based on some 50,000 interviews and then is applied to homeowners. But the HCOL method is based on hard counts of a sample more than 1,000 times larger than the BLS method.
Risk & Other Features
In addition to the inflation statistics, the monthly HCOL report will include local and national credit risk trends as well as a unique method to measure changes in home market values.
Subscribers to the monthly report will receive:
- Detailed HCOL national statistics
- State by state HCOL results
- Measurement of credit risk elements and how they've changed
- Change in monthly market values per square foot of building space for all primary homes, with national totals and county-level data
The credit risk section is especially noteworthy, as it measures numbers of homes "under water" (owning more than they are worth), numbers of loans with known high risk (FHA, VA, and seller financing), and numbers of homes with a history of default or subprime characteristics.
Risk data are reported for all homeowners and separately for each of 60 large U.S. counties. Current statistics are compared against a prior year to determine whether risk in the homeowner pool is rising or falling.
For subscription information, go to www.SMRresearch.com or call SMR at (908) 852-7677.
SMR Research, based in Hackettstown, NJ, is a producer of real estate, loan, and company data. Founded in 1984, SMR is the longest-tenured U.S. research firm specializing in housing and lending events, trends, and risks.
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TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SEI® (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced that Karla Webster Gill has been named Managing Director and Head of Asset Management Distribution for SEI Investments Canada Company (SEI Canada). A 16-year SEI veteran, Gill brings more than 27 years of industry experience.
Wayne Withrow, Head of SEI Global Asset Management, said:
"Karla's commitment to helping our clients achieve greater results and the tremendous relationships she's built are a testament to SEI's mission to build brave futuresSM through the power of connection. Her expertise and experience will be critical in expanding our strategic partnerships in Canada. I'm confident that Karla will continue to drive our growth strategy and deliver enhanced solutions that help our clients succeed.
"As we focus on seizing opportunities to execute against SEI's key strategic areas of talent, culture, and growth, her appointment reflects our efforts to promote internal mobility and evolve leadership."
In her role, Gill is responsible for supporting the distribution of SEI's investment strategies and solutions, developing customized asset management programs, and guiding the vision and business strategy in Canada. She previously served as Director of Business Development for SEI Asset Management Distribution, and prior to joining SEI, Gill held roles at BMO Nesbitt Burns. She holds a Personal Financial Planner designation and was as a 2022 recipient of the RIA's financial credentials in recognition of expertise in responsible investing.
Commenting on her appointment, Gill said:
"I'm excited to expand my role in helping wealth management organizations face and embrace change, overcome challenges, and grow their businesses. I look forward to continue strengthening our client relationships and building new ones to deliver investment management solutions aligned to investors' financial goals."
This role was previously held by Andy Mitchell, who is leaving SEI to pursue another opportunity.
Withrow continued:
"Andy was instrumental in delivering a goals-based framework and investment solutions in Canada, as well as reinforcing our heritage as a pioneer in manager-of-managers global asset management programs. We wish him well in his future endeavors."
About SEI Canada
SEI founded its Canadian business in 1983, pioneering innovative asset management techniques for institutional investors. Today, SEI offers integrated investment management and strategic advice solutions to help institutional investors achieve their organizational goals and fulfill fiduciary responsibilities. Capitalizing on its investment expertise, SEI began offering investment solutions to retail investors through investment advisors in 1994. The investment approach provides multi-manager, globally diversified strategies with an appropriate home-country bias for Canadian retail investors. SEI's goals-based strategies, strategic asset allocation strategies and asset class funds are available through select dealer relationships. For more information, visit seic.com/en-CA.
About SEI®
SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) delivers technology and investment solutions that connect the financial services industry. With capabilities across investment processing, operations, and asset management, SEI works with corporations, financial institutions and professionals, and ultra-high-net-worth families to solve problems, manage change and help protect assets—for growth today and in the future. As of Sept. 30, 2022, SEI manages, advises, or administers approximately $1.2 trillion in assets. For more information, visit seic.com.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron won former President Donald's Trump's endorsement Thursday evening in his 2023 bid for governor, offering a momentum boost given the ex-president's enduring popularity among Republican voters in the state.
In a news release that Cameron tweeted from his own account, Trump said he has known Cameron since the beginning of the Kentuckian's “meteoric rise,” describing the first-term attorney general as “absolutely outstanding in every way.”
“At every level, Daniel has stood out, he will be a great governor of Kentucky, and has my complete and total endorsement,” Trump said.
Cameron tweeted his thanks to the former president soon after the endorsement.
Trump's endorsement, made about 11 months before the GOP gubernatorial primary, comes as a member of his administration — former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft — has been touted as a potential GOP candidate for governor in Kentucky. Craft so far has not declared herself a candidate.
Cameron is among several Republicans already vying for the GOP nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear next year.
Beshear has remained popular during a term overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the response to tornadoes in December that killed 81 people in Kentucky and left massive damage in several towns. He has clashed with the Republican-controlled legislature, but his record includes some of the biggest economic development successes in the state's history.
In 2019, Beshear — then the state's attorney general — narrowly defeated Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, who also had Trump's support.
In his endorsement, Trump described Cameron as a “crime fighter who represents the absolute opposite of ‘Defund the Police.’”
Cameron, who is Black, drew national scrutiny for his handling of the probe into Breonna Taylor’s shooting death, a botched late-night drug raid of her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment in which no drugs were found. Her death and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests for racial justice.
During a 2020 news conference to announce a grand jury’s findings, Cameron said jurors “agreed” that homicide charges were not warranted against the officers, because they were fired upon. That prompted three of the jurors to come forward and dispute Cameron’s account, arguing that Cameron’s staffers limited their scope and did not give them an opportunity to consider homicide charges against the police in Taylor’s death.
Last year, in an interview with The Associated Press, Cameron said those jurors can speak for themselves, but he said the grand jury “ultimately” decided the charges in the case. No officers were ever charged for their roles in her death.
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Video games are a perfect hobby to blow off some steam or transport yourself to a magical world of myths and legends. But unfortunately, it’s not as affordable for many as it used to be. That’s why occasions such as Amazon’s Gaming Week are a welcome sight for many, as you can pick up gaming laptops or other accessories at their cheapest on this side of Amazon’s Prime Day.
What is Amazon’s ‘Gaming Week’?
If you’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity to get some of the hottest video games and accessories at bargain prices, then Amazon’s gaming week is an event you can appreciate. It’s seven days of online deals and promotions that include everything from controllers and keyboards to PC components and games.
Best gaming products on Amazon’s ‘Gaming Week’ promotion
Razer Wolverine V2 Wired Gaming Controller
Moving your on-screen character with a mouse and keyboard can be challenging for some – or perhaps you don’t enjoy the feeling of the Xbox One controller. So, this controller from Razer is the perfect alternative, as it features the familiar layout, remappable buttons and a hair-trigger mode that dramatically reduces the buttons’ travel time.
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HyperX Cloud II Wireless Gaming Headset
To get the most out of your games, you must be able to hear all the sounds clearly. This wireless gaming headset is an excellent choice. It features a detachable noise-canceling microphone, 7.1 surround sound and a rechargeable battery that lasts for several hours. It’s compatible with any PC, PlayStation or Nintendo Switch.
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Samsung 990 PRO 2TB Solid-State Drive
You might have a powerful computer, but if you don’t have enough hard drive space for all the games, you’re not going to have much fun. This solid-state hard drive has a generous 2TB of storage and reading speeds of up to 6,900 megabytes per second. It uses Samsung’s nickel-coated controller to prevent overheating.
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Dell Curved Gaming, 34 Inch Curved Monitor
This is an excellent choice if you want to see as much as possible and outmaneuver your enemies. This 34-inch gaming monitor has a maximum resolution of 3440 pixels by 1440 pixels, a 144Hz refresh rate and several connectivity options. It’s compatible with AMD FreeSync and when used with an AMD graphics card, produces some of the smoothest visuals possible.
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Logitech G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel
Take those video game corners like a professional with this racing steering wheel. The bundle includes the wheel and three pressure-sensitive pedals for accurate handling. It’s compatible with PC, Xbox and PlayStation, and the wheel provides tactile feedback when going around corners or driving over different terrain.
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For multiplayer games, it’s crucial that you have a stable internet connection that generates the fastest speed possible. This router is a top choice, as it features dual-band connectivity, the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard and has four external antennas with beam-forming technology for wide coverage.
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Corsair HS65 Surround Gaming Headset
At 44% off, this wired gaming headset is a great value. It has synthetic leather ear cups, a sturdy headband with foam and a flip-to-mute microphone. The audio drivers are a generous 50 millimeters and produce 7.1 surround sound. It’s compatible with PC, Xbox and Playstation through a 3.5-millimeter cable.
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SteelSeries Rival 5 Gaming Mouse
SteelSeries is well-known for its high-quality products, so when a mouse such as this one is discounted 33%, you’d better grab it quickly. It has nine programmable buttons and five quick-action side buttons. It weighs only 3 ounces and uses SteelSeries’ TrueMove Air for one-to-one movement tracking.
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Texas State Securities Board had accused the wholesaler of premium grade Scotch and Irish Whiskey of engaging in fraud – statements that have now been fully retracted
DUBLIN and LONDON, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Securities Board in the United States has suffered a pre-trial defeat by the London and Dublin-based Whiskey & Wealth Club, after the Securities Commissioner in Texas dismissed a cease and desist order against the cask wholesaler.
The landmark dismissal and retraction of allegations made by The Texas State Securities Board in an emergency order and media release on November 2nd 2021, have now been completely withdrawn.
The Securities Board asserted that Whiskey & Wealth Club had violated United States securities statutes, and specifically, that investments tied to pallets of whiskey are securities.
The ruling now confirms that Whiskey & Wealth does not engage in securities investment or trading under US law, meaning that it is like buying collectibles such as art, a watch or a car.
The final resolution rightfully abandons – in their entirety – all of the allegations that the Whiskey & Wealth Club was operating a securities offering in violation of U.S. securities laws. Such dismissals are exceedingly rare and only afforded where clearly warranted. The fact Whiskey & Wealth Club obtained the dismissal is a testament to what it has said all along: the allegations were clearly flawed.
Before any evidence was presented, the Board accused the company of "engaging in fraud in connection with the offer for sale of securities" which threatened to do the public "irreparable harm" – statements they have now totally retracted.
The agreement to dismiss these accusations was filed on July 7th 2022, in which the Texas agency found that Whiskey & Wealth Club did not engage in illegal acts in connection to the offer or sale of securities and did not make statements to deceive the public.
The Board also dismissed allegations and orders against individual Whiskey & Wealth employees, namely: Scott Sciberras, William Fielding, Alex Mook, Richard Falconer and Benjamin Dunlop.
Commenting on the dismissal, Whiskey & Wealth co-founder Mr. Jay Bradley said the decision now paves the way for a highly regulated business model to flourish in the United States, where sales of Irish whiskey - the fastest growing premium spirit in the world - are forecast to overtake Scotch by 2030.
"This is a hugely important victory for Whiskey & Wealth Club in a case that has been hanging over our business for 8 months and which cost a significant amount of money in legal fees, drained resources, and defamed our company, yet now paves the way for our cask wholesale business to prosper in the United States and around the world," Mr. Bradley said.
"The Securities Board has now rectified its mistake and recognised our substantial co-operation with the investigation. The retraction and dismissal of the case is the closest thing to an apology that we are going to get," he said.
The new order states that Whiskey & Wealth Club cooperated with the Enforcement Division and provided relevant records and information about its business to the Enforcement Division.
It added: "Respondents, (Whiskey & Wealth Club), set forth certain defences, including that they have not offered or sold securities, they have not acted as dealers, and they have not engaged in wilful violations of the Securities Act. In line with these defences, Respondent has submitted information sufficient to conclude that a dismissal of the Emergency Order is warranted".
Speaking after the landmark dismissal, Whiskey & Wealth Club co-founder and CEO Scott Sciberras said he was struck by the harshness of the United States conflict between justice and trial by media, saying that the policies and procedures employed by the State Board could have significant financial and reputational ramifications for any businesses.
"We believe the U.S. practice of issuing a damaging press release on the same day as a legal order, without seeing or hearing any evidence, even going as far as to accuse a company of fraud - and then retracting all of those allegations 8 months later, could have a disastrous impact on most businesses. This kind of legal and public relations strategy is unheard of in Ireland, the UK, or Commonwealth countries.
"Fortunately for us, we were able to weather this storm thanks to our incredibly loyal client base and new customers, who were able to see beyond the statements and allegations made by the Texas State Securities Board".
Mr. Sciberras added: "We have worked closely with the Securities Board to educate them on the process of wholesale cask whiskey buying and selling, and on how our business model works, and we will continue to work with them in the future".
The popularity of whisk(e)y investment has soared in recent years, partly fuelled by the popularity of the original master Irish whiskey, which has seen a 140% rise in sales during the past decade. Whisk(e)y casks are seen as 'wasting assets' and are not subject to Capital Gains Tax, (CGT).
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, May 7, 2023
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 197
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
849 PM CDT SUN MAY 7 2023
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
197 TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN TEXAS THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 4 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST TEXAS
GARZA KENT KING
STONEWALL
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASPERMONT, DUMONT, GUTHRIE, JAYTON,
LAKE ALAN HENRY, OLD GLORY, AND POST.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following
county, Crockett.
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 848 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms from a strong to severe thunderstorm 20 miles
southwest of Ozona...moving southeast at 25 mph. This will
cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2
inches of rain have fallen in the path of this storm.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
The Intersection Of Ranch Road 2083 And Highway 405, The
Intersection Of I-10 And Highway 405 and The Intersection Of
I-10 And Highway 290.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 between Mile Markers 336 and 353.
This includes the following Low Water Crossings...
Live Oak crossing Live Oak Creek.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP, a class action law firm dedicated to representing shareholders nationwide, is investigating a potential breach of fiduciary duty claim involving the board of directors of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQB).
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RALEIGH, N.C. – During the month of July, Spectrum News 1 is showcasing delicious barbecue spots around North Carolina.
Midwood Smokehouse got its start in Charlotte, and now has three locations in the Queen City. There's also one in Huntersville and one in Columbia, South Carolina.
While the City of Oaks is the newest location, we’re told they still offer the same tried-and-true recipes that keep bringing people back for more.
At Midwood Smokehouse in Raleigh, most of the magic happens in the massive smoker in the back of the kitchen.
“Probably the shortest smoke we have here is our wings, which take about an hour, hour and a half. Our brisket, they're all smoking anywhere between 12 to 16 hours, depending on the size,” Mark Rodriguez, the executive chef at Midwood Smokehouse in Raleigh, said.
Rodriguez has worked at Midwood for almost a decade.
“We offer pulled chicken, chopped pork. Our sellers are definitely the pork ribs, definitely the brisket,” Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez says two secrets to good barbecue are controlling the temperature and the quality of the wood.
“Our wood that we use is all North Carolina hickory. It’s all locally sourced. We don’t use any of the flavors. Some people like cherry, or I’ll throw this in there. We just use hickory,” Rodriguez said.
When it comes to smoking the meat, that’s pretty much a full-time job.
“The big pieces overnight, like that's like a real important job. We got to get here at six in the morning, me and the smoker person, and they're coming in, they're checking the meat, they're pulling it, temping it. They're feeling it. We do a combination of those things, and they're trying to get like the optimal, optimal feel,” Rodriguez said.
While they have a Tex-Mex flare, Rodriguez says they have plenty of popular sides, and everything is made from scratch.
“We have macaroni, collards, baked beans, things that are staples, not only southern staples but also barbecue staples,” Rodriguez said.
He says barbecue may sound easy, but believes that’s a misconception.
“'Oh, you just put it in the smoker, just throw it on the grill and it'll come out.’ But if you've ever been to a barbecue or a cookout, someone grilling, you know, it's very easy to mess up. As simple as it seems, it's simple to mess it up,” Rodriguez said.
Even at Midwood, they’ve been at this for quite a while, and Rodriguez says it’s not a one size fits all method.
“Every day is a work in progress because we're trying to figure out, is this one right? Is that one right? And we're just constantly going back and forth. It might not be ready, so we got to let it go another hour or so,” Rodriguez said.
But when they get it right, he says all that time and effort is worth it.
“A lot of people, they associate their memories with, ‘Oh, I went to my family barbecue when I was younger’ and it's just such a staple that it feels great when you see people enjoy it,” Rodriguez said.
Midwood Smokehouse has had some famous guests in the past, specifically at its Charlotte location. Former President Barack Obama, Justin Timberlake, Bill Murray as well as Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers players have all stopped in to try their barbecue.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials from states enrolled in a bipartisan effort to ensure accurate voter lists were meeting Friday to consider changes demanded by some Republicans, who are threatening to pull out as the system is being targeted by conspiracy theories tied to the 2020 election.
The Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, has a record of combating voter fraud by identifying those who have died or moved between states. Yet it also has drawn suspicion among conservatives after a series of online stories last year questioning its funding and purpose.
Earlier this month, Republican election officials from Florida, Missouri and West Virginia said they planned to withdraw from the group, joining Louisiana and Alabama. Former President Donald Trump, on social media, has called on every Republican-led state to leave, characterizing it as a “terrible Voter Registration System that ’pumps the rolls’ for Democrats and does nothing to clean them up.”
On Friday, representatives from the group’s member states were meeting remotely to discuss potential changes pushed by Republicans, which include dropping a requirement for members to mail notices to people who are eligible but not registered to vote. Currently, ERIC is comprised of 32 states and the District of Columbia, but that number will drop once Alabama, Florida, Missouri and West Virginia formally depart later this year.
The departures threatened to undermine a voluntary effort that has stood for more than a decade as the only national system that helps states identify voters who are not eligible to cast a ballot.
The system works by states sharing certain data through secure channels, allowing election officials to identify and remove people from voter rolls who have died or moved to other states. ERIC also helps states identify and ultimately prosecute people who vote in multiple states.
The system has been credited in Maryland with identifying some 66,000 potentially deceased voters and 778,000 people who may have moved out of state since 2013. In Georgia, officials said nearly 100,000 voters no longer eligible to vote in the state had been removed based on data provided by ERIC.
One conspiracy targeting the system claims billionaire philanthropist George Soros funded it. While the voter data-sharing system did receive initial funding from the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trusts, that money was separate from funding provided to Pew by a Soros-affiliated organization that went to an unrelated effort, said Shane Hamlin, ERIC’s executive director. The system has since been funded through annual dues by member states.
It’s unclear whether even making the desired changes will prevent other Republican-led states from leaving. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose had threatened to withdraw if changes were not made, but Alaska election officials have said they are evaluating their participation and don’t have a timetable for a decision.
In Texas, state election officials have announced plans to conduct their own “interstate voter registration crosscheck program,” although it’s unclear how they plan to do that and how effective such an effort would be, especially if it involves only a handful of states. Meanwhile, legislation has been introduced that would compel Texas to withdraw from ERIC.
Florida and Texas, with their combined 30.5 million active registered voters, would pose a considerable loss to the data-sharing effort.
With no national voter registration clearinghouse, ERIC is the only data-sharing program among the states. It was started in 2012 by seven states and was bipartisan from the beginning, with four of the founding states led at the time by Republicans.
In California, Kansas and New Hampshire, lawmakers have introduced bills that would enable their states to join it, according to the Voting Rights Lab, which tracks voting legislation. New York is another high-population state that does not belong to the system.
Another change sought by Republicans is the removal of what they characterize as partisan influences within ERIC. They have targeted David Becker, a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer who served in both the Clinton and Bush administrations. Becker, who was involved in developing the ERIC system at Pew, has held a non-voting seat on the board.
Some Republicans, including Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, have defended Becker in a public letter, blasting attacks against him as disinformation and praising his work promoting “bipartisan and nonpartisan solutions to election integrity.”
Becker, who now leads the Center for Election Innovation and Research, said this week that he has informed ERIC that he will not accept re-nomination to the board.
“The states that remain in ERIC have bravely fought back against disinformation and election denial, and my hope is that they will continue to do so, and support their local election officials who rely upon the ERIC data, as we head into 2024,” Becker said in a social media post this week. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/politics/ap-politics/states-debate-making-changes-to-embattled-voter-roll-system/ | 2023-03-17 17:27:51 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/politics/ap-politics/states-debate-making-changes-to-embattled-voter-roll-system/ |
Stefanos Tsitsipas 2023 French Open Odds
Stefanos Tsitsipas will start play in the French Open against Jiri Vesely (in the round of 128). In his most recent match he was knocked off by Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals to conclude a strong run at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Tsitsipas is +1600 to win at Stade Roland Garros.
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Tsitsipas at the 2023 French Open
- Next Round: Round of 128
- Tournament Dates: May 21 - June 11
- Venue: Stade Roland Garros
- Location: Paris, France
- Court Surface: Clay
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Tsitsipas' Next Match
In his opening match at the French Open, on Sunday, May 28 (at 5:00 AM ET) in the round of 128, Tsitsipas will play Vesely.
Tsitsipas is currently listed at -10000 to win his next matchup versus Vesely. Check out the latest odds for the entire field at BetMGM.
Stefanos Tsitsipas Grand Slam Odds
- Wimbeldon odds to win: +2200
- US Open odds to win: +1000
- French Open odds to win: +1600
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Tsitsipas Stats
- Tsitsipas last played on May 20, 2023, a 5-7, 5-7 loss to No. 3-ranked Medvedev in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
- In 20 tournaments over the past 12 months, Tsitsipas has won one title, and his overall record is 46-19.
- In five tournaments on clay over the past year, Tsitsipas has gone 14-5.
- Over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), Tsitsipas has played 65 matches and 25.2 games per match.
- On clay, Tsitsipas has played 19 matches over the past 12 months, and he has totaled 22.3 games per match while winning 56.4% of games.
- Over the past 12 months, Tsitsipas has won 85.8% of his service games, and he has won 22.5% of his return games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages on clay over the past year, Tsitsipas has won 84.9% of his games on serve, and 27.8% on return.
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SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. and GREENVILLE, S.C., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, and GrandSouth Bancorporation ("GrandSouth"), the parent company of GrandSouth Bank, announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which First Bancorp will acquire GrandSouth in an all-stock transaction with a total current value of $181.1 million, or $31.43 per share, based on First Bancorp's stock price as of June 17, 2022.
The merger agreement, unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, is expected to close in the late fourth quarter of 2022 or early first quarter of 2023, subject to customary conditions, including GrandSouth shareholder approval and regulatory approval. At closing, GrandSouth shareholders will receive 0.910 shares of First Bancorp's common stock for each share of GrandSouth's common and preferred stock.
GrandSouth Bank currently operates eight branches in South Carolina in key towns and cities that match First Bank's desired areas for growth, including Greenville, Fountain Inn, Anderson, Greer, Columbia, Orangeburg, and Charleston. With a focus on small business banking, the acquisition complements First Bank's strengths in that area.
"GrandSouth is in great communities with talented bankers," said Mike Mayer, President and CEO of First Bank. "Our cultures are very similar and we are excited to bring our teams together."
Upon completion of the acquisition, the combined company is expected to have over $12 billion in assets, $7 billion in loans, and $10 billion in deposits. This transaction represents an opportunity to accelerate First Bank's South Carolina expansion.
"We are very excited about this partnership and the unique opportunity it presents," said J.B. Schwiers, President and Director of GrandSouth. "We have long admired First Bancorp, and our combined company will be positioned to capitalize on an enhanced presence in exceptional markets, talent, and financial strength."
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. served as financial advisor to First Bancorp and Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP provided legal counsel. Piper Sandler & Co. served as financial advisor to GrandSouth and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP served as legal counsel.
Further information on the terms of this transaction will be included in an Investor Presentation to be filed by First Bancorp and GrandSouth with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
First Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $10.5 billion at March 31, 2022. Its principal activity is the ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 110 branches in North Carolina and South Carolina. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
GrandSouth is a bank holding company with assets of $1.3 billion at March 31, 2022. GrandSouth Bank provides a range of financial services to individuals and small and medium sized businesses. GrandSouth Bank has eight branches in South Carolina, located in Greenville, Fountain Inn, Anderson, Greer, Columbia, Orangeburg and Charleston.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations, goals, and projections, and including statements about the benefits of the proposed merger between First Bancorp and GrandSouth, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such statements for a variety of factors including, without limitation: the businesses of First Bancorp and GrandSouth may not be integrated successfully or such integration may take longer to accomplish than expected; the expected cost savings and any revenue synergies from the merger may not be fully realized within the expected timeframes; disruption from the merger may make it more difficult to maintain relationships with clients, associates, or suppliers; the required governmental approvals of the merger may not be obtained on the proposed terms and schedule; the shareholders of GrandSouth may not approve the merger.
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving First Bancorp and GrandSouth. This material is not a solicitation of any vote or approval of the shareholders of GrandSouth and is not a substitute for the proxy statement/prospectus or any other documents which First Bancorp and GrandSouth may send to shareholders in connection with the proposed merger. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
In connection with the proposed transaction, First Bancorp intends to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy statement of GrandSouth and a prospectus of First Bancorp, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders are also urged to carefully review and consider each of First Bancorp's and GrandSouth's public filings with the SEC, including but not limited to their Annual Reports on Form 10-K, their Proxy Statements, their Current Reports on Form 8-K and their Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. GrandSouth will mail the proxy statement/prospectus to its shareholders. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISIONS, INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF GRANDSOUTH ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED MERGER WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other filings containing information about First Bancorp and GrandSouth at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders may also obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by First Bancorp on its website at http://www.localfirstbank.com and by GrandSouth on its website at http://www.grandsouth.com
GrandSouth and certain of its directors and executive officers, under the SEC's rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of GrandSouth's shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of GrandSouth Bancorporation and their ownership of GrandSouth common stock is set forth in the proxy statement for GrandSouth's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as filed with the SEC on a Schedule 14A on April 11, 2022. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available. Free copies of this document may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.
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Two separate incidents on I-78 are causing traffic delays.
The first is on I-78 EB between Exit 60: PA 309 S, Quakertown, and Exit 67: PA 412 Hellertown/Bethlehem.
All lanes of I-78 are closed in this area.
The second incident is at MM 65.9 E.
Police say multiple vehicles, including 2 tractor-trailers are involved.
The crash happened just before 3:00 p.m. No estimate on when I-78 will reopen.
Drivers should expect delays on RT 22 through Lehigh and Northampton Counties.
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Americans Can Now Shop the Online Retail Platform with Products Curated by Gutiérrez for Racing Fans
MONTERREY, Mexico, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EDASI, an online retail platform providing exclusive Formula 1 and motorsports products, has been bringing racing fans together since its 2021 Mexico launch, becoming the first formal distributor of F1 merchandise in Latin America. "Edasi," Estonian for "moving forward," has now accelerated to the U.S. market with its official launch in August 2022.
EDASI is founded and led by Esteban Gutiérrez, a former F1 driver who has raced in prestigious competitions from 2013-2016. Now currently a Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Ambassador, Gutiérrez also races six times a year, representing Mercedes in Formula 1 and the Inter Europol Competition team in the World Endurance Championship. Gutiérrez strives to share his love for the world of motorsports by providing curated products that allow others to showcase their passion through top-of-the-line apparel and accessories.
Gutiérrez shares, "Since beginning my professional racing career at 14 years old, racing was all I focused on. Once I noticed that there was not a formal distributor for F1 products in Latin America, that focus began to shift. I wanted to help spread the magic the motorsports world has to offer and with that, EDASI was born."
Now available for e-commerce sale and shipping in the United States, EDASI creates a frictionless journey through its seamless navigation, dependable customer service, and quick shipping that does not add additional cost for international customs. Dedicated to bringing the buzz of the racetrack directly to fans, EDASI delivers exceptional quality products, matching the high-caliber standard worn by the drivers themselves.
"I feel very proud of the work we have done as a team to be expanding in other markets, especially now in the U.S., where the Formula 1 audience is growing at a very high pace" says Gutiérrez.
Helping fans stand out boldly with confidence, EDASI offers exclusive merchandise from teams such as Scuderia Ferrari, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1, and Red Bull Racing. Further committed to helping fans represent their favorite F1 drivers, EDASI offers apparel from current and former Formula 1 drivers, including Esteban Gutiérrez, Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.
Gutiérrez reflects, "EDASI is more than an online platform. It is a community encouraging racing fans to dream passionately, live boldly, and to always keep moving forward."
About EDASI
EDASI, an official distributor of Formula 1 merchandise, is dedicated to sharing their passion for Formula 1 Racing and other motorsports through authentic apparel and accessories with the hope to inspire others to dream passionately and live boldly. EDASI further continues to connect the motorsports community through its blog by covering topics such as F1 history, upcoming racing news, recently released collections, and more.
Discover the thrill by visiting EDASI's website and follow Esteban Gutiérrez's journey @estebangtz.
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CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire man who posted a fake Craigslist ad for a free trailer with a legislative candidate’s phone number on the day of the election — saying it was a joke — has lost his right to vote in the state.
Michael Drouin, 30, of Merrimack pleaded guilty Monday to creating a false document after a flood of unwanted calls and texts jammed up the candidate’s cellphone.
That’s just a misdemeanor, but it still disenfranchises Drouin. Under the New Hampshire Constitution, anyone convicted of a willful violation of the state’s election laws loses their right to vote in the state. His plea agreement also called for a 90-day suspended jail sentence, a $250 fine and 250 hours of community service.
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“Mr. Drouin has no right to vote in New Hampshire for federal, state, or local elections,” Matthew Conley, assistant attorney general, said in an email.
He said Drouin has the right to petition the New Hampshire Supreme Court to request restoration of his voting rights.
The special election was held in April 2021 to replace Republican New Hampshire House Speaker Dick Hinch, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020.
The candidate, Bill Boyd, a Republican who went on to win, turned off his phone after receiving more than 37 phone calls or text messages in 45 minutes on the morning of the election. A complaint was filed that day by the executive director for the New Hampshire Republican Party.
“I experienced distress with my phone going on and off,” Boyd said in court, WMUR-TV reported.
The attorney general’s office said Drouin’s actions could have cost Boyd the election and violates the law.
Drouin, a registered Democrat at the time who had voted in the election, told police “It was a joke, I meant no harm,” according to an affidavit. He said he wasn’t sure why he had chosen the date of the election, saying it was bad timing.
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Boyd told investigators he knew Drouin through local organizations and had received a Facebook friend request from him. Boyd said he received a message from Drouin saying he had pranked him, that it was terrible timing, and that he’d like to take him to lunch to apologize.
“I want to make amends. I apologize,” Drouin said in court Monday.
Drouin was originally charged with a felony, interference with election communications. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/25/metro/how-craigslist-ad-cost-new-hampshire-man-his-right-vote/ | 2023-04-25 20:18:36 | 0 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/25/metro/how-craigslist-ad-cost-new-hampshire-man-his-right-vote/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. is considering sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to help Ukraine combat Russia’s ongoing invasion.
Biden was asked during an exchange with reporters while traveling in Kentucky whether providing the tracked armored fighting vehicle to Ukraine was on the table. He responded “yes,” without offering further comment.
With Russia’s war on Ukraine now in its 11th month, Kyiv has been pressing the U.S. for tanks, longer-range missiles, armor and air defense systems. Intense fighting has continued in eastern Ukraine despite the onset of winter.
The Bradley is a medium armored combat vehicle that can serve as a troop carrier. It has tracks rather than wheels, but the vehicle is lighter and more agile than a tank. It can carry about 10 personnel, or be configured instead to carry additional ammunition or communications equipment.
Bradleys are still used by the U.S. Army, although the military has been looking for a replacement for years.
The Pentagon has already provided Ukraine with more than 2,000 combat vehicles, including 477 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles and more than 1,200 Humvees.
Biden announced last month that the U.S. would for the first time send Ukraine a Patriot missile battery, the most advanced surface-to-air missile system the West has provided to help repel Russian aerial attacks.
The U.S. Congress last month approved nearly $44.9 billion in military and economic aid for a war that has no end in sight.
The same day Biden acknowledged that he was weighing sending Bradleys to Ukraine, France announced it would send French-made AMX-10 RC light tanks to Ukraine — the first tanks to be supplied by a Western European country. That announcement followed a phone call between French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The French presidency didn’t say how many tanks would be delivered and when. The NATO member has given Ukraine anti-tank and air defense missiles and rocket launchers.
Zelenskyy, who visited Washington last month, has made clear to the U.S. and Western allies that Ukraine needs more sophisticated weaponry.
“I assure you that Ukrainian soldiers can perfectly operate American tanks and planes for themselves,” Zelenskyy said during an address to American lawmakers during the visit. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-weighs-sending-bradley-fighting-vehicles-to-ukraine/ | 2023-01-05 14:15:39 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-weighs-sending-bradley-fighting-vehicles-to-ukraine/ |
STOCKTON, Calif. — Cold temperatures and rainy weather prompted Stockton to open a warming zone at the city's Stribley Community Center, officials announced Thursday.
The Stribley Community Center will offer heated overnight resting spaces, restrooms, water and snacks. It will be open from Dec. 1 through the morning of Monday, Dec. 5.
Check-ins start at the community center at 8 p.m. and all those using the warming zone are required to check out by 7 a.m. The zone is intended for those who are homeless or do not have adequate heaters.
Masks will be both provided and required inside the temporary overnight warming center.
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There's a new shark to look out for.
ABC announced Aug. 17 that season 14 of Shark Tank will welcome Gwyneth Paltrow as a guest shark. Shakespeare in Love star will join returning sharks Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O'Leary on the long-running series.
Also joining as a guest shark is CEO and co-founder of Doordash Tony Xu as well as the CEO of Khloe Kardashian's Good American brand, Emma Grede, who makes history as the first Black woman investor on the show.
This new gig makes perfect sense for Paltrow, who knows a thing or two about entrepreneurship, as she's the CEO and founder of lifestyle brand Goop. She started the company in her kitchen and turned it into a thriving lifestyle brand covering everything from style, travel, food, and beauty to physical, mental and spiritual wellness.
And that's not all! Goop actually has two shows on Netflix: The Goop Lab with Gwyneth Paltrow and Sex, Love & Goop.
Now that's boss moves!
In addition to Paltrow's guest appearance, fans can expect heartwarming stories, brilliant ideas, and of course, plenty of input from the sharks. In the teaser, O'Leary is seen telling an entrepreneur, "You have built one heck of a business."
In fact, there's positive vibes all around, with Cuban encouraging another businessperson. "Don't sell yourself short," he said, "because you are crushing it."
The teaser goes on to reveal that season 14 will have "deals so huge, we're going to need a bigger tank."
Shark Tank season 14 premieres Sept. 21 on ABC. | https://www.eonline.com/news/1342602/gwyneth-paltrow-is-diving-into-theshark-tank-with-guest-role | 2022-08-18 20:57:17 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/news/1342602/gwyneth-paltrow-is-diving-into-theshark-tank-with-guest-role |
How to Watch Men's Wimbledon Today : Live Stream and More - July 3
Published: Jul. 3, 2023 at 2:46 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
We have 31 matches in Wimbledon round of 128 (on grass) today in , , including Yannick Hanfmann (No. 45 in world) matching up against Taylor Fritz (No. 9). For how to watch, head to ESPN, where the action will be streaming live.
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Wimbledon Information
- Tournament: Wimbledon
- Round: Round of 128
- Date: July 3
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
- Venue: AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground
- Court Surface: Grass
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Today's Best Match Insights: Hanfmann vs. Fritz
- Hanfmann is 33-14 on the year, with no tournament victories.
- Fritz has posted a 29-14 record on the year, claiming one tournament title.
- Hanfmann has played 47 matches this year (across all court types), and 22.8 games per match.
- In his six matches on grass this year, Hanfmann has played an average of 22.2 games.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages this year, Hanfmann has won 80.8% of his games on serve, and 27.1% on return.
- Fritz is averaging 25.4 games per match through his 43 matches played this year across all court types, with a 54.6% game winning percentage.
- Fritz averages 23 games per match and 11.5 games per set through five matches on grass courts this year.
- Including all surfaces, Fritz's service game winning percentage is 83.9% (winning 458 of 546 service games) and his return game winning percentage is 23.8% (earning a win in 127 of 533 return games).
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have appointed a group of experts to examine safety practices at Boeing, including an aerospace engineer whose sister was killed in one of the crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the panel – required under a 2020 law passed by Congress — includes people from the FAA, NASA, airlines and aviation manufacturers. The group will have nine months to issue findings and recommendations.
Among the panel members named Thursday is Javier de Luis, a lecturer in aeronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His sister, Graziella de Luis Ponce, was a passenger on the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing Max that crashed in March 2019.
De Luis has been critical of Boeing for designing, and the FAA for approving, a flight-control system that could tip the plane’s nose down based on readings from a single sensor. That sensor malfunctioned on his sister’s plane and another Boeing Max that crashed in October 2018 in Indonesia. Everybody on board both planes — 346 people in all — died in the crashes.
“The fact that this airplane was allowed to fly with a system, that if one sensor failed would kill everybody on board — not once but twice — is a monumental failure not on Ethiopian but on Boeing and the FAA,” de Luis told the Seattle Times. “An airplane should not fall out of the sky because one sensor fails. End of story.”
Other members of the panel include a NASA safety-culture expert, the manager of the FAA office that oversees Boeing, executives from Southwest, American and United — all of which use the Max and have orders to buy many more — and representatives from several unions, including one that represents Boeing engineers.
Boeing Co., which is based in Arlington, Virginia, said it had no comment on the formation of the safety panel.
Congress directed the FAA to create the review panel as part of changes in FAA oversight of the company after the crashes. An 18-month investigation by the House Transportation Committee was scathing in its criticism of both Boeing and the FAA, which lawmakers said was too cozy with Boeing and paid insufficient attention to the flight-control system implicated in both crashes.
All Max jets were grounded worldwide for nearly two years while Boeing overhauled the system. The FAA cleared the planes to fly again in late 2020. | https://www.wjhl.com/business/ap-business/ap-brother-of-plane-crash-victim-to-aid-review-of-boeing-safety/ | 2023-01-07 05:16:42 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/business/ap-business/ap-brother-of-plane-crash-victim-to-aid-review-of-boeing-safety/ |
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global law firm Dechert has today announced that, effective July 1, 2023, partners David W. Forti and Mark E. Thierfelder will become Co-Chairs and that partners Sabina Comis and Vincent H. Cohen, Jr. will become the firm's first Global Managing Partners.
The incoming leadership team will succeed Andy J. Levander, the firm's Chair since 2011, and Henry N. Nassau, the firm's CEO since 2016, when their leadership terms end on June 30, 2023.
The incoming leadership team will evolve the firm's global strategy, ensuring its continued dedication to exceptional client service, driving growth, and further strengthening its commitments to diversity, innovation and pro bono work. They will also continue to maintain their practices to serve their clients and stay close to the market.
As leaders of two of the firm's biggest transactional practices, Mr. Forti and Mr. Thierfelder are recognized as leading lawyers for their respective practice areas by multiple independent industry guides. They have served a combined 18 years on the firm's Policy Committee, which sets the firm's direction.
Mr. Thierfelder (New York) is currently Chair of the firm's corporate and securities group and Chair of the global private equity practice. He represents leading funds and their portfolio companies – as well as strategic buyers and sellers – in mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, leveraged financings and restructurings. In 2022, he was named a "Dealmaker of the Year" by The American Lawyer, Private Equity MVP by Law360, and Market Leader for Private Equity for M&A by IFLR1000.
Mr. Forti (Philadelphia) is currently Co-Chair of the firm's global finance and real estate practices where he advises on some of the largest real estate financing transactions in the world. In 2022, Mr. Forti was recognized for the second time as a Real Estate MVP by Law360 for advising on many of the largest commercial real estate loans originated in the past year and he is recognized as a highly regarded banking lawyer by IFLR1000.
Rounding out the new leadership team, and in addition to continuing in their current leadership and Policy Committee positions, Mr. Cohen (Washington D.C.), Regional Chair of Dechert's U.S. white collar practice, and Ms. Comis (Paris), tax partner and co-managing partner of the Paris office, will work with U.S. and EMEA managing partners, and the firm as a whole, to help drive the firm's global strategy and manage operations.
Mr. Cohen represents individuals and corporations in sensitive government and internal investigations, government enforcement matters, and complex civil and criminal litigation. He is recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 and Lawdragon as a leading attorney in white collar and government investigations. He has also been consistently named as one of Washington, D.C.'s Best Lawyers by Washingtonian and as one of Savoy Magazine's Most Influential Black Lawyers. Ms. Comis represents French and international institutions on complex tax structurings. She has been ranked over many years as a "Leading Individual" in legal directories such as Chambers Europe and The Legal 500 EMEA for her expertise in tax and in fund formation, and recognized in 2021 as a Tax MVP by Law360.
Under Mr. Levander and Mr. Nassau's leadership, Dechert has grown to become one of the world's largest law firms with over 1,000 lawyers in 21 offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia, advising leading private equity firms, financial institutions, asset management firms and corporate clients on their most complex and challenging transactions and disputes. During their tenure, the firm has developed a strong pro bono practice supporting communities globally, for which the firm is independently recognized. Mr. Levander and Mr. Nassau will continue to advise Dechert's clients.
Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Levander said: "This new leadership team encapsulates Dechert's core strengths in transactions, litigation and sophisticated tax work across key global markets. The team offers continuity for our clients and people, bringing a broad set of perspectives and a team-based approach to drive our business strategy and our culture."
Mr. Nassau added: "It is an honor to be transitioning the leadership of our firm to Dave, Mark, Sabina and Vince. They are exceptional leaders and mentors, and they exemplify the very best of Dechert."
In response, Mr. Thierfelder said: "Dechert has achieved tremendous success under Andy and Henry's leadership, delivering strong and sustained strategic growth across our core practices and markets. They have also created a culture of innovation and inclusion that has made Dechert a great place to work."
Mr. Forti added: "Mark, Vince, Sabina and I are excited to work with our colleagues across the firm to build on Andy and Henry's achievements. We are grateful to have the opportunity to continue Dechert's tradition of serving our clients at the highest level."
Ms. Comis said: "Dechert is relentlessly focused on helping clients navigate their most complex business challenges. Cross-border collaboration has never been more important."
Mr. Cohen concluded: "At Dechert, our people have a sense of community and purpose, and are recognized for their efforts. Our continued success as a firm depends on fostering the collaborative and supportive culture that our people have embraced, while delivering strong industry experience and client service."
The new leadership team will come into effect on July 1, 2023, following a seven-month planned transition period.
Dechert is a leading global law firm with 21 offices around the world. We advise on matters and transactions of the greatest complexity, bringing energy, creativity, and efficient management of legal issues to deliver commercial and practical advice for clients.
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SEA ISLE CITY — Three Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School students were recently honored by VFW Post 1963 for their participation in the VFW’s annual Patriot’s Pen Program. Representatives from Post 1963 presented awards to the students during a ceremony in Bishop McHugh's gymnasium.
The Patriot's Pen program is a nationwide youth writing competition for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. This year's theme was “My pledge to our veterans.” Winners are chosen by a committee consisting of VFW, Auxiliary and community members, who do not know in advance the names of the students. First-place winners advance to the district levels, and then possibly even to state and national competitions.
The third-place prize of $50 went to sixth-grader Nora McMahon, of Ocean View.
The second-place prize of $100 went to eighth-grader Kimberly Velasco, of Woodbine.
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The first-place prize of $200 went to sixth-grader Quinn Laricks, of Sea Isle.
After she received her award, Quinn was asked to read her essay aloud to the audience, which included the entire student body, faculty members and numerous family members.
“I pledge to honor the flag and our military,” Quinn said. “I will always respect the lost soldiers or any fallen people in the military. What they sacrifice for our country is beyond belief. They truly are heroes, and without them, I wouldn’t be the same young and fortunate girl I am today."
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Ryan Hunter-Reay has been coaching football, living like 'carnies,' nearly subbing for Palou
Ryan Hunter-Reay had known the end was coming for two years, after he and Andretti Autosport agreed in late-2019 that his last year with the team would be 2021. While largely keeping that secret safe from the public, the 2012 IndyCar champion lived out what very well may be his final two full-time seasons relatively quietly.
The veteran Andretti Autosport driver logged more finishes outside the top-15 (11) than inside the top-10 (10), finished outside the top-20 (6) more often than inside the top-5 (5) and logged just one podium finish across his final 34 races.
And yet, it was nothing compared to his year spent largely away from racing, where he coached elementary-age football, served as an advisor for Juncos Hollinger Racing, “drank from a fire hose” learning how to race in SRX and spent months, essentially, on stand-by for Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar program as its behind-the-scenes contractual squabbles with Alex Palou turned into a very public federal court case.
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“Man, that was an emotional roller coaster, being the reserve driver for the No. 10 car every week. I was ready, but I didn’t ever know if I was going, so I had to keep myself mentally and physically fit with the unknowns of, ‘Where is this thing going?’” Hunter-Reay told IndyStar last weekend at Long Beach. “It was one surprise after another. It was like you were waiting every day for some news to break.
“It didn’t matter if it was 10 p.m. at night or if I was with my family somewhere on vacation. I had to be ready to jump into a plane.”
It was the final major stage of his racing-related calendar in 2022 that was bookended with a pair of IMSA endurance races with Ganassi at Sebring (7th) and Petit Le Mans (5th), a program he says he lost his spot in for 2023 as most of the prototype manufacturers promoted from within their programs. Ganassi, too, slimmed down from two entries in the U.S.-based series to one, with that endurance driver spot understandably going to Scott Dixon.
Hunter-Reay says he’d love to get into sportscar racing full-time – even a GT program, if it made sense – in order to fill his calendar with weekends at the racetrack. He also says he’d consider a return to full-time IndyCar racing, noting that there’s “very few scenarios where I’d do that again but absolutely I would if it was the right one.”
Being selective is what kept Hunter-Reay on the sidelines, IndyCar-wise, last year, with the 42-year-old saying there were “certain scenarios” he had on the table or were lined up, pending funding or other circumstances, “but they didn’t work out. It’s got to be with the right people,” he said. “I’ve been doing that grind for 20 years, and it was nice to do some new stuff.”
Hunter-Reay said Ricardo Juncos, who he knew casually, spoke at several races in 2021 about a variety of roles – including Hunter-Reay driving for the team that jumped back into full-time competition in 2022. Instead, they landed on what Hunter-Reay deemed an “advisor” role focused on the Month of May for then-rookie Callum Ilott.
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“I really had seen things from one angle at Andretti Autosport and I got to see things from a different perspective from a team that was somewhat new to the process,” he said. “I got to jump into the conversation and say how I thought some things should go and how I thought they should be differently from my time at Andretti.
“I’d wanted to remove myself for a moment, rather than to jump back into starting (another IndyCar driving career) and be very sure about what I was doing, where I was going and who I was with. This sport is all about people, and I wanted to make sure I was with the right people.”
After that year spent in a different role, Hunter-Reay says he believes he’s found “his people” at Dreyer and Reinbold Racing, who he’ll get on-track with for the first time during Thursday’s Indy 500 open test at IMS.
“I’ve been with a powerhouse team for many years, and we’ve showed up with a rocket ship on Day 1, and I’ve showed up with that same team and struggled through the month. I’ve watched last year’s 500 probably five or six times, just trying to look over the smaller details of the race, and I found that it was pretty interesting to see some of the Penske and Andretti cars in the 20s or the upper-teens, while Dreyer and Reinbold was (between 10th and 15th) for much of the race.
“That just goes to show you that if you prepare right and have the right situation and the right people, you can show up and succeed in the David vs. Goliath situation. At Indy, if you’re on either side of a mile-per-hour, you could be in the game or out of it.”
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Hunter-Reay believes he still has several more years of Indy 500 one-offs in him but says he’s taking his racing career one year at a time. Being out of the full-time racing game has allowed him to experience things he never could have dreamed of for the last couple decades, like spending six months on the road with his family in an RV – and a puppy, for good measure – bopping around to each stop on the SRX schedule “like a bunch of carnies going from circus to circus.”
Last fall, the ex-high school football quarterback went undefeated while coaching his sons, but now with them all in separate age groups, he’s faced with the decision of whose team to coach this fall. Hunter-Reay is also staring down the decision of whose karting career to support while he helps all three dip their toes in for the time being.
“We’re just practicing as a family. I haven’t gotten them into the competitive aspect of it yet,” he said. “It’s so prohibitively expensive, and with three boys, I’ve got to narrow down who’s really, really hungry for it and go at it locally with one of them.”
And when it comes to the lead driver of the house, he’s glad his own renewed hunger helped bring him back to IMS once more back inside the cockpit.
“I can’t wait. It doesn’t feel like it’s been that long,” he said. “But at the same time, I’m really itching to get back at it.”
Details for this week's Indy 500 open test at IMS
At the moment, IndyCar is scheduled to hold its annual Indianapolis 500 open test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday and Friday. Due to likely inclement weather Friday, Thursday's schedule has been updated to allow for a more extensive running schedule. Thursday's most up-to-date schedule is as follows:
- 10 a.m.-noon: Veterans may run (meaning all the drivers part of full-time programs who aren't rookies, plus Takuma Sato and Ed Carpenter)
- Noon-2 p.m.: Rookies must complete their three-stage rookie orientation programs (including Sting Ray Robb, Agustin Canapino and Benjamin Pedersen); drivers who didn't run the last oval of the calendar (Texas) must complete a refresher test that involves the final two stages of the rookie program (including Marco Andretti, Stefan Wilson, Katherine Legge, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Tony Kanaan)
- 2-6:30 p.m.: All cars may run
On Friday, all cars are scheduled to be allowed to run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., but early morning and midday thunderstorms are likely to alter that.
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LOS ANGELES -- A former Los Angeles County fire captain walked off the witness stand three times during testimony Monday while being questioned about whether he took photos of Kobe Bryant's remains at the 2020 helicopter crash that killed Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.
Citing stress from working the crash, Brian Jordan resisted questions that took him back to his actions that day, when attorneys for Bryant's widow, Vanessa, claim he was led around by a sheriff's deputy to take site photography of the scene, including crash wreckage and victims' remains.
"Kobe Bryant's remains were among the pictures?" asked Bryant's attorney Luis Li before being cut off by Jordan.
"I need a break, I need a break," Jordan said as he stood up. "Sorry your honor," he said as he walked off the stand for the first of three times.
At one point, Li noted in questioning that Jordan exited with his attorney each time.
Steven Haney, Jordan's attorney, told CNN his client's departures from the court room didn't concern legal issues, but a reaction to "a medical condition associated with his viewing of the crash scene and it causes him to suffer trauma."
Jordan repeatedly said he did not remember taking photographs because he has blocked that day out of his memory since retiring in early 2021.
Later, when asked by another plaintiff attorney about whether he took photos of specific body parts, Jordan said "The way the whole scene looked, that's going to haunt me forever, and excuse me cause I'm about to take another break."
At times Jordan rejected pointed questions from attorneys about exactly what he photographed that day and why.
"The only reason I'm sitting here is because someone threw my name into this whole thing," Jordan said on the witness stand. He says a supervisor asked him to take site photography as part of the fire department's response to the crash.
"Maybe that was the day I should have been insubordinate," Jordan said defiantly.
At one point, Haney, Jordan's attorney who is not one of the lawyers representing defendant L.A. County, objected from near the courtroom gallery to a question asked by the plaintiffs, saying "asked and answered." When the judge realized who was making the objection, he instructed Haney not to make any further objections.
Vanessa Bryant's federal civil lawsuit alleges the county invaded her privacy and failed to fully contain the spread of the photos, causing her to live in fear that the photos could surface online at any moment.
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L.A. County maintains the photos were part of necessary accident site photography and that it sufficiently contained their spread, arguing that the photos have never surfaced online.
Testimony continued with a series of Los Angeles County sheriff deputies who received and shared the sensitive photos with each other, one of whom was a trainee who showed the photos to a bartender he considered a friend.
"Looking back, do you think there was any reason for you to receive these accident photos?"asked plaintiff attorney Craig Lavoie.
"Looking back on it today, no." Deputy Joey Cruz said, though he maintained he initially accepted them thinking he may have later been tasked to write a report on the incident.
Regarding the bartender, Cruz added: "He's a close friend that I vent to... I took it too far, something I shouldn't have done."
Cruz is to return to the witness stand on Tuesday.
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Pilot shortage puts pressure on airline operations
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Until last summer, Ashley Montano had never flown. Now she was preparing to land a small plane with three passengers after a previous touch-and-go that had been rough.
“The plane is a bit heavy, so give it just a little more power to make a smooth landing,” flight instructor Jason Fink told her.
There was the tiniest of bounces as the plane’s nose came down, then a smooth touchdown and taxi in to end Montano’s training flight late last year at a United Airlines school in the Arizona desert.
On the ground, Montano was happy with her progress. “You guys were my first real passengers!” she gushed to a reporter and video journalist who had been in the rear seats.
Montano hopes that in a few years she will be flying airline jets and carrying many more passengers. If she does, she’ll be helping solve a critical problem facing the industry: not enough pilots.
Airlines have complained about a shortage for several years, but they made it worse during the pandemic by encouraging pilots to take early retirement when air travel collapsed in 2020. Helane Becker, an analyst for Cowen who has tracked the issue closely, estimates that 10,000 pilots have left the field since then.
Meanwhile, airlines have been in a hiring frenzy that is likely to continue for several years as the carriers replace pilots who reach the federal mandatory retirement age of 65.
The government estimates that there will be about 18,000 openings per year for airline and commercial pilots this decade, with many of those replacing retirees. However, the Federal Aviation Administration issued on average only half that number of pilot licenses from 2017 through 2021.
Private forecasts are dire, too. Consulting firm Oliver Wyman estimates that despite efforts to close the gap, airlines in North America will face a shortage of nearly 30,000 pilots by 2032. The supply of new pilots will grow, but not enough to offset a continuing wave of retirements, the consultant says.
There is cause for hope, however. Last year, the FAA issued 9,588 airline-transport licenses — the type needed to fly for an airline. That topped even the recent peak of 9,520 in 2016.
The key question is whether that pace can be maintained. Some of last year’s spurt might have been catch-up from low numbers in 2020 and 2021, which were held down by the pandemic.
“The airlines are doing their best to move things along, but it’s an uphill slog,” Becker said.
Southwest Airlines has more than 700 planes but parks 40 to 45 of them each day because it lacks pilots to fly them, said CEO Bob Jordan at a recent media event. That amounts to more than 200 flights a day or up to 8% of the Dallas-based airline’s flying. Southwest expects to hire 2,250 pilots this year after adding about 1,200 last year, mostly by drawing from smaller airlines.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says the lack of pilots will continue to prevent airlines from expanding as much as they would like to take advantage of strong travel demand.
“Pilots are and will remain a significant constraint on capacity,” he said during an earnings call last month.
Kirby figures that his airline, American, Delta and Southwest combined will hire about 8,000 pilots this year, up from the normal 6,000 to 7,000.
The pilot shortage is most severe at smaller carriers that don’t pay as well and serve as stepping stones to the big airlines. Many of them operate regional flights under the names of American Eagle, United Express and Delta Connection.
Faye Malarkey Black, president of the Regional Airline Association, says those carriers have parked more than 400 planes for lack of pilots, “and air service is collapsing as a result.” Black estimates that regional airlines are short by 8,000 pilots and the trade group says a dozen smaller cities have lost all air service — about 50 more have lost half or more of their flights — despite the broad rise in travel demand.
If a pilot calls in sick, often there is no one immediately available to replace them, and that is leaving tens of thousands of travelers stranded. The lack of pilots contributed to a 52% increase in flight cancellations last year compared with 2021, although it is unclear how much of that was also related to weather and air traffic congestion.
The shortage is giving pilot unions leverage in contract negotiations that were paused by the onset of the pandemic. New contracts are certain to include hefty pay raises that will drive up costs for airlines.
Delta pilots are voting on a contract that their union says would raise pay by more than 30% over four years. If ratified, it likely would become the model for deals with pilots at American, United and Southwest.
The median annual pay for U.S. airline pilots last year topped $200,000, according to the Labor Department, and was likely much higher at the biggest airlines.
The pilot shortage started even before the pandemic. Over the past decade or two, industry officials warned it was coming as travel boomed and thousands of U.S. pilots approached mandatory retirement age. The Federal Aviation Administration raised that age from 60 to 65 in 2007, which pushed the problem off for a few years.
For decades, airlines enjoyed an ample supply of pilots, most of whom came out of the military fully trained and with extensive experience, but the military has its own shortage.
The Air Force said it had a shortfall of about 1,900 pilots at the end of September. It is trying to increase retention and the training of new pilots after producing nearly 1,300 in the previous 12 months.
Not everyone agrees, however, that there is a shortage. The Air Line Pilots Association, the largest union of pilots in North America, says that over the past decade, airlines hired only about half of the people who received FAA licenses that let them fly airliners.
The union argues that airlines are hyping a shortage narrative to water down qualification standards and hire inexperienced flyers at lower pay. It says that airlines should increase pay to attract more applicants.
That is beginning to happen at regional airlines — the smaller carriers that handle flights for American Eagle, United Express, Delta Connection and Alaska Airlines’ Horizon Air subsidiary. Three of American’s regional affiliates recently announced that it would offer $100,000 bonuses to some new pilots.
Several U.S. airlines have started their own training programs or partnered with flight schools to ensure a pipeline of future pilots that would be more diverse – fewer than 4% of current airline pilots are Black, fewer than 5% are women.
“Even though I saw my dad fly planes, saw my brother fly planes, I never saw a woman fly planes,” says Sara McCauley, a student at United’s Aviate Academy who hopes to follow her father and fly for United. “The world is going to change, and aviation will be more inclusive.”
Tuition for flying schools and the cost of flight time are not cheap. Reaching 1,500 hours of required flight time is often estimated to cost between $70,000 and $100,000.
Aviate charges $71,250, and when students are done they need to find work as a flight instructor to build enough hours to get hired by a regional airline.
Montano, who has two degrees in criminology, left her job analyzing prison-sentencing data and took out a loan to attend Aviate.
“I saw that as a great investment in my future,” she says. “I absolutely think it will pay off.”
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ZUG, Switzerland, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Berlin Heals Holding AG, a MedTech startup, has developed a breakthrough method and a product for the therapy of heart failure. The product - an electronic device called C-MIC - has already successfully been tested in patients in a pilot study and is currently undergoing CE certification procedures. In this context, the company has successfully raised another CHF 6 million from investors in a recently executed financing round. Consequently, the advancement of the CE procedures and the preparations for the FDA regulated studies for the approval of its patented technology for the therapy of dilated cardiomyopathy have made massive progress.
This funding comes at a point when the company has already recruited roughly 60% of the required CE-patients. Berlin Heals Holding AG has already demonstrated the unprecedented success of its dilated cardiomyopathy therapy in a first-in-human pilot study. The data generated so far for the current CE certification study which commenced in 2022 appears to clearly confirm the initial findings. To date, roughly CHF 35 million have been invested in research & development and for regulatory procedures. Berlin Heals Holding AG expects that 100% of the patients required for the CE certification study will be fully recruited by Q1 of 2024 with respective study results available approximately six months later. The company aims to obtain the CE marking for the C-MIC device soon thereafter.
Marko Bagaric, Chief Executive Officer, Berlin Heals Holding AG comments:
"We have initiated the financing round with the objective to complete the CE-certification study swiftly and successfully. I am particularly delighted that we could win the Swiss company Fumedica, a special provider in heart surgery and invasive cardiology, as a new investor. Fumedica, in fact, could play an important role in the initial distribution of the product in the DACH region. We are convinced that Berlin Heals Holding AG's groundbreaking technology will have a significant impact, for heart insufficiency which remains widespread and a leading cause of death worldwide."
Berlin Heals Holding AG is a Swiss joint-stock company founded in 2014 by renowned heart specialists and engineers. The start-up has developed a revolutionary implantable device called "C-MIC" (Cardiac Microcurrent), which - by way of a constant electrical microcurrent and the ensuing electrical field - results in a sustainable and swift improvement of the texture of heart tissue of heart failure patients. To date over 35 C-MIC devices have been implanted with very good results.
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Thanksgiving seemed to come at us fast this year. Which can be seen as a good thing, as we're all more than ever in need of a day during which we stop in the midst of all the 2022 adversity and runaway-roller-coaster craziness to count our blessings and take up an attitude of gratitude.
If all has gone as planned, today my husband, Dre, and I are going into Thanksgiving Week with a visit to my "mother-in-love," grateful not only for her love and her company, but, well, her cooking. And I would have been remiss had I not left you with my annual Things I'm Thankful For list, the things that — besides God, spouse, family, friends, "three hots and a cot," the midterms being over, period — have left me grateful in these last days of the Year of Our Lord 2022:
◼️ Being too old, too surgically unable, too married to someone else, and too sensible to even dream of becoming one of Nick Cannon's babymamas.
◼️ The Christmas-theme commercials. Such a welcome change from the campaign ads.
◼️ A shocker for longtime readers here: Those Hallmark Christmas movies. Such a welcome change from the campaign ads.
◼️ Noncampaign-circular junk mail. Such a welcome change ... you get the picture.
◼️ That none of us should be made to feel any shame about birthday photo shoots because hey, look, the King of England did one!
◼️ For our TV streaming devices, which for several years have shown us that they far surpass cable in providing zillions of channels/subchannels but somehow still leave us with nothing to watch.
◼️ Houseplants that even I can't slay.
◼️ That it's sundress-and-swimsuit season somewhere. Unfortunately (I write with a sigh, as I reminisce about spending my wintertime 60th birthday in such cruise destinations as St. Maarten, San Juan, St. Kitts/Nevis and Grand Turk), I can't act on this as easily and cheaply as the booze enjoyers do when they declare "It's 5 o'clock somewhere."
◼️ Not to work at Hobby Lobby during Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Even were I younger, I couldn't hang. (I must give a shout-out to those who work at the location I frequent, the North Park Mall store in North Little Rock. You guys were doing all you could to hold it together at 9:30 a.m. on a recent Friday that was already 2 p.m.-Saturday-busy.)
◼️ To have gotten at least somewhat better at not biting off more than I can chew and not counting chickens before they're hatched ... something for which I can only wish some of this year's headline makers could say they are thankful.
◼️ That I haven't taken over the captaincy of any sinking ships. Ditto.
◼️ That I don't get hung up about Mercury retrograde, not in small part because I'm forgetful/my technical gadgets thumb their noses at me/my sleep patterns are screwed up all throughout the year and not just during retrograde times.
◼️ That the inability to sleep at least gives a boost to my having to get up in time for 5 a.m. Zoom workout classes.
◼️ Not caring where I am on the Peloton-class leaderboard — just that I'm in the Green or (preferably) Yellow zone on the MyZone heart-rate-monitor system.
◼️ That it was only after I saw "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" that I came across all these "spoiler alert" articles that gave practically the entire movie plot away. Geesh!
◼️ Spoiler alert, sorta: That the antagonist in the aforementioned movie hasn't prompted Dre to run out and buy a pair of "hoochie daddy" shorts.
◼️ That mirror selfies are sooo much more delightfully more slimming than photos shot by someone else.
◼️ That I didn't invest in cryptocurrency ... but instead chose to deal with the good old, traditional, USA fiat currency!
◼️ That "accepting cookies" online at least doesn't involve calories.
◼️ The ads created by these cookies ... because I can always get off the online news story making me sad/angry/disgusted/frustrated and just shop!
◼️ Speaking of shopping: That some senior discount granters give breaks to those younger than 65.
◼️ Good news. There's still plenty out there.
◼️ The chance to create good news for, and bring good news to, others.
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With the NBA stepping aside for a night to provide Monday’s basketball stage solely for the NCAA championship game, the league’s latest round of results offered the Miami Heat a sobering reminder of what is gone, what is slipping away and the work that still remains.
For example, with the New York Knicks’ Sunday victory over the Washington Wizards, the Heat were blocked from the opportunity to finish higher than No. 6 in the Eastern Conference.
And with the Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls also winning Sunday, it means Erik Spoelstra’s team could have to work all the way into Sunday’s season finale against the visiting Orlando Magic to determine when and where their postseason begins.
At 41-37 and No. 7 in the Eastern Conference, the Heat close out their regular season Tuesday night in Detroit, Thursday night in Philadelphia, Friday night in Washington and then Sunday’s finale at Miami-Dade Arena against the Magic.
The top six seeds advance directly to the best-of-seven first round that opens April 14. Seeds Nos. 7-10 play in a play-in bracket to determine the conference’s final two teams in that opening round.
So what are the scenarios ahead? Basically everything remains in play.
If Heat go 4-0: If the Heat win out to close at 45-37, they could still close at No. 6 if the Nets close 1-3 or 0-4. At 43-35, the Nets own the playoff tiebreaker over the Heat.
At 45-37, the Heat would be assured of no worse than seventh place, which would mean up to two chances in the play-in round to secure one victory to advance to the first round.
In the play-in round, No. 7 hosts No. 8 for the No. 7 first-round seed. The loser of that game hosts the winner of the Nos. 9-10 game for the No. 8 first-round seed.
If the Heat go 3-1: If the Heat go 3-1 to close 44-38, the only way they could get to No. 6 would be if Brooklyn loses all four of their remaining games. The Nets have a relatively soft close: home against Minnesota, at Detroit, home against Orlando, home against Philadelphia.
At 44-38, the Heat still would be assured of no worse than seventh place, at the top of the play-in tier.
If the Heat go 2-2: If the Heat go 2-2 to close at 43-39, the Heat can finish no higher than seventh place in the East.
With a 2-2 finish, the Heat could fall to the No. 8 spot in the play-in round if Toronto wins out, with the Raptors owning the tiebreaker. Toronto closes at Charlotte, two games in Boston, then at home against the Milwaukee Bucks.
If the Heat finish tied with Atlanta at 43-39 (requiring a 4-0 Hawks close) or in a three-way 43-39 tie with the Hawks and Raptors, the Heat would be No. 7, because of holding the tiebreaker over Atlanta (thereby giving the Heat the Southeast Division title, another tiebreaker).
The Hawks close at the Bulls, home against the Wizards, home against the 76ers and at the Celtics.
If the Heat go 1-3: If the Heat go 1-3 to close at 42-40, they still could retain seventh place if the Raptors go no better than 2-2, the Hawks no better than 3-1 and the Bulls no better than 3-1.
The Heat could fall no lower than No. 9 with a 1-3 finish.
If the Heat go 0-4: If the Heat lose their remaining four games to finish at 41-41, they could place anywhere from No. 7 to No. 10.
At 38-40, the Bulls not not only still could pass the Heat in the standings, but also own the tiebreaker. The Bulls close home against the Hawks, at the Bucks, at the Mavericks and home against the Pistons.
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In 2021, a Chinese company bought land near an Air Force base in Grand Forks, N.D., sending lawmakers into a frenzy.
Lawmakers feared that China, which many policymakers view as a strategic adversary even though it's the country's top trading partner outside North America, could gain control over the U.S. food and energy supply, as well as a hold on markets and critical infrastructure.
Although Chinese-owned land is a tiny fraction of all foreign-owned land in the U.S., its purchases have raised fears that the Chinese government could have control, through the Chinese corporations, over U.S. assets or gain access to U.S.-based information. Indeed, during the past four decades, Chinese companies and investors have bought up land in the U.S. as well as purchased major food companies like Smithfield Foods, the United States' largest pork processor. Corporations own the majority of that land. Now legislation in Congress would restrict Chinese ownership of U.S. land.
"I don't know that we know for sure all the foreign land that potentially is owned by Chinese individuals or folks controlled by the Chinese government," Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who is skeptical of Chinese land ownership in the U.S., told NPR.
Those fears come amid broader tensions between the two countries on issues as varied as Taiwan, trade and Chinese intelligence gathering. Chinese acquisitions in the U.S., no matter how benign or how minor, are being viewed through that same lens.
Some of these fears exist because of a gap in data on where Chinese-owned land is, and whether it's near military installations. In the case of the transaction in North Dakota, the government agency that must approve such purchases said at the time that it could not act because the matter was "out of its jurisdiction."
"What's missing here is a lot more information about where these specific locations or farmland purchases are located in close proximity to the military base," said Craig Singleton, China program deputy director and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He said one big fear is that Chinese telecommunications equipment could be used to disrupt U.S. military communications.
He said he believes it's best to pause Chinese purchases "rather than wait years before we determine that this equipment or these purchases are being used for other purposes."
Mark Kennedy, director of the Wilson Center's Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, said that the Chinese government has laws that allow the government to access information held by its citizens and corporations.
"That ability by the government to gain access to information is one of the reasons why people view the risk of dealing with a Chinese corporation similar to what they would view as the risk of dealing with the Chinese Communist Party or the government," Kennedy said.
Still, Chinese-owned land accounts for a tiny share of foreign-owned land in the United States. Chinese firms and investors own just over 383,934 acres in the U.S., less than the state of Rhode Island, and far less than how much Canada, Netherlands, Italy, the U.K. and Germany, in that order, each own. China is No. 18 on the list of foreign investors. But China's rise — coupled with its geopolitical heft and its strategic goals that are sometimes at odds with Washington's — has raised questions over who owns this land and how much control the Chinese government has over the ownership.
"Any company and any individual living in China that comes and tries to buy land can be controlled by the Chinese Communist Party because they have that kind of control over their people," Tester said. "In this particular case: guilty until proven innocent — let's put it that way."
According to the most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture data, from 2021, foreign governments do not directly own land in the U.S. But for the purposes of this story, we're using the name of the country as shorthand for companies or investors from that country.
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Data pertaining to China shows corporations own the bulk of the land.
Chinese ownership of U.S. land is highly concentrated. USDA data obtained by NPR shows more than 80% of Chinese-owned land is held by Smithfield Foods, and a billionaire named Sun Guangxin, through Brazos Highland Properties LP and Harvest Texas LLC. Sun used the companies to buy more than 100,000 acres in Texas for a wind farm. But the project was ultimately halted by a state law designed to prevent foreigners from accessing the Texas grid.
Breakdown of the land
Overall, foreign entities own just a tiny fraction of all U.S land. They account for just over 3% — or 40 million acres — of all privately held agricultural land in the U.S., as of 2021. Canadian investors own the largest amount — 12,845,210 acres, or slightly less land than the size of West Virginia — much of it for forestry land used for timber production.
Chinese investors owned an even tinier fraction – about 383,934 acres, according to 2021 data requested by NPR. In fact, based on the data, Chinese land holdings account for less than 1% of farmland in any given state where there have been purchases.
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Three large entities — Sun's companies, Smithfield Foods and Walton International Group, a global land investment firm — own large parts of Chinese-bought land.
Indeed, Sun owns about 40% of Chinese-owned land in the U.S. He owns over 100,000 acres of land in Val Verde County, Texas, through his two companies: Brazos Highland Properties and Harvest Texas. His purchases in 2016 and 2017, his plans to build a wind farm, as well as his purported ties to the Chinese military, drew scrutiny in Texas several years after his acquisitions. He ultimately was denied permission to proceed with his wind farm plans.
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Over another third of Chinese-owned land in the U.S., including most of what is marked North Carolina and Missouri, belongs to Smithfield Foods. Known for being one of the top four meatpackers in the U.S., the Virginia-based company was acquired by Chinese pork company WH Group in 2013.
Since Smithfield is a publicly traded company, there is less legislative scrutiny of its land assets, according to the company.
Walton International Group, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based real estate management firm, represents 8% of Chinese-owned land. The company also represents buyers from other countries. Dozens of investors around the world invest in these acres. USDA assigns a country based on the investor with the largest share, even if that amount is less than 1%. Walton, which is privately held, did not respond to a request for comment on concerns over the land it owns.
The acquisition of Syngenta Flowers, Syngenta Seeds and Syngenta Crop Protection, the Swiss-based agribusiness company, by state-owned ChemChina also drew widespread scrutiny. It owns 0.2% of the land.
USDA tracks foreign purchases, but doesn't investigate them
USDA has a strict reporting requirement for land purchases 90 days after a transaction. But it doesn't have the authority to investigate these purchases, and can only assess penalties for late, incomplete or false filings.
Buyers who don't report their transactions face a penalty of up to 25% of the market value of their land. But penalties are rarely that high. USDA says penalties are generally only 1% of market value.
Only one penalty was assessed between 2015 and 2020 due "to very limited staffing and a decision to prioritize the annual report to Congress," according to a USDA fact sheet on the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, a self-reporting mechanism that tracks foreign investments, within USDA.
Buyers have to complete a USDA form, indicating if they are purchasing land for themselves, or for a government or some other entity.
Lawmakers in Washington have raised concerns over the delays in the reporting — the latest data is on land acquisitions from 2021 — and over the self-reported nature of the data.
"There's a lag in reporting. I think in a lot of cases we don't have good reporting because people don't know when they purchase land in the United States that they have to report," said Sen. Tester, who has introduced bills to help bolster foreign ownership reporting efforts.
His legislation would ban individuals or companies that can be controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Agriculture Committee agree that the systems are "sorely in need of updating," as ranking member Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., put it.
Lawmakers mandated USDA create an electronic filing system to streamline the process and create a database. But Congress' failure to approve funding to create an updated system to allow electronic filings means it may be a while before USDA can update its reporting process.
Still, lawmakers from both parties want to limit purchases by Chinese companies, especially those with ties to the Chinese government, and individuals. To this end, there are several bills in Congress aimed at limiting Chinese ownership. Separately, the Biden administration is tightening its rules over who can buy land near military bases.
Which brings us back to the land purchased near the airbase in North Dakota. That land was bought by Fufeng Group, a Chinese chemical manufacturing company, which is currently being fined by USDA for late filing and disclosure.
The Committee on Foreign Investment, a government panel that reviews foreign investments and real estate transactions, said at the time it did not have jurisdiction over this deal. It has now proposed expanding its list of sensitive military bases to include Grand Forks.
But even skeptics of Chinese investment in the United States say Congress needs to be careful that its measures don't result in a backlash against Asian Americans.
Singelton of FDD said blanket bans "run the risk of feeding into broader anti-Asian sentiment and xenophobia."
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Philippines confronts China over South China Sea claims in tense encounters
A Chinese coast guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel steaming into a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, causing a frightening near-collision in the latest act of Beijing’s aggression in the strategic waterway.
The high-seas face-off Sunday between the larger Chinese ship and the Philippine coast guard’s BRP Malapascua near Second Thomas Shoal was among the tense moments it and another Philippine vessel encountered in a weeklong sovereignty patrol in one of the world’s most hotly contested waterways.
The Philippine coast guard had invited a small group of journalists, including three from the Associated Press, to join the 1,038-mile patrol for the first time as part of a new Philippine strategy aimed at exposing China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, through which an estimated $5 trillion in global trade transits each year.
In scorching summer heat but relatively calm waters, the Malapascua and another Philippine coast guard vessel, the BRP Malabrigo, journeyed to the front lines of the long-seething territorial conflicts. They cruised past a string of widely scattered Philippine-occupied and -claimed islands, islets and reefs looking for signs of encroachment, illegal fishing and other threats.
In areas occupied or controlled by China, the Philippine patrol vessels received radio warnings in Chinese and halting English, ordering them to immediately leave what the Chinese coast guard and navy radio callers claimed were Beijing’s “undisputable territories” and issuing unspecified threats against defiance.
Hostilities peaked Sunday morning in the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly archipelago, the most fiercely contested region in the busy sea channel.
China’s aggressive military activity in the disputed waterway has continued even as it seeks a global leadership role fighting the pandemic.
As the two patrol vessels approached the shoal’s shallow turquoise waters for an underwater survey, the Chinese coast guard repeatedly warned them by radio to leave the area, which is about 121 miles west of the Philippine island province of Palawan.
After several radio exchanges, a Chinese coast guard caller, sounding agitated, warned of unspecified adversarial action.
“Since you have disregarded our warning, we will take further necessary measures on you in accordance with the laws and any consequences entailed will be borne by you,” the Chinese speaker said.
A Chinese coast guard ship rapidly approached and shadowed the smaller Malapascua and the Malabrigo. When the Malapascua maneuvered toward the mouth of the shoal, the Chinese ship suddenly shifted to block it, coming as close as 120 to 150 feet from its bow, said the Malapascua’s skipper, Capt. Rodel Hernandez.
Debris from a rocket that boosted part of China’s new space station reportedly fell in a western Philippine province.
To avoid a collision, Hernandez abruptly reversed his vessel’s direction, then shut off its engine to bring the boat to a full stop.
Filipino personnel aboard the vessels — and journalists, who captured the tense moment on camera — watched in frightened silence. But the Malapascua steered aside just in time to avoid a potential disaster.
Hernandez later told journalists that the “sudden and really very dangerous maneuver” by the Chinese coast guard ship had disregarded international rules on collision avoidance. He had the Philippine vessels leave the area after the encounter for the safety of the ships and personnel.
Earlier, a huge Chinese navy ship shadowed the two Philippine patrol vessels in the dark of night as they cruised near Subi, one of seven barren reefs China has transformed in the last decade into a missile-protected island base. The Chinese navy ship radioed the Philippine vessels “to immediately leave and keep out.”
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The coast guard radioed back to assert Philippine sovereign rights to the area before steaming away.
China has long demanded that the Philippines withdraw its small contingent of naval forces and tow away the actively commissioned but crumbling BRP Sierra Madre. The navy ship was deliberately marooned on the shoal in 1999 and now serves as a fragile symbol of Manila’s territorial claim to the atoll.
Chinese ships often block navy vessels delivering food and other supplies to the Filipino sailors on the ship, including just a few days earlier, Hernandez said.
As hostilities between Chinese coast guard and navy ships and the Philippine patrol vessels were unfolding, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang was in Manila, where he held talks with his Philippine counterpart and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday. China was willing to work with the Philippines to resolve differences and deepen ties, Qin said.
Manila has accused a Chinese ship of using a laser to temporarily blind crew aboard a Philippine coast guard vessel in the disputed South China Sea.
The Chinese Embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to an AP request for comment on the encounters.
Faced with a militarily far-superior China in the disputed waters, the Philippines launched the campaign early this year to expose Beijing’s aggression, hoping that public awareness and criticism will force the ruling Communist Party to abide by international law.
“We are David,” Philippines coast guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela said, likening the Philippines to the underdog hero of the biblical story. “We believe that through the publication of all these aggressive actions of China, we would find friends who would criticize Goliath.”
The territorial conflicts involving China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have long been regarded as an Asian flashpoint and a delicate fault line in the rivalry between the U.S. and China in the region.
The Philippines introduces an all-female coast guard radio unit as it challenges Chinese aggression in the South China Sea after years of inaction.
While the U.S. lays no claims to the South China Sea, it has deployed its warships and fighter jets for patrols and military exercises with regional allies to uphold freedom of navigation and overflight, which it says is in America’s national interest.
Beijing has criticized a recent agreement by the Philippines and the U.S. to grant American forces access to additional Filipino military camps. China fears the access will provide Washington with military staging grounds and surveillance outposts in the northern Philippines across the sea from Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory, and in provinces facing the South China Sea, which Beijing claims virtually in its entirety.
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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — The Ector County Health Department will be holding a vaccine clinic and resource fair on both February 9 and 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Information that will be available at the resource fair includes workforce, insurance, dental care, and other informational resources.
There will also be free COVID-19 immunizations. Both Pfizer and Moderna Bivalents will be available. Flu shots will also be at the clinic for $25. Cash or card will both be accepted.
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QUINCY, Mass., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XS Brokers (XSB), a leading independent insurance underwriting and wholesale brokerage group, announces a realignment plan to better support the organization's considerable year over year growth.
With the company's continued and consistent success attributed to strong relationships with its retail agent clients, Misty Quail has been promoted to EVP, Business Development Manager. Under her leadership, she will ensure XS Brokers' family-owned company values extend to supporting clients and advance the company's efforts of attracting Top 100 retailers nationwide.
Within the Brokerage arena, considerable growth has also led to positive change. "Over the past three years, XS Specialty Brokerage has become a significantly larger portion of XSB's overall premiums. As a result, our Brokerage offerings have grown considerably all the while enhancing our depth of product solutions and service performance to our retail insurance agent clients," said Eric Wirkus, President of XS Brokers.
Sean McVicker, newly promoted to EVP/National P&C Brokerage Leader, will continue to focus on scaling the Brokerage division's Casualty business as well as guide an alignment of Brokerage Property. Additionally, in recognition of the impact of the middle market in today's business, a middle market property group will relaunch with a focus on carrier access and high-quality standards.
"These Brokerage promotions demonstrate the leadership quality that resides in our company. These are the associates, individually and collectively, that have helped drive the division's growth from 21% of the company's total premium in 2020 to over 35% in 2021. If that isn't impressive enough, through August of this year, our Brokerage run rate exceeds 47%," added Wirkus.
"We believe in the value of promoting from within individuals who demonstrate leadership and an understanding of the needs of the client," said Adam Devine, CEO of XS Brokers. "In this case, we have been fortunate to have several very talented associates in our Brokerage division who have played a central role in enabling XS Specialty Brokerage to achieve phenomenal growth performance."
Brendan Nohelty, promoted to SVP/Division Leader Brokerage Property, will lead all Brokerage Property initiatives, including Middle Market placements.
Steven Finkelstein, promoted to SVP/Professional & Mgmt. Liability, will be expanding alignment with other Product leaders to continue their 30% growth year over year efforts.
Ryan Darby promoted to VP/Mid-West Region in recognition of his success in growing the presence of XS Brokers in this part of the country.
Within Binding Authority, Brian Radell has been promoted to SVP/Binding Authority Markets taking a lead role on engagement with binding carriers and relationship management.
To support the growth and diversification of carriers within the Binding Authority market segment, Chris Kiely has been promoted to SVP/Technical Underwriting.
"We are enthusiastic about our growth potential and our exceptionally strong leadership team," stated Wirkus. "We will continue to invest in our people, operations, and services to ensure our long-term business growth objectives are achieved."
XS Brokers Insurance Agency (www.xsbrokers.com) is an independent binding authority and wholesale brokerage group headquartered in Massachusetts. With offices throughout the Northeast and Southeast, XSB is a full-service insurance group providing leading-edge coverage solutions exclusively to retail agents and brokers. Since 1978, XSB has focused on providing a broad range of personal and commercial lines solutions, service excellence, and market agility to help retail agents drive growth. Licensed in 50 states and with well over 30 binding authority facilities and strategic carrier appointments, XSB continues to achieve double-digit growth and profit.
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CVTC receives grant for rural health care
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Chippewa Valley Technical College is getting funds to target rural health care. It’s through the Strengthening Community College Training grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
The grant intends to help support individuals in rural communities as they enter the health care system.
“We’re really looking at innovative and new ways to use the technology that we have to reach those populations in areas that may be a little bit further from our main campuses and also utilizing online educations resources for textbooks that are free or low cost,” Myra Reuter, CVTC Executive Dean of Allied Health and Emergency Services said. “So, it can enable more students to have access to our course offerings and credentialing.”
The funding is meant to target high school students to help them enter the health care field earlier than they may have been able to do otherwise.
“So, reaching our high schools, but as well as training people that are in those rural or smaller areas,” Reuter said. “Hoping to get some of the entry-level positions, so things like medical assistance, certified nursing assistants, and then hoping that those students will get some health care experience.”
Gina Petrie, CVTC Dean of Nursing, said this is important because when more individuals get proper training, more people can help fill staffing in hospitals.
“We’ve heard from our health care partners and employers that they have a need, of course, for workers in health care and across all areas, so in acute and long-term care,” Petrie said.
As Travis Christman, HSHS St. Joseph’s and Sacred Heart Hospitals’ Chief Nursing Officer, explained higher staffing levels help hospitals treat patients faster.
“In rural health care, it’s important that if someone has an accident, if someone has a heart attack, anything like that, they can get that timely response by going to the closest hospital that has the services that they need and then, getting efficient transport as well to another area that has maybe more services or more specifics,” Christman said.
With this grant, CVTC plans to hire a rural outreach coordinator that will work with employers and high schools. Reuter said it will take around a year to get everything in place.
CVTC staff will begin planning how they will use and allocate the funds on March 1.
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More than 35 million Americans expected to see triple-digit temps Sunday as deadly heat wave drags on
A dangerous, long-lived, record-breaking heat wave will continue over the Southwest through the rest of the weekend and as we enter the start of the new workweek, particularly in the low desert areas.
More than 46 million Americans from California to Florida are under heat alerts Sunday that will remain in effect until at least Monday. This number is an improvement from Thursday's peak of more than 110 million under heat alerts.
The FOX Forecast Center said more than 35 million people across the U.S. are expected to see high temperatures reach the triple digits Sunday, with more than 7 million of them seeing temperatures of 110 degrees or higher.
Excessive Heat Warnings and heat advisories are currently in effect across the West and southern tier of the U.S. In some portions of South and Southwest Florida, heat alerts have been issued for 20 straight days.
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Heat alerts in effect on July 23, 2023.(FOX Weather)
Relief arrives by Sunday for portions of the Mid-South, Southeast and Gulf Coast, but excessive heat and humidity will rebuild across the areas later this week.
"This takes us into the end of the month, and then we have August ahead of us," Herrera said.
The FOX Forecast Center warns weather patterns that have resulted in excessive heat across large parts of the western and southern U.S. will continue through the foreseeable future with increasing fire risks and drought conditions.(FOX Weather)
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First Major Activation to be Held on November 3rd with Unveiling of "FLDC Illuminations Artists Showcase" Mural Project Featuring Student-Artists from Cairn University
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Faith and Liberty Discovery Center (FLDC), a state-of-the-art museum that illuminates the profound impact faith has had on American history and current events, today announced the launch of "Illuminations," a broad series of events and activations that will turn the FLDC into a cultural and artistic hub for faith-based and secular communities.
With events and signature activations happening throughout the year, FLDC Illuminations will welcome artists, performers and writers to participate in events such as concerts, book signings, speaker series, watch parties and more. The first activation will be unveiled on November 3rd – the "FLDC Illuminations Artists Showcase."
Six student-artists from Cairn University in Langhorne Manor are painting canvas murals that will be mounted on the columns on the exterior of the Center facing Market Street. The FLDC is situated on Independence Mall near the Liberty Bell at the NE corner of 5th and Market Streets. Each of the murals, which are being painted on campus at Cairn, is meant to represent one of the six core values upon which the Center's interactive presentation is based – faith, liberty, justice, hope, unity and love.
"In addition to these wonderfully talented student-artists bringing our core values to life, this showcase and the Illuminations series is also our message to the community that the FLDC is a cultural venue as much as it's a tourist destination," said Rob Wonderling, executive director of the FLDC. "If you're an artist or musician or author, we think the FLDC can be a powerful setting in which to celebrate your work."
The "Illuminations" title is a play on the interactive "lamps" that visitors carry and use to explore the museum, capturing fascinating content that can be explored further online. In the future, the Artists Showcase will be an annual event that will be open to the greater Philadelphia region's community of artists, allowing for different interpretations of the Center's values each year and highlighting the vibrant arts community in the city and the region. For the inaugural Showcase, the six Cairn students were selected from submissions that came from the University's thriving art program.
"It's an honor to be a part of the first installment of an event we believe will be a staple of the Philadelphia art community for years to come," said Matthew Stemler, an associate professor and head of the Cairn University art program. "This is an amazing opportunity to showcase not only the talents of these six young artists, but also the amazing programs we're offering at Cairn."
The canvas murals will be unveiled at 12:30 p.m. on November 3rd in a ceremony that is open to the public. They will remain affixed to the Center's exterior until the December holidays.
The Faith and Liberty Discovery Center (FLDC) is a technologically immersive, state-of-the-art museum that inspires visitors to explore the relationship between faith and liberty in the American story, from the country's founding through today. Situated on Independence Mall near the Liberty Bell at the NE corner of 5th and Market Streets, the FLDC is a subsidiary of American Bible Society. Opened in 2021, the Center's immersive journey illuminates the profound impact faith has had on American history. With an interactive lamp in hand, visitors can explore the museum and capture fascinating content that can be explored further online anytime, anyplace. The museum is an inspirational destination that tells the story of how our nation was born and how American leaders have turned to the Bible to guide them repeatedly throughout history.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has sent its second annual delegation of architects to participate in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt from Nov. 6-Nov. 18.
AIA will continue its work leading the building sector in the global effort to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Architects work at the leading edge of a $1.6 trillion U.S. construction industry. More importantly, however, AIA continues to prioritize and advocate for a global focus on the needs of our planet and our communities.
AIA's delegation to COP27 will work to emphasize the importance of the built environment in three critical areas: benefits and value of design to mitigate and respond to climate change; research and investment; and energy use and performance standards.
AIA's focus at COP27 will be establishing and bolstering partnerships with policymakers and industry partners in support of these three goals and to ensure progress is being made toward zero emissions targets (agreed upon by the U.S. and other governments) to lower global warming to below 2° Celsius. In 2021, AIA was granted nongovernmental organization (NGO) observer status by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and attended COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. Official NGO observer status allows AIA delegates access to world leaders attending COP27 and to share their work in the areas of climate and equity to better illustrate how architects can help communities.
"AIA and the profession of architecture are key players in the global effort to reduce and mitigate the effects of climate change," said 2022 President of The American Institute of Architects Dan Hart, FAIA. "To make meaningful progress, we must promote a global exchange of expertise among all parties in the building sector, including national, state, and local governments."
Visit AIA's website to learn more about its efforts at COP27.
Founded in 1857, AIA consistently works to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities. Through more than 200 international, state, and local chapters, AIA advocates for public policies that promote economic vitality and public wellbeing.
AIA provides members with tools and resources to assist them in their careers and business as well as engaging civic and government leaders and the public to find solutions to pressing issues facing our communities, institutions, nation, and world. Members adhere to a code of ethics and conduct to ensure the highest professional standards.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday that contains more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers.
But the directives would be funded out of existing commitments, possibly including last year’s laws financing infrastructure projects and building computer chip plants. That likely means their impact would be limited and possess more of a symbolic weight about what’s possible. The Democratic president was far more ambitious in 2021 by calling to provide more than $425 billion to expand child care, improve its affordability and boost wages for caregivers.
“The executive order doesn’t require any new spending,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “It’s about making sure taxpayers get the best value for the investments they’ve already made.”
Biden also has called for more money for the care economy in his 2024 budget plan, drawing a sharp line with Republicans, who are seeking limits on spending.
Susan Rice, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, told reporters on a phone call that the order shows that Biden isn’t waiting on Congress to act.
“The child care, long-term care systems in this country just don’t work well,” Rice said. “High-quality care is costly to deliver. It’s labor-intensive. It requires skilled workers. Yet care workers, who are disproportionately women and women of color and immigrants, are among the lowest paid in the country.”
The order seeks to improve the child care provided to the offspring of federal workers, including military families. It plans to lower costs for families that are part of the Child Care & Development Block Grant program. Military veterans would get better home-based care. And the Department of Health and Human Services would raise pay and benefits for teachers and staff in the Head Start program. | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/biden-signs-executive-order-to-improve-access-to-child-care/ | 2023-04-19 09:09:00 | 0 | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/biden-signs-executive-order-to-improve-access-to-child-care/ |
CHESAPEAKE, VA. — A 31-year-old Walmart employee fatally shot six people inside the store where he worked on Tuesday night before taking his own life, police said, restarting a ritual of horror, grief and recrimination with which Americans have grown familiar as they repeatedly absorb the news of mass killings, this one carried out as many were preparing to gather with loved ones for Thanksgiving.
Armed with a handgun and several magazines, Andre M. Bing, a supervisor at a Walmart in this tidewater Virginia city of about 250,000, entered the store and opened fire, authorities said. Among those he targeted were co-workers in a break room, according to police and witness accounts. That room was where officers, responding to reports of an active shooter around 10:15 p.m., found Bing dead, along with two victims.
Another victim was found dead at the front of the store, and three others died after being taken to a hospital. At least seven more were injured, three by gunfire. About 50 people were in the store at the time of the attack, authorities said.
The shooting in Chesapeake — a former agricultural hub whose population has soared over the past two decades — comes as the country is trying to process other shootings, including the killing of five people at a Colorado nightclub four days ago and of three University of Virginia students at the conclusion of a class trip 10 days ago.
Mass shootings in the U.S.
- A mass shooting is defined by the Gun Violence Archive as any event where four or more people — not including the shooter — are injured or killed. In 2022, The Washington Post began defining a mass killing as an event in which four or more people, not including the shooter, were killed by gunfire.
- Most perpetrators of mass shootings are men. Most gun deaths continue to be from suicides and homicides, with men making up the majority of both perpetrators and victims.
- So far, in 2022 there have been more than 600 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
- In 2021, there were 700 mass shootings.
- In 2020, there were 610.
- In 2019, there were 417. Before that, the Gun Violence Archive tracked fewer than 400 mass shootings a year since 2014.
- Try to stay down, small and out of sight.
- Move away from the gunfire as quickly as is safe.
- Hide behind a wall, if possible.
- You can call or text 988 for the National 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline if you’re experiencing any kind of crisis (it’s not just for suicidal thoughts).
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As in the wake of those still-fresh tragedies, expressions of anger or heartbreak, of prayerful condolences or steely gun-control advocacy, were resounding across the country by late Wednesday morning. Above all, perhaps, there rose a sense of helplessness, as yet another community saw its name entered in the annals of mass gun violence.
Chesapeake Mayor Rick West — a lifelong resident who was 10 when the city was incorporated in 1963 — said he understands the sentiments of constituents who say they never would have expected a mass killing here. But he said it would be naive not to acknowledge the reality of America in 2022: A shooter could end the lives of large numbers of people at any moment, anywhere.
“I’m not completely shocked,” West said. “I don’t see a pattern where I would say, ‘Okay, I’m looking at all these dots on the map to see where these mass shootings are taking place. Now where am I going to go to make sure I don’t become the next dot?’”
Late Wednesday, police identified the victims as Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton, Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins and Tyneka Johnson. Authorities did not release the name of a sixth victim, a 16-year-old boy, because he was a minor.
The FBI is helping local police with the investigation into Bing’s background and possible motives. Early Wednesday, Chesapeake officers searched Bing’s residence, a three-bedroom house with a closely mowed lawn abutting Interstate 464 that he bought in 2019, according to Chesapeake tax records. They said the Walmart would probably remain closed for several days as investigators collect evidence and analyze the crime scene.
Customers and workers who were in the Walmart, along a busy commercial strip, described a terrifying and frantic scene as gunfire broke a quiet spell shortly before closing time.
Coping with gun violence news
- Don’t doomscroll. Keeping informed is important, but know when you have to turn away from the news and take a break.
- If you need to lower your anxiety, there are actions you can take, including breathing exercises, focusing on the present and getting involved.
- If you need to talk to someone, help is available. Call or text 988 for the National 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline if you’re experiencing any kind of crisis (not just suicidal thoughts). Here are some more resources and some strategies for finding counseling.
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Jeromy Basham, a manager at a solar company, was picking up supplies for a Thanksgiving luncheon for his employees on Tuesday night. He was debating which tablecloths to buy when he heard gunshots. At first he thought someone might have knocked over metal shelving with a forklift.
“It was so loud,” said Basham, 47. “But then everything was completely silent.”
Seconds later, he saw people sprinting down the aisles.
“There’s a shooter!” they yelled. “Run!”
He and others found an emergency door that led them to the parking lot. Some sought shelter behind shipping containers. Basham, hiding behind trees and metal racks in front of the building, saw police rush into the store with their guns drawn.
Soon after, authorities started to bring out those who were shot.
Basham spotted someone administering CPR to a person on the ground. He saw another body wheeled out in a shopping cart by two people. A third body went by on a stretcher.
“None of them moved,” Basham said.
Kevin Harper, a 34-year-old stocker, said he left the break room about five minutes before Bing entered. When he heard shots and saw “everybody running,” he jumped into the center of a circular clothes rack. But after a moment — and not knowing where the gunman was — Harper decided to take his chances and flee the building.
“If I got hit, I got hit,” he said later. “It just felt like forever to get out of there.”
Harper said Bing was his supervisor, but he didn’t know the man well. Bing had a reputation as a by-the-book type, but nothing out of the ordinary, Harper said.
“He was a nitpick, but you’ve got those type of managers,” he said. “Little stuff — he’d write you up, you know, if you don’t finish stuff. But I didn’t hate the man. We didn’t get in no arguments or stuff like that.”
Speaking to The Washington Post on Wednesday afternoon at his home in Chesapeake, not far from the store, Harper said he had not slept since the shooting.
“I’m trying to mentally process it,” he said. “It’s a blur, in a way.”
Donya Prioleau, a Walmart worker, said she was in the store’s break room when Bing entered and shot three of her colleagues.
“Our manager came in our breakroom and shot half of friends and coworkers in front of us, without saying anything,” she wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday morning. In an interview with The Post, Prioleau said she and others who worked the overnight shift were close associates.
“We’re family, because you spend most of the night together,” she said. “What happened last night was awful to see.”
Walmart said Wednesday afternoon that it was setting up a resource center for employees at a hotel nearby. For the next two weeks, the center will offer workers and their families “counseling, meals and a place to connect with each other” from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the company said in a statement.
Bing did not appear to have a criminal record or any traffic violations, according to online records for Virginia, Maryland, D.C. and federal courts. He also appeared to have no presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok. Walmart officials and police confirmed he was a supervisor at the store.
Tire tracks from police vehicles could be seen across the front lawn at his house Wednesday. A neighbor, Vera McDuffie, said that as far as she knew, Bing lived alone in the house on East Eva Boulevard.
“Nobody that I knew knew anything about him,” said McDuffie, 65, who has lived in her house for more than three decades. She said the only time she saw Bing was when he cut his lawn.
“His yard is immaculate,” she said.
McDuffie said she frequently shops at the Walmart where Bing worked, but she did not know Bing worked at the store until she saw news of the shooting, which she said “makes me want to move.”
According to the Gun Violence Archive, not a single week in 2022 has passed without at least four mass shootings, which the group defines as an episode where four or more people, not including the assailant, are injured or killed.
President Biden condemned the Chesapeake shooting as “yet another horrific and senseless act of violence” and said he and the first lady would “mourn for all those across America who have lost loved ones to these tragic shootings.”
“There are now even more tables across the country that will have empty seats this Thanksgiving,” Biden said in a statement. “There are now more families who know the worst kind of loss and pain imaginable.”
“Our hearts break with the community of Chesapeake this morning,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said in a statement. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Youngkin — who on Saturday was attending a memorial in Charlottesville for the slain U-Va. students — said it was premature to begin discussing gun-control measures.
“When the facts come in at the end of all the investigations, then we’ll have time to come together and talk about what actions we can take,” he said.
Ghazala F. Hashmi (D), a state senator representing Virginia’s 10th District, urged the federal government to act quickly.
“Trauma upon trauma in Virginia. No other country in the world experiences mass shootings and gun violence in the way that we do,” she said. “It’s long past time for federal action.”
Among those struggling to understand the violence is Garnet Raby. She considers the Walmart her home — literally. The 70-year-old lives out of a minivan in the store’s parking lot.
Raby said she comes and goes from the store all day. Its workers are “really good people,” she said, and they gave her warm clothes as the weather turned. Their gifts included a white, quilted vest she wore Wednesday afternoon as she stood outside the store, trying to learn who had been shot.
Raby said she was one of several people who had regularly slept in their vehicles at Walmart since they were ousted from the parking lot at a Kohl’s nearby. She said her son, also homeless, lives in a part of the region with higher crime.
The Walmart had always seemed safe to her.
“This is just unreal for this area,” she said. “But it’s getting unreal everywhere.”
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More searches have been conducted in the investigation of Rex Heuermann, the leading suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders.
On Sunday and Monday, authorities searched through two Omega Storage lockers in Amityville, N.Y. Meanwhile, the search into Heuermann's home continues as of Monday, Suffolk County Police told NPR.
Over the weekend, police collected scores of belongings from Heuermann's residence in Massapequa Park, which is a short drive from Gilgo Beach. Some of the evidence removed included weapons, though the police did not specify what kind or how many. Heuermann has permits for 92 firearms, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison told PIX 11 that authorities were looking for more evidence, like possibly body parts or trophies. The station reported that police had found a life-size doll in a glass case.
Heuermann was charged on Friday with the murders of three women, whose remains were found near Gilgo Beach on Long Island over a decade ago — Amber Lynn Costello, 27; Megan Waterman, 22; and Melissa Barthelemy, 24.
He is also the prime suspect in the killing of 25-year-old Maureen Brainard-Barnes, whose remains were found less than a mile from the other three women.
There are still ongoing investigations of seven additional bodies that were discovered near Ocean Parkway. Heuermann is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 1.
Heuermann, 59, was known as a longtime successful architect in Midtown Manhattan leading up to his arrest. His firm, RH Consultants & Associates, has worked with major companies like Foot Locker, Burlington Coat Factory and Target, according to the company's website.
Heuermann's attorney, Michael J. Brown, did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment.
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The Texas Rangers announced Monday that former star player Ian Kinsler and longtime team communications leader John Blake will be inducted into the team's hall of fame before their game on Aug. 13.
The induction ceremony which will be held prior to the Rangers' 6:15 p.m. home game against the Seattle Mariners headlines a weekend full of events surrounding the team's three-game series.
The team describes Kinsler as the "most prolific leadoff hitter in club history." Kinsler holds several offensive records for a Rangers' second baseman. He batted .273 with 156 home runs and 539 RBI over 1,066 games with Texas from 2006-2013.
He ranks second behind only Elvis Andrus on the club’s all-time list in stolen bases (172), is sixth in runs (748), places seventh in extra-base hits (428), and walks (462), and is tied for eighth in home runs (156), doubles (249), total bases (1,908), and multi-hit games (335).
John Blake spent 34 of his 44 years in professional baseball in Texas. According to the release, Blake joined the Rangers as the Director of Media Relations in 1984. During two stints spanning several decades, he also served as VP of Public Relations, Senior VP of Communications, Executive VP of Communications and most recently, Executive VP of Public Affairs.
The team says he was responsible for the communications efforts during both the construction and opening of The Ballpark in Arlington and Globe Life Field.
"Blake joins Rangers Hall of Fame broadcaster Eric Nadel as the only team employees to work all 52 of Texas’ postseason games. Overall, he has served in a communications role at 30 World Series and 25 MLB All-Star Games," the team said.
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SECAUCUS, N.J., Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) has just unveiled three new fitness panels on questhealth.com, designed for athletes of every kind, from weekend warriors to gold medalists. Each fitness test panel provides a deep dive into an individual's health to paint a complete picture of overall fitness, including comprehensive tests that measure endurance, nutrition, energy, hydration, and hormone levels. It also informs on muscle and recovery status. This advanced fitness performance testing allows individuals to establish their fitness benchmark and find their competitive edge.
"These new tests specifically and conveniently deliver what athletes are asking for, fitness insights and guidance that will tangibly improve performance and help them reduce their vulnerability to injury," said Richard Adams, Vice President and General Manager of CIT Franchise & Marketing at Quest.
Fitness devotees can pick among three distinct testing profiles depending on their own fitness intensity and goals. Each features a Health Risk Assessment, Heath Quotient Score, Associated Risk Factors, biometrics, and one-on-one discussion with a doctor in reviewing results.
- The Essentials Profile checks the foundational elements for improving fitness, mitigating risk, and evaluating how the body responds to the fitness routine, including markers of general health (systems that support exercise training tolerance—liver function, measurement of immune cells), energy substrates that provide fuel in exercise metabolic processes, macro and micronutrients, hydration and electrolytes, endurance, and recovery.
- The Nutrition Profile evaluates adequate nutrition and identifies nutrient deficiencies. It assesses levels of macronutrients and micronutrients that serve as coenzymes in metabolic function, omega fatty acids, and hydration indicators.
- The Elite Profile targets top athletes who train at high volumes and aims to optimize performance, endurance, training, recovery, and nutrition. This profile evaluates red blood cells and nutrients that support red blood cell replenishment. It offers performance insights for susceptibility to overtraining or tapering training that can lead to higher performance levels. Finally, athletes will gain insight into anabolic and catabolic balance in the body involved in recovery and adaptations. To perfect the Elite Profile, Quest leaned on a long-standing relationship with the New York Football Giants to improve the health and performance of the most elite athletes.
Chris Fleming, 44, was among the first to try the Fitness Profile – Elite test as he geared up for the New York City Marathon, which takes place on Sunday, November 6th. Facing several training challenges for his first marathon, Fleming was most interested in testing to understand how his body was responding to training and proactively arm himself with guidance to improve performance and avoid injury in the homestretch pre-race. "The Elite Fitness Profile gave me incredible insight into tangible ways to enhance performance and gave me relief, physically and mentally, that I was training appropriately," said Fleming.
These panels can be purchased on questhealth.com, priced from $269 to $559. They may be reimbursable through health savings accounts (HSA) or flexible spending accounts (FSA). Results are expected 7-14 days from specimen collection and are delivered electronically through questhealth.com. Consumers can review, print, and share results with their personal physicians.
Quest's consumer-initiated test service is designed to empower people with the information and data they need about their health, with access to the same quality tests used by doctors and hospitals. People can conveniently shop online and choose their own lab tests, schedule appointments for tests, and access results securely from a phone or computer. For more information, please visit questhealth.com or follow @testwithquest on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
About Our Commitment to Consumer-Empowered Health
Quest has long been a leader in empowering consumers by making affordable, high-quality, trusted healthcare as easy as possible. With innovative tools, we give consumers more control over their own healthcare journeys and meet them where they are, supporting both consumers and their care team. Our online shop at questhealth.com has made it fast, confidential, and convenient for consumers to access dozens of tests, from general health profiles to tests for conditions ranging from heart health to sexually transmitted diseases. PWNHealth and its affiliated physician network review test requests, place test orders and provide follow-up of results to consumers. If there are questions about your test results, a PWNHealth-affiliated physician is available to discuss. We were among the first diagnostic testing providers to offer access to test results online. Our mobile app and patient portal, MyQuest, is accessed by millions of people who view and track their test results and other health data.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors, and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States and our nearly 50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
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GÖTEBORG, Sweden, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Stronger product tanker market
- Total income Q1:
SEK 124.1 (179.6) million - EBITDA Q1:
SEK 29.7 (–45.7) million - Result before tax Q1:
SEK –30.4 (–120.2) million - Result per share after tax Q1:
SEK –0.64 (–2.54)
Events in the first quarter
- Sale of two P-MAX vessels
- P-MAX vessel Stena Polaris chartered out
- Technical design study for possible container conversion launched
- New long-term financial covenant terms
Events after the end of the quarter
- No significant events occurred after the end of the quarter.
Key figures
- Total income, SEK million: 124.1 (179.6)
- EBITDA, SEK million: 29.7 (–45.7)
- EBITDA, USD million: 3.2 (–5.4)
- Operating result, SEK million: –12.5 (–101.9)
- Result before tax, SEK million: –30.4 (–120.2)
- Result after tax, SEK million: –30.5 (–121.4)
- Equity ratio, %: 14 (25)
- Return on equity, %: neg (neg)
- Available liquid funds, including unutilised credit facilities, SEK million: 34.5 (232.7)
- Result per share after tax, SEK: –0.64 (–2.54)
- Equity per share, SEK: 5.80 (15.90)
- Lost-time injuries: 0 (0)
This information is information that Concordia Maritime Aktiebolag (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on 5 May 2022, at 08.30 CEST.
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Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy
HOUSTON (AP) — Infowars host Alex Jones has filed for personal bankruptcy protection in Texas as he faces nearly $1.5 billion in court judgments over conspiracy theories he spread about the Sandy Hook school massacre. Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in bankruptcy court in Houston on Friday. His filing lists $1 billion to $10 billion in liabilities. The bankruptcy filing comes as Jones faces court orders to pay nearly $1.5 billion in damages to relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for calling the massacre a hoax. Jones has laughed at the awards on his Infowars show, saying he has less than $2 million to his name and won’t be able to pay such high amounts. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/12/02/infowars-host-alex-jones-files-for-personal-bankruptcy/ | 2022-12-02 15:02:28 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/12/02/infowars-host-alex-jones-files-for-personal-bankruptcy/ |
(KRON) — A class-action lawsuit was filed Monday against Apple accusing the company of profiting illegally from payment card issuers, according to a press release from attorneys at the law firm Hagens Berman in Seattle, California.
The lawsuit accuses the company of profiting illegally from payment card issuers via its Apple Pay policies, and alleges that the company extracted up to $1 billion annually in fees that were “in violation of federal antitrust law,” according to attorneys with Hagens Berman and Sperling & Slater.
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The lawsuit aims to support a class of financial institutions which issue payment cards enabled for Apple Pay use. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. It alleges that apply denied competitors access to the technology that is necessary to create a “competing mobile wallet.”
According to the press release, Apple made sure that only Apple pay could make contactless payments on iOS devices. The law firm calls this act a “monopoly” for Apple Pay, and states that Apple charges card issuers that use Apple Pay “supracompetetive fees” for the service. This same service is available on Android devices for free, according to the suit.
The press release states this is the third time that Apple has been sued by Hagens Berman. Back in 2015 the firm snagged a $560 million settlement against Apple and various publishing companies in connection with the price fixing of e-books. Apple appealed that case to the U.S. Supreme Court. This led to a $100 million settlement on behalf of iOS developers who were “harmed by Apple’s stifling App Store policies,” according to the press release.
According to the lawsuit, the antitrust violations in this case are twofold:
- Apple has unlawfully linked two of its products – mobile devices and its proprietary mobile wallet – compelling iOS users to exclusively use Apple Pay and foreclosing rival tap-and-pay options.
- Apple unlawfully monopolizes the market for tap-and-pay mobile wallets on iOS. While issuers pay $0 when their cardholders use Android wallets and pay $0 when their cardholders use contactless cards, Apple rakes in billions of dollars from fees from tap-and-pay payments on its platform.
The stated goal of this suit is to “reimburse payment card issuers who have been charged Apple Pay’s fees,” as well as seeking and end to Apple’s current policy. | https://www.kron4.com/news/apple-named-in-antitrust-lawsuit-berkeley/ | 2022-07-19 00:05:51 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/news/apple-named-in-antitrust-lawsuit-berkeley/ |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A truck containing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of dimes was broken into while it was parked overnight at a Philadelphia store, and authorities say the thieves apparently made off with at least $100,000.
The theft was reported around 6 a.m. Thursday. The tractor-trailer driver had picked up about $750,000 in dimes from the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday, authorities said, and was planning to transport them to Florida on Thursday.
It's not clear how many people may have been involved in the theft or if they knew what the truck contained. Responding police officers found hundreds of dimes scattered all over the parking lot, and authorities were still trying to determine how much money was stolen.
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DALLAS (AP) — Jaylen Forbes recorded 31 points as Tulane beat SMU 97-88 on Wednesday night.
Forbes also had seven rebounds for the Green Wave (11-5, 4-1 American Athletic Conference). Jalen Cook added 25 points while shooting 9 for 18 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and he also had eight assists and three steals. Kevin Cross shot 7 of 8 from the field to finish with 15 points, while adding six assists.
Stefan Todorovic finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds and two steals for the Mustangs (6-11, 1-3). Efe Odigie added 20 points for SMU. In addition, Zach Nutall had 12 points and eight assists.
Tulane led SMU at the half, 34-33, with Cook (11 points) its high scorer before the break. Cook’s layup with 9:29 left in the second half gave Tulane the lead for good at 68-67.
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12 best fruit seeds to plant
Fresh fruit is essential to a well-balanced diet, providing key vitamins, nutrients and fiber. Whether you eat it with a meal or have it on its own, it's a healthy way to give yourself a sweet treat.
But while the grocery store offers a wide variety of fruit, you may find more satisfaction — and save some money — if you grow your own. Growing fruit can be intimidating, but if you choose premium fruit seeds, you can enjoy a steady supply of fruit from your own backyard.
What fruits should I grow?
When choosing fruit seeds to plant, consider how much time you're willing to invest and how quickly you want to harvest your fruit. Some fruits, such as melons, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, grow quickly and produce fruit within the first year. Others, including apple trees, take as many as three to five years to provide their first harvest.
If you're new to growing fruit or just impatient to see your first harvest, melons are an ideal fruit to start with. They typically take three months or less to grow from seeds, so you can plant watermelons or cantaloupes in the spring and enjoy the fruit by summer or early fall. If you like berries, strawberries are the fastest-growing when starting from seed. You can typically expect fruit within three or four months.
For those willing to wait longer for their first harvest, cherry trees are worth considering. They usually take three to four years to establish themselves and produce fruit, but they're easy to care for, aren't as prone to as many pest or disease issues as other fruit trees and require little pruning.
However, you should also take your climate into account when choosing fruit seeds. Some fruits need a mild or near-tropical climate for healthy growth, while others do best in cooler temperatures. To ensure your fruit plants and trees will thrive, check the seed package for the recommended United States Department of Agriculture's hardiness zones to see if your area is included.
Best fruit seeds to plant
[ Burpee Mama's Girl Watermelon Seeds ]
These watermelon seeds produce large, tasty fruit ready for harvest in just over two months. They are annual plants good in all USDA plant hardiness zones and aren't genetically modified.
Available at Amazon
[ MySeeds.Co Red Delicious Apple Big Pack ]
These apple seeds produce hardy, adaptable red delicious trees that grow medium to large fruit. Each pack contains 500 seeds that can grow well in USDA hardiness zones 3-8. They are also non-GMO.
Available at Amazon
[ Home Grown Fruit Seeds Variety Bundle ]
This seed pack contains over 500 seeds in total across seven varieties. It includes individual packets of kiwi, cherry, apple, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry and blueberry seeds, so you can grow multiple types. The seeds are hardy in USDA hardiness zones 5-9.
Available at Amazon
[ Seedz Sweet Watermelon Heirloom Seeds ]
These certified organic watermelon seeds offer impressive germination rates and grow seedlings that sprout in as little as a week. They aren't genetically modified and come with growing instructions to help you plant successfully.
Available at Amazon
[ Heirloom Fruit Seeds Melon Variety Pack ]
This pack includes several melon varieties, including watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew. It has 25 non-GMO seeds for each type, all packaged in a Mylar bag that zips closed to keep them fresh.
Available at Amazon
[ MySeeds.Co Black Cherry Big Pack ]
This package includes 500 black cherry seeds that are hardy in USDA hardiness zones 4-9. They germinate within 20 days and come with detailed growing instructions to help you choose the right spot to plant.
Available at Amazon
[ Sow Right Tri-Color Watermelon Seed Collection ]
This packet contains seeds for three watermelon varieties: red jubilee, orange tendersweet and yellow petite. They grow well in hot weather but can be started indoors in cooler climates. They come with planting tips, so they're ideal for beginners.
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[ Organo Republic Melon and Watermelon Variety Pack ]
This seed packet includes seven types of melon and watermelon seeds for a total of 420. It includes honeydew melon, sugar baby watermelon, jubilee watermelon and more. They can be grown in both indoor and outdoor gardens, and they're not genetically modified.
Available at Amazon
[ Burpee Mignonette Strawberry Seeds ]
Grow heirloom strawberries with this packet of 125 seeds. They grow as perennials in USDA hardiness zones 5-10 and produce plants that can reach 6 inches in height and 12 inches in spread. They are organic and non-GMO.
Available at Amazon
[ Seed Needs Crimson Sweet Watermelon Seeds ]
These sweet watermelon seeds produce large fruits, weighing up to 25 pounds, and come with sowing instructions to help you start the seeds successfully. The seed package has latex glue along the edge, so you can seal it if you have any leftover seeds.
Available at Amazon
[ Sow Right Cantaloupe Fruit Seed Collection ]
These non-GMO heirloom seeds come in three packets for each melon type. They include honey rock melon, Hale's best cantaloupe and green honeydew melon seeds, which all thrive in summer. They're easy to grow, because they come with planting instructions on each package.
Available at Amazon
[ Gardeners Basics Melon Fruit Seeds ]
This variety pack offers five types of melons, including cantaloupe, crimson sweet watermelon and sugar baby watermelon. They're all non-GMO and harvested in the United States. They grow well both indoors and outdoors.
Available at Amazon
[ Sow Right Melon Seed Collection ]
This selection of seeds contains large individual packets of different melons, including green honeydew melon and crimson sweet watermelon. All the seeds are non-GMO and heirloom, open-pollinated varieties. Each packet has growing instructions on the back.
Available at Amazon
Other top products
- These Organo Republic Summer Vegetable and Fruit Seeds Variety Pack feature a mix of 25 fruits and veggies that grow well in warm weather, including honeydew melon and sugar baby watermelon.
- If you're a fan of sweet melons, these Sow Right Honey Rock Melon Seeds are a perfect addition to your yard, growing five to seven melons per vine.
- These MySeeds.Co American Elderberry Seeds Big Pack contains over 1,000 seeds that grow shrubs producing berries in USDA hardiness zones 3-9.
- This Survival Garden Tri-Color Watermelon Collection Seed Vault features yellow petite, crimson sweet and tendersweet orange watermelon seeds, so you'll have a range of flavors in your garden.
- The MySeedsCo. Antonovka Apple Seeds Big Pack offers 400 seeds for Antonovka apple trees that can grow up to 23 feet tall and produce fruit that can be eaten raw, baked in pies or fermented into cider.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday:
Squarespace Inc., up $3.50 to $27.54.
The software company’s fourth-quarter revenue beat analysts’ forecasts.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc., up $14.65 to $146.79.
The sporting goods retailer beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter profit and revenue forecasts.
Thor Industries Inc., down $3.52 to $89.06.
The recreational vehicle maker cut its profit forecast for the year.
WW International Inc., up $3.06 to $6.93.
The weight-loss program operator’s purchase of Sequence will get it into the prescription drug weight loss business.
Anika Therapeutics Inc., down $2.96 to $25.91.
The medical technology company reported a bigger fourth-quarter loss than Wall Street expected.
Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., down $1.03 to $7.38.
The supplier of products for heavy duty trucks reported disappointing fourth-quarter financial results.
Ocular Therapeutix Inc., up 29 cents to $5.88.
The biotechnology company beat analysts’ fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts.
Quotient Technology Inc., up 30 cents to $3.62.
The digital coupons company is reportedly considering a sale. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/squarespace-ww-international-rise-thor-anika-fall/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2023-03-07 22:22:05 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/squarespace-ww-international-rise-thor-anika-fall/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for NLY, CZOO, SNAP, INTC, and LYFT.
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AMSTERDAM, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On the eve of COP27, Josh Tosteson, President of Everland signaled to business leaders that a scalable solution for protecting threatened forests is readily available to help meet the ambitions of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Speaking at this week's Sustainable Landscapes and Commodities Forum held in Amsterdam, Tosteson led discussions focused on how REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) is a proven solution to halt climate change and ready to scale in line with the need to end deforestation.
Spotlighting real-world solutions led by pioneers in the field: Wildlife Works, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and Wildlife Alliance, Tosteson discussed the value in scaling forest conservation projects without which we will not be able to prevent irreversible climate change.
"By scaling REDD+ projects through meaningful collaboration between governments, NGOs, Indigenous Peoples and local communities and corporations, we can build on a proven solution to save forests, protect wildlife and bring investment capital for sustainable community development with the urgency that is needed," Tosteson said.
Through successful forest protection, REDD+ projects generate verified emissions reductions which local communities and host governments can sell to corporations who voluntarily offset unavoidable emissions as part of their plans to meet net-zero targets. The market, as estimated by global consultancy firm McKinsey, for such credits topped $1 billion in value in 2021 and is expected to grow 15x by 2050.
With COP27 fast approaching, world leaders will be expected to report back on the progress towards the Glasgow Declaration on Forests, a commitment of 141 countries to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. Considering the discussions due to be had at at COP27, Tosteson said, "At Everland, alongside our developer partners we want to create action at the urgency and scale needed to mitigate climate change, we therefore need to use existing, proven solutions such as Community-based REDD+ to transform the drivers of deforestation into durable incentives for forest conservation."
Emphasizing the role that REDD+ can play in meeting deforestation commitments, Jeff Hayward, Global Director, Quality & Practice at Wildlife Works, said "Community-driven REDD+ projects put Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the driver's seat to bend the arc of deforestation. Utilizing finance from the sale of verified carbon emissions reductions they create employment and economic opportunities, support better education for their children, improve farming practices and confront challenges of food security, while protecting the forest around them."
This Summer Everland unveiled The Forest Plan. The plan outlines Everland's ambitions to support government and community efforts to facilitate the protection of 23 million hectares of highly threatened forests thereby generating 90 million tons of Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) annually or 800 million tons cumulatively from high-impact REDD+ projects by 2030.
Tosteson said, "The voluntary carbon market is ready to provide transformative financing to the stewards of our most precious rainforests now. We invite governments and local communities to collaborate with us in maximizing the potential of project-based REDD+ towards meeting climate change commitments."
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INDIANAPOLIS – Enough is enough.
Matt Ryan is out, Sam Ehlinger is in.
The Indianapolis Colts are taking the dramatic step of benching Ryan, their latest veteran quarterback option, and replacing him with Ehlinger, the 2021 6th-round draft pick who has yet to throw a pass in a regular-season game.
Frank Reich will make the announcement at his Monday afternoon press conference: Ehlinger will make his first NFL start Sunday against the Washington Commanders, Nick Foles will be No. 2 and Ryan will be relegated to No. 3 and inactive.
Ryan’s demotion comes after 239 career starts, including the playoffs.
But he gave the team no choice.
The 15-year veteran and former NFL MVP was acquired in a March trade with Atlanta and considered a much more reliable and stabilizing force at the position after last season’s failed Carson Wentz experience.
That hasn’t been the case as the Colts have been an offensive mess while meandering their way to a 3-3-1 record following Sunday’s error-plagued 19-10 loss to arch-rival Tennessee.
The defense once again offered a solid performance.
But Ryan again undermined the operation with two interceptions, one returned 76 yards for a touchdown by Andrew Adams.
“Just turning the ball over has kind of been our Achilles’ heel,’’ Ryan said after the game.
“I’ve got to be better than that.’’
Seven games into his first season with the Colts, and Ryan has been more of a detriment than a remedy. He:
- leads the NFL with nine interceptions.
- leads the league with 12 total turnovers. Opponents have cashed in by scoring 56 points on the dozen giveaways.
- leads the NFL with 11 fumbles, three of which were lost.
- has been sacked 24 times, tied for most.
- is directing an offense that’s averaging 16.1 points per game, 29th. It has scored 20 points or fewer six times.
- has failed to direct the offense to any points on an opening drive.
This hasn’t been a one-man offensive train wreck.
The NFL’s highest-paid offensive line has underachieved, leading to the avalanche of sacks and the running game ranking 30th in yards per game (81.0) and 29th in yards per attempt (3.5).
But Ryan’s carelessness with the football has been stunning, and debilitating. He had no more than 14 interceptions in any of his final six seasons with the Falcons, and endured double-digit fumbles four times in 14 seasons.
Now the Colts look to Ehlinger.
His move up the depth chart began last week when Reich bumped Ehlinger to No. 2 over Foles, who was inactive for the Titans game.
Reich described it as for “schematic’’ reasons, but internally the team’s patience with Ryan was wearing out.
Ehlinger might have started against the Titans Sunday in Nashville if Ryan hadn’t engineered the 34-27 win over Jacksonville the previous week by passing for 389 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers.
But Sunday’s performance against the Titans forced the Colts’ hand.
After the game, Reich stressed “Matt’s our quarterback.’’
That changed after Reich, general manager Chris Ballard and owner Jim Irsay had time to reassess things.
The team has been high on Ehlinger since it selected him with the 218th overall pick in the 2021 draft. Everyone pointed to his productive career at Texas – 11,436 passing yards and 94 TDs, 1,907 rushing yards and 33 TDs in 46 games – and his innate leadership trait.
But Ehlinger’s NFL resume is as thin as it gets.
He spent the first six games of his rookie season on the injured reserve list after suffering a knee injury in the preseason, and would handle just 18 total snaps in three games.
Ehlinger was the Colts’ unquestioned star during the preseason when he completed 82.8% of his passes for 289 yards, four TDs and a 147.8 rating. He also was the team’s leading rusher with 71 yards on six attempts.
“Sam earned that right now,’’ Reich said of elevating him as Ryan’s backup last week.
Ehlinger insisted his approach didn’t change from when he was No. 3 to Ryan’s backup against Jacksonville.
“I’ve always had the mentality that you have to prepare like the starter, and that was my mentality,’’ he said.
Now, he is the starter.
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General Electric Chairman and CEO Larry Culp is taking on the additional role as the top executive at the company’s aviation business.
Culp eight months ago engineered the break up of the conglomerate in which it would spin off its health care and energy divisions, with the aviation wing remaining under the control of GE.
GE said Monday that aviation’s current CEO, John Slattery, will become executive vice president and chief commercial officer of the business.
The Boston company had begun to carve off pieces of itself not long after the financial crisis in 2008, and those efforts accelerated when Culp took over in 2018.
Also on Monday, GE said Russell Stokes, currently senior vice president of GE and president & CEO of GE Aviation Services, is being named CEO of Commercial Engines and Services.
Shane Wright, chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the aviation business, is retiring. Wright will be succeeded in the CFO post by Rahul Ghai, who is currently executive vice president and CFO of Otis Worldwide.
GE laid out a timetable in which it would complete the spinoff of its healthcare sector by early next year, and it’s power division in 2024. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/ge-ceo-culp-to-lead-companys-aviation-unit/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-06-27 15:35:46 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/ge-ceo-culp-to-lead-companys-aviation-unit/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told The Associated Press on Thursday that the American people are “really, really down” after a tumultuous two years with the coronavirus pandemic, volatility in the economy and now surging gasoline prices that are slamming family budgets.
He said a recession is not inevitable and bristled at claims by Republican lawmakers that last year’s COVID-19 aid plan was fully to blame for inflation reaching a 40-year high, calling that argument “bizarre.”
As for the overall American mindset, Biden said, “People are really, really down.”
“They’re really down,” he said. “The need for mental health in America, it has skyrocketed, because people have seen everything upset. Everything they’ve counted on upset. But most of it’s the consequence of what’s happened, what happened as a consequence of the COVID crisis.”
Speaking to the AP in a 30-minute Oval Office interview, Biden addressed the warnings by economists that the United States could be headed for a recession.
“First of all, it’s not inevitable,” he said. “Secondly, we’re in a stronger position than any nation in the world to overcome this inflation.”
As for the causes of inflation, Biden flashed some defensiveness on that count. “If it’s my fault, why is it the case in every other major industrial country in the world that inflation is higher? You ask yourself that? I’m not being a wise guy,” he said.
The president said he saw reason for optimism with the 3.6% unemployment rate and America’s relative strength in the world.
“Be confident, because I am confident we’re better positioned than any country in the world to own the second quarter of the 21st century,” Biden said. “That’s not hyperbole, that’s a fact.”
Biden’s bleak assessment of the national psyche comes as voters have soured on his job performance and the direction of the country. Only 39% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s performance as president, according to a May poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Research, dipping from already negative ratings a month earlier.
Overall, only about 2 in 10 adults said the U.S. is heading in the right direction or that the economy is good, both down from about 3 in 10 in April. Those drops were concentrated among Democrats, with just 33% within the president’s party saying the country is headed in the right direction, down from 49% in April.
The president outlined some of the hard choices he has faced, saying the U.S. needed to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine in February even though tough sanctions imposed as a result of that war have caused gas prices to surge, creating a political risk for Biden in an election year. He called on oil companies to think of the world’s short-term needs and increase production.
Asked why he ordered the financial penalties against Moscow that have disrupted food and energy markets globally, Biden said he made his calculation as commander in chief rather than as a politician thinking about the election.
“I’m the president of the United States,” he said. “It’s what’s best in the country. No kidding. No kidding. So what happens? What happens if the strongest power in NATO, the organizational structure we put together, walked away from Russian aggression?”
Biden spun out the possibility of chaos in Europe if an unimpeded Russia kept moving deeper into the continent, China was emboldened to take over Taiwan and North Korea grew even more aggressive with its nuclear weapon ambitions.
Biden renewed his contention that major oil companies have benefited from higher prices without increasing production as much as they should. He said the companies needed to think of the world in the short term, not just their investors.
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HOUSTON, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom-engineered solutions for the management, control and distribution of electrical energy, today announced results for the fiscal 2022 fourth quarter and full year ended September 30, 2022. All comparisons are to the comparable period in the prior fiscal year, unless otherwise noted.
- Revenues totaled $163 million, an increase of 26%;
- Net Income was $9 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, and included:
- New orders totaled $259 million, an increase of $138 million;
- As of September 30, 2022, backlog was a record $592 million, an increase of 43%;
- Cash and short-term investments as of September 30, 2022, totaled $117 million.
- Revenues totaled $533 million, an increase of 13%;
- Net Income was $14 million, or $1.15 per diluted share;
- New orders totaled $719 million, an increase of 78%.
Brett A. Cope, Powell's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We finished our fiscal year with solid fourth quarter revenue growth of 26% compared to the prior year and $259 million of new orders – the highest total since the second quarter of fiscal 2020. Activity in our core Oil, Gas & Petrochemical markets continues to improve from the pandemic lows, as we booked a large industrial order to support the production of Liquefied Natural Gas. The volume of small to mid-sized project activity continued through the fiscal year end period, spanning across all of our core end markets, resulting in a record $592 million of ending backlog for the business. Strong project execution, higher volume with a favorable mix of services related projects, as well as the recovery of a prior year change order related to a municipal project, all contributed to a gross profit margin of 20.6% in the quarter. This strong performance is in large part a direct result of our focused and deliberate efforts around our strategic initiatives to diversify our business, strengthen our services offerings, emphasize technology and ensure that Powell is positioned for future success."
Revenues for the fourth quarter totaled $162.7 million compared to $135.5 million in the third quarter and compared to $129.5 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year. Revenues for the full year totaled $532.6 million, an increase of 13% compared to $470.6 million in fiscal 2021.
New orders placed in the fourth quarter totaled $259 million compared to $202 million in the third quarter and compared to $121 million of new orders in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year. New orders placed during the full fiscal year totaled $719 million, an increase of 78% compared to $404 million in fiscal year 2021.
Backlog totaled a record $592 million as of September 30, 2022, which represents sequential growth of 18% compared to $503 million as of June 30, 2022, and compares to $415 million as of September 30, 2021.
Net income in the fiscal fourth quarter was $8.7 million dollars, or $0.73 per diluted share, compared to $9.1 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, in the fiscal third quarter, and compares to $3.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year. During the fourth fiscal quarter, the Company recognized a non-recurring, after tax gain of $2.0 million, or $0.17 per diluted share resulting from the favorable cost recovery attributable to a prior year municipal project.
Net income in the full year was $13.7 million dollars, or $1.15 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.6 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, in full year fiscal 2021. During fiscal 2022, the Company recognized three non-recurring events. During the third fiscal quarter, the business recognized a $1.6 million after tax gain through the divestiture of a non-core, industrial valve repair and servicing division within the Powell Canada entity. Secondly, due to the sustained, positive earnings generated out of Powell Canada, the valuation allowance that was previously established against the entity's deferred tax assets was reversed generating a $5.9 million after tax gain. These two events, combined with the aforementioned cost recovery related to the municipal project in the fourth fiscal quarter, contributed $0.80 per diluted share in fiscal 2022.
Cope added, "We are entering fiscal 2023 with a very solid foundation to build upon over the coming quarters. Our record backlog of $592 million provides us with solid volume across all of our operating divisions as we focus on strong project execution and factory efficiencies. Commercially, we remain encouraged by the activity across our Industrial end markets, as well as our continued growth in the Utility and Commercial and Light Industrial end markets. I am optimistic about fiscal 2023 and am incredibly proud of our team's performance during this most recent quarter as well as the resiliency they've demonstrated over the past two years."
Commenting on the Company's outlook, Michael Metcalf, Powell's Chief Financial Officer said, "As we close out fiscal 2022 and look forward to fiscal 2023, we are very encouraged by the commercial activity that we're experiencing across our core end markets. Considering this, and in addition to our current order book at $592 million, we anticipate revenue growth in most of our key market sectors versus the prior year. Additionally, as a result of the pricing and cost actions that were implemented throughout this past fiscal year, we expect continued improvement in project quality resulting in increased profitability in fiscal 2023. Based upon these dynamics, and accounting for the typical seasonality that we experience during the first fiscal quarter, we anticipate earnings in fiscal 2023 to significantly improve versus fiscal 2022, excluding the non-recurring items."
Powell Industries has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. To participate in the conference call, dial 1-833-953-2431 (domestic) or 1-412-317-5760 (international) at least 10 minutes before the call begins and ask for the Powell Industries conference call. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through December 13, 2022 and may be accessed by calling 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) and using passcode 2932915#.
Investors, analysts and the general public will also have the opportunity to listen to the conference call over the Internet by visiting powellind.com. To listen to the live call on the web, please visit the website at least 15 minutes before the call begins to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live webcast, an archive will be available shortly after the call and will remain available for approximately 90 days at powellind.com.
Powell Industries, Inc., headquartered in Houston, designs, manufactures and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for the distribution, control and monitoring of electrical energy. Powell markets include large industrial customers such as utilities, oil and gas producers, refineries, liquefied natural gas facilities, petrochemical plants, pulp and paper producers, mining operations and commuter railways. For more information, please visit powellind.com.
Any forward-looking statements in the preceding paragraphs of this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. In the course of operations, we are subject to certain risk factors, competition and competitive pressures, sensitivity to general economic and industrial conditions, international political and economic risks, availability and price of raw materials and execution of business strategy. For further information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available from the Company without charge.
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Tuesday’s Eastern Pennsylvania Conference track and field championships was the unveiling of Easton’s No. 1 girls 3,200-meter relay team.
Junior Erin Vincent, sophomore Emerson Beamer, sophomore Raegan Day and senior Sophie Emin had never run the event together outside of practice.
The Red Rovers made their debut gold medal worthy.
The Easton team dusted the competition at Whitehall High School, winning in 9:38.55 (the best time in the lehighvalleylive.com area this spring), ahead of second-place Parkland’s 9:46.61.
“It was really nice to get everyone in, get a nice time and see how we could do,” said Emin, who was the anchor.
Easton entered the championships seeded third.
“We honestly didn’t have an expectation going into this meet,” Vincent said. “We were just like, ‘We’re going to run and do our best.’ The outcome worked out.”
Day said the format of the league meet benefitted the Rovers. The relay was the only race for all four runners on Tuesday.
“Amazing,” Beamer said of the performance. “Hopefully, we keep that adrenaline going for tomorrow.”
Vincent will run the 1,600 and 1,600-meter relay on Wednesday; Beamer has the 800; Day will compete in the 400 and 1,600 relay; and Emin has the 800 and 1,600 relay.
“We definitely want to keep that energy,” Emin said of the group’s momentum. “... It just gets us that much more excited.”
The Rovers finished one-two in the 300 hurdles thanks to freshman Maggie Scalzo (46.53) and senior Jayla Reinert (46.60). Both runners avoided catastrophe as Pleasant Valley senior De’Nair Drew, who was in the lead, tumbled over a hurdle at the end of the race.
A quick learner
While Easton’s 3,200 relay enjoyed a fine inaugural race, Liberty senior Tamia Bruce has experienced a terrific first season.
Bruce won the shot put with a toss of 36 feet, 2.75 inches, a personal best and the top effort in the area this season.
“I just kept myself calm. I was hoping for the best,” Bruce said. “I was grateful to even be here, because this is my first year throwing ... Then I just let the shot put fly.”
The Hurricanes senior admitted she didn’t envision winning an EPC title when she picked up the sport.
“I decided to do something new because I also play basketball,” she said. “... It turned out that I actually liked it. I just kept excelling in it.”
There were some confusing elements to the shot put at first, but Bruce’s technique has come a long way in a short time.
“I guess I just learn fast,” she said.
Liberty also climbed to the top of the medal stand in the pole vault, where junior Annika Flanigan (11-0) bested Parkland senior Coral Shivok (10-6).
Parkland’s Grace Nation won the triple jump. The senior posted 37-9, which is an inch off her best outing this season.
Emmaus junior Hailey Reinhard won the 3,200 with a time of 11:24.62.
GIRLS: Meet results
A big jump
Easton junior Samuel Chedester entered the boys triple jump with a top performance of 43-7.75.
He eclipsed that mark easily to take gold on Tuesday, registering 45 feet, 3.75 inches. Emmaus sophomore Kyle Moore was second with 43-11.75.
Chedester appreciated a spring day that actually featured spring temperatures.
“I feel like the weather played a role, because all of our other meets were kind of rainy and cold,” the junior said.
A slight adjustment to his method paid dividends, too. Chedester indicated he wasn’t getting his knee high enough during the second phase of his jump previously. He practiced the change all week.
“At practice you’re putting in all the work and you don’t know if it’s actually going to do anything,” he said. “To actually come out and see it work feels good.”
Rovers junior Odin Ferency also claimed first place in a field event. He won the shot put with a throw of 52-3.5. Allentown Central Catholic sophomore Clark Gulycz was second at 47-8.
The 6-foot-5 Ferency already had the gold secured when he uncorked the top toss of the afternoon on his final attempt. The junior’s mentality was simple: “Stay calm, don’t get down on myself if I do bad, let one loose and win.”
Footwear fault
Shaun Apsley, a senior, was Northampton’s first-place finisher on Tuesday, winning the 300-meter hurdles in 40.11 seconds. Nazareth senior Jake Hilarczyk was runner-up (40.54).
“The time was pretty good because the competition was there,” Apsley said. “These guys have good times, so it really pushed me. I heard them behind me and I saw their shadows.”
It wasn’t a totally clean run for the Konkrete Kid, however. He clipped the fourth hurdle and nearly lost his left shoe for the home stretch.
“I was kind of holding onto my shoe with my toes,” the senior said.
Emmaus junior Aiden Hurlbert was 3 inches off the meet record in the pole vault. He cleared 14 feet and topped Stroudsburg junior Drew Brinker (13-6).
Hurlbert, who posted a 15-foot vault during a dual meet vs. Parkland, will make adjustments to his pre-meet ritual before districts.
“I definitely have to prepare better, because yesterday I wasn’t eating too well and I worked out – which was super stupid,” he said. “For districts, I’m going to chill out the day before and eat really well.”
Freedom senior Alex Heidemann triumphed in the final race of the day: the 3,200. He clocked 9:51.81 to win by nearly 6 seconds.
BOYS: Meet results
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Friday in Asia after after strong data lifted benchmarks on Wall Street, while China reported slower factory activity in June due to weaker consumer spending and export demand.
U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices ticked higher.
Adding to signs that an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls is cooling, an official survey showed China’s factory activity contracted for another month in June as export orders decreased.
Germany’s DAX gained 0.3% to 15,997.34 and the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.5% to 7,347.98. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.2% to 7,485.72. The future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1% while that for the S&P 500 gained less than 0.1%.
China’s economy revived following the end in December of pandemic controls on travel and business activity. But that revival has faded due to lackluster consumer spending at home and weak demand for exports following interest rate hikes in the United States and Europe to cool inflation.
“Looking forward, policy support will be key to preventing a further deceleration in growth. Aside from some token rate cuts, officials have so far been slow to announce meaningful stimulus,” Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a commentary.
That expectation appeared to encourage investors.
The Shanghai Composite index jumped 0.6% to 3,206.06 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged 0.1% higher, to 18,949.70. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo shed 0.1% to 33,189.04.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1% higher to 7,203.30, while the Kospi in Seoul picked up 0.6% to 2,564.28. Shares fell in Taiwan but advanced in Bangkok and Mumbai.
On Thursday, most stocks climbed on Wall Street following the latest signs that the U.S. economy remains stronger than feared.
The S&P 500 rose 0.4% and is on track for its sixth winning week in the last seven. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.8% and the Nasdaq composite edged down less than 0.1%.
Yields jumped in the bond market after data showed the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual rate in the first three months of the year, much stronger than the 1.3% rate earlier estimated. Another report said fewer workers applied for unemployment benefits last week than expected, a sign that the job market remains remarkably solid despite much higher interest rates meant to slow the overall economy.
That raises questions over whether a long-forecast recession is inevitable. And such resilience could lead the Federal Reserve to see the economy as strong enough to keep hiking interest rates to drive down inflation.
The Fed has pulled rates higher at a blistering pace since early last year. High rates slow inflation by dragging on the entire economy, and they have already hurt the manufacturing and other industries while helping to cause three high-profile failures in the U.S. banking system.
The Federal Reserve said late Wednesday that the nation’s 23 largest banks would be able to survive a severe recession in its latest “stress test” of the system. Failing the test would have restricted banks from paying dividends or buying back their own stock to send cash to shareholders.
A stronger economy could also help banks make more money from lending, though higher interest rates could pressure their balance sheets.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Thursday the central bank may have to tighten regulation of the system after several banks collapsed when rising rates knocked down the value of bonds they bought and other investments made when rates were ultralow.
Micron Technology fell 4.1% for another one of the biggest declines in the S&P 500 after forecasting a larger loss for the summer than analysts expected after Beijing ordered Chinese companies not to use its products.
In other trading Friday, the dollar rose to 144.80 Japanese yen from 144.77 yen. The euro weakened to $1.0864 from $1.0867.
U.S. benchmark crude oil added 22 cents to $70.08 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained 30 cents on Thursday to $69.86 per barrel.
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Chairman of Bartlett & West named Topeka Business Hall of Fame Laureate
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Chairman of Bartlett & West’s Board of Directors Keith Warta was awarded the 2023 Topeka Business Hall of Fame Laureate.
Bartlett & West said candidates are chosen by Junior Achievement of Kansas, which selected four people this year for the honor. Individuals are chosen based on several criteria, including their business involvement and service to their community.
Warta began his career as a project engineer with Bartlett & West in 1984 in the company’s Topeka, Kan., office. Throughout his career, he helped the company grow from around 35 employees to an employee-owned firm of more than 350, with offices spread throughout the Midwest. He most recently served as the chief executive officer for 13 years, retiring from the position in 2022.
Bartlett & West said Warta is chair-elect on the Board of Directors for the Topeka Community Foundation, Co-Chair for the community strategy - Momentum 2022, a 2009 graduate of Leadership Kansas, Chair’s Council past Chair for the Greater Topeka Partnership, and supporter of Kansas State University.
Bartlett & West said it was founded in 1951 and has 17 offices in seven states. The firm provides engineering, technology, construction solutions, and other professional services to a wide range of clients. Bartlett & West serves local and regional municipalities, DOTs, water districts, rail companies, land developers, architects, private industry, and other clients.
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Raytheon UK assists Britain in defending critical global navigation satellite systems
LONDON, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon UK announced today the Ministry of Defence has purchased its 1000th Landshield unit, marking the latest milestone in the company's efforts to defend critical GPS signals.
Landshield is a market-leading anti-jam system. Only the size of a hockey puck, Landshield's lightweight, small frame and low power usage allow it to be ultra-versatile and operate on land, sea, and air. By repelling jamming and spoofing attempts, Landshield aims to ensure that it defends the GPS signals of any military system using it.
The Landshield family of products also has the distinct advantage of alerting users to the presence and location of interfering signals. These alerts provide critical, real-time situational awareness intelligence to support operational success in GPS-contested environments.
"By purchasing 1,000 units of Landshield and Landshield Plus, the MoD continues to show confidence in our suite of anti-jamming capabilities," said Rory Chamberlain, business development executive at Raytheon UK. "This sustained investment has allowed us to develop our partnership with the MoD and innovate in the most impactful ways."
Raytheon UK has developed, produced and supplied its suite of anti-jam products at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Glenrothes and Livingston, Scotland, for more than 20 years. Last year,16,000 anti-jamming systems supplied by Raytheon UK were in service around the world on air, sea and land platforms.
The company has seen a surge in demand for anti-jamming products and has changed its manufacturing process accordingly, with further investment in its supply chain to meet urgent needs quickly.
"We know the importance of defending GPS in the 21st century," said Sam Missett, head of Assured Position, Navigation and Timing at Raytheon UK. "From financial systems to military applications, our reliance on the information that GPS provides continues to grow. By producing a product that continues to receive the backing of MoD, it demonstrates to us that we are delivering a level of capability that keeps us ahead of our adversaries."
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About Raytheon UK
With facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester and Manchester, Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Across the country the company employs 1,700 people. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon UK continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances across the country. Raytheon UK is a landed company, part of RTX.
About RTX
RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company. With more than 180,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems for operational success, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2022 sales of $67 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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