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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Regency Centers Corp. (REG) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations.
The real estate investment trust, based in Jacksonville, Florida, said it had funds from operations of $178.2 million, or $1.03 per share, in the period.
The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 93 cents per share.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had net income of $195.2 million, or $1.14 per share.
The shopping center real estate investment trust, based in Jacksonville, Florida, posted revenue of $303.4 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $297.4 million.
Regency Centers expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $3.84 to $3.90 per share.
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Weigle, Weldon Kalland
July 17, 2022, age 87
JEROME—Weldon Kalland Weigle, 87, of Jerome, Idaho passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Harmony Place Assisted Living in Twin Falls. Weldon was born September 10, 1935, in Wendell, Idaho, the only child of William “Bill” Weigle and Loys (Kalland) Weigle of Jerome, Idaho. He grew up in Jerome where he graduated from high school in 1953.
Weldon married his high school sweetheart, Caroline Yingst, in 1956 in Jerome. He earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Utah in 1958 and a second bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Idaho in 1963.
Weldon received his commission as a second lieutenant through Army ROTC and served as an engineer platoon leader and staff officer in the 70th Engineer Battalion (Combat) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He completed his military service as a captain in the Army Reserve.
As an engineer, Weldon worked for the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho and Kentucky before taking on the job of State Engineer for the Farmers Home Administration in Boise.
Weldon and his father formed Weigle Building and Sales in 1969. They sold and installed manufactured homes for three years before buying Jerome Lumber Company together in 1973.
In 1998, Weldon started Weigle Engineering and Home Inspections. He also managed many projects, including the 2005 Jerome Library addition.
Weldon was proud of his family’s sheep ranching heritage and remained a sheep man until late in life, raising lambs on his farm north of town.
In addition to being recognized―with Caroline―by the Jerome Chamber of Commerce in 2000 with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Civic Service, the City of Jerome proclaimed June 13, 2014, as “Weldon Weigle Day” for his years of work to bring business opportunities to Jerome.
Other volunteer activities included Red Cross blood drives, 7th-grade football coach, substitute teacher, and Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 141 for twelve years.
Weldon was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Caroline, with whom he celebrated 66 years of marriage; his three children, Brett, Scott, and Anne Weigle; and his grandchildren, Brittany, Robert, David, Eric, and Avery.
Our family would like to thank the staff at Creekside Assisted Living, Harmony Place Assisted
Living, Hospice Visions, and special friend Helen Cordani for their loving care.
An open house to honor Weldon will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 27 at the Jerome Senior Center, 520 North Lincoln, Jerome, Idaho. Memorials may be sent to the Jerome Public Library, 100 1st Avenue East, Jerome, Idaho, 83338 or to Hospice Visions, https://hospicevisions.org/donate
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Tesla board chair testifies in Musk compensation lawsuit
Posted/updated on: November 15, 2022 at 2:43 pmWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The head of Tesla’s board of directors says her focus in helping develop a huge compensation package for CEO Elon Musk in 2018 was the results he could bring, not how many hours he devoted to the job. Robyn Denholm testified Tuesday in a shareholder lawsuit challenging Musk’s deal, which is potentially worth more than $55 billion. The lawsuit alleges that the performance-based stock option grant was negotiated and approved by directors who had conflicts of interest due to personal and professional ties to Musk. It also alleges that a shareholder vote approving the plan was based on a misleading proxy statement. | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1179732 | 2022-11-15 21:07:25 | 1 | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1179732 |
Our names are important to us. They tell us who we are and often, who we come from.
So imagine suddenly discovering the last name you’ve always carried… might not actually be the name you should have.
Alex Neason began looking into her family’s history after discovering her great grandfather’s name was different from what she believed for her whole life. In her search to discover the story of that last name, she enlisted genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith.
For Black Americans, genealogy can fill in the blanks left by the legacy of slavery and racism in the U.S. Services like the Freedmen’s Bureau and Slave Voyages provide free access to records and documents to help with that search.
We talk about the power of genealogy in fostering knowledge and connection for Black Americans.
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TEMECULA, Calif., Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raintree Systems, a leading provider of electronic health records (EHR) and revenue cycle management (RCM) software solutions for the therapy and rehab industry, today announced the release of a mobile app for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) providers that vastly simplifies daily note taking during patient visits and enables better management of complex billing scenarios.
The mobile app is built around ABA data collection workflows during appointments with patients, who primarily are children with autism. It is important when working with these children that ABA providers can quickly free their own hands during the session. The mobile app allows these providers to simply slip a smartphone into their pockets.
In recent years ABA providers have been able to use iPads during treatment sessions, but sometimes they find children distracted by other tablet uses; Raintree's new mobile app eliminates the potential for this type of conflict during a session.
Streamlining the real-time data collection and visit documentation processes frees up more time for ABA providers to focus on the needs of their patients. The app features:
- Elimination of data entry duplication
- Patient signature capture as needed
- Ability to document session notes and treatment times along side patient data
- Patient information and files on hand without additional searching
Data collected by providers through the mobile app is automatically transmitted to the Raintree electronic medical records (EMR) platform, ensuring 1) the latest patient data is immediately available to other therapy providers, such as speech and physical therapists, and 2) all relevant patient records, including billing, appointments and clinical information, are accessible in one database.
Raintree's mobile app allows ABA providers to collect data even if they lack an internet connection. This is a significant benefit because many ABA treatments are done in schools, patient homes and other locations that may lack a reliable internet connection. Once the ABA provider can reconnect to the internet, the recorded data is synced to Raintree's master database. User authentication ensures compliance with HIPAA patient privacy requirements.
"Until now our clients have been limited with their ability to enter ABA data using a phone-sized device or collect information offline," said Nick Hedges, CEO of Raintree. "In a clinical setting, the ability to collect this information easily, while directly interacting with autistic children can be a daunting task. This smartphone app will help care providers handle data collection efficiently so they can spend more time interacting with their patients."
For more information on Raintree Systems, please visit raintreeinc.com.
Raintree is the preeminent platform for enterprise and mid-sized therapy provider organizations. They have a proven track record of success and client satisfaction providing solutions in patient engagement and communications, clinical documentation, revenue cycle management (RCM), and business intelligence/analytics for physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, audiology, and ABA across all treatment settings. From pediatrics to geriatrics, Raintree has more than 2,500 implementations and more than 25,000 users daily. Its commitment to "Software-as-a-Relationship" uniquely distinguishes it from other providers in the market. To learn more about Raintree, visit https://www.raintreeinc.com/.
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NEW YORK — Martina Navratilova says she is clear of cancer.
The tennis Hall of Famer announced the news Monday on Twitter after what she said was a full day of tests at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
“Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, proton and radiation magicians etc- what a relief,” she wrote.
Navratilova, 66, revealed she had been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer in January and that she would begin treatment that month. She had been diagnosed with a noninvasive form of breast cancer in 2010 and had a lumpectomy.
The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion had noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck in November and a biopsy revealed the early stage throat cancer. But Navratilova felt well enough to return to her TV work with the Tennis Channel by the Miami Open in March. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/martina-navratilova-clear-of-cancer/507-7d63f036-cf74-498c-8e7b-8d783d61045c | 2023-06-20 22:07:44 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/martina-navratilova-clear-of-cancer/507-7d63f036-cf74-498c-8e7b-8d783d61045c |
Jacksonville firefighters undergo paramedic training to ease staffing challenges
JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KLTV) - Four firefighters at the Jacksonville Fire Department have begun paramedic training to help the current EMS staffing challenges across the state.
Texas has faced staffing challenges since the beginning of the pandemic. So the Texas legislature allocated 21.7 million dollars and passed senate bill 8 for EMS recruitment and retention.
The Jacksonville fire department applied for the grant in December of last year and received 31,800 dollars from the state. Firefighters Blake Wilson, Carson Ezell, Kooper Hand, and Sam Stiles started the program on February 6th.
“As much as firefighters don’t want to admit it, fires are probably two percent of the job, EMS is 98 percent of it. So it take a load off of some of these guys if we can run double medic trucks because that takes a load off the paramedic running all the calls by himself.” said Hand.
EMS coordinator, Alicia Whetsell says the department is a fire based EMS agency where all employees are double certified. The four firefighters are already EMT certified allowing them to give basic life support. But at the paramedic level, they will learn the higher training.
“That gives the provider more advanced things for our patients that are having strokes, heart attacks, things like that. So by going to paramedic, that enables us in the community to provide much higher level of care for all of our citizens that we care for.” said Whetsell.
They will finish the program this December. Hand says he’s looking forward to gaining more knowledge in the field.
“In the fire service, they always say the day you stop learning is the day you need to hang up you bunker coat and retire. So you know there’s always room for improvement. There’s always room to learn.”
This is the first time the Jacksonville Fire department is sending this many firefighters to paramedic school in one year at one time.
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Steens resident shares experience of last night’s tornado
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The massive cleanup is beginning in northern Lowndes County after a tornado ripped through the area late Tuesday evening.
The National Weather Service in Jackson will be surveying the damage.
We brought you the first look at some of the devastations on WCBI Sunrise.
WCBI’s Rosalyn Freeman and Scott Martin were live near Steens. Freeman and Martin were out there all morning and hearing incredible stories of survival.
Fortunately, Lowndes County Emergency Management said no one was hurt or killed in the storm.
After the sunrise this morning, people really got a look at just how bad the destruction was.
Trees on top of homes, roofs ripped from houses, and debris tangled everywhere.
The hardest hit areas included Highway 12 and Cal-Steens Road.
Power is still out for families in that area.
I talked with James Brown who survived the storm in his bedroom.
He said he heard the tornado roaring over and he’s just thankful to be alive.
“Everybody says it sounds like a freight train and it is. It’s like a train, I mean a big train. Somebody tells you they hear a tornado is like they hear a train believe them. If I would have been in my wife’s bathroom I wouldn’t be here today but I was in my own bathroom on the other side of the house which is still intact,” said Brown.
Brown said his wife was out of town when the storm hit.
He’s already had his insurance company out to assess the damages.
You’ll hear more from him tonight on WCBI news at 5 and 6.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of a pipeline with the largest onshore crude oil spill in nine years has reopened all of it except for the stretch in Kansas and northern Oklahoma that includes the site of the rupture.
Canada-based T.C. Energy said in a statement Wednesday night that its Keystone system has restarted operations from Canada to southern Nebraska and from there to south-central Illinois. It also is operating the pipeline from northern Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast.
The Dec. 7 spill forced the company to shut down the Keystone system and dumped about 14,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek running through rural pastureland in Washington County, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Kansas City. Each barrel is 42 gallons, the size of a household bathtub.
“The affected segment of the Keystone Pipeline System remains safely isolated as investigation, recovery, repair and remediation continues to advance,” the company said in a statement. “This segment will not be restarted until it is safe to do so.”
Last week’s spill was the largest on the 2,700-mile (4,345-kilometer) Keystone system since it began operating in 2010 and the largest onshore spill since a Tesoro Corp. pipeline rupture in North Dakota leaked 20,600 barrels in September 2013, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data.
The crude carried by the pipeline is extracted from tar sands in western Canada, can sink in water and can be harder to clean up than more conventional crude oil, according to experts and environmentalists. A 2016 National Academies of Sciences study said the tar sands oil has an “exceptionally high density” compared with other crude oils that can “pose particular challenges when they reach water bodies.”
Company and officials have said no drinking water supplies were affected, the oil didn't reach larger waterways and no one was evacuated. But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that four dead animals and 71 dead fish had been recovered.
The EPA also said the company has recovered 5,567 barrels of oil and water and 5,000 cubic yards of oil-contaminated soil, or enough to fill about 24,000 bathtubs.
Concerns that spills could pollute waterways spurred opposition to plans by TC Energy to build another crude oil pipeline in the same system, the 1,200-mile (1,900-kilometer) Keystone XL, across Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. President Joe Biden’s cancelation of a permit for the project led the company to pull the plug last year.
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Indiana softball star freshman Taryn Kern enters transfer portal
Indiana softball's All-American freshman is exploring her options. Hoosiers second baseman Taryn Kern has entered the transfer portal, IndyStar confirmed. Extra Innings Softball was first to report the news.
The freshman from San Jose, Calif., led the Hoosiers (43-16) by hitting .412 with 22 home runs and 67 RBIs. Kern earned second-team All-America honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and was Big Ten Player of the Year.
Indiana made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011.
‘A program-changer’:Freshman slugger Taryn Kern rewriting IU softball record books
'Hungry for more':IU softball's best season in nearly 30 years ends in NCAA Regional final
IU coach Shonda Stanton called Kern “a program-changer” during the season and her all-out playing style inspired the Hoosiers.
“I just think that life is meant to be lived to the fullest,” Kern said. “And I’ve had lots of amazing opportunities in my life. Like with my family specifically just growing up, so, like, take those opportunities and have some amazing experiences. I think that things are a lot of times scary, but once you get over your fear of it, you don’t regret doing it and it becomes super fun and exciting.” | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2023/06/05/indiana-softball-freshman-taryn-kern-enters-transfer-portal-big-10-player-of-year-all-american/70288194007/ | 2023-06-05 14:04:00 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2023/06/05/indiana-softball-freshman-taryn-kern-enters-transfer-portal-big-10-player-of-year-all-american/70288194007/ |
BOSTON (AP) — Having silenced the TD Garden crowd and put the defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics on the brink of a second-round exit, 76ers players barely cracked a smile as they walked off the court.
“It’s not over. We have to get one more,” Joel Embiid said. “All of us. We have to show up.”
They’ll soon get that chance.
Embiid scored 33 points and Philadelphia easily took a 3-2 lead in the East semifinals, beating Boston 115-103 on Tuesday night.
The 76ers led by as many as 21 points in the fourth quarter as home fans booed the Celtics, and can close out the series and advance to the conference finals when they host Game 6 on Thursday night. Philadelphia hasn’t reached that stage of the playoffs since 2001.
“What we did tonight, it’s easier said than done. But we have to do it again,” Embiid said.
It was the third straight 30-point game in the series for the reigning MVP, who used his full array offensive weapons to pick apart the Celtics defense. He also had seven rebounds, four blocks and three 3-pointers.
Tyrese Maxey added 30 points and six 3-pointers. James Harden finished with 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
Coach Doc Rivers likened Harden’s play to that of a catcher in baseball calling the perfect game, putting his teammates in optimal position while also scoring big buckets in key moments.
Rivers said it helped his team endure each of Boston’s attempts to get back into the game.
“You just have breathe through it and our guys did that,” Rivers said.
Jayson Tatum led Boston with 36 points but was just 11 of 27 from the field. Jaylen Brown finished with 24 points. The Celtics went 12 of 38 from the 3-point line.
“I think we just didn’t have it today,” Tatum said.
If there’s any solace for Boston, it’s that the Celtics survived this exact scenario last year in this round, overcoming a 3-2 deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks.
“If you’re not willing to get dirty, if you’re not willing to pretty much bleed, if you’re not willing to break something…then you shouldn’t be on that court,” Celtics guard Marcus Smart said. “Because that’s what it is. That’s what the playoffs are about.”
The previous two occasions the 76ers were in a second-round series that was tied 2-2, they were blown out in Game 5 — a 36-point loss to Toronto in 2019 and 35-point loss to Miami last season.
Not this time.
The 76ers led by as many as 19 points in the third quarter and took an 88-72 lead into the fourth.
A quick flurry by the Celtics cut the deficit to 11, but Philadelphia responded with a 10-2 run to push it back up to 102-83.
It was 105-89 when Brown got free on a fast break and attempted to drop in a layup. But Embiid, who stayed in pursuit, was there to swat it away.
Philadelphia made a concerted effort to get the ball to Embiid in the post from the outset. He was able to knock down midrange jumpers, helping to open the floor for his teammates as Boston’s big men were pulled out of the paint.
Meanwhile, the Celtics struggled to find their shot throughout.
The 76ers enjoyed an early rebounding advantage and had success with Embiid running pick-and-roll sets at Al Horford. It led to scoring opportunities for Embiid and contributed to Philadelphia building a 15-point lead in the first half.
Tatum missed his first six attempts before hitting a runner with 5:48 left in the second quarter. He finished the first half with 15 points but was just 3 of 11 from the field (1 of 6 from 3-point range).
Boston eventually cobbled together a 10-0 run to cut into the deficit, but Philadelphia settled down and went into halftime with a 58-49 lead.
Harden said the Sixers’ mindset heading back home with a chance to closeout the series is clear.
“Don’t think too much of it, just go out there and play our brand of basketball,” he said.
TIP-INS
76ers: Embiid had 21 first-half points, going 9 for 9 from the free throw line.
Celtics: Their 103 points were their fewest of this postseason. … Boston shot 5 of 19 from beyond the arc in the opening 24 minutes.
STREAKING
Embiid’s three consecutive 30-point games is tied for his longest streak within a postseason in his career. The only other players in franchise history with longer streaks are Allen Iverson (five in 2001) and Wilt Chamberlain (four in 1965).
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FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Nearly two dozen thieves made off with more than a dozen vehicles from a Flint auto auction lot, leading to a chase and a deadly crash.
It all unfolded around 3 a.m. Police say a group of 20 broke into a secured auto auction lot on the northwest corner of Atherton Road and Saginaw Street in Flint.
"Yes they intentionally rammed the security guard's vehicle in an attempt to get away," said Flint Police Chief Terence Green.
The suspects rammed the front gate, which was closed at the time. Green said they also exchanged gunfire with he armed security guard, but no injuries were reported from the shooting.
A total of 13 vehicles were taken. Three of the suspects drove stolen vehicles south on I-475 at a high rate of speed.
"While traveling southbound on I -475, (they) were spotted by a Grand Blanc Township police officer," Green said.
The officer pursued the vehicles for 30 miles into Oakland County before the chase came to a deadly end at Joslyn Road and I-75.
"It's been reported to us that one of those three vehicles crashed in the Auburn Hills area near Oakland University," Green said.
One suspect behind the wheel of a stolen Ford Mustang died in the crash, but no one else was injured. Police have recovered more than a half dozen of the 13 stolen vehicles.
"They recovered seven of those vehicles they have one person in custody for occupying one of those vehicles at this time," said Green.
He said an organized vehicle theft ring was behind the incident, which started in Genesee County. These types of thefts are becoming more frequent.
"It's been a common practice on lots in this area this group. We believe this organized group from the Detroit area is coming into this area and this is their mode of operations," Green said. | https://www.abc12.com/news/crime/more-than-a-dozen-vehicles-stolen-from-a-flint-auto-lot/article_5f11a7e0-6472-11ed-8991-bf017ae09146.html | 2022-11-15 00:19:59 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/crime/more-than-a-dozen-vehicles-stolen-from-a-flint-auto-lot/article_5f11a7e0-6472-11ed-8991-bf017ae09146.html |
How to Watch the WNBA on Sunday: TV Channel, Game Times and Odds
Published: May. 28, 2023 at 6:22 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
Today's WNBA slate has three exciting matchups in store. Among those games is the Indiana Fever taking on the Atlanta Dream.
Catch live WNBA games, plus tons of other sports and shows, with a free trial to Fubo!
Today's WNBA Games
The Atlanta Dream play host to the Indiana Fever
The Fever take to the home court of the Dream on Sunday at 3:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- ATL Record: 1-1
- IND Record: 0-2
- ATL Stats: 80.5 PPG (fourth in WNBA), 81.0 Opp. PPG (seventh)
- IND Stats: 67.0 PPG (12th in WNBA), 80.0 Opp. PPG (sixth)
Players to Watch
- ATL Key Player: Allisha Gray (18.0 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 4.0 APG)
- IND Key Player: Aliyah Boston (15.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.5 APG)
The Chicago Sky take on the Dallas Wings
The Wings look to pull off an away win at the Sky on Sunday at 6:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
Records and Stats
- CHI Record: 2-1
- DAL Record: 2-0
- CHI Stats: 73.7 PPG (11th in WNBA), 68.7 Opp. PPG (first)
- DAL Stats: 90.0 PPG (second in WNBA), 84.5 Opp. PPG (10th)
Players to Watch
- CHI Key Player: Kahleah Copper (15.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.7 APG)
- DAL Key Player: Natasha Howard (18.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.0 APG)
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The Las Vegas Aces host the Minnesota Lynx
The Lynx take to the home court of the Aces on Sunday at 9:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- LVA Record: 3-0
- MIN Record: 0-3
- LVA Stats: 97.3 PPG (first in WNBA), 71.3 Opp. PPG (second)
- MIN Stats: 74.7 PPG (10th in WNBA), 83.3 Opp. PPG (eighth)
Players to Watch
- LVA Key Player: A'ja Wilson (18.3 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 1.7 APG)
- MIN Key Player: Napheesa Collier (15.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 3.7 APG)
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I was having trouble cleaning the dryer and thought there could be an easier way," said an inventor, from Elk Point, S.D., "so I invented the DRYER BUDDY. My design eases the task of cleaning a dryer by sucking the debris directly into the vacuum."
The invention provides a quick and effective way to clean a dryer. In doing so, it eliminates dryer debris and buildup. As a result, it saves time and effort and it offers an alternative to traditional methods of cleaning a dryer. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households. Additionally, a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-TLS-290, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Struggling Creighton will look to halt a five-game slide when it visits surprising Marquette in the Big East opener for each team Friday night in Milwaukee.
Creighton (6-5) won its first six games, climbing as high as No. 7 in the poll, before losing to then-No. 14 Arizona 81-79 on Nov. 23 in the championship game of the Maui Invitational, then falling 72-67 at then-No. 2 Texas on Dec 1.
Creighton first dropped to No. 21, then fell completely out of the rankings while losing three more games.
The Bluejays were upset by in-state rival Nebraska on Dec. 4, then dropped their last two in the Jack Jones Hoopfest at Las Vegas, losing 83-80 to BYU and 73-71 to Arizona State on Monday in a game they led by 10 with 12:45 remaining.
“The schedule ended up taking a toll on us, probably more than I thought it would,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “You hope that it will pay off later, that some of the lessons that we’ve learned from playing this stretch, as much as we’ve been away from home, that we can grow from it. That’s our hope, but nobody’s going to feel sorry for us.”
Marquette (8-3) closed out its nonconference schedule with a 79-64 victory at Notre Dame on Sunday. The Golden Eagles’ three losses have been by a total of 11 points against currently-ranked opponents who are a combined 28-2.
Marquette let a nine-point second-half lead slip away last month in a 75-70 loss at Purdue, which is now ranked No. 1. The Golden Eagles also lost to Mississippi State, now ranked No. 17, and Wisconsin, now No. 22.
The Golden Eagles blew out Baylor, ranked No. 6 at the time, 96-70 on Nov. 29.
Oso Ighodaro had 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds as Marquette scored 50 points in the paint in the win over Notre Dame.
“I thought today was one of our better games from a consistency standpoint,” Marquette coach Shaka Smart said. “We played two halves really hard. We stayed connected. We did not get out of sort, but at the same time there is a lot of growth from this game. There is a lot from this game we can do better on.”
Kam Jones, who has topped 20 points in three of the past four games, averages 16.4 points with a team-high 31 3-pointers for Marquette.
Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner, last season’s Big East defensive player of the year, leads the Bluejays with 15.9 points per game but has missed the last two contests with a non-COVID illness.
–Field Level Media | https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/impressive-marquette-gets-creighton-in-big-east-opener/ | 2022-12-16 19:37:07 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/impressive-marquette-gets-creighton-in-big-east-opener/ |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The head of a union representing most of the Memphis Fire Department said three employees who were fired after the death of Tyre Nichols weren’t given enough information as they responded to the call for medical help.
Thomas Malone, president of the Memphis Fire Fighters Association, also wrote in a letter to city councilmembers that information was withheld from those first responders by people on the scene.
Nichols, who is Black, was beaten by Memphis police after he was pulled over Jan. 7 for an alleged traffic violation. However, police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis has said publicly released footage failed to show why Nichols was stopped at all.
The union leader came to the defense of the fire department as a whole, saying its more-than-1,600 employees “serve this city and its citizens with purpose and intent each and every day.”
The Daily Memphian reported on and published a copy of the letter, which says “there is no way any member could be truly prepared for a situation that occurred on January 7, 2023.”
“Our members were not given adequate information upon dispatch or upon arrival of the scene,” Malone wrote. “Quite frankly, there was information withheld by those already on the scene which caused our members to handle things differently than they should have.”
Three fire department employees were fired after Nichols died. In all, 13 police officers have either been disciplined or are under investigation for their roles in Nichols’ death. Six were fired, and five of them are charged with murder. Two Shelby County sheriff’s deputies were also suspended.
Two of the former fire department employees, EMT Robert Long and advanced EMT JaMichael Sandridge, had their professional licenses suspended by a state medical board. Lt. Michelle Whitaker was the third employee let go. Her license was not considered for suspension, though state Emergency Medical Services board members commented that more actions could follow.
Memphis city spokeswoman Arlenia Cole told the Daily Memphian that all three former fire department employees have appealed their firings.
Fire Chief Gina Sweat has said the department received a call from police after someone was pepper-sprayed. When the workers arrived at 8:41 p.m., Nichols was handcuffed on the ground and slumped against a squad car, the statement said.
Long and Sandridge, based on the nature of the call and information they were told by police, “failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of Mr. Nichols,” the statement said. Whitaker remained in the vehicle with the driver during the response to Nichols’ beating, the department said.
An ambulance was called, and it arrived at 8:55 p.m., the statement said. An emergency unit cared for Nichols and left for a hospital with him at 9:08 p.m., which was 27 minutes after Long, Sandridge and Whitaker arrived, officials said. Nichols died three days later.
An investigation determined that all three violated multiple policies and protocols, the statement said.
“They were reacting to what they saw, what they were told at the scene,” Sweat recently told city council members. “Obviously, they did not perform at the level that we expect, or that the citizens of Memphis deserve.”
Before suspending the licenses of Long and Sandridge earlier this month, the state EMS board watched 19 minutes of surveillance video that showed the two first responders as they failed to care for Nichols, who couldn’t stay seated upright against the side of the vehicle, laying prone on the ground multiple times.
EMS board member Sullivan Smith said it was “obvious to even a lay person” that Nichols “was in terrible distress and needed help.” | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/ap-union-fired-emts-didnt-get-enough-info-in-nichols-response/ | 2023-02-12 20:50:06 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/ap-union-fired-emts-didnt-get-enough-info-in-nichols-response/ |
Taraji P. Henson may have shared a few stunning photos from her stay in Bali, but make no mistake, that was a trip for her—not the 'gram.
"I wasn't there for fancy posts," the Empire star explained to E! News' Francesca Amiker in an exclusive interview. "I shared some of it because I know a lot of my fans were concerned about me. And a lot of people could identify with where I was, they felt the same way."
The longtime mental health advocate wanted people to know she was once again "smiling deep" because she had shared in a December interview that she hadn't felt truly happy in a long time. Soon after, she embarked on her trip to recover what she felt had gone missing from her life.
"I had really hit a wall," Henson told E!, "but I decided to do something about it. I decided to fight for myself and to dig deep within, and work on myself. And that's when I went away to Bali for a whole month and I literally ate, prayed and loved. I met an incredible community of people that I still keep in touch with, and I found my joy and my happiness."
Truly, she added, "I'm not the same woman that I was before I went to Bali. I feel like myself again."
So, Henson didn't mean to cause FOMO with those enviable vistas and her bright island-vacay ensembles—that's just what happens when people post snaps from Balinese getaways.
But when paradise isn't right outside the door, the Oscar-nominated actress, whose upcoming slate includes a guest spot on Abbott Elementary and co-starring in the feature musical adaptation of The Color Purple, tends to her well-being on the home front by keeping it simple.
"Unplugging and staying at home with my dog and watching mindless television, eating bonbons on the sofa," Henson, who also has her TPH by Taraji hair care line launching April 19 on HSN, described her self-care go-tos. "I love simple—as simple as I can keep life, that's my woosah." (As Bad Boy II fans know, that's the reminder to pause and breathe when life gets hectic.)
But the 52-year-old also credits therapy and her support system—including friends such as Octavia Spencer, Essence Atkins, Regina Hall, Regina King, and Mary J. Blige—for being there to lift her up, especially when she experienced suicidal ideation during COVID-19 lockdown.
"I knew that I needed to say it—if you keep it and you suffer alone, that thought becomes an action," Henson shared. "I already knew that, so that's when I called my friends immediately and was like, 'Oh my God, I was thinking like this.'"
Knowing how vital it is to be able to speak out and have access to help is what drives the star's work as founder of the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. And the organization's latest venture, She Care Wellness Pods—a partnership with Kate Spade New York to bring frontline mental wellness care to women on HBCU campuses—is extra close to the Howard University alum's heart.
"I became a mom when I was in college," explained Henson, who had son Marcell Johnson in 1994. (His father, William LaMarr Johnson, was killed in 2003.) "And although I'm so grateful and thankful for my family, who told me not to give up and they were gonna be there for me, I saw a lot of girls come and go because they became pregnant."
If a program like this had been around when she was at Howard, she added, "maybe some of those girls would have been able to stay in school."
In addition to providing "a safe space for these young women to decompress," Henson said, the pods will offer a range of services, including free virtual and in-person therapy and self-regulatory practices such as yoga and meditation.
"We prepare these young ladies to get their degrees, but do we fully prepare them for the world to come?" Henson noted. "We wanted to do something about that. We want to see women win and we want them, most importantly, to be mentally sound."
All of which has motivated Henson's openness when it comes to her own mental health journey, whether she's acknowledging in an interview that she's struggling or sharing photos from her trip to reclaim her smile. And she practices what she preaches as a mom, wanting Marcell to be comfortable talking about his feelings as well.
"Humans are gonna go through tough times," she said. "I can't prevent that, for him or anybody else. But we can just be there for each other and share our experiences. That's why I'm so vocal about what I go through, so that hopefully it'll help someone else." | https://www.eonline.com/news/1370944/the-personal-reason-why-taraji-p.-henson-is-so-open-about-her-mental-health?cmpid=rss-syndicate-genericrss-us-top_stories | 2023-04-11 13:10:16 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/news/1370944/the-personal-reason-why-taraji-p.-henson-is-so-open-about-her-mental-health?cmpid=rss-syndicate-genericrss-us-top_stories |
Nearly half of Californians “are likely to choose an EV the next time that they’re in the market for a vehicle.”
That’s the very uplifting takeaway from a survey released last week and commissioned by the electric vehicle advocacy group Veloz. But in more nuanced questions, the survey reveals lots of room for improvement, and ways policymakers in the state could be helping more consumers connect.
California now nudges past 15% EV sales among new vehicles. That said, it’s a more daunting challenge to get from those relative new adopters to the state’s ambitious target to shift away from most gasoline vehicles by 2035.
The survey focused on incentives and education, two aspects that results suggest aren’t offered in the form that might win the most buyers.
Seven in ten Californians support the idea of replacing the current EV rebate incentives with a point-of-sale voucher, the survey results suggest—in the form of a coupon that buyers could take to the dealership, giving them an instant discount.
The Veloz survey found that 69% of Californians support the voucher idea, while 20% oppose it and 11% are unsure.
That agrees with every other survey we’ve seen, suggesting that shoppers overwhelmingly support “cash on the hood” over the more abstract—and not guaranteed—idea of a tax credit.
As a George Washington University study earlier this year found, shoppers are so fond of point-of-sale rebates that they would take a lower incentive at purchase over a larger one potentially later. Based on the buyers who projected the lower immediate amount, those authors suggested taxpayers might have saved $2 billion over the long run with a simple lower rebate instead.
More education, less marketing?
The Veloz survey, which was funded by ClimateWorks Foundation and conducted in March by Fairbank, Maslin, Mallin, Metz & Associates (FM3), among 878 registered California voters likely to cast ballots in the November 2022 election, found that information goes a long way toward selling potential EV adopters on EVs as a new vehicle type.
Concrete facts about how quickly a car can charge, the amount drivers will save to charge versus fill with gasoline, and the simplicity and cost savings of maintenance for EVs versus gasoline vehicles were examples of persuasive information.
By household income, there’s some variation in the perceived trustworthiness of EV information, the survey found. Lower-household-income respondents were more likely to find those who have owned an EV for a few years to be a trustworthy source, and they were also more likely to see environmental organizations as a trustworthy source on EV experience.
It appears that the survey didn’t ask about information from automakers themselves, which might be the most interesting and rapidly changing aspect of the market right now. Most notably, GM is offering something called EV Live, in which it allows consumers to virtually connect with experts who can help explain EVs, home charging, battery technology, and more. Whether that’s the sort of education that will also help shift the mainstream remains to be seen.
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DETROIT (AP) — Jeep will start selling two fully electric SUVs in North America and another one in Europe over the next two years.
The new EVs, Jeep’s first, are part of the Stellantis brand’s plans to convert half of its U.S. sales and all of its European sales to battery-electric vehicles by 2030. They’re the first for the brand, and executives are promising that they’ll be fully capable of off-road travel.
The new vehicles include the Jeep Recon, a four-wheel-drive midsize SUV about the size of the Jeep Wrangler and rival Ford’s gas-powered Bronco Sport. It will be produced at an undisclosed North American factory starting in 2024. No range, performance figures or prices were released.
Jeep also will start making an all-electric Wagoneer S midsize luxury SUV in 2024 that also can go off road. The electric extension of the Wagoneer sub-brand is expected to go 400 miles (650 kilometers) on a single charge, have 600 horsepower, and be able to travel from zero to 60 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in about 3.5 seconds.
The Wagoneer S also will be built in North America at a yet-to-be disclosed factory. No prices were released on this SUV either.
Heading for Europe next year will be the Jeep Avenger compact SUV, the brand’s first fully electric vehicle. Jeep says the small Avenger, with 250 miles (400 kilometers) of range per charge, won’t be coming to the U.S. It’s better suited for Europe, where there’s a strong market for smaller vehicles, executives said.
The Avenger will be officially unveiled Oct. 17 at the Paris Motor Show. It will arrive in showrooms early next year.
Jeep also plans to introduce four all-electric SUVs in North America and Europe by the end of 2025, the executives said.
The Recon, though, will not replace the Jeep Wrangler small SUV, said Christian Meunier, the brand CEO. “The Wrangler is the icon,” he said, without saying there would be an electric Wrangler.
Jeep, he said, is on a path to become the leading zero-emission SUV brand across the globe. The company has a goal of selling the SUVs in China, executives said. | https://www.timesleader.com/wire/nation-world/1573606/jeep-unveils-its-1st-electric-suvs-for-north-america-europe | 2022-09-08 13:37:53 | 1 | https://www.timesleader.com/wire/nation-world/1573606/jeep-unveils-its-1st-electric-suvs-for-north-america-europe |
Elon Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.
The council had been scheduled to meet with Twitter representatives Monday night. But Twitter informed the group via email that it was disbanding it shortly before the meeting was to take place, according to multiple members.
The council members, who provided images of the email from Twitter to The Associated Press, spoke on the condition of anonymity due to fears of retaliation. The email said Twitter was "reevaluating how best to bring external insights" and the council is "not the best structure to do this."
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"Our work to make Twitter a safe, informative place will be moving faster and more aggressively than ever before and we will continue to welcome your ideas going forward about how to achieve this goal," said the email, which was signed "Twitter."
The volunteer group provided expertise and guidance on how Twitter could better combat hate, harassment and other harms but didn't have any decision-making authority and didn't review specific content disputes. Shortly after buying Twitter for $44 billion in late October, Musk said he would form a new "content moderation council" to help make major decisions but later changed his mind.
"Twitter's Trust and Safety Council was a group of volunteers who over many years gave up their time when consulted by Twitter staff to offer advice on a wide range of online harms and safety issues," tweeted council member Alex Holmes. "At no point was it a governing body or decision making."
Twitter, which is based in San Francisco, had confirmed the meeting with the council Thursday in an email in which it promised an "open conversation and Q&A" with Twitter staff, including the new head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin.
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That came on the same day that three council members announced they were resigning in a public statement posted on Twitter that said that "contrary to claims by Elon Musk, the safety and wellbeing of Twitter's users are on the decline."
Those former council members soon became the target of online attacks after Musk amplified criticism of them and Twitter's past leadership for allegedly not doing enough to stop child sexual exploitation on the platform.
"It is a crime that they refused to take action on child exploitation for years!" Musk tweeted.
A growing number of attacks on the council led to concerns from some remaining members who sent an email to Twitter earlier on Monday demanding the company stop misrepresenting the council's role.
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Those false accusations by Twitter leaders were "endangering current and former Council members," the email said.
The Trust and Safety Council, in fact, had as one of its advisory groups one that focused on child exploitation. This included the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, the Rati Foundation and YAKIN, or Youth Adult Survivors & Kin in Need.
Former Twitter employee Patricia Cartes, whose job it was to form the council in 2016, said Monday its dissolution "means there's no more checks and balances." Cartes said the company sought to bring a global outlook to the council, with experts from around the world who could relay concerns about how new Twitter policies or products might affect their communities.
She contrasted that with Musk's current practice of surveying his Twitter followers before making a policy change affecting how content gets moderated. "He doesn't really care as much about what experts think," she said. | https://abc7ny.com/twitter-trust-and-safety-council-elon-disbands-musk-hate-speech/12564263/ | 2022-12-13 07:21:53 | 1 | https://abc7ny.com/twitter-trust-and-safety-council-elon-disbands-musk-hate-speech/12564263/ |
Clients continue to select Anthology technology to meet organization needs and drive better learning outcomes
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced that more than 200 higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, and business and government organizations have deepened their partnerships with Anthology since the company merged with Blackboard last October. These clients had existing relationships with the business prior to its growth and selected new solutions, tools and services from Anthology's expanded product suite to create operational efficiencies and continue to improve experiences for students using technology.
"Just nine months after the merger, we've already seen the impact that our combined solutions can have not only on the full learner lifecycle, but also on the day-to-day lives of faculty and staff," said Jim Milton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Anthology. "The holistic approach that's enabled by our technology is critical to the future of education, and we have the opportunity to help our clients get ahead of shifting learner needs as we look to shape that future together."
Key products impacting client success include Anthology Student, Anthology's learner-centric student information system that helps students stay on track while creating operational efficiency for institutions, and Blackboard Learn, the company's flagship learning management system designed to support the student experience while enabling pedagogical best practices for faculty.
"Anthology Student and Anthology Reach have made a tremendous impact on our ability to keep students on the path to graduation while also making life easier for our administrators by giving them access to critical workflows," said Julian Aiken, Vice President of Technology Services at ECPI University. "We see Anthology as a long-term partner because they understand our institution's mission and have the right technology to help us prepare to meet learner expectations in the future."
"The partnership between Youngstown State University and Anthology has continued to strengthen," said Jim Yukech, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Youngstown State University. "The modern, student-centric design of Learn Ultra along with quickly certifying over 160 faculty positioned us to fast-track faculty adoption when we transitioned to primarily online learning during the Spring of 2020. Blackboard, now Anthology, was also the first of our technology partners to actively engage in the start-up of our workforce development program and we are embarking on a new strategic analytics project in the months ahead."
This news comes as education leaders from around the world converge at Anthology Together, the company's first combined user conference with Blackboard. Read more about how institutions like Post University and the University of Mindanao are advancing learning with Anthology.
About Anthology
Anthology offers the largest EdTech ecosystem on a global scale for education, recently combining with Blackboard to support more than 150 million users in 80 countries. With a mission to provide dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community, Anthology helps learners, leaders and educators achieve their goals through over 60 SaaS products and services designed to advance learning. Discover more about how we are fulfilling our mission for K-12, higher education, business and government institutions at www.anthology.com.
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Autopsy: Patrick Lyoya killed by cop’s shot to the head
Published: May. 6, 2022 at 6:17 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — An official autopsy has concluded that Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was killed by a Michigan police officer, died from a gunshot to the back of his head.
The finding matches the conclusion of an expert hired by Lyoya’s family.
The report from the Kent County medical examiner also says Patrick Lyoya’s blood-alcohol level was 0.29, more than three times over the legal limit for driving, when his car was stopped in Grand Rapids on April 4.
The Detroit Free Press reported the autopsy results Friday.
Lyoya was a 26-year-old refugee from Congo.
He was killed during a physical struggle with Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr.
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Orioles seventh. Austin Hays lines out to center field to Brett Phillips. Ryan Mountcastle doubles to left center field. Adley Rutschman singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Ryan Mountcastle scores. Rougned Odor strikes out swinging. Tyler Nevin hit by pitch. Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 1, Rays 0. | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Tampa-Bay-Baltimore-Runs-17250166.php | 2022-06-18 02:03:22 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Tampa-Bay-Baltimore-Runs-17250166.php |
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After a record-breaking 2022, the wellness-focused dog care concept is set to open 27 new locations in the first half of 2023 and targeting an additional 60+ by year-end
JUPITER, Fla., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scenthound, the nation's first and only wellness-focused dog care concept with 42 open locations in the U.S., announced today its 2023 growth projections with 27 new locations set to open by the end of June and targeting 100 open locations by year's end. Scenthound is leveraging the momentum of a recession-resistant, multi-billion-dollar market for pet spending to fuel its rapid national expansion to meet the increasing demand for its unique services.
This announcement comes on the heels of a record-breaking 2022 when Scenthound more than doubled in size, opening 16 additional locations and signing 33 new franchise partners. Additionally, the company sold a total of 96 locations across 22 states, including planned entrance into New York, Illinois and Arizona, representing a 300% year-over-year increase from 2021.
Scenthound was also recently named to the 2023 Top 200 Franchise list by Franchise Business Review, awarded based on an annual survey designed to measure the satisfaction and performance of franchisees across a variety of industries and franchise systems. The recognition joins Scenthound's previous 2022 accolades, including Inc. Magazine's 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies and Entreprenuer's 150 Top New and Emerging Franchises.
"Our continued growth and success are rooted in the support and hard work of our franchise partners. It is an honor to be recognized by Franchise Business Review as a top brand, especially as this comes directly from our franchisees' feedback," said Tim Vogel, CEO and co-founder of Scenthound.
In 2022, Scenthound welcomed over 20,000 new memberships and serviced nearly 50,000 dogs across the country, resulting in 200,000 visits and many more dogs on the path to wellness. To support Scenthound's mission, each dog receives a S.C.E.N.T. Check® after each visit —the brand's proprietary wellness assessment that addresses the five core areas of routine care: Skin, Coat, Ears, Nails, and Teeth.
These figures reflect a booming market of pet spending that in 2021 was valued by the American Pet Products Association at $123.6 billion. Global investment management firm Morgan Stanley projects this figure will continue to steadily rise, estimating a U.S. pet industry worth of $277 billion by 2030.
"Our primary goal is to make basic maintenance and routine care accessible and affordable for all dogs, and year after year, we've made great strides in our mission to improve dog health and hygiene," said Vogel. "We look forward to expanding further this year and helping more dog parents in new markets keep their dogs clean and healthy."
Scenthound continues to look for new franchise partners across the U.S. For more information about development opportunities, visit Franchise.Scenthound.com.
About Scenthound
Founded in 2015, Scenthound, the nation's first dog wellness franchise concept, offers membership-based services for affordable and accessible routine dog care. With a unique focus on pet health and hygiene, the brand's services are elevated through the integration of innovative technology, including its proprietary S.C.E.N.T. Check® (Skin, Coat, Ears, Nails and Teeth) detailing an assessment of each dog's external well-being following its monthly visit to a 'Scenter.' Today, Scenthound has finalized plans for over 210 franchised and corporate-owned locations across 22 states and is positioned for explosive growth across the U.S. For more information about Scenthound's unique membership offerings, visit Scenthound.com or follow the brand on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. To find out more about franchise opportunities, visit Franchise.Scenthound.com.
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets picks, odds: Who wins Game 2 of NBA Playoffs?
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets play on Wednesday in Game 2 of their first-round NBA Playoffs series.
The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. MST and can be seen on TNT, Bally Sports North and Altitude.
Who will win the game?
The Nuggets are an 8.5-point favorite over the Timberwolves, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
Denver is -360 on the moneyline, while Minnesota is +330.
The over/under for the game is set at 223.5 points.
Play Picks: Take the Timberwolves to cover against Nuggets in Game 2
It writes: "Against the spread, the Nuggets are 44-37-1 this season. Denver’s ATS record as 8.5-point favorites or more is 9-12-1.The Nuggets have played 82 games this season, and 37 of them have hit the over. Denver and its opponent have broken the 223.5-point mark 55 times this season."
NBA Playoffs series picks, predictions: Nets vs. 76ers | Hawks vs. Celtics | Knicks vs. Cavaliers | Warriors vs. Kings | Lakers vs. Grizzlies | Clippers vs. Suns | Heat vs. Bucks | Timberwolves vs. Nuggets
Dimers: Nuggets 115, Timberwolves 107
It writes: "Dimers.com's predicted final score for Minnesota vs. Denver at Ball Arena on Wednesday has the Nuggets prevailing 115-107."
Sportsbook Wire: Nuggets 118, Timberwolves 112
It writes: "The Nuggets record 115.8 points per game, equal to what the Timberwolves allow. Denver is 29-11-2 against the spread and 38-4 overall when scoring more than 115.8 points. When Minnesota allows fewer than 115.8 points, it is 27-15-1 against the spread and 30-13 overall. The Timberwolves score an average of 115.8 points per game, just 3.3 more points than the 112.5 the Nuggets give up."
NBA Playoffs series odds: Nets vs. 76ers | Hawks vs. Celtics | Knicks vs. Cavaliers | Warriors vs. Kings | Lakers vs. Grizzlies | Clippers vs. Suns | Heat vs. Bucks | Timberwolves vs. Nuggets | Game odds
ESPN: Nuggets have a 79.8% chance to win Game 2 vs. Timberwolves
The site gives Minnesota a 20.2% chance to win Wednesday's NBA Playoffs game in Denver.
Betsperts: Take the Nuggets to cover against Timberwolves in Game 2
Luis Escalante writes: "Our pick to win this contest is the Nuggets, and we project that Timberwolves will cover the spread (Nuggets -8.5). Finally, we see the scoring in this one going over the posted total of 223.5 points."
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PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley looked up from his phone after sitting out Sunday’s 22-16 Giants loss to the Eagles, and he smiled.
“I’m excited for the playoffs,” Barkley said. “It’s Minnesota, right?”
Yes it is. Brian Daboll’s No. 6-seeded Giants will open the postseason in next weekend’s NFC Wild Card round with a rematch at the No. 3 seed Minnesota Vikings.
The Giants just lost a 27-24 thriller in U.S. Bank Stadium on Christmas Eve. They effectively lost the turnover battle 3-0 that night, but Minnesota still needed a 61-yard field goal at the buzzer to beat them.
“I think if we played a clean game it would have been a different story there,” said Nick Gates, who started Sunday’s game at center. “But we still got to prepare and get ready for those guys. They’re a good team, a playoff team.
“We just gotta go and score points and not hurt ourselves and shoot ourselves in the foot,” Gates added. “This team’s a good team when we don’t do that. When we play consistently [and commit] no penalties, we’re a hard team to beat.”
Indeed, the Giants (9-7-1) served notice on Sunday while playing mostly backups that they will not be pushovers in the postseason, beginning with their visit to the Vikings (13-4).
Wink Martindale’s hard-nosed defense limited the Eagles’ first-string offense, led by MVP candidate Jalen Hurts, to just one touchdown and five Jake Elliott field goals.
They did it while either sitting or healthy scratching defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, edge Kayvon Thibodeaux, linebacker Jaylon Smith, safeties Julian Love and Xavier McKinney, and corners Fabian Moreau and Darnay Holmes.
DT Leonard Williams (neck), edge Azeez Ojulari (ankle) and CB Adoree Jackson (knee) were also out due to injury.
“The way we feel about our unit is there ain’t really no starters and backups,” Smith said. “Everybody on this field, on this defense, can go out and produce. That’s what the mentality has been and we’ve created it. It builds confidence for sure.”
Sixth-year quarterback Davis Webb made the first start of his NFL career, and despite a 16-0 halftime deficit, Webb scored his first two NFL touchdowns in the fourth quarter on a 14-yard run and a 25-yard pass to Kenny Golladay.
“They’re the number one seed in the NFC,” Webb said of the Eagles. “We took them four quarters. I wish myself, first, and the offense, second, got off to a better start. But that second half was really fun and that’s something I’ll never forget.”
On offense, Daboll scratched or sat Daniel Jones, Barkley, left tackle Andrew Thomas, wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins, tight end Daniel Bellinger, center Jon Feliciano and right guard Mark Glowinski.
Gates and rookie right tackle Evan Neal were the only starters to play meaningful snaps on that side of the ball.
“You never know when your time is gonna come. But when it’s called, you gotta be ready for it,” said tight end Lawrence Cager, who led the team with eight catches for 69 yards. “That’s why we train like pros and that’s why as a team, the Giants, that’s why we’re where we are going into the playoffs. Because everybody is bought in, everybody works hard every single game, and you can see it on game day.”
Daboll coached a bit of a wacky game, calling a fake field goal in the first half that backfired horribly. He also tried an onside kick at the start of the second half that the Eagles recovered, bailed out by a Dane Belton end zone interception of Hurts.
Still, the Giants’ backups trailed by fewer points at halftime on Sunday (16) than the 17-point deficit their starters had faced at half of their 48-22 Week 14 blowout loss to these same Eagles at MetLife Stadium.
And if the Giants beat the Vikings and the No. 2 seed San Francisco 49ers win their first-round game, Daboll’s team will be coming right back down I-95 to Lincoln Financial Field in two weeks to face the Birds off a bye.
First, the Giants must face Minnesota in the playoffs for the first time since their 41-0 beatdown of the Vikes in the 2000 NFC Championship Game.
One of the loudest stadiums in the league, though, wasn’t too loud on Christmas Eve, Gates said.
“[I was] surprised, actually,” the Giants’ O-lineman said. “I thought it would be a lot louder. Especially when our offense was out there. But you know, they’re Midwest people. So they’re too nice. Hey, I can say it. I went to Nebraska! I include myself in that one.”
It will be the Giants’ first playoff game since 2016. And they’ll be seeking the franchise’s first postseason win since Tom Coughlin’s second Super Bowl run in 2011.
“It’s a dream come true to make the playoffs,” Smith said. “The Giants, we haven’t been here in six years. So it’s a blessing. Going up against a great opponent, we have a great week ahead of us to prepare the right way for battle.
“That’s what the playoffs are about,” he added. “Win or go home.”
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Leading residential brand and operating platform partners with Airbnb to promote flexibility and apartment monetization for Sentral residents via homeshare program
DENVER, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentral, the category-defining residential brand and operating platform building the world's largest flexible living community, today announces that it has partnered with Airbnb to allow qualifying Sentral residents to host their apartments exclusively on Airbnb. Officially launching on July 18, 2022, Sentral will offer its residents the opportunity to host their apartments on Airbnb across various Sentral communities, including Denver, Los Angeles, Nashville, Atlanta, Miami and Scottsdale, with more to follow.
Known for its amenity-rich communities, Sentral, in partnership with Airbnb, offers its residents the opportunity to homeshare as a new community amenity in just a few simple steps. Sentral's Homeshare Manager helps residents manage their listing, rates, availability, and photography. Sentral and Airbnb both support aspects of hosting. For example, Airbnb offers guest screenings and provides AirCover for Hosts, a top-to-bottom protection program for Hosts. Sentral provides access to on-demand scheduled services, such as cleaning and maintenance and smart lock access control.
Qualifying residents will now be able to list their apartments on Airbnb as an opportunity to help earn extra money by sharing their space when they're out of town or for a local event, enabling them to capitalize on high-demand periods. To ensure and protect a sense of community at each Sentral property, residents are able to homeshare up to 150 nights per year, subject to local laws and restrictions.
"Flexible living is the new normal," said Jon Slavet, Chief Executive Officer at Sentral. "The Sentral Homeshare program enables our residents to safely and easily earn extra money while they travel, helping them defray their rent, and be an integral part of our communities. It's life on their terms."
"Airbnb has long supported and enabled building owners and their residents to benefit from home sharing. We're thrilled that Sentral—a unique company committed to flexible living—is unlocking the ability for more renters to have economic empowerment through hosting their home when they travel," said Jesse Stein, Head of Airbnb for Real Estate.
Hosting on Airbnb provides powerful economic benefits to Hosts. In 2021, the typical Host in the U.S. earned over $13,800, an increase of 85 percent over 2019. This isn't limited to existing Hosts - new Hosts in the U.S. also saw an increase in income in 2021, earning over $1.8 billion, up 34 percent from 20191.
Dedicated to the safety and security of their residents and communities, Airbnb's existing policies and coverage will apply to residents who host their Sentral apartment home on Airbnb. This is one of the many unique benefits and lifestyle perks that Sentral offers residents, including curated community and local explorer experiences, a resident referral program, exclusive travel benefits, a community app from Cobu, curated city travel guides, exclusive offers from retail and local partners, and more.
To learn more about Sentral's new Homeshare program in partnership with Airbnb, please visit: sentral.com/homesharing.
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Sentral is the leading residential brand and operating platform that transforms Class-A multi-family assets into any length of stay — from a night, to a quarter, to a year+. Backed by ICONIQ Capital, Sentral is building the world's largest flexible living community that redefines the way people live, travel, and work. Offering both designer-furnished and unfurnished apartments with flexible lengths of stay, Sentral enables residents to live in or visit amenity-rich buildings in the nation's most coveted cities, including Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, Scottsdale and Seattle, for any period of time. Sentral has assembled world-class partners in technology, hospitality, and multifamily to support the business with talent, resources, and best practices. Highgate, the Bozzuto Group and Ascendant Capital Partners are investors and active board members. To date, over $700MM has been invested in this innovative flexible living platform. Sentral.com @SentralLife
ABOUT AIRBNB
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals across over 220 countries and regions. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and one-of-a-kind activities that make it possible for guests to experience the world in a more authentic, connected way. Providing hosted travel and the ability to live anywhere on a global scale, Airbnb has become a noun and a verb and most traffic to our platform remains organic. We will continue to invest in innovations that expand the travel market and lead the way in turning travel into a way of life.
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WEST OLIVE, MI — Ottawa County is seeking an artist to paint a welcoming, 36-foot-tall mural at its new, $32 million Family Justice Center in West Olive.
“Courthouses can be intimidating places, but as this building is intended to focus on families we want to make the public feel welcome in a manner that is appealing to all ages,” said Ottawa County Chief Circuit Court Judge Jon Van Allsburg.
Artists can find out more about the project details and application process by going to this link and then clicking on the “Artist Proposal for Family Justice Center Mural” request for proposal.
Submissions are due by 2 p.m. on June 1.
The canvas will be a 13-foot-wide by 36-foot-tall wall on the new building’s main staircase. The artwork will be a focal point for people entering the courthouse and people on each of the building’s three floors.
According to the proposal, the art should reflect the beauty found in Ottawa County and have a welcoming, calming effect. The art doesn’t need to be court- or law-related but should instead be reflective of or speak to the families that may find themselves in the building.
Construction on the $32 million building began in June 2022 and is expected to be completed in 2024.
The Ottawa County Family Justice Center will be located at the county’s Fillmore Street Complex between the Ottawa County Administration Building and Fillmore Street. The administration building is located at 12220 Fillmore St. in West Olive.
The center will house administrative office space for Juvenile Court, Probate Court, Friend of the Court, the county clerk, legal self-help and holding, in addition to three new courtrooms and three hearing rooms.
Currently, Ottawa County Circuit Court’s Family Division is spread across the county.
The consolidation of services into one space will provide better coordination of services but also make them more efficient for employees and the public, Ottawa County officials previously said.
The building will also have sufficient meeting, waiting and courtroom spaces — something identified by the county as a need as far back as 2006.
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican authorities say they will prosecute a suspected rapist who allegedly had escaped justice when he crossed into the United States.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Wednesday handed over Adrian L.P. to agents of Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) at the Stanton Street International Bridge. The INM officials in turn ceded custody of the suspect to Chihuahua state police officers.
The 46-year-old man had an outstanding warrant in Mexico for an aggravated rape that took place in Juarez. He will remain in jail until a state judge determines if there is enough evidence to take him to trial, the Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office said.
U.S. Border Patrol officials said agents at their Ysleta Station received information about a man possibly living in East El Paso who was wanted by Mexican authorities. Agents with the Anti-Smuggling Unit started an investigation that led them to a house near the intersection of George Dieter Drive and Rojas Drive in El Paso where they found the man outside the residence.
The agents conducted an investigation and determined that the Mexican national entered the United States lawfully, but his visa was no longer valid. He was taken into custody and a records check confirmed he was wanted by Mexican authorities.
The Border Patrol said the man accepted a voluntary return and was repatriated to Mexico, where U.S. officials turned him over to Mexican authorities.
Officials from both countries said the repatriation of the suspect shows there is good binational cooperation when it comes to security matters.
“The U.S. Border Patrol in the El Paso Sector takes pride in the relationships we have built with the government of Mexico. This partnership is vital to security on both sides of the border,” the Border Patrol said in a statement.
The binational cooperation “allowed for the execution of an arrest warrant against (this) alleged rapist,” the Chihuahua AG’s Office said.
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NEW YORK, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bulldog Reporter has announced the winners of 2022 Bulldog Awards, which recognize the remarkable work of individual and agency contributions to the PR and communications industry. Kathy Bloomgarden and Ruder Finn are honored to be recognized with the following awards:
- PR Star of 2021: Kathy Bloomgarden [Grand Prize]
- Public Relations Professional of the Year: Kathy Bloomgarden [Gold]
- Leader of the Year: Kathy Bloomgarden (Agency) [Gold]
- Most Innovative Agency: Ruder Finn [Gold]
- Large Agency of the Year: Ruder Finn [Silver]
"I am honored to be awarded with these distinguished recognitions, especially to be named the PR Star of 2021! I'm so thankful to the global Ruder Finn community as well as our clients, who entrust me with their leadership. I'm also very proud to have Ruder Finn recognized for our innovation. Thank you to Bulldog PR for these accolades," said Bloomgarden.
This last year, Kathy has played a key role in building Ruder Finn's strategic footprint by executing several acquisitions including Peppercomm, a leading integrated communications and marketing firm, Comunicad, a DC-based multicultural agency, and Mantis PR, a UK-based public sector tech specialist. She has also been instrumental in driving the expansion of the agency's digital capabilities and RF TechLab, which explores emerging tech in AI, voice, VR/AR and robotics, and develops AI-driven apps, analytics tools and voice skills.
Christopher Elliott, a long-time Bulldog Awards judge, and an award-winning journalist, author, consumer advocate, said of this year's awards "This year's entries were the most impressive I've ever seen. They showed PR pros at their best—helping clients overcome seemingly impossible business challenges, navigating the treacherous waters of an unpredictable pandemic, or offering to assist the neediest in society. It's a defining moment for the industry."
The full list of winners for the 2022 Bulldog PR Awards can be found here.
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Ruder Finn is one of the world's largest independent global communications and creative agencies. Founded in 1948, Ruder Finn has defined and redefined PR for more than 70 years, shaping communications that help move industry-defining brands, companies, and leaders from what's now to what's next. Headquartered in New York, Ruder Finn provides clients with bold communications strategies based on a global perspective and localized market knowledge that redefine leadership, reimagine the marketplace, and rethink customer experiences around a shared sense of purpose. The agency is organized around four core areas of expertise: Health & Wellness, Corporate Reputation, Technology & Innovation and Consumer Connection. Specialty practices include RF Relate, RFx Studios, ICX and RF TechLab. Ruder Finn has offices across 4 continents including the U.S., Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Wholly owned agencies within Ruder Finn Group include: Ruder Finn Inc., Peppercomm, Comunicad, Mantis PR, RLA Collective, SPI Group, Osmosis Films, jacobstahl, RF Bloom and Bloom Health. For more information visit www.ruderfinn.com.
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Nevados-provided all-terrain solar trackers deployed at three Virginia solar farms developed by Energix commencing strategic long-term supply agreement
SAN FRANCISCO and ARLINGTON, Va., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nevados Engineering, Inc., the solar tracker company that is transforming utility-scale PV deployment, is partnering with Energix Renewables, a global renewable energy developer and independent power producer (IPP), to provide its all-terrain technology platform as part of a long-term solar tracker supply agreement and strategic collaboration. Energix will use American-made Nevados solar trackers to minimize grading on domestic projects with severe topographical challenges. Energix Renewables currently has over 6 GW in its U.S. solar project pipeline. Nevados' partnership will enable Energix to develop solar projects in areas with challenging slopes without the need for extensive grading.
"Our goal is to build high-performing solar projects that respect the natural landscape and benefit local communities," commented Itamar Sarussi, Country Manager of Energix U.S. "The new partnership with Nevados means Energix can deploy best-in-class solar assets with minimal topographical impact and help ensure our projects on topographically diverse sites are successful."
"We applaud Energix for protecting the integrity of the land and watershed as they build and operate solar assets," commented Jenya Meydbray, Chief Commercial Officer of Nevados. "As the renewable energy transition spreads to regions with more variable terrain, environmentally responsible construction that eliminates grading will drive the solar industry's next phase of growth."
Energix and Nevados are beginning their partnership with three solar farms in rural Virginia, two of which are located on rolling topography in the highly regulated Chesapeake Bay watershed:
- Apple Grove Solar is a 20 MW solar project in Louisa County with plans to partner with local beekeepers to implement a fully functional pollinator garden on site.
- The 37 MW Endless Caverns and 25 MW River Trail solar projects are among the first large-scale solar farms to be located in Rockingham County and Carroll County, respectively.
"Since its inception, Nevados has focused on engineering innovative solar tracker technology that follows the terrain," said Yezin Taha, CEO of Nevados. "We built the most capable tracker on the market through intensive, multi-year R&D efforts that ultimately yielded our uniquely flexible bearings, highly sophisticated controls, and powerful software suite, all of which operate seamlessly in an integrated platform."
To learn more about the practice of grading and its impact for solar projects, download the latest white paper from Nevados: www.nevados.solar/grading-white-paper
About Nevados
Nevados is the premier solar tracker company for PV power plants built on sloped and rolling terrain. We offer innovative all-terrain trackers paired with a comprehensive software suite in an integrated technology platform that optimizes solar performance, improves plant reliability, and respects the natural landscape. Headquartered in San Francisco and backed by institutional capital, Nevados is transforming utility-scale PV deployment with our tracking solutions and partnership approach. Our mission is to pioneer sustainable solar solutions to preserve the earth for today and for tomorrow. To learn more, please visit nevados.solar.
About Energix Renewables
Energix Renewables is an independent power producer (IPP) that develops, constructs, owns and operates renewable energy projects across the United States. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Energix Renewables is one of the leading solar energy players in the Mid-Atlantic with nine operational projects, six more in construction and many more in development.
We are a global company with operations in the United States, Israel, and Poland. With approximately $500 million invested in the United States alone, we use our financial stability and extensive project experience to build projects that create long-term value for local communities, landowners, our stakeholders, and the environment. To learn more, please visit energixrenewables.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who signed up for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since November, though the U.S. job market continues to show signs of strength.
Applications for jobless aid climbed by 14,000 to 262,000 and now have risen five out of the last six weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The four-week average for claims, which smooths out weekly ups and downs, rose by 4,500 to 252,000, also the highest since November.
The number of Americans collecting traditional unemployment benefits increased by 8,000 the week that ended July 30 to 1.43 million, highest since early April.
Unemployment applications are a proxy for layoffs and are often seen as an early indicator of where the job market is headed.
So far this year, hiring in the United States has been remarkably strong and resilient in the face of rising interest rates and weak economic growth.
The Labor Department reported last week that U.S. employers added 528,000 jobs last month, more than double what forecasters had expected. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% in July, tying a 50-year low reached just before coronavirus pandemic slammed the U.S. economy in early 2020.
The United States recovered with unexpected strength from 2020’s COVID-19 recession, leaving businesses scrambling to find enough workers.
But the U.S. economy faces challenges. Consumer prices have been surging, rising 8.5% in July from a year earlier — down slightly from June’s 40-year high 9.1%. To combat inflation, the Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark short-term interest rate four times this year.
Higher borrowing costs have taken a toll. The economy contracted in the first half of the year — one rule of thumb for the onset of a recession. But the strength of the job market is inconsistent with an economic downturn.
“Demand for labor remains quite strong,″ economists Thomas Simons and Aneta Markowska of Jefferies wrote Thursday. “The modest pickup in claims suggests that turnover may be increasing in weaker firms that are struggling with slowing growth.″ | https://www.fox16.com/news/business/us-unemployment-claims-rise-by-14000-to-262000/ | 2022-08-11 16:49:18 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/business/us-unemployment-claims-rise-by-14000-to-262000/ |
ATSUGI, Japan, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS) today announced the upcoming release of the IMX675, a 1/3-type CMOS image sensor for security cameras with approximately 5.12 megapixels*2 that simultaneously delivers both full-pixel output of the whole captured image and high-speed output of regions of interest.
In an industry first,*1 the new sensor from SSS leverages Dual Speed Streaming technology to output all of the pixels in a captured image at a maximum rate of 40 frames per second while simultaneously outputting specific user-set regions of interest at high speed. Using this image sensor allows a single camera not only to provide comprehensive images of scenes, but also to support high-speed recognition of specific objects at a high level of detail.
The new sensor also employs unique STARVIS™ 2 technology from SSS, which delivers high-sensitivity and a wide dynamic range, but with approximately 30% less power consumption than conventional models,*3 thanks to its proprietary stacked structure.
These technologies come together to deliver high-performance, high-quality image capture regardless of expected usage conditions or time of day, thereby contributing to a safer, more secure society.
*1 Among CMOS image sensors for security camera applications. As of announcement on July 20, 2022.
*2 Based on image sensor effective pixel specification method.
*3 Compared to SSS's IMX335 1/3-type 5.12 effective megapixel CMOS sensor.
** The price of mass-produced items depends on trading volume and other factors.
- Dual Speed Streaming Function Sample Video: https://youtu.be/0lwwTUoKZAc
The requirements for security cameras vary depending on where and how they are used. At the same time, keeping the number of cameras optimized at a minimum is necessary to keep system costs low.
Thanks to proprietary Dual Speed Streaming technology from SSS, the new sensor can simultaneously output the whole captured image and specific regions of interest at different frame rates, enabling capture of a comprehensive image of the scene while also accurately recognizing quick-moving objects, all with a single camera. This design helps reduce system costs. The new sensor can be used to capture, for example, the whole image of an intersection while recognizing people and cars moving through it, or to capture an overall image of a highway while also capturing the details needed to identify the license plate numbers of cars travelling on it.
Additionally, STARVIS 2, a technology which delivers high sensitivity and a wide dynamic range, but with approximately 30% less energy consumption than conventional models,*3 enables a dynamic range of 78 dB, approximately 2.5 times that of conventional models,*3 when used in a single exposure method. As a result, the new sensor product has potential applications beyond security cameras, for instance in drive recorders and webcams, both of which are seeing increasing demand in recent times.
Main Features
- Equipped with Dual Speed Streaming for simultaneous full-pixel output of captured images and high-speed output of specific regions of interest
This image sensor is the industry's first*1 to employ Dual Speed Streaming technology to simultaneously output all pixels in a captured image at a maximum rate of 40 frames per second while also reading specific regions of interest at a high frame rate, a feat made possible by its original readout circuits. The location of the region of interest in the frame can be specified vertically, together with the corresponding frame rate. Depending on the purpose, users can choose to read only the necessary region at high speed to lessen the load on the camera system at a later stage by reducing the amount of data compared to the conventional method of reading all pixels.
- Consumes 30% less power than conventional models*3
This product utilizes a stacked structure, employing a Cu-Cu connection*4 between the pixel unit and circuit unit, to achieve an optimized layout for multiple high-speed signal processing circuits. This results in significantly lower power consumption, approximately 30% lower than conventional models.*3 In many cases, security cameras operate around the clock, creating issues such as power consumption costs, impact on the environment, and camera heat generation. With this new sensor, the number of heatsink components in the camera system can be reduced, lowering the overall system cost and contributing to reducing the impact on the environment.
*4: Technology that provides electrical continuity via connected Cu (copper) pads when stacking the pixel section (top chip) and logic circuits (bottom chip). Compared with through-silicon via (TSV) wiring, where the connection is achieved by electrodes intruded around the circumference of the pixel area, this method gives more freedom in design, improves productivity, allows for a more compact size, and increases performance.
- Single exposure method with approximately 2.5 times wider dynamic range than conventional models*3
The new image sensor employs STARVIS 2 technology developed by SSS, which uses unique processing technology to increase the area of the light-receiving unit despite pixel size limitations, resulting in a wide dynamic range in a 1/3-type 5.12 megapixel format. This design delivers a dynamic range approximately 2.5 times wider than conventional models,*3 at 78 dB, thereby enabling high-precision monitoring.
- Improved sensitivity in the near-infrared domain delivers high-quality images in dark locations
The new product comes with a proprietary device structure from SSS, where irregularities are incorporated into the incidence planes of the light receiving unit to refract incident light and thereby enhance the absorption rate of invisible near infrared light. This design results in a sensitivity approximately 2.5 times greater than conventional models,*3 making it possible to capture high-quality images even in near infrared situations, which is often used in dark scenes and at night.
Please visit the following websites for further details on CMOS image sensors for security applications.
Product page:
https://www.sony-semicon.co.jp/e/products/IS/security/product.html
Technology page:
https://www.sony-semicon.co.jp/e/products/IS/security/technology.html
Key Specifications
Note: STARVIS 2 is a registered trademark or trademarks of Sony Group Corporation or its affiliated companies.
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As the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v Wade, experts are examining how a wave of anti-abortion trigger laws may work between states and even whether "bounty hunter" models could be seen throughout the country.
More than a dozen states already have trigger laws banning abortion on the books that would immediately go into effect if the Supreme Court decision lifts or weakens Roe. And about a dozen more states will likely follow suit.
Kim Mutcherson is a dean and professor of law at Rutgers University and says criminalizing abortion would impact the most vulnerable people.
"People who are low income, women of color, younger women, who tend to find out about their pregnancies later into their pregnancy, women who live in rural areas, undocumented immigrants," Mutcherson said.
In many states, restrictive abortion laws already exist. Texas, for example, passed SB-8 last year. That law effectively bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which is before most people know they're pregnant. It also incentivizes bounty hunters to report people seeking abortions or their providers.
Mutcherson said part of the reason why Texas passed the "very odd law" was because legislators "wanted to circumvent the ability of courts to stop the law from going into effect."
"What Texas did is it said nobody in Texas state government is allowed to enforce this statute. It is only going to be enforced by random people out in the world who identify that somebody is either providing abortions or that somebody has received an abortion, or someone has aided and abetted another person in having an abortion," Mutcherson said.
"Once Roe is overruled, there's no longer a concern of, 'Well, we don't want this to get in front of a court that's going to say that we can't keep the statute anymore,'" she said.
Mutcherson said she didn't expect many states to follow the SB-8 model, but what they may do is seek to punish people who have abortions in other states and then return home.
"And that's going to be a lot harder for them to track. And so they might want to incentivize people, you know, to turn in their neighbors and friends or whomever for going over state lines to get an abortion and then coming back home," she said.
Mutcherson spoke with NPR's All Things Considered about potential privacy issues that some of the trigger laws raise, what happens if abortion becomes a felony, and how some states are working to expand abortion coverage.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Interview highlights
On whether abortions could become subject to some kind of public examination and how that aligns with current doctor-patient confidentiality laws
It would be very hard for states to say that they're just going to open up everybody's medical records, right? This is actually a moment where HIPAA does apply. And one way in which HIPAA is not relevant is if the person who has your private medical information is not a health care provider.
So you were talking to somebody at a grocery store, or someone overheard you — they're not bound by HIPAA. So they could, you know, walk to the local police station and say, "I was just in this grocery store, and here was this person who said X." That's a pretty scary world to live in. And so if we do get those kinds of bounty hunter laws that follow, that's one of the models that we might see there.
On what abortion providers are considering as some states are poised to make abortion services a felony
One thing to really keep in mind is that a lot of states, even prior to what's about to happen to Roe and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, have gone sort of as close to the line as possible in terms of making it difficult for people to provide abortions or to get abortions.
So a lot of abortion providers are already deeply accustomed to working within a whole host of restraints. And many states already have laws that ban abortion after viability, but they have to have exceptions for the life and the health of the pregnant person. And those typically will say that it's criminal, that you are subject to prison time and that you are subject to losing your medical license. So for those folks, the question will be, you know, do I continue to try to provide health care in this particular state when I know that I am at risk for getting arrested, or I'm at risk for losing my medical license?
On how abortion pills are being thought about in the felony context
Medication abortion is useful up to about 10 weeks. It is easy to self-manage at home, but you have to get the pills. So a question for providers is going to be, what happens when states, for instance, start making it criminal to provide pills over state lines? You know, are you willing to ship them? Are you willing to drive them to somebody else and still really put yourself at risk by doing that?
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A man suspected of arson was shot and killed by Southern California sheriff's deputies after leading authorities on a 30-mile (48-km) vehicle pursuit in the desert over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.
Deputies responded Sunday following reports that a truck trailer was burning near Yucca Valley, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
A man believed to have started the fire drove away from the scene, leading deputies on a half-hour chase that lasted until he drove off a highway and his vehicle became disabled near Palm Springs, authorities said.
“A lethal force encounter occurred, and the suspect was hit by gunfire,” the department statement said. Officials didn't say whether the man had a weapon or what prompted deputies to open fire.
The suspect was identified as Antonio Guzman, 44, of Yucca Valley. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/california-deputies-shoot-arson-suspect-after-17770365.php | 2023-02-08 01:31:50 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/california-deputies-shoot-arson-suspect-after-17770365.php |
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3 Duke
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For the first time in program history, the No. 2 Oklahoma women’s tennis team earned a spot in the national championship, defeating No. 3 Duke 4-3 in a down-to-the-wire battle on Saturday night.
“I can’t fathom the feeling, it’s still so raw,” said head coach Audra Cohen. “This is really not about me; this is about a group of women that came together and created this momentum that’s absolutely contagious.”
The match kicked off in doubles, with OU claiming the first court win at the top spot. No. 10 Ivana and Carmen Corley defeated No. 17 Georgia Drummy and Karolina Berankova 6-3. Duke secured a win at the No. 3 spot with a 6-2 victory from Margaryta Bilokin and Eliza Omirou over Dana Guzman and Emma Staker.
To claim the doubles point, Layne Sleeth and Alexandra Pisareva took down No. 47 Chloe Beck and Ellie Coleman on court two 7-5.
Opening singles with the 1-0 lead, the Sooners were quick to take three set-one wins but dropped the first singles court. No. 14 Georgia Drummy defeated No. 52 Carmen Corley on court two 6-0, 7-5.
OU bounced back with a dominant 6-0, 6-4 win at the top court from No. 10 Sleeth over No. 9 Chloe Beck, her 11th-ranked win of the season, to take back the lead.
The Blue Devils tied the match 2-2 with help from Emma Jackson, defeating No. 97 Ivana Corley 7-5, 6-3 on court three.
Trading off court wins, OU’s Pisareva claimed the victory over Ellie Coleman 6-1, 6-4 at the No. 5 spot.
Duke continued the back-and-forth battle with a win on court four from No. 106 Kelly Chen over Guzman, 6-3, 7-5.
With a trip to OU’s first national championship at stake, and Duke’s third appearance on the line, the decider came between freshman Emma Staker and fifth-year senior Eliza Omirou. After claiming the first set, Staker dropped set two, forcing a third. The freshman secured the victory with a shut out on court six, defeating the Blue Devil 6-0, 5-7, 6-0.
“I’m proud of [Emma] Staker for once again being the clinch artist,” said Cohen.
UP NEXT
The Sooners will take on the defending national champions, No. 4 Texas, in a Red River rematch tomorrow for a shot at their first national title. The match is set for 7 p.m.
RESULTS
#2 Oklahoma 4, #3 Duke 3
Singles
1. #10 Layne Sleeth (OU) def. #9 Chloe Beck (DU) 6-0, 6-4
2. #14 Georgia Drummy (DU) def. #53 Carmen Corley (OU) 6-0, 7-5
3. Emma Jackson (DU) def. #97 Ivana Corley (OU) 7-5, 6-3
4. #106 Kelly Chen (DU) def. Dana Guzman (OU) 6-3, 7-5
5. Alexandra Pisareva (OU) def. Ellie Coleman (DU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Emma Staker (OU) def. Eliza Omirou (DU) 6-0, 5-7, 6-0
Doubles
1. #10 Ivana Corley/Carmen Corley (OU) vs. #17 Georgia Drummy/Karolina Berankova (DU) 6-3
2. Layne Sleeth/Alexandra Pisareva (OU) def. #49 Chloe Beck/Ellie Coleman (DU) 7-5
3. Margaryta Bilokin/Eliza Omirou (DU) def. Dana Guzman/Emma Staker (OU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,1,3,5,4,6)
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Police: 3 dead, 1 wounded in NJ; shooter believed among dead
LINDEN, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed in a shooting in New Jersey, and the shooter is believed to be among the deceased.
Police in Linden in Union County said officers responded at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday found two adults and a juvenile deceased.
Another juvenile was taken to Newark University Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Police said the shooter “is believed to be among the deceased, and there is no further threat to the public.”
The names and ages of the people killed and wounded and other details weren’t immediately released.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend payment of $1.03 per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on June 2, 2023, out of surplus to holders of record at the close of business on May 12, 2023.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) delivers industry-specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
This release contains certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are those that address activities, events or developments that management intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. They are based on management's assumptions and assessments in light of past experience and trends, current economic and industry conditions, expected future developments and other relevant factors. They are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ significantly from those envisaged by our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities law. Our forward-looking statements are also subject to risks and uncertainties, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, that can affect our performance in both the near- and long-term. In addition, no assurance can be given that any plan, initiative, projection, goal commitment, expectation, or prospect set forth in this release can or will be achieved. Any forward-looking plans described herein are not final and may be modified or abandoned at any time. We identify the principal risks and uncertainties that affect our performance in our Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Stella Parton on filming new movie in Knoxville: 'It's like being home'
Stella Parton returned to where it all started as she walked the red carpet at Regal Riviera Theatre to celebrate the release of her new film “Nothing is Impossible.”
“It's like being home because Knoxville is where we cut our teeth in the entertainment industry,” Parton told Knox News. “We did our first appearances on TV and radio right here in Knoxville and right here on Gay Street.”
Since Parton made her TV and radio debut with sister Dolly, she has forged her own path in the entertainment industry. The younger Parton sister, 73, is an actress, singer-songwriter and producer. She's performed in musicals plus released 39 albums while hitting the road with her band for the past 45 years.
But things always come full-circle.
Parton stars as a pivotal character in the new inspirational film that was filmed in Knoxville and Knox County.
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The movie stars David A.R. White (“God’s Not Dead” franchise) who gets a second chance to follow his basketball dreams and a second chance with a lost love, portrayed by Nadia Bjorlin (“Days of Our Lives”). It was written by Tommy Blaze and Andrea Gyertson Nasfell and directed by Matt Shapira.
“When they offered me the role, I thought, 'Well, it's just only up in Knoxville. I can drive up there from Nashville and have a nice little visit with friends and family, and do this film while I'm at it,'” Parton said.
Reflecting on her childhood memories of Market and Gay streets – her “stomping grounds” – Parton was impressed with the revitalization of downtown Knoxville and hopes more film projects come to the city.
“The film industry here in Knoxville is very vibrant. I'm excited about that. I hope they do a lot more film here. Knoxville is rich in history, music history, and just so much talent here in this area.”
“Nothing is Impossible” will stream on Pure Flix starting Oct. 6.
Parton's upcoming projects include more music and a revision to her memoir, "Tell It Sister, Tell It." | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/09/30/stella-parton-filmed-nothing-impossible-movie-in-knoxville-streaming/69528238007/ | 2022-09-30 19:58:23 | 1 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/09/30/stella-parton-filmed-nothing-impossible-movie-in-knoxville-streaming/69528238007/ |
Survey released today by Del Monte Foods, Inc. reveals new insights into snacking habits, including the best pick-me-up snacks, the growing trend of "snackstituting" and more.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Del Monte Foods, Inc. released survey data1 on snacking attitudes and behaviors for U.S. consumers. As adults continue to snack more than ever, the survey revealed that fueling up with fruit is one of the top ways to feel better while snacking, with more than two-thirds of adults reaching for fruit when they want to feel their best. Adults are also seeking to relive the joy of their childhood snacks, with fruit cups and fruit snacks topping the list of snacks they wish were more geared toward adults. The survey is timed with the release of two new flavors of Del Monte's® Fruit Refreshers®, adult fruit snack cups which meet the need for nutritious, delicious and convenient snacks, and give consumers a grown-up version of the fruit cups they've been missing.
The survey revealed that a majority of general consumers regularly replace meals with snacks, with parents especially likely to "snackstitute." And while taste, nutritional content and convenience top the list of what people are looking for in snacks, fruit, in particular, is a key component of what snackers are missing.
Survey highlights include:
- As the act of "joy snacking" has gained popularity in recent months, fueling up with fruit is one of the best pick-me-ups: More than two-thirds of adults reach for fruit-based snacks when they want to feel their best – significantly higher than any other snack options.
- Adults are missing their favorite childhood snacks like fruit cups, and parents intentionally seek out snacks that can be enjoyed by both kids and adults: More than a quarter of adults – and almost half of parents – wish fruit cups were more geared toward adults.
- Summer calls for light, refreshing snack choices: Nearly all adults crave more refreshing snacks in the summer.
- Parents are especially in need of snacks on-the-go, both for their kids and themselves: More than three-quarters of adults (85% parents vs. 70% non-parents) say convenience and portability are qualities they consider when purchasing snacks.
- Snacks remain a universally enjoyed, consistent activity for all, but parents are more likely to replace meals with snacks: A majority of adults regularly replace meals with snacks, with parents much more likely to do so (eight in 10 parents vs. two-thirds of non-parents).
- Fruit is a key component of what is currently missing from snacks: Taste and nutritional content top the list of what people are looking for in snacks, with more than a quarter of adults saying snacks are lacking in fruits.
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Heat-detecting drone spots stranded New Hampshire kayaker
Mark Thompson, 69, of Conway, NH, rescued unharmed from Saco River island
A New Hampshire man who sought refuge on an island after his kayak overturned in the Saco River was located early Sunday thanks to a drone equipped with thermal sensors, officials said.
CALIFORNIA KAYAKER DIES, 4 OTHERS RESCUED FROM HIGH-FLOWING KERN RIVER
The drone operated by Center Conway Fire detected a heat source on an island, and the North Conway and Bartlett Fire Swift Water Rescue Team successfully located the man after midnight.
Mark Thompson, 69, of Conway, New Hampshire, was cold and wet but otherwise unharmed, officials said.
He and his son intended to paddle downstream but both capsized their kayaks Saturday afternoon.
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Biden congratulates Israel’s Netanyahu on election victory
Published: Nov. 7, 2022 at 2:13 PM CST|Updated: 21 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Joe Biden has called former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on his victory in last week’s Israeli election.
The offices of both men confirmed the phone call and released statements acknowledging the strong ties between the countries.
The two men have had a long and sometimes rocky relationship.
Their statements played down the key differences that could strain ties in the coming months.
Netanyahu secured a parliamentary majority with his religious, ultranationalist allies last week and is expected to form a new government with them in the coming weeks.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' anti-abortion Republican attorney general is asking the state's highest court to reconsider a landmark decision protecting access to abortion months after a decisive statewide vote affirming abortion rights.
Attorney General Kris Kobach said Wednesday that one reason for the Kansas Supreme Court to reconsider its 2019 ruling is the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June overturning Roe v. Wade and declaring that the U.S. Constitution doesn't grant a right to abortion access. The Kansas court is set to consider that issue and others in two abortion cases on Jan. 30, though Kobach said he is likely to ask for a few weeks' delay because he took office only Monday.
The Kansas Supreme Court declared in 2019 that access to abortion is a matter of women's bodily autonomy and a “fundamental” right under the state's own Bill of Rights. The decision came in the first stage of a lawsuit challenging a 2015 state law banning the most common second-trimester abortion procedure, and the court is now considering the question of whether that not-yet-enforced law violates the state constitution. It also is considering the validity of extra health and safety regulations for abortion providers.
In August, Kansas voters in August rejected a proposed amendment to the state constitution pushed by Republican legislators to overturn the 2019 Kansas court decision and allow lawmakers to ban abortion. That 2019 decision inspired two self-described abortion “abolitionists” to protest Wednesday at the Statehouse before and during Kansas Supreme Court Justice Marla Luckert's annual State of the Judiciary address to legislators.
Democratic state Rep. John Carmichael, a Wichita attorney and abortion rights supporter, said he doubts the Kansas Supreme Court will reverse itself. Following the vote against the anti-abortion measure in August, six of the seven justices, including Luckert, faced yes-or-no votes in November on whether they would stay on the bench for another six years, and all were retained by wide margins.
“The court made the right decision based on the facts and the law, and to that extent, yes, the people vindicated that decision," Carmichael said, though he added, “I don't expect that to impact the court in its judicial decision-making.”
Kobach is inheriting the state's defense of existing abortion restrictions from his predecessor, Republican Derek Schmidt, who left office Monday after losing the race for governor in November.
Kobach noted not only the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in June but also an Iowa Supreme Court decision the week before, overtuning its own 2018 ruling that protected abortion rights.
“One of the things that affects any court reconsidering any precedence is intervening events,” Kobach said. “There have been intervening events.”
The two Statehouse protesters, Clifton Boje and Kevan Myers, from the Kansas City, Kansas, area, had signs calling for banning abortion and describing themselves as “ambassadors of Jesus Christ.”
Myers argued that the Kansas Supreme Court's 2019 decision violates a provision of the state's Bill of Rights guaranteeing “natural rights,” including “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The court said in 2019 that the provison protected bodily autonomy.
As lawmakers admitted Luckert and her fellow justices into the House chamber for her address, Myers said, “Oh, friends, there's no right to murder."
Afterward, Luckert told reporters after her speech that she heard the protesters' messages but, “I don't take an opinion poll before I make my decision.”
Asked whether August's statewide vote vindicated the court, Luckert said, “Vindication is not a part of my job. My job is to uphold the law, and regardless of what that vote had been, I made my legal decision based on the law."
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Russia’s air force accidentally bombs its own city
MOSCOW (AP) — When a powerful blast shook a Russian city near the border of Ukraine residents thought it was an Ukrainian attack. But the Russian military quickly acknowledged that it was a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its own warplanes.
Belgorod, a city of 340,000 about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of the border, has faced regular drone attacks that Russian authorities blame on the Ukrainian military, but the explosion late Thursday was far more powerful than anything its residents had heard before.
Witnesses reported a low hissing sound followed by a blast that made nearby apartment buildings tremble and threw a car on a store roof. It left a 20-meter (66-foot) -wide crater in the middle of a tree-lined boulevard flanked by apartment buildings, shattering their windows, damaging several cars and injuring two residents. A third person was later hospitalized with hypertension.
Immediately after the explosion, Russian commentators and military bloggers were abuzz with theories about what weapon Ukraine had used for the attack. Many called for a powerful retribution.
But about an hour later, the Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged that the explosion was caused by a weapon accidentally dropped by one of its own Su-34 bombers. It didn’t offer any further details, but military experts said the weapon likely was a powerful 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) bomb.
In Thursday’s blast, the weapon was apparently set to explode with a small delay after impact, to hit underground facilities.
Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said that local authorities decided to temporarily resettle residents of a nine-story apartment building near the blast while it was inspected to make sure it hadn’t suffered irreparable structural damage.
The explosion in Belgorod followed the crash of a Russian warplane next to a residential building in the port city of Yeysk on the Sea of Azov that killed 15 people. Yeysk hosts a big Russian air base with warplanes flying missions over Ukraine.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The fallout from the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old student in Virginia has prompted a staff shakeup in the Newport News school district.
In addition to the firing of Superintendent Gary Parker this week, the principal and assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School have left their jobs. A longtime principal in the school district has been named to lead the school as it prepares to reopen next week.
The shooting by a first-grade boy on Jan. 6 stunned Newport News, a city of about 185,000 located 70 miles (113 kilometers) southeast of Richmond, and has reverberated around the country, raising questions about school security and how a child so young gained access to a gun and was able to fire it at his teacher.
Diane Toscano, a lawyer for the wounded teacher, Abby Zwerner, said this week that on the day of the shooting, concerned staff at Richneck warned administrators three times that the boy had a gun and was threatening other students, but the administration didn’t call police, remove the boy from class or lock down the school.
Parker, who took the brunt of criticism from outraged parents and teachers and was fired by the school board this week, has said that at least one administrator at the school received a tip that the boy may have brought a weapon to school. Parker said the boy’s backpack was searched, but no weapon was found.
The fallout over the shooting is ongoing.
Principal Briana Foster Newton is no longer listed as the principal on the school’s website. Michelle Price, a spokesperson for the school district, said Newton is still employed by the district, but she did not say what position Newton now holds.
Assistant Principal Ebony Parker has resigned from the school division, Price said.
Karen Lynch, who has worked as a principal in Newport News for 17 years, is now listed as the school’s administrator. In a letter to Richneck families this week, Lynch said she was working “on special assignment” at Richneck.
Zwerner, 25, was hospitalized for nearly two weeks but is now recovering at home. Toscano said she notified the school board that Zwerner intends to sue the school district.
The boy’s family has also retained an attorney. Police have said the 9mm handgun used in the shooting was legally purchased by the boy’s mother. The family said in a news release last week that the gun had been “secured.” Their attorney, James Ellenson, told The Associated Press that his understanding was that the gun was in the woman’s closet on a shelf well over 6 feet (1.8 meters) high and had a trigger lock that required a key.
The family also said that the boy has an “acute disability” and was under a care plan “that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day.” The week of the shooting was the first when a parent was not in class with him, the family said.
Emotional support services have been provided to students, families and staff by the district’s student support specialists, school social workers, or licensed therapists. Lynch said in her letter to families that those services will continue when students return to school. | https://www.qcnews.com/news/staff-shakeup-in-virginia-school-district-where-first-grader-shot-teacher/ | 2023-01-29 00:12:55 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/staff-shakeup-in-virginia-school-district-where-first-grader-shot-teacher/ |
Dallas must justify giving up high pick for Cooper
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Victim has ‘extreme’ burns after Winchester fire
Published: Jun. 13, 2022 at 12:20 PM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
WINCHESTER, Ky. (WKYT) - One person is seriously hurt after a fire in Winchester.
Fire officials say crews were called to a home on West Hickman Street just before 11 a.m. Monday.
They say eight people were living inside the home. One of those eight people was taken to the hospital with “extreme” burns.
Firefighters don’t know what caused the fire yet, but they think it started on the home’s second floor. We’re told the inside of the home is gutted.
This is a developing story.
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INDIANAPOLIS –Race day has arrived for the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Follow along with updates from our live blog.
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1:36 p.m.
Top 5 through 90 laps
- Pato O’Ward
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Rinus VeeKay
- Alex Palou
- Santino Ferrucci
Katherine Legge is no longer on the track. She had trouble and nearly crashed in the pits. She’ll finish 33rd.
1:30 p.m.
Several notable drivers pit, including Palou, Ferrucci and Dixon. Dixon tells race team his tires are doing much better after having trouble early on.
1:25 p.m.
A couple significant movers in the field: Josef Newgarden worked his way up to 9th after starting 17th. Will Power is up to 7th after starting 12th.
1:22 p.m.
Top 5 through 50 laps
- Alex Palou
- Rinus VeeKay
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Alexander Rossi
- Santino Ferrucci
1:16 p.m.
On Lap 41, VeeKay took the lead again.
1:15 p.m.
Top 5 through 40 laps
- Alex Palou
- Rinus VeeKay
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Santino Ferrucci
- Alexander Rossi
1:12 p.m.
Several drivers are heading to the pits for planned stops. Katherine Legge seems to have an issue getting to the pits and sliding her car.
1:09 p.m.
Top 5 through 30 laps
- Rinus VeeKay
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Alexander Rossi
- Pato O’Ward
- Will Power
Worth noting that Power qualified 12th and has moved up the field.
1:05 p.m.
Scott Dixon heads to the pits for a tire change. Sounds like he’s having some issues with severely vibrating tires. Helio Castroneves also pitted earlier than expected due to the same issue.
1:02 p.m.
Top 5 through 20 laps:
- Alex Palou
- Rinus VeeKay
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Santino Ferrucci
- Alexander Rossi
12:57 p.m.
VeeKay has retaken the lead. He and Palou continue to trade first place. Palou passed to get it back.
12:55 p.m.
Top 5 through 10 laps:
- Alex Palou
- Rinus VeeKay
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Scott Dixon
- Santino Ferrucci
12:50 p.m.
We’re go! Graham Rahal is back on the track. He’s already two laps down. Rinus VeeKay passes Alex Palou to take the early lead. Palou retakes the lead.
12:43 p.m.
Graham Rahal stalled before the race began. His team is working on it. Per telecast, it’s a battery problem for Rahal. Car stalled when he tried to start it. Crew is changing it ahead of the start. This all transpired during the parade laps. Rahal has had a rough month after getting bumped from the field. He’s filling in for Stefan Wilson, who is unable to race after being injured during a practice crash.
12:40
Roger Penske gives the order: “Drivers, start your engines!”
12:38 p.m.
Jim Cornelison performed “Back Home Again in Indiana” for the seventh time.
12:26 p.m.
Singer Jewel performed the national anthem at this year’s race. IMS called her stripped-down version “unforgettable.”
12:25 p.m.
Opera star Angela Brown performed “God Bless America” during the prerace ceremony.
12:15 p.m.
This year’s Indy 500 field includes nine former winners: Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021); Scott Dixon (2008); Tony Kanaan (2013); Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014); Alexander Rossi (2016); Takuma Sato (2017, 2020); Will Power (2018); Simon Pagenaud (2019); and Marcus Ericsson (2022).
12:05 p.m.
Tony Kanaan is competing in what is expected to be his final Indianapolis 500. He received a tribute before the race during driver introductions.
12 p.m.
Alex Palou is on the pole for this year’s race. He’s joined by Rinus VeeKay and Felix Rosenqvist in the front row. | https://www.fox16.com/sports/indy-500/updates-107th-running-of-the-indianapolis-500/ | 2023-05-28 17:41:48 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/sports/indy-500/updates-107th-running-of-the-indianapolis-500/ |
WFO BOSTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
426 AM EST Wed Feb 8 2023
...AREAS OF BLACK ICE THROUGH DAYBREAK ON UNTREATED ROADS AND
WALKWAYS...
Temperatures near the freezing mark coupled with patchy ground fog
will result in areas of black ice early this morning on untreated
roads and walkways. This is particularly true across interior
Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. Roads that appear wet may
actually contain black ice. Motorists are urged to drive with
extra caution early this morning. Temperatures should rise above
freezing by mid morning and bringing an end to any black ice.
roads and walkways. Roads that appear wet may actually contain
black ice. Motorists are urged to drive with extra caution early
this morning. Temperatures should rise above freezing by mid
morning and bringing an end to any black ice.
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First Alert Forecast: Another cold front brings rain and dreary conditions for our weekend. By next week, warmer temperatures are expected to return to the South!
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Happy Saturday Morning
Low temperatures this morning are expected to only fall to the lower 60s. Rain chances will also gradually increase through the night as a cold front dives in from the north. Spotty showers ahead of the front will continue into Saturday morning through noon before tapering off during the second half of the day. It will be warm and mild out again tomorrow in the 70s under a mostly cloudy sky.
Going into Sunday
A range in temperatures looks likely across the region on Sunday with the front draped overhead. Those farther to the north will be cooler in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Expect it to be warmer to the south in the 60s to nearly 70 degrees. There will also be a slight chance for a few passing showers.
Going into the workweek
Temperatures will quickly trend back up into next week as the front lifts back to the north. Highs look to top out in the middle to potentially upper 70s towards the middle of the week. We should also see another front approach by this time, keeping rain chances in the forecast. Jackson: Drier and mostly sunny skies with temperatures ranging in the 60s
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Paul Boxer, Rutgers University - Newark
(THE CONVERSATION) After the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in 2018, psychology professor Paul Boxer and his colleagues reviewed research to see what could be learned from what they refer to as the “science of violence prevention.” In the wake of the May 24, 2022, massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Boxer has revisited that research anew – and other research conducted since then – for insights on what can be done to reduce the risk of school shootings in the future. Here he offers five policy changes – based on his findings – that can be implemented to achieve that end.
1. Dramatically limit access to guns
Gun regulation matters.
When my colleagues and I looked at gun regulations on a state-by-state basis, we found that more restrictive gun laws are associated with lower rates of homicides by guns.
This relation held even after we took demographic, economic and educational factors into account. Others researchers have found that “permissive firearm laws and higher rates of gun ownership” were linked with higher rates of school shootings.
What these results essentially mean is that in states where it is more difficult to acquire a gun, fewer people are killed by guns. Examples of these restrictions are raising the age for legal purchase, imposing lengthy waiting periods before access, requiring meaningful background checks, and more. These and similar measures – for example, eliminating access for individuals at a high risk of committing violence, such as the perpetrators of domestic violence – all move toward making it significantly harder to access guns, which would reduce gun violence substantially.
Placing meaningful restrictions or outright bans on firearm equipment associated with greater lethality, such as assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines, should also lower the number of people being killed by firearms. Research already has shown that greater access to guns is associated with higher numbers of gun deaths.
2. Use more violence risk assessments in schools
In the years since the Columbine shooting in 1999, researchers and federal law enforcement agencies have studied school shootings and developed risk assessments to gauge the likelihood of actual violence by a young person identified as a possible risk.
These assessments are conducted by professionals that include police officers, school officials and teachers. They also involve mental health professionals, such as school counselors and psychologists. Together, these professionals all consult with one another to determine a young person’s risk for violence.
These teams may not be able to prevent every possible incident. Still, this sort of approach is critical to improving the process of identifying and stopping potential shooters overall. Guidance on how to use these assessments is freely available and based in extensive applied research. For example, in one 2015 study, the Virginia Student Threat Assessment Guidelines – a set of guidelines for the investigation of a reported threat, thorough assessment of the individual making the threat, and preventive or protective measures to be taken in response – were shown to reduce rates of student aggression. They were also shown to lower out-of-school suspension rates while improving teacher and student perceptions of safety.
3. Expand evidence-based strategies to reduce violent behavior
To help reduce the number of youths who grow up to become violent, governmental agencies could increase the availability and use of evidence-based interventions in schools.
Aggressive and violent behavior has been shown by research to emerge from a mix of personal and environmental risk factors. The factors include impulsivity, callousness, exposure to violence and victimization.
In light of this research, effective approaches were developed to prevent aggression by teaching students to problem-solve for better responses to peer conflict. They also teach students to think carefully about others’ motivations when they feel provoked.
Programs shown to reduce aggressive behavior typically train youths who already have exhibited some aggression on new and better coping skills for managing stress and anger. And for youths who have become seriously violent, treatments teach new, constructive behavioral and communication skills to youths and their caregivers. The treatments also help young people develop better relationships with family members and school personnel.
4. Make school buildings safer
The Robb Elementary School shooter entered the school building through a door that reportedly malfunctioned. This highlights the absolute importance for schools to take and maintain physical security measures.
In the wake of school shootings, schools often turn to solutions such as upgraded camera surveillance or increased law enforcement.
These measures can have mixed effects on students’ perceptions of safety and support – cameras posted outside appear to increase felt safety, whereas cameras posted inside seem to promote unease.
Increased law enforcement presence might make teachers feel safer in school. But it also might criminalize student misbehavior without actually making schools safer.
Still, there are number of ways for schools to improve physical security without increasing student anxiety or needlessly deploying law enforcement. For example, in one large study, students were less likely to skip school because of safety concerns when metal detectors were used at school entry points. In that study, those metal detectors also reduced the likelihood of weapons being brought into schools.
5. Reduce exposure to violence through media and social media
Entertainment media and social media are saturated with violent images of physical assaults, gun violence and gore. Exposure to and participation in virtual violence might not lead to aggressive behavior for all children and adolescents. But watching violent programs and playing violent video games can lead to increased hostility, aggressive feelings, emotional desensitization to violence and ultimately aggressive behavior. These effects can potentially be lessened by reducing the amount of screen violence to which children and adolescents are exposed over time, particularly early in development.
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GREENSBORO, N.C., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brooks Group, an award-winning sales training company, has recently hired Jim Packard as the new Vice President of Product Innovation, who will ensure the company has tools and trainings that match todays learning styles.
As a former learning architect and implementation strategist with Franklin Covey, Jim is an expert at creating engaging and effective learning experiences in live, live online, and self-paced formats. His goal is to help salespeople move past any aversion to learning created by educational experiences in their past, and make learning accessible and approachable to people in a way that helps them learn and use the information they are being taught.
Jim's belief is that "You can't innovate effectively if you don't understand what people are trying to get done. I don't believe in learning for the sake of learning, but in removing barriers to find practical application; in meeting people where they are so they can apply what they learn and overcome the struggles they deal with."
The pandemic has left a permanent mark on the learning industry. Sales managers are beginning to realize that while training can be brilliant from an instructional design perspective, it must be presented in a way that learners "opt-in" for and are willing to do.
"As we continue to innovate our product set, we are certain that Jim's significant experience in adult learning and product design will lead to products that bring significant benefits to our clients." remarked Gary Fly, CEO of The Brooks Group.
Jim lives in Utah, where he spends his free time hiking, mountain biking, fly fishing, kayaking, and rock climbing—all with his wife, four sons, and sometimes the family dog, Millie.
The Brooks Group teaches straightforward, actionable sales training skills to sales managers and their teams. Their IMPACT Selling® Sales Training Program has been taught to over one million sales professionals nation-wide, and they've been recognized as one of the top sales training companies annually since 2010.
Jim Packard is the Vice President of Product Innovation, where he is responsible for ensuring a best in class product suite. His work impacts anything from product offerings, instructional design, modalities, and marketing collateral.
Jim's background is in the classroom and helping people learn. His success in helping students learn using online platforms launched into a ten-year career at Franklin Covey, where he created innovative webinar rooms using Adobe Connect, Zoom, and Web Ex. He also leveraged his deep subject-matter expertise to help clients identify their leadership and organizational development needs, and strategize solutions to achieve desired results.
He received his M.A. in English from Weber State University in 2009, and his Masters of Science, Leadership and Management from Western Governors University in 2021.
Jim's pragmatic approach to learning drives him to remove barriers that prevent learners from finding practical applications for the techniques they learn. He has spoken to many organizations and individual learners to uncover which learning modalities people like, and has found that the most effective training is one that people opt-in to and are willing to implement.
You can find Jim spending his free time in the mountains around his home in Utah, where he enjoys spending his time hiking, mountain biking, fly fishing, kayaking, and rock climbing with his wife Tamara, four sons, Isaac, Jude, William, and Zeke, and sometimes the family dog, Millie.
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FOXBOROUGH — They were jonesing for their quarterback.
From the moment Mac Jones arrived on scene Wednesday (only cornerback Terrance Mitchell beat him up the stairs), the crowd on the back fields at Gillette Stadium showed its adulation for the second-year Patriots signal-caller.
As Jones jogged across the field shortly after 9 a.m. for the first training camp practice of 2022, the first of many rounds of applause was heard. With every completed pass, be it during individual or team drills, the congregation would erupt.
Finally, after about two hours and as Jones wrapped up his post-practice chat with reporters, a fan bellowed, “I love you, Mac!” Jones stopped mid-answer, giggled, and replied, “Thank you!”
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A day after drawing high praise from coach Bill Belichick for his offseason approach and advancement, Jones showed off his quick release and accuracy during a session that featured just a handful of competitive periods.
ROLL CALL
Not participating: S Jabrill Peppers (PUP), P Jake Bailey (nonfootball illness), CB Myles Bryant (nonfootball injury), RB James White (PUP), C David Andrews (PUP), OL Chasen Hines (nonfootball injury), and OL Andrew Stueber (nonfootball injury).
Only Bailey and Stueber were not spotted at some point. Rookie RB Pierre Strong spent his time with the group of players working/rehabbing on the lower fields.
INJURIES: None.
DRESS CODE: Helmets and sweats. Per the CBA, full pads won’t come on until Monday.
TOP PLAYS
▪ New WR DeVante Parker had a number of nice catches in both half-speed and competitive periods. His best came on a throw from Jones into the corner of the end zone with Mitchell in coverage. Parker hyped up the fans following the grab.
▪ CB Jalen Mills had a pass breakup on another Jones-to-Parker attempt, and the Green Goblin also signaled to the bleachers and was greeted by cheers.
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▪ Jones’s end zone fade to Nelson Agholor was a thing of beauty; Malcolm Butler had no chance to defend. Jones sprinted to the end zone to give his receiver a jump-bump.
▪ Joejuan Williams intercepted a Brian Hoyer pass intended for Tre Nixon.
▪ Kendrick Bourne snagged consecutive end zone passes from Jones and performed a spike that would have made Gronk proud.
▪ Rookie Tyquan Thornton had back-to-back nifty catches from Hoyer. The first was a dive across the middle of the end zone. The second was along the sideline in the end zone and may have been out of bounds.
▪ Jones’s rollout and zip to Damien Harris for a touchdown was the final play of the day, and the entire defense dropped to do pushups at the end.
ODDS AND ENDS
▪ Though contact is forbidden until Monday, the linemen, linebackers, and tight ends wore “Guardian Caps” over their helmets. Part of a new safety initiative by the NFL, the soft-shell cap features a waffle design and is designed to absorb impact and reduce head injuries.
▪ Similar to minicamp, Trent Brown was stationed at left tackle and Isaiah Wynn at right tackle, which is the opposite of last season.
▪ Robert Kraft arrived at practice with Bourne.
▪ Agholor, Bourne, Nixon, Williams, Thornton, Jakobi Meyers, Kristian Wilkerson, Lil’Jordan Humphrey, and Jahlani Tavai were among those who signed autographs after practice.
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▪ Former OT Sebastian Vollmer was on hand with a German television crew. The network interviewed Kraft and several players, including Butler and Harris.
▪ The tunes for warmups included “Thug Motivation 101″ by Young Jeezy, “Put a Date on it” by Yo Gotti featuring Lil Baby, and “Hittin’” by KLuTxH.
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Thursday: Practice, 9:30 a.m. (gates open at 8).
Friday: Practice: 9:30 a.m. (gates open at 8).
Saturday: Practice: 9:30 a.m. (gates open at 8).
Check patriots.com/trainingcamp for updates on times and weather changes.
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Girl, 3, dies after Indiana apartment fire kills dad, sister
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A 3-year-old girl has died more than two weeks after she was seriously injured in an Indianapolis apartment fire that killed her father and 15-month-old sister, a fire official said.
Battalion Chief Rita Reith said the Indianapolis Fire Department was notified that the girl died Thursday morning. She was among five people hospitalized after firefighters pulled them, unconscious and in cardiac arrest, from the smoke-filled apartment on Jan. 9.
The girl’s 31-year-old father died two days after the fire, while her 15-month-old sister died the next day. He was identified by the Marion County Coroner’s Office as Raymond Diggs, while the toddler was identified as Leilani Rembert.
Reith said a 12-year-old boy remains hospitalized, while a 14-year-old boy has been released from the hospital and is continuing to recover.
The children’s mother was not home when the fire broke out on the city’s far east side, officials said. Investigators have determined the fire started on a couch, but the exact cause remains under investigation, Reith said.
Burning couches can emit dangerous chemicals, and the victims may have been sleeping while the fire burned, Reith has said.
Fire investigators said a smoke alarm had been removed from the apartment at some point prior to the fire for an unknown reason. Apartment management told investigators there was a working smoke alarm in the apartment about two weeks before the fire.
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California shark attack victim released from hospital, doctor says he narrowly escaped death
California shark attack victim released from hospital, doctor says he narrowly escaped death
THE CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. ## CONTINUING COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY'S SHARK ATTACK IN PACIFIC GROVE.. THE SWIMMER IS LISTED IN GOOD CONDITION.. AND EFFORTS NOW UNDERWAY TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO CAME TO HIS AID.. AS HEROES.. WE GET THE STORY FROM ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER FELIX CORTEZ.. THESE THREE GOOD SAMARITANS BEING HAILED AS HEROES FOR COMING TO THE RESCUE OF STEVE BRUEMMER, A SWIMMER WHO WAS ATTACKED BY A GREAT WHITE SHARK OFF LOVERS POINT WEDNESDAY MORNING.. EFFORTS NOW UNDERWAY TO NOMINATE THEM FOR AN AMERICAN RED CROSS.. HEROES AWARD (RED CROSS 11:24 SO WE'RE LOOKING AT HONORING THEM :26 THEY'RE HEROIC INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN THEIR HOME COMMUNITY I'M SURE THE SAME THING'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAPPEN BUT :34 WHAT THEY DID NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD DO THAT KNOWING THERE WAS STILL A SHARK IN THE WATER :38 BUT THEY DIDN'T THINK TWICE :40 THEY WENT IN AND RESCUED THIS GENTLEMAN AND BECAUSE OF THAT HE'S ALIVE TODAY :45) AFTER BEING BROUGHT TO SHORE BY THE GOOD SAMARITANS.. THE 62 YEAR OLD BRUEMMER UNDERWENT 2 HOURS OF SURGERY.. HE'S CURRENTLY LISTED IN GOOD CONDITION.. HIS DOCTOR SAID HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE GOOD SAMARITANS.. BRUEMMER MIGHT NOT HAVE SURVIVED THE ATTACK.. (10:26 THEY WERE EXTREMELY HELPFUL THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE REAL HEROES OF THE SITUATION WITHOUT SOMEONE ON THE BEACH READY TO GO OUT AND BRING HIM BACK IN AND PEOPLE AND THEN PEOPLE ON THE BEACH READY WITH TORNIQUETS HE COULD'VE ALSO LOST HIS LIFE IN JUST THE FACT THAT NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE OR NO ONE ABLE TO BRING HIM IN HE COULD'VE DIED IN THE WATER :42 THE BYSTANDERS WERE CRUCIAL IN SAVING HIS LIFE :46) THE GOOD SAMARITANS ARE FROM YOUR LEFT.. HEATH BRADDOCK, A SURFER FROM MOSS LANDING.. AIMEE JOHNS, A NURSE FROM FOLSOM AND HER HUSBAND PAUL BANDY A SACRAMENTO POLICE OFFICER.. ALL WERE IN THE WATER THAT DAY.. AND BANDY SAID HE DID WHAT HE'S TRAINED TO DO.. (:01 AS A POLICE OFFICER I RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES ALL THE TIME SO I DON'T THINK THERE WAS EVER A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE GOING TO GO IT WAS JUST HOW FAST WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THERE :08) BANDY AND HIS WIFE AIMEE WERE IN TOWN CELEBRATING THEIR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.. STAYING HERE AT THE COLTON INN.. IN A SHOW OF GOOD WILL.. MANAGEMENT COMPED THEM
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California shark attack victim released from hospital, doctor says he narrowly escaped death
Video above: Efforts are underway to recognize the good Samaritans who helped save a shark attack victimA California man who was attacked by a great white shark while swimming near Lovers Point Beach has finally gone home, according to a spokesperson with Natividad Hospital. Steve Bruemmer, 62, narrowly escaped death according to his doctor who spoke to sister station KSBW a day after the attack.“It could’ve been much, much worse he could’ve not made it out of the water,” said Bruemmer’s doctor Nicholas Rottler, a trauma surgeon at Natividad Medical Center.Rottler said the shark came within a millimeter of severing a major artery.Bruemmer was in the hospital and rehab for three weeks before being released on Wednesday.
Video above: Efforts are underway to recognize the good Samaritans who helped save a shark attack victim
A California man who was attacked by a great white shark while swimming near Lovers Point Beach has finally gone home, according to a spokesperson with Natividad Hospital.
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Steve Bruemmer, 62, narrowly escaped death according to his doctor who spoke to sister station KSBW a day after the attack.
“It could’ve been much, much worse he could’ve not made it out of the water,” said Bruemmer’s doctor Nicholas Rottler, a trauma surgeon at Natividad Medical Center.
Rottler said the shark came within a millimeter of severing a major artery.
Bruemmer was in the hospital and rehab for three weeks before being released on Wednesday. | https://www.wisn.com/article/california-shark-attack-victim-released-from-hospital-doctor-says-he-narrowly-escaped-death/40606661 | 2022-07-13 22:57:51 | 1 | https://www.wisn.com/article/california-shark-attack-victim-released-from-hospital-doctor-says-he-narrowly-escaped-death/40606661 |
Alabama execution called off for time and medical concerns
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials called off the Thursday lethal injection of a man convicted in a 1999 workplace shooting because of time concerns and trouble accessing the inmate’s veins.
Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said prison officials called off the execution after they determined inmate Alan Miller’s “veins could not be accessed in accordance with our protocol” before a midnight deadline to get the execution underway. Miller has been returned to his cell at the south Alabama prison, Hamm said.
The halt to the execution came three hours after a divided U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution to begin. The 5-4 decision lifted an injunction granted after Miller’s attorneys said the state lost his paperwork requesting his execution be carried out using nitrogen hypoxia, a method legally available to him but one never used before in the U.S.
Miller, 57, was convicted of killing three people in a 1999 workplace rampage, drawing the death sentence.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A divided U.S. Supreme Court said Alabama can proceed Thursday night with the lethal injection of an inmate convicted in a 1999 workplace shooting, vacating two lower court rulings that sided with the condemned man and his request for a different method of execution.
The 5-4 decision reversed rulings by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and a federal judge that the lethal injection could not go forward after Alan Miller’s attorneys said the state lost his paperwork requesting his execution be carried out using nitrogen hypoxia, a method legally available to him but one never used before in the U.S.
Miller, 57, was convicted of killing three people in a 1999 workplace rampage, drawing the death sentence. A judge blocked the state’s execution plan earlier this week.
Miller testified that he had turned in paperwork four years ago selecting nitrogen hypoxia as his execution method, putting it in a slot in his cell door at the Holman Correctional Facility for a prison worker to collect.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. issued a preliminary injunction blocking the state from killing Miller by any means other than nitrogen hypoxia, after finding it was “substantially likely” that Miller “submitted a timely election form even though the State says that it does not have any physical record of a form.”
Thursday night’s Supreme Court ruling vacated that injunction at the request of the state. Justices lifted the stay at about 9 p.m. giving the state a three hour window to get the execution underway before the death warrant expires at midnight. The July execution of Joe Nathan James took more than three hours to get underway after the state had difficulties establishing an intravenous line.
Although Alabama has authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method, it has never executed anyone with that method and the state’s prison system has not finalized procedures for using it to carry out a death sentence.
Nitrogen hypoxia is a proposed execution method in which death would be caused by forcing the inmate to breathe only nitrogen, thereby depriving him or her of the oxygen needed to maintain bodily functions. It is authorized as an execution method in three states but no state has attempted to put an inmate to death by the untested method. Alabama officials told the judge they are working to finalize the protocol.
Many states have struggled to buy execution drugs in recent years after U.S. and European pharmaceutical companies began blocking the use of their products in lethal injections. That has led some to seek alternate methods.
When Alabama approved nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method in 2018, state law gave inmates a brief window to designate it as their execution method. Miller testified that he opted for nitrogen when the form was distributed on death row because he disliked needles.
“That the state is not yet prepared to execute anyone by nitrogen hypoxia does not mean it will harm the state or the public to honor Miller’s timely election of nitrogen hypoxia. By contrast, if an injunction does not issue, Miller will be irrevocably deprived of his choice in how he will die — a choice the Alabama Legislature bestowed upon him,” Huffaker wrote.
Miller had visits from family members and an attorney on Thursday as he waited to see if his execution would go forward. He was given a food tray that included meatloaf, chuckwagon steak, macaroni and french fries, the prison system said.
Prosecutors said Miller, a delivery truck driver, killed co-workers Lee Holdbrooks and Scott Yancy at a business in suburban Birmingham and then drove off to shoot former supervisor Terry Jarvis at a business where Miller had previously worked. Each man was shot multiple times and Miller was captured after a highway chase.
Trial testimony indicated Miller believed the men were spreading rumors about him, including that he was gay. A psychiatrist hired by the defense found that Miller suffered from severe mental illness but also said Miller’s condition wasn’t bad enough to use as a basis for an insanity defense under state law.
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This story has been corrected to show Alabama’s last execution was in July.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — It’s officially the fall season, but temperatures across the Bay Area are setting records for heat in October. Records of high temperatures on Wednesday were either tied or broken in cities such as San Francisco and Oakland.
It was as warm as 91 degrees in downtown Oakland, which shatters the 31-year-old record of 84 degrees for Oct. 19, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Other records broken on this day include 86 degrees at SFO Airport, breaking the record of 85 in 1964. The high of 90 degrees in downtown SF tied the record for Oct. 19 that was set back in 1913.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Biden administration official on Monday pushed back against growing criticism from Iranian American activists who are calling on the White House to abandon its efforts to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal.
The U.S. special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, said that the administration “makes no apology” for “trying to do everything we can to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.” The White House has become increasingly pessimistic about reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement but has stopped short of declaring the deal dead.
The White House has faced growing pressure to scuttle the deal altogether following the Islamic government’s brutal crackdown of a women-led protest movement and Tehran’s decision to send hundreds of drones to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.
Malley said that lost in the debate is that as the administration has pursued an Iran nuclear deal, it has also continued to pile sanctions on Iranian officials.
The administration announced sanctions against Iranian officials for the brutal treatment of demonstrators after last month’s death of a young Iranian woman while in the custody of Iranian security forces. The administration has also hit Iran with sanctions for supplying drones and technical assistance to Russia and ordered U.S. military strikes in August against Iranian-backed militias in Syria in response to attacks on U.S. forces in the region.
“I think people have to understand that they were not tying our hands because of … this hope that someday maybe there’ll be a deal,” Malley said during an appearance at a virtual event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington think tank. “No, we are taking action. We’re not waiting. We’re taking the action that we think is consistent and necessary to promote our values and our national security interests.”
The Biden administration this month levied new sanctions against Iran over the crackdown on antigovernment protests spurred by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Morality police had detained Amini last month for not properly covering her hair with the Islamic headscarf, known as the hijab, which is mandatory for Iranian women. Amini collapsed at a police station and died three days later.
At least 270 people have been killed and 14,000 arrested, according to the group Human Rights Activists in Iran. Demonstrations have continued, even as the feared paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has warned young Iranians to stop.
The White House has also said that Iranian troops are “directly engaged on the ground” in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine’s power stations and other key infrastructure. The Iranians have provided the technical assistance after selling the Russians — desperate for precision guided weapons — hundreds of the drones. The Iranian government has denied selling Moscow drones or providing it with assistance.
The Iran nuclear deal already has been teetering toward collapse despite President Joe Biden’s efforts to revive it since August, with his administration saying Tehran has sought to push extraneous issues into the indirect talks. Still, the administration has not given up all hope for a turnaround.
The pact, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, would provide Tehran with billions of dollars in sanctions relief in exchange for the country agreeing to roll back its nuclear program to the limits set by the 2015 deal.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, April 28, 2023
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Hudson Valley, Helderbergs, Schoharie Valley, and Mohawk Valley.
Motorists should use caution and prepare for reduced visibilities.
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A local British police department is saying it helped save Easter for fans of the chocolate egg.
A man was arrested in England after allegedly stealing a semi truck that contained 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs last Saturday, police announced.
The man, whom The Associated Press identified as 32-year-old Joby Pool, was stopped on the highway in Telford, a town in central England, shortly after the theft. Pool allegedly used a metal grinder to break through a gate and into the truck, according to the AP.
"The eggs-travagent theft took place on Saturday 11 February," the West Mercia Police tweeted. "Along with the crème eggs, a number of other chocolate varieties were also stolen."
In all, the seized chocolate is thought to be worth 40,000 British pounds, or slightly more than $48,000.
Pool entered guilty pleas to theft of a trailer, theft of its contents and damage to a chain lock, the AP reported. He is expected to be sentenced next month.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, NSB, the musical moniker for North Star Boys, an Asian-American music group with over 55 million combined followers across social media platforms, released their debut hyperpop single "SUNSHINE".
Making their debut in the Hyperpop genre, North Star Boys release their new single "SUNSHINE".
"SUNSHINE" symbolizes perseverance and dedication to the ones you love, an overarching theme emphasized throughout the official music video. Each member has their own sunshine they drew inspiration from for this single, whether it's an ex, current lover, family member, or as NSB co-founder, Oliver Moy, says, his newfound friend group-turned-family. For NSB member Regie Macalino, this means shedding light on his heritage, with elements of his Filipino culture embedded throughout the music video.
"Being raised in the Philippines for half of my life, it's always been important to me to incorporate my roots in everything I do. My family and I came to the US like many other Asians to chase the American Dream. In the music video for SUNSHINE, it was a special moment for me and the boys to shine light on the country I grew up in and inspire my fellow Filipino friends and followers to embrace our culture and not be afraid of being different," said Regie Macalino.
The North Star Boys have taken the internet by storm not only through music but also through their captivating social media presence, unique personalities, and impromptu meet & greets. Their most recent transition into the web3 space has proved successful, selling out of their first NFT drop in an hour. The group of 7 boys aims to inspire and be the Asian representation in media that they didn't see growing up.
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About North Star Boys
North Star Boys is the first Asian-American content group, founded in August 2021. Within their first six months as a group, they surpassed expectations gaining millions of followers across all platforms, including TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. The 7-member group of best friends is composed of founders and brothers, Oliver and Sebastian Moy along with Regie Macalino, Ryan Nguyen, Justin Phan, Darren Liang, and Kane Ratan managed by Forbes 30 Under 30's Tyler Bray.
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Artemis I's next launch attempt may not happen until later this year
NASA will not pursue a launch of Artemis I for the remainder of the launch period, which ends on Tuesday, according to an update from the agency after a second scrubbed launch attempt Saturday.
Future launch periods in September and October depend on what the team decides early next week.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson reminded that the shuttle was sent back to the Vehicle Assembly Building 20 times before it launched.
"We do not launch until we think it's right," Nelson said. "These teams have labored over that and that is the conclusion they came to. I look at this as part of our space program, in which safety is the top of the list."
The scrub was called at 11:17 a.m. ET, three hours before the beginning of the launch window.
Artemis I had been slated to take off Saturday afternoon, but those plans were scrubbed after team members discovered a liquid hydrogen leak that they spent the better part of the morning trying to resolve. Liquid hydrogen is one of the propellants used in the rocket's large core stage. The leak prevented the launch team from being able to fill the liquid hydrogen tank despite trying various troubleshooting procedures.
It's the second time in a week that the space agency has been forced to halt the launch countdown in the face of technical issues. The first launch attempt, on Monday, was called off after several issues arose, including with a system meant to cool the rocket's engines ahead of liftoff and various leaks that sprung up as the rocket was being fueled.
The liquid hydrogen leak was detected Saturday at 7:15 a.m. ET in the quick disconnect cavity that feeds the rocket with hydrogen in the engine section of the core stage. It was a different leak than one that occurred ahead of the scrubbed launch on Monday.
The launch controllers warmed up the line in an attempt to get a tight seal and the flow of liquid hydrogen resumed before a leak reoccurred. They stopped the flow of liquid hydrogen and proceeded to "close the valve used to fill and drain it, then increase pressure on a ground transfer line using helium to try to reseal it," according to NASA.
That troubleshooting plan was not successful. The team attempted the first plan again to warm up the line, but the leak reoccurred after they manually restarted the flow of liquid hydrogen.
There was a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch, according to weather officer Melody Lovin.
The Artemis I stack, which includes the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, continues to sit on Launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The Artemis I mission is just the beginning of a program that will aim to return humans to the moon and eventually land crewed missions on Mars.
There is still a backup opportunity for the Artemis I mission to launch on Sept. 5 and 6.
In the last few days, the launch team has taken time to address issues, like hydrogen leaks, that cropped up ahead of Monday's planned launch before it was scrubbed. The team has also completed a risk assessment of an engine conditioning issue and a foam crack that also cropped up, according to NASA officials.
Both were considered to be acceptable risks heading into the launch countdown, according to Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager.
On Monday, a sensor on one of the rocket's four RS-25 engines, identified as engine #3, reflected that the engine could not reach the proper temperature range required for the engine to start at liftoff.
The engines need to be thermally conditioned before super-cold propellant flows through them prior to liftoff. To prevent the engines from experiencing any temperature shocks, launch controllers gradually increase the pressure of the core stage liquid hydrogen tank in the hours before launch to send a small amount of liquid hydrogen to the engines. This is known as a "bleed."
The team has since determined it was a bad sensor providing the reading -- they plan to ignore the faulty sensor moving forward, according to John Blevins, Space Launch Systems chief engineer.
Mission overview
Once Artemis I launches, Orion's journey will last 37 days as it travels to the moon, loops around it and returns to Earth -- traveling a total of 1.3 million miles.
While the passenger list doesn't include any humans, it does have passengers: three mannequins and a plush Snoopy toy will ride in Orion.
The crew aboard Artemis I may sound a little unusual, but they each serve a purpose. Snoopy will serve as the zero gravity indicator -- meaning that he will begin to float inside the capsule once it reaches the space environment.
The mannequins, named Commander Moonikin Campos, Helga and Zohar, will measure the deep space radiation future crews could experience and test out new suit and shielding technology. A biology experiment carrying seeds, algae, fungi and yeast is also tucked inside Orion to measure how life reacts to this radiation as well.
Additional science experiments and technology demonstrations are also riding in a ring on the rocket. From there, 10 small satellites, called CubeSats, will detach and go their separate ways to collect information on the moon and the deep space environment.
Cameras inside and outside of Orion will share images and video throughout the mission, including live views from the Callisto experiment, which will capture a stream of Commander Moonikin Campos sitting in the commander's seat. And if you have an Amazon Alexa-enabled device, you can ask it about the mission's location each day.
Expect to see views of Earthrise similar to what was shared for the first time during the Apollo 8 mission back in 1968, but with much better cameras and technology.
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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) _ Eagle Bancorp Inc. (EGBN) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $37.3 million.
The bank, based in Bethesda, Maryland, said it had earnings of $1.16 per share.
The bank holding company posted revenue of $116.8 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $89.2 million, missing Street forecasts.
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PHOENIX — Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and while genetics do play a role, the leading risk factor is diet.
Studies show gut health could be directly linked with your risk.
ABC15 Health Insider Dr. Shad Marvasti says more people are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
He says years ago, red meat was linked to causing it and now research shows not enough fiber is contributing.
He adds that fiber is the main food needed to support the microbiome, the body's natural immune system surveillance.
Dr. Shad points out more diets also include highly processed foods that are low or absent of fiber.
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The N.J. high school track and field season concluded with the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on June 18 at Franklin High School in Somerset, where 18 girls and 18 boys winners were crowned.
With that comes the rollout of the NJ.com postseason honors.
The N.J. high school track and field season concluded with the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on June 18 at Franklin High School in Somerset, where 18 girls and 18 boys winners were crowned.
With that comes the rollout of the NJ.com postseason honors.
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Forbes America's Best-in-State Employers ranks Tampa General No. 6 out of 100 companies in 25 industry sectors in Florida.
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital's commitment to supporting its team members by encouraging personal and professional development has been recognized by Forbes Magazine, naming Tampa General a top-10 employer in the state of Florida. The Forbes America's Best Employers by State list is based on an independent survey from a sample of 70,000 employees working for companies with at least 500 staff in their U.S. operations. Tampa General is ranked No. 6 out of 100 companies in 25 industry sectors in Florida in 2022.
"At Tampa General, we have a deep belief that caring for our team members is our top priority," said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General. "Providing our team with the resources and support they need allows them to be the most effective team members and people they can be, which then enables them to provide the best care possible for our patients. At the end of the day, if you take care of your team members, they will take care of the rest. Being in the top 10 is a validation of our focus on creating and sustaining this culture."
This is the second consecutive year that Tampa General has been in the top 10 of the Forbes America's Best Employers by State list.
Forbes Magazine teamed up with market research company Statista to anonymously survey employees through several online panels. Survey participants were asked to provide direct and indirect recommendations. Direct evaluations are from Tampa General team members and indirect evaluations are from non-Tampa General staff. Those responding answered 52 questions about such work-related topics as working conditions, diversity, salary, potential for development and company image. In the direct recommendation category, Tampa General scored above the 90th percentile and the indirect score was above the 80th percentile.
"Given our commitment to the individual and collective needs of our team members, we concentrate on programs and initiatives that are important to their engagement and satisfaction, including providing professional and personal development," said Qualenta Kivett, executive vice president and chief People and Talent officer, Tampa General. Valuing team member feedback and voice through open communication is one way Tampa General seeks to understand the needs and preferences of team members. Not only can team members submit questions directly to Couris, Tampa General's president and CEO, through the internal portal, but can also email him or any leader within the organization.
"Team member questions and feedback are always heard and responded to, and many times are referenced for future planning and initiatives," said Kivett. Regular surveys conducted by third-party professional surveyors measure and identify team member satisfaction. Questions cover such topics as onboarding and new hire experience, compensation, benefits, leadership, and resources from the organizational to the department or unit level.
"We are constantly exploring initiatives that help team members in both their professional and personal lives," said Couris. "To that end, we have developed new programs as well as enhanced and maintained existing opportunities."
Potential for Development
Tampa General offers an array of opportunities for educational, professional and personal development:
- Education Assistance — Tampa General provides scholarships, competitive tuition reimbursement and clinical and non-clinical ladders that support skills enhancements. More than $100,000 in nursing scholarships were awarded to Tampa General team members in 2022. Clinical and non-clinical ladders are offered and are structured systems to advance career development while the team member remains in a current position.
- Career Growth — Tampa General has developed its own education and professional development programs unique to the academic medical center such as:
- Hub for Innovation/IdeaHQ — To create a culture of innovation and encourage creative solutions, Tampa General has developed IdeaHQ, an online platform designed for identifying and crowd-sourcing quality improvement ideas directly from all team members. All team members can rate and comment on ideas and a committee selects projects to move forward. Solutions selected for development are displayed on a digital board at the Hub in the hospital cafeteria, which also offers walk-up tech support for team members. IdeaHQ and the Hub are part of TGH Innoventures, which provides a coordinated mechanism for Tampa General to develop innovative solutions to improve quality and access to care.
Working Conditions
Tampa General's view of working conditions moves beyond providing team members the equipment, training and facilities in which to achieve the best possible performance. "It means recognizing the whole person and creating an environment in which all team members can grow and develop in their careers and within their life goals and responsibilities," said Kivett.
- Schedule and Remote Work Flexibility — Tampa General offers a competitive time-off policy as well as remote working options and flexibility for part-time positions, depending on the job description.
- Health, Wellness and Benefits — Tampa General provides team members access to the TGH Fitness Center which offers wellness activities and tracking through a free app, an on-site gym and online classes.
- Team Member Emergency Fund — To help team members with unexpected situations or emergencies, Tampa General offers the Team Member Emergency Fund, which provides limited financial assistance to eligible team members in need due to a personal emergency.
- Family Support — In 2020, 2021 and 2022, a $600 grant per eligible team member for back-to-school supplies has helped caregivers provide essentials such as clothes, backpacks, tablets and laptops for young students. An on-site day care center provides families with an education and development curriculum for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
- It's Okay Not To Be Okay—Recognizing the need for emotional and spiritual support at times and to remove the stigma from seeking mental health care, Tampa General established It's Okay Not to Be Okay, a collection of emotional and mental health resources ranging from wellness and resilience-building activities to professional counseling and crisis support. To focus directly on helping team members cope, the hospital's Spiritual Health and Education Department started a Team Member Spiritual Support program in partnership with Tampa General's Psychology services in 2021.
- Team Member Lounge — In addition to team member break rooms located throughout the hospital, a Team Member Lounge features a variety of spaces to rest and rejuvenate, including massage chairs.
- Service Awards — To celebrate milestones of service, TGH celebrates team member anniversaries starting at five years and then for every five-year increment after that.
- Monthly Birthday Breakfasts — Team members celebrate their birthday month with prizes such as smart watches, video game consoles, cameras, and gift cards.
Compensation
Based on its philosophy to do what is right, while remaining competitive, the academic medical center invested in base compensation by adding $19 million in 2022 and more than $14 million in 2021 directly into team member salaries. A market analysis conducted this year resulted in market adjustments and pay increases for more than half of team members and new pay grades were assigned to all roles.
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Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America's Best Employers for Women and sixth out of 100 Florida companies in the 2022 America's Best Employers by State. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2020, provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that provides real-time situational awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
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CALGARY, AB, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Partake Brewing, a category leader in the non-alcoholic beer space, announced today the incorporation of their Hazy IPA Varietal into the company's wider portfolio as a result of consumer demand.
The Partake team was determined to develop a great-tasting, low calorie, non-alcoholic IPA in response to general customer interest in the varietal in addition to category trends which led to the original launch of Partake's Hazy IPA that debuted in March of 2022 as a small batch offering on their online store.
The limited time product quickly became a favorite with Partake drinkers as well as their top selling limited-edition beer this past year. Since having sold out online, the team received many requests to bring it back and make it available in retail.
The latest varietal is now available to purchase via the Partake website in addition to select retailers across the country including Target, Binny's Beverage Depot, BevMo, Wegmans (in select locations) and as a standalone pack in Total Wine & More.
Ted Fleming, Founder and CEO of Partake Brewing states, "I couldn't be more excited that we've decided to incorporate our Hazy IPA into our wider line-up of ongoing innovative product offerings." Fleming continues, "The integration of the IPA also speaks to our continued focus on listening to our consumers and working to provide them with what they want."
Partake Hazy IPA is a low calorie, low carbohydrate beer with just 25 calories and 4g of carbohydrates per can. The beer is bursting with flavor and low on bitterness. Generously dry-hopped with notes of ripe apricot, sweet mango, and luscious berries, this Hazy IPA is juicy, smooth and fit for everyday enjoyment.
At Partake, we are beer lovers first. We're on a mission to transform the non-alcoholic beer experience so fellow beer lovers can enjoy great tasting beer that pairs perfectly with every occasion, no matter the reason for cutting back on alcohol. Partake Brewing has become a leader in non-alcoholic beer in North America with distribution in major retailers across Canada and the United States. Brewed using a proprietary process, Partake Brewing is praised by customers for its unique combination of exceptional flavor, classic styles, and game-changing nutritionals.
For more information about Partake Brewing and its non-alcoholic beers, please visit https://drinkpartake.com or follow along on Instagram at @PartakeBrewing or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DrinkPartake.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Mac Jones has never hidden the fact that he’s a perfectionist.
He acknowledged that remaining patient through these early growing pains hasn’t been easy.
“I care a lot about football, we all do. It’s very competitive. When we lose a day, to me it’s like a shot in the heart. It’s like we lost a game,” Jones said Tuesday. “There’s a lot more to practice, you’re here to learn. But at the end of the day we’re out here competing, and the goal is to have more good plays than the other team. In that case, that’s the defense right now.”
Following a rough day for the offense on Saturday, Jones marched immediately off the field and into the locker room.
Things haven’t been much better since the pads came on this week, with the receivers having difficulty getting open, running backs struggling to find running lanes and the offensive line often losing protection and forcing Jones to scramble.
“I feel like we can compete even more and even better. A lot of it is just execution and X’s and O’s and figuring out how to communicate,” Jones said. “There are better days ahead, but we’re just at the start of this thing and we’ve gotta get it going. But just take it day by day.”
It hasn’t all been bad.
During the scrimmage period Tuesday, Jones successfully dropped a deep ball over two defenders and into the hands of receiver Nelson Agholor for a touchdown. It was the latest highlight in what’s been a productive camp so far for Agholor, who struggled during his first year in New England last season. He’s been one of the strongest performers in the receiving group overall thus far.
“Mac just did a good job of giving me an opportunity,” Agholor said of his catch. “He put it over two defenders’ heads, Great throw by him, great vision by him. It’s my job to make plays when the opportunity is given.”
Jones has been leaning on the up-and-down experiences of his rookie season to help him as the offense continues to make adjustments.
“I was fortunate to play in a lot of games last year and not every year is gonna be perfect,” he said. “That’s what I learned. And not every practice is gonna be perfect. ... I know what I’m supposed to do and know what I’m looking for.”
Last season Jones said he had a lot of freedom to change plays based on what he saw at the line of scrimmage.
He’s still working through when to take those liberties following the offseason changes.
“Sometimes I try different things in practice that I want to try in the game and that’s the whole point of practice,” he said. “Just getting my feet wet in the new offense and try different things and be on the same page with the coaches. It’s always good just to see it on film.”
In the meantime, he’s relying on the personal routine that was successful for him as a rookie.
“Obviously, when the games come, they come,” Jones said. “But for now it’s just focusing on each day and figuring out what we can do better and talking through it and coming up with a plan.”
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen’s dunk with 2:01 remaining in overtime gave Cleveland a 100-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night, keeping the Cavaliers unbeaten in five OT games this season.
Allen outjumped two defenders to grab a lob from Darius Garland, then slammed home the ball over Christian Wood for the final points in the five-minute session. Kemba Walker had opened OT with a 3-pointer to give Dallas a 99-96 lead.
“It was a character win because we just didn’t have it tonight,” Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “But that wasn’t an excuse for the guys. They went out and picked it up defensively, which you’ve got to do when your shots aren’t falling.”
The Mavericks had three opportunities to take the lead in the last minute, including Wood’s 30-footer as time expired. Frank Ntilikina was stripped by Donovan Mitchell and Walker’s jumper landed between the backboard and the rim on the other two.
Mitchell scored 25 points and Darius Garland had 18 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists for Cleveland, which has the best home record in the NBA at 14-2. Allen added eight points and 15 rebounds, and Evan Mobley had 17 points and eight rebounds.
“Nights like this, it’s all mental, so you’ve got to fight real deep and find that energy,” said Mobley, who scored 10 points in the fourth quarter. “But we got the stops we needed at the end.”
Four-time All-Star guard Walker, who signed with Dallas on Nov. 29, had 32 points and seven assists over 42 minutes in his third game. Wood had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Hardaway scored 13 points.
Dallas forced OT on Walker’s driving layup with 3.5 seconds left in the fourth, tying the score at 96-all. After Mitchell was called for an offensive foul with 0.7 ticks left, Tim Hardaway Jr. missed a half-court shot at the buzzer.
Dallas was without its starting backcourt of Luka Doncic (right quadriceps strain) and Spencer Dinwiddie (right knee maintenance), and center Dwight Powell (left thigh bruise). Doncic is the second-leading scorer in the NBA at 33.0 points per game.
“You have to have a next-man up mentality -- and we had a lot of next men up tonight,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “This is the hardest part of our schedule, but we’re professionals and we’re here.”
The Cavaliers are 2-0 on their longest homestand of the season, a six-gamer that runs through Dec. 26. Cleveland is allowing a league-low 104.8 points per game.
Both teams were on the second half of a back-to-back set. The Cavaliers beat Indiana 118-112 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, while the Mavericks did not check into their downtown Cleveland hotel until 3:37 a.m.
TIP-INS
Mavericks: Walker made his first start since Feb. 16 with the Knicks against Brooklyn. Walker, whose career scoring average is 19.4, is with his fourth team in five years. … G Josh Green (right elbow sprain) and F Maxi Kleber (right hamstring tear) were inactive, and F Davis Bertans (illness) did not play. … Dallas lost to the Cavaliers for the second time in four days, dropping a 105-90 decision Wednesday.
Cavaliers: F Lamar Stevens (right knee soreness) was unable to play. Stevens started the previous eight games, averaging 6.6 points and 5.9 rebounds. … Mobley appeared in his 100th NBA game. The second-year pro is one of 11 players in league history to surpass 1,400 points, 800 rebounds, 200 assists and 150 blocks while shooting better than 50% from the field in his first 100 contests.
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Mavericks: At Portland on Monday night.
Cavaliers: Host Utah on Monday night.
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Michael St. Pierre has been appointed Superintendent of Catholic Education for the Diocese of Allentown, according to a news release.
He’ll start Aug. 1, the release says. St. Pierre and his family are members of St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish in Palmer Township.
He’s the fifth superintendent in the history of the diocese. He’ll oversee the management, supervision and direction of all educational programs in the diocese, except those at DeSales University and Alvernia University, the release says.
“Please join me in welcoming Dr. St. Pierre to the Diocese of Allentown and extending our prayerful best wishes as he joins the Diocesan leadership team,” said Bishop of Allentown Alfred Schlert.
St. Pierre served for the past seven years as executive director of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association, leading over 600 members at 350 colleges and universities across the country.
He was previously president of Morris Catholic High School in Denville, N.J.; Dean of Students and Department Chair of Oratory Preparatory School in Summit, N.J.; and Director of Campus Ministry of Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore, Maryland.
He replaces Philip J. Fromuth. St. Pierre will work with Fromuth throughout August for a smooth transition in preparation for the new school year opening Monday, Aug. 28, the release says.
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FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri school board decided Tuesday to shut down a grade school that sits near a contaminated creek after a study funded by law firms involved in a class-action lawsuit found high levels of radioactive material inside the school.
Contamination was in classrooms, the playground and elsewhere at Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, according to a report last week by Boston Chemical Data Corp. It follows another study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, made public in the summer, that found contamination stemming from World War II-era nuclear weapons production in a wooded area near Coldwater Creek.
The Hazelwood Board of Education voted in closed session Tuesday to close the school until it can be cleaned up. Virtual learning will start Monday and is planned until the students can be moved to different schools, tentatively scheduled for Nov. 28. It’s unclear when Jana Elementary would reopen.
The school board, in a statement after the closed meeting, said the remediation is necessary but acknowledged “this is causing a disruption to our students’ education and school climate.”
The decision came even as a Corps official raised questions about the Boston Chemical study. Phillip Moser, program manager of the Corps’ Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program in St. Louis, said the agency’s evaluations found no contamination between the wooded site and the school or its playground. He called the Boston Chemical report “incomplete and not consistent with the approved processes required to do an evaluation at one of our sites.”
Still, several politicians urged immediate closure of the school.
The new report worried parents, especially since the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry stated in 2019 that people exposed to Coldwater Creek from the 1960s to the 1990s may have an increased risk of bone cancer, lung cancer and leukemia.
“I do not understand why it’s not closed now,” William Johnson, the father of a current student at the school and three others who went there, told the board.
It wasn’t immediately clear if students will continue at the school through the rest of the week. District spokesperson Jordyn Elston said she didn’t have information on the remainder of the week.
Many speakers at the meeting welcomed the shutdown of the school, but wondered why the school district didn’t communicate about the problem. Some said they heard about it first on the news or on Facebook.
“I’m happy that you have a plan now,” said Patrice Strickland, who has two children at the school. “I’m so happy you’re considering our babies now. But just communicate with us.”
Nuclear waste from World War II weapons production as part of the Manhattan Project contaminated Coldwater Creek. Mallinckrodt Chemical Co. processed uranium ore in St. Louis from 1942 to 1957 and shipped waste to a site near Lambert Airport, where it made its way into the 19-mile-long waterway that flows into the Missouri River.
The Environmental Protection Agency designated the creek as a Superfund site in 1989. Remediation efforts — digging up contaminated dirt and taking it by covered rail car to a waste management facility in Idaho — aren’t expected to be complete until 2038.
Dawn Chapman, co-founder of the environmental group Just Moms STL that has pushed for cleanup of Coldwater Creek, acknowledged the difficulty in connecting illnesses to contamination. But Chapman said the new report — funded by two law firms seeking compensation for illnesses and deaths allegedly caused by the creek contamination — has created worry for current and former parents, teachers and staff.
“Everybody’s just terrified,” Chapman said.
The Boston Chemical study cited levels of radioactive isotope lead-210 that were 22 times the expected level on the kindergarten playground. It also found high levels of polonium, radium and other material in various places throughout the school.
Mahadevappa Mahesh, chief physicist at the teaching hospital at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, called the data “bothersome,” but said he needed more information to reach firm conclusions about the potential health effects.
“The psychological impact is greater than even the actual physical injury,” said Mahesh, also a professor of radiology. “Now that the students and the parents know these things, that can have a lot more psychological impact — worrying about the radiation — more than actual radiation injuries.”
The school — which sits in a subdivision surrounded by homes — opened in the 1970s and has educated thousands of children, said Christen Commuso of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. While the area along Coldwater Creek is racially mixed, about 80% of Jana Elementary School’s 400 students are Black.
“You’re talking about kids throughout the decades who have been exposed to this.” Commuso said.
Eventually, Ashley Bernaugh wants her son to be back at the school. Bernaugh is president of Jana Elementary School’s parent-teacher association.
“We love Jana Elementary,” Bernaugh said. “I’ll go down fighting for it.”
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Vikings Odds to Make Playoffs and Win Super Bowl
At +6600 as of December 31, the Minnesota Vikings aren't among the favorites to win the Super Bowl this season.
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Vikings Super Bowl Odds
- Odds to Win the NFC North: +280
- Odds to Win the Super Bowl: +6600
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Minnesota Betting Insights
- Minnesota went 7-8-1 ATS last season.
- Last season, 11 Vikings games hit the over.
- Minnesota sported the seventh-ranked offense last season (361.5 yards per game), and it was less effective on defense, ranking second-worst with 388.7 yards allowed per game.
- The Vikings collected eight wins at home last season and five away.
- Minnesota won every game when favored (11-0) but just one as the underdog (1-4).
- The Vikings were 8-4 in the NFC, including 4-2 in the NFC North.
Vikings Impact Players
- Kirk Cousins passed for 4,547 yards (267.5 per game), completing 65.9% of his passes, with 29 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 17 games last year.
- On the ground, Cousins scored two touchdowns and picked up 97 yards.
- In the passing game, Justin Jefferson scored eight TDs, catching 128 balls for 1,809 yards (106.4 per game).
- In the passing game a season ago, T.J. Hockenson scored six TDs, catching 86 balls for 914 yards (53.8 per game).
- In the passing game, K.J. Osborn scored five TDs, catching 60 balls for 650 yards (38.2 per game).
- As a playmaker on defense, Jordan Hicks collected 130 tackles, 2.0 TFL, three sacks, and one interception in 17 games last year.
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Establishes an Industry Leading Repair Option for its Fast-Growing Diagnostic Imaging Division and a Long Term Partnership with Creative Foam
TAMPA, Fla., May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Probo Medical ("Probo"), a leading global provider of medical imaging equipment, parts, repair and service, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of the MRI coil repair operation from Creative Foam, Inc., a Fenton, Michigan based solutions provider specializing in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of a range of solutions in the transportation and healthcare markets.
The acquisition allows Probo Medical to offer a wider array of complex MRI coil repairs in-house to complement its repair capabilities in other diagnostic imaging modalities. Additionally, Probo has entered into a long-term partnership with Creative Foam for re-foaming of MRI coils, which Creative Foam will continue to provide to its customers.
"Creative Foam has long been an industry leader in MRI system coil repair," said Michael Asmer, CEO of Probo Medical, LLC. "The synergies this acquisition provides greatly enhance Probo's ability to serve our growing diagnostic imaging repair segment. Adding this level of expertise to our existing, world-class ultrasound sales, service and repair capabilities fits squarely within the value proposition we provide to our customers needing to buy, service and repair their equipment."
"Probo is the perfect partner for Creative Foam to bring the coil repair business to the next level delivering increased customer satisfaction. We are looking forward to continuing the relationship with Probo with our core product line up. This is clearly a win-win for both parties," said Koen F Devits, President and CEO Creative Foam.
Probo Medical plans to relocate all MRI coil repair operations to its Tampa, Florida based headquarters. Creative Foam will maintain its name and facility in Bremen, Indiana, where they will continue to provide solutions for the transportation and healthcare industries.
About Probo Medical
Probo Medical is a diversified supplier of refurbished diagnostic imaging equipment sales, service, rental, repair and installation of a vast array of imaging equipment, including ultrasound, c-arm, x-ray, mammography, fluoroscopy, MRI and CT. For more information about Probo Medical, visit http://www.probomedical.com/.
Contact: Adam Walter, Probo Medical
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(NewsNation) — A YouTuber obtained gruesome autopsy photos of a murdered 11-year-old boy and then charged money for people to view them, NewsNation has learned.
The YouTuber, going by the name “Zav Girl,” sent in a Freedom of Information Act request for the autopsy photos of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch, who was fatally stabbed and shot by his stepmother in 2020.
Once the pictures were released to the person running the YouTube account, she charged her followers $3 on Patreon to view them.
Prosecutors said Gannon Stauch’s stepmother Letecia Stauch killed him in January 2020 because she hated him and wanted to hurt his father, Al Stauch, whom she planned to leave and who was away on a National Guard deployment at the time. She stabbed him 18 times while he fought back, then hit him in the head and shot him. From there, she stuffed the 11-year-old’s body in a suitcase and drove to Florida to dump it over a bridge.
Michael Allen, the lead prosecutor on the Stauch case, said his office reached out the child’s family about the photos but there’s not much they can do to completely take the photos down once they have been shared on the internet.
“It’s just completely disrespectful to the family members that have had to live through this horror,” Allen said during an appearance on “Dan Abrams Live” on Tuesday evening. “But even more so, Gannon deserved so much more in life from his stepmother and he certainly deserves dignity and respect in death. There’s nothing about what this YouTuber is doing, and I think there’s another one out there as well … that provides any dignity or respect to Gannon.”
After receiving backlash, the YouTuber posted a statement about the controversy.
“The reality of the situation is that different people feel differently about this,” the YouTuber wrote, in part, in the since-deleted statement. “Some people genuinely think making a video including the autopsy photos is bad and I respect their opinion and feelings. Other people, like myself, think of autopsy photos and the coroner discussing/explaining them as interesting and informative and are able to view it all in a more scientific detached way.”
But Allen thinks the reasoning behind releasing the photos “rings hollow” and thinks there are other ways to scientifically show what happened.
“They could have used body diagrams that the autopsy also included, instead of putting the actual pictures of Gannon’s just completely broken body that reflects the depravity and horror that he had to live through,” Allen said.
“It just speaks to the lowest of human forms, in my opinion,” he continued.
Allen said that since the autopsy was performed in Florida, authorities in the state approved the Freedom of Information Act request.
“Florida law allows these sorts of things to go out,” Allen said, later adding: “Maybe we need to look at changing the law as it relates to autopsy photos being released on the internet.”
The images of Gannon’s body are so graphic, parts of them were blocked at Letecia Stauch’s trial. Stauch was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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When your feet are cold, even if you’re inside and sitting by a roaring fire, it can be difficult to feel comfortable. The best way to avoid this wintertime annoyance is by wearing boots that provide an extra dose of soft, fuzzy warmth. Enter shearling- or fur-lined shoes. This material is the key to keeping your whole body warm and cozy this season.
Shearling boots aren’t always affordable, but we’ve rounded up five inexpensive options available through Amazon and Walmart.
Gretchen Shearling Hiker Boot (Walmart, $39.99)
If you’re wintering in an icy climate, such as the North or Midwest, you’ll likely be looking for boots that offer good traction and will keep your feet toasty during storms. The Gretchen Shearling Hiker Boots from Circus by Sam Edelman do just that, in a very stylish way.
Averaging 4.3 out of 5 stars at Walmart.com, reviewers liked these boots’ sturdy construction. Some people mentioned sizing up at least a half size or more to allow for extra room when wearing thick socks. Priced at $39.99, down from the original price of $99.99, these boots are a steal.
WaySoft Genuine Australia Mid-Calf Sheepskin Boots (Amazon, $55.96–$94.99)
These mid-calf winter boots are made with 100% genuine Australian twin-face sheepskin with a fuzzy shearling interior. A benefit of boots constructed of natural wool is that they are breathable and will dry well. Reviewers found these ran true to size and several people commented how similar they are to Uggs.
Amazon reviewer Jessica said, “I’m so happy I ordered these! I have bought Uggs in the past and I can honestly say these are the closest thing to them.”
These shearling boots from WaySoft average 4.5 out of 5 stars and have almost 1,200 global ratings. They range quite a bit in price based on size and color, but some are on sale right now. A size 8 in black costs $55.96, while the same size in gray, pictured above, costs $79.99.
Hobibear Women Snow Boots (Walmart, $41.99-$43.99)
Created with a waterproof upper and wear-resistant rubber outsoles, these casual and cozy snow boots by Hobibear will keep you looking fashionable whether you’re out hiking or simply running to the grocery store.
With an average rating of 4.8 stars out of 5 from almost 100 customers at Walmart.com, these faux fur boots will keep out the cold. Find them in three colors: black, gray and white. The black version is available for $43.99, which is the highest price of all three. (Some reviewers noted they tend to run small.)
Women’s Winter Snow Boots by Adokoo (Amazon, $35.99-$42.99)
Constructed of 100% cow suede leather with a wool fur lining, these classic snow boots are thick and warm enough to keep chills at bay. Fold down the top to transform them from mid-calf boots to ankle booties. They feature an anti-slip thermoplastic rubber outsole to prevent sliding.
These cozy boots boast an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars with around 400 customers weighing in. Reviewers found this pair meets all your winter boot needs.
Ruth T. posted, “They are very warm, comfortable and water proof and snow proof!!! I can wear these boots all day and they are very very comfortable all day!!!”
Adokoo’s Women’s Winter Snow Boots range in price based on size, style and color, with the fluffy gray version in sizes 8 and 8.5 marked off slightly at $35.99.
Bearpaw Women’s Chukka Bootie (Amazon, $$94.58)
Available in an array of colors, from brown and black to pale pink and camel, Bearpaw Chukka Booties are constructed with a suede upper and a wool blend lining. The hickory shade in size 8 is on sale for $51.04, a 27% discount, but you can get the black version in most available sizes right now for $44.95-$49.95.
Since these shearling boots are treated with NeverWet technology, feet will stay protected from the elements. With a heel that’s 3.5 inches tall, these booties are perfect for everyday wear.
Averaging 4.5 out of 5 stars with more than 1,000 global ratings, people found them to be comfortable, soft and warm. Reviewer Cynthia, who plans to purchase another pair, said they fit perfectly right out of the box.
“I have worn these non-stop since they arrived! So comfortable I wear them all day at work and at home as slippers while lounging, not kidding! ( I hate wearing socks),” Cynthia wrote.
Do you live in an area that gets a lot of snow? If so, one of these pairs might be just what you need to make it through winter without catching a chill.
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Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank examines how the GOP got to where it is today, with some elected leaders and candidates still endorsing the lie that Trump won. His book is The Destructionists.
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Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank examines how the GOP got to where it is today, with some elected leaders and candidates still endorsing the lie that Trump won. His book is The Destructionists.
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Video footage of the moments leading up to Tyre Nichols' death, for which five Memphis police officers have been charged, is expected to be released later Friday.
Monnica Williams, a clinical psychologist and expert on race-based trauma, said videos containing violence and death are incredibly stressful and should be viewed sparingly.
"Seeing things that happen like this to other people from your community broadly can have some traumatizing effects, especially if you're part of a stigmatized of minoritized group that's often dealing with trauma like this," Williams told NPR.
Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was beaten severely after being pulled over on suspicion of reckless driving on Jan. 7. He died in a hospital three days later.
Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said the recordings, which include body cam, dash cam and other surveillance footage, will be made public out of transparency sometime after 7 p.m. ET Friday. But she warned that the incident was "heinous, reckless and inhumane."
Here are some helpful reminders on how to cope.
Remember, you don't have to watch the video to stay informed about the case
Williams' main advice is to not watch the footage if you can.
"This is really the message I want people to have: Don't watch them," she said. "If you want to watch it, you should ask yourself, why do I want to watch this?"
She understands some people may be obligated to see it, depending on their job or connection to the case, but for the vast majority of people, violent videos tend to do more harm than good.
Williams added that there are other ways to stay informed on the case without seeing graphic videos or images, which tend to have a stronger effect on the brain than simply reading an article about it.
"These videos are not good for your mental health and they don't make us a better society," Williams said.
Before the footage is released, check in with yourself
In anticipation of the video and descriptions around it, Williams urges people to pause to assess how much information they can handle.
"Anxious or stressed or nervous? These might be good signs that you want to take it easy and maybe you don't need to watch it," she said.
Williams also recommends digesting the news and content in moderation depending on how they are feeling.
"People can wait until they feel ready. They don't have to do it right now," she said. "Or they can decide that they only want a small amount of information about what happened."
Signs of stress and trauma can show up immediately or in a few weeks
People can experience forms of post-traumatic stress disorder from watching distressing videos, Williams said. Those symptoms include trouble sleeping, having images replaying in your mind, or feeling jumpy, restless or moody.
Sometimes, those symptoms do not show up until later.
Williams pointed to a 2018 study in The Lancet about police killings and their spillover effects on the mental health of Black Americans. Research showed that Black people continued to be affected by a fatal encounter between police and an unarmed Black person months after first hearing about it.
Feeling numb can also be a sign of trauma and it should be taken as seriously as other symptoms, Williams added.
Lean on people you can trust and who can relate to how you're feeling
One of the best ways to deal with this kind of trauma is to talk to other people.
"Have conversations with people who get it and who are going to be a source of support and comfort," Williams said.
It is also important to "rebalance your sense of equilibrium," by taking time out of the office, going on a walk or a drive and spending time away from the news cycle and social media, she added.
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• Ronan O'Carra of the Central Kentucky Audubon Society hailed "one of the rarest ones we've had" as birders from far and wide tried to spot a rare pink-footed goose, which usually resides across the Atlantic but was seen swimming in a pond at a farm in Nicholasville.
• Vic Leipzig, who teaches birding at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif., called it "a beautiful thing to see" and "absolutely unique" as an Orange County neighborhood is visited by a snowy owl, normally found much farther north.
• Sonia Guajajara, a member of the Amazon Guajajara newly elected to Brazil's Congress, called it "a collective achievement" and "a historic moment of reparation" as she was appointed to head a new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, with a mandate to oversee policies ranging from land demarcation to health care.
• Yasmin Esquivel Mossa of Mexico's Supreme Court, who's seeking to become the first female chief justice, stands accused by a faculty member at her alma mater of plagiarizing her undergraduate thesis en route to a law degree.
• William Alexander, a district court judge in Colorado, ruled that a man accused of tampering with a voting machine using a USB port during the state's primary must undergo outpatient mental health treatment in hopes of making him well enough so he can be prosecuted.
• Joshua Schiffer, an Atlanta attorney, called the defendants "political prisoners" as a judge granted bond to six people who face domestic terrorism charges for protesting at the site of a new police training center, which detractors call "Cop City."
• Joanna Herring, a language arts teacher at McArthur High in Hollywood, Fla., was fired after being accused of erratic behavior and having inappropriate discussions and interactions with students, including allegedly showing them a phallic-shaped gum wrapper.
• Kostiantyn Zhevago, a Ukrainian businessman and former lawmaker, was arrested at a high-end ski resort in the French Alps on charges of embezzling $100 million from a bank he helped manage.
• Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, is the latest addition to the government's list of Christmas presents for needy children as the model for the controversial "Super Bigote," meaning super mustache, an action figure with red tights, a blue cape and a big mustache who fights the U.S. "empire." | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/31/in-the-news/ | 2022-12-31 11:21:26 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/31/in-the-news/ |
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jayson Tatum put on a record-setting show, and made Giannis Antetokounmpo look like a genius.
Tatum scored an All-Star Game-record 55 points on his way to winning MVP honors, and Team Giannis ended LeBron James’ hold on All-Star captain supremacy by beating Team LeBron 184-175 in the NBA’s annual showcase exhibition on Sunday night.
Tatum had 27 points in the third quarter, another All-Star Game record for any period. He was the first pick by Antetokounmpo in the starters’ portion of the All-Star draft, and in the end, that pick proved to be the right one.
And the MVP award Tatum was given is named for Kobe Bryant, one of his heroes.
“It means the world,” Tatum said. “You think of all the legends and great players that have played this game, and in all honesty, records are made to be broken. I’ll hold it for as long as I can, but I’m certain someone will come along in a couple years and try to break it.”
Tatum broke Anthony Davis’ All-Star record of 52 points. He was 22 of 31 from the floor, plus had 10 rebounds and six assists.
It was James’ first loss in six times as captain. Antetokounmpo improved to 1-2 in his All-Star captaincies, and became the first captain to hoist a new trophy presented to the winners of the All-Star Game.
“Winner, winner, chicken dinner,” Antetokounmpo said.
Later, with a more serious tone, Antetokounmpo said he had a reason for choosing Tatum.
“I knew he would take it serious. It was a no-brainer,” he said.
Donovan Mitchell added 40 for Team Giannis, which got 26 points from Damian Lillard — including the game-winner to push his team past the target score.
Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and had 14 rebounds for Team LeBron, while Kyrie Irving had 32 points and 15 assists and Joel Embiid finished with 32 points.
Brown and Tatum — Boston teammates — were reveling in a back-and-forth duel during a stretch of the second half.
“It was a normal day for us,” Tatum said. “Just millions of people watching.”
Lillard, the winner of the 3-point contest on All-Star Saturday Night, made eight 3s — including a halfcourt pullup in the third quarter.
“That was the worst basketball game I’ve ever seen,” Team LeBron coach Michael Malone said, clearly poking fun at the defense-optional event.
Winning coach Joe Mazzulla of Team Giannis said he had a very simple strategy.
“Stay out of the way, enjoy it, have fun, allow the guys to just be themselves,” Mazzulla said. “I think it’s important, especially in this league, that guys are just able to be themselves.”
The league had a ceremony before the second half to pay tribute to the three leading scorers in NBA history: No. 3 Karl Malone, No. 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James, now the game’s career leader after he passed Abdul-Jabbar earlier this month.
Malone and Abdul-Jabbar were brought to the stage, and then Dwyane Wade — James’ former teammate in Miami and now a part-owner of the Jazz — introduced James to bring him onto the platform.
“We’ve all been witnesses,” Wade said. “No matter the challenge, no matter the noise, he was relentless.”
With the number 38,388 displayed behind him, James then raised his hand to thank the fans for their ovation, hugged Abdul-Jabbar and Malone. He didn’t return to the game, his night ending with a right hand contusion.
He finished with 13 points, and said a chasedown block in the first half led to him getting a finger caught in the rim.
“Precautionary reasons,” James said.
James played a half. The game’s other captain didn’t play a half-minute.
Antetokoumpo drafted his team before the game, went through warmups (such as they were) and started the game as planned.
But his right wrist was wrapped, and that was an ominous sign. The injury kept him out of All-Star Saturday’s skills event, limited him to 20 seconds in this one. He got an uncontested dunk to open the game, then took a foul and headed to the bench.
“Whatever I have, I’m going to give,” Antetokounmpo said. “That’s who I am. That’s never going to change.”
As in past years, the teams played for charity, with Team LeBron raising money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah and Team Giannis for Raise the Future, which connects youth waiting in foster care with stable adults. Each team started with $150,000, with the first three quarters worth another $100,000 apiece and the All-Star Game winner getting another $150,000.
The teams were tied at 46-46 in the first quarter, and Team Giannis took the second quarter 53-46. Team Giannis also won the third quarter 59-49, and the cumulative score to that point — 158-141, Team Giannis — meant 182 would be the score to reach in the untimed fourth quarter with a target-score ending.
Team Giannis won $550,000 for its charity, and Team LeBron won $200,000. And Tatum, just as he vowed he would at his first All-Star Game in 2020 — when the award was named for Bryant — won the trophy that he’s wanted for a while.
“Icing on the cake,” Tatum said.
TIP-INS
Team Giannis: Antetokounmpo’s two points kept him the all-time All-Star scoring average leader. He’s now averaging 25.1 points in All-Star Games, just ahead of Kevin Durant (25.0). Without that basket, he’d average 24.9. … Jrue Holiday took Antetokounmpo’s spot in the starting lineup for the second half.
Team LeBron: Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the two-time reigning MVP, became the first player to start an All-Star Game on his birthday; he turned 28 on Sunday. The only other player to appear in an All-Star Game on his birthday, the NBA said, was Larry Nance Sr. in 1989. … Halftime lasted 42 minutes. … Paul George started in place of James for the second half.
214 COUNTRIES
Last year’s All-Star Game was broadcast in 215 countries; this year, it was shown in 214 countries. The omission was Russia. The NBA isn’t showing its games in Russia and hasn’t for nearly a year. The league suspended its business activities with Russia in March 2022, just days after that country invaded Ukraine.
REFEREES
The officiating crew of John Goble, Mark Lindsay and Michael Smith had the game.
UP NEXT
Indianapolis will play host to the next NBA All-Star weekend, set for Feb. 16-18, 2024. The city was supposed to have the 2021 game, but it was moved to Atlanta and considerably scaled down because of the pandemic.
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DOJ monitoring Arkansas election, safety concerns
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - With polls opening for the final time on Tuesday, some are worried for their safety as voters and poll workers.
The Department of Justice announced that it would be monitoring 64 sites in 24 states ahead of Tuesday’s election to ensure the safety of everyone involved in the voting process.
The DOJ said the primary concern with elections is voter intimidation and listed Arkansas as one of the 24 states being monitored.
Election Coordinator Jennifer Clack has worked for Craighead County for 8 years.
Despite multiple hot-button issues on the ballet, she is not expecting anything out of the ordinary on election day.
“All the things that are happening in other areas, do not seem to be happening here, which is nice I think we have a great and strong community,” said Clack.
Most poll workers are like Carol Sexton, they are retired, and she has had a few agitated voters but has never had much of a problem.
According to Jonesboro Public Information Officer Salley Smith, Jonesboro Police or the Craighead County Sheriffs are not doing anything different for election day.
Clack has been working the polls every day since early voting started and says she has not dealt with violence or intimidation.
“So far I have not had any threats, and no one has shown any aggression,” said Clack.
Clack has had a few run-ins, but nothing that required law enforcement.
“We have had some people cranky about one thing or the other, and we just let them be, and let them vote and they go on,” said Clack.
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Extracts of long-lost 2,100-year-old star map found behind medieval manuscript
By Melissa Lopez-Martinez
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Oct. 21, 2022 (CTV Network) — What was once lost can be found. Researchers discovered this to be true after uncovering extracts of a long-lost star map originally written over 2,100 years ago by one of history’s greatest astronomers. Greek astronomer Hipparchus’s Star Catalogue is the oldest known attempt at calculating the positions of the shiny celestial objects. Written between 170 and 120 BCE, the only available text of the star map was found through the writings of astronomer and mathematician Claudius Ptolemy, who created his own catalogue 400 years after Hipparchus. However, researchers at France’s Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) were able to use multispectral imaging technology to read fragments of the catalogue written behind the Codex Climaci Rescriptus, a Greek palimpsest manuscript with pages erased and written over. In their findings, published in the Journal for the History of Astronomy on Tuesday, the researchers were able to determine Hipparchus’ calculations were composed in equatorial co-ordinates; the widely known system to determine the co-ordinates of celestial objects. They also confirmed Ptolemy’s Star Catalogue is not a complete copy of Hipparchus’s as previously thought. Additionally, Hipparchus’s Star Catalogue is more accurate in comparison to Ptolemny’s as it has an accuracy within one degree of the actual known star co-ordinates today. Lead researcher Victor Gysembergh told the journal of Nature the technology used to discover the star map can help uncover more details of thousands of other ancient manuscripts. “This is just one case, that’s very exciting, of a research possibility that can be applied to thousands of manuscripts with amazing discoveries every time,” Gysembergh told the journal of Nature. According to New Mexico’s Museum of Space History, Hipparchus was considered one of the greatest ancient astronomers and mathematicians in history. By using a dioptra, a thin tube to scan the sky, he was able to make his calculations to create the star map. He was also known to have been the first to use geometric models to calculate the motions of the stars. Nicknamed the “Father of scientific astronomy and trigonometry,” Hipparchus also made one of the earliest calculations using trigonometry.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.”
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sharply criticized Chauvin for his actions on May 25, 2020, when he pinned Floyd to the pavement outside a Minneapolis corner store for more than 9 minutes as he lay dying.
“I really don’t know why you did what you did,” Magnuson said. “To put your knee on a person’s neck until they expired is simply wrong. … Your conduct is wrong and it is offensive.”
Magnuson, who presided over the federal trial and convictions of three other officers at the scene earlier this year, blamed Chauvin alone for what happened. Chauvin was by far the senior officer on the scene, and rebuffed questions from one of the officers about whether Floyd should be turned on his side.
“You absolutely destroyed the lives of three young officers by taking command of the scene,” he said.
Even so, Magnuson’s sentence was at the low end of the 20 to 25 years called for in a plea agreement in which he will serve the federal sentence at the same time he serves his 22 1/2-year sentence on state charges of murder and manslaughter.
Because of differences in parole eligibility in the state and federal systems, it means that Chauvin will serve slightly more time behind bars than he would have on the state sentence alone. He will also do his time in the federal system, where he may be safer and may be held under fewer restrictions than in the state system.
Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson had asked for 20 years, arguing that Chauvin was remorseful and would make that clear to the court. But Chauvin, in brief remarks, made no direct apology or expression of remorse to Floyd’s family.
Instead, he told the family that he wishes Floyd’s children “all the best in their life” and that they have “excellent guidance in becoming good adults.” | https://www.kfornow.com/ex-cop-chauvin-gets-21-years-for-violating-george-floyds-civil-rights/ | 2022-07-07 22:18:55 | 1 | https://www.kfornow.com/ex-cop-chauvin-gets-21-years-for-violating-george-floyds-civil-rights/ |
Bam Adebayo NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: Heat vs. Knicks - May 8
The Miami Heat, Bam Adebayo included, take the court versus the New York Knicks at 7:30 PM ET on Monday in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
Below, we break down Adebayo's stats and trends to help you find the best prop bets.
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Bam Adebayo Insights vs. the Knicks
- This season, he's put up 15.9% of the Heat's attempted field goals, as he's averaging 14.9 per contest.
- Adebayo's opponents, the Knicks, have one of the slowest offensive tempos, ranking 23rd, averaging 101 possessions per game, while his Heat average 99.2 per game, which ranks 29th among NBA teams.
- Giving up 113.1 points per contest, the Knicks are the 12th-ranked team in the NBA defensively.
- Giving up 42 rebounds per game, the Knicks are the seventh-ranked squad in the league.
- Conceding 25.1 assists per contest, the Knicks are the 13th-ranked team in the NBA.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant and Nike have agreed to a lifetime contract, making him just the third NBA player to receive such a deal, joining Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
The 13-time All-Star has a relationship with Nike that dates back to 2007, releasing 15 different sets of shoes. A 16th is coming soon.
“When I first signed with Nike, I couldn’t have dreamed of how far we’d go in this partnership,” Durant said in a statement posted on Boardroom, a media company he co-founded. “We’ve done amazing work creatively and philanthropically. We’ve traveled the world together and built a business that will now last forever. I’m excited for the future and honored to be in rare company with this deal.”
The lifetime deal will continue to include shoes and other apparel, along with other “community and philanthropic collaboration focused on grassroots basketball.”
The 34-year-old Durant joined the Phoenix Suns in a midseason trade with the Brooklyn Nets. The two-time Finals MVP paired with Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton to help the Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.
They’ll face the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the second round on Saturday.
“As one of best basketball players in the world, Kevin Durant has been an important part of the Nike family for the past 16 years,” said John Slusher, Nike executive vice president of global marketing. “We look forward to continuing to serve the next generation of athletes together.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/kevin-durant-signs-lifetime-nike-deal-joining-jordan-james/ | 2023-04-28 21:07:50 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/kevin-durant-signs-lifetime-nike-deal-joining-jordan-james/ |
Capping impressive track record with 19 investments in 17 months
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Agya Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage real estate and construction technology, announced today the close of its $32 million fund ('Fund I'). The close of Fund I rounds out an impressive phase of initial investing for the firm, backing 19 early-stage real estate tech and construction tech companies in the U.S. in just a year and a half. Now, the fund will continue to make new investments in startups shaping the future of the built world as well as the metaverse, while also pushing for partnerships on a global scale.
"The last two years have brought about massive changes in how we work, travel, and live," said Agya Ventures General Partner Nobu Iguchi. "Practically every stakeholder in these areas – real estate developers, general contractors, home builders, financial institutions, local governments – is looking at technology solutions to fundamentally improve the quality of our lives."
As real estate continues to witness material shifts across asset classes, Fund I will double down on its existing portfolio with new investments in the future of office, housing, hospitality, retail, and construction. In parallel, the fund will also invest in companies building for the metaverse to make the internet more immersive and experiential. As the metaverse matures, Agya sees its potential to bridge the divide between virtual and built worlds, and predicts that it will fundamentally impact real estate and its adjacent industries.
The fund's Limited Partners include leading real estate firms, construction companies, and smart city developers from Japan, with significant asset holdings and businesses in the Indo-Pacific region. Among them are Mitsubishi Estate, Tokyu Fudosan, Obayashi Corporation, Mori Trust, and Hitachi Solutions. Over the next year, Agya will continue to build critical business relationships in the MENA and APAC regions to introduce opportunities for its portfolio companies' expansion beyond the United States.
Founded in 2019 by Iguchi and his former Yale College and Harvard Business School classmate Kunal Lunawat, Agya Ventures has since built an illustrious portfolio including Wildr, Culdesac, and Obsess. Importantly, 50% of those investments have had at least one female co-founder, far exceeding the current venture capital average of 18%.
One of the leading advantages to Agya's model is that it connects its founders with ready customers in its ecosystem.
"Through our investments in real estate technology and the metaverse, we're giving shape to one of the most powerful founder communities in the space," said Iguchi. "As we invest in new companies, we are subsequently giving those founders access to our L.P.s and partners, who are eager to adopt their new-age solutions – creating a powerful flywheel for growth."
Agya will carry this momentum forward as it continues to nurture its existing portfolio and invest in new cutting-edge technologies for Fund I.
Agya Ventures is a New York and San Francisco-based early stage venture capital firm investing in startups that are shaping the future of the built world as well as the metaverse. Its LPs include some of the world's largest real estate developers, construction companies, and smart city developers.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man accused in last month’s attack on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges of attempting to kidnap a federal official and assaulting a federal official’s family member.
David DePape, appearing in orange clothes without handcuffs, was assigned a public defender who entered the plea on his behalf during a brief court appearance.
DePape, 42, of Richmond, a San Francisco suburb, was indicted last week on the federal charges arising from an Oct. 28 break-in at the Pelosis’ San Francisco home days before the midterm elections. The attack on Paul Pelosi happened as threats against lawmakers and election officials have been at all-time highs and authorities have issued warnings about rising extremism in the U.S.
DePape, who was drawn to conspiracy theories, also has separately pleaded not guilty to state charges of attempted murder, burglary and elder abuse.
The federal charges include assault upon an immediate family member of a U.S. official with the intent to retaliate against the official on account of the performance of official duties. That carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison.
A second charge alleges DePape attempted to kidnap a U.S. official on account of the performance of official duties. That could bring a maximum 20 years in prison. The indictment alleges DePape intended to kidnap Nancy Pelosi.
Officers responding to Paul Pelosi’s 911 call found Paul Pelosi and DePape fighting over a hammer, the indictment alleges. An officer ordered DePape to drop the hammer but he responded, “ummm nope,” before forcefully swinging it at Paul Pelosi, it says.
The sequence lasted about 15 seconds, it says, but left Pelosi and DePape lying on the floor with blood swelling around Paul Pelosi’s head. He was treated at a hospital for a fractured skull.
Paul Pelosi told a 911 dispatcher that he was sleeping when a man he had never seen before entered his bedroom looking for Nancy Pelosi, who was in Washington, D.C. Officers later found a broken glass door to the back porch. They recovered zip ties, a roll of tape, white rope, a second hammer, and a pair of rubber and cloth gloves.
Christine Pelosi, one of the Pelosis’ children, sat in the courtroom during DePape’s appearance.
DePape is being held without bail in state custody. | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/ap-pelosi-attack-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-to-federal-charges/ | 2022-11-16 18:15:57 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/ap-pelosi-attack-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-to-federal-charges/ |
Crews responding to train derailment in Summers County
UPDATE 11:17 a.m. - The West Virginia Emergency Management Division has released a statement saying a rockslide was the cause of the derailment.
All 109 train cars were empty, and the derailment did cause parts of the train to catch fire and has sent at least one locomotive and one fuel tank into the New River.
The accident site is located just south of Sandstone inside the new River National Park and Reserve where CSX owns twelve feet from the middle of the track to either side and will be responsible for the cleanup. The are dispatching a spill response unit who will coordinate with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) on mitigation and remediation.
At this time there are no road closures or home evacuations, and it is unknown when the tracks will be repaired.
Diesel fuel from the wreckage has been observed entering the New River.
The situations being actively monitored by the Justice Administration, the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD), WVDEP, and the West Virginia DHHR.
The DHHR’s Bureau of Public Health (BPH) is also notifying public water systems downstream along with local health departments, and they are continuing to collect information and monitor the event for any potential public health impacts.
West Virginia American Water is currently monitoring the area with early detection equipment for their source water. The nearest water intake is in a lake at Hawk’s Nest. If it is confirmed that fuel has entered the water, the fuel is expected to float as it passes by the intake. West Virginia American Water has not shut down their intakes.
The WVDEP’s Homeland Security Emergency Response and Environmental Enforcement units are on site as well.
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UPDATE 10:56 a.m. - West Virginia State Senator Jack David Woodrum confirmed that the train derailment was caused by the train hitting a boulder above Sandstone Falls while coming around a turn.
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SANDSTONE, W.Va. (WVVA) - WVVA has confirmed that several emergency crews are responding to a train derailment just a quarter and a half mile south of Sandstone, West Virginia.
According to dispatch the incident occurred at 4:59 AM on Wednesday morning.
One individual was transported to the hospital by ground and two other individuals were transported to the hospital by air.
WVVA has learned it is a CSX train and three caboose cars did derail.
The following agencies did respond to the scene--Sandstone Fire Department, Summers County Volunteer Fire Department, Pipestem Volunteer Fire Department, City of Hinton Fire Department, Summers County EMS, the National Park Service and CSX.
Several are still on scene surveying the area and helping with clean up as of Wednesday at 8:30 AM.
WVVA will have the very latest on WVVA News @ Noon as well as WVVA News at 5, 6, and our late evening newscasts.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The driver of a bus was charged Monday after the vehicle carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia’s wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25 in the nation’s most deadly road accident in almost 30 years, police said.
Brett Button has been in custody since the accident Sunday night and will appear in court on Tuesday on multiple charges of dangerous and negligent driving, a police statement said.
It was Australia’s most deadly road accident since 1994, when a bus skidded on its side across a highway and down a steep embankment in Brisbane, killing 12 people and injuring 38.
Sunday’s crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. in foggy conditions at a roundabout on Wine Country Drive in the town of Greta in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales state north of Sydney.
The guests had attended a wedding at the Wandin Estate Winery and were heading to their accommodations in the town of Singleton, Chapman said. One guest told Seven News it had been a nice day and a fairytale wedding.
A motorist who drove past the crash scene, identified by Australian Broadcasting Corp. only as Alison, said the fog was so heavy she could not make out the colors of the flashing lights of police cars, ambulances and fire trucks.
“The fog was terrible,” she told the ABC. “You could barely see in front of you.”
Of the 25 people injured, one was in critical condition and several others remained in hospitals, the state government said. The conditions of the others were described as stable.
Police had said 18 passengers escaped injury. But they later said there were only 36 people on the bus: the 10 dead, the 25 injured and the driver. The 18 were the least seriously injured among the passengers taken to hospitals.
Police Commissioner Karen Webb said investigators have not yet determined what caused the bus to roll on its side.
“The cause may not be known for some time. It will require scientific examination,” Webb told reporters.
Whether passengers were wearing seatbelts also “will come under scrutiny,” Webb said.
Chapman said rescuers smashed the front window to remove people from the wrecked bus.
Linq Buslines, which provides school bus and event charters, owned the bus involved in the crash, media reported. Its website says all its buses are equipped with seatbelts.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked first responders and offered government support to victims and their families, saying the “mental scars of this will not go away.”
“For a joyous day like that, in a beautiful place, to end with such terrible loss of life and injury is so cruel and so sad and so unfair,” Albanese told reporters.
“People hire a bus for weddings in order to keep their guests safe. And that just adds to the unimaginable nature of this tragedy,” he said.
Jay Suvaal, the mayor of Cessnock, said the crash was “truly horrific.”
“We are a major wedding and tourist destination in the Hunter Valley, and so there will be people from all over the state and the country that have been to these areas and have probably done similar things,” he said. “I think it will send shock waves right through the broader community.”
Greta is in the heart of the Hunter Valley wine region, a picturesque area dotted with vineyards and restaurants. It was the first wine region established in Australia.
The wedding was in the middle of a long weekend, with Monday a public holiday across most Australian states. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/driver-charged-after-bus-carrying-wedding-guests-in-australia-rolls-over-killing-10-and-injuring-25/ | 2023-06-12 11:59:20 | 0 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/driver-charged-after-bus-carrying-wedding-guests-in-australia-rolls-over-killing-10-and-injuring-25/ |
Tinsley: When He comes
Beyond confessions of faith, hymns and sermons, we seem to pay little attention to the Second Coming. We pursue our educations, work at our careers, raise our families, worry about retirement, and prepare for the inevitable: death and taxes. In the meantime, the lives of believers and non-believers often show little marked difference other than church attendance.But what if he comes today? What if he comes tomorrow? What if he came yesterday? No, I am not suggesting you missed the “rapture.” But, he did, in fact, come yesterday and he will, in fact, come today. Jesus comes to us everyday if we are looking for him. He comes in small, imperceptible, and unexpected ways. He comes in the interruptions that beg for our attention and threaten to derail our pre-planned agendas.This is exactly what Jesus taught his disciples before his ascension into Heaven. Jesus said when he returns, “the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ (Matthew 25:31-46)Once He came to me in the person of a young Hispanic employee at Walmart who needed words of encouragement. He came in the form of a Chinese woman named Chiu who was fishing on a pier with her mentally handicapped daughter. Another time He came in the form of a teenage unwed mother who had given birth to a son who died a few days later. He came in the form of Sultan, Abdelmassa, Saud and Moath, Muslim students from Kuwait. He recently appeared as a waiter who followed me to my car so I could give him one of my books. His daughter had just been born with complications. How many times have I missed Him and failed to recognize Him? I don't know. He comes every day in many ways and forms that we are likely to miss if we are too focused on our own agendas.If we live our lives alert and ready to receive Him in the small encounters with the “least of these” we will become salt and light, as Jesus described it. In the process, we will be ready to receive Him in that day, when He appears like lightning from the east to west. We might even hear Him say, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”
Bill Tinsley reflects on life experience and current events from a faith perspective. For more information visitwww.tinsleycenter.com. Email bill@tinsleycenter.com. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/life/2023/07/01/tinsley-when-he-comes/70361389007/ | 2023-07-01 19:18:39 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/life/2023/07/01/tinsley-when-he-comes/70361389007/ |
These potential October surprises could upend midterm elections
Voters will head to the polls to take part in midterm elections around the country on Nov. 8
October surprises — typically identified as events or stories that have the potential to upend the election chances for a candidate or party — have been relevant to numerous presidential and midterm elections throughout American history, but whether there are any in store for the upcoming November races is a question political insiders are weighing.
Strategists from across the political spectrum insist there are a few events or stories that could drive voters to the polls, or away from them, in the Nov. 8 election.
While most of the insiders suggest that the largest October surprise has yet to come, some are weighing the impact that the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will have on the midterm elections. Others conclude that billionaire Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter as it relates to political messaging, and President Biden's tension with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, will affect the elections.
To better understand whether there's potential for a prominent story or narrative to arise that could drive the news cycle and impact the upcoming midterm elections, Fox News Digital contacted political experts from both sides of the aisle to get their assessment.
Brett O’Donnell, president of O’Donnell & Associates, message and media strategist:
"Unlike presidential election years, mid-term elections tend to be more local with voters paying attention to the issues that are most salient in their own backyard. It turns out this year though that these issues are more common; the economy and inflation, crime, immigration, and abortion. It may come as a surprise to Democrats on election day that the economy, crime, and the border will be more important than abortion to independents and swing voters in the final calculus. But that is not the definition of an October surprise. It just makes sense that issues that confront all Americans every single day would weigh more than those with which they are not confronted with daily."
"I fear that this mid-term’s October surprise may be far worse than any of previous cycles. Joe Biden’s weakness has surely been on display in his handling of domestic issues, but it has been far worse in his handling of foreign policy. Biden’s weakness in Afghanistan emboldened our enemies and now has us on precipice of the unthinkable, Putin's use of nuclear weapons after being backed in the corner by a US supported and effective Ukrainian military."
"To be sure, it is important that Russia be confronted and defeated in Ukraine. But Biden’s reference to the current situation as a potential ‘Armageddon’ should shock us all and is more alarming than any rhetoric since the Cuban missile crisis of the 60s. At best, it is irresponsible on the part of the Commander in Chief to use such language and panic the American people, and at worst, demonstrates how fast a weak president can damage the deterrence of a major superpower and bring us to the brink of such a calamity."
Jose Aristimuño, former deputy national press secretary for the DNC and founder of NOW Strategies:
"I think it's possible that the Justice Department announces a prosecution against Donald Trump, or we could even see the January 6 Committee issue a report in October. Although both of these scenarios would be damaging to the former president, especially if he decides to run for president again, when it comes to the midterm elections, I don't see those things having a major effect. Without a doubt, it's the economy, gas prices, and the recent overturn of Roe v. Wade that will play a major role in November."
Rachel Bovard, senior director of policy at the Conservative Partnership Institute:
"Elon Musk finalizes the purchase of Twitter in time for the midterm elections. It is now well understood how much influence the social media platforms, particularly Twitter, have on shaping national narratives by controlling the flow of news and information. The platform famously put its thumb on the scale in suppressing information on Hunter Biden ahead of the 2020 election, and are no doubt planning to 'curate' news ahead of the forthcoming midterms, as well. If Musk takes over Twitter and does what he plans — that is, allows a freer discourse on one of the most important news and discourse sites in the world — that could be a game changer, particularly for conservative candidates, conservative press, and of course, for voters. An election unfettered by social media censorship? Imagine that!"
Tim Hogan, Democratic strategist and former communications director for Sen. Amy Klobuchar's presidential campaign:
"Candidate quality problems (alternate description: sanity) will plague Republicans with late-game surprises in close races up and down the ballot. We’re barely a week into October and Herschel Walker’s campaign has redefined five-alarm fire, Dr. Oz is denying he experimented on puppies, and the Minnesota gubernatorial challenger Scott Jensen is talking about schoolkids peeing in litter boxes."
"There may never be a more accident and gaffe-prone crop of candidates on the Republican side. These folks, and the litany of election-deniers running for offices like Secretary of State, are going to repel independent voters and possibly define a new limit to negative partisanship being able to drive voters to support candidates of their own party."
Rory McShane, founder of McShane LLC, political and media consultant:
"The October surprise will be Joe Biden releasing more oil from the strategic reserve and leaning on the fed to cut interest rates to push some cheap cash into the economy to spike the stock market. Joe Biden is going to use every unfair advantage possible to try to pull the wool over the American people's eyes so they don't realize how bad things really are. If the American people understood how bad the economy really was it would be a red tsunami."
Laura Fink, founder and CEO of Rebelle Communications, Democratic political and media consultant:
"2022 isn’t the year of your dad’s October surprise. Late breaking hit pieces and damning media stories rarely come so late in the election cycle. With mail-in voting now established and popular, campaigns need to define their opposition earlier. This year, the most potent October surprise came early. In June, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — taking away a fundamental freedom from more than half the country. This government overreach into personal healthcare decisions ignited voters – doubling Kansas’ primary turnout from 2018. Kansans voted overwhelmingly to protect abortion rights and voters in swing districts and states across the country are poised to do the same this October when ballots drop and early voting begins."
"Draconian decisions like overturning Roe have the rare effect of both energizing Democrats AND persuading Independent and Republican swing voters — especially women and dads — to cast a vote for candidates who would fight protect their most fundamental freedoms. These voters will bring an October surprise to extremist Republicans from Wisconsin to Arizona to Kansas and Georgia this fall."
Isaac Wright, political and public affairs consultant, partner at Forward Solution Strategy Group:
"A year ago, political pundits, analysts, and most political operatives were openly discussing the shellacking Democrats were expected to take in November of 2022 as they envisioned how the Biden Administration would implement substantive policy when Republicans took control of both the House and Senate after the Midterms Elections. As the political winds have shifted over the summer, the coming October surprise will be mounting Democratic momentum to keep the Senate and narrowly hold the House – or at a minimum keep the margin in the U.S. House razor close."
"As part of the October surprise, the Republican election autopsy will begin behind closed doors even before Election Day ballots are cast while GOP powerbrokers reckon with what the extremist takeover of their Party has cost them. Biden and the Democrats’ policy wins with the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPs Act, and the PACT Act — jump starting the economy while tackling inflation, bringing American manufacturing home from overseas while addressing supply chain issues, and providing improved health care access for our veterans, respectively."
"Republican leaders will wrestle with the dire impact of the extremist takeover of their Party that played as much of a role in their electoral underperformance as did the Democrats own success. … This year’s October surprise will be the price patriotic Republicans will face for allowing the extremist takeover of their party."
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MARBURY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia.
The harrowing stories of David Hollon and other survivors of Thursday’s storm are emerging as residents comb through the wreckage wrought by tornadoes and blistering winds that have led to the deaths of at least nine people.
In Alabama’s rural Autauga County, where at least seven people have died, Hollon and his workers saw a massive tornado churning toward them. They needed to get to shelter — immediately.
Hollon said they ran into a metal shipping container near the back of his garage because the container had been anchored to the floor with concrete. Once inside, Hollon began frantically dialing his neighbor on the phone. But as they heard the garage being ripped apart by the storm, the call kept going to voicemail.
The storm passed and they emerged, only to find the body of his neighbor in the street, he said. Another neighbor up the road had also died, a family member said.
“I guess we did a lot better than most. We got damage, but we’re still here,” Hollon, 52, said in an interview Saturday as he walked amidst the remains of his garage, stepping through a field littered with battered cars, shattered glass, snapped tree branches, splintered wood and other debris.
Leighea Johnson, a 54-year-old cafeteria worker who also lives in Autauga County, stood among the strewn remains of her trailer home. She pointed to a tall pile of rubble that she identified as her bedroom, bathroom and kitchen.
A swing set she had in her backyard was now across the street, mangled among some trees. Her outdoor trampoline had been wrapped around another set of trees in a neighbor’s front yard.
“The trailer should be here, and now it’s not,” Johnson said, pointing to a slab covered in debris, “And it is all over the place now.”
The storm brought powerful twisters and winds to Alabama and Georgia that uprooted trees, sent mobile homes airborne, derailed a freight train, flipped cars, cracked utility poles and downed power lines, leaving thousands without electricity. Suspected tornado damage was reported in at least 14 counties in Alabama and 14 counties in Georgia, according to the National Weather Service.
Early Sunday, President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Alabama and ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in affected areas.
Autauga County officials said the tornado had winds of at least 136 mph (218 kph) and leveled damage consistent with an EF3, two steps below the most powerful category of twister. County authorities have said at least a dozen people were hospitalized and about 40 homes were destroyed or seriously damaged, including mobile homes that were launched into the air.
Residents described chaotic scenes as the storm spun toward them. People rushed into shelters, bathtubs and sheds as the winds bore down. In one case, a search crew found five people, trapped but unharmed, inside a storm shelter after a wall from a nearby house fell onto it.
Downtown Selma sustained severe damage before the worst of the weather moved across Georgia south of Atlanta. No deaths were reported in Selma.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said the damage was felt across his state. Some of the worst reports emerged from Troup County near the Georgia-Alabama line, where more than 100 homes were hit.
Kemp said a state transportation department worker was killed while responding to storm damage. A 5-year-old child who was riding in a vehicle was killed by a falling tree in Georgia’s Butts County, authorities said. At least 12 people were treated at a hospital in Spalding County, south of Atlanta, where the weather service confirmed at least two tornadoes struck.
Johnson, the cafeteria worker in Autauga County, said she was at work when she learned the storm would pass directly over her home. She quickly warned her daughter, who was with her 2-year-old grandson at home.
“I called my daughter and said, ‘You do not have time to get out, you’ve got to get somewhere now,”’ Johnson said, her voice cracking. “And she said, ’I’m getting in the tub. If the house is messed up I’ll be in the tub area.”
The call dropped. Johnson kept calling back. When she finally reconnected with her daughter, Johnson said she told her: “The house is gone, the house is gone.”
Her daughter and grandson had some cuts and bruises but were otherwise fine after a trip to the emergency room, Johnson said.
“I brought her home and tried not to let go of her after that,” Johnson said. “I lost a lot of things materialistically and I don’t have insurance but I don’t even care, because my child is all right.
“That’s really all that matters to me.” | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/As-tornadoes-hit-survivors-hid-in-tubs-shipping-17719264.php | 2023-01-15 12:15:52 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/As-tornadoes-hit-survivors-hid-in-tubs-shipping-17719264.php |
HUNTINGTON — Active cases of COVID-19 increased across West Virginia on Thursday, including in Cabell County.
The county reported 206 active cases Thursday, up from 158 cases one week ago.
The community transmission level for COVID-19 remains “high” in Cabell County, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC’s community transmission levels are comprised of three levels — low, medium and high. With a high level of community transmission, the CDC recommends people wear a mask indoors in public spaces.
Statewide, 1,197 new COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday as active cases increased to 3,351. That’s 197 more active cases than were reported Wednesday, according to the Department of Health and Human Resources’ coronavirus dashboard.
State health experts have said active case counts could be undercounted by anywhere from 10% to 30% due to an end in free testing, a decrease in total testing and the availability of home tests, the results of which cannot be reported to the state or local health departments.
To date, 7,149 residents have died from COVID-19 infections, with 20 of those deaths reported Thursday. Among the new deaths was an 86-year-old man from Mason County.
More than 84% of deaths reported since vaccines became available in January 2021 have been people who were unvaccinated, per the dashboard.
As of Thursday, 327 West Virginians — including six children — were hospitalized for COVID-19 infections. That’s five fewer patients than were reported Wednesday. Of those hospitalized, 51 patients — including three children — were in intensive care units and 13 were receiving care on ventilators.
Nearly 54% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated, per the dashboard. That increased to 67% unvaccinated for those in the ICU. Eight of the 13 patients receiving care on ventilators reported being unvaccinated. It’s unclear whether those considered “fully vaccinated” have received recommended booster doses, as the state does not report hospitalization data with that information.
Being fully vaccinated and boosted is still the most effective way to prevent severe illness, hospitalization or death from COVID-19, health officials say. Anyone 6 months or older is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. For children younger than 3, contact a pediatrician or local health department to schedule a vaccination appointment.
About 57% of eligible West Virginians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and another 9% report being partially vaccinated. Of those fully vaccinated, nearly 53% have received a booster dose.
Booster doses are available to anyone 5 and older who previously received an initial round of an mRNA vaccine at least five months ago or the Johnson & Johnson one-shot two months ago. Second booster doses are recommended for individuals over 50 years old and for those with underlying conditions.
Active cases per county are: Barbour (36), Berkeley (164), Boone (59), Braxton (20), Brooke (21), Cabell (206), Calhoun (8), Clay (9), Doddridge (7), Fayette (90), Gilmer (8), Grant (18), Greenbrier (50), Hampshire (21), Hancock (25), Hardy (27), Harrison (124), Jackson (29), Jefferson (69), Kanawha (313), Lewis (30), Lincoln (37), Logan (85), Marion (105), Marshall (69), Mason (45), McDowell (36), Mercer (177), Mineral (45), Mingo (55), Monongalia (196), Monroe (32), Morgan (24), Nicholas (85), Ohio (69), Pendleton (6), Pleasants (14), Pocahontas (8), Preston (38), Putnam (118), Raleigh (232), Randolph (31), Ritchie (14), Roane (31), Summers (28), Taylor (29), Tucker (5), Tyler (14), Upshur (48), Wayne (48), Webster (21), Wetzel (15), Wirt (6), Wood (177) and Wyoming (74). | https://www.herald-dispatch.com/coronavirus/active-covid-cases-exceed-200-in-cabell-county/article_42226ce0-f15c-5952-8fdc-28a73bc19563.html | 2022-07-29 03:43:32 | 0 | https://www.herald-dispatch.com/coronavirus/active-covid-cases-exceed-200-in-cabell-county/article_42226ce0-f15c-5952-8fdc-28a73bc19563.html |
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Friday's results
Swift Current 4 Prince Albert 0
Brandon 4 Edmonton 1
Lethbridge 3 Medicine Hat 0
Kamloops 5 Saskatoon 2
Everett 2 Spokane 1
Seattle 6 Red Deer 1
Prince George 9 Kelowna 2
Vancouver 2 Victoria 1 (OT)
Portland 6 Tri-City 3
Saturday's results
Regina 8 Moose Jaw 4
Prince Albert 4 Swift Current 1
Brandon 3 Calgary 2
Seattle 3 Portland 0
Medicine Hat 3 Lethbridge 2 (SO)
Winnipeg 7 Edmonton 1
Red Deer 2 Tri-City 1 (SO)
Everett 2 Spokane 1 (SO)
Victoria 6 Vancouver 2
Kamloops 5 Prince George 4
Saskatoon 4 Kelowna 2
Tuesday's games
Swift Current at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Swift Current at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Calgary at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Portland at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Everett at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Friday's games
Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Kamloops at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Saskatoon at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Spokane at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Brandon at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Regina, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Saskatoon at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/hko-whl-standings-17782499.php | 2023-02-14 03:02:48 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/hko-whl-standings-17782499.php |
Leading window treatment franchise to provide premium window treatments, consultation services to Parrish, Lakeland
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gotcha Covered, a leader in custom window treatment consultation in the U.S. and Canada, has added its 23rd location in Florida with the opening of Gotcha Covered of Parrish and Lakeland.
The new home-based center is owned and operated by Corey and Kenyetta Parker. With an emphasis on end-to-end consultations, this business will provide the best in soft and hard window treatments to homeowners in Parrish and Lakeland while offering a variety of blinds, draperies, smart solutions and much more.
"At Gotcha Covered, we are dedicated to creating an excellent end-to-end customer experience while providing products that are second to none," said Paul Linenberg, president of Gotcha Covered. "We are confident in Corey and Kenyetta's ability to create tremendous value for the residents of Parrish and Lakeland while delivering a top-tier experience. The Tampa community is truly gaining an asset with this new location."
Corey Parker brings a unique background to the Gotcha Covered family. With a bachelor's degree in hospitality management, he has previous experience being a general manager and environmental service manager. In addition, he is also an Army veteran.
After many years of helping other companies grow and expand, the Parkers decided they wanted that for themselves. With the help of a franchise broker, they found Gotcha Covered.
"We did our homework and took a huge leap of faith," said Corey Parker. "Gotcha Covered came up, and it appeared to be a great opportunity for us to grow and expand. The experience has been exciting, and we are looking forward to a very good opportunity.
"Overall, we are excited to have a thriving business with hopes to expand with several outstanding staff members while providing the Tampa area with excellent end-to-end window treatment services."
Adding 27 new franchise locations in 2021, Gotcha Covered currently has over 145 total franchises across the U.S. and Canada. The franchise has been operating under the Gotcha Covered name since 2009.
To schedule an appointment with Gotcha Covered of Parrish and Lakeland, visit https://www.gotchacovered.com/parrish-lakeland/.
Gotcha Covered is a leader in custom soft and hard window treatment consultation in the U.S. and Canada. Flying under their Gotcha Covered flag since 2009, they offer custom window treatments including blinds, draperies, shutters and much more. They offer end-to-end consultation with the customer's specific needs and goals in mind. The company currently has over 145 total franchises across the U.S. and Canada.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Heather Ripley
Ripley PR
865-977-1973
hripley@ripleypr.com
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