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Epson's High-Precision Robots and Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd.'s Automation Solutions Offer Customers More Flexibility and Opportunity
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson Robots, the #1 SCARA robot manufacturer in the world, today announced Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd (AM&C), a major Canadian distributor of factory automation products and solutions, is an official distributor of Epson Robots automation solutions. AM&C began as a fluid power-based company in 1986 and has since expanded to provide solutions in electric, pneumatic, robotic and mechanical systems. In addition to serving automotive customers in Ontario, Canada, AM&C also services a wide range of industries in Quebec, including medical, packaging and aviation.
"Over the last two and a half years, we've seen many businesses struggle due to lack of labor and have looked for automated robotic solutions to help fill that gap, particularly with small parts assembly which can be quite tedious," said Dave Lawson, president, Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. "Epson brings the ability to marry technologies like parts feeding, vision control and high-speed, high-performance robotics so we can quickly and easily help customers in this area."
AM&C offers the complete lineup of award-winning Epson Robots automation products including the extensive SCARA portfolio, 6-Axis and All-in-One robots. Pairing Epson's robots with AM&C's technical expertise assist both businesses' dedication to making automation accessible, intuitive and valuable.
"Epson recognizes Advanced Motion & Controls' commitment to offering exceptional customer service and value to automation projects, making them a great partner for our robot solutions," said Juan Carlos Castillo, sales & service director, Factory Automation Robotics, Epson America. "Advanced Motion & Controls has proven their loyalty to customers by delivering professional service and superior automation solutions. Together, we can grow the market not only in Ontario, but serve customers across Canada with high-speed, high-precision robots to help businesses succeed in all automation applications."
"We've known Epson for many years and are excited to be a partner," said Lawson. "In speaking with other Epson partners, we have heard directly about their track record for success and look forward to growing the market in Ontario and all of Canada."
Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. (AM&C) is a leading Canadian distributor providing factory automation products. For more than 35 years, AM&C has had the mission to provide their customers with world-class leading solutions within electronic, pneumatic, robotic, and mechanical systems. Offering a broad selection of automation technology from conveyors, PLCs, and robotics to simple timers and pneumatic fittings, AM&C ensures its customers will find the right components for their applications – all from the top manufacturers in the industry.
For more information, visit https://www.advancedmotion.com/
Epson Robots is a global leader in PC-controlled precision factory automation, with well over 100,000 units sold worldwide1 and a product line of hundreds of models of easy-to-use SCARA and 6-Axis robots based on a common PC-based platform. Building on a 35-year heritage, Epson Robots today delivers robots for precision assembly and material handling applications in the aerospace, appliance, automotive, biotechnology, consumer product, electronics, food processing, medical device, pharmaceutical, plastics, semiconductor, and telecommunication industries. For more information, visit www.epsonrobots.com
Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to co-creating sustainability and enriching communities by leveraging its efficient, compact, and precision technologies and digital technologies to connect people, things, and information. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson's goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of around JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com/
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STOCKHOLM, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During Capital Markets Day, Boliden's management team makes presentations that include updated information about the operation, the industry and the metal markets. The purpose of the Capital Markets Day is to achieve a better understanding of value creation at Boliden's mines and smelters.
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New climate targets
Seen from a global climate perspective, Boliden has a very competitive position. As a result, two special products, Low-Carbon Copper and Low-Carbon Zinc, have been successfully launched. Boliden has now decided to raise the bar further with sharpened carbon dioxide emissions goals to be achieved by 2030. The new target is for actual CO2 emissions to be 40 percent lower by 2030, compared to 2021 (Scope 1 and 2).
"In many respects, we are driving developments toward fossil-free base metal production. The new target will create further momentum for positive changes in both Boliden and the industry as a whole. It will provide a long-term boost to competitiveness," says Mikael Staffas, President and CEO of Boliden.
In parallel with its own climate efforts, Boliden has also decided on climate performance goals at the supplier level. Emissions must be 30 percent lower at the supplier level by 2030 compared to 2021 (Scope 3). New product intensity targets for copper and zinc for the total production are set at the limit values for Low-Carbon Copper, 1.5 metric tonnes CO2e/t Cu, and 1.0 metric tonnes CO2e/t Zn for Low-Carbon Zinc. Boliden has applied to join the Science Based Target initiative in conjunction with its decision on new climate targets.
Update investment projects and exploration
In connection with the Capital Markets Day, more information regarding ongoing investments will be presented, where the guidance that was recently given for 2023 is maintained. The investment projects in Aitik and Odda follow the schedule and previously communicated cost. In Aitik, stripping will increase in the coming years, while in Kevitsa it is estimated to decrease from 2026 according to the current mining plan. In Aitik, implementation of Autonomous Hauling System (AHS) will begin in 2023, and in addition, extensive work is underway to secure new environmental permits. Among other things, the existing main permit must be replaced by 2026.
Furthermore, updated information about Tara Deep will also be given as well as new information about the energy supply situation within the Group. In addition, Boliden's exploration activities will be presented. Boliden has decided to close exploration activities in the Outokumpu field, which will lead to impairment of exploration rights affecting EBIT by -24.4 MEUR in Q4 2022.
The presentations from the Capital Markets Day will be available on www.boliden.com from 11:30 CET. A live webcast of the presentations can be followed on the website starting at 12:30 CET. The webcast will also be available on the website as a recording afterwards.
The Capital Markets Day will be followed by a visit to the Harjavalta copper and nickel smelter.
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Klas Nilsson, Director Group Communications, phone: +46 70-453 65 88
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Boliden is a metals company with a focus on sustainable development. Our roots are Nordic, our market global. Our core competence lies within the fields of exploration, mining, smelting and metal recycling. Boliden has around 6,000 employees and annual sales of approximately SEK 70 billion. The share is listed in the Large Cap segment on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted a way to rake up my yard and have the debris cleaned up all at once," said an inventor from North Charleston, S.C., "so I invented THE YARD SMITH."
The invention is an efficient way to promptly and quickly collect leaves and other lawn debris. It eliminates debris from collecting in piles to be picked up and discarded as they go or cleaned up later, making it feel like a bigger chore. This provides the ability to easily keep one's lawn clean in a one-step process make lawn work more satisfying. Easy to use, convenient and efficient, the invention is effective and saves time and can be used by anyone who does yard work, such as homeowners or landscapers.
The original design was submitted to the Columbia sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-CSK-308, 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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Families of Uvalde victims confront Texas’ police chief
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Family members of victims killed in the Uvalde school shooting confronted Texas’ police chief Tuesday in an emotional end to a day of protests at the state Capitol over gun laws.
Velma Duran, whose sister Irma Garcia was one of two teachers killed at Robb Elementary School last May, scolded Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw as other Uvalde residents and gun control supporters looked on inside a committee room at the Capitol, where McCraw prepared to leave after testifying to lawmakers.
Nineteen students were killed in the Uvalde attack, one of the worst classroom shootings in U.S. history. Duran briefly brought the hearing to a halt as she yelled from her seat to McCraw over law enforcement officers waiting more than an hour to confront the gunman who had an AR-15-style rifle inside the fourth-grade classroom.
“They stood around and enabled the shooter to obliterate my sister. You couldn’t recognize her,” Duran said to McCraw. “Look at me!”
McCraw briefly leaned over to Duran, but it was not clear what he said before walking out of the committee room.
Brett Cross, the uncle of 10-year-old victim Uziyah Garcia, followed McCraw out and said later he had a brief conversation with the director in an elevator.
A spokesman for DPS did not immediately return a request seeking comment Tuesday about encounters with the family members of victims.
The unusual scene inside the Capitol happened just hours after a crowd of gun control supporters rallied outside. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and leaders of the state’s commanding GOP majority in the Legislature have shown no support for passing new gun restrictions between now and May, during which is their first chance to pass new laws since the Uvalde attack.
McCraw has said he will not resign amid some Uvalde residents calling for his ouster.
He has called the broad response to the shooting an “abject failure” and seven state police officers were placed under internal review over their actions during the shooting. Four were cleared of wrongdoing and one resigned before the review was complete. Two were fired, with one currently appealing the decision.
Some audience members shouted at McCraw to step down as he left the room. Lawmakers sat quietly and listened as Duran continued to criticize them and police, while a Capitol staff member tried speaking to her.
A short time later, the hearing resumed.
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The key for Patrick Mahomes to be Patrick Mahomes again? To not think the sky is falling.
“The last few weeks,” Mahomes said after playing like Mahomes again Sunday night in Kansas City’s 41-14 rout of the reeling Raiders, “motivated me more to come in and work and practice even better. I mean, whenever you’re not having the success that you’re used to having, all you can do is come to practice and have a better day than you did the day before. I think the biggest thing for me was as a whole team—offense, defense, everybody, special teams—everybody came into practice and really just executed. We shot ourselves in the foot the whole year with turnovers and penalties. We just came in and kept correcting those things.”
Ever stare at the ceiling at night? I asked. Ever wonder, man, what’s wrong with me?
“No,” he said. “I didn’t.”
Isn’t that what you want in your franchise quarterback—to not have a crisis in confidence after a few uncharacteristically bad games? Mahomes has the ability to be introspective and to work on his game and to come to practice convinced that everything’s going to be fine. Scoring 37 points in three games stinks. But after experiencing three historic seasons to start his career, Mahomes knew the slump was not permanent. As Andy Reid said Sunday night, “He lasted longer than any quarterback in the history of the game without a slump, all right, and so it’s going to happen. There’s going to be a little something that doesn’t go your way. And it’s important that you power through it, stay confident and keep firing. That’s how he’s wired.”
In Vegas, it all started with a left-handed pass on his first throw of the game, continued with a basketball pass to Tyreek Hill for a touchdown, and lasted deep into the second half with one of those don’t-throw-it-don’t-throw-it-hey-what-a-great-throw touchdown heaves to running back Darrel Williams.
Kansas City 41, Las Vegas 14. Just like the old days.
Mahomes: 70 percent passing, 406 yards, five TDs, no interceptions. Just like the old days.
“I mean,” he said, “I don’t know if there was ever doubt.”
There was. Just not in his head, which is all that matters.
The Lead: Chiefs
The earth seems back on its axis, mostly. Dallas and Buffalo and Kansas City were their explosive selves again; the Packers got Aaron Rodgers back and joyfully found they might not be wholly dependent on him this year; the Colts got to .500 for the first time all year; and Tennessee and New England stayed hot.
But this is the NFL, so there is weirdness.
“I’m in this twilight zone,” said Dan Campbell, coach of the 0-8-1 Lions, after they tied the Steelers 16-16 in one of the ugliest games since this species began to walk upright.
“The stupidity has to go away—we’re a dumb football team,” said Bruce Arians, coach of the defending Super Bowl champion Bucs, after they lost to Taylor Heinicke and Washington 29-19.
“This time last week I was eating a bowl of cereal—you feel me?” said Cam Newton, who, after not playing in a game since January accounted for touchdowns on his first two plays of 2021. Carolina 34, Arizona 10.
And so much more is happening. Boldface names this week: Jim Mora, Sam Huff, Cassius Marsh, Tony Corrente (I will not let it die), A.J. Dillon, Jon Gruden, Russell Wilson, Mike Vrabel, Jakobi Meyers. Sit back, relax, enjoy the flight.
Players don’t think the way we do, most often. Early on in Las Vegas—on the first KC throw, in fact—it looked very much like Mahomes was back to the good old days. Flushed left, wrapped with both arms by Raiders tackle Quinton Jefferson, Mahomes was about to take a short sack. He transferred the ball to his left hand and threw/shovel-passed a floater to Jerick McKinnon. Gain of six. Not enough for a first down, but a harbinger. A harbinger of fun to come.
“It was like you guys had your mojo back,” I said to him.
“You never wanna be in third-and-long, especially with a defense like this and the pass rushers they have,” Mahomes said. “I was able to step up in the pocket and I was just trying to find a way to get the running back the football. I think we had that mojo this whole week of practice. I mean, we were ready to go. We knew how important this game was. We knew this team was playing a lot of really good football and it was a division opponent. We came in with the attitude that we were gonna go out there and be who we are. That’s what we did.”
Well, this was a sign that they’d be who they were in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and in September. It kept going, a neat eight-yard in-stride out-route to Tyreek Hill for a touchdown late in the first quarter. Then, late in the second quarter, the old Mahomes surfaced again, with sort of a push-pass over interior traffic to Hill from a yard out for a 17-7 halftime lead. The mojo … it was there.
“You can just feel it, man,” Mahomes said, talking about how it built through the game. “You can feel that energy that you have in practice. You can feel the guys going through practice. I knew that once we got to Sunday Night Football, especially like you said, the outside world talking, guys wanted to show out. Guys wanted to show that we still are the Kansas City Chiefs. We still can be a dominant team. Complete. It’s gonna take us being great every single week at practice, in the film room and then on Sundays, obviously.”
The game was still a game early in the fourth quarter. KC, 27-14. Mahomes missed Mecole Hardman on a deep route up the right sideline on second down. On third-and-11 from the Raider 38, Kelce was the focus over the middle, but he wasn’t free. Mahomes got the snap around the Raider 43-, faded back to his own 49-, left the pocket to the left and then quickly up the middle, looking, looking, looking.
Out of the corner of his left eye, he said, he saw Williams. Maybe he was the fourth option. Maybe he wasn’t an option at all.
“I’m pretty sure I was going to someone, I think Kelce, in the middle,” Mahomes said. “But it wasn’t there. So yeah, out of the corner of my eye I saw Darrel, way out of the backfield. I threw it up and I probably underthrew him a little bit. I probably could’ve thrown it, made it a little bit easier in the back corner of the end zone. He always tells me he’s a receiving back, and boy, he showed it there. Great catch.”
“Did that feel like the good old days?” I said. “It looked like it.”
“Yeah, I mean, for sure,” he said. “We haven’t had those big plays this year. Been having to drive the length of the field. I think what we showed today is you come out and you execute early, and you kinda start driving the length of the field, defenses are gonna have to come up and we still have that big-play ability. I even missed a couple shots in this game that we probably could’ve hit, and had even have more big plays.”
The buses were leaving now, and Mahomes was on the move. He was leaving Las Vegas as a first-place football player, the only team in the AFC West with six wins. Not that he needed it to know deep down he was still great at his job, but he did know it was good to get the wolves away from the door.
He said it was Andy Reid who put the game in perspective for him, and for the team. Reid told the team how important this game was. Win it, and the division is in your control. With Mahomes, Reid was the way he always is. Which is why they’ve got the kind of relationship any coach would want to have with his franchise quarterback.
“Me and him,” Mahomes said, “he just kept reiterating to me to be myself. Go out there and play. Have fun. Take the check down when it’s there but don’t lose who you are.”
Five touchdowns, no interceptions, 406 yards, a 27-point division win. That’s who Patrick Mahomes is, still.
Packers-Seahawks
Of the 149 games played in this NFL season, I would wager not a single one has said more, about more significant things, than Green Bay 17, Seattle 0 in a Wisconsin snow squall Sunday, the first wintry day of the season. What it said:
1) The Packers can win without vintage Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay won by 17 with Rodgers throwing a Red Zone pick, looking out of sorts after his 10-day Covid sabbatical, not throwing a touchdown pass, and playing like a game the Lombardi Packers might have played. In fact, 56 years ago Sunday, Green Bay beat the Rams 6-3 with Bart Starr having an invisible day and Jim Taylor bulling out 117 yards from scrimmage. Sound familiar? What I’m saying is Sunday’s game, with Rodgers showing the effects of being drained from his 10 days away, was a very good thing for a team that might have to win a variety of ways in January and February.
2) Brian Gutekunst is not a lummox. With the world screaming for the Packers to get a wideout in the 2020 draft, Gutekunst, the embattled Green Bay GM, bypassed trading up for a receiver in the second round and picked a 247-pound fire hydrant of a back, A.J. Dillon, with the 62nd overall pick. Dillon won this game. He carried likely Hall of Fame linebacker Bobby Wagner into the end zone on one TD to make it 10-0 early in the fourth quarter, nimbly caught-and-ran a 50-yard pass from Rodgers a few minutes later, and bulled for an insurance TD at the two-minute warning. So maybe Gutekunst should have traded up for a Van Jefferson type midway through round two, but this Dillon is a winter back who could be vital this postseason. Gutekunst’s first-round corner from Georgia, Eric Stokes, didn’t allow a completion Sunday, while one of the smartest free-agent finds of the year, linebacker De’Vondre Campbell (cap number: $1.19 million) led the team in tackles.
3) I wonder if we’re seeing the end of the Russell Wilson era in Seattle. It’s dumb to make any long-term judgments about a great player on such a rotten day, when Wilson returned after finger surgery and looked inaccurate and ineffective, getting shut out for the first time in 166 Seattle starts. His receivers didn’t help him, rarely getting free enough for him to have a chance at a long gain. But as I watched the futility of this game, I just started thinking it might be time for the Seahawks to think of alternatives to Wilson, particularly if he gets mopey again next offseason. For now, with Seattle 3-6, Arizona looming next week, and San Francisco and the Rams on the horizon after that, making the playoffs will be tough. Sabers were rattled last year by Wilson and his agent, and I just wonder if an 8-9 season might make Seattle GM John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll wonder if rewriting the script and getting three first-round picks and maybe one top player from a Carolina or Denver or Pittsburgh or Miami or Philadelphia is smarter than trying to keep Wilson happy. Schneider is a confident man. He convinced Carroll that a short quarterback would be a star back in 2012, and Wilson in the third round followed. I doubt he’d be afraid of doing it again.
4) The Green Bay defense, even without its two best players, is a top five NFL unit. In fact, the Pack should be third, surrendering 309.9 yards per game, when this week’s stats are finalized after Rams-Niners tonight. This was the masterpiece, particularly without Za’Darius Smith and Jaire Alexander, the D’s top two players, likely not back from injuries till December.
Green Bay is the NFC’s top seed this morning. The Pack was last year too, but home-field didn’t help when Tampa Bay came to town for the championship game. Something feels different this year. That something different is Green Bay has a good defense and a war-horse running back, and maybe Rodgers doesn’t have to score in the thirties every week to win big ones. We didn’t see that coming.
Dillon heard all the chatter after he was drafted. Stupid Packers. They don’t need a back! Where’s the receiver?! “I saw it,” Dillon told me post-game. “I heard it. I just kind of put that with bulletin board material. I really always wanted to be an all-purpose back. APB. I knew I could be.”
Then he got into practice, and Aaron Rodgers treated him well—“Like a real teammate,” he said—and Aaron Jones treated him “like a brother.” Though Dillon didn’t get a lot of chances last year, he was sure he’d do well when called. In camp this summer, he was honored to be kidded by Rodgers, who he watched as a fan growing up in Connecticut. “Your legs get smaller this offseason?” Rodgers said to Dillon, an ice-breaker after the Rodgers drama of the offseason. Smaller? Dillon had the biggest legs of any back in the league. Dillon wasn’t sure if his QB was kidding, but he told him no, he put some strength and pounds on each of them.
“All of it, to me, is so cool,” Dillon said Sunday night. “The day after the draft, I watched like a three-hour documentary on the Packers and what Green Bay was. Being on this team is an indescribable feeling, really. Sometimes I still gotta like pinch myself before I get into practice. Or I’m driving over to practice and I’m like, ‘Oh wow, this is real, I’m a Packer’ when I’m pulling up and see Lambeau. I’ve walked into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame like three times now, just to see it. Now I know the history, and I’m so honored to be a part of the family here.”
But then the games get played, and it’s not time for gee-whiz stuff anymore. The fourth quarter of this game was huge for Dillon, and for the Packers. Four minutes into the fourth quarter, this was a 3-0 game, and Green Bay had a third-and-goal from the 3-yard line. The play-call was a pile-mover, Dillon up the gut trying for the three yards to give the Packers a cushion. In his way: Wagner and the surprisingly stout Seattle D. “I felt a lot of trust from the coaches when I heard the call,” Dillon said. He blasted up the middle, and Wagner got hold of him, and Dillon used his powerful calf muscles to almost back his way into the end zone, Wagner holding on for dear life.
“You’re a legend,” Dillon the fan told Wagner after the game. But fan beat legend on this play, and Green Bay went up 10-0.
On the next Packer series, Dillon took a swing pass to the left and showed his nimble side. It’s not often a 247-pound back keeps his balance athletically on the sideline, making sure he stays in while bouncing off tacklers. “I’ve been working all off-season on my receiving, all the time on the JUGS machine and running after the catch,” he said. “Good to see it’s paying off. It makes me really happy.” That set up the insurance score, a two-yard Dillon TD at the two-minute warning.
Dillon, for the game, had 23 touches for 128 yards and two TDs. Now, with Jones (MCL) expected to miss time, Dillon hopes to be as productive in two big games the next two Sundays: Vikings on the road, Rams at home.
With this win, Green Bay goes to 8-2, with a tiebreaker lead over Arizona for the top spot in the NFC with seven games left. Next week, Green Bay will be indoors at the arch-rival Vikes. The Packers have won seven of 11 in Minneapolis since 2010, and Rodgers has a 50-7 touchdown-to-interception margin against Minnesota in his career. It’s also one of the first times in a while the Packers enter a big division game knowing Rodgers doesn’t have to carry them for Green Bay to win. Newbies like Dillon are seeing to that.
More Week 10
The Gruden lawsuit: He learned from the master
First thought when Jon Gruden’s attorneys filed suit accusing the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell of a campaign to “publicly sabotage Gruden’s career:” This is exactly what Al Davis would have done. And Gruden, who learned about all things Davis when the Raiders owner was still in full control of the franchise and Gruden was his coach from 1998-2001, has learned well. Make it personal. Attack the top level of the game. Use words and phrases like “malicious” and “Soviet-style character assassination” to turn the focus on the commissioner. Al Davis was famous for his holy wars on the late Pete Rozelle, the NFL commissioner from 1960 to 1989. This has the makings of a latter-day Al war. The tenor of the Gruden suit hits the exact same notes of a personal campaign, Gruden versus Goodell. Gruden’s suit says, in part, “Through a malicious and orchestrated campaign, the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell sought to destroy the career and reputation of Jon Gruden.”
Background: Al Davis was the litigious thorn in the NFL’s side for years. Against the league’s (and Rozelle’s) will, Davis tried and failed to move the Raiders to Los Angeles in 1980, continuing the fight till the move to LA in 1982. He was the only owner to take the shocking stance of siding with the United States Football League in its antitrust suit against the NFL in 1986. ESPN’s 30 for 30 series documented the Davis-Rozelle/NFL feud, and in 2007, NFL Films labeled it the greatest feud in NFL history. Davis’ battle with the league was going on, still, in the four years Gruden coached the team, with commissioner Paul Tagliabue his latest foil.
There could be other issues at play here, one of them Covid-related. Gruden was furious at being fined $100,000 for, the league said, faulty face-covering in the early games of the 2020 season; later he was fined an additional $150,000 for repeated team violation of Covid protocols. Could that be part of this? We’ll see. And, as someone who knows Gruden told me over the weekend, “He’s just bitter about a lot of things, going back to how it ended for him in Tampa. My feeling is he thinks his NFL career is over, so he’s got nothing to lose now.”
The NFL is culpable in the Gruden case in at least one way: It hung onto emails someone knew had damning evidence against Gruden for homophobic and misogynistic and racist language. But it will be a stretch to prove the league leaked the documents. In the middle of a season that was going surprising well for the Raiders in their new Las Vegas home, the league would certainly argue that it made no sense to undercut the team’s success by releasing the emails in midseason, and risking the profitable business in a market hungry for the NFL. The league, I’m sure, will say it had nothing to do with Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal obtaining some of them, and calling the Raiders to say he was about to write about them.
The charges in the suit will be very hard to prove. But the process of discovery could mean shining a light on more of the emails in the WFT probe, which has been called for by the attorneys of the former WFT employees who say there was a toxic atmosphere for women inside the organization.
An 8-game sprint with Cam Newton?
That certainly was cool, Cam Newton running for a touchdown on his first snap as a second-time Panther, and passing for a touchdown on his second snap. His role, Matt Rhule told me, wasn’t established till Sunday morning at the hotel in Arizona, when coaches asked him if he felt he could execute the few plays he’s practiced late in the week. “I sure can,” Newton said. Said Rhule: “Credit to Cam. That pass play, for you football historians, is sprint right option—that’s the Dwight Clark catch from Joe Montana in the NFC Championship Game.”
P.J. Walker won his second start as a Panther, the 34-10 rout of Arizona. Maybe that gives Rhule cause to think he should keep using Newton as a relief pitcher for the time being, continuing with next week’s home game against Washington. We’ll see, but I doubt it. “Honestly,” said Rhule, “I am gonna go pass out on the plane. We’ll get Cam in on Monday, keep showing him new plays, we’ll see how much he is ready to play. I’m not to that point in my brain that I can make a decision like that.”
Rhule also said the Newton signing “is just about today—just about this year. We wanted to do what we could to win this game, then win the next one. We’ll worry about next year next year.”
OBJ the Ram: It’s not too complicated
Don’t think the injury to Robert Woods will make Odell Beckham Jr., a starter tonight in Santa Clara against the Niners. More likely, Beckham will be active but only be on the field for 10 to 20 snaps in the packages he’s practiced and feels confident in running. The Woods snaps, more likely, will go to two receivers you’ve never heard of: seventh-round rookie Ben Skowronek from Notre Dame, who has impressed Sean McVay with his physicality at 6-3 and 220, and undrafted Cal Poly wideout J.J. Koski.
Beckham is more likely to be brought up to speed after tonight with the Rams’ bye week coming up. They’ll need his experience and big-play ability in tough road games particularly at Green Bay, Arizona, Minnesota and Baltimore in the home stretch.
I’m told that when McVay was recruiting him, he was upfront with Beckham about his opportunities. McVay told him he couldn’t guarantee him X number of targets per game from Matthew Stafford. “But I can tell you if you’re open, Matthew will get you the ball,” McVay said.
Two really cool things I saw Sunday
• WFT quarterback Taylor Heinicke, living out his dream, snuffing out the Tampa Bay chances with a 10-minute, 26-second drive to clinch a victory. That fourth-quarter drive, the longest of the season in the NFL, extended the Washington lead to 10 with 29 seconds to go. It also meant in his two meetings with Tom Brady, the unknown (formerly) Heinicke had completed 68 percent of his throws and outscored Brady 52-50. What a great moment for a guy who was living in his sister’s house in Georgia last year taking virtual classes at Old Dominion, not knowing it he’d ever have a chance to play football again. “I go out and play every play like it’s my last—because it might be,” he told me post-game. “On days like this, I think about where I was a year ago, and I appreciate what’s happened to me, and I think about winning a game like this, and it’s, it’s just really great.”
• New England wide receiver Jakobi Meyers was playing in his 39th NFL game, and he’d made a nice place for himself as a puzzle piece in the New England offense. He’d caught 134 passes entering the fourth quarter against Cleveland … but never a touchdown pass until Brian Hoyer found him on an 11-yard TD pass late in the rout of the Browns. The coolest part: Meyers was swarmed by 15 to 20 teammates in the end zone, and the celebration continued in the locker room afterward. “That was the best part of scoring,” Meyers said later. “We got the chance to celebrate together. That made it all worth it.” Meyers and fellow former free-agent Gunner Olszewski fit well with what Bill Belichick wants in back-of-the-roster players: non-stop effort and unselfishness. “Me and Gunner used to make jokes like we were cockroaches,” Meyers said. “No matter who they brought in, we’d find a way to stay alive.”
Jim Mora’s Back
Of all the headlines I never expected to see last week—as a Nutmeg Stater through and through—I was floored by this news nugget last week: Jim Mora takes the reins as UConn head football coach. He starts recruiting now at the seriously tarnished major-college independent, and will coach his first game at Utah State next August.
I caught up with Mora late Friday afternoon, just off a plane in Atlanta, on his way from his home in Idaho to see Saturday’s UConn game at Clemson. (Clemson 44, Huskies 7, UConn falling to 1-9.) The former head coach—Atlanta 2004-06, Seattle one-and-done 2009, UCLA 2012-17—was ridiculously fired-up to get his fourth shot at a head-coaching gig, even with the very down Husky program. He’s scheduled to start recruiting this week.
“This is the craziest thing,” Mora said, terminal noise in the background. “Do you realize that a week ago today, I’m on vacation in Venice, having a wonderful time in Italy, and today I’m back in it, the coach of UConn? Crazy!”
Five questions with the new football coach of one of the truly needy teams in major-college football:
FMIA: This came out of nowhere. How in the world did you get this job?
Mora: “I was hopeful that I’d get another opportunity be a head coach in college football. I really enjoy coaching college football. But I was starting to doubt if it was gonna happen as time went on, after UCLA. [Mora was fired in November 2017.] When this job came open, I reached out to them. I don’t think I was on their radar at all. I mean, at all. I haven’t been on anyone’s radar. I had a couple people reach out to the athletic director, David Benedict, and he got interested. We’d done some Zoom calls. I told him, ‘I’m going away for about two weeks.’ He goes, ‘Have a good time. Nothing’s gonna happen while you’re gone.’ So I’m in Venice last week and he calls me, says, ‘When are you coming home?’ I said, ‘Sunday.’ He goes, ‘I’ll be in Idaho waiting for you.’ I landed Sunday about 4 in the afternoon. We go out to dinner at 6:30, then we spent all day Monday at my house, and all day Tuesday and all day Wednesday at my house. Got the deal done Wednesday night. Normally, when I’ve taken a job, I’m kind of a baby. I don’t like to move. But I popped up this morning at 5 and I couldn’t wait to jump in the car, get to the airport and fly here.”
Welcome to UConn, Coach Mora! 🤝
— UConn Football (@UConnFootball) November 11, 2021
📰 » https://t.co/B89ReXFSyK | #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/5YFGjuCE2S
FMIA: This program is so low right now. Why’d you want the job?
Mora: “I’ve had a lot of people ask me, why would you go to Connecticut? You know, They’re not very good, you’re a West Coast guy, you’re almost 60. I’m like, besides the fact that my kids kinda gave me a clear runway, I love coaching football and I truly love coaching college football. I love the impact you can have on these young men. And I’m just blessed to be able to do it again. I’ve talked to the governor of the state. I’ve talked to business leaders. I’ve talked to all the people that support the program that are of prominence. This can be a great program.”
FMIA: The governor? Ned Lamont? What’d he say? Is he behind this?
Mora: “It was on a Zoom call. He’s standing there and he’s fired up and he’s telling me how important football is to the state. And offering support. He wasn’t the only one. Tuesday night and all day Wednesday, I had Zoom calls with 12 people. To a person, men and women and the governor and lieutenant governor and all kinds of people, and to a person, they all kind of expressed the same sentiment, which was don’t believe what you hear—UConn football is very important to this state and we support it and we want it to be respectable and competitive again and we think you’re the guy to do it. Meant the world to me. Maybe the odds are stacked against us a little bit. You know me, Peter, you’ve known me for all my professional life. I’m a dogged competitor and I also don’t know that the odds are stacked as heavily against us as it might appear on the outside.”
FMIA: How can you get competitive?
Mora: “I think number one, attacking the transfer portal. I see it a little bit like free agency in the NFL. It’s a chance to get some really good players, really quickly. You can have a great recruiting class, but there are still young players that haven’t played in college football. They haven’t really spent time away from home or been on a college campus. But you can go get some transfers that have some experience, playing experience, experience on campus. They’re more mature. You can make some quick headway that way. And I think you coach the heck out of them. I think you really do a great job of creating the culture of accountability and toughness and discipline.”
FMIA: You never recruited the Northeast. You’re a West Coast guy, as you said. How will you be able to recruit an area foreign to you?
Mora: “Something’s that gonna really help me is that I have some name recognition. I think that’ll bring credibility. Thirty players that I recruited are playing in the NFL. I’ve coached, as an assistant or head coach, 28 members of Pro Football Hall of Fame. I don’t care where you recruit. If you can tell a kid, ‘30 guys I recruited play in the NFL, I’ve coached guys in the Hall of Fame,’ then they’re like, Whoa, really?’ I think that’ll help.”
Sam Huff, 1934-2021
I saw something Saturday that blew me away. “The Violent World of Sam Huff,” a half-hour prime-time documentary on the life of an NFL player, Giants middle linebacker Sam Huff, was the precursor to anything NFL Films ever did. Huff was wired for a 1960 preseason game against Chicago—a rudimentary battery-pack carved into his shoulder pads, with a Sharpie-sized microphone taped into the front of his shoulder pads. Sixty-one years ago! A player miced up, saying things like, “Kill or be killed!” The juicy stuff on national TV, with one of the foremost newsmen of his day narrating this documentary.
“It’s the first time it’s been done on television,” renowned CBS newsman Walter Cronkite told the American audience, with his famous, serious baritone voice. “You’re on the receiving end, and you’re going to be closer to pro football than you’ve ever been before. This is our story: the violent world of Sam Huff.”
You can actually watch the black-and-white show:
Players resting in the locker room, pre-game, before the night game in a rickety stadium in Toronto. One New York Giant smoking a cigarette. And when the game started, a camera focused on Huff. This was no power-puff modern-day kind of preseason game. It looked altogether like a real game, with stuff like a Chicago tight end named Willard Dewveall elbowing Huff in the jaw coming off the line of scrimmage. Huff was enraged. Something got bleeped out, then Huff laid into Dewveall.
“Whatta you doing that for, 88!” Huff yelled at Dewveall. “You do that one more time, 88, I’m gonna sock you one . . . Don’t do that. Do that again, you get a broken nose. Hit me on the chin with your elbow . . . Hey 88, I’m not gonna warn you no more now.”
The yeller, Huff, died at 87 on Saturday in Virginia. The Hall of Fame middle linebacker—eight years with the Giants, five years in Washington, finishing as a player-coach in Vince Lombardi’s lone season as Washington coach, 1969—was diagnosed with dementia several years ago and had been in decline recently.
Why should you know Huff? He was the first famous defensive player in NFL history. In 1959, when the NFL was 39 years old, just starting to make hay across the country after the nationally televised overtime 1958 Championship Game, something amazing happened. Huff made the cover of Time magazine, as the photogenic, pleasant-off-the-field, menace-on-it key to the Giants’ defense, as the sport grew in popularity.
RIP to the great Sam Huff. He was one of the first “glamor stars” of the NFL, featured on TIME magazine and mic’d up for a CBS News special with Walter Kronkite. He was a pioneer + legend. pic.twitter.com/uBsvmdqmYt
— Damon Amendolara (@DAonCBS) November 14, 2021
In 1960, Pete Rozelle’s first as commissioner, CBS approached the league asking about doing a half-hour doc on the great and charismatic Huff, long before NFL Films got in the business of wiring players and coaches. The league and CBS were already discussing the prospect of a league-wide TV contract with a single network, so Rozelle enthusiastically said yes. Cronkite did the nationally televised prime-time special on Huff—which was great for Huff’s brand, and for the league too. For the NFL, trying to break the stranglehold of baseball as the national pastime, Walter Cronkite wiring Huff for sound in a game, and hearing what life on the field was really like, was the kind of publicity the league couldn’t buy, and an incredible boost to the NFL becoming a national sport.
Lots of games in the first 50 years of the sport—the ’58 title game, the Joe Namath Super Bowl III shocker among them—made the NFL the nationally worshiped game it has become. Lots of players—Johnny Unitas, Gale Sayers, Jim Brown—helped too. But in the first half-century of the game, no defensive player was as big a name as Sam Huff, and no defender had the profile of Huff. “A national star,” retired NFL GM Ernie Accorsi recalled Saturday. “He was right in the middle of the NFL becoming a huge national game.”
Huff had great battles with Jim Brown, the best running back of all time in my book. They faced off 16 times in the regular season—Brown with eight 100-yard games—and once in the playoffs. That playoff game, between the Giants and Browns in December 1958, to break an Eastern Conference tie, was the stuff of Huff legend. Giants 10, Browns 0, and Brown carried seven times for eight yards. The next week, Huff forced a fumble and blocked a field goal in the Giants’ OT loss to Baltimore in the Greatest Game. Those things iced Huff’s fame, and led to the national spotlight on him.
A couple of interesting things about Huff. He was bitter that the Giants traded him after the ’63 season, and he held a grudge about it for the rest of his career. In 1966, Washington was routing the hapless Giants 69-41 when, with seven seconds left in the game and Washington deep in New York territory, Huff signaled for a timeout and yelled for the field goal team to go on the field. Charlie Gogolak kicked a field goal as time expired, and Washington won the highest-scoring game in NFL history, 72-41. For Huff, revenge was sweet. And in 1969, a year after he retired, Huff was coaxed out of retirement by the great Lombardi. Fittingly, Huff, at 35, had a very good final season, returning an interception for a TD in Philadelphia in a November game, one of Lombardi’s last as a coach.
In his first two or three years with the Giants, Huff had a fan in attendance for five or six games in New York. “I saw him in person several times,” Bill Parcells, a high-school kid in northern New Jersey then, recalled Saturday. “In fact, I was friends with the son of (then Giants assistant coach] Vince Lombardi, and we went to several games. Sam was the leader of that defense. Oh, I remember.”
The Award Section
Offensive Players of the Week
Patrick Mahomes, quarterback, Kansas City. Just when Kansas City had been renamed Panic City, Mahomes took matters into his own hands in Nevada. In his 56th career game, he had his fifth game of five touchdown passes or more (he’s had three with five, two games with six) with a magnificent performance against the Raiders. It was his sixth game exceeding 400 yards passing. But this game was the most surprising, perhaps, since the six-TD day against Pittsburgh in his third start ever, because no one saw this one coming.
Stefon Diggs, wide receiver, Buffalo. Entering Sunday’s redemption game at the Meadowlands, Diggs was averaging two catches and 22 yards less per game than in his all-pro season of 2020. Diggs had but one 100-yard receiving game in his first eight games. So he, Josh Allen and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll did something about that in the 45-17 rout of the Jets. He caught eight passes for 162 yards and a TD, leading the Bills to scores on seven of their 11 drives. Smart for the Bills to focus on Diggs against the weak Jets’ secondary.
Mac Jones, quarterback, New England. Week after week, Jones is showing he’s the best quarterback among this year’s rookie crop—so far. His 142.1 passer rating in the 45-7 rout of the Browns, with three TD passes and no picks, showed he executed nearly a perfect game as called by offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Playing against the formidable Cleveland D, Jones quarterbacked for seven series. The result: TD, TD, TD (on an 11-play, 99-yard drive), field goal, punt, TD, TD. For the year, Jones has completed 69 percent of his throws. The man’s no fluke.
Taylor Heinicke, quarterback, Washington. Until Sunday, Heinicke’s starting career in Washington was being counted down by the weeks. And who knows what the future holds? But for the second time in this calendar year, he went head-to-head with Tom Brady and competed . . . and this time he got a 10-point win.
Defensive Players of the Week
Kyle Dugger, safety, New England. Really, any of about 10 New England defenders could be in this spot. That is a such a well-schooled, aggressive, confident defense right now. Dugger’s a perfect example of what makes it work. The 6-2, 220-pound second-year player from the football factory of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C. (enrollment 2,600) is the kind of versatile puzzle piece valued by Bill Belichick. His nifty pick of Baker Mayfield on the second play of the second quarter, in a 7-7 game, and subsequent return to the Browns’ 5-yard line, set up the second New England TD, and the Patriots never trailed after that. He had six tackles, two special-teams tackles and the pick, and the Patriots held Cleveland to 217 total yards.
Kyle Dugger gets the pick on Baker Mayfield 😤
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 14, 2021
Pats cashed in with a TD moments later
(via @NFL)
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Adrian Amos, safety, Green Bay. Really, any of about 10 Green Bay defenders could be in this spot. (You should get used to hearing that.) Amos had the biggest play of the day for the Green Bay D. With the Packers trying to close out the Seahawks, up 10-0 with eight minutes left, Russell Wilson threw deep for Tyler Lockett, bracketed by two Pack defensive backs. This was a perfect illustration of what Wilson put up with all day—terrific coverage, and never having enough time to wait for the receivers to shake free. Amos picked off this ball in the end zone, Green Bay got an insurance TD, and the Packers continued to play far better on D than anyone could have anticipated.
Special Teams Players of the Week
K’von Wallace, safety, Philadelphia. With the Eagles up 20-10 in the third quarter, Denver threatened to make it a one-score game on a chip-shot 22-yard field goal by the reliable Brandon McManus. But Wallace knifed through the Denver line and extended his 5-11 frame to the fullest and got his arm on the ball kicked by McManus. Turned out it wasn’t such a gimme, and turned out to be a huge play in a tight Philadelphia victory.
Dorance Armstrong, defensive end, Dallas. All the Falcons wanted to do was get out of the first half with the score no worse than 28-3. Set up to punt in the final minute, Atlanta’s line was crushed by Dallas’ punt rush, and from the right side Armstrong crashed through. He suffocated the punt, blocking it with his right armpit, and it skittered away into the end zone. Rookie corner Nahshon Wright recovered it for a touchdown, and Dallas had a 36-3 lead at the half.
Zaire Franklin, linebacker, Indianapolis. Ditto. I mean, Franklin did exactly what happened in the Dallas-Atlanta game. With Jags punter Logan Cooke backed up inside his 15-yard line, Franklin burst through the line and smothered the Franklin punt. E.J. Speed recovered the ball at the 12-yard line and ran it in for a touchdown. The Colts went up 10-0 on their way to a 23-17 win. They’re 5-5 now, .500 for the first time this season.
Coaches of the Week
Joe Barry, defensive coordinator, Green Bay. For pitching the first shutout of Russell Wilson’s NFL life. That’s right. This was the 166th game of Wilson’s 10-year pro career, regular season and playoffs, and never before had he been shut out. Barry’s scheme counted on the defensive front swarming around Wilson while six and seven in the secondary made it hard for any Seahawk to be open regularly. Wilson didn’t look right returning from his middle finger injury, and his 39.7 passer rating was a combo platter of pressure, coverage and Wilson perhaps not being fully ready to return; only he knows the latter. Whatever, holding a Russell Wilson offense to 208 total yards will be, and should be, a career highlight for Barry.
Mike Vrabel, head coach, Tennessee. Titans laid a gigantic egg Oct. 3 at the Jets to fall to 2-2. Since then, the Titans:
- Trounced Jacksonville by 18.
- Came back from four deficits to beat Buffalo, the second seed in the 2020 AFC playoffs, by three.
- Went up 27-0 at the half and beat Kansas City, the defending AFC champ, by 24.
- Got down 14-0 early at Indianapolis, another 2020 playoff team, but came back to win a 71-minute OT game by three.
- With Derrick Henry gone for two months, beat NFC power Los Angeles on the road by 12.
- Beat another NFC power team, the Saints, at home by two on Sunday.
Vrabel sets a tone for his team and his players take no crap from anyone. To go 5-0 against five defending playoff teams is a great accomplishment, particularly playing the last two without your best player. That’s why Vrabel is coach of the week.
Josh Boyer, defensive coordinator, Miami. I’m sure Thursday’s night’s imaginative game plan in the 22-10 win over Baltimore also had Brian Flores’ fingerprints on it, but what a smart and forceful idea it was to safety-blitz more than any team in the NFL in the last six years. The Ravens couldn’t figure out a solution for Dolphins secondary players blitzing a stunning 38 times. (Lamar Jackson had 47 pass-drops in the game.) Boyer’s D held Lamar Jackson to 39 yards rushing and the Ravens to 304 yards overall. These were the Baltimore drives between a field goal in the sixth minute and a TD in the 55th: missed field goal, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, fumble, punt. Great job by the Dolphins.
Goats of the Week
Barry Anderson, umpire, Saints-Titans game. The bad calls just keep on coming—and where is New York to bail out such calls? Walt Anderson in the officiating command center in New York and the replay official on-site can do something about clearly incorrect calls like Barry Anderson’s with two minutes left in the first half of a 6-6 game. On this play, Tennessee quarterback Ryan Tannehill was intercepted by Saints safety Marcus Williams in the end zone. A millisecond after Tannehill’s release, linebacker Kaden Elliss slammed into the quarterback’s upper back. No contact with the head. Standing four or five yards away, his eyes fixed on the action, Barry Anderson threw his yellow flag and told ref Jerome Boger it was roughing-the-passer, hit to the head of the quarterback. Boger announced the foul, nullifying the interception, and suffixed the call with “Blow to the head of the quarterback.” Except there was no blow to the head. As Kevin Harlan said in the CBS booth: “He hit him in the nameplate!” With new life and a fresh set of downs, Tannehill finished off a TD drive.
Here’s the roughing call on Kaden Elliss for a “hit to the head” that negated Marcus Williams’ interception in the end zone.
— Jeff Nowak (@Jeff_Nowak) November 14, 2021
What, exactly, are you supposed to do as a defender here? #Saints pic.twitter.com/isqAlTCXqt
Brian Johnson, kicker, New Orleans. Titans 23, Saints 21. Johnson kicks for the team that lost by two. He missed both extra points he tried. Not too tough a call.
Quotes of the Week
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—Carolina quarterback Cam Newton, after scoring a touchdown four minutes into his first game back with the Panthers.
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—From the lawsuit filed by the lawyer for Jon Gruden against the NFL Friday.
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—Tom Brady, on his podcast with Jim Gray and Larry Fitzgerald.
I’ve said this 400 times: The reason NFLPA executive director De Smith has never played true hardball with the owners in negotiations—threatening a strike and meaning it—is because he knows his membership will not back him. It’s not because Smith doesn’t want to go on a high wire and work hard for things like fully guaranteed contracts and the abolition of the franchise tag. Too many players have careers that are too short to risk missing a full season if that’s what it takes to get the truly large concessions from owners. Not assessing blame here; simply describing the reality of the jobs of people like Smith and NFLPA president J.C. Tretter.
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—Dr. Kyle Martin, medical director of emergency services at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, Wis., on Aaron Rodgers’ anti-vax statements, to Kurt Streeter of the New York Times.
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—Doug Shabelman, CEO of Burns Entertainment, a firm that matches companies and star endorsers, on the reputation of Aaron Rodgers, to Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic.
Numbers Game
On the subject of the Carolina quarterback situation:
The Panthers have acquired three quarterbacks in the last 20 months to replace Cam Newton, and it’s likely they will seek another one in the draft or trade or free-agent market in 2022.
That’s a historic bit of quarterback-investing. The costly rundown:
March 2020: Carolina cuts Cam Newton and signs Teddy Bridgewater to a three-year contract. April 2021: After releasing Bridgewater, Carolina trades for Sam Darnold. November 2021: After the failure of Darnold, and Darnold breaking his shoulder, Carolina signs Newton.
Cost Paid By Carolina
The breakdown of costs, according to Over The Cap, projecting 2021 compensation for Newton and including $18.8 million in guaranteed salary owed to Darnold in 2022:
Bridgewater: $31,015,625 Darnold: $23,632,685 Newton: $6,000,000 Total: $60,648,310
By the way, $4.5-million guaranteed for Cam Newton? Why? Where was the competition for Newton? In 2020, when Newton was a free agent and not tarnished nearly to the point he is now, New England paid him $3.75 million for a full season. Now the Panthers pay him at least $4.5 million for a half-season, and as much as $6 million.
Traded By Carolina
To acquire Darnold, Carolina traded a sixth-round pick in 2021 and second-round and fourth-round picks in 2022.
The sixth-round pick was traded by the Jets in a package to Kansas City and used to pick starting guard Trey Smith, one of the bright spots of day three of the ’21 draft.
The two 2022 picks sacrificed in the Darnold deal figure—based on today’s standings—to be around 48th and 114th overall. Those are the picks that Carolina will be missing next April.
The Future For Carolina
I think it’s great the Panthers full-circled Cam Newton back to the team he brought to the Super Bowl six years ago. The end for him and the franchise was messy, and this is the opportunity to give Newton the chance to win back the job he’ll always feel was taken from him. Good luck to him; he’s an electric player, potentially, and maybe he’ll rekindle what he once was in the next two months.
But I doubt the Panthers, deep down, view Newton as more than a stop-gap, and I doubt after what they’ve seen they view a healthy Darnold as the man they want as QB1 next August. I think it’s most likely the Panthers go to market for their next quarterback.
If the Panthers trade for Deshaun Watson next March, it will cost at least three first-round picks. If they trade for another high-profile quarterback, such as Aaron Rodgers, it would very likely involve the first-round pick in 2022. So if the Panthers do trade for an established starter, it would leave them without first-round, second-round and fourth-round picks in 2022. That would mean Carolina would have one pick in (approximately) the top 150 of next year’s draft, and that pick would be midway through the third round, about 80th overall.
Let’s say Carolina acquires Watson, and it costs three first-round picks, a second-rounder, and a proven veteran—say, defensive tackle Derrick Brown or wideout D.J. Moore. If a trade similar to that would happen, Carolina, to find its long-term quarterback, would have paid four first-round picks (Brown and Moore both were first-rounders), two second-round picks, a fourth and a sixth, plus $54.6 million that it cost for the Bridgewater and Darnold experiments. I bet in NFL history, finding a franchise quarterback never cost that much in total.
The Bottom Line
Carolina has committed $60.6 million for quarterback play in 2020 and ’21 (including money owed to Darnold, unlikely to be the starter in 2022), employed the 21st-rated passer in the league in ’20 and 29th-rated passer in ’21, and is 9-16 in those two seasons. Wrong on Bridgewater, wrong on Darnold, we’ll see on a tarnished Newton. Barring Newton turning back the clock six years, the team will likely not have the quarterback of the long-term future on the roster when the 2022 offseason begins.
Per Forbes, Panthers owner David Tepper is the 142nd-richest man in the world, with a net worth of about $15.8 billion. He doesn’t have to spend it all looking for a quarterback.
Factoidness
Sam Huff, the Hall of Fame linebacker who died Saturday, was famous in the hotel business for something non-football. As a Marriott Hotel executive in the early eighties, he suggested the chain build exercise rooms in all its hotels. I’m not sure when the earliest fitness rooms were built in hotels, but for the huge Marriott chain, Huff had a hand in the Fitness Center concept at those hotels nationwide.
King of the Road
Wednesday, JetBlue Flight 761, LaGuardia to West Palm Beach, scheduled 3:04 p.m. departure.
Delayed departure till 3:35 p.m.
Taxied from the gate around 3:57. Waited in some side area, idling. No announcement.
Around 4:35, captain came on. Said there has been “an unexpected rocket launch” off the coast of Florida. Said, “We were given a re-route, but now we don’t have the fuel to make the re-route, so we have to go back to the gate.”
Second announcement. Said it’s an unexpected Space X launch.
Turns out the rocket was not slated to launch until after our flight was to land in West Palm Beach.
I am not anti-space flight, but I do not understand catering to Elon Musk, giving him a red carpet to do whatever he wants and fly whenever he wants, at the expense of regularly scheduled air travel. We hugely inconvenience the lives of people who have everyday things to do and places to be—who bought airplane tickets with the expectation that they’d be in Florida in time for dinner. Or, in the case of the person sitting next to me, time to make it to a local hospital before visiting hours ended (8 p.m.) to see a sick friend. It was not to be.
Arrival in West Palm: 8:25 p.m.
For the record: 5 hours, 22 minutes, never getting up, wedged into seat 19F.
Tweets of the Week
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i'm gonna need a shower after this one
— kyle meinke (@kmeinke) November 14, 2021
Kyle Meinke, longtime Lions beat man, during the futile, incompetent overtime period between Pittsburgh and Detroit.
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How about this pic.twitter.com/7BgYTk6lHP
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 14, 2021
Finlay, versatile Washington media personality, with a great snap of the Sign of the Week
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Fine for repeatedly and deliberately and intentionally violating COVID protocols all year long: $14,650.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) November 12, 2021
Fine to Chandler Jones for displaying a T-shirt that honored the late Freddie Joe Nunn (pictured below): $10,300.#NFLLogichttps://t.co/JIZT7yw7wY
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The content you never knew that you needed.@RobertHandyHunt goes 🆙 pic.twitter.com/VTMS1zoj6x
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) November 12, 2021
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— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) November 14, 2021
Odell Beckham Jr., wrote a beautiful letter to the those left behind in Cleveland after his trade to the Rams.
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I will never ever never ever understand coaches wearing camo on the sideline… you’re not deer hunting or in Fallujah, the dudes on the sideline needs to be able to see you!
— Coach Vass (@CoachVass) November 9, 2021
Chris Vasseur is a coach, podcaster and tweeter about all things inner-game-of-football.
Newman!
Reach me @peter_king on Twitter, or at peterkingfmia@gmail.com. A large number of great emails this week, so thanks for the feedback. That’s why this section’s a little bit longer today. I’m using seven; I could have picked 20. Thanks for the interaction.
Good perspective from a lawyer and a dad. From Scott Harlow: “During my ‘invincible youth days.’ I am ashamed to admit, I drove drunk on a few occasions. That came to an abrupt and immediate stop when I observed my first DUI homicide sentencing while clerking for a judge before law school. Just like all teenagers, I quickly dismissed the monotone lessons of the dangers of drinking and driving provided by my school and the DMV. Sitting in court that day listening to the victim’s family members describe their devastating loss, and the defendant’s family pleading for mercy for their impending and inevitable loss, still haunts me 25 years later. Today, I won’t even have half a beer and get behind the wheel. My son is 10. Before he gets his license, I am going to [have him] observe a DUI homicide sentencing himself. I want him to learn the dangers of DUI through the tears shed in the courtroom.”
Powerful and important, Scott. Thanks for taking the time to share your lesson.
I’m off-base in wondering if Raider players are going astray because of the Vegas factor. From John Griffith of Las Vegas: “Your thought that Las Vegas may not be a good place for wealthy, young athletes to go was completely off base. Many of the Raiders, Golden Knights, and Aces are completely immersed in charitable community projects and don’t drive 156 mph down Rainbow Boulevard. Henry Ruggs was not at a nightclub or casino or strip joint. He was at a driving range and friend’s house.”
You’re right, John. But there is an asterisk. I believe you have to consider the money involved. The Raiders had two first-round picks in 2020, Ruggs and Damon Arnette. Ruggs signed with the Raiders at 21, and at the time of his accident, had earned $10.8-million in a year and a half in the NFL. Arnette signed at 23, and in his 1.5 NFL years earned about $8.5 million before being cut by the Raiders last week after a highly disturbing video showed Arnette threatening to kill someone. I looked up the salaries of two young prominent Golden Knights; Nicolas Ray’s average salary is $750,000, and Nicolas Hague’s is $925,000. The average WNBA salary is about $120,000. Who knows if being multi-millionaires at a young age has something to do with the behavior of Ruggs and Arnette, but it at least should be a consideration. I don’t know if the Vegas factor is part of this. We’ll see, over time.
Finished with the Packers. From Garth Cooper: “I wanted to share my frustration and utter disbelief surrounding the league’s handling of the Aaron Rodgers situation. What he did is not only offensive, uncaring and reckless, it was foremost a major violation of league protocol. How must the hundreds of other vaccine-hesitant players who went ahead and got vaccinated anyway to protect their jobs feel about the league absolutely downplaying the severity of Rodgers’ deception. I will never watch another game involving Green Bay, and that includes the Super Bowl if they get there.”
Garth, your email took a different turn than many Rodgers-related ones, but the rancor was similar to others.
Critical of me regarding Joe Rogan. From Chris Schiefen: “You had to know Joe Rogan didn’t conjure his Covid treatments, his doctors did. He then recovered in three days, so of course Aaron would be curious to inquire about his regimen. The question is, why frame it like this college dropout somehow knew six separate treatments to recommend to this professional athlete? But since you decided to paint Rogan in that way, it’d also be fair to understand Joe has built the number one ideas forum on the planet, so of course all sorts of experts in all sorts of fields discuss science et al with the man on and off the show. Couldn’t we assume Dr. Sanja Gupta, or Dr. Peter Hotez, or Dr. Michael Olsterholm gave Rogan advice which he passed onto Aaron, if we’re busy making assumptions? I’d be more careful next time framing Joe as some sort of quack single-handedly dispensing medical advice. It’s not a great look for you.”
Fair enough, Chris. But if you were fearful of getting a certain cancer because it ran in your family, would you call someone famous who’d had it and beaten it and was a public figure in the “ideas forum,” as you say, or would you call one of the foremost experts in the world on the subject if you had the capability to reach him or her? That person would almost certainly be available if Aaron Rodgers reached out, and he implied that he did speak to several people regarding Covid. The only one he mentioned by name was Rogan. To each his own, but I’d talk to the best epidemiologists in the world.
Critical of me regarding Rodgers. From Rocky Catman: “I always thought you were an independent-thinking journalist. So I was very disappointed when you proudly proclaimed yourself to be part of the woke media … Rodgers had concerns about the ingredients in both of the vaccines, but not a word was said about that. Everybody said he’d lied, but yet he did not lie to any of his teammates. As for the writers, it is none of their freaking business.”
Rodgers said he was allergic to an ingredient in two of the vaccines, and said he wouldn’t take the Johnson & Johnson vaccine because of clotting issues. (Six women, out of millions, became ill when taking the J&J vaccines.) Rodgers admitted last week he misled people originally when he said he’d been “immunized.” As for it being none of the writers’ business, the availability of one of the best quarterbacks in history to play in an important game is certainly the writers’ business. The Packers would have had a far better chance to beat Kansas City with Rodgers playing than with Jordan Love.
Stop mentioning the dog. From Bill Travers, of Surprise, Ariz.: “Every time you mentioned Ms. Tinton’s death you also mentioned her dog. Most of the sane world realizes dogs are not equal to humans. You dehumanize Ms. Tinton by trying to make her dog’s death equal to hers. Compared to Ms. Tinton’s death, no sane person cares about the dog. It was like nails on a chalk board every time you mentioned the golden. Very distracting.”
Bill, you have company. Several writers this week took me to task for this. I don’t know quite how to respond. I’d be lying if I said, “I’m sorry,” or “I made a mistake,” because I don’t think I did. There is a gray area here. Because I mentioned both on several occasions in my story, it does seem like I am equating the death of a dog to the death of a person. I certainly did not mean to do so—I simply meant to include the totality of the horrific carnage.
What an interesting topic. From Bill Conway, of Eastchester, N.Y.: “The failure of the Dolphins and Raiders to capitalize on recent high draft picks seems to highlight the risks and uncertainty associated with the draft. Do you think other GMs may start questioning the wisdom of trading away quality players in their prime in order to load up on draft picks like the Dolphins and Raiders did? Similarly, do you think the Rams’ opposite approach of trading away draft picks for proven players may become more popular?”
Such a great discussion to start, Billy. Honestly, if the Rams win the Super Bowl this year, I do think some GMs will hold high-level think-tank-type of meetings next offseason to discuss roster-building. They should. The same way teams are re-thinking fourth-down offensive philosophy, I could see them making changes to their thoughts on how to build rosters. I think that teams with a need for a quarterback sometimes force the pick for one. Let’s take the Dolphins, for example. Miami really wanted Joe Burrow in the 2020 draft, but couldn’t get the Bengals to engage in any real trade discussions. I think you’re on to something. The draft’s such a crapshoot. For the Rams, Jalen Ramsey and Matthew Stafford are not.
10 Things I Think I Think
1. I think Denver’s going to have an issue this week with Teddy Bridgewater. If you didn’t see him matadoring a tackle on a big touchdown run by Philadelphia’s Darius Slay, perhaps you should first read this tweet from former Bronco receiver Brandon Stokley, then watch the play in embedded video:
Nothing you can really say but it’s piss poor effort. If you’re worried about getting hurt then you shouldn’t be out there https://t.co/YkeJRp3MaB
— Brandon Stokley (@bstokley14) November 15, 2021
Vic Fangio’s going to address that with Bridgewater, and Bridgewater’s going to have to address it with the team. To me, it’s intolerable.
2. I think there is no better uniform in sports, especially on a sunny day, than the Chargers’ powder blues with the yellow pants. Gorgeous.
3. I think I am bothered by the pile-shoving-for-touchdown we’re seeing more and more. Seems like we see at least one a week. Sunday in Washington, it looked like forward progress by Antonio Gibson was stopped or paused at about the 1.5-yard line in a huge scrum, and then came two or three WFT horses up front to push the pile into the end zone. It’s not illegal, but maybe it should be. Look at that play—it’s a rugby scrum. Is that what football should be? This isn’t the biggest issue in the league, obviously, but for safety and aesthetics sake, it’s not what the league should want.
4. I think the placement of 32-year-old receiver Julio Jones on IR Saturday means that when he’s eligible to return on Dec. 12 against Jacksonville, Jones will have played in 15 of his teams’ previous 28 games, with 4.7 catches per game and three total touchdowns in 2020 and 2021. If Jones doesn’t rally in the last five games for Tennessee, the Titans are going to regret paying a second-round pick in 2022 for him.
5. I think the most amazing football story I heard over the weekend concerned a 17-year-old University of Wisconsin running back, Braelon Allen. He is from Fond du Lac, Wis. He turned 17 last January, played the Covid-caused 2021 spring season for his high school team, went 7-0, earned all-state recognition at running back and defensive back for the season that ended in May, got recruited and enrolled at Wisconsin, began practice in early August and emerged due to some injuries as the top running back a month ago. Last five games rushing: 108 yards, 140, 104, 129, 173. If Allen chooses, he would first be eligible for the NFL draft at age 20 years, 3 months in 2024.
6. I think this is amazing, if it comes to be that he plays only three college seasons: Braelon Allen could play his last college football game at 19.
7. I think wide receiver Isaiah Ford is an interesting story for Miami. Remember last year? Dolphins traded him to the receiver-needy Pats near the trade deadline for a seventh-round conditional pick in 2022. Ford never played in his month with the Patriots, got released, got picked up by the Dolphins and caught 10 passes in the last three Miami games. He’s a depth piece in the Miami receiving corps now, and caught four passes for 84 yards in the upset of the Ravens on Thursday night. That little one-month Foxboro vacation netted Miami the seventh-round pick from New England in the 2022 draft.
8. I think—as it should be—the MVP race is hugely muddled right now. Two weeks ago, I thought it was Matthew Stafford. Last week, Lamar Jackson or, even after missing one game, Kyler Murray. This week, after desultory recent performances by Stafford and Jackson and after Murray’s second miss, this is a wide open race.
9. I think I’ve watched the Cassius Marsh sack of Ben Roethlisberger and his subsequent celebration/”taunting” of the Steelers eight or 10 times now. I listened to Perry Fewell of the officiating department explain how it is certainly taunting, and that ref Tony Corrente made the correct call in flagging Marsh for taunting.
SVP of @NFL Officiating Perry Fewell covers plays from Week 9: pic.twitter.com/vXZzsnup46
— NFL Officiating (@NFLOfficiating) November 10, 2021
I realize this is old news, seven days old, but my thoughts:
• Pure insanity.
• I don’t care what words are used to justify Corrente’s call, which was over-officious to put it mildly. Taunting has to be far more obvious, flagrant and more egregious than what Marsh did. Marsh was celebrating/flexing from about 50 feet away from the Steelers sideline; it did not appear he said anything. Fewell said “posturing” by Marsh was part of the call. Posturing, which apparently means adopting a confident posture and staring at the opposing sideline from 50 feet away.
• The question I asked one person with inside knowledge of the officials, the officiating department and how judgment calls are made: How many of the 17 NFL referees would have thrown the flag on Marsh for that play? He said close to half, probably not half. I don’t know the answer to that, but I do know this: One is too many.
• The definition of taunting, per Oxford: “Intended to provoke someone in an insulting or contemptuous manner.” Usually on taunting and near-taunting situations, you’ll see players from the team being taunted react or challenge the taunter. Watch the replay. Did it seem to provoke anyone on the other team? Not one Steeler walked toward Marsh or gestured toward him or challenged him. Competition Committee chair Rich McKay said of taunting in September: “Taunting is trying to entice that other player into some type of activity that is not allowed in football.” There was none of that in what Marsh did. I wish the NFL would just have the sense to say, internally or externally: “Tony Corrente went too far. He’s an excellent official, but that’s well shy of what taunting is.”
• Bruce Arians: “Now you can’t look to the other bench. That’s a new one. Pretty soon you just tape your mouth shut and play.”
• Then Marsh gets fined for it, getting docked $5,972 for the flag. This is just sinful.
• Good for Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport in reporting Sunday morning the major errors the Corrente crew made in the game, including a wrong call on a low block that cost the Bears a touchdown, and the no-call on a late hit on Justin Fields. Two major downgrades in one game will be a big factor in Corrente’s post-season prospects. And the hip-check by Corrente on Marsh? I’m guessing it was an accident. But the fact that it happened at all, on the night of one of the worst-officiated games of the year, is a lousy coincidence.
• Why, by the way, didn’t the replay official upstairs or Walt Anderson in New York correct any of the bad calls? Both men have open lines to Corrente and can tell him to pick up the flag on a bad call. Crickets.
• There’s nothing weak about admitting a mistake, or saying a well-meaning rule put on the books to improve the game is in the process of over-reaching. But all week, the NFL just compounded the mistake. Calls like the Marsh one make a farce of the game. If that’s taunting, I’m Carrot Top.
10. I think these are my other thoughts of the week:
a. Speaking of Carrot Top, did you know he is the son of a NASA engineer?
b. See, that’s the content you come to FMIA for.
c. Veterans Day Story of the Week: Steve Hartman of CBS News with one of his most powerful stories ever.
d. Donna Parker, just a person who cares, with the ultimate mission of mercy, finding a military uniform in a dumpster in Lexington, Ky., and not resting till she finds the family of the service member, 971 miles away.
e. “I don’t think you understand what this means to all of us.”
f. Steve Hartman, gift to America.
g. Has there been a better play in sports, all of sports, this year than the Connor McDavid swerving skate through the entirety of the New York Rangers to score a backhanded goal? I’m sure there could be, but that play’s in the discussion for Play of the Year. Missed this last week.
h. “WHAT CAN YOU SAY?!!!”
i. Clever Column of the Week: Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal: “Hi. I’m a Leaf Blower. Everybody Hates Me.”
j. I never would have thought of writing a column in the voice of a leaf blower. That’s why I’m not in Jason Gay’s league. He is tremendous. Wrote the imaginative and cool Gay:
I know: I’m not exactly a Simon & Garfunkel song. I’m OK with ordinances that prohibit my use in early morning and evenings. Do you think I want to work early mornings and evenings? I like to shut my eyes, get some rest, recharge for another day of action.
Want to ban me on Sundays? Go ahead. I’ll bet on football and watch the leaves collect on your lawn.
But I ask you to consider the human role in all of this. For many years, human beings removed leaves and debris from their yards using a crude tool called the rake.
k. Medical Story of the Week: Are we seeing the death of the small-town drugstore? Markian Hawryluk of the Washington Post, on the rising number of Americans living in “pharmacy deserts.” Writes Hawryluk:
Batson’s Drug Store seems like a throwback to a simpler time. The independently owned pharmacy in Howard, Kan., still runs an old-fashioned soda counter and hand-dips ice cream. But the drugstore, the only one in the entire county, teeters on the edge between nostalgia and extinction.
Julie Perkins, pharmacist and owner of Batson’s,graduated from the local high school and returned after pharmacy school to buy the drugstore more than two decades ago. She and her husband bought the grocery store next door in 2006 to help diversify revenue and put the pharmacy on firmer footing.
But with the pandemic exacerbating the competitive pressures from large retail chains, which can operate at lower prices, and from pharmaceutical middle men, which can impose high fees retroactively, Perkins wonders how long her business can remain viable. She worries about what will happen to her customers if she can’t keep the pharmacy running. Elk County, with a population of 2,500, has no hospital and only a couple of doctors, so residents must travel more than an hour to Wichita for anything beyond primary care.
l. Soccer Story of the Week: Grant Wahl, from his Futbol With Grant Wahl Substack site, reporting from Cincinnati on the U.S. Men’s National Team’s 2-0 victory over Mexico in World Cup qualifying.
m. Never thought I’d read a piece from a writer I respect so much after a USA-Mexico soccer match with the words “Poor Mexico” in it. Amazing that has happened in this rivalry, and amazing after our World Cup qualifying debacle last time what’s happening this time. We’re at the top of the table midway through qualifying games.
n. Wahl’s Substack is great, even for drive-by soccer fans like me. Of the Friday night tussle in Cincinnati, Wahl writes:
CINCINNATI — Poor Mexico. The great soccer rival of the U.S. men’s national team came into the summer of 2021 riding a wave of success against Uncle Sam. Eight years had passed since Mexico’s last defeat in an official (non-friendly) competition against the United States. There was no doubt that El Tri had earned its place as the giant of CONCACAF. And then, in the span of five short months, the U.S. faced Mexico three times in competitive games—the Nations League final, the Gold Cup final and Friday’s World Cup qualifier—and won all three.
There’s a new colossus in CONCACAF, to say nothing of a new leader in the Octagonal: The USMNT.
But this U.S. victory, the fifth Dos a Cero win in the last six World Cup qualifiers against Mexico held in Ohio, was different from the ones in the Nations League and Gold Cup. The home team, supported by a pro-U.S. crowd at the sparkling new TQL Stadium, thoroughly controlled the game. The U.S. outshot Mexico 18-8 and enjoyed an expected-goals advantage of 2.17-0.72. A defense anchored by Walker Zimmerman, Miles Robinson and goalkeeper Zack Steffen limited Mexico to few good scoring chances and 90 minutes of otherwise punchless Mexican frustration.
o. You can feel Grant Wahl’s love of soccer in his writing.
p. Speaking of new ventures, good luck to Andrea Kremer, who’s got a very good idea: Go into the vault at NFL Films, pick out some of the great (not good, great) interviews with old NFL legends, and make a podcast series of them. “NFL Films: Tales from the Vault” begins this week. The first episode drops Wednesday: Steve Sabol with Andy Reid from 2010.
q. Two college football questions: Texas lost at home to 1-8 Kansas? And Florida gave up 42 points in the first half to Samford?
r. I’m not sure I’m on the correct planet, actually.
s. Story of the Week: Hanna Kruger of the Boston Globe on the woman who collapsed at mile eight of the Boston Marathon, and how she survived with some help from strangers.
t. Imagine, you’re veteran marathon runner Meghan Roth, you’re 34 and in pristine condition, and you’re sailing along at a six-minute-mile pace (I mean, who does that?) in the most famous marathon in the world, and the next thing you know, bang! You’re out, unconscious, on the street. Wrote Kruger:
Suddenly, Roth went into cardiac arrest, stumbled, and then collapsed midstride. Within two minutes, an ad-hoc collection of medical professionals rushed to her aid. Among them, a nursing student who lived nearby; a retired ICU nurse; a California doctor running the course despite aching legs courtesy of the London Marathon he’d completed a week prior; an emergency room physician assistant who had tended to victims of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting; and a paramedic from Oregon who by coincidence had been introduced to Roth years earlier in Chicago.
While on the balcony of his home, located on the Marathon route, Cameron Howe — the nursing student — was the first to see Roth fall. He was hosting a viewing party and among the guests was retired ICU nurse Marie Rogers. Together the two raced to Roth as she lay prostrate on the course. Neither could detect a pulse.
“Marie noticed her earlobe had started to change to a purple color. A bad sign. So we turned her over and started CPR right there in the street with me on her airway and Marie on compressions,” said Howe. “We did that for a few minutes until a gentleman who identified himself as a paramedic said he could help out.”
… Another runner, David Pai, a kidney doctor from Sacramento, stopped seconds later. He, too, was a marathon veteran, having completed London a week earlier. Pai delivered a precordial thump to Roth, striking her sternum with the bottom of his fist in an attempt to get her heart back to its normal rhythm. Then, as [paramedic Nick] Haney continued to administer CPR, Pai lifted her legs so that the blood flowed to her core.
u. So I mentioned the death of our family friend and former Jersey neighbor Marcy Fost last week. Just the ultimate giver, supporter, shoulder to cry on, friend. We had a service for her on Tuesday in Bloomfield, N.J., a few people in person, most on Zoom from several states and her grandson from university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. What struck me listening to the 25, 30, 35 people who spoke during the service and that night at a meal was what she left in all of us. What a great life, living it to the fullest, and (I’m sure) dying while knowing her best, generous traits would live on in scores of people. It’s remarkable. It’s uplifting. Marcy Fost did not die in vain.
v. Happy trails, Steve Somers. Thanks for years and years of the schmooze.
Monday, Monday
L.A. Rams 33, San Francisco 20. Seeing “3-5” as the record next to the Niners, with either Jimmy Garoppolo or Trey Lance (or both) healthy enough to play each week, is one of the true surprises of this season. Who knows? They could shock the West and beat the Rams, who have been known to get pushed around and underachieve this year. But it’s getting harder and harder to conjure up logical scenarios whereby the 49ers win big, important games. And that is not good for Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch in year five.
One other Niner note: They cut Jalen Hurd, the third-round wideout from Baylor in 2019, off injured reserve. He never played a game for them after looking like a bona fide big contributor in the training camp in 2019. Sad thing. Just could never get and stay healthy enough to play football. “We had to move on,” Kyle Shanahan said Saturday. I remember I came away from a training-camp visit in 2019 thinking Hurd could compete for Offensive Rookie of the Year; that’s how man-among-boys he looked.
Week 11 Lookahead
Dallas at Kansas City, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, Fox. I am a cross-conference schedule-grouser. I don’t like great matchups like this one (on the surface, anyway) happening once every four years. Think of this: This is the first Dak Prescott-Patrick Mahomes matchup ever, and they won’t meet again till 2025, when Prescott will be 32 and Mahomes 29. It’s sad to me that Prescott and Mahomes might meet only three times in their careers. Of course they could switch to the same division or conference one day, but franchise quarterbacks with this scheduling format are assured of meeting just once per four years, and it’s not enough. I believe the league should give the scheduling team each year the freedom to use the 17th game for a marquee-matchup pool. That doesn’t mean making, say, Dak Prescott play a mega-foe each year; Dallas could play a marquee team two of every three years and a lesser team the third. I realize there’s a chance for some unfairness, but the NFL shouldn’t settle for seeing Prescott-Mahomes or Kyler Murray-Lamar Jackson just once per four years.
Pittsburgh at L.A. Chargers, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC. Home game for Al Michaels, home state game for Najee Harris, and it would have been a sweet home game for Juju Smith-Schuster, who’s hurt. Game within a game is seeing whether Justin Herbert, frustrated by the heavy rushes and confusing coverages of Baltimore and New England in Weeks 7 and 8, can conquer both—and beat the Watt/Heyward/Fitzpatrick threesome making its SoFi debut.
Washington at Carolina, Sunday, 1 p.m., ET, Fox. Likely the Cam Newton starting re-debut in Charlotte, so there will be some added juice for Ron Rivera’s return to the place he led to 15-1 six years ago. I’m sure when the NFL schedule team plugged Washington-at-Carolina into Week 11 in the early Sunday window, it never thought this meh game would actually be an electric one. This could be the only big game for either team the rest of the way, but the happenstance of the Newton drama makes this the perfect placement for WFT-Panthers.
Cincinnati at Las Vegas, Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS. If you know what to make of either team, I’d love to hear it. Joe Burrow and Derek Carr are capable of throwing for 400 any week, but they’ve shown they’re also capable of throwing easy picks to lurking corners like Denzel Ward and Xavier McKinney too. I still think either of these teams is explosive enough to win a January playoff game.
New England at Atlanta, Thursday, 8:20 p.m. ET, Fox/NFL Network. Six weeks ago, anyone give much of a chance for either of these teams to be playing for a playoff spot by Thanksgiving? Now each team is.
The Adieu Haiku
Two words describe Jon
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Survey Shows Asian Language Media is the Most Trusted Source of Information for Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese Americans
NEW YORK, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics, and the Asian American Advertising Federation (3AF), the leading resource in Asian advertising, Asian marketing and the power of the Asian American consumer, today released the results of their first-ever Asian Language Media Consumption study. The research focused on media perceptions and content preferences for the top three Asian languages in the United States: Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean.
The study found that in-language media is the most trusted source of information for Asian Americans. More than 40% of total respondents 'strongly agreed/agreed' that Asian media offers programs and perspectives they trust. Furthermore, the study shows that more than 50% of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese respondents prefer to buy brands that advertise on programs reflecting their culture.
"These findings confirm that in-language media continues to be a major influence for Asian American consumers," said Patricia Ratulangi, Vice President of Global Communications - DE&I at Nielsen. "Brands and advertisers have the opportunity to include in-language media and culturally inclusive content to build trust with Asian American consumers, and influence purchase decisions."
"We are thrilled to collaborate with Nielsen on our first in-language study and see the positive impact that our Asian language media partners can continue to make in our community," said Genny Hom-Franzen, Executive Director at 3AF. "We know that there is still a lot of work to be done to help increase authentic representation in media and advertising, but with partners like Nielsen, we can continue to make the industry more inclusive with these important insights."
This study is based on a 2022 survey of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese language speakers in the U.S.—representing about 40% of the Asian American population and three of the Asian languages most spoken at home*.
Other key highlights in the 2023 Asian Language Media Consumption include:
- Streaming TV is the most-watched in-language platform (compared to broadcast and cable).
- Radio is still an important in-language platform. 34% of Chinese respondents, 31% of Vietnamese and 21% of Koreans listen to 7 or more hours per week.
- Vietnamese respondents reported the highest social media use at 59%, with Korean and Chinese respondents at 38% and 45%.
- 67% of Korean respondents, 60% of Chinese respondents and 72% of Vietnamese respondents report paying attention to ads in their preferred language.
- 50% of those who responded to the survey in English state that in-language media helps them to stay connected to their cultural roots.
Download the 2023 Asian Language Media Consumption for more details and insights. Join the discussion on Facebook (Nielsen Community) and follow us on Twitter (@Nielsen_DEI).
*2020 U.S. Census; Language Use in the U.S. 2019 - American Community Survey
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
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NICB President and CEO David Glawe and Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly Will Discuss Ways to Solidify and Foster Investigative Efforts
MINEOLA, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the insurance industry's association dedicated to predicting, preventing, and prosecuting insurance crime, is strengthening its longstanding relationship with the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. NICB President and CEO David Glawe and Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly will meet on Tuesday, October 4 to discuss their partnership and future collaborations as they work to investigate and prosecute offenders.
During the meeting on October 4 in Mineola, Glawe, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Slater, Senior Vice President and General Counsel Pat Martin, and other NICB leadership will meet with Donnelly, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Monica Hickey-Martin, Executive Assistant District Attorney, Rick Whalen, and Bureau Chief, Revenue, Auto, Insurance, Labor Crime, Maureen McCormack. As crime around the U.S. continues to increase, including the highest vehicle theft numbers since 2008, staggering catalytic converter thefts, and fraud exceeding $300 billion annually nationwide, New York is following the increasing trend line.
"NICB is grateful for our partnership with the Nassau County District Attorney's Office," said NICB President and CEO David Glawe. "After an investigation leaves our hands, we look to the District Attorney to prosecute these criminals in New York."
"NICB's fraud and theft investigators are on the ground, nation-wide, helping law enforcement investigate incidents of fraud and supporting prosecutors building criminal cases," said DA Donnelly. "I look forward to further strengthening our relationship with NICB to continue to fight fraud and crime in Nassau County."
NICB and the Nassau County District Attorney are looking forward to continuing their valued partnership as they battle the ever-growing crime trends seen in New York. They will continue to work together on crime prevention, find more ways to raise awareness, and prosecuting criminals.
If you believe you have been a victim of fraud, call the NICB at 1-800-TEL-NICB. For additional information, visit NICB's website, www.NICB.org.
REPORT FRAUD: Anyone with information concerning insurance fraud or vehicle theft can report it anonymously by calling toll-free 800.TEL.NICB (800.835.6422) or submitting a form on our website.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU: Headquartered in Des Plaines, Ill., the NICB is the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to combatting and preventing insurance crime through Intelligence, Analytics, and Operations; Education and Crime Prevention; and Strategy, Policy, and Advocacy. The NICB is supported by more than 1,200 property and casualty insurance companies and self-insured organizations. NICB member companies wrote over $582 billion in insurance premiums in 2021, or more than 82% of the nation's property-casualty insurance. That includes more than 96% of the nation's personal auto insurance. To learn more, visit www.nicb.org.
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TX Marine Warnings and Forecast for Friday, September 2, 2022
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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1209 AM CDT Fri Sep 2 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS...
The areas affected include...
Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM...
At 1209 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm,
capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. This thunderstorm was
located over High Island A109. The thunderstorm was nearly
stationary.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Mariners can expect gusty winds to around 30 knots, locally higher
waves, and lightning strikes. Boaters should seek safe harbor
immediately until this storm passes.
LAT...LON 2862 9425 2876 9438 2895 9420 2888 9414
2871 9407
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Trial date set for father of suspect in mass shooting at July 4 parade in suburban Chicago
By MICHAEL TARM
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge has set a Nov. 6 trial date for a father charged with helping his son obtain a gun license three years before the son allegedly shot dead seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago. The father, Robert Crimo Jr., attended a hearing Friday in Waukegan, north of Highland Park where the shooting occurred. He told Judge George Strickland he was waiving his right to a jury trial. That means Strickland will hear evidence and issue verdicts at the bench trial. The judge Friday also set an Aug. 7 hearing for arguments on a defense motion challenging the constitutionality of laws under which the father was charged. The judge will also consider a media request that the trial be streamed live at an Aug. 28 hearing. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/07/14/trial-date-set-for-father-of-suspect-in-mass-shooting-at-july-4-parade-in-suburban-chicago/ | 2023-07-14 20:41:29 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/07/14/trial-date-set-for-father-of-suspect-in-mass-shooting-at-july-4-parade-in-suburban-chicago/ |
Program aims to strengthen sales partnerships, enhance customer experience and improve quality
TAMPA, Fla., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Wellcare, the Medicare brand of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), announced the launch of a preferred Medicare sales and distribution partnership program to strengthen its Medicare sales partnerships, enhance the customer experience and improve quality.
"As Medicare Advantage and Part D marketing regulations continue to evolve, Wellcare is taking a two-pronged approach to our sales and distribution efforts. In addition to leveraging proprietary channels, we aim to strengthen quality relationships with key strategic partners that deliver excellent customer service, higher retention rates and higher 'lifetime value' (LTV)," said Rich Fisher, Wellcare's Medicare Chief Executive Officer. "We are pleased to announce our preferred sales and distribution partnership program to deepen our relationships with select Medicare-focused digital health companies to offer high-quality plans and benefits to best meet the needs of our members and those eligible for Medicare."
Wellcare intends to announce the first sales and distribution partnerships in 2023.
As of March 31, 2023, Wellcare serves approximately 1.3 million Medicare Advantage and 4.5 million Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) members across all 50 U.S. states. To learn more, visit www.WellcareNow.com.
About Wellcare
For more than 20 years, Wellcare has offered a range of Medicare products, including Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP), which offer affordable coverage beyond Original Medicare. Wellcare is the Medicare brand of Centene Corporation, a leading healthcare enterprise committed to transforming the health of the community, one person at a time. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, Centene's Medicare brands, including Allwell, Health Net, Fidelis Care, Trillium Advantage, 'Ohana Health Plan, and TexanPlus transitioned to the Wellcare brand. For more information about Wellcare, visit www.wellcare.com.
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In particular, these statements include, without limitation, statements about our future operating or financial performance, market opportunity, value creation strategy, competition, expected activities in connection with completed and future acquisitions and dispositions, our investments, and the adequacy of our available cash resources. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on numerous assumptions and assessments made by us in light of our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, business strategies, operating environments, future developments, and other factors we believe appropriate. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are subject to change because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future, including economic, regulatory, competitive, and other factors that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based on information available to us on the date hereof. Except as may be otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, after the date hereof. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, as actual results may differ materially from projections, estimates, or other forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, variables, and events including, but not limited to: our ability to design and price products that are competitive and/or actuarially sound including but not limited to any impacts resulting from Medicaid redeterminations; our ability to maintain or achieve improvement in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Star ratings and maintain or achieve improvement in other quality scores in each case that can impact revenue and future growth; our ability to accurately predict and effectively manage health benefits and other operating expenses and reserves, including fluctuations in medical utilization rates; competition, including our ability to reprocure our contracts and grow organically; the timing and extent of benefits from our value creation strategy, including the possibility that the benefits received may be lower than expected, may not occur, or will not be realized within the expected time periods; disruption, unexpected costs, or similar risks from business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, and changes in our relationships with third parties; the risk that the closing conditions, including applicable regulatory approvals, for the pending sale of Apixio may be delayed or not obtained; impairments to real estate, investments, goodwill, and intangible assets; the risk that the election of new directors, changes in senior management, and any inability to retain key personnel may create uncertainty or negatively impact our ability to execute quickly and effectively; membership and revenue declines or unexpected trends; rate cuts or other payment reductions or delays by governmental payors and other risks and uncertainties affecting our government businesses; changes in healthcare practices, new technologies, and advances in medicine; increased healthcare costs; inflation; changes in economic, political, or market conditions; changes in federal or state laws or regulations, including changes with respect to income tax reform or government healthcare programs as well as changes with respect to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act (collectively referred to as the ACA) and any regulations enacted thereunder; tax matters; disasters or major epidemics; changes in expected contract start dates; provider, state, federal, foreign, and other contract changes and timing of regulatory approval of contracts; the expiration, suspension, or termination of our contracts with federal or state governments (including, but not limited to, Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, or other customers); the difficulty of predicting the timing or outcome of legal or regulatory proceedings or matters, including, but not limited to, our ability to resolve claims and/or allegations made by states with regard to past practices, including at Centene Pharmacy Services (formerly Envolve Pharmacy Solutions, Inc. (Envolve)), as our pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) subsidiary, within the reserve estimate we previously recorded and on other acceptable terms, or at all, or whether additional claims, reviews or investigations will be brought by states, the federal government or shareholder litigants, or government investigations; challenges to our contract awards; cyber-attacks or other privacy or data security incidents; the exertion of management's time and our resources, and other expenses incurred and business changes required in connection with complying with the undertakings in connection with any regulatory, governmental or third party consents or approvals for acquisitions or dispositions; any changes in expected closing dates, estimated purchase price, and accretion for acquisitions or dispositions; restrictions and limitations in connection with our indebtedness; a downgrade of the credit rating of our indebtedness; the availability of debt and equity financing on terms that are favorable to us; foreign currency fluctuations; and risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports that Centene has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This list of important factors is not intended to be exhaustive. We discuss certain of these matters more fully, as well as certain other factors that may affect our business operations, financial condition, and results of operations, in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Due to these important factors and risks, we cannot give assurances with respect to our future performance, including without limitation our ability to maintain adequate premium levels or our ability to control our future medical and selling, general and administrative costs.
'Ohana Health Plan, a plan offered by WellCare Health Insurance of Arizona, Inc.
Washington residents: Health Net Life Insurance Company is contracted with Medicare for PPO plans. "Wellcare by Health Net" is issued by Health Net Life Insurance Company.
Washington residents: "Wellcare" is issued by Wellcare of Washington, Inc.
Washington residents: "Wellcare" is issued by WellCare Health Insurance Company of Washington
"Wellcare" is issued by WellCare Prescription Insurance, Inc.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was cleared of wrongdoing Friday by a public watchdog over a scandal involving the theft of more than half a million dollars in U.S. currency that had been stashed in a sofa at his game farm.
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka, whose office holds politicans to account, said Ramaphosa did not violate the ethics code for members of South Africa’s executive over the incident, which happened in 2020 but was only revealed publicly last year.
The scandal was seen as the biggest callenge to Ramaphosa’s reputation and his leadership of Africa’s most developed economy. There is still an ongoing criminal investigation into the incident.
Ramaphosa said $580,000 in cash was stolen. Gcaleka said it was not part of her investigation to confirm how much money was involved and didn’t give a figure.
Ramaphosa, 70, was accused of not reporting the theft properly to police in an attempt to cover up the existence of the large sum of cash hidden in furniture at his farm. He said he reported it to the head of his security detail, which is part of the South African Police Services.
In clearing him in her final report on the scandal, Gcaleka accepted that Ramaphosa had reported the crime to the head of his personal protection unit and the contention that he had acted improperly was “not supported.”
Gcaleka also said there was no evidence that Ramaphosa was guilty of a conflict of interest regarding any income from the business operations of his Phala Phala game farm in the northern Limpopo province.
“The allegation that the president improperly and in violation of the provisions of the executive code exposed him(self) to a risk of a conflict between his constitutional duties and obligations and his private interests arising from his alleged paid work at Phala Phala farm is not substantiated,” Gcaleka said at a news conference.
The investigation of Ramaphosa was prompted by a complaint made to the Public Protector’s office by the opposition African Transformation Movement Party.
The incident came to light last June when the former head of South Africa’s intelligence service, Arthur Fraser, opened a case with police accusing Ramaphosa of hiding as much as $4 million at his farm before it was stolen. Fraser accused the president of money laundering and breaching tax and foreign currency control laws, and attempting to cover up the theft of the cash in an attempt to hide its existence.
Ramaphosa denied any wrongdoing and also disputed the amount of money Fraser claimed was stolen.
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Public Protector Gcaleka dispelled those allegations, or even that Ramaphosa knew of details of the investigation by Rhoode.
“No evidence could be found to prove that the president was aware of the investigation of the crime by Gen. Rhoode,” she said.
The scandal had seriously dented Ramaphosa’s image as a leader intent on cleaning up South Africa’s corruption-tainted government and his ruling African National Congress party.
Questions remain, though, over why such a large amount of money was stuffed into a sofa at the farm. Ramaphosa has not explained why the cash was in the sofa but has said that it was the proceeds from the sale of buffaloes to a Sudanese businessman.
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Nauman Hussain, 33, was convicted of manslaughter earlier this month after prosecutors argued that he intentionally failed to properly maintain an SUV-style stretch limo, which then failed to brake on a downhill stretch of road in Schoharie, a village west of Albany.
The 2001 Ford Excursion was packed with friends out for a birthday celebration on Oct. 6, 2018 when it hit a parked car and trees before coming to rest in a streambed.
Judge Peter Lynch sentenced Hussain, who was shackled and wearing an orange jail uniform, to an indeterminate term of 5 to 15 years in prison. The state’s parole board will determine when Hussain will be released after he serves the minimum.
Some people who lost loved ones in the crash spoke directly to Hussain in court before the judge announced the sentence.
“October 6, 2018 is the date forever burned into my heart and soul,” said a tearful Bethany King, who lost four members of her family in the crash. “You have received a justified guilty verdict,” King said to Hussain, who was looking down, “while the rest of us here have received a life sentence.”
The limo’s driver, all 17 passengers and two bystanders were killed in the crash, one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks of the past two decades.
Prosecutors presented evidence at the trial that the limo had been allowed to deteriorate, and that Hussain’s rental company had taken steps to keep it on the road, despite a failed inspection that should have taken it out of service.
Special prosecutor Frederick Rench told reporters outside the Schoharie County Courthouse that the sentence was what he expected.
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National Transportation Safety Board investigators previously concluded that the rental company also avoided inspection rules for oversized vehicles by filing false information about the SUV’s seating capacity.
“It makes me and my family sick to know that a $2,000 dollar brake repair would have avoided this catastrophe,” said Kevin Cushing, who lost his son Patrick Cushing in the crash. “Nauman, you’re a sorry excuse for a human being.”
The trial came after a judge rejected a plea deal last fall that would have spared Hussain prison time.
“We were angry and we felt we didn’t have a say,” Cushing said of the original plea deal. He said the judge gave families a voice and an opportunity, and that he was “very pleased” with the outcome.
Hussain did not speak during the sentencing.
Hussain’s lawyer, Lee Kindlon, said he plans to file an appeal.
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Maysoon Khan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Maysoon Khan on Twitter. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/ap-limo-company-manager-sentenced-to-at-least-5-years-for-new-york-crash-that-killed-20/ | 2023-06-01 14:38:23 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/ap-limo-company-manager-sentenced-to-at-least-5-years-for-new-york-crash-that-killed-20/ |
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“In addition to that 24/7 helpline, Safe2Help Illinois also offers self-help resources for students on our website, as well as a mental health toolkit for educators,” Kanish said. | https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2022-11-21/illinois-program-urges-students-to-seek-help-before-harm | 2022-11-22 11:12:47 | 0 | https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2022-11-21/illinois-program-urges-students-to-seek-help-before-harm |
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PHILADELPHIA — While the Phillies were saying Wednesday that they had a week before finding out the ramifications of Bryce Harper’s pending elbow surgery, there was one point in club president Dave Dombrowski’s address where he stressed that they, “knew this was a possibility … we’ve known that for months.”
As a result, the Phillies brass also knew some time ago that they should prepare for a possible long-term Harper absence.
So Jean Segura, for one, would be allowed to drift off to free agency, and while Dombrowski didn’t discount the possibility of re-signing him, it’s much more likely he’ll wind up in a starting second baseman role elsewhere.
Second base going forward will be the home of rising sophomore Bryson Stott, who despite periodic plate struggles impressed as a rookie at shortstop. But second base is a more natural role for Stott. The Phillies had already revealed that, via reports of them pursuing prominent available shortstops.
That includes Xander Bogaerts, who recently opted out of his Red Sox contract. The Phillies are also thought to be in on Trea Turner, who at 29 might fit their situation better. Not only are the Phillies looking for a shortstop who can hit for average and power, they need someone with greater defensive range since rule changes next year will forbid infield shifts.
If the Phillies do indeed pick up a free-agent shortstop — Carlos Correa and Dansby Swanson are other possibilities — they could make Rhys Hoskins the DH until Harper is back, with the assumption that Harper will be ready to hit before he can play the outfield.
If Harper looks to be a long-term absence, that’s the natural move, with shifting Alec Bohm to first base. That would enable utility man Edmundo Sosa to temporarily man third, thereby upgrading the defense until the lineup could be readjusted around Harper.
Meanwhile, the DH could also be filled by either Nick Castellanos or Kyle Schwarber after Harper is able to return to the outfield. But it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Phillies land another depth outfielder to help handle the load, since their bench needs a little offensive oomph. Of course, that’s not all.
“We lost some people to (pursuing) free agency, and that left us with starting pitching needs,” Dombrowski said. “We have the middle infield situation and relief pitching (needs) … I think you fit all those things in together and see what you think makes your best club.”
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Both Dombrowski and manager Rob Thomson said work will be done in the offseason to try to get Castellanos right again. A major offseason pickup last year, he had a relatively lousy 2022 (.263, 13 homers, 62 RBIs) as compared to the year before in Cincinnati (.309, 34 homers, 100 RBIs).
“He’s normally an offensive force,” Dombrowski said. “He uses the whole field, he drives the ball. One of his biggest problems is he’s always been in the situation of where he’s not a real disciplined strike zone hitter, and this year he was worse in that regard.”
Dombrowski also thinks Castellanos had trouble adjusting to a new team, and having a new baby in May might have thrown him off, too. He subsequently suffered an oblique injury in the late summer just when his numbers began to rise.
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With Zach Eflin, Kyle Gibson and Noah Syndergaard all likely departing via free agency, Dombrowski said he will be after a veteran starting pitcher to add depth in the rotation during the offseason. He also said there will be room for one of the Phils’ top pitching prospects, most likely Andrew Painter, to make a case for a role in the rotation.
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For the third year in a row, Florida ranks 35th in the nation for children's well-being, according to the latest Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The report examines challenges that kids and families face across the nation and compared how states did between 2016 and 2020, with the years following the 2008 recession. It found that although Florida has made improvements in recent years when it comes to families living in poverty, it hasn’t kept pace with other parts of the country.
There are still one in five children living below the federal poverty level, according to Norín Dollard, senior policy analyst and Kids Count director for the Florida Policy Institute. One in three kids are living in households where they spend more than 30% of their income on housing.
“We need to continue to invest in our kids and in our families,” said Dollard.
For the first time, the report focused on mental health.
The number of kids in Florida with anxiety or depression rose by 21.8% from 2016 to 2020, the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the report.
That data didn't directly affect Florida's ranking, which factors in economic well-being, health, education and family and community support. But Dollard said all of these things are connected.
“You have to look at kids holistically, and all of these indicators are interrelated,” she said. “So for example kids who experience housing instability, they and their parents have greater mental health issues.”
The policy institute recommends expanding access to health insurance, affordable housing and financial assistance for families in the state. It also calls for increased mental health support services, particularly for children of color and LGBTQ youth, who are more likely to experience challenges.
“By investing in mental health services and strengthening the safety net, state lawmakers can help ensure that children in Florida will be able to thrive,” added Dollard.
You can read the Kids Count report to learn more about how Florida is faring in each category, and you can learn more about the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s recommendations for state lawmakers.
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SAN ANGELO, Texas — In the conclusion of our look at Goodfellow Air Force base’s Louis F. Garland Fire Academy, students near the end of their training as they go into block 4: Hazmat.
Block 4: Hazmat
In Hazmat, students go through six days of in-class intense studies to prepare for the seventh days practical. In the practical, students are given a scenario of a chemical spill in which they need to divert the spill away from a vital drainage grate to stop it from contaminating the local water supply.
Students must work as a unit to convey all information to the Incident Commander (I.C.) whose oversees the operation.
Students divert the liquid using techniques they learned in class and contain the chemical spill into one concentrated area for treatment. At the end of this, they practiced de-contaminating (de-com) their fellow firefighter by washing and scrubbing the material off the firefighter, and disposing of gear properly.
Block 5:
In the final block of the Firefighter Apprentice course titled Airport Rescue Firefighter, students learn how to cut open aircraft, and put out both interior and exterior fires. Students get practice inside aircraft and using the turrets on some of the Academy’s 40 trucks valued at over 19.5 million dollars. When inside the aircraft, students express that they can feel exceptionally hot when trying to subdue the blaze due to the close quarters.
Graduation:
After completing all 68 days of the Fire Academy course, it is finally time for graduation. One of the highlights of graduation is being able to walk on the fire academy seal that lives in the high bay. Students express graditude and smile ear-to-ear when walking across that emblem because all of the early mornings on the pad, long days in the classroom, and tiring nights of studying have finally paid off. They can then say they are officially United States Military Firefighters. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/goodfellow-air-force-base-military-firefighter-training-part-3/ | 2023-02-18 02:50:22 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/goodfellow-air-force-base-military-firefighter-training-part-3/ |
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Evo Security, an emerging leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM) for Managed Service Providers ("MSPs"), announced a critical hire to fuel their rapid growth. David Powell, a 25-year veteran of the MSP and SaaS industries, joins Evo Security as Chief Revenue Officer. David has a proven and successful track record at some of the top MSPs and MSP-focused software companies in the channel, including LogicMonitor, Perch Security, and ConnectWise.
MSPs are faced with a daunting challenge when it comes to implementing an effective cybersecurity program internally and for their customers. This starts with properly managing shared credentials across the vast array of applications and systems within the MSP and extends down to efficiently deploying authentication and access to their customers. Evo Security's platform, the Evo Partner Identity Cloud, makes this process much easier, and is poised to become a critical component of the MSP cybersecurity stack.
Michael Roth, CEO and Founder of Evo Security notes "One of the biggest attack vectors for MSPs and their customers is identity, which is largely considered the new security edge and a critical component of every cyber defense framework. Unfortunately, IAM is still a struggle for MSPs and is generally viewed as a cost center. Current solutions are built for the enterprise and force MSPs to aggregate multiple point solutions, causing unnecessary friction that is misaligned with the MSP business model. We are excited to solve this problem set for the MSP community and convert IAM from a cost center into an attractive new profit center."
"MSPs are maturing in their approach to cybersecurity," says Powell. "They are aligning to and adopting principles from frameworks like NIST, CMMC, and others. Identity and Access Management is a critical component of these frameworks, but MSPs don't have time to figure this out on their own or deploy complicated and expensive enterprise tools. MSPs need something purpose-built, and Evo Security is doing exactly that." Powell continues, "I'm very excited about what Evo has built so far. They have quietly assembled a high-quality team with deep MSP experience and are laser-focused on building a platform with simplicity and longevity in mind."
"We are absolutely thrilled to have David join our fast-growing team. David's deep go-to-market experience with SaaS and MSPs will help us continue to grow and meet the ever-increasing demand for IAM in the market we gladly serve," says Michael Roth.
Based in Austin, Texas, Evo Security is an early-stage cybersecurity startup built by proven entrepreneurs, engineers, and channel experts who deeply understand the unique Identity and Access Management challenges of MSPs and their small-to-medium business (SMB) customers.
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Four people are missing after intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Canada’s Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia over the past two days, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages.
The floods submerged multiple vehicles, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokeswoman Cindy Bayers said two such incidents in West Hants north of Halifax have left two adults and two children unaccounted for as of Saturday morning.
The two children went missing after the vehicle they were travelling in got stuck underwater, Bayers said, noting the three other occupants were able to escape safely.
Two other individuals, who Bayers described as a youth and a man, remain unaccounted for following a separate vehicle submersion. Two other people in that vehicle were rescued, she said, adding police are actively searching for all four missing people.
Torrential downpours started on Friday afternoon across the Halifax region, dumping more than 200 millimeters of rain in some areas. The port city typically receives about 90-100 mm of rain during an average July.
Based on radar estimates and unofficial observations, Environment Canada said on Saturday that some areas may have received more than 300 mm in 24 hours. Radar maps show the heaviest rainfall extending along the province’s southwestern shore to a point north of Halifax.
Widespread flooding has also been reported in Lunenberg County, which is west of the Halifax region.
On Friday night, water levels rose so fast in the Bedford area that volunteers with Halifax Search and Rescue were using small boats to rescue people from inundated homes.
In the Hammonds Plains area, northwest of the city, flooding washed out driveways and the shoulders of many roads.
That’s the same area where where 151 homes and businesses were destroyed by a wildfire that started on May 28, forcing evacuations that affected 16,000 residents. And for much of the past week, the Halifax area has been sweltering under an immobile dome of humidity — a rare event so close to the coast.
It was only last fall that post-tropical storm Fiona descended on the Atlantic region, killing three people, flattening scores of homes and knocking out power to more than 600,000 homes and businesses. Fiona was the most costly weather event in the region’s history, causing more than 800 million Canadian dollars ($604 million) in insured damage.
“It’s pretty obvious that the climate is changing — from Fiona last year to the wildfires in the spring and now flooding in the summer,” Halifax Mayor Mike Savage said.
“We’re getting storms that used to be considered one-in-50-year events … pretty regularly,” he added.
While the official statistics have yet to be recorded, it’s believed the Halifax region has not seen this level of rainfall since Aug. 16, 1971, when hurricane Beth made landfall near the eastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia and then roared over Cape Breton. At that time, almost 250 mm of rain fell on the Halifax area, causing widespread flooding and damage. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/ap-record-breaking-downpours-along-canadas-atlantic-coast-cause-flooding-in-nova-scotia/ | 2023-07-22 23:38:54 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/ap-record-breaking-downpours-along-canadas-atlantic-coast-cause-flooding-in-nova-scotia/ |
Dozens of civil and human rights groups wrote a letter to Biden urging him to help secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner. She's remained in a Russian jail since February on drug charges.
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BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese man on Friday was sentenced to nine years in prison for abusing and unlawfully detaining a woman who was shown chained in a viral video that sparked an outcry in China last year.
The abuse of the woman, “Xiaohuamei,” or Little Plum Blossom, raised widespread concerns in China in February last year and at times overshadowed Beijing’s Winter Olympics online. Her story appeared in Chinese social media despite digital and human censors and prompted commentators to exhort national media to highlight the scandal.
After the announcement of the sentencing on Friday, the case became one of the most searched topics on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, with many people complaining that nine years imprisonment for the man was too lenient of a punishment for what he did to her.
The court in Xuzhou city that handed down the sentence said in a statement that Dong Zhimin and his late father bought Little Plum Blossom in the late 1990s for 5,000 yuan ($727) and that he had abused her in recent years by chaining her around the neck and tying her body with pieces of cloth and ropes. She suffered from hunger and lived in a place without water or electricity, it said. That was despite him fathering eight children with her.
“Dong Zhimin’s abuse has caused serious harm to Little Plum Blossom’s health. After examination, Little Plum Blossom was diagnosed with schizophrenia,” the statement said.
The court also sentenced five others to prison for between eight and 13 years and fined them for trafficking her decades ago.
According to an investigation, Little Plum Blossom was first brought to Jiangsu province on China’s eastern coast from southwestern Yunnan province after she was abducted by two of the five people in early 1998. They sold her to a farmer for 5,000 yuan ($727).
After living with the farmer for a while, the woman went missing and was found by a couple in Henan province in central China in June 1998. The couple then sold her to two others for 3,000 yuan ($436) and that pair subsequently sold her for 5,000 yuan ($727) to the Dongs in Feng county in Jiangsu.
The wife of the couple was not charged because the impact of her role was considered relatively minor, the court said, but her husband and the pair who sold Little Plum Blossom to Dong were among the five who were charged and sentenced for trafficking her.
The official Xinhua news agency quoted Little Plum Blossom’s doctor in a report saying she was still being treated in a hospital. But her eldest son told the agency that his mother, who once could not identify him at times, can now recognize him and call him by his name.
On Weibo, many people expressed their anger over the case. “Only nine years? Nine years for ruining her life? Go to hell really,” one user wrote.
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WFO MEDFORD Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, January 5, 2023
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HIGH WIND WATCH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
116 PM PST Mon Jan 2 2023
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph
possible.
* WHERE...Central Siskiyou County. This includes portions of
Interstate 5 from Weed to Yreka.
* WHEN...From late Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
* View the hazard area in detail at
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Dangerous driving conditions are possible, especially
if operating a high profile vehicle. Downed trees and power lines
are possible. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph
* WHERE...In California, Modoc County. In Oregon, Northern and
Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and
Eastern Lake County. This includes Highway 31 near Summer Lake
and also the higher terrain near Winter Rim, and the Warner
Mountains.
* WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power
lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be
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Suns vs. Clippers Injury Report Today - April 25
The injury report for the Phoenix Suns (45-37) heading into their NBA playoffs first round game 5 against the Los Angeles Clippers (44-38) currently includes just one player. The playoff matchup starts at 10:00 PM ET on Tuesday, April 25 from Footprint Center.
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Last time out, the Suns bested the Clippers 112-100 on Saturday. Kevin Durant led the Suns in the win with 31 points, while Russell Westbrook had 37 in the losing effort for the Clippers.
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Suns vs. Clippers Game Info
- When: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
- Where: Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona
- TV: TNT, BSAZ, and BSSC
Suns Season Insights
- The Suns score just 0.5 more points per game (113.6) than the Clippers give up (113.1).
- When Phoenix totals more than 113.1 points, it is 33-10.
- In their last 10 games, the Suns have been racking up 115.7 points per game, an average that's slightly higher than the 113.6 they've scored over the course of the 2022-23 season.
- Phoenix makes 12.2 three-pointers per game (13th in the league) compared to its opponents' 11.4. It shoots 37.4% from deep while its opponents hit 35.7% from long range.
- The Suns rank 17th in the league by averaging 112.1 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are seventh in the NBA, allowing 110.1 points per 100 possessions.
Clippers Season Insights
- The Clippers score an average of 113.6 points per game, only two more points than the 111.6 the Suns allow to opponents.
- Los Angeles has put together a 34-8 record in games it scores more than 111.6 points.
- The Clippers are scoring 117.7 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 4.1 more than their average for the season (113.6).
- Los Angeles knocks down 12.7 three-pointers per game (10th in the league) compared to its opponents' 12.2. It shoots 38.1% from deep, and its opponents shoot 36.5%.
- The Clippers average 112.4 points per 100 possessions on offense (13th in league), and concede 112.1 points per 100 possessions (17th in NBA).
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Weekend high school scores: B-R girls lacrosse rallies past Bishop Stang
BRIDGEWATER— In the latest battle between the Trojans and Spartans, it's the Trojans who prevailed.
Bridgewater Raynham girls lacrosse beat Bishop Stang 10-9 Saturday in non-league action to improve to 2-8 on the season.
The Trojans rallied from two goals down with Audrey Lambert scoring the winning goal for the hosts with 19 seconds remaining. The goal was one of Lambert's three of the afternoon, a tally matched by Ashley McLaren, while Sophia Perry had two goals and an assist, Emily Keefe had a pair of goals and Kate Lambert, Sage Balsamo and Alicia Caldeira all scored a goal each.
B-R returns to action Thursday against Barnstable.
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BOYS LACROSSE
Xaverian 19, Bridgewater-Raynham 4
The Trojans fell to the Hawks on the road in non-league action Saturday and are now 7-3 on the season.
Christian Thornton led the way for B-R with two goals while Ryan McInnis had a goal and two assists and Ryan Breheny had a goal.
The Trojans return to action Saturday when they face Canton.
TRACK AND FIELD
Taunton at MTSCA Division I Relays
The Tigers competed at the MTSCA Division I Relays at Braintree High School Saturday with one of their relay teams smashing a school record to win a medal
The relay team of Colby Dunham, Nia Mainer-Smith, Caelen O'Leary and Emersyn DePonte finished sixth in the distance medley with a time of 13:22.57, beating Taunton's previous school record by 25 seconds.
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LONDON (AP) — Inflation in countries using the euro set another eye-watering record, pushed higher by a huge increase in energy costs fueled partly by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries hit 8.6% in June, surging past the 8.1% recorded in May, according to the latest numbers published Friday by the European Union statistics agency, Eurostat. Inflation is at its highest level since recordkeeping for the euro began in 1997.
Energy prices rocketed 41.9%, and prices for food, alcohol and tobacco were up 8.9%, both faster than the increases recorded the previous month.
Demand for energy has risen as the global economy bounced back from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine made things worse.
European Union leaders agreed to ban most Russian oil imports by the year’s end, driving a price spike. The 27-nation bloc wants to punish Moscow and reduce its reliance on Russian energy, but it’s also adding to financial pain for people and businesses as utility bills and prices at the pump soar.
Russia also reduced deliveries of natural gas used to power industry and generate electricity last month to several EU countries like Germany, Italy and Austria, on top of cutting off gas to France, Poland, Bulgaria and others.
“Importantly, the oil embargo and gas supply squeeze that unfolded over the month of June have caused energy prices to soar,” ING Bank’s senior eurozone economist, Bert Colijn, wrote in a commentary.
Rising consumer prices are a problem worldwide, with the U.S. and Britain seeing inflation hit 40-year highs of 8.6% and 9.1%, respectively. That has led the U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of England and other central banks worldwide to approve a series of interest rate hikes to combat inflation.
Colijn said the eurozone’s latest “ugly inflation reading” adds pressure on the European Central Bank to act quickly.
The ECB is planning its first interest rate hike in 11 years this month, followed by another increase in September. Bank President Christine Lagarde said this week that she wants to move gradually to tackle soaring consumer prices, to avoid stifling the economic recovery, but is leaving the door open for bigger rate hikes in case inflation surges more than expected.
“I don’t think that we’re going to go back to that environment of low inflation,” Lagarde said at an ECB forum Wednesday in Sintra, Portugal. “I think that there are forces that have been unleashed as a result of the pandemic, as a result of this massive geopolitical shock that we are facing now that are going to change the picture and the landscape within which we operate.”
But central banks run the risk of causing a recession as they make borrowing more expensive.
Inflation in the euro area has been setting monthly records since last year, underscoring how the war’s impact on global energy supplies is making life more expensive for 343 million people.
So-called core inflation was more stable after excluding the volatile energy and food categories. Price increases for goods like clothing, appliances, cars, computers and books held fairly steady at 4.3%, as did prices for services at 3.4%.
The EU data also showed countries neighboring Russia that have been trying to wean themselves off cheap Russian gas are bearing the brunt of rising prices. Annual inflation came in at 22% for Estonia, 20.5% for Lithuania and 19% for Latvia.
Poland, which does not use the euro but is an EU member, reported Friday that inflation rose to 15.6% in June compared with a year earlier, the highest rate in a quarter-century. That was an increase from the annual rate of 13.9% in May.
Analysts noted that the biggest rise in Poland was in gasoline and diesel prices, which went up 46.7% from a year ago. Food prices were up 14.1%.
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Index 5.1% Above July 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.1% in July after rising 0.5% in June. In July, the index equaled 116.2 (2015=100) versus 117.5 in June.
"Tonnage declined sequentially in July for only the second time during the last twelve months. Despite the dip from June, tonnage remains at elevated levels and increased significantly from a year earlier," said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. "While tonnage is much stronger than a year ago, the monthly gains have moderated as the year has gone on. The combination of softer consumption of goods, home construction falling and slower manufacturing activity are the main reasons."
June's increase was revised down from our July 19 press release.
Compared with July 2021, the SA index increased 5.1%, which was the eleventh straight year-over-year gain. In June, the index was up 5.6% from a year earlier. Year-to-date, compared with the same period in 2021, tonnage was up 3.4%.
The not seasonally adjusted index, which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled by fleets before any seasonal adjustment, equaled 115.5 in July, 5.2% below the June level (121.9). In calculating the index, 100 represents 2015. ATA's For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index is dominated by contract freight as opposed to spot market freight.
Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 72.5% of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation, including manufactured and retail goods. Trucks hauled 10.23 billion tons of freight in 2020. Motor carriers collected $732.3 billion, or 80.4% of total revenue earned by all transport modes.
ATA calculates the tonnage index based on surveys from its membership and has been doing so since the 1970s. This is a preliminary figure and subject to change in the final report issued around the 5th day of each month. The report includes month-to-month and year-over-year results, relevant economic comparisons, and key financial indicators.
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward
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PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 3ICE, North America's premier three-on-three professional ice hockey league, has announced a partnership with Sportradar, the leading global sports technology company creating immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors, to maximize data and analytics as well as provide integrity services for its inaugural season, which starts on June 18 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The agreement designates Sportradar as the official analytics provider for 3ICE.
Under the partnership, Sportradar, through its Synergy Hockey product, will be collecting and providing 3ICE with real-time and post-game data and analytics for every game. This information will be used to enhance business operations for 3ICE, including hockey operations, marketing, and social media. Sportradar will also utilize analytics to expand the reach of the league and its players. Additionally, Sportradar will monitor all of 3ICE's competitions via its Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS), conduct an audit of the league's integrity policies, and provide educational webinars to players, coaches, and staff.
"Protecting the integrity of the league and delivering accurate data are pillars to our growth and help us establish our brand with our fans," said 3ICE Founder and CEO, E.J. Johnston. "This partnership with Sportradar will facilitate fan engagement and educate our players and staff on industry standards, which will strengthen our sport and allow us to eventually build sports-betting on 3ICE for our fans around the world."
"Sportradar has a rich history in supporting and increasing the footprint of ice hockey leagues all around the globe, and we look forward to leveraging our experience, while showcasing our innovative products and services, as 3ICE prepares for its inaugural season," said Jill Exley, Integrity Partnerships Director, North America, Sportradar. "3ICE is bringing a completely new look and feel to traditional ice hockey and we're confident that Sportradar's data and analytics, as well as industry-leading integrity services, will be critical components to helping the league grow in a safe and responsible manner."
About 3ICE
3ICE is a new and totally independent three-on-three professional ice hockey league in North America, created by Founder & CEO E.J. Johnston. Designed to give fans the speed, skill and excitement they love 100% of the time, the on-ice action moves at an unprecedented pace, providing the ultimate hockey experience. For more information on 3ICE, please visit www.3ice.com.
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‘I want my dad back home with me’: Police officer fights for his life battling rare lung infection
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) – A police officer from South Carolina is fighting for his life as he battles a rare infection in his lungs.
Officer Michael Dodd is under the care of a team of 20 doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina who are trying to understand his illness.
Dodd thought he had a cold, but after being sent home from medical care, his children later found him on the floor unable to move.
He’s undergone several tests and has been in and out of the hospital for the last month. The cause of his sickness was an unidentified microorganism infecting his lungs, tunneling through his chest cavity.
The bacteria have become resistant to certain antibiotics, causing Dodd to have an allergic reaction to medicine he used to be able to take.
Dodd, the Conway Police Department’s 2022 Officer of the Year, is also a father to two children. His 13-year-old daughter wrote her father a note, begging him to get better.
“I need you to know I really love you. Dad, I need you more than ever. I want my dad back home with me,” Dodd’s daughter said.
The community could be seen encouraging Dodd online through social media posts and GoFundMe donations.
Dodd said having this many people support him feels overwhelming.
“There are so many names that I have no idea who they are. I mean, it’s just so heartwarming to be laid down in this hospital bed, where some days I can’t even get up, and to look at something like that,” Dodd said. “I don’t cry much, but I’ve been in some tears lately with how awesome people are.”
Dodd said that the Medical University of South Carolina is looking into different procedures to fully remove the infection.
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TUCSON, Ariz. — The tumultuous offseason for former North Carolina guard Caleb Love is finally over, with the high scorer committing to Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats for the 2023-24 college basketball season.
Love averaged 16.7 points per game for the Tar Heels last year, but he entered the transfer portal after the team failed to make the NCAA Tournament under coach Hubert Davis.
Love initially committed to Michigan, but an issue in the admissions department reopened his recruitment, and now he joins a crowded backcourt in Tucson alongside Alabama transfer Jaden Bradley and sophomore Kylan Boswell.
Andy Patton and Leif Thulin discussed Love's fit with the Wildcats on the latest episode of the Locked on College Basketball podcast.
"Arizona runs an offense that is high tempo, they love to get out in transition and take a lot of possessions, that strikes me as something that would be an obvious advantage for Caleb Love," Patton said. "I am curious how this guard rotation is going to shake out."
Boswell played about 15 minutes per game last year as Kerr Kriisa's backup. Now as a sophomore he will take over as the team's true point guard, with Bradley and Love expected to play more off the ball.
How Love adjusts to a pure off ball role is the big question, as it has the potential to unlock his biggest skill set (scoring) while limiting his areas of weakness, namely turnovers and lack of facilitation skills.
Arizona also returns former Pac-12 sixth man of the year Pelle Larsson and center Oumar Ballo, while adding San Diego State transfer Keshad Johnson, giving them a well-rounded roster that should compete for the top spot in the Pac-12 once again in 2023-24. | https://www.12news.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-arizona/arizona-wildcats-show/analyzing-caleb-love-fit-crowded-arizona-wildcats-backcourt-kylan-boswell/535-a8b1db8d-c04d-43c8-b0db-2f6db1496cd8 | 2023-05-31 20:59:24 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-arizona/arizona-wildcats-show/analyzing-caleb-love-fit-crowded-arizona-wildcats-backcourt-kylan-boswell/535-a8b1db8d-c04d-43c8-b0db-2f6db1496cd8 |
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Capella Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: CMIL) (OTCQB: CMILF) (FRA: N7D2) ("Capella" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has applied for an Exploration Reservation ("Perho") covering an area of 50 sq km over the Eräjärvi Lithium-Cesium-Tantalum ("LCT") pegmatite field in southern Finland. The Perho Reservation (VA2022:0056 and shown in green in Figure 1) covers the former Seppälä lithium mine and lies adjacent to the former Viitaniemi and Juurakko feldspar-quartz(-lithium) mines, which are reported by the Finnish geological survey ("GTK") to have ceased production in 1965 and 1935, respectively. Significantly, more than 70 pegmatite dykes, enriched in B, Be, Li, Nb, Sn and Ta, are reported from the area (Eilu 2012, Lahti 1981, Aviola 2004). Little modern systematic exploration for lithium deposits has been undertaken in the area.
The new Perho Reservation has been applied for by local subsidiary Cullen Finland Oy, which is currently owned 70:30 by Capella and ASX-listed Cullen Resources Ltd (ASX: CUL). Cullen Finland Oy is also owner of the Katajavaara-Aaeknus gold-copper project in the highly-prospective Central Lapland Greenstone Belt.
Figure 1. Perho reservation over the Eräjärvi LCT pegmatite field.
Eric Roth, Capella's President and CEO, commented: "The application for the Perho Reservation over the Eräjärvi lithium pegmatite field has the potential to provide Capella with further exposure to the metals required for Europe's green energy transition and energy storage. LCT pegmatites are important global sources of lithium, cesium, and tantalum as well as other by-products. In conjunction with our high-grade copper-cobalt assets in Norway, the Company is well placed to participate in the global electrification and decarbonization process. I look forward to keeping the market updated on progress at Perho".
The technical information in this news release relating to the Perho lithium project has been prepared in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements set out in NI 43-101, and approved by Eric Roth, the Company's President & CEO, a Director, and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. Mr. Roth holds a Ph.D. in Economic Geology from the University of Western Australia, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and is a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). Mr. Roth has 30 years of experience in international minerals exploration and mining project evaluation.
On Behalf of the Board of Capella Minerals Ltd.
"Eric Roth"
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Eric Roth, Ph.D., FAusIMM
President & CEO
Capella is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of quality mineral resource properties in favourable jurisdictions with a focus on high-grade copper(-zinc-cobalt) and gold deposits. With respect to base and battery metals projects, the Company's current focus is on i) advancing its recently-acquired Hessjøgruva project and the adjacent Kongensgruve and Kjøli projects in the northern Røros copper mining district of central Norway, as well as ii) the discovery of further high-grade VMS-type deposits in a district-scale land position around the past-producing Løkken (Løkken Verk District) copper mine. The recent Perho reservation application over the Eräjärvi pegmatite field is ultimately expected to provide the Company with further exposure to battery metals, including lithium, cesium, and tantalum.
The Company's precious metals focus is on the discovery of high-grade gold deposits on the Katajavaara-Aakenus JV in Finland, its active Canadian Joint Ventures with Prospector Metals Corp (TSXV: PPP) at Savant (Ontario) and Yamana Gold Inc. at Domain (Manitoba), and its 100%-owned Southern Gold Line Project in Sweden. The Company also retains a residual interest (subject to an option to purchase agreement with Austral Gold Ltd) in the Sierra Blanca gold-silver divestiture in Santa Cruz, Argentina.
This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking information is typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. Such statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the future results of operations, performance and achievements of Capella, including the timing, completion of and results from the exploration and drill programs described in this release. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that such expectations will prove to be correct. All such forward-looking information is based on certain assumptions and analyses made by Capella in light of their experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. This information, however, is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from this forward-looking information include those described under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in Capella's most recently filed MD&A. Capella does not intend, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or revise the forward-looking information contained in this news release, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
References
Alviola, R. 2004, Oriveden Seppälä-Vittaniemi alueen pegmatiittitutkimus. Geologcal Survey of Finland, Report M19/2141/2004/1/85. 9p. 60 app. (In Finnish).
Eilu, P.(ed.) 2012. Geological Survey of Finland, Special Paper 53,224.
Lahti, S.I. 1981, On the granitic pegmatites of the Eräjärvi area in Orivesi, southern Finland. Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 314, 82p.
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DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $860 million.
The Deerfield, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $4.35 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.13 per share.
The fertilizer maker posted revenue of $2.61 billion in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.81 billion.
CF shares have fallen slightly since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has increased 8%. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $85.01, an increase of 18% in the last 12 months.
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Best Tennis Betting Sites: Where to Bet on the ATP, WTA, and the Grand Slam Tournaments [2023]
The best tennis betting sites cover all the major tennis competitions all year long, providing the most competitive odds while treating you to generous sports bonuses.
Our team of tennis betting pros cast their eyes over the top tennis sportsbooks you can join today. Bovada offers the best tennis betting experience overall, but we’ve listed other sites with unique features you may be looking for.
Let’s check them out.
Best Tennis Betting Sites
- Bovada: Best overall
- MyBookie: Best for live tennis betting
- BetOnline: Excellent ATP odds
- BUSR: Best Grand Slam Tournaments odds
- SportsBetting.ag: Best tennis futures
- BetAnySports: Great less juice package
- EveryGame: Best WTA odds
- BetUS: Top pick for tennis props
- Lucky99: Best tennis events coverage
- XBet: Ideal for crypto betting
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1. Bovada – Best Tennis Sportsbook Overall
Pros:
- 75% up to $750 first deposit bonus
- Competitive tennis odds
- Alternative lines
- 200% referral bonus
- Prop Builder tool
Cons:
- Deposit fees for non-crypto payments
Bovada was launched in 2011 and has firmly established itself as the best tennis betting site overall. This is down to a complete betting experience covering great odds, regular bonuses, and top-notch customer support.
As a new player, you can get started with a 75% welcome bonus worth up to $750.
Tennis Odds & Markets: 5/5
There’s not much Bovada does wrong when it comes to tennis betting. Their odds are competitive, and you can bet pre-match and in-play on various markets, including the moneyline, the correct set score, and the game handicap.
Alternative lines are available, as are a range of futures odds, including the US Open 2023 winner and the Australian Open 2024 winner.
Bovada also offers a range of tennis props for the biggest matches, such as the total number of aces.
All ATP and WTA events are covered, and you can also bet on Challenger matches here.
Bonuses and Promotions: 4.5/5
Sign-up to Bovada today, and you can opt-in to a 75% welcome bonus. This is a matched deposit bonus worth up to $750, which means if you deposited $100 right off the bat, you would receive an extra $75 worth of bonus funds.
Bovada then rewards you whenever you bet on tennis (and other sports). You’ll receive 1 point for each $1 you wager on singles bets and 15 points for each $1 you wager on parlays.
A 200% referral bonus is also available each time you refer a friend to the site, and you will receive up to $200 depending on how much they deposit.
Payment Methods: 4.5/5
As a safe and secure online sportsbook, Bovada accepts various payment methods that players will be familiar with. These include major cards like American Express. You can also use Voucher and Match Pay, which lets you use eWallets like PayPal to fund your account.
Cryptos are also accepted and are free. Regular payment methods, however, come with deposit fees from your second deposit onwards.
There are deposit limits for all banking options, but they are fairly high.
Tools and Features: 4.8/5
One of the best tools at Bovada is a sophisticated Prop Builder. This is ideal for placing tennis props, such as betting on aces and double faults, and it will be useful to more seasoned tennis bettors who want to be creative with their bets.
Customer service is 24/7 here, and you can reach the team via live chat, email, or a toll-free telephone number.
>> Get a 75% up to $750 welcome bonus at Bovada.
2. MyBookie – Best Live Tennis Betting Site
Pros:
- 50% up to $1,000 welcome offer
- Good variety of live tennis markets
- 200% referral bonus
- 25% reload bonus
- Accepts ten cryptocurrencies
Cons:
- High minimum deposit for debit cards
MyBookie is a real all-rounder when it comes to tennis betting. You can take advantage of tennis specials during the big tournaments, as well as odd boosts and alternative handicaps.
And with some super live tennis betting odds, this is our top pick for in-play tennis betting.
Tennis Betting Odds and Markets: 4.5/5
At MyBookie, you’ll find that most tennis matches are available for in-play betting. You can bet on markets like the moneyline, the spread/handicap, and the correct set score once a match has started.
MyBookie’s odds update quickly, enhancing the live betting experience. You can also bet on live props, such as whether there’ll be a tiebreak in a set or which player will win three games first.
Pre-match betting is also available, with MyBookie releasing early betting lines.
Bonuses and Promotions: 4.5/5
Sign up to MyBookie today, and you can claim a 50% up to $1,000 welcome bonus. The minimum deposit for this is $50, and you must enter the code “MYB50.”
Other offers include 25% sports reload and 200% referral bonuses.
You can also participate in betting contests to win more cash prizes, although MyBookie doesn’t tend to run tennis betting contests.
Payment Methods: 4/5
MyBookie accepts ten cryptocurrencies, including a few altcoins like Solana, which makes it a good choice for serious crypto investors.
On the other hand, regular payment methods are also available. Although, MyBookie is only accepting cards and Person to Person. There’s a $45 min deposit for VISA and a $100 min deposit for Person to Person.
Cryptos, meanwhile, come with a $20 min deposit, which is more reasonable.
Tools and Features: 4.3/5
MyBookie has a VIP program that’s well worth joining if you see yourself becoming a regular player here. You’ll benefit from exclusive perks and promos, including monthly cashback and priority withdrawals.
We also praise MyBookie’s helpful guides on tennis betting, including tennis tips and predictions during the bigger events, ranging from Grand Slams to ATP Masters 1000s.
Customer support is available via an extremely useful Help Centre.
>> Get a 50% up to $1,000 welcome offer at MyBookie.
3. BetOnline – Best ATP Odds of all Tennis Betting Sites
Pros:
- 50% up to $1,000 welcome bonus
- 25% reload bonus
- $25 live betting free play
- Competitive tennis odds
- Crypto-boosted bonuses
Cons:
- No alternate lines
BetOnline has been taking tennis bets on all the major tennis tournaments for the last 25 years. There’s an unlimited 25% reload bonus available here, which is boosted to 30% for crypto players, and it’s accompanied by a 50% welcome bonus for new players.
Tennis Odds and Markets: 4.2/5
BetOnline lets you bet on the moneyline, the spread, and the totals pre-match on all tennis matches 24/7. Alternate lines aren’t available, which no doubt will disappoint some players, but you can place Round Robin bets, which are perfect for major tournaments.
You can also bet in-play at BetOnline, with live betting markets including total games in a particular set and the game handicap.
BetOnline covers ATP and WTA events, as well as Challenger events.
Bonuses and Promotions: 5/5
The site excels when it comes to promotions. This is an ideal online sportsbook for anyone who enjoys a good deal and doesn’t mind meeting wagering requirements.
As a new player, you can opt-in to a 50% up to $1,000 welcome bonus by meeting the $55 minimum deposit requirement.
New players are also entitled to $25 worth of live betting free play, while regular players can claim the unlimited 25% reload bonus whenever a $100 qualifying deposit is made.
Payment Methods: 4.2/5
BetOnline supports multiple payment methods, making the deposit and withdrawal process easy. In case you’re stuck, there’s a link to live chat directly on the banking page.
Cashouts are always fast, and BetOnline is known for its reliability and security.
It’s one of the best crypto sports betting sites that support 15 cryptocurrencies and plenty of regular banking methods like credit and debit cards, Person to Person, Money Orders, and wire transfers.
However, deposit fees apply to regular payment options like many top sports betting sites.
Tools and Features: 4/5
BetOnline is a modern online sportsbook packed with various tools that enhance the tennis betting experience.
These include regular odds boosts that are available during Grand Slam tournaments like the US Open, as well as same-game parlays.
There’s a Prop Builder tool here, too, and we like how intuitive the bet slip is. You can automatically accept odds changes and turn your bet into a parlay, a teaser, or an if bet at the click of a button.
>> Grab a 50% up to $1,000 welcome bonus at BetOnline.
4. BUSR – Best Tennis Betting Site for Grand Slam Tournament Odds
Pros:
- 100% up to $1,500 welcome bonus
- Good range of tennis props
- Earn $100 worth of crypto rewards
- Weekly rebates
- 24/7 support
Cons:
- Needs more betting markets
At BUSR, you can grab a $1,500 welcome bonus as soon as you’ve created your first account. Your bonus funds can be used on a variety of tennis bets here, including tennis futures bets and in play betting for all the Grand Slam tournaments.
Tennis Betting Odds & Markets: 4/5
BUSR is a good option during Grand Slams because it lets you bet on a range of interesting prop bets. These include how far you think a specific player will go (such as the quarter final) and whether you think a player will go further than another player (head to head bets).
You can bet on individual matches, too, with BUSR offering competitive odds on ATP, WTA, Challenger and ITF matches all season long.
Alternative lines aren’t available but you can bet on the moneyline, the game handicap and the totals for each match.
Bonuses and Promotions: 4.5/5
As a new player, you can claim a $1,500 welcome bonus. This is a 100% matched deposit bonus, which means that if you deposit $500 straight off the bat, you’ll receive an extra $500 worth of betting funds.
We think this is a pretty good deal, and it’s the best welcome bonus we have seen at a tennis betting site.
As a regular player, you can claim rebates each week. If you bet with crypto, you could earn as much as $100 extra in cash just by betting on tennis. Tennis specials are also released during the big events.
Payment Methods: 4/5
BUSR is a legit online sportsbook that supports a number of tried and trusted banking options. Your options include phone transfers, Money Gram, debit cards, and wire transfers. Withdrawal times are hit and miss, although we found wire transfer to be by far the slowest option.
Like all top-rated modern-day online sports betting sites, BUSR also accepts ten cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Cardano.
Crypto deposits and withdrawals are always instant.
Tools and Features: 4.2/5
Live chat is available 24/7 at BUSR. You can also contact the team via telephone or the contact form.
We like the “special wagers” tool that you’ll find under the featured odds column, and here you’ll be able to take advantage of some enhanced tennis odds during Grand Slams.
On the whole, BUSR lacks extra features, but its website and app are intuitive and easy to navigate.
>> Sign up at BUSR for an exciting $1,500 welcome bonus.
5. SportsBetting.ag – Best Tennis Futures Odds
Pros:
- 50% up to $1,000 welcome bonus
- Great selection of tennis futures markets
- 25+ years experience
- 25% reload bonus
- Betting contests
Cons:
- Deposit fees
SportsBetting.ag is an established tennis betting site that’s been around for more than 25 years. It stands out when it comes to tennis futures, and covers US Open and Wimbledon betting, along with other tournaments.
New players are entitled to a $1,000 welcome bonus.
Tennis Betting Markets & Odds: 4.2/5
As we’ve seen, SportsBetting.ag especially excels with its futures odds. You can bet on the winner of the US Open almost a year before the tournament starts, which gives you a chance to take advantage of early market prices and potentially pick up a bargain.
You can bet on individual matches, too, with SportsBetting.ag offering competitive betting odds on the moneyline and the spread.
We also think this sports betting site is a good choice for high rollers due to its high betting limits.
Bonuses and Promotions: 4.2/5
SportsBetting.ag treats regular bettors to frequent bonuses. It all starts with a 50% matched deposit welcome bonus worth up to $1,000. The minimum deposit for this offer is $50.
You can then opt-in to a 25% reload bonus each time you deposit $100 or more and join SportsBetting.ag’s referral program for the chance to claim bonus funds each time you refer a buddy to the site.
Sports betting contests are run regularly here as well. Some are free to enter, while others come with a fee.
Payment Methods: 4/5
SportsBetting.ag is one of the best Bitcoin casinos that support a good mix of regular payment methods and cryptocurrencies. Among your options are bank wire transfers, Money Orders, Person to Person, and credit cards.
The minimum deposit is generally around the $25 ball mark, although it’s just $20 for crypto. Deposit limits are high here, with SportsBetting.ag accepting $100,000 deposits if you pay with crypto.
Withdrawal limits are typically high, too, with those who use bank wire transfers able to withdraw as much as $25,000 in one go.
Tools and Features: 4/5
The SportsBetting.ag website was recently revamped in a bid to bring this popular tennis sportsbook into this age. It functions smoother than ever and is easier to navigate.
There are also a range of tools here, including a Prop Builder, same-game parlays, and odds boosters. We also like that turning your bets into teasers, Round Robins, parlays, and more is super easy.
>> Claim 50% up to $1,000 welcome bonus at SportsBetting.ag.
How We Chose the Best Online Tennis Betting Sites
Tennis odds and markets: We made sure to add tennis betting sites that let you bet on ATP, WTA, and Challenger events, and which give you a chance to bet on the moneyline, the spread and the totals on every single match. We also made sure to add betting sites renowned for their generous odds.
Bonuses and promotions: All the online sportsbooks in this review guide come with a matched deposit welcome bonus that immediately boosts your bankroll. You can also claim further offers, including reload bonuses with fair wagering requirements.
Payment methods: The key to a good betting experience is making a deposit safely and securely. This is why we included online betting sites that let you fund your account via various trustworthy payment methods, including credit cards, Person to Person, and cryptocurrencies.
Tools and features: Lastly, we separated top tennis betting sites from average ones by rating how each one fared when it came to extras, such as 24/7 customer support, odds boosts, and Prop Builder tools.
Why Bovada is the Best Sports Betting Site for Tennis
We reviewed multiple sports betting sites in the process of creating this review and decided that Bovada is the top dog for tennis bettors. Here’s why:
Get rewarded when betting on tennis: Bovada is one of the few online tennis sportsbooks that rewards you each time you bet on a tennis match. You’ll earn 1 reward point for every $1 staked on single bets and much more whenever you place parlays and teasers.
Place exciting tennis prop bets: The sportsbook goes the extra mile when it comes to props, letting you bet on things like aces and double faults at all the top tennis events.
Excellent customer support: If you ever need to ask a question, Bovada’s helpful customer support team is available via various channels 24/7.
Reduced juice: You’ll always find the best odds at Bovada for major tournaments, as well as minor ones. What’s more, Bovada is known as a reduced juice betting site, which guarantees industry-best odds on a wide variety of markets.
Why Bet on Tennis Online?
Betting on Tennis Online is Safe: Online tennis betting is extremely safe, provided you join reputable tennis sportsbooks that are licensed, regulated, and which have implemented strong security measures, such as SSL encryption.
You Can Bet In Play: You’ve got more choices than ever when it comes to live tennis betting sites. Betting in-play allows you to try your luck on different markets, such as correct set and game scores.
You Can Compare the Odds: Whether you want to shop around for the best moneyline odds or the best totals odds, betting on tennis Grand Slams and other tournaments online allows you to compare the odds at different top tennis sportsbooks.
You Can Try Mobile Betting: Mobile betting is incredibly sophisticated today with the advent of top-rated tennis betting apps. You can place bets on the move whenever you want, therefore taking advantage of tennis events that are taking place across different time zones all around the world.
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Guide to Tennis Betting Online – FAQ
How Do I Find the Top Tennis Betting Sites?
The easiest way to find the best tennis betting sites is to read review guides like this that point you toward legit tennis betting apps like Bovada. You may also read existing customer reviews, but you must give each potential betting site a test drive before you place your first tennis bet.
What Types of Tennis Bets Can I Place?
You can place various tennis bets, including moneyline bets, totals bets, and the game spread bet. You can also bet on the correct set score once a match has started and dip into tennis futures betting, which is when you bet on the outright winner of a tennis tournament before an event has started.
What Tennis Tournaments Can I Bet On?
Tennis betting enthusiasts can bet on all the ATP and WTA events throughout the year at top online betting sites. Some tennis betting apps also let you bet on the Challenger tour and ITF tournaments.
Comparison of the Best Tennis Betting Apps and Websites
Bovada: Tennis fans who like the idea of reduced juice and rewards points anytime they place a tennis bet will like Bovada. Referral bonuses are also available, as are odds boosts and tennis specials during major tennis tournaments. Enjoy a 75% up to $750 welcome bonus at Bovada.
MyBookie: Bet pre-match and in-play at MyBookie. Moneyline bets, spread bets, totals bets and alternative lines all offered, as well as parlay betting and teasers. Excellent VIP program that rewards you with exclusive perks, including monthly cashback on your losses. Sign up and get a 50% up to $1,000 welcome offer at MyBookie.
BetOnline: Unlimited 25% reload bonuses each time you deposit $100 or more. 25+ years of experience and home to a suite of betting tools, including same-game parlays and odds boosters. Round Robins are also available, which are ideal during tennis events. Join the site and get a 50% up to $1,000 welcome bonus at BetOnline.
BUSR: Good choice of tennis props during Grand Slams, including how far you think particular players will go. Earn $100 worth of crypto rewards and take advantage of weekly rebates. 24/7 customer support and multiple payment methods accepted. Grab the 100% up to $1,500 sign-up bonus at BUSR.
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Best Tennis Betting Tips
Join Multiple Tennis Betting Sites
We always recommend that tennis bettors join an array of different legal tennis betting sites because it gives you a chance to take advantage of different markets and different odds. In other words, if one sportsbook offers betting odds on a particular day than another, you can place your bets at the best possible price.
Grab the Deposit Bonuses
Whenever you join a sportsbook for the first time, you can opt-in to a welcome bonus. This is usually a matched deposit offer, such as the 75% offer at Bovada, and it essentially means you get to play around with bonus funds just in time for your first bet.
Fade the Favourites
Favorites are favorites for a reason, but there are plenty of times in tennis when the favorite will lose to a long-priced underdog.
As long as you can spot who’s in form and who perhaps isn’t, there’s a good chance you can make consistent profits over the long term just by backing underdogs on the moneyline.
Try Totals Betting
Totals betting on tennis is one of this sport’s best-kept secrets. Instead of backing the winner in a particular match, you can instead bet whether or not you think a match will consist of over/under X number of games.
For example, if you think a three-set match will be over pretty quickly, you could bet on under 16.5 total games. If, on the other hand, you’re expecting an epic contest, even if the bookies are not, you could bet on over 20.5 total games.
Set a Bankroll
Tennis has a fast turnover and is largely available 24/7. For this reason, it’s extremely important that you set a bankroll so that you stay in control. If you find it hard to stick to a bankroll, use responsible gambling tools like deposit limits.
Place Your Bet at these Top Tennis Betting Sites
These are the best tennis betting sites you can join today, as rated by expert tennis bettors who have years of experience. Each one has been rated for their betting markets and odds, as well as their overall usability and safety.
Bovada is our number one choice overall, and you can get started today with a $750 welcome bonus.
Whatever you decide to do, please remember to stay in control when betting and to always gamble responsibly.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amber Heard notified a Virginia court Thursday that she will appeal the $10.35 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp during a high-profile defamation trial that exposed the inner workings of their troubled marriage.
Heard’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal in Fairfax County Circuit Court, where a six-week trial featured riveting testimony from both Heard and Depp. The document notifies the Virginia Court of Appeals that Heard intends to appeal the judgment, as well as rulings the judge made after the verdict, including rejecting Heard’s request to set aside the verdict and dismiss the lawsuit or order a new trial.
“We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment. We are therefore appealing the verdict,” a spokesperson for Heard said in a statement. “While we realize today’s filing will ignite the Twitter bonfires, there are steps we need to take to ensure both fairness and justice.”
Depp sued Heard for libel over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Depp’s lawyers alleged he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned him by name. Heard filed counterclaims, alleging that Depp’s former lawyer defamed her by publicly characterizing her abuse allegations as a hoax.
The jury ordered Heard to pay Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The punitive damages were reduced to $350,000 under a state cap. The jury awarded Heard $2 million on her counterclaim.
Much of the testimony during the six-week trial focused on Heard’s claims that she had been physically and sexually abused by Depp at least a dozen times. Depp insisted that he never hit Heard and that she was the abuser.
“The jury listened to the extensive evidence presented during the six-week trial and came to a clear and unanimous verdict that the defendant herself defamed Mr. Depp in multiple instances,” a spokesperson for Depp said in a statement. “We remain confident in our case and that this verdict will stand.” | https://www.kark.com/entertainment-news/heard-to-appeal-10m-judgment-in-depp-defamation-case/ | 2022-07-22 13:31:51 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/entertainment-news/heard-to-appeal-10m-judgment-in-depp-defamation-case/ |
Georgia man holds suspected kidnapper at gunpoint until police arrive
Georgia man says he heard child screaming, 'so I sped on up to go get that kid'
A Georgia man acted heroically when he heard a child in distress and rushed to help, holding an adult suspect at gunpoint until police arrived at the scene.
Kelcey Willis had stopped for an oil change at a Walmart in Warner Robins, Ga., on Nov. 6 when he witnessed what appeared to be a kidnapping. Following a gut instinct, he followed the child's cries into the woods and intervened in what police say was an assault.
"As buddy was filling us in to get our oil change, we heard a little kid screaming. So we turned to the corner down there, and we seen him getting snatched out the car, and the man was taking him behind the building," Wilis told local news station WGXA. "We thought he was using the bathroom, but it took him way too long to come back from behind the building."
With his suspicions raised, Willis decided to take action as the child kept screaming.
"The screaming kept getting louder and louder and that didn't sit right with us. My first instinct was to grab my gun and go get that kid out the woods," Willis said.
Following the child's distressed cries into the woods, he soon realized the situation was dangerous.
The Warner Robins Police Department said in a media release that a suspect, identified as Haimnarine Doobay, 67, had forcefully taken the child from a vehicle and into the woods behind the Walmart. Police say Doobay threw the juvenile to the ground and started to choke him.
"By the time I came around the corner, he was on top of him choking him, choking him, and at that point I just put my gun up and held him at gun point and grabbed the kid," Willis said.
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The department said that Willis held the suspect at gunpoint until officers arrived.
Doobay was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and cruelty toward a child.
The juvenile, who was related to Doobay, was taken to Houston County sheriff's office juvenile department to receive attention and care.
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Willis told WGXA that the incident could have ended badly if he had not followed his gut.
"If I ain't step in, and I ain't react as fast as I did, the kid would probably be dead.... He would've choked the child cold. Once we got the kid out the woods, he said the man was going to beat him and leave him for the animals," Willis said. | https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-man-holds-suspected-kidnapper-gunpoint-police-arrive | 2022-11-12 20:20:52 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-man-holds-suspected-kidnapper-gunpoint-police-arrive |
BlackPlanet, one of the first social media hubs before the term truly existed, established itself early on as a gathering place for Black people looking to connect with their communities on a variety of fronts. With Twitter facing a possible shutdown, BlackPlanet is inviting users to reboot their old accounts or create new ones.
BlackPlanet was launched in 2001 by Omar Wasow and Benjamin Sun and it swiftly became one of the most popular destinations on the Web despite not being owned by Black people. As part of the Community Connect ecosystem, the site co-existed alongside MiGente and Asian Avenue, all serving the respective communities as suggested by the URLs although each site was open to users of all backgrounds.
In full transparency, NewsOne is owned by Urban One, Inc. and BP operates under the same umbrella along with other media properties. Urban One rebooted the site in recent times and has encouraged users to come on back home.
BlackPlanet is trending on Twitter at the moment and we’ve got reactions below.
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US probes Tesla Autopilot, steering wheels that can come off
DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a fatal crash involving a Tesla suspected of using an automated driving system when it ran into a parked firetruck in California.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is launching a special crash-investigation team to probe the Feb. 18 crash involving a Tesla Model S and a ladder truck from the Contra Costa County fire department.
The firetruck probe is part of a larger investigation by the agency into multiple instances of Teslas using the automaker's Autopilot system crashing into parked emergency vehicles that are tending to other crashes. NHTSA has become more aggressive in pursuing safety problems with Teslas in the past year, announcing multiple recalls and investigations.
The driver of the 2014 Tesla Model S was killed in the crash and a passenger critically injured. Four firefighters were treated for minor injuries, and the $1.4 million ladder truck was damaged.
NHTSA is investigating how the Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways. At least 14 Teslas have crashed into emergency vehicles nationwide while using the system.
Automated driving systems aren't always involved in the crashes that NHTSA sends investigators to. For instance, the Ohio State Highway Patrol determined that a Tesla that hit one of its patrol cars in November was not operating on "any type of autonomous mode."
Authorities said the California firetruck had its lights on and was parked diagonally on a highway to protect responders to an earlier accident that did not result in injuries.
Lewis Broschard III, chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, said his department is concerned about the risks that inattentive drivers pose to themselves, passengers and first responders.
"These unnecessary deaths, injuries, risks to firefighters, and loss of valuable equipment are all preventable," he said, urging drivers to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles.
"Recent reports of automobiles that may have been operating automated driving systems crashing into parked emergency vehicles at the scene of an emergency is a serious concern for the safety of our firefighters and paramedics and the public we are serving," Rob Brown Jr., CEO of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, said in an email.
A NHTSA spokeswoman said she couldn't comment on an open investigation when asked if the Teslas are posing a danger to emergency workers.
NHTSA has been scrutinizing Teslas more intensely in the past year, seeking several recalls and opening investigations.
Earlier Wednesday, the agency posted documents revealing an investigation of steering wheels that can detach from the steering column on as many as 120,000 Model Y SUVs.
The agency said it received two complaints in which 2023 Model Ys were delivered to customers with a missing bolt holding the wheel to the steering column. A friction fit held the steering wheels on, but they separated when force was exerted as the SUVs were driven.
The agency says in documents posted on its website Wednesday that both incidents happened while the SUVs had low mileage on them.
In one complaint filed with NHTSA, an owner said he was driving with his family in Woodbridge, New Jersey, when the steering wheel suddenly came off on Jan. 29, five days after the vehicle was purchased. The owner wrote that he was able to pull toward the road divider. There were no injuries.
It was a "horrible experience," the car's owner, Prerak Patel, told The Associated Press. He said he was in the freeway's left lane when the steering wheel came off and was lucky the road was straight and he was able to stop the car at the divider.
Messages were left seeking comment from Tesla, which is based in Austin, Texas.
At first a Tesla service center gave Patel a cost estimate of $103.96 to repair the problem. The service center apologized in what appear to be text messages posted on Twitter.
When Patel wrote that he had lost faith in Tesla and asked for a refund, the service center removed the charge.
Patel was later given the option of keeping the car or getting it replaced with a new one. Patel said he chose a replacement.
Patel said he's a fan of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and has invested a large chunk of his savings in Tesla stock, which closed Wednesday down 3%.
"My kids were a little scared to ride in a loaner Tesla and, as a parent, we are able to restore their confidence," Patel said. He said he hopes Tesla will investigate and improve its quality control.
Detached steering wheels are rare in the industry, but not unprecedented. In February, Nissan recalled about 1,000 Ariya electric vehicles for a similar problem.
NHTSA also has opened investigations during the past three years into Teslas braking suddenly for no reason, suspension problems and other issues.
In February, NHTSA pressured Tesla into recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with "Full Self-Driving" software because the system can break traffic laws. The system is being tested on public roads by as many as 400,000 Tesla owners. But NHTSA said in documents that it can make unsafe actions such as traveling straight through an intersection from a turn-only lane, going through a yellow traffic light without proper caution or failing to respond to speed limit changes.
The U.S. Justice Department also has asked Tesla for documents from Tesla about "Full Self-Driving" and Autopilot.
Tesla says in its owners manual that neither Autopilot nor "Full Self-Driving" can drive themselves, and that owners must be ready to intervene at all times.
NHTSA has sent investigators to 35 Tesla crashes in which automated systems are suspected of being used. Nineteen people have died in those crashes, including two motorcyclists.
Michigan House approves repeal of state's right-to-work law
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan's Democratic-led House approved legislation Wednesday that would repeal the state's "right-to-work" law that was passed more than a decade ago when Republicans controlled the Statehouse.
Repealing the law, which prohibits public and private unions from requiring that nonunion employees pay union dues even if the union bargains on their behalf, has been a top priority for Democrats since they took full control of the state government this year.
"This bill is not about making history. It is about restoring the rights of workers from whose work we've all benefited," Rep. Jim Haadsma, a Battle Creek Democrat, said on the House floor prior to the vote.
Supporters of the repeal, who poured into the gallery above the House chambers, cheered loudly as the legislation passed along party lines late Wednesday. Legislation restoring the state's prevailing wage law, which requires contractors hired for state projects to pay union-level wages, was also approved by the House.
Both bills will need to pass the state Senate before being sent to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for final approval.
A $1 million appropriation was attached to both bills prior to the House vote that Republican House Leader Matt Hall said would make them "referendum-proof." Michigan law says the "power of referendums" does not extend to bills with appropriations attached.
Whitmer previously wrote in a government accountability plan that if "a non-appropriations bill has a dollar amount added to circumvent the people's right to a referendum," she would veto it.
The House Labor Committee advanced the repeal, in addition to the legislation that would restore the state's prevailing wage law, early Wednesday as supporters and opponents of the bills packed the main committee room and three overflow areas. The committee allowed just over an hour of testimony, predominately from supporters of the repeal, before voting to advance the bills.
"We don't want the government telling two private parties what they can agree to in negotiations," said Jonathan Byrd, president of the South Central Michigan AFL-CIO. "That is what right-to-work does."
Whitmer commended the committee for putting "Michigan workers first," saying in a statement that "working people should always have basic freedoms in the workplace without interference from the government."
House Republicans argued in the committee that the public showed its support of right-to-work when voters rejected a 2012 constitutional amendment that aimed to protect the right to organize and bargain collectively. They also complained that the bills were being rushed through and that more debate was needed.
Haadsma, who chairs the House Labor Committee, said the committee "had to accomplish this today so we can accomplish this by spring break," referring to the Legislature's two-week break that begins March 23.
When the Legislature passed the right-to-work legislation in 2012, thousands of union supporters descended on the Capitol to protest. The law dealt a devastating blow to organized labor in a state that had played an important role in the growth of the U.S. labor movement, though unions have lost significant power in the region over the past decade.
The year before, neighboring Wisconsin under Republican Gov. Scott Walker proposed all-but ending collective bargaining for most public workers. It sent off weeks of protests that grew to as large as 100,000 people and led Democratic state senators to leave the state in a failed attempt to stop the bill's passage.
Four years later, after he had said he wouldn't go after union rights of private sector workers, Walker signed a right-to-work law for Wisconsin.
Court records show political pressure behind Fox programming
NEW YORK — In May 2018, the nation's top Republicans needed help. So they called on the founder of Fox News, Rupert Murdoch.
President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were trying to stop West Virginia Republicans from nominating Don Blankenship, who had been convicted of violating mine safety standards during a lethal accident in one of his coal mines, to challenge the state's incumbent senator, Democrat Joe Manchin.
"Both Trump and McConnell are appealing for help to beat unelectable former mine owner who served time," Murdoch wrote to executives at Fox News, according to court records released this week. "Anything during day helpful, but Sean (Hannity) and Laura (Ingraham) dumping on him hard might save the day."
Murdoch's prodding, revealed in court documents that are part of a defamation lawsuit by a voting systems company, is one example showing how Fox became actively involved in politics instead of simply reporting or offering opinions about it. The revelations pose a challenge to the credibility of the most watched cable news network in the U.S. at the outset of a new election season in which Trump is again a leading player, having declared his third run for the White House.
Blankenship, who ended up losing the primary, said in an interview Wednesday that he felt the change right away, with the network's coverage taking a harsher turn in the final hours before the primary.
"They were very smart about elections — they did their dumping the day before the election, so I had no time to react," said Blankenship, who filed a separate, unsuccessful libel suit against Fox.
On Wednesday, the network characterized Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit as a flagrant attack on the First Amendment and said the company had taken statements out of context. According to Fox, that included an acknowledgement by Murdoch that he shared with Jared Kushner, the head of Trump's reelection campaign and the president's son-in-law, an ad for Joe Biden's presidential campaign that was to air on his network. Fox said the ad Murdoch forwarded to Kushner was already publicly available on YouTube and at least one television station.
"Dominion has been caught red handed again using more distortions and misinformation in their PR campaign to smear Fox News and trample on freedom of speech and freedom of the press," Fox said in a statement.
Fox has long been seen as a power in GOP politics with its large conservative fan base. But thousands of pages of documents released this week in the libel suit filed by Dominion show how the network blurred the line between journalism and party politics. Dominion sued after it became the target of 2020 election conspiracy theories, often promoted on Fox's airwaves.
Murdoch also told executives at Fox News to promote the benefits of Trump's 2017 tax cut legislation and give extra attention to Republican Senate hopefuls, the documents show. He wanted the network "banging on" Biden's low-profile presidential campaign during the height of the pandemic in 2020.
Nicole Hemmer, a Vanderbilt University history professor and author of the book "Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s," said revelations in the lawsuit puncture Fox's long argument that there is a dividing line between its news and opinion sides.
"The real revelation here is how much of a fiction that division is," Hemmer said. "Some who know Fox have argued that for awhile, but now we have real evidence."
Hemmer cited text messages disclosed in the court documents from early November 2020 sent by Fox's chief political correspondent, Bret Baier, urging the network's leaders to retract its correct election night call that President Joe Biden won Arizona. Baier advocated for putting Arizona "back in his column," referring to Trump.
In the days after the election, as Trump was making increasingly wild allegations that fraud cost him the White House, Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan Murdoch, who is executive chairman of the Fox Corp., texted with Fox News chief executive officer Suzanne Scott in alarm about a Trump rally.
"News guys have to be careful how they cover this rally," Lachlan Murdoch wrote, according to the legal documents. "So far some of the side comments are slightly anti, and they shouldn't be. The narrative should be this huge celebration of the president. Etc."
Some of Fox's politicking — like star host Sean Hannity's frequent conversations with Trump during his presidency — is well known. But court papers show how Rupert Murdoch, the boss, inserted himself in the action, too.
Murdoch emailed Scott in November 2017 and urged her to promote Trump's tax cut proposal, which had passed the House and was nearing a Senate vote.
"Once they pass this bill we must tell our viewers again and again what they will get," Murdoch wrote in the email, included in the court records. "Terrific, I understand, for all under $150k."
After the first presidential debate in 2020, a "horrified" Murdoch told Kushner that Trump should be more restrained in the next debate. (Trump canceled that event.)
"That was advice from a friend to a friend," Murdoch said in his deposition. "It wasn't advice from Fox Corporation or in my capacity at Fox."
"What's the difference?" asked Dominion's lawyer, Justin A. Turner.
"You've been — keep asking me questions as head of Fox," Murdoch said. "It's a different role being a friend."
Murdoch's email banter with Kushner led to the exchange of the Biden ad, according to court records. That exchange is now the subject of a complaint from the liberal watchdog group Media Matters for America to the Federal Elections Commission, arguing Fox made an illegal contribution to the Trump campaign by giving it information about Biden's advertisements. Fox said the sharing of public information can't be considered a contribution.
Court records show that on Sept. 25, 2020, Murdoch emailed Kushner that "my people tell me" that Biden's ads "are a lot better creatively than yours. Just passing it on."
The same month, Murdoch wondered in an email to Col Allan, the former editor of the Murdoch-owned New York Post, "how can anyone vote for Biden?" Allen responded that Biden's "only hope is to stay in his basement and not face serious questions."
"Just made sure Fox banging on about these issues," Murdoch responded, according to court records. "If the audience talks the theme will spread."
Maine motorists appeal to keep naughty vanity license plates
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine vegan whose custom license plate contains the word "tofu" is one of the motorists caught in a state crackdown on vulgar tags.
Car owners across the United States can pay an extra fee to customize license plates, sparking creativity and personality but causing headaches for state officials who have to decide what's acceptable.
Maine had for several years allowed people to put just about any combination of letters and numbers on their vehicle plates, including words and phrases that other states would ban. But the state decided to change course and this year recalled 274 plates it deemed inappropriate.
Some people are fighting back.
So far the state has rejected all of the appeals, including one brought by the vegan whose license plate referenced tofu.
The state concluded the license plate "LUVTOFU" could've been seen as a reference to sex instead of admiration for bean curd. The motorist insisted there was no mistaking his intent because the back of his car had several tofu-related stickers.
"It's my protest against eating meat and animal products," Peter Starostecki, the disappointed motorist, said after a zoom session with a hearing examiner for the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Heather Libby and her best friend grudgingly gave up their matching license plates that contained a word for a female dog.
"People are so sensitive nowadays," said Libby, of Jonesport, after a hearing examiner rejected her appeal. "I just think it's foolish."
When the state effectively ended the review process for so-called vanity license plates in 2015, some residents filled their plates with all manner of profanities, including F-bombs, either spelled out or abbreviated.
Residents in a state known for being laconic and even-tempered soon were sporting uncensored plates pairing the F-word with "snow," "haters," and "ALS," — the incurable neurodegenerative disease.
After license plate freedoms spiraled out of control, the Maine Legislature directed the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to reestablish a system for vetting the state's roughly 120,000 vanity license plates.
The new rules ban derogatory references to age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion or disability. Also banned is language that incites violence, or is considered obscene.
Restored as censors, Maine's vehicular officials now walk a similar tightrope as their colleagues in other states.
In 2020, a federal judge ruled that California's ban on plates that are "offensive to good taste and decency" was overly broad, and violated constitutional rights to free speech. Earlier this year, Texas officials rejected a license plate similar to Starostecki's — "LVTOFU" — leading to rebukes from an animal rights group.
Maine's rules were narrowly crafted to pass legal muster, officials said.
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said motorists have the freedom to express themselves, but she said that they should do it on a bumper sticker, not a state-issued license plate.
"We have a public interest in keeping phrases and words that are profane or may incite violence off the roadways," she said.
She said she's happy that most motorists have relinquished their objectionable license plates without a fight. So far, there have been only 13 appeals, but there could be more.
If a motorist loses an appeal to a hearing examiner, then they can sue in Superior Court. So far, no one has taken that step.
As for Starostecki, he was offered another license plate that had become available, V3GAN. But he decided he was done with vanity plates. He's awaiting a new license plate — a boring one randomly selected by the state.
Libby, who lost her B-word plate, got a custom plate celebrating her dog Zeus, named for the mythical god of thunder. "That could be offensive to someone because it's a Greek god," she quipped. "But I hope not."
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's President Gabriel Boric shook up his cabinet Tuesday in an effort to relaunch his government less than 48 hours after he was dealt a resounding blow when citizens overwhelmingly rejected a new progressive constitution he had championed.
Boric, 36, changed the leadership of six ministries in what marked the first cabinet shake-up since he became Chile’s youngest president in March and has since suffered a precipitous plunge in his approval ratings.
“I’m changing this cabinet, thinking about our country,” Boric said, qualifying the shake-up as “painful but necessary.”
“This is, maybe, I don’t think I have to hide it, one of the most politically difficult moments that I’ve had to face,” he aded.
The shake-up does not come as a surprise. Boric, who had been a big proponent of adopting the proposed constitution, had previewed there would be changes coming to his administration during a televised address Sunday night, shortly after results showed Chileans had voted overwhelmingly against the proposed constitution.
The opposition had also said they were expecting changes to Boric’s team with some conservative leaders refusing to meet with the president to begin talking about a new constitutional process until there was a change in his government.
While the press waited for Boric to unveil his new ministers, sirens could be heard and the smell of tear gas was evident from a nearby protest as hundreds of students marched through the streets of Chile’s capital of Santiago.
There were isolated clashes between demonstrators downtown with law enforcement that tried to disperse protesters in what marked the first important street demonstration since the constitution lost in Sunday’s plebiscite.
Izkia Siches, the former interior minister, was the biggest name to leave the cabinet but probably the most expected as her tenure had been marked by controversy. Carolina Tohá is taking her place.
Another strong Boric ally, Giorgio Jackson, was ousted from the post of secretary general of the presidency and will take on the role of social development minister. Ana Lya Uriarte is taking his place.
Boric also swore in new health, energy and science ministers.
Although polls had predicted Chileans would vote against the proposed constitution, the 24-point margin of victory for the rejection camp was a shocking repudiation of a document that was three years in the making and crafted by a constitutional convention that had been engulfed in controversy.
“We must listen to the voice of the people and walk alongside the people,” Boric said.
The process to write the constitution that Chileans rejected on Sunday began in 2019, when the country exploded in student-led street protests sparked by a hike in public transportation prices that quickly morphed into broader demands for greater equality and more social protections.
The following year, just under 80% of Chileans voted in favor of changing the constitution. Then in 2021, they elected delegates to a constitutional convention to write a new charter that would replace the one imposed by a military dictatorship led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago.
Boric had been a big proponent of the document that would have enshrined a string of new rights and at least some voters saw the plebiscite on the constitutional proposal as a referendum on his administration.
Despite the rejection, political leaders on all sides, as well as Chileans as a whole, largely agree that the constitution needs to change but it remains unclear how a new proposal will be written.
Whatever document the new convention comes up with is also likely to be far less ambitious than the 388-article proposed charter. The charter draft characterized Chile as a plurinational state, would have established autonomous Indigenous territories, prioritized the environment and gender parity and introduced rights to free education, health care and housing, among other issues. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Chile-s-Boric-shakes-up-cabinet-after-17422659.php | 2022-09-06 19:26:38 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Chile-s-Boric-shakes-up-cabinet-after-17422659.php |
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PREVIOUS OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS
· Jimmy’s Barbershop in Allentown has moved to 822 N. 19th Street
· Air Products and Chemicals Inc.'s chosen warehouse developer, Prologis Inc., will have to wait until July 13 for a final decision by Upper Macungie Township's zoning hearing board on 2.61 million square feet of warehouses.
· Chubby's of Southside Easton has added Krispy Krunchy Chicken to its offerings and name.
· Curaleaf Holdings Inc., which operates in the U.S. and Europe, will open a medical-marijuana dispensary at 1801 Airport Road, Hanover Township.
· Habitat for Humanity, which has "ReStores" that sell new and lightly used furniture, has leased 30,000 square feet at the South Mall.
· Nat Hyman's bid to convert an old warehouse at 938 Washington St. in Allentown into 48 apartments did not win zoning hearing board approval this week after neighbors said more housing would make an on-street parking shortage worse.
· Members 1st Federal Credit Union opened a new branch this week at 5605 Hamilton Blvd, Trexlertown. It's one of five planned for the Lehigh Valley.
· A Turkish restaurant has relocated from one downtown to another, taking its fresh ingredients and cozy atmosphere from Nazareth to 200 Main St., Tatamy.
· The Tennessee Titans have chosen Allentown-based Shift4 Payments to handle payments at Nissan Stadium.
· Wells Fargo Bank held ribbon-cutting at its downtown Allentown branch at 740 Hamilton St.
· The Wiz Kidz outlet at the Madison Farms residential/retail development in Bethlehem Township will hold a grand reopening and ribbon-cutting at noon on July 15.
· Bad Biscuit Company, which offered breakfast with scratch-made biscuits, freshly baked pastry and local, small-batch artisan coffee, said it will cease operations at 16 Columbia Ave. in Reading after its July 1 hours.
· FastBridge Fiber has announced it will build an all-fiber cable network that will offer ultra-fast internet in the Reading area.
· Hamid Chaudhry has said he no longer plans to move forward with pursuing a food truck park he previously proposed on the site of the former Sheetz convenience store and gas station in Exeter Township at 6600 Perkiomen Ave. (Route 422 East).
· The Maxatawny Township Planning Commission has OK'd a proposal for a Mavis Discount Tire store in the Kutztown Road shopping center that features a Giant supermarket.
· Valentino's Italian restaurant has gotten Maxatawny Township's approval to remain open when the state transportation department takes one-third of its parking lot to build a traffic roundabout at the intersection of Route 222 and Long Lane.
· Pocono Mountain Harley-Davidson, under new ownership, will hold a "Grand Re-Opening Bash" July 9 and July 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
· Sauce West End plans to open in a former Rita's Italian Ice, just off Route 209 across from the Tractor Supply store in Brodheadsville.
· The Surgery Center of Pottsville, which offered medical procedure services for 16 years in Cressona Mall. will close June 28.
· Wells Fargo has closed its branch office in Langhorne, near the intersection with Maple Avenue.
· The latest PrimoHoagies location in New Jersey held a grand opening at 1930 State Route 57, Hackettstown.
· A new Tractor Supply Co. store in Warren County will have its grand opening in the former Toys 'R' Us store in Pohatcong Plaza on July 9.
· Hunter Pocono Peterbilt plans to move Pocono Township operations to Stroudsburg.
· Coal Winery and Kitchen at 81 Broad St., Bethlehem, has closed as its owner searches for a new location for the business, according to its Facebook page.
· Lowhill Township supervisors approved a 312,120-square-foot commercial warehouse and distribution center on a 43.4-acre tract on the west side of Route 100, south of the Kernsville Road intersection.
· The Mint Gastropub at 1223 W. Broad St., Bethlehem, announced that it has temporarily closed to undergo a merger with a "well-known restaurant group" from Bethlehem.
· The Slatington Farmers Market opened its 28,000-square-foot showroom, which includes space for 53 vendors, as well as a 4,000-square-foot event space.
· St. Luke's University Health Network opened a new pediatric inpatient unit next to the eight-bed pediatric intensive care unit at St. Luke's University Hospital – Bethlehem.
· 25th Asian House opened at the location of the former Tin Tin Chinese restaurant in the 25th Street Shopping Center in Palmer Township.
· The Chick-Fil-A in Broadcasting Square shopping center in Spring Township was razed to make way for a new, expanded facility for the popular chicken sandwich restaurant.
· Plans for drive-thru locations of a Chipotle and a Starbucks at the intersection of Ivy League Drive and Kutztown Road were rejected by Maxatawny Township planners.
· Cumru Township plannes reviewed preliminary plans for NorthPoint-Morgantown Commerce Center, a 738,720-square-foot warehouse to be built on 75.2 acres at Morgantown Road (State Route 10) and Freemansville Road.
· Kutztown University has plans to expand its historic Poplar House to 13,161 square feet with an addition around its side and back, but keep the 129-year-old structure intact.
· A wine store and beverage outlet could be coming to a new two-unit building along the commercial strip of Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East in Lehighton, Carbon County.
· ChristianaCare, a Delaware health care organization, has announced it will buy the former Jennersville Hospital in West Grove, Chester County.
· Garden of Health Inc. celebrated the opening of the food bank's new warehouse at 201 Church Road, North Wales, in Montgomery County.
· Silverline Trailers Inc. opened its first location in Pennsylvania and in the Northeast at 223 Porter Road, Pottstown, where it sells utility, cargo, dump, equipment and car hauler trailers.
· A new smoothie and bowl restaurant, Sips & Berries, opened at 285 Maple Ave., Harleysville, in Montgomery County.
· Terrain on the Parkway offers 160 new 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom apartments at 1625 Lehigh Parkway East in Allentown.
· Lehigh Valley native Don Wenner is moving his real estate investment and finance firm DLP Capital from Bethlehem to Allentown at 835 W. Hamilton St.
· While Wells Fargo has been the leader in closing banks lately, it will hold a ribbon-cutting for its new downtown Allentown office at 740 Hamilton St. on June 30.
· If you're in the market for sterling silver jewelry, minerals and semi-precious gemstones, C& I Minerals is now operating at the South Mall at 3300 Lehigh St. in Allentown.
· The Allentown-based utility company PPL Corp. bought a major Rhode Island utility.
· Ownership at Martellucci's Pizzeria in Bethlehem has changed, but Paul and Donna Hlavinka and their family are running the pizza place at 1419 Easton Ave., just as it has been operated for 49 years.
· Dr. Jacob Kasprenski's new Kasprenski Family Eye Care opened at 1088 Howertown Road, Catasauqua.
· Josie's New York Deli in downtown Easton closed early in the COVID-19 pandemic, but a June 13 Historic District Commission meeting approved a request for a new sign at its building at 14 Centre Square.
· Zekraft cafe has opened its second location in the Easton Silk Mill in Easton. The first Zekraft restaurant was opened in Bethlehem. The restaurants' menus change frequently, with a focus on local ingredients.
· Manta Massage at 319 Main St., Emmaus, will hold its grand opening on July 10 starting at 11 a.m.
· The former Iron Lakes Country Club, constructed in the late 1950s and early 1960s, will operate at 3625 Shankweiler Road in North Whitehall Township under its new name, The Club at Twin Lakes.
· Prologis, a titan in the logistics industry, will own and operate three warehouses proposed in Upper Macungie Township at the former Air Products headquarters campus at 7201 Hamilton Blvd.
· Lehigh Valley Health Network ceremonially opened its first Carbon County hospital — a $78 million, 100,578-square-foot facility at 2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East in Mahoning Township.
· Pocono Township commissioners voted to accept Swiftwater Solar's preliminary final plan for the $111 million, 80-megawatt field on a private 644-acre site on top of Bear Mountain that would include about 200,000 solar panels.
· Firetree Ltd. wants to expand its in-patient rehab operation at the former Sands Ford auto dealership at 440 N Claude A Lord Blvd. (Route 61), Pottsville.
· A Dunkin' in Schuylkill County located at 400 Terry Rich Blvd., St. Clair, has become just the fourth location of the donut and coffee chain to go entirely digital.
· The Conservatory music school in Bucks County will close after 34 years, and school officials say the COVID-19 pandemic is the cause. The nonprofit, located at 4059 Skyron Drive, Doylestown, will close June 30.
· A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Arby's will be built on the site of the former Ahart's Market on Route 22 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
· Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce offices and the Unity Bank Center for Business & Entrepreneurship will be located at 119 Main St., Flemington.
· Honeygrow opens Quakertown location, next to Chipotle on Route 309, on June 3.
· Dunkin' reopens remodeled restaurant at 1174 MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township
· Muse Modern Med Spa at 325 Fifth St. in Whitehall Township will hold a grand opening June 4.
· Around Again, a consignment store, opened at 154 S. Main St., Phillipsburg
· Steak and Steel Hibachi, a restaurant in the works at 44 W. Walnut St., Bethlehem, still plans on opening late this summer.
· Take It Outdoors Recreation Hub has moved to a spot along the Schuylkill River Trail at Riverfront Park in Pottstown, Montgomery County
· Pedego Electric Bikes has a new outlet in Lambertville, N.J. at 13 N. Union St.
· Amanda Vachris has opened a new Keller Williams Real Estate office at 15 St. John St. in Schuylkill Haven.
· Easton's new West Ward Market will open Wednesday and be open on Wednesday's through the summer from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The market, created by the Greater Easton Development Partnership, will sell fresh produce on 12th Street, next to Paxinosa Elementary School.
· Ciao Sandwich Shoppe is adding a second location, this time on College Hill in Easton. Ciao plans to open at 325 Cattell St. in late summer. Ciao already operates in downtown Easton at 12 N. Third St
· Ma's Crepes and Cakes will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting June 16 at 46 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. The celebration starts at 5 p.m., with the ribbon cutting at 5:45 p.m.
· Bethlehem's Back Door Bakeshop will reopen as a wholesale operation at 7 E. Church St. in the city's historic district. The business was open for nine years as a retail outlet at Broad and Center streets, before announcing in March that it would close the storefront April 3 and "go back to its origins as a wholesale business."
·The Beef Baron on Catasauqua Road in Bethlehem is closed indefinitely for renovations
· The Brothers That Just Do Gutters are opening a new location in Allentown at 1302 N. 18th St.
· St. John Chrysostom Academy, an Orthodox school serving grades 1-9 starting this fall, held a grand opening at its St. Francis Center, Bethlehem, campus.
· Easton Commons, a shopping center anchored by Giant Foods at 2920 Easton Ave., Bethlehem Township, has a new name: The Shops at Bethlehem.
· Carbon County is getting a taste of Brazil at Uai Brasil BBQ at 315 Lehigh Ave. in Palmerton.
· The Keystone Pub in Bethlehem Township, at 3259 Easton Avenue, has reopened after a lengthy and expensive renovation.
· The Trading Post Depot opened at 401 Northampton St., Easton. The rustic furniture store makes custom tables for dining rooms, desktops, conference centers and more.
· The Easton area has a new gym: Homemade Fitness at 444 Cedarville Road in Williams Township.
· Il Gaetano Ristorante opened at its 665 Columbus Ave., Phillipsburg, location.
· Ciao! Sandwich Shoppe to open second location on College Hill in Easton, replacing The Kettle Room
· Rene and Grisellies Benique have opened Ezekiel 47 Cafe at 10 S. Fifth Ave., off Fifth and Penn avenues, in West Reading.
· Alter Ego Salon and Day Spa in Emmaus is holding a grand opening Sunday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a ribbon cutting at noon.
· Origen Latin Fusion has opened at the site of the former Tomcat Cafe in Sinking Spring, Berks County.
· Sellersville Senior Residences will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 24. The Bucks County affordable-housing community for adults 55 and older has 50 apartments, with eight allocated for people with behavioral health needs.
· The House and Barn in Emmaus has opened its Shed outdoor dining and cigar bar area. The House and Barn is at 1449 Chestnut St. in Emmaus.
· Realtor Amanda Vachris and the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting at Vachris's new Keller Williams Real Estate office at 15 St. John St., Schuylkill Haven, at 4 p.m. on May 24.
· Il Gaetano Ristorante will hold a grand opening on Friday, May 20, at 5:30 p.m. The 665 Columbus Ave., Phillipsburg.
· First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union will hold a grand opening at its new headquarters in Trexlertown, 6126 Hamilton Blvd., on May 18.
· Vinyl Press Signs & Graphics has relocated within Emmaus. The new site is 15 S. Second St., not far from the former Sixth Street location.
· Pedro's Cafe in Emmaus to close
· SV Sports (formerly Schuylkill Valley Sports) to close Quakertown location
· Flemington DIY will host a Grand Re-Opening on May 14 at 26 Stangl Road, Flemington. The celebration will kick off at 10 a.m.
· Elpedio’s Ristorante at Seipsville opened at 2912 Old Nazareth Road in Easton. The restaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday.
· Uai Brazil opened at 315 Lehigh Ave, Palmerton, offering both a seated or buffet option.
· Colombian Mex Restaurant opened at 107 E Union Blvd in Bethlehem, offering traditional Colombian cuisine.
· Precision Ink opened at 161 W Berwick St. in Easton.
· King Wing opened a location in Bethlehem at 129 E. Third St., serving wings and sandwiches. | https://www.wfmz.com/business/thermo-fisher-expected-to-report-increase-in-year-on-year-revenue-for-2q/article_5dc3d0ae-0dae-11ed-8037-733e8e218a75.html | 2022-07-27 14:37:22 | 0 | https://www.wfmz.com/business/thermo-fisher-expected-to-report-increase-in-year-on-year-revenue-for-2q/article_5dc3d0ae-0dae-11ed-8037-733e8e218a75.html |
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials reported another death and several more cases of vision loss from illnesses linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.
The bacteria has infected 81 people, including four who died and 14 who lost vision, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. That’s up from three deaths and eight cases of vision loss reported in March. The CDC also said four people have undergone surgery to remove an eyeball due to the infections.
The outbreak is considered particularly worrisome because the bacteria driving it — Pseudomonas aeruginosa — is resistant to standard antibiotics.
Investigators say most of the patients had used certain brands of eyedrops, and products from EzriCare and Delsam Pharma were recalled in February. At least seven patients were diagnosed after the recall.
After the recall, U.S. health inspectors visited the plant in India that made the eyedrops and uncovered problems with how the drops were made and tested, including inadequate sterility measures.
Cases have been reported from 18 states — California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
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Gong also recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area for the third consecutive year
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine today honored Gong as one of the 2022 Best Workplaces for Millennials™. This is Gong's first time on the prestigious list and comes a month after Gong was named one of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area for the third consecutive year. In the Great Place to Work survey, 93% of Gong's employees said Gong is a great place to work, which is 36% higher than the average U.S. company.
Great Place to Work measured the differences in over 413,000 Millennials' survey responses to those of other generations taken from America's largest ongoing annual workforce study of over 1 million employee survey responses. The study also includes data from companies that represent more than 6.1 million U.S. employees.
"We're gratified to see our reputation as a great employer continue to grow," said Gong Chief People Officer Sandi Kochhar. "Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are intrinsic to our company culture. By encouraging employees to bring their authentic selves to work every day, Gong has created an environment of trust that enables people to perform at their best."
The vast majority of Gong employees rated the company highly on key attributes including "when you join the company, you are made to feel welcome," "you can count on people to cooperate" and, "our executives fully embody the best characteristics of our company," according to the survey.
The Best Workplaces for Millennials list is highly competitive. Great Place to Work selected the list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback. Companies were only considered if they are a Great Place to Work-Certified™ organization.
Great Place to Work is the only company culture award in America that selects winners based on how fairly employees are treated. Companies are assessed on how well they are creating a great employee experience that cuts across race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of who employees are or what their role is.
In June, Gong was named one of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area, ranking 17th on the list. In addition, Gong has earned "best workplace" awards over the last several years from a range of other organizations including Forbes, Glassdoor, and Built In.
For more information about joining Gong, please visit https://www.gong.io/careers/
Gong unlocks reality to help people and companies reach their full potential. The Reality Platform™ autonomously empowers customer-facing teams to take advantage of their most valuable assets – customer interactions, which the Gong platform captures and analyzes. Gong then delivers insights at scale, enabling revenue and go-to-market teams to determine the best actions for repeatable winning outcomes. More than 3,000 innovative companies like Morningstar Inc., Paychex, LinkedIn, Shopify, Slack, SproutSocial, Twilio, and Zillow trust Gong to power their business reality. For more information, please visit www.gong.io.
Great Place to Work selected the Best Workplaces for Millennials by gathering and analyzing confidential survey responses from its study of thousands of companies representing more than 6.1 million U.S. employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. Company rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place to Work Trust Index™ survey. Read the full methodology.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan State found a way to finish.
The search continues for No. 4 Kentucky — even with consensus national player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe back in action.
Malik Hall forced two extra periods with dunks off inbounds plays, Mady Sissoko delivered two game-changing slams late in the second overtime, and Michigan State rallied to beat No. 4 Kentucky 86-77 on Tuesday night.
“I just saw (coach) Tom (Izzo) in the hallway and I said you were more prepared to finish than we were,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said.
The Spartans (2-1) were ready thanks in part to what they endured on Friday, when they lost by one point to No. 2 Gonzaga on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln.
But they also got some help when Oscar Tshiebwe, last season’s consensus national player of the year, fouled out late in the first overtime after scoring 22 points and pulling down 18 rebounds in his season debut for the Wildcats (2-1).
Joey Hauser scored 23 points, Hall had 20 and Sissoko had a career-high 16 points with eight rebounds for the Spartans, who spent most of the second half playing catch-up.
Sissoko changed the tenor of the game with his tiebreaking alley-oop slam with 1:45 left in the second OT.
“There's nothing better than seeing Mady going up for a lob because you know it's going to be a dunk,” Hauser said.
And with Tshiebwe on the bench, Michigan State closed it out by outscoring Kentucky 13-1, the final blow coming on another dunk by Sissoko in the final minute.
“Yeah, I set them up. I said, ‘Let’s just go dunk the the damn ball," Izzo said sarcastically. “I like dunks probably because I never could.”
Kentucky led 62-60 near the end of regulation when Tshiebwe lost Hall on an inbound pass. Hall took advantage by dunking with 3.7 seconds left.
“Give them credit, they did what they had to do,” Calipari said. “But the (first) out-of-bounds play, that’s something we never do. We just left him.”
It happened again in the first overtime when Hall broke free as the Spartans moved the ball into the front court. He drove in for the dunk to tie it 71-71 with 1.4 seconds left.
After Cason Wallace's 3-pointer early in the second overtime gave Kentucky a 76-73 lead, the Spartans locked down Kentucky's shooters and pulled away.
BIG PICTURE
Michigan State: Izzo's teams always seem to finish stronger than they start and if these Spartans do that again this season, they could be scary. Despite poor early shooting, they overcome a sluggish start to knock off a top-five team.
Kentucky: The Wildcats returned to the venue from their last loss, a first-round NCAA Tournament defeat to Saint Peter's in March, and left with the same result. Yes, they're big, long, athletic and defend well. But they'll need to develop a closing punch.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Michigan State: The Spartans were unranked in the preseason AP Top 25 and again this week. They'll likely move into the poll after two strong showings against top-five foes.
Kentucky: Calipari's squad didn't need Tshiebwe last week. He missed the first two games while recovering from a knee procedure. But when he's on the floor, the Wildcats are clearly one of the nation's top teams. They may slide a few spots after this loss but will have a chance to recover — if they can beat No. 2 Gonzaga on the road this weekend.
HE'S BACK
Dick Vitale returned to ESPN's broadcast Tuesday night following his battle against cancer. Vitale missed most of last season when his signature voice was impaired by lymphoma and melanoma.
He sat at midcourt, in front of Wildcats fans, and opened the broadcast by thanking everyone who sent text messages and notes of support and acknowledged the famous words of his late friend Jim Valvano — “Don't give up. Don't ever give up” — inspired him to persevere.
HE SAID IT
“That's a really good team and that will be a great team,” Izzo said. “So all you Kentucky fans, don't jump off the ship. I told John, it's illegal to have that many seniors at Kentucky.”
UP NEXT
Michigan State: Hosts Villanova on Friday.
Kentucky: Hosts South Carolina State on Thursday.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1249 PM CDT Wed Aug 31 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Duval
and northwestern Jim Wells Counties through 130 PM CDT...
At 1248 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Alice Acres, or over Alice, moving northwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Alice, San Diego, Ben Bolt, Tecalote, Alice Acres, Rosita and Lake
Alice.
This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 666 and 682.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 2768 9849 2802 9832 2779 9794 2763 9803
2763 9806 2759 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 119DEG 18KT 2774 9810
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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- Broad-Based Demand Drives 8% Sales Growth -
Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023
- Net sales increased 7.8% to $493.7 million; technology segment net sales increased 8.1% to $471.5 million; service revenues increased 7.1% to $65.2 million.
- Adjusted gross billings increased 15.3% to $765.8 million.
- Consolidated gross profit increased 8.4% to $133.3 million.
- Consolidated gross margin was 27.0%, up 10 basis points from last year's quarter.
- Net earnings decreased 9.4% to $28.5 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 0.2% to $50.3 million.
- Diluted earnings per share decreased 8.5% to $1.07. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share decreased 0.8% to $1.29.
First Half Fiscal Year 2023
- Net sales increased 8.8% to $952.1 million; technology segment net sales increased 10.0% to $920.3 million; service revenues increased 10.2% to $128.3 million.
- Adjusted gross billings increased 13.2% to $1,467.7 million.
- Consolidated gross profit increased 8.0% to $246.8 million.
- Consolidated gross margin was 25.9%, compared with 26.1% last year.
- Net earnings decreased 7.5% to $50.8 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 0.2% to $88.6 million.
- Diluted earnings per share decreased 6.4% to $1.91. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share remained at $2.28.
HERNDON, Va., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ePlus inc. (NASDAQ: PLUS), a leading provider of technology and financing solutions, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022.
Management Comment
"ePlus generated strong second quarter growth in sales and gross profit, with an uptick in gross margins, led by solid demand for our security, modern data center, and networking solutions," said Mark Marron, president and chief executive officer of ePlus. "Consolidated net sales increased 7.8%, with balanced growth in products and services driving sales gains across the majority of our end markets and customer segments. During the quarter and year to date, we have been investing in headcount – up 175 people or 11% -- with the majority customer facing, to capture future opportunities and expand our solution portfolio. A portion of the headcount increase was from our acquisition of Future Com, which expanded our security services capabilities and geographic reach in Texas." Our second quarter earnings per share decline of 8.5% reflects the costs of these investments, as well as the impact of foreign currency translation losses, and a challenging year-over-year comparison in our financing segment.
Mr. Marron continued, "ePlus remains an essential partner for our more than 4,200 customers, providing customized solutions and services to manage complex IT infrastructure and accelerate digital transformation. We remain focused on driving sustainable, long-term growth by continuing to expand our capabilities, investing in talent and capturing share in targeted high-growth market segments."
Prior Period Reclassifications due to Stock Split
Reclassifications of prior period amounts related to number of shares and per share amounts have been made to conform to the current period presentation due to the December 13, 2021, two-for-one stock split.
Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Results
For the second quarter ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the second quarter of the prior fiscal year ended September 30, 2021:
Consolidated net sales increased 7.8% to $493.7 million, from $458.0 million.
Technology segment net sales increased 8.1% to $471.5 million, from $436.3 million due to higher sales of product and services. Service revenues increased 7.1% to $65.2 million, from $60.9 million due to increases in managed services. Adjusted gross billings increased 15.3% to $765.8 million from $664.1 million.
Financing segment net sales increased 2.4% to $22.2 million, from $21.7 million due to higher proceeds from sales of leased equipment and early lease buyouts.
Consolidated gross profit increased 8.4% to $133.3 million, from $123.0 million. Consolidated gross margin was 27.0%, up from 26.9% last year due to higher product margin, partially offset by lower service margins caused by increases in third-party costs.
Operating expenses were $89.2 million, up 13.3% from $78.7 million last year, primarily due to increases in salaries and benefits, variable compensation stemming from higher gross profit, advertising and marketing, software license and maintenance, travel expenses, and changes in reserve for credit losses. Our headcount at the end of the quarter was 1,729, up 175 from a year ago, including 25 employees from the Future Com acquisition on July 15, 2022. Of the 175 additional employees, 148 were customer facing employees, including 100 professional services and technical support personnel due to demand for our services.
Consolidated operating income decreased 0.4% to $44.1 million. During the quarter we incurred foreign currency translation losses of $3.9 million.
Our effective tax rate for the current quarter was 29.3%, higher than the prior year quarter of 28.6% due to foreign currency losses incurred in lower tax jurisdictions.
Net earnings decreased 9.4% to $28.5 million.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 0.2% to $50.3 million.
Diluted earnings per share was $1.07, compared with $1.17 in the prior year quarter. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $1.29, compared with $1.30 last year.
First Half Fiscal Year 2023 Results
For the six months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the six months of the prior fiscal year ended September 30, 2021:
Consolidated net sales increased 8.8% to $952.1 million, from $874.7 million.
Technology segment net sales increased 10.0% to $920.3 million, from $836.7 million due to higher sales of product and services. Service revenues increased 10.2% to $128.3 million, from $116.4 million due to increases in professional services and managed services. Adjusted gross billings was $1,467.7 million, an increase of 13.2% from $1,297.1 million.
Financing segment net sales decreased 16.3% to $31.8 million, from $38.0 million, primarily due to lower portfolio earnings and transactional gains.
Consolidated gross profit increased 8.0% to $246.8 million, from $228.5 million. Consolidated gross margin was 25.9%, compared with 26.1% last year.
Operating expenses were $169.5 million, up 11.7% from $151.8 million last year, primarily due to increases in variable compensation stemming from higher gross profit, salaries and benefits, advertising and marketing, software license and maintenance, travel expenses, and changes in reserve for credit losses.
Consolidated operating income increased 0.7% to $77.3 million. During the six months ended September 30, 2022, we incurred foreign currency translation losses of $6.1 million.
Our effective tax rate for the current year period was 28.7%, higher than last year's 28.2%.
Net earnings decreased 7.5% to $50.8 million.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 0.2% to $88.6 million.
Diluted earnings per share was $1.91, compared with $2.04 in the prior year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share remained at $2.28.
Balance Sheet Highlights
As of September 30, 2022, ePlus had cash and cash equivalents of $99.5 million, compared with $155.4 million as of March 31, 2022. Inventory, which represents equipment ordered by customers but not yet delivered, increased 77.3% from March 31, 2022 due to ongoing projects with customers coupled with continued supply chain constraints. Total stockholders' equity was $705.6 million, compared with $660.7 million as of March 31, 2022. Total shares outstanding were 26.9 million on September 30, 2022 and March 31, 2022.
Summary and Outlook
"Our balanced sales growth through the first half of fiscal 2023, coupled with the 13% year-to-date growth in our adjusted gross billings, underscore the fundamental health of our business and continued demand in the IT market for the types of fundamental solutions we provide including digital transformation, cloud services, and security. Despite economic uncertainty, we believe businesses and organizations remain committed to investing in a broad range of technology solutions that enhance efficiency, mitigate risk and drive success. Backed by our robust offering of products and services, ePlus remains well positioned for this environment, and we continue to focus on maximizing our growth through investments in our team and our capabilities."
Mr. Marron concluded, "As we look toward the remainder of fiscal 2023, we are confident that we are well positioned to capture IT spend despite broader economic uncertainties. Our open orders and backlog remain strong, but are still subject to supply chain constraints, which remain a persistent challenge, affecting both product and services revenues. We remain diligent in minimizing the impact to our customers by leveraging our extensive vendor network and offering innovative alternative solutions."
Recent Corporate Developments/Recognitions
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Conference Call Information
ePlus will hold a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET on November 3, 2022:
The replay of this webcast will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and be available through November 12, 2022.
About ePlus inc.
ePlus has an unwavering and relentless focus on leveraging technology to create inspired and transformative business outcomes for its customers. Offering a robust portfolio of solutions, as well as a full set of consultative and managed services across the technology spectrum, ePlus has proudly achieved more than 30 years of success in the business, carrying customers forward through adversity, rapidly changing environments, and other obstacles. ePlus is a trusted advisor, bringing expertise, credentials, talent and a thorough understanding of innovative technologies, spanning security, cloud, data center, networking, collaboration and emerging solutions, to organizations across all industry segments. With complete lifecycle management services and flexible payment solutions, ePlus' more than 1,700 associates are focused on cultivating positive customer experiences and are dedicated to their craft, harnessing new knowledge while applying decades of proven experience. ePlus is headquartered in Virginia, with offices in the United States, UK, Europe, and Asia‐Pacific. For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com. Connect with ePlus on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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Forward-looking statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements." Actual and anticipated future results may vary materially due to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic including but not limited to the impact and severity of new variants, vaccine efficacy and immunization rates, the closure of non-essential businesses and other associated governmental containment actions, and the increase in cyber-security attacks that have occurred while employees work remotely; national and international political instability fostering uncertainty and volatility in the global economy including exposure to fluctuation in foreign currency rates, interest rates, and inflation, increases in our costs which may result in adverse changes in our gross profit and/or price increases to our customers which may result in adverse changes in our gross profit; reduction of vendor incentives provided to us; significant and rapid inflation may cause price, wage, and interest rate increases, as well as increases in operating costs which may impact the arrangements that have pricing commitments over the term of the agreement; our ability to successfully perform due diligence and integrate acquired businesses; disruptions or a security breach in our or our vendors' IT systems and data and audio communication networks; supply chain issues, including a shortage of IT products, may increase our costs or cause a delay in fulfilling customer orders, or increase our need for working capital, or completing professional services, or purchasing IT products or services needed to support our internal infrastructure or operations, resulting in an adverse impact on our financial results; the possibility of goodwill impairment charges in the future; significant adverse changes in, reductions in, or losses of relationships with one or more of our larger volume customers or vendors; a possible decrease in the capital spending budgets of our customers or a decrease in purchases from us; our ability to raise capital, maintain or increase as needed our lines of credit with vendors or floor planning facility, or obtain debt for our financing transactions or the effect of those changes on our common stock price; the demand for and acceptance of, our products and services; our ability to adapt our services to meet changes in market developments; our ability to implement comprehensive plans for the integration of sales forces, cost containment, asset rationalization, systems integration and other key strategies; the creditworthiness of our customers and our ability to reserve adequately for credit losses; our ability to secure our own and our customers' electronic and other confidential information and remain secure during a cyber-security attack; future growth rates in our core businesses; the impact of competition in our markets; domestic and international economic regulations uncertainty (e.g., tariffs, sanctions, and trade agreements); our reliance on third parties to perform some of our service obligations to our customers, and the reliance on a small number of key vendors in our supply chain with whom we do not have long-term supply agreements, guaranteed price agreements, or assurance of stock availability; the possibility of defects in our products or catalog content data; our ability to adapt to changes in the IT industry and/or rapid changes in product offerings, including the proliferation of the cloud, infrastructure as a service, software as a service and platform as a service; our ability to realize our investment in leased equipment; maintaining and increasing advanced professional services by recruiting and retaining highly skilled, competent personnel and vendor certifications; and other risks or uncertainties detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information set forth in this press release is current as of the date of this release and ePlus undertakes no duty or obligation to update this information.
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP INFORMATION
We included reconciliations below for the following non-GAAP financial measures: (i) Adjusted Gross Billings, (ii) Adjusted EBITDA, (iii) Segment Adjusted EBITDA, (iv) non-GAAP Net Earnings and (v) non-GAAP Net Earnings per Common Share - Diluted.
We define adjusted gross billings as our technology segment net sales calculated in accordance with GAAP, adjusted to exclude the costs incurred related to sales of third-party maintenance, software assurance and subscription/SaaS licenses, and services.
We define adjusted EBITDA as net earnings calculated in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for the following: interest expense, depreciation and amortization, share based compensation, acquisition and integration expense, provision for income taxes, and other income (expense). Segment adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for interest expense, share based compensation, acquisition and integration expenses, and depreciation and amortization. We consider the interest on notes payable from our financing segment and depreciation expense presented within cost of sales, which includes depreciation on assets financed as operating leases, to be operating expenses.
Non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per common share – diluted are based on net earnings calculated in accordance with GAAP, adjusted to exclude other income (expense), share based compensation, and acquisition related amortization expense, and the related tax effects.
Our use of non-GAAP information as analytical tools has limitations, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, might calculate non-GAAP adjusted gross billings, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per common share or similarly titled measures differently, which may reduce their usefulness as comparative measures.
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Skip the lines at Starbucks with this tasty, easy-to-follow recipe
For many people, fall starts as soon as Starbucks and other coffee chains bring pumpkin spice lattes back to their menu. The pumpkin spice latte has become such a beloved beverage that most fans count down the days to its return each year.
But if you love these lattes, you don’t have to venture out to Starbucks when the craving hits. Our coffee expert, Branson Stowell, shared his favorite pumpkin spice latte recipe with us and how you can make it easily at home.
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How to make pumpkin spice milk/syrup
The star of any pumpkin spice latte recipe is the pumpkin spice milk or syrup that gives the latte its warm, fall-centric flavor and rich, creamy texture. To make your own pumpkin spice milk, you’ll need:
- 2 cups milk
- 2 to 3 ½ tablespoons pumpkin puree
- 2 ½ to 3 tablespoons sugar
- ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
While you can use any type of dairy or nondairy milk, Stowell prefers oat milk because it has some sweetness that enhances the other flavors in the mix. You can make your own pumpkin puree by roasting a pumpkin and running it through a food processor. According to Stowell, canned pumpkin puree from your local grocery store works just as well — and can save you valuable time when whipping up these lattes.
The same is true for the pumpkin pie spice itself. You can find pre-mixed bottles at the grocery store, though you’ll usually get a fresher taste if you mix it yourself. Stowell suggests combining freshly grated ginger, nutmeg, ground cloves and cinnamon to make your own pumpkin pie spice. He even recommends adding a pinch of black pepper for some added heat.
Once you have your ingredients prepared, whisk them all together in a saucepan. Bring it to a simmer over medium-high heat, removing it from the stove just before it reaches a boil. Each batch is enough for several drinks, so you can store any unused pumpkin spice milk in a mason jar or other sealed container in your fridge. It should last for about a week.
Keep in mind that you can play around with the amount of each ingredient in the pumpkin spice milk to get the flavor you prefer. For example, Stowell recommends using the full 3 ½ tablespoons of pumpkin puree if you want a stronger pumpkin flavor for your latte — or less if you want a subtle hint of pumpkin. You can also adjust the sugar, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice amounts to get the milk to meet your taste preferences.
How to make a pumpkin spice latte
While waiting for the pumpkin spice milk to simmer on the stove, start brewing a strong cup of black coffee. Stowell likes using pour-over coffee, but you can also make your latte with coffee made in a French press or a drip coffee machine. Cold brew is ideal if you enjoy iced pumpkin spice lattes. Coffee houses usually use espresso in their pumpkin spice lattes, so that works well, too.
The recipe calls for three parts coffee to one part pumpkin spice milk. If using espresso, use at least two shots of Americano-style espresso. Before combining the milk with your coffee, though, Stowell likes to take the extra step of using a milk frothing wand or frother to froth the milk. That creates a creamier consistency for your finished latte.
And if you want an authentic coffee house experience, top your latte with whipped cream and a sprinkling of pumpkin pie spice.
Essentials for making a pumpkin spice latte at home
Hamilton Beach Stack and Snap Food Processor and Vegetable Chopper
If you want to make your own pumpkin puree, this 12-cup food processor makes the task much easier. Its powerful 450-watt motor and two speeds can tackle even the hardest fruits and veggies. It’s also easy to assemble with a stack and snap design that doesn’t require twisting or locking.
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Cuisinart Multiclad Pro Triple Play Stainless Steel 3-quart Saucepan with Cover
This premium saucepan is ideal for mixing a batch of pumpkin spice milk. It has a pure aluminum core with heat surround technology that ensures even heat distribution. It’s also dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning.
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This whisk has a narrow shape that makes it easy to mix all your pumpkin spice ingredients together in a saucepan. Its handle has a contoured shape that fits well in your hand, while the nonslip grip ensures you have control while you whisk.
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This quick and easy pour-over coffee maker comes in multiple sizes, depending on how many cups you need each day. It has a permanent stainless steel mesh filter that provides the best-tasting coffee. Its compact design makes it easy to store, too.
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Frieling Double-Walled Stainless Steel French Press Coffee Maker
This elegantly-designed French press features double-walled construction that provides excellent durability and reliability. All the parts are dishwasher-safe, and the two-stage filter system ensures there’s no sediment in your coffee. It also works well for loose tea.
Cuisinart Brew Central 12-cup Programmable Coffeemaker
This drip coffee maker offers 24-hour programmability, so you can have hot coffee waiting for you in the morning. It also has a variable heater plate that provides adjustable temperature control. The 12-cup glass carafe allows you to make coffee for a group when entertaining, too.
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Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine
This professional-grade espresso machine features an integrated grinder and steam wand, so you have everything you need to make a delicious shot of espresso. It has digital temperature control and a grind size dial.
Bodum Bean Cold Brew Coffee Maker
If you prefer iced pumpkin spice lattes, this easy-to-use cold brew coffee maker is an excellent option. It can hold up to 51 ounces and contains BPA-free plastic parts that are all dishwasher-safe. The locking lid also prevents spills.
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Rae Dunn Milk Handheld Milk Frother
This portable, battery-operated frother makes it easy to froth your milk in any container. It offers 1200 revolutions per minute for quick foaming, but it doesn’t make much noise when in use. It also cleans easily with hot water and has a slim design to fit in any cabinet or drawer.
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Capresso Froth Max Milk Frother
This pitcher-style frother makes it easy to froth larger quantities of milk quickly and easily. It also allows you to heat your milk and has a cool-touch handle to prevent burns. It has dishwasher-safe components for easy cleaning.
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OAKS, Pa. (WPVI) -- The Philly Home + Garden Show returns to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center for the eighth time.
More than 250 home improvement experts will be under one roof with inspiration for projects to improve your home inside and out.
Landscaping projects, roofing, siding, fencing; if you can dream it up, there is an expert on hand to discuss the possibilities.
Carpenter and celebrity craftsmen Jeff Devlin will be on hand giving presentations aimed at helping DIYers.
He will also have a stand for his store Sycamore and Stone Farm, a home decor shop in Chester Springs situated inside a 300-year old restored barn Jeff renovated himself.
Jeff also provides workshops and classes at Sycamore and Stone Farm that are similar to his presentations at the Philly Home + Garden Show, aimed at giving students a chance to learn skills from an expert.
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PITTSBURGH, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One inventor, from Perris, Calif., said, "I thought about this idea when I was feeling pain and discomfort in my ears when using earbuds or reading glasses, or when my ear folded when I was asleep. It was impossible not to feel pain in my ears when laying sideways with a regular pillow pressing against my head."
They created THE WEDGE to provide additional comfort. The newly designed pillow with satin pillow case would prevent wrinkles or marks being left on the face while sleeping as well as hair breakage caused by using a traditional pillow. The pillow would also help to relieve tension, muscle pain, stress and stiff muscles in the neck area. Additionally, it would hold its shape and help contribute to better health and a better night's sleep.
The original design was submitted to the San Diego sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-SDB-1633, 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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PHILADELPHIA (AP)Alec Bohm hit the 1,000th home run in World Series history Tuesday night, and the Philadelphia Phillies quickly went to work on launching the next thousand.
Bryce Harper, Bohm and Brandon Marsh teed off early against Houston starter Lance McCullers Jr. in Game 3 of the 118th World Series. Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins hit back-to-back drives to finish McCullers in the fifth inning, capping the scoring in a 7-0 victory that gave Philadelphia a 2-1 Series lead.
The five home runs tied a World Series record done three previous times – by the 1928 Murderers’ Row New York Yankees when Babe Ruth hit three and Lou Gehrig also connected, by the Bash Brothers-led 1989 Oakland A’s in the first game after the Bay Area earthquake, and by the sign stealing scandal-tainted Astros in 2017.
McCullers became the first pitcher in postseason history to get tagged for five home runs in a game.
Harper began the barrage with a two-run drive in the first inning, sending Citizens Bank Park into a frenzy.
Bohm led off with a liner over the left-field wall in the second for the milestone homer. Two batters later, Marsh hit home run No. 1,001, a high fly that a young fan in the front row of the right-field seats dropped back onto the field.
”I feel awesome about it. I was just really excited that the ball was coming toward me so I just got out of my seat and tried to catch it,” said 10-year-old Ty Kuhner from Wilmington, Delaware, who was at the game with his parents and older sister, Madison.
Schwarber, who led the National League with 46 home runs this year, hit his fourth homer of the postseason, a two-run Schwarbomb into the center-field shrubbery. Hoskins followed with a drive to left that chased McCullers.
Cy Young himself gave up the first World Series homer, an inside-the-parker to Pittsburgh’s Jimmy Sebring against Boston in the first World Series game in 1903.
Mickey Mantle holds the record for most World Series home runs with 18. Ruth is next with 15.
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The House and Senate left Washington for the month of August with a lengthy, time-sensitive to-do list waiting when they return, including multiple key health care priorities.
There will only be three weeks before the end of the fiscal year to get everything done, and just 11 legislative days when both chambers will be in session at the same time.
Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to reauthorize a sweeping pandemic preparedness bill, fund community health centers and renew opioid addiction services.
But the largest looming deadline is the appropriations bills to fund the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which are tied up in the House amid disagreements over abortion and spending levels.
GOP leaders scuttled a vote planned for Friday on legislation funding the FDA and the Department of Agriculture after moderate Republicans objected to a provision that would reverse the FDA’s decision to allow the abortion pill mifepristone drug to be dispensed through the mail and in retail pharmacies.
House Freedom Caucus members have also been demanding even deeper spending cuts than agreed to in the bipartistan debt ceiling deal.
The Labor-HHS bill advanced through a House Appropriations subcommittee earlier this month, but hadn’t even made it to the full committee before recess. The Republican-led House bill would slash or eliminate funding from a range of programs that deal with everything from family planning to teen pregnancy and even HIV.
Both FDA and HHS funding bills face a major fight in the Democratic-controlled Senate, where the Appropriations Committee has already passed its own version by near unanimous margins, owing to an agreement by Democratic and Republican leaders not to insert “poison pill” amendments.
House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (Mass.) argued in a floor speech that lawmakers should stay in Washington to strip out the “toxic, divisive, bigoted riders” in the bills, and ripped Republicans for delaying votes until September.
Pandemic preparedness
The House and Senate are taking different tracks in the reauthorization of the pandemic preparedness bill, complicating its path forward.
The Senate advanced a bipartisan version of the Pandemic All-Hazards Preparedness Act out of committee, but the House is divided. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans advanced a bill on party lines after Democrats introduced their own version.
The primary disagreement is over drug shortages. Democrats are clamoring to give FDA more oversight authority to address the shortages, but Republicans are insisting on keeping the issues separate.
The Senate version contains some provisions addressing drug shortages, but only one involves beefing up FDA authority.
Congress is under pressure to stem drug shortages amid reports of doctors rationing cancer drugs and other medicine. Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee have said they are committed to dealing with the problems, but that it shouldn’t be part of the preparedness bill.
Energy and Commerce Committee GOP leaders released a discussion draft on Friday of drug shortage legislation focusing on the economic reasons for shortages, including giving some generic drug manufacturers the ability to raise the cost of their drugs if hospitals keep prices “artificially low” to the point where there’s no economic incentive.
Health centers
Legislation to reauthorize funding for community health centers also faces partisan challenges. But in this case, the House cleared its bill on a bipartisan basis, while the Senate is still working through disagreements, highlighting the work to be done.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, originally wanted tens of billions of dollars more for the centers. He was asking for $130 billion to fund the centers over the next five years as well as $60 billion to help grow the health care workforce.
But Sanders ended up canceling a planned markup during the last week of July. Raising some eyebrows, Sanders said he is working with Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to craft a bipartisan bill that will be “ready by the first week of September.”
Separately, Sanders and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued a joint statement pledging to partner and work towards legislation in the fall aimed at addressing primary care and other health care workforce shortages.
Opioids
At issue are several provisions of sweeping legislation signed into law in 2018 called the Support Act, which aimed to tackle the country’s drug overdose epidemic.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a bipartisan reauthorization and expansion bill, but advocates are concerned the Senate is behind.
HELP Committee ranking member Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced his own version of the bill on July 20, but hearings won’t be scheduled until September. Cassidy has warned that the committee is wasting time on partisan bills instead of easy bipartisan wins, such as the Support Act.
Insulin/PBM reform
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has said for months that he wants to move legislation that would cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month for people with private insurance.
There’s hope to combine it with legislation reforming the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry into a package that could get bipartisan support.
But there’s no looming deadline and no guarantee it will get taken up in September.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who is a co-sponsor of one of the insulin bills with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), said she still has Schumer’s support heading into the fall, but has not heard anything about timing.
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Proposed federal PFAS limits signal growing concern over health risks of “forever chemicals”
Federal PFAS limits are far lower, more expansive Fthan current Wisconsin standards
MADISON, Wis. (CLEAN WISCONSIN PRESS RELEASE) - Today the Environmental Protection Agency issued its first ever proposed limits for PFAS (per-and-poly-fluoroalkyl substances) under the Safe Drinking Water Act—limits that are far below those enacted by the State of Wisconsin late last summer.
”EPA based these public health protections on the latest science, and we appreciate the Biden Administration’s leadership to make enforceable PFAS standards a priority,” says Clean Wisconsin Water Program Director Scott Laeser. “This is a significant step in the fight against PFAS contamination, and it comes after years of tireless work from researchers and safe drinking water advocates across the country.”
The proposed drinking water standards include two of the most well-studied and concerning types of PFAS, which is a class of thousands of chemical compounds. The two chemicals, PFOA and PFOS, have been largely phased out of production and use in the United States, but they are showing up in lakes, rivers, streams, groundwater and drinking water across Wisconsin, frequently at alarming concentrations.
”PFAS are some of the most persistent chemicals in existence. They are incredibly difficult to break down. That’s why they’ve earned the nickname ‘forever chemicals,’ says Clean Wisconsin Staff Scientist Paul Mathewson. “So it’s no surprise we’re seeing PFOA and PFOS, two chemicals first manufactured in the 1940s, contaminating Wisconsin waterways today. PFAS accumulate in the environment and in our bodies when we are exposed to them primarily through contaminated water, food, or dust.”
The proposed Federal drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS are 4 parts per trillion (ppt) combined, 17 times lower than Wisconsin’s own standard of 70 ppt, which took effect last August. Laeser says it was clear when those standards were passed that tougher limits would be on the way from the EPA.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The third-largest cruise ship in the world will call Port Canaveral home starting next year.
Royal Caribbean International announced Tuesday that Utopia of the Seas will sail year-round out of Port Canaveral beginning July 2024. The ship, which is in the process of being built, will feature 18 decks to accommodate 5,668 guests, five pools, three water slides, 21 dining venues, 23 bars, two casinos, and eight hot tubs.
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“Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas is one of the most anticipated new cruise vessels in the industry. We are thrilled to have her join us and looking forward to her arrival next year,” Capt. John Murray, CEO of Port Canaveral, said.
The ship will embark on three- and four-day journeys to Perfect Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s private island in The Bahamas.
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NEW YORK (AP) — “Stay,” the smash hit by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber topped Apple Music's global song chart in 2022 as the giant music streamer released its end-of-year lists and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes.
“Stay,” which stayed atop the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks this summer, was No. 1 on Apple Music's top 100 global songs chart, staying on top for 51 days straight. Elton John and Dua Lipa's “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” was No. 1 on the streamer's Shazam chart and “We Don't Talk About Bruno” from the movie musical “Encanto” was the song with the most-read lyrics in 2022 on the platform.
Joining “Stay” at the very top of the global songs list were “As It Was” by Harry Styles, “Wait For U” by Future featuring Drake and Tems, “Super Gremlin” by Kodak Black, “Easy on Me” by Adele, and “Heat Wave” by Glass Animals. Hip-hop continued to lead the different genres on the global top 100 with 32 songs, followed by pop with 23 songs and R&B/soul in third place with 11 songs.
The data shows the growing presence of non-English-language tunes, with African songs on the rise on the Shazam chart as well as the global daily 100, while Japanese-language songs made big gains on the most-read lyrics chart.
“It’s really the rise of what was once very niche genres creeping into the mainstream, which is an exciting new development on the platform,” said Rachel Newman, global head of editorial.
Twenty-one non-English songs were in the global Top 100, more than double the number of songs last year. Fifty-five Latin songs reached the Global Daily Top 100 in 2022 — up 22% from 2021. In 2022, six of the the 50 J-pop songs to reach the chart placed in the top 10; last year none were in the top 10.
The streamer began notifying users Tuesday that Apple Music Replay was ready. The feature lets users see and hear their favorite songs, albums, artists and playlists from the past year as well as total minutes on the service. One new feature is that superfans can discover whether they are in the top 100 listeners of their favorite artist or genre.
Replay — Apple's alternative to Spotify’s Wrapped playlist — has been redesigned with new, sleek functionality and optimized for sharing on social media like TikTok or Instagram. The charts are dynamic all year, so listeners can check any time to see how their music is charting. Eligibility is based on a threshold of plays and time spent listening.
In November, Apple Music crowned the Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny its Artist of the Year, thanks in large part to his latest album, “Un Verano Sin Ti,” which became Apple Music’s most streamed album of 2022 and its biggest Latin album of all time.
Apple Music had a big 2022 itself, hitting a milestone in October when it recorded its 100 millionth song on the streaming service. That's more than YouTube Music’s 80 million songs, Spotify’s 82 million tracks and podcasts, and Amazon Music’s 90 million songs.
“One hundred million songs for us is really significant because I think it is such a kind of great reflection of just how diverse and enormous the music world is these days,” Newman said. “It’s the largest and most diverse collection of music in any kind of format ever in the history of music, which is just pretty astounding.”
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For almost a decade, some residents in the tiny town of Geraldine, Ala., were having their pharmacy bills paid by a secret benefactor. No one knew until after the man's death.
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For almost a decade, some residents in the tiny town of Geraldine, Ala., were having their pharmacy bills paid by a secret benefactor. No one knew until after the man's death.
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PORTLAND, Maine — A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state.
Industry groups including Maine Lobstermen's Association are suing the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California for defamation, arguing in a lawsuit filed Monday that their prized catch shouldn't be on a "red list" published by Seafood Watch, a conservation program it operates.
Last year, Seafood Watch put lobster from the U.S. and Canada on its list of seafood to avoid due to the threat posed to rare whales by entanglement in fishing gear used to harvest American lobster, the species that makes up most of the U.S. lobster market.
Endangered North American right whales number only about 340 and they've declined in recent years.
But the lobster industry is arguing to the U.S. District Court in Maine that the aquarium's recommendation relies on bad science and incorrectly portrays lobster fishing as a threat to the whales. The lawsuit asks the court to force the aquarium to remove "defamatory statements" from its website and materials, court records state.
"This is a significant lawsuit that will help eradicate the damage done by folks who have no clue about the care taken by lobstermen to protect the ecosystem and the ocean," said John Petersdorf, chief executive officer of Bean Maine Lobster Inc., one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, in a statement.
The aquarium says its recommendations are correct based on the best available evidence. It says right whales are indeed vulnerable to entanglement in fishing gear.
The lawsuit ignores "the extensive evidence that these fisheries pose a serious risk to the survival of the endangered North Atlantic right whale, and they seek to curtail the First Amendment rights of a beloved institution that educates the public about the importance of a healthy ocean," said Kevin Connor, a spokesperson for the aquarium.
Another group, Marine Stewardship Council, last year suspended a sustainability certification it awarded Maine's lobster industry over concerns about harm to whales. The loss of sustainability recommendations has caused some retailers to stop selling lobster.
The U.S. lobster industry is based mostly in Maine. The industry brought about 98 million pounds of lobster to the docks last year. That was less than the previous year, but historically a fairly high number.
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for more than *** decade. Donald and Ivana trump were new york city's tabloid power couple After marrying the man she called the Donald in 1977. The Czech born model and her husband kept an active social calendar. These people were the new stars of the late 80s. Ivana was *** key partner in several of Donald trump's projects, supervising design work on trump tower, managing some of trump's other properties. And it all resulted in *** uniquely trump sort of home life. I was running the casinos in atlantic city for 10 years, going on *** helicopter at seven o'clock in the morning from new york, you know, getting up there, landing on going to the office six o'clock back home Children homework. The trumps raised three Children, Donald Jr Ivanka and eric who would later become key players in Donald's business empire and political aspirations. Donald trump was constantly followed by rumors of infidelity. But the gossip came to *** head when Ivana confirmed trump was having an affair with marla Maples. You're devastated of course. Then it is *** stage when you come and you say why me? You get angry using the same fighting tactic. Her husband was famous for Ivana trump went very public with her divorce battle. If you're good to him, he's incredible to you, if you bet at him you're dead. But the trumps had another surprise for the media *** sudden seemingly amicable settlement. Even walking out of the courthouse together arm in arm. Ivana went on to become an entrepreneur in her own right, she started *** fashion line and wrote books along the way she married and divorced her 3rd and 4th husbands and made *** movie cameo as America's most famous ex wife in the First Wives Club. Don't get mad, get everything Donald and Ivana eventually had *** friendly relationship. They even made *** commercial together crust first. But as his political fortunes rose, their divorce came back to haunt him. Documents showed that Ivana had accused donald trump of raping her during an argument trump denied it. And Ivana issued *** statement saying that what she called *** rape was not intended to be quote interpreted in *** literal or criminal sense. In 2017, Ivana trump got pushed back from the White House when she suggested that she limit her communications with the president to avoid making First Lady Melania trump jealous and I want to cause any kind of jealousy or something like that because I'm basically first trump wife first lady. *** statement from the first lady's office called Ivana and X and dismissed her comments as self serving. Around the same time, Ivana said her ex husband offered her ambassador's post to the Czech Republic where she grew up under Communist rule. But she said she turned it down content with the extravagant life she had built for herself even with the public spotlight. You don't really have *** choice. You know, once you become *** public person, you know, you are on the public eye
Donald Trump and family attend Ivana Trump's funeral in NYC
Updated: 2:48 PM EDT Jul 20, 2022
Former President Donald Trump paid respects to his first wife, Ivana Trump, joining their three children Wednesday at a funeral Mass for the 1980s-style icon and businesswoman who helped him build an empire that launched him to the presidency.The former president and his current wife, Melania Trump, arrived at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Minutes earlier, Donald and Ivana Trump's three children — Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric — and their families followed Ivana's gold-colored coffin into the church.Tiffany Trump, the daughter of the former president and his second wife, Marla Maples, also attended the service, as did family friends including Jeanine Pirro, co-host of Fox News' "The Five," and Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared Kushner. Fashion designer Dennis Basso, a longtime friend of Ivana Trump's, was also among the mourners.Trump's family announced Thursday that the 73-year-old had died at her Manhattan home. Authorities said the death was an accident, with blunt impact injuries to her torso as the cause."We all want to remember Ivana as the vibrant, sociable person she was," longtime friend R. Couri Hay said before the service.Ivana and Donald Trump met in the 1970s and were married from 1977 to 1992. In the 1980s, they were a power couple, and she became well known in her own right, instantly recognizable with her blond hair in an updo and her glamorous look.Ivana Trump also took part in her husband's businesses, managing one of his Atlantic City casinos and picking out some of the design elements in New York City's Trump Tower.Their very public divorce was ugly, but in recent years they were friendly. Ivana Trump was an enthusiastic supporter of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and said they spoke on a regular basis.
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump paid respects to his first wife, Ivana Trump, joining their three children Wednesday at a funeral Mass for the 1980s-style icon and businesswoman who helped him build an empire that launched him to the presidency.
The former president and his current wife, Melania Trump, arrived at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Minutes earlier, Donald and Ivana Trump's three children — Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric — and their families followed Ivana's gold-colored coffin into the church.
Tiffany Trump, the daughter of the former president and his second wife, Marla Maples, also attended the service, as did family friends including Jeanine Pirro, co-host of Fox News' "The Five," and Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared Kushner. Fashion designer Dennis Basso, a longtime friend of Ivana Trump's, was also among the mourners.
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Former President Donald Trump, center, waves as he arrives for the funeral for his ex-wife Ivana Trump, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in New York.
Trump's family announced Thursday that the 73-year-old had died at her Manhattan home. Authorities said the death was an accident, with blunt impact injuries to her torso as the cause.
"We all want to remember Ivana as the vibrant, sociable person she was," longtime friend R. Couri Hay said before the service.
Ivana and Donald Trump met in the 1970s and were married from 1977 to 1992. In the 1980s, they were a power couple, and she became well known in her own right, instantly recognizable with her blond hair in an updo and her glamorous look.
Ivana Trump also took part in her husband's businesses, managing one of his Atlantic City casinos and picking out some of the design elements in New York City's Trump Tower.
Their very public divorce was ugly, but in recent years they were friendly. Ivana Trump was an enthusiastic supporter of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and said they spoke on a regular basis. | https://www.wmur.com/article/ivana-trump-funeral/40668386 | 2022-07-20 20:42:07 | 0 | https://www.wmur.com/article/ivana-trump-funeral/40668386 |
IONIA COUNTY, MI – A judge set a Nov. 10 hearing to determine if Mandy Marie Benn should stand trial on charges in the traffic deaths of two Make-A-Wish bicyclists.
Ionia County District Judge Raymond Voet said Wednesday, Oct. 5, that Benn, 42, of Ionia, would undergo a preliminary examination next month in a late July crash that killed Edward Erickson, 48, of Ann Arbor, and Michael Salhaney, 57, of Bloomfield Hills.
Ionia County Prosecutor Kyle Butler said that he expects to call 15 to 20 witnesses in the hearing to determine if Benn’s case should be bound over to Ionia County Circuit Court for trial.
The hearing is expected to take at least a day.
Benn is charged with two counts of operating while intoxicated causing death, two counts of reckless driving causing death, two counts of reckless driving causing serious impairment of body function and two counts operating under the influence causing serious injury.
The most serious charges carry a penalty of up to 15 years in prison. Benn also faces misdemeanor charges of second-offense operating while intoxicated and reckless driving.
Related: Make-A-Wish bike rider shared his motivation 2 hours before he was killed
Prosecutors contend Benn was under the influence of prescription drugs in the July 30 crash.
She was driving a 2019 Toyota RAV4 north on Stage Road, north of East Nickleplate, when she passed a UPS box truck and struck five bicyclists riding in a single line in the southbound lane, police said.
Benn’s vehicle left the road after crashing into the riders. She denied hitting anything, police said.
“While making initial contact, Mandy made an excited utterance stating, quote, ‘That almost looks real,’ unquote, while looking at the scene,” Ionia County sheriff’s Detective Chelsea Kasul said in obtaining a warrant.
Related: College fund in the works for children of Ann Arbor bicyclist killed in charity event
She said Benn had “slow and slurred” speech and failed roadside sobriety tests. The prosecution says a rider’s GoPro camera footage showed no signs Benn took evasive action before the collision.
Benn is free on bond. Her attorney, Walter Downes, contends she had taken only “therapeutic” amounts of medication. She had not been drinking, authorities said.
The bicyclists were riding in the 35th Annual Wish-A-Mile Bicycle Tour. Riders cover 300 miles over the course of three days, raising funds for Make-A-Wish, which grants wishes to children with serious illnesses.
The ride stopped on the second day, when the crash occurred.
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Woman in crash that killed 2 Make-A-Wish bicyclists faces additional charges
Driver denied hitting Make-A-Wish bicyclists and said crash scene ‘almost looks real,’ police say
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A leading provider of clinical and operational solutions for post-acute healthcare communities, Polaris Group will enable MatrixCare customers to utilize remote MDS coordinators to improve MDS assessment execution.
CHICAGO, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Polaris Group, an AssemblyTM Health company providing staffing and consulting solutions for long-term care communities, today announced its partnership with MatrixCare, a leading SaaS provider for out-of-hospital care settings. Polaris Group will offer dedicated, qualified, and remote Minimum Data Set (MDS) coordinators to MatrixCare customers. The partnership will enable long-term care providers to improve MDS assessment execution and accuracy despite challenges from the recent rise in staff attrition.
"Long-term care reimbursement depends on a lot of factors functioning seamlessly. You can have excellent technology and a robust revenue cycle management strategy, but you'll miss out on potential revenue without a dedicated and experienced MDS coordinator," said Jack Fitzgibbons, CEO of Assembly Health. "We're thrilled to provide that clinical piece of the reimbursement puzzle to MatrixCare clients through our Remote MDS Program."
MDS coordinators (MDSCs) are responsible for collecting and submitting resident data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) using the MDS assessment tool. MDS assessment accuracy plays a key role in facility reimbursement rates. Following the recent uptick in staff attrition, communities are looking to adequately fill open MDS coordinator positions with dedicated, qualified professionals to help improve community financial performance, compliance, and care.
For over 30 years, Polaris Group has been providing senior care and long-term care providers with clinical and operational solutions. In early 2020, the company launched the innovative new Remote MDS Program that places MDSCs who are fully remote and 100% focused on submitting accurate and on-time MDS assessments. The MDSCs participate in all relevant meetings, collaborate with clinical counterparts on documentation, and implement organization-wide process improvements. The coordinators are backed by Polaris senior MDS leadership who regularly audit assessments and provide MDS training to ensure accuracy and keep facilities ahead of the regulatory curve. Remote MDS coordinators improve MDS assessment execution and accuracy because they do not encounter the distractions or disruptions of onsite coordinators.
"We continue to look for new ways to help our long-term care customers best serve their residents while growing their businesses," said Bharat Monteiro, General Manager, Facilities, at MatrixCare. "Through our collaboration with Polaris Group, we intend to address the complex staffing challenges that hinder the execution of timely and accurate MDS assessments—a critical aspect of the reimbursement process that empirically improves financial performance."
For more information about Polaris Group's Remote MDS Program, visit the website here.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Decades before the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft.
The Windsor town clerk registered the death on May 26, 1647, in a diary entry that read: “Alse Young was hanged.” Young was the first of nine women and two men executed by the colony of Connecticut for witchcraft over 15 years, a period during which more than 40 people faced trial for having ties to Satan.
Now, more than 375 years later, amateur historians, researchers and descendants of the accused witches and their accusers hope Connecticut lawmakers will finally offer posthumous exonerations.
While such requests aren’t new, they have become louder as many genealogy buffs discover they have distant relatives involved in the lesser-known Connecticut witch trials.
“They’re talking about how this has followed their families from generation to generation and that they would love for someone just to say, ‘Hey, this was wrong,’” said Connecticut state Rep. Jane Garibay, who proposed an exoneration resolution after receiving letters from eighth- and ninth-generation relatives of accused witches. “And to me, that’s an easy thing to do if it gives people peace.”
Other states and countries have attempted to atone for a history of persecuting people as witches. Last year, Scotland’s prime minister issued a formal apology to the estimated 4,000 Scots, mostly women, who were accused of witchcraft up until 1736. Of the 4,000, about 2,500 were killed. A Scottish member of parliament last year called for posthumously pardoning them.
In 2022, Massachusetts lawmakers formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., who was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 and sentenced to death at the height of the Salem Witch Trials. Johnson is believed to be the last accused Salem witch to have her conviction set aside by legislators.
In 2006, former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine gave an informal pardon to Grace Sherwood, a widowed midwife who was blamed by neighbors for ruining crops, killing livestock and creating storms and subsequently accused of being a witch. With her hands bound, Sherwood was thrown into a river to see if she floated, which was purported to indicate guilt. She managed to set herself free and spent seven years in prison.
Connecticut’s witch trials were held in the mid-to-late 1600s. In each of the New England colonies, witchcraft was considered a capital offense. According to the earliest laws in the colony of Connecticut, “any man or women (to) bee a Witch, that is, hath or consulteth with a familiar spirit, they shall bee put to death.”
Many historians believe fear and anxiety among the religiously strict English settlers led to the witch trials, noting how life was very difficult, given epidemics, floods, cold winters and starvation. Often, accusations started as a quarrel, or the death of a child or a cow, or even butter that couldn’t be churned.
Many of the people executed as witches were poor, single mothers.
Such was the case of Mary Johnson, a servant in Wethersfield, Connecticut, who was accused of “familiarity with the Devil.”
For years, she was tortured by a local minister who whipped her until she finally confessed to being a witch and admitted to “uncleanness with men,” according to Bridgeport author Andy Piascik, who wrote an article for Connecticut Humanities, an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Johnson is believed to have been hanged after giving birth to the child of a man she was not married to.
“It’s important to right the wrongs of the past so we learn from them and move on and not repeat those mistakes,” said Joshua Hutchinson, of Prescott Valley, Arizona, who traced his ancestry to accused witches in Salem and is the host of the “Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast.”
He noted that even in recent decades people have been killed in multiple countries because they were suspected of being witches or sorcerers.
Beth Caruso, an author, co-founded the CT Witch Trial Exoneration Project in 2005 to clear the names of the accused. The group is encouraging people who discovered through genealogy research that they are descendants of victims to contact Connecticut state legislators and urge them to support exoneration legislation.
Connecticut state Sen. Saud Anwar, who also proposed an exoneration bill, said he expects some people might laugh or scoff at the idea of the Legislature taking time to clear the records of accused witches. But he said the descendants are feeling some “serious stuff,” including a constituent who requested the resolution.
“His wish was that if there was a way to give some kind of a closure to the families,” Anwar said, “that would be one way for him to be able to say that he has done his share, even though his ancestors may have not done the right thing.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/connecticut-may-exonerate-accused-witches-17755761.php | 2023-02-01 07:35:23 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/connecticut-may-exonerate-accused-witches-17755761.php |
One in six women in Canada have had an abortion and vast majority feel it was the right decision: survey
By Alexandra Mae Jones
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Toronto (CTV Network) — Around two in five Canadian women say they know a close friend or family member who has had an abortion, and one in six women report having had an abortion, according to a new survey.
The survey also found that the majority of both women who have had an abortion and women who carried an unwanted pregnancy to term feel they made the right decision and stand by their choice — although the rate of regret was slightly lower among those who got an abortion.
The data comes from the first part of a new series by the Angus Reid Institute, a nonprofit research foundation.
Around 1,800 Canadians, 921 of whom were women, were surveyed in August for the series as a whole, which aims to create a snapshot of how Canadians experience and navigate abortion and unwanted pregnancies.
Overall, 16 per cent of women said they had gotten an abortion themselves, while 15 per cent reported having carried an unwanted pregnancy to term and four per cent said they had experienced both scenarios.
The survey only asked about surgical or procedural abortions, excluding medical abortions which may occur via a prescribed oral medication in the early weeks of pregnancy.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade earlier this year, stripping away abortion rights in a decision that made headlines around the world, the status of abortion rights in Canada has been a renewed source of concern for those worried that we could see similar rights stripped away. Abortion is legal in Canada, but it isn’t protected federally.
Sixteen per cent of women who reported having an abortion said that it was either difficult or nearly impossible to access.
Another quarter stated that it was “not that difficult” with more than half reporting they had no problems accessing abortion services.
Concerns have been raised before about patchwork access to abortion across Canada. A 2016 United Nations Human Rights Commissioners report highlighted that there was a concerning lack of access, and other investigations have found that a lack of abortion providers means that for women in rural areas in particular, acquiring an abortion can be a serious ordeal.
The survey found that abortion is an issue that has touched almost half of Canadian women, with 41 per cent saying they knew someone who had received an abortion.
Women aged 55-64 were the most likely to know someone who had an abortion, at 44 per cent, while women aged 45-54 were the least likely to know someone who had an abortion (37 per cent) but the most likely to have had an abortion themselves, at 23 per cent.
The survey stated that this aligns with abortion levels in Canada, which were higher between 1996 and 2011.
Although abortion is often treated as a highly politicized topic, women across the political spectrum reported abortion affecting their lives, either through themselves or a close friend or family.
Women who voted Conservative were the most likely to have gotten an abortion, at 18 per cent, compared to 14 per cent of women who voted Liberal and 16 per cent of women who voted NDP. However, they were the least likely to say they knew a close friend or family member who had gotten an abortion, with only 37 per cent compared to 40 per cent of Liberal voters and 54 per cent of NDP voters.
Abortion can be a complex medical decision that evokes a range of emotions in the person making that choice.
For the vast majority of women surveyed who reported having an abortion, they felt it was the right decision, with 65 per cent stating they had no regrets and 28 per cent stating that while they have some regrets, they still believe it was the right choice. Two per cent were unsure, and six per cent wished they made a different decision.
Out of Canadian women who carried an unwanted pregnancy to term instead of getting an abortion, there was a similarly high level of confidence in their decision, with 54 per cent saying they had no regrets at all, while 25 per cent said they had some regrets but still stood by the decision.
Uncertainty was much higher and strong regret was slightly higher in this group, with 11 per cent stating they were not sure how they felt about the decision when looking back, and 10 per cent saying they believe now it was the wrong decision.
The unplanned pregnancies carried to term were mostly kept by the mother in question, with 57 per cent of this group saying they had chosen to raise the baby. Around 22 per cent placed the baby up for adoption, while 21 per cent said they made some other arrangement.
Although similar percentages of women reported having an abortion as those who reported going through with an unplanned pregnancy, the rate of respondents who knew someone with an unplanned pregnancy was much lower than those who knew someone who had received an abortion.
Around 21 per cent of women surveyed said they knew a close friend or family member who had gone through with an unplanned pregnancy.
The highest percentage of women who had gone through with an unwanted pregnancy themselves was women over the age of 65 years, at 19 per cent, although the second-highest percentage belonged to women between the ages of 35-44 years, at 18 per cent.
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Government says dogs can dine at restaurants outdoors, but not everyone is on board
(AP) - Just in time for the summer dining season, the U.S. government has given its blessing to restaurants that want to allow pet dogs in their outdoor spaces.
But even though nearly half of states already allow canine dining outdoors, the issue is far from settled, with many diners and restaurants pushing back against the increasing presence of pooches.
“I’d like to be able to enjoy my meal without having to worry about fleas, pet hair, barking and entitled dogs and their owners,” said Tracy Chiu Parisi, a food blogger in New York, who was once startled by a dog that stuck its head in her lap while she was reading a menu.
Restaurants have been required to allow service dogs for decades. But it wasn’t until the mid-2000′s that a handful of states — including Florida and Illinois — began passing laws allowing dogs in outdoor dining spaces, according to the Animal Legal and Historical Center at Michigan State University. Twenty-three states now have such laws or regulations.
But the legal landscape is confusing. Michigan law doesn’t allow dogs in outdoor dining spaces, for example, but lets restaurants apply for a variance from their county health department.
So in 2020, the Conference for Food Protection — a group of food industry and health experts that advises the government — asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to issue guidance for states. It cited a 2012 risk assessment in Australia and New Zealand that found that the health risk to human diners from dogs was very low.
The FDA’s updated food code, issued late last year, says restaurants can have dogs in outdoor areas if they get approval from a local regulator. Restaurants should have signs saying dogs are welcome and should develop plans to handle dogs and their waste. They should ensure dogs remain properly restrained and provide separate food bowls so dogs don’t use plates or utensils meant for humans.
The new guidance comes as U.S. pet ownership is rising. Nearly 87 million U.S. households now have a pet, up from 85 million in 2019, according to the American Pet Products Association.
And experts say more people are looking for dining options that will accommodate their dogs. Yelp searches for businesses using the “dogs allowed” filter jumped 58% between the year ending May 1, 2021, and the year ending May 1, 2023. A total of 47,415 businesses now describe themselves as “dog friendly” on Yelp, the company says.
“Younger pet owners, Millennials and Generation Z, have incredibly strong bonds with their pets and they are willing to act upon that,” said Steven Feldman, president of the Human Animal Bond Research Institute. “They are more likely to frequent — and express a preference for — pet-friendly businesses.”
Monty Hobbs, the managing director of a digital marketing agency in Washington, can often be found at local restaurant patios with Mattox, his 5-year-old terrier and miniature schnauzer mix. Some waiters even bring Mattox bits of bacon.
Hobbs stresses that he doesn’t take Mattox everywhere. “He’s my dog. He’s not my child,” he said.
But Mattox is well-behaved, he said, so it’s nice to know they can drop in at a neighborhood bar if they’re out taking a walk.
At Zazie, a San Francisco bistro, diners get $10 off a bottle of wine on Mondays if they bring their dogs, who get treats donated by the pet store across the street.
“It’s great for business. People really enjoy bringing their dog out with them,” said Megan Cornelius, Zazie’s co-owner.
But other restaurants are saying no to Fido.
The Salty Dog Café in Hilton Head, South Carolina, allowed dogs on its patio when it first opened in 1987. But two years later, it banned them. Too many dogs were barking through meals, fighting, lying in walkways and stealing hot dogs from kids’ plates, says Tim Stearns, the Salty Dog’s chief operating officer.
If diners object, the Salty Dog points them to a separate dog-friendly deck where they can eat takeout food from the restaurant. But most diners seem to appreciate the policy.
“We are all dog lovers at Salty Dog, but we remain a restaurant for humans,” Stearns said.
The Blond Giraffe Key Lime Pie Factory in Key West, Florida, banned dogs because it didn’t want to be held responsible if a dog ate iguana droppings — which can make them violently ill — or tripped a child or an elderly diner. In at least one case, an unleashed dog at the restaurant killed a neighborhood cat.
Julie Denzin, who has worked as a restaurant server in Milwaukee for more than a decade, has watched dogs drool, fight, growl and relieve themselves on restaurant patios. Dogs have bitten her and knocked her over, causing her to spill scalding hot coffee. She has also encountered diners who are allergic to dogs or afraid of them.
Denzin doesn’t think dogs should be banned, but says restaurants should consider designating dog-friendly areas or specific hours when dogs are allowed.
“It’s not a matter of liking or disliking dogs,” she said. “The point is, regardless of what the owner might say — no matter how perfect and obedient they insist their dog is — there’s no way to ensure the safety and comfort of other guests.”
Maddie Speirs, a dog trainer with Pawsitive Futures Dog Training in St. Petersburg, Florida, said many people hire her with the goal of training their dogs to eat out at restaurants. Not every dog is cut out for that, she said; they need to be comfortable with noise and unsolicited interactions and able to be able to sit near food for long periods.
She urges owners to think about who benefits from restaurant visits: them or their dogs.
“If you think it’s for your dog, what exactly are they getting out of it?” she said. “It’s not as fun of a social interaction for dogs as it is for us.”
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HR 3372, HR 2948 Threaten Safety Without Addressing Supply Chain Issues
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Teamsters Freight Division Director John Murphy and Teamsters Carhaul Division Director Avral Thompson on a vote in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to approve HR 3372 and HR 2948, which raise maximum allowable truck weights for vehicles operating on the nation's interstate highways:
"The Teamsters see these bills for what they clearly are – a naked giveaway to industry special interests more concerned with profit than the safety of experienced commercial drivers or the driving public. This legislation is absolutely not – as proponents are falsely claiming – a good faith effort to address supply chain challenges.
"We reject the notion that the only way to determine if heavier trucks are safe is by unleashing them on our roads through the poorly designed, unrestricted pilot program that this legislation allows. The Department of Transportation, civil engineers, and drivers have long agreed that heavier trucks pose demonstrable risks to motorists and harm to infrastructure.
"Furthermore, several states already allow trucks that are heavier than the federal limit to operate on their state and local roads. They are cited for safety violations at substantially higher rates and are involved in more severe crashes. We don't need a pilot program to tell us what we already know.
"The committee should return to the drawing board to examine real solutions to the issues that persist in the trucking industry. Neither HR 3372 nor HR 2948 should move further along in the legislative process."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Amber Alert issued for Florida boy; child’s mother found dead, police say
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - An Amber Alert was issued Thursday evening for Taylen Mosley, a 2-year-old child in St. Petersburg, Florida.
He was last seen in the area of the 11600 block of 4th St. N. and went missing Wednesday.
St. Petersburg Police detectives say this situation is connected with a homicide investigation. About 2:30 p.m. Thursday, the body of a 20-year-old woman, Pashun Jeffery, was found inside her St. Petersburg apartment.
Taylen Mosley is the victim’s son. The child could be in danger and a search is underway for his whereabouts.
He has brown hair, brown eyes, is 2 feet tall and weighs 30 pounds.
Anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of Taylen is asked to contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement at 1-888-356-4774, the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780 or dial 911.
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The company inks a deal to move to 11299 Illinois St.
CARMEL, Ind., June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CNO Financial Group (NYSE: CNO) announced today that it will relocate its corporate headquarters to 11299 Illinois Street in Carmel, Indiana, from its current location at 11825 N. Pennsylvania Street in Carmel, Indiana. The move will take place in early 2024.
"As our workforce has evolved, so too have our workplace needs," said Gary C. Bhojwani, chief executive officer. "This new office space offers collaborative workspaces and amenities that support our business needs and enhance our associate experience. We are especially pleased to continue to call Carmel our corporate home where we've had a long-standing history and deep roots in the community."
CNO is committed to supporting a flexible, hybrid work environment that blends new, reimagined office facilities with remote-work technology. The company will utilize approximately 100,000 sq. ft. of office space, spanning across two floors of the building. The new headquarters location will provide a collaborative environment designed to support hybrid work and features amenities such as an employee health clinic, fitness center, café, conference facilities, and outdoor green spaces.
CNO employs approximately 1,100 associates in Indiana. It is proud to give back to the central Indiana community through its support of local charitable organizations and its title sponsorship of the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. Visit here to learn more about CNO's commitment to the community.
CNO will be one of two companies in the building, taking occupancy alongside OPENLANE, Inc. (formerly KAR Global).
About CNO Financial Group
CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) secures the future of middle-income America. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands, including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington National. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.2 million policies and $34 billion in total assets. Our 3,400 associates, 4,300 exclusive agents and 4,000 independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.
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Respiratory therapist accused of poisoning patient is charged with murder, sheriff says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – A former respiratory therapist has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a 2002 homicide, officials said.
Jennifer Anne Hall, 41, worked at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, Missouri from December 2001 to May 2002. During her employment, the rate of cardiac collapse incidents “rose alarmingly,” a probable cause document stated. Investigators stated 18 such incidents were recorded during her employment at the hospital, when, on average, the hospital had one incident per year.
The court document stated that from those 18 cases of cardiac collapse, nine people died. Staff had believed Hall was responsible for the patient deaths and administration ordered Hall to be monitored.
One patient, Fern Franco, was found dead in the morning hours of May 18, 2002. Hall was placed on administrative leave as a result, the court document stated.
An autopsy on Franco’s remains, according to the probable cause document, revealed the presence of succinylcholine and morphine – “two substances which medical records revealed were not prescribed to Ms. Franco or ordered by her doctors.”
A Chillicothe police officer testified that “Hall’s victim was a sick, defenseless, elderly woman who was depending on Hall to care for her physical ailment within a medical facility. The substance Hall used to brutally take Fern Franco’s life, succinylcholin, paralyzes the victim’s muscles, including the diaphragm, causing the victim to suffer a ghastly death from suffocation while still maintaining full consciousness and awareness that they are unable to breathe. Morphine also acts to suppress respiration and is not given to pneumonia patients for that reason.”
The probable cause document stated that Franco died May 18, 2002, and in the nearly 20 years since, Hall has not demonstrated remorse for taking Franco’s life.
Matthew O’Connor, who has represented Hall in the past, said no evidence exists to connect Hall to the deaths.
The Livingston County Sheriff said Hall might be using the name Semaboye. As of Tuesday afternoon, she had not been taken into custody.
There is no bond attached to the warrant. Anyone with information has been asked to contact the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office at (660) 646-0515.
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After 15+ years of outstanding service, Sheila A. Penrose will retire from the Board
Tony Capuano, Marriott International; Jennifer Taubert, Johnson & Johnson; and Amy Weaver, Salesforce, will join McDonald's Corporation's Board of Directors
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CHICAGO, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced the retirement of Sheila A. Penrose from the McDonald's Board of Directors. The Company also announced the election of Tony Capuano, Marriott International; Jennifer Taubert, Johnson & Johnson; and Amy Weaver, Salesforce, to the Board. Sheila's retirement will be effective September 30 and the election of Tony, Jennifer and Amy takes effect October 1.
"For over 15 years, Sheila has been a deeply committed and highly valued member of our Board. We have all benefited from her thoughtful counsel, strong expertise and unwavering dedication to McDonald's. Through her leadership of the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committee, Sheila has overseen McDonald's critical progress against our ambitious climate, responsible sourcing and diversity, equity and inclusion goals, positioning us as a leader in the industry. We are grateful for all that she has done for McDonald's and the communities we serve," said Enrique Hernandez, Jr., McDonald's Chairman of the Board. "It is a testament to this great brand, and a continuation of the rich legacy of its Board, that we are welcoming such experienced, global leaders to help steward McDonald's continued success. Each of these individuals represent the highest caliber of values-based leadership, bringing deep and varied expertise to help guide the Company."
"Sheila has been a tremendous resource for me on our Board of Directors. She's helped to spearhead our sustainability efforts and advocated on behalf of the larger role that McDonald's plays in communities around the world. I will miss her," said Chris Kempczinski, McDonald's President and Chief Executive Officer. "At the same time, I'm excited to welcome Tony, Jennifer and Amy to McDonald's. They are inspiring leaders with a demonstrated track-record leading large, complex organizations. Their experience stewarding some of the world's most respected global brands will benefit McDonald's greatly and position the Company for continued growth."
Today's appointments include:
- Anthony Capuano who serves as CEO of Marriott International, a global hospitality company with a footprint of over 8,100 properties around the world that are home to some of the most well-known and iconic brands in travel. Capuano brings deep experience in real estate and leading an organization with a significant focus on franchising and driving digital customer engagement through its Marriott Bonvoy® loyalty program. Under Capuano's leadership, the company launched "Marriott's Bridging the Gap" program, a multi-year development initiative focused on fostering a more diverse and inclusive owner and franchisee base.
- Jennifer Taubert who serves as Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals at Johnson & Johnson, the world's largest and most broadly based healthcare company. As leader of the company's largest sector, with $52 billion in worldwide sales and more than 45,000 employees, Taubert has extensive experience navigating the complexities of a global business in a highly dynamic environment. A purpose-driven leader, she has dedicated her career to healthcare and making a positive impact for people and communities on a global scale. Taubert has been named to Fortune's "Most Powerful Women" list for the past six years.
- Amy Weaver who serves as President and Chief Financial Officer of Salesforce, the leader in customer relationship management technology. A seasoned executive with extensive financial, legal and digital experience, Weaver is responsible for leading Salesforce's global finance organization. Before her appointment in 2021, she served as the company's Chief Legal Officer. Weaver has driven many of Salesforce's most strategic and operational initiatives, translating social imperatives into business successes. She also brings a deep understanding of the hospitality industry and customer experience from her time in leadership at Expedia.com, the online travel company.
About McDonald's
McDonald's is the world's leading global foodservice retailer with nearly 40,000 locations in over 100 countries. Approximately 95% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business owners.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The next time you message your doctor to ask about a pesky cough or an itchy rash, you may want to check your bank account first — you could get a bill for the question.
Hospital systems around the country are rolling out fees for some messages that patients send to physicians, who they say are spending an increasing amount of time poring over online queries, some so complex that they require the level of medical expertise normally dispensed during an office visit.
Patient advocates, however, worry these new fees may deter people from reaching out to their doctor and that they add another layer of complexity to the U.S. health care system’s already opaque billing process.
“This is a barrier that denies access and will result in hesitancy or fear to communicate and potentially harm patients with lower quality of care and outcomes at a much higher cost,” said Cynthia Fisher, the founder of Patient Rights Advocate, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that pushes for hospital price transparency.
The explosion of telehealth over the last three years — driven by the COVID-19 outbreak and relaxed federal regulations for online care — prompted many doctors to adopt more robust telecommunication with their patients. Consultations that once happened in an office were converted to computer or smart phone visits. And health care systems invited patients to use new online portals to message their doctors with a question at any time, American Medical Association president Jack Resneck Jr. told The Associated Press.
“When people figured out this is cool and could improve care, you saw hospitals and practice groups saying to patients, welcome to your portal ... you can ping your physician with questions if you want,” Resneck said. “We found ourselves as physicians getting dozens and dozens of these a day and not having time built in to do that work.”
The charges vary for each patient and hospital system, with messages costing as little as $3 for Medicare patients to as much $160 for the uninsured. In some cases, the final bill depends on how much time the doctor spends responding.
Health systems that have introduced these new policies, many in recent months, say they automatically alert patients that they may be charged when they message their doctor through online portals, such as MyChart, an online system that many organizations now use for scheduling appointments or releasing test results to patients.
Under new billing rules devised during the pandemic, doctors are permitted to bill Medicare for as little as 5 minutes of time spent on an online message in a seven-day period, according to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare.
Doctors need to be paid for the time they spend doling out expert medical advice — even over messages, said University of Chicago health economist Katherine Baicker. But it's also important that hospital systems are transparent about what patients can expect to pay as they roll out these new charges, she added.
“Co-pays do not accomplish anything when they are not clear for patients ahead of time,” Baicker said.
Physicians at University of California San Francisco Health field roughly 900,000 email threads — 3 million total messages — in a year, according to Jess Berthold, a spokesperson for the system.
The hospital announced in November 2021 it would start charging for some of those messages, after noting a spike during the pandemic. During a year’s time, 1.4% of email threads, or about 13,000, have resulted in a bill.
Only certain messages trigger a charge. Patients won’t be charged, for example, for prescription refills, scheduling an appointment, asking a follow-up question about an office visit within the last seven days, or if their doctor advises they should schedule a visit in response.
What types of messages will prompt a bill? Sending your doctor a picture of a new rash, asking for a form to be filled out or requesting a change in medication.
Navigating how much you might end up owing can be trickier.
At UCSF, patients on Medicaid who message their doctor won’t have any out-of-pocket costs, and those on traditional Medicare may have to pay $3 to $6. Patients on private insurance will be billed a co-pay — typically about $20 — as will patients on Medicare Advantage, the private insurance plans for Medicare.
Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, the latest major hospital system to announce charges for online messages, rolled out similar guidelines late last month, with messages costing as much as $50 for those on private insurance. And at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, which charges $35 for some messages, fewer than 1% of those correspondences resulted in a bill, spokesman Christopher King said.
All of those systems use the online portal MyChart. Epic, the privately owned software company that runs MyChart, does not track which health systems charge patients for messages, spokeswoman Barb Herandez said in an email. The company did not answer questions about whether it receives a share of the fees from those charges.
Giving patients advice online can save a patient time or money in the long run, hospital systems argue. If the doctor can answer a patient’s question over email, the patient can cut out wait times for an appointment and avoid taking time off work to go to the doctor's office.
Plus, some patients simply prefer the convenience of getting a quick answer from the doctor on an app, Berthold of UCSF added.
“If patients can have access to a doctor right when questions or concerns arise, they can seek care more quickly and be treated more quickly,” Berthold said.
But Fisher argues it could have the opposite effect with patients thinking twice before they message a doctor. Instead, some people may turn to free, unreliable advice online.
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Jason Wright has been President of the Washington Commanders since Dan Snyder hired him in 2020, but Wright says things are different now.
At the introductory press conference for new owner Josh Harris and his investors, Wright said there’s a different feeling around the franchise now that Snyder has done what so many Washington fans wanted him to do, and sold the team.
“Things are shifting today,” Wright said. “And I’m really grateful to be here and I thank each and every one of you for being here with us. It’s an exciting day for the Commanders franchise. It’s an exciting day for the nation’s capital. It’s an exciting day for the most loyal and rabid fan base in the NFL. And we’re going to lean into that excitement today. We’ve got some great people to introduce you to. Yes, I like it. I mean, there’s a palpable optimism that just hasn’t been present for some time.”
Washington once had the NFL’s longest waiting list for season tickets, but in recent years the Commanders have led the league in empty seats. That made one other comment from Wright particularly noteworthy: “Week One is trending to be a sellout.” | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jason-wright-theres-an-optimism-around-the-commanders-that-hasnt-been-present | 2023-07-22 12:15:43 | 0 | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jason-wright-theres-an-optimism-around-the-commanders-that-hasnt-been-present |
Publishers can maximize the value of their inventory using IAS's solutions via Connections Marketplace
NEW YORK, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), a global leader in digital media quality, today announced its Publisher Optimization solution is now available within the Amazon Publisher Services (APS) Connections Marketplace.
APS is a suite of cloud services that helps publishers build, monetize, and grow their digital media business. IAS is now the first verification provider accessible within the APS Connections Marketplace – a services marketplace where publishers can easily activate multiple technology solutions with little or no new development work, saving them time and resources and creating new revenue opportunities.
By leveraging their existing APS connection, publishers can easily discover and onboard new tech solutions with a streamlined and more efficient adoption and integration process.
"IAS's presence within the Marketplace is an important step in addressing publishers' needs to maximize inventory and increase revenue," said Yannis Dosios, Chief Commercial Officer, IAS. "We are excited to open the door for publishers on APS to work with us to improve efficiency and yield by delivering advertisers' KPIs for brand safety, ad fraud, viewability, and contextual relevance."
With IAS Publisher Optimization, publishers can automatically optimize ad delivery down to the placement level for both direct and programmatic deals, and, as a result, increase inventory yield with greater alignment with their advertisers' brand safety and suitability priorities.
IAS Publisher Optimization is now available in APS Connections Marketplace. Interested publishers should contact IAS or Amazon Publisher Services to learn more.
For more information, visit integralads.com.
About Integral Ad Science
Integral Ad Science (IAS) is a global leader in digital media quality. IAS makes every impression count, ensuring that ads are viewable by real people, in safe and suitable environments, activating contextual targeting, and driving supply path optimization. Our mission is to be the global benchmark for trust and transparency in digital media quality for the world's leading brands, publishers, and platforms. We do this through data-driven technologies with actionable real-time signals and insight. Founded in 2009, IAS works with thousands of top advertisers and premium publishers worldwide. For more information, visit integralads.com.
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The company's patient activation technology, combined with PatientBond's proven psychographic segmentation, will create a single enterprise solution to tackle healthcare's "one size fits all" approach with personalized patient communication
CHICAGO and SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Patient engagement and access platform Upfront announced today the acquisition of PatientBond, the leader in consumer science for healthcare, creating a single enterprise technology solution to drive patient acquisition and loyalty.
Upfront's pioneering technology ensures every patient completes necessary care. Since 2016, the company has supported millions of patients through its market-leading digital platform, now serving more than 4,000 locations. With many health systems focused on capturing the 'digital front door,' Upfront now extends well beyond that position by engaging, guiding, and activating patients from their first interaction across the entire continuum of care.
PatientBond has a substantial presence in urgent care, payer, and life sciences networks, a benefit that pushes Upfront to the forefront of patient navigation innovation across the entire healthcare industry.
This powerful strategic union is a result of Upfront's commitment to tackling healthcare's mounting challenges around technology fragmentation, a complex friction point for health systems as providers are overburdened and patients fall between the cracks due to siloed communication.
Currently, 72 percent of consumers indicated that technology is important for managing their health, yet patient engagement levels remain staggeringly low.
Driven by consumers' desire for personalized healthcare journeys, patients increasingly expect providers to deliver the same digital touchpoints and user-friendly navigation they experience in other industries. In turn, provider organizations are scrambling to find cohesive digital health solutions to attract and retain patients, supporting their ongoing healthcare journeys.
Upfront's acquisition of PatientBond includes the company's exhaustively proven healthcare-centric psychographic segmentation model, built through more than 100 million data points collected from proprietary market research, enabling Upfront to accelerate patient activation capabilities through proactive and personalized communications.
Psychographics incorporate people's attitudes, personalities, and lifestyles to determine their motivations and communications preferences. The method was first developed as a tool of market research and driven by CPG brands.
The acquisition accelerates Upfront's delivery of their next-generation personalization platform. Combined with Upfront's omnichannel communications capabilities, PatientBond's robust consumer insights build and expand loyal patient-provider relationships to influence positive behavioral changes, resulting in improved patient acquisition, retention, and experience.
"We are two like-minded companies relentlessly committed to enabling all patients to get the care that they need," said Ben Albert, CEO and co-founder of Upfront. "The provider landscape is changing and access is getting more difficult and confusing for patients. Together we will not only strengthen our clients' abilities to attract new patients but also simplify access by proactively engaging and guiding all patients to ultimately improve long-term loyalty."
By understanding how a patient prefers to communicate, healthcare organizations can determine the best route to meet the needs of patients and influence consumer behaviors, said PatientBond CEO Justin Dearborn, who will continue in a leadership role on Upfront's board of directors.
"Healthcare providers can no longer utilize a 'one size fits all' approach to consumer health," Dearborn added. "Personalized engagement requires a deep understanding of patients' motivations and preferred communication channels. We're not only enhancing member and patient experiences but ultimately empowering patient success. We couldn't be more thrilled to join Upfront in their mission to change our industry."
With its strong growth and financial position, the continued expansion of Upfront's leadership and operations teams is central to its growth strategy. Today, more than 200 Upfront employees are committed to advancing the company's mission to drive patient success and maximize health outcomes.
Joshua Klein of Neal Gerber Eisenberg, LLP acted as legal counsel to Upfront.
Upfront is a mission-driven healthcare company, delivering tangible outcomes to leading healthcare systems and provider groups. Our patient communication and engagement platform makes each patient feel seen, guiding their care experience through personalized digital outreach. The backbone of the Upfront experience is our data engine, which analyzes clinical, sociodemographic, and patient-reported data. These insights allow us to individually activate patients to complete necessary care, show up for visits, and close any gaps in care. We are rooted in partnership, leveraging best-in-class healthcare expertise to maximize the impact of our technology and deliver a next-generation patient experience. To learn more, visit www.upfronthealthcare.com.
PatientBond was founded by leaders in digital health and consumer engagement, and consumer product executives from P&G who realized that the rise of consumerism in healthcare means that providers and other healthcare stakeholders must take a "digital first" approach to building loyal patient relationships. PatientBond's mission is to leverage Healthcare Consumer Insights and Innovative Technology Solutions to help its clients build a tighter bond with their patients and members to improve health outcomes, increase revenue and reduce costs. PatientBond is growing rapidly, as recognized by Inc. 5000 and Financial Times. To learn more about PatientBond, visit www.patientbond.com.
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MANISTEE, MI – A new beachfront hotel with views of Lake Michigan from every balcony is opening its doors today.
The Hampton Inn & Suites in Manistee, 101 S. Lakeshore Drive, rises five stories across the street from Manistee’s First Street Beach, offering stunning views of sunsets over the water to its guests.
The hotel has a beachy, nautical theme with blues, tans and browns in the décor and artwork featuring lighthouses, nautical knots and some local sights. It features 102 rooms, a beach bar patio with firepits and mixed seating, an 80-seat restaurant on the fifth floor, a fitness center, a pool and an indoor-outdoor hot tub. There are 55 balconies, including four that face east but still have a view of Lake Michigan to the north. The hotel also offers electric vehicle charging and free hot breakfast.
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“The hotel has the quality amenities of the Hilton brand with a beautiful view and easy access to Lake Michigan,” said Peter Beukema, CEO of 6PM Hospitality. “This will be a unique vacation option for tourists from all over the Midwest, and an added asset for the residents and businesses of Manistee.”
In addition, the hotel in the middle of Manistee’s Douglas Park/First Street Beach complex, which includes the popular Lake Michigan beach, playgrounds, gazebos and pavilions, concessions, a boat launch and fish cleaning station, baseball diamonds, disc golf, tennis courts and a dog run. Guests also have easy access to the Manistee Riverwalk, which connects the waterfront to downtown.
“We are also just minutes from world class golf, hundreds of miles of hiking trails, and popular boating and fishing opportunities,” said Leigh Farrell, director of hotel operations for 6PM Hospitality.
The project received state support this spring when the Michigan Strategic Fund awarded it a $2 million loan and $808,000 state tax capture for the environmental cleanup and public infrastructure updates to water, sewer, roads and sidewalks near the property.
Developers had hoped to open in the spring, then June, and finally July.
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Who would school vouchers really benefit?
Governor Greg Abbott is helping to answer that question, not so much through his rhetoric, which is relentlessly on-message (“educational freedom,” “parental rights,” “school choice”) as through his actions. Over the last few months, the governor has been taking his case for school vouchers on the road, traveling around the state to talk up the benefits of education savings accounts, the wonky name for a program that would offer taxpayer dollars to parents who enroll their kids in private schools.
But it’s impossible not to notice that Abbott has only visited expensive private Christian institutions—all Protestant—in front of friendly audiences of parents who have opted out of public education. Of the seven schools the governor has visited on his “Parent Empowerment Tour,” not a single one has been a public school or a secular private school or a religious school affiliated with Catholicism, Islam, or Judaism. Not even a Montessori. If the goal was to reassure critics that Abbott’s embrace of vouchers wasn’t a recipe for draining the public school system while subsidizing the children of wealthy Christian conservatives in private schools of their choice, well, none of those critics were around to hear it. The governor was quite literally preaching to the choir.
A recent appearance, at Brazos Christian School in Bryan, is representative. Brazos Christian is a private school serving kids from prekindergarten through high school, whose mission is “training, equipping, and educating students to impact the world for Jesus.” Tuition costs more than $12,500 a year for high-school students. Applicants for seventh through twelfth grade at Brazos Christian “must evidence a relationship with Jesus Christ” and provide a reference from a pastor to have a shot at acceptance. When Abbott showed up in early March, he spoke at a dais emblazoned with a sign reading “Parents Matter,” the kind of focus-group-tested slogan beloved by politicians and marketers. Hovering behind the governor’s head was the school’s cross-centric emblem.
Onstage with Abbott was the school’s headmaster, who emphasized in his speech that Brazos Christian was designed to serve only “a small subset” of the community: Christians with a Biblical world view. Also onstage with Abbott was Mandy Drogin, a school-choice advocate employed by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an Austin think tank funded by oil and gas interests and other corporations, along with wealthy ideologues, that has for decades zealously pushed various privatization efforts, including school vouchers. Drogin previously worked for American Federation for Children, a dark-money group founded by Betsy DeVos, the billionaire heiress to the Amway fortune whose longstanding hostility to public education nearly tanked her nomination to serve as Donald Trump’s secretary of education.
At Brazos Christian, Abbott laid into public schools, describing them as secular madrassas training an army of future DEI committee members. “Parents are angry about the ‘woke’ agenda that’s being forced on their children in their schools,” Abbott said, using his party’s favored term of opprobrium for those who express concern about issues such as racial justice and LBGTQ rights. “Schools should not be pushing a woke agenda on their children. Our schools are for education, not indoctrination.” Parents, not government, he said, “deserve the freedom to choose the education pathway that is best for their child.”
No doubt many of the parents in these audiences agree with Abbott about the dangers of government schools. In fact, one school he visited, Park Meadows Academy, which is affiliated with an evangelical church in Corsicana, pledges on its site that it “does not seek government funding or accept it.” So what would these schools get out of Abbott’s proposed educational savings accounts? If vouchers—and school choice more generally—are designed primarily to help disadvantaged families stuck in underperforming public schools, as proponents often claim, then why wasn’t Abbott talking to parents at some big-city public school? Why not go to Houston ISD, the state’s largest school district, which the governor’s education commissioner is on the verge of seizing control over?
Though it’s not a major theme of his speeches, Abbott always takes time at the events to describe himself as a “staunchly strong proponent of our public schools” who only wants what’s best for all Texas students. He promises that “all public schools will be fully funded for every student,” though he has not defined full funding, or explained how school districts who lose per-pupil funding to private schools would be made whole. Yet Abbott’s chosen audiences would seem to lend credence to one of the principal critiques of vouchers: that they largely benefit affluent parents whose children already enjoy a private education or who could afford to make up the difference between the voucher amount and the tuition costs. Most private schools are expensive—one Abbott visited doesn’t charge tuition but the other six cost from $9,700 to $16,160 a year for high school students.
Abbott has not specified the value of the vouchers he would like to offer, but few if any vouchers offered in any other state would allow a poor family to pay anything close to the tuition at the schools Abbott visited. Abbott has hinted that he prefers a so-called “universal” program, which would offer ESAs to all parents, regardless of whether their children are already enrolled in private school. Last year, Arizona rolled out a first-in-the-nation universal voucher program; early results predictably showed that the vast majority of benefits were set to flow to wealthy private-school kids. Of the nearly 6,500 children who applied for vouchers—typically about $7,000 per student—75 percent were already enrolled in private institutions.
A proposal in the Texas Senate backed by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who has called school choice the “civil rights issue of the twenty-first century,” attempts to head off this complaint. It would offer up to $8,000 a year to any student not currently enrolled in private schools. Of course, that might still largely benefit parents who could still then pay, say, the additional $4,500 for their children to attend Brazos Christian.
But the Senate proposal faces another obstacle: the matter of using taxpayer dollars to fund religious education. Abbott has fumed about “indoctrination” in public schools, reflecting relatively widespread unease among many Republicans about books and curriculum that attempt to reflect a pluralistic society that has evolved rapidly on issues of race, sexual orientation, and gender. Indoctrination is precisely what many parochial schools do, as a central part of their mission. If you want your child to be taught that the Bible is the “infallible, inerrant, and inspired Word of God”—a Brazos Christian doctrine—then a Christian school is a great fit.
Vouchers would erode, if not obliterate, a cornerstone of Texas’s constitutionally mandated system of public education. The Texas Constitution prohibits public funds from being spent “for the benefit of any sect, or religious society, theological or religious seminary.” GOP lawmakers have filed bills in both the Texas House and the Senate to simply repeal this part of the 1876 Constitution, a tacit acknowledgement that vouchers would mingle church with state in an unprecedented way.
There’s one other reason Abbott is going from Christian school to Christian school, like a popular praise band on a regional tour: he needs their help. Vouchers remain a hard sell in the Legislature. Proponents need a good chunk of Republicans representing rural districts, where public schools are often the bedrock of communities, and private schools are scarce, to back off their historic opposition. One way to soften up reluctant GOP lawmakers? Mobilize an important part of their base: evangelicals. At his stops, Abbott makes sure to ask the crowd to call and write their state representatives and senators. “Two minutes of your time for the future of your kid is not too much to ask,” he says.
The subtext of Abbott’s recent appearances at private Christian schools is like what Ronald Reagan once told a group of religious-right leaders in Dallas in 1980: They can’t endorse him, but he can endorse them. And he needs their help. | https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/greg-abbott-school-vouchers-tour/ | 2023-03-16 13:35:33 | 1 | https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/greg-abbott-school-vouchers-tour/ |
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Police are looking for the driver involved in a Fort Myers hit-and-run crash that left a woman in critical condition Saturday night.
The Fort Myers Police Department received a call around 10:46 p.m. regarding a vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic crash that occurred at 3660 Fowler Street.
Before police arrived, the vehicle left the scene, according to FMPD.
If you may have witnessed the crash or have any additional information pertaining to the crash, please contact Traffic Homicide Investigator Bachert at [email protected] or 239-321-8240. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2022/10/25/fort-myers-police-search-for-hit-and-run-driver-that-left-woman-in-critical-condition/ | 2022-10-25 11:56:06 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2022/10/25/fort-myers-police-search-for-hit-and-run-driver-that-left-woman-in-critical-condition/ |
JOSHIMATH, India (AP) — Inside a shrine overlooking snow-capped mountains, Hindu priests heaped spoonfuls of puffed rice and ghee into a crackling fire. They closed their eyes and chanted in Sanskrit, hoping their prayers would somehow turn back time and save their holy — and sinking — town.
For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath, burrowed in the Himalayas and revered by Hindu and Sikh pilgrims, have watched the earth slowly swallow their community. They pleaded for help that never arrived, and in January their desperate plight made it into the international spotlight.
But by then, Joshimath was already a disaster zone. Multistoried hotels slumped to one side; cracked roads gaped open. More than 860 homes were uninhabitable, splayed by deep fissures that snaked through ceilings, floors and walls. And instead of saviors they got bulldozers that razed whole lopsided swaths of the town.
The holy town was built on piles of debris left behind by years of landslides and earthquakes. Scientists have warned for decades, including in a 1976 report, that Joshimath could not withstand the level of heavy construction that has recently been taking place.
“Cracks are widening every day and people are in fear. We have been saying for years this is not just a disaster, but a disaster in the making… it’s a time bomb,” said Atul Sati, an activist with the Save Joshimath Committee.
Joshimath’s future is at risk, experts and activists say, due in part to a push backed by the prime minister’s political party to grow religious tourism in Uttarakhand, the holy town’s home state. On top of climate change, extensive new construction to accommodate more tourists and accelerate hydropower projects in the region is exacerbating subsidence — the sinking of land.
Located 1,890 meters (6,200 feet) above sea level, Joshimath is said to have special spiritual powers and believed to be where Hindu guru Adi Shankaracharya found enlightenment in the 8th century before going on to establish four monasteries across India, including one in Joshimath.
Visitors pass through the town on their way to the famous Sikh shrine, Hemkund Sahib, and the Hindu temple, Badrinath.
“It must be protected,” said Brahmachari Mukundanand, a local priest who called Joshimath the “brain of North India” and explained that “Our body can still function if some limbs are cut off. But if anything happens to our brain, we can’t function. … Its survival is extremely important.”
The town’s loose topsoil and soft rocks can only support so much and that limit, according to environmentalist Vimlendu Jha, may have already been breached.
“You can’t just construct anything anywhere just because it is allowed,” he said. “In the short term, you might think it’s development. But in the long term, it is actually devastation.”
At least 240 families have been forced to relocate without knowing if they would be able to return.
Prabha Sati, who fled Joshimath in a panic last month when her home began to crack and tilt, came back to grab the television, idols of Hindu gods and some shoes before state officials demolished her home.
“We built this house with so much difficulty. Now I will have to leave everything behind. Every small piece of it will be destroyed,” she said, blinking back tears.
Authorities, ignoring expert warnings, have continued to move forward with costly projects in the region, including a slew of hydropower stations and a lengthy highway. The latter is aimed at further boosting religious tourism, a key plank of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
In 2021, Modi promised a prosperous decade ahead for Uttarakhand. It is dotted with several holy shrines and improving the state’s infrastructure has already led to a steady rise in pilgrims over the decades. Nearly 500,000 passed through Joshimath in 2019, state data shows.
“In the next 10 years, the state will receive more tourists than it did in the last 100 years,” Modi said.
A big Uttarakhand tourism draw is the Char Dham pilgrimage, one of the toughest in India.
The route takes people to four, high-altitude Hindu temples. Pilgrims traverse challenging terrain, dropping oxygen levels and harsh weather between Badrinath, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Yamunotri temples. In 2022, over 200 out of the 250,000 pilgrims died while making the journey. Authorities said the rise in visitors was straining existing infrastructure.
Already underway, the Char Dham infrastructure project, aims to make the journey more accessible via a 10-meter (32-foot) wide and 889-kilometer (552 miles) long all-weather highway as well as a 327-kilometer (203-mile) railway line that would crisscross through the mountains.
It is a controversial project with some experts saying it will exacerbate the fragile situation in the upper Himalayas where several towns are built atop landslide debris.
Veteran environmentalist Ravi Chopra called the project a desecration when he resigned from a court-ordered committee studying its impact. To create such wide roads, engineers would need to smash boulders, cut trees and strip shrubbery, which he said will weaken slopes and make them “more susceptible to natural disasters.”
Urban planning expert Kiran Shinde suggested a pedestrian corridor instead, noting these places were never meant for cars nor crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
“The highway is the most disastrous thing to happen to the Char Dham,” said Shinde, a professor at Australia’s La Trobe University who has written on religious tourism. “Let people walk.”
Cracks continue to form. Located near a rail line construction site, Sangeeta Krishali’s home in Lachmoli, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Joshimath, has them. She fears for her safety: “It happened there, it can happen here, too.”
In Joshimath’s foothills, construction was paused on a road for the Char Dham project that would ferry tourists faster to the Badrinath temple after cracks emerged in people’s homes.
Locals feared it was too late. A long, jagged crack running across one of the front walls in the famed Adi Shankaracharya monastery had deepened worryingly in recent weeks, said Vishnu Priyanand, one of the priests.
“Let places of worship remain as places of worship. Don’t make them tourist spots,” he pleaded.
It’s not just the highways. For the past 17 years, Atul Sati, the Save Joshimath Committee member, has been convinced that a hydropower station located near his town could one day ruin it. He isn’t alone. In late January, hundreds of residents protested against the National Thermal Power Corporation’s Tapovan project. Posters reading ‘Go back NTPC’ are plastered across the town’s main market.
“Our town is on the verge of destruction because of this project,” Sati said.
Locals say construction blasts for a 12-kilometer (7-mile) tunnel for the station are causing their homes to crumble. Work has been suspended but NTPC officials deny any link to Joshimath’s subsidence. An expert committee is still investigating the cause, but state officials earlier blamed faulty drainage systems.
The state government announced interim relief packages, including compensation worth 150,000 rupees ($1,813) to each affected family, said Himanshu Khurana, the officer in charge of Chamoli district where Joshimath is located. Various government agencies were conducting surveys to determine what caused the damage, he added.
The crisis in Joshimath has reignited questions over whether India’s quest for more hydropower in the mountains to cut its reliance on coal can be achieved sustainably. Uttarakhand, home to more than 30 rivers and surrounded by melting glaciers, has around 100 hydropower projects in varying stages.
In 2021, 200 people died after the Tapovan plant near Joshimath was submerged by severe floods caused in part by fast shrinking glaciers, and over 6,000 were killed in the state after a devastating cloudburst in 2013.
The heavy construction required for hydropower, like blasting boulders, diverting river flows and cutting through forests, in a region already vulnerable to climate change, could do irreparable damage, experts warn.
It could also displace entire villages, as residents of a hamlet near Joshimath found out.
Haat, a village along the Alaknanda River, was once a sacred hamlet that traced its origins to the guru Adi Shankaracharya, who is said to have established another temple here in the 8th Century.
Today, it is a dumping site for waste and a storage pit for construction materials after the village was acquired in 2009 by an energy enterprise to build a hydropower project.
The Laxmi Narayan temple, encircled by grey stacks of cement, is the only part of the village still standing. All of its residents left over the years as authorities began razing down their homes, said Rajendra Hatwal, once the village chief who now lives in another town nearby.
The project, he fumed, had killed Haat.
“What sort of development requires destroying these priceless places? We don’t want any part of it.”
A court last year directed authorities to stop dumping waste near the historic temple, which was once the last rest stop for devotees on their pilgrimage to Badrinath.
Hatwal and a few others still check in on the temple often. A caretaker, who refused to leave, lives in a makeshift room next to it. He sweeps the grounds, cleans the idols and prepares tea for the odd guest who comes through.
They feared its days, like their homes, were also numbered.
“We are fighting to protect the temple. We want to preserve our ancient culture to pass on to a new generation,” said Hatwal. “They have not only destroyed a village – they have finished a 1,200 year old culture.”
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AP photojournalist Rajesh Kumar Singh contributed to this report.
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The National Archives and Records Administration is holding its monthly "Ask an Archivist, Converse with A Curator" program today at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum.
The sessions, which are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., will center on this year marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The agreement brought an end to "The Troubles," a period of ethno-nationalist violence plaguing Northern Ireland since the 1960s. Visitors will learn through artifacts, photos, and letters about President Clinton's diplomatic role in encouraging the peace process.
The monthly sessions are held every third Friday of the month and give museum attendees an opportunity to informally speak with museum staffers and view parts of the collection rarely seen. The informal discussions and demonstrations are included with the price of admission to the museum, which is at 1200 President Clinton Avenue in Little Rock. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/mar/17/troubles-of-n-ireland-focus-of-program-today/ | 2023-03-17 09:49:11 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/mar/17/troubles-of-n-ireland-focus-of-program-today/ |
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill up for a final vote in West Virginia's Senate could make the state the first to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling removing its protected status as a constitutional right.
Senators are set to meet Friday afternoon for a third reading of the bill, which some complained was not vetted in any of the chamber’s committees. If passed, it would head to the Republican governor, who has signaled he favors a statewide ban.
Gov. Jim Justice said during a media briefing earlier this week that the abortion bill “is so important, it’s off the chart. We need modernization to our law, and what we have on the books is ancient.” He didn’t indicate whether he would sign the bill that passed the House, and the governor’s office didn’t immediately return an email Thursday requesting comment on that version.
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The House of Delegates passed the bill that would mandate prison time for medical providers who perform abortions earlier this week after allowing exemptions for victims of rape and incest up to 14 weeks of pregnancy.
The exemption also requires victims to report their assault to law enforcement. The bill provides other exceptions for an ectopic pregnancy, a “nonmedically viable fetus” or a medical emergency.
The vote in the GOP-dominated House on Wednesday came amid a protest from dozens inside the Capitol and followed a raucous public hearing in which most speakers — given just 45 seconds each to voice their opinions or be cut off — opposed the bill.
A parade of 90 speakers stepped to the microphone, including 12-year-old Addison Gardner of Buffalo Middle School, who posed a vivid hypothetical situation for lawmakers.
“If a man decides that I’m an object and does unspeakable and tragic things to me, am I, a child, supposed to carry and birth another child?" she said. "Am I to put my body through the physical trauma of pregnancy? Am I to suffer the mental implications? A child who had no say in what was being done with my body. Some in here say they are pro-life. What about my life? Does my life not matter to you?”
The legislation advancing in a special session called by Justice to “clarify and modernize” the state's abortion laws would make providing an abortion a felony publishable by up to 10 years in prison.
After the Supreme Court ruling in June, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said abortion was banned in the state because of an 1800s-era law that had been unenforceable while abortion was federally protected. But on July 18, a Charleston judge barred the state from enforcing the ban, ruling it had been superseded by a slew of conflicting modern laws such as a ban on abortion after 20 weeks.
During hours of House debate, the sound of screams and chants from protesters outside the chamber rang throughout the room. “Face us!” the crowd yelled.
“What’s ringing in my ears is not the noise of the people here,” said one of the bill’s supporters, Republican Del. Brandon Steele of Raleigh County. “It’s the cries of the unborn, tens of thousands of unborn children that are dead today. ... Their blood screams from the ground today that you end this scar on our state, that you remove this curse from this land that was put upon us by a court so long ago.”
Some of those speaking at the public hearing cried, including a woman who said getting an abortion saved her life and a mother who said her teenage daughter was raped last year at a sleepover.
Women’s Health Center of West Virginia Executive Director Katie Quiñonez was cut off and asked to step down as she started to talk about the abortion she got when she was 17 and just months from graduating high school.
“I chose life,” she said, raising her voice to speak over the interruption. “I chose my life, because my life is sacred.”
As security approached to escort her away from the podium, she walked past them, down the chamber aisle and out the doors. People sitting in the gallery stood up to clap and cheer.
For AP’s full coverage of the Supreme Court ruling on abortion, go to https://apnews.com/hub/abortion. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/after-abortion-ruling-wva-could-become-1st-to-pass-new-bill/article_3a70c857-a558-5dad-9697-65ee49e17fe8.html | 2022-07-29 04:55:15 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/after-abortion-ruling-wva-could-become-1st-to-pass-new-bill/article_3a70c857-a558-5dad-9697-65ee49e17fe8.html |
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Le Grand Royal Casino and Quick Custom Intelligence ("QCI") jointly announced that the casino near Montreal Canada has begun installing the QCI Platform. The QCI Gaming Platform will unify our online gaming and bricks-and-mortar casino, aligning marketing, player development, and casino operations with a 360-degree view of the casino's data.
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Jan. 6 panel pushes Trump’s prosecution in forceful finish
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, with lawmakers expected to cap one of the most exhaustive and aggressive congressional probes in memory with an extraordinary recommendation: The Justice Department should consider criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
At a final meeting on Monday, the panel’s seven Democrats and two Republicans are poised to recommend criminal charges against Trump and potentially against associates and staff who helped him launch a multifaceted pressure campaign to try to overturn the 2020 election.
While a criminal referral is mostly symbolic, with the Justice Department ultimately deciding whether to prosecute Trump or others, it is a decisive end to a probe that had an almost singular focus from the start.
“I think the president has violated multiple criminal laws and I think you have to be treated like any other American who breaks the law, and that is you have to be prosecuted,” Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a member of the panel, said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
The panel, which will dissolve on Jan. 3 with the new Republican-led House, has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, held 10 well-watched public hearings and collected more than a million documents since it launched in July 2021. As it has gathered the massive trove of evidence, the members have become emboldened in declaring that Trump is to blame for the violent attack on the Capitol by his supporters almost two years ago.
After beating their way past police, injuring many of them, the Jan. 6 rioters stormed the Capitol and interrupted the certification of President Joe Biden’s win, echoing Trump’s lies about widespread election fraud and sending lawmakers and others running for their lives.
The attack came after weeks of Trump’s efforts to overturn his defeat — a campaign that was extensively detailed by the committee in its multiple public hearings. Many of Trump’s former aides testified about his unprecedented pressure on states, federal officials and on Vice President Mike Pence to find a way to thwart the popular will.
“This is someone who in multiple ways tried to pressure state officials to find votes that didn’t exist, this is someone who tried to interfere with a joint session, even inciting a mob to attack the Capitol,” Schiff said. “If that’s not criminal, then I don’t know what it is.”
Members of the committee have said that the referrals for other individuals may also include ethics violations, legal misconduct and campaign finance violations. Lawmakers have suggested in particular that their recommended charges against Trump could include conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress and insurrection.
On insurrection, Schiff said Sunday that “if you look at Donald Trump’s acts and you match them up against the statute, it’s a pretty good match.” He said that the committee will focus on those individuals — presumably Trump — for whom they believe there is the strongest evidence.
While a so-called criminal referral has no real legal standing, it is a forceful statement by the committee and adds to political pressure already on Attorney General Merrick Garland and special counsel Jack Smith, who is conducting an investigation into Jan. 6 and Trump’s actions.
The committee is also expected at the hearing to preview its massive final report, which will include findings, interview transcripts and legislative recommendations. Lawmaker have said that report will be released Monday.
“We obviously want to complete the story for the American people,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., another member of the committee. “Everybody has come on a journey with us and we want a satisfactory conclusion, such that people feel that Congress has done its job.”
The panel was formed in the summer of 2021 after Senate Republicans blocked the formation of what would have been a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the insurrection. That opposition spurred the Democratic-controlled House to form a committee of its own. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California, a Trump ally, decided not to participate after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected some of his appointments. That left an opening for two anti-Trump Republicans in the House — Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois — to join the seven Democrats serving on the committee.
While the committee’s mission was to take a comprehensive accounting of the insurrection and educate the public about what happened, they’ve also aimed their work at an audience of one: the attorney general. Lawmakers on the panel have openly pressured Garland to investigate Trump’s actions, and last month he appointed a special counsel, Smith, to oversee several probes related to Trump, including those related to the insurrection.
In court documents earlier this year, the committee suggested criminal charges against Trump could include conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress.
In a “conspiracy to defraud the United States,” the committee argues that evidence supports an inference that Trump and his allies “entered into an agreement to defraud the United States” when they disseminated misinformation about election fraud and pressured state and federal officials to assist in that effort. Trump still says he won the election to this day.
The panel also asserts that Trump obstructed an official proceeding, the joint session of Congress in which the Electoral College votes are certified. The committee said Trump either attempted or succeeded at obstructing, influencing or impeding the ceremonial process on Jan. 6 and “did so corruptly” by pressuring Pence to try to overturn the results as he presided over the session. Pence declined to do so.
The committee may make ethics referrals for five House Republicans — including McCarthy — who ignored congressional subpoenas from the panel. Those referrals are unlikely to result in punishment since Republicans are set to take over the House majority in January.
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CALGARY, AB, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Parkland Corporation ("Parkland") (TSX: PKI) announces that a dividend of $0.3250 per share will be paid on July 15, 2022 to shareholders of record on June 22, 2022. The dividend will be an 'eligible dividend' for Canadian income tax purposes. The ex-dividend date is June 21, 2022.
Enhanced Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Parkland's enhanced Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("Enhanced DRIP") allows shareholders to reinvest their cash dividends to purchase additional Parkland shares from treasury at a 2% per share discount to the average of the daily volume weighted average trading prices during the Pricing Period. For further details on the Enhanced DRIP and the Pricing Period, please visit www.parkland.ca/en/investors/dividends.
Shareholders who wish to enroll in the Enhanced DRIP must do so prior to the June 21, 2022 (ex-dividend date) to reinvest this month's dividend in Parkland shares at a discount.
Use of Funds
The Enhanced DRIP allows Parkland to retain amounts that would otherwise be paid to shareholders as dividends in cash, thereby incrementally raising equity capital which may be used by Parkland to, among other things, fund its capital program, fund acquisitions, build new locations and upgrade existing locations: all of which help contribute to Parkland's growth and ability to execute on its strategy.
Enrolling
Shareholders who own their shares through a brokerage and who wish to participate in the Enhanced DRIP should ensure they are enrolled by checking their online brokerage portal or by calling their investment advisor.
Shareholders who hold certificates in their own name (registered shareholders) who wish to enroll can find out more from Computershare by calling 1-800-564-6253.
Copies of the Plan and the enrollment form are also available on Parkland's website at http://www.parkland.ca/en/investors/dividends/.
Brokerage entitlement and corporate actions departments are encouraged to ensure that they have properly elected with Clearing and Depository Services Inc. ("CDS") those shares that should participate in the enhanced Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking information and statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). When used in this news release, the words "expect'', ''will'', ''could'', ''would'', "well positioned," ''pursue'' and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to, among other things, the uses by Parkland of the amount of cash dividends that are reinvested by shareholders in the Enhanced DRIP.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this news release should not be unduly relied upon. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. Parkland does not undertake any obligations to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by securities laws. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of numerous risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: failure to achieve the anticipated benefits of acquisitions, general economic, market and business conditions, industry capacity, competitive action by other companies, refining and marketing margins, the ability of suppliers to meet commitments, actions by governmental authorities and other regulators including increases in taxes, changes and developments in environmental and other regulations, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Parkland. See also the risks and uncertainties described under the headings "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information" and "Risk Factors" in Parkland's current Annual Information Form, and under the headings "Forward-Looking Information" and "Risk Factors" in Parkland's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the most recently completed financial period, each as filed on SEDAR and available on Parkland's website at www.parkland.ca.
About Parkland Corporation
Parkland's purpose is to Power Journeys and Energize Communities. We serve essential needs in our communities, providing our customers with the essential fuels they depend on to get around, quality foods and convenience items, while helping them achieve their goals of lowering their environmental impact. Through our portfolio of trusted and locally relevant brands, we serve well over one million customers per day across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean region and Central and South America.
In addition to leveraging our supply and storage capabilities to provide the essential fuels our diverse customers depend on; we are leading our customers through the energy transition. From electric vehicle charging, renewable fuels, solar energy and compliance and carbon offset trading, we are leaders in helping our customers lower their environmental impact.
Parkland's proven strategy is centered around organic growth, our supply advantage, acquiring prudently, and integrating successfully. We are focused on developing our existing business in resilient markets, growing, and diversifying our retail business into food, convenience, and renewable energy solutions and helping our commercial customers decarbonize their operations. Our strategy is underpinned by our people, as well as our values of safety, integrity, community, and respect, which are deeply embedded across our organization.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former Attorney General Eric Holder about the Supreme Court hearings in the Alabama redistricting case which could weaken protections held by the Voting Rights Act.
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CVN Shares Tips for Parents to Connect with Teens in Support of Their Mental Health
STAMFORD, Conn., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This April, in honor of Month of the Military Child, Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), a not-for-profit philanthropic organization that serves post-9/11 veterans, active duty service members and their families through a nationwide system of mental health clinics, is highlighting the unique experiences of #MightyMilitaryKids and teens and celebrating them for their strength and resilience. To mark the occasion, Cohen Clinics around the country will be hosting events for military kids as the network provides tips in support of military teen mental health and a roundup of helpful resources for military families.
Currently, there are nearly one million military children of active duty service members. Military families relocate three times as often as civilian families. During their school career, military children move and change schools an average of six to nine times.
"Military kids serve right alongside their parents," says Cohen Veterans Network President and CEO Dr. Anthony Hassan. "They uniquely experience many of the challenges associated with military life including lengthy separations from loved ones, frequent moves, and the need to continuously adapt to new schools and social circles. Established to fill the gaps in care, CVN is here to help military families manage the mental health impacts of their service. We are proud to support military kids and honor them for their tremendous sacrifices."
CVN is inviting military families and supporters everywhere to celebrate #MightyMilitaryKids and teens with a number of opportunities throughout April. The network is additionally sharing tools and resources in support of military families. Highlights include:
- #MightyMilitaryKids on Social Media– Join CVN on April 19th in support of military kids by wearing purple. Share photos on social media using hashtags #PurpleUp and #MightyMilitaryKids.
- Tips on How to Connect with Your Military Teen - A time of growing independence, adolescence is a pivotal period in a child's life. CVN is sharing parenting advice on how to maintain a connection with your child in support of their mental health as they navigate the teenage years.
- Cohen Clinic Month of the Military Child Events – From a carnival to an eggstravaganza, Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinics across the country are hosting a number of free, family-friendly events open to all military families.
- Resources for Military Families - CVN has developed a list of community partner organizations that provide essential support for military families on everything from education to summer camp.
Since its inception in April 2016, CVN has provided high-quality, accessible mental health services to over 50,000 individuals, including children. In fact, approximately 16% of clients served have been children. CVN additionally treats the entire military family with family members making up 47% of clients. Care is available through CVN's national network of 23 Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinics.
For a complete list of CVN's Month of the Military Child events, tools and resources visit cohenveteransnetwork.org/militarykids.
B-roll of Cohen Clinic children's play therapy and family therapy is available here.
ABOUT COHEN VETERANS NETWORK
Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) is a 501(c)(3) national not-for-profit philanthropic organization for post-9/11 veterans, active duty service members and their families. CVN focuses on improving mental health outcomes, operating a network of outpatient mental health clinics in high-need communities, in which trained clinicians deliver holistic evidence-based care to treat mental health conditions. It was established in 2016 by philanthropist Steven A. Cohen with a commitment of $275 million to build the network. Learn more about CVN here.
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LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — The family of a New Hampshire girl killed in Massachusetts in 1988 are thanking law enforcement officials for making an arrest more than three decades later.
The surviving family of Melissa Ann Tremblay on Saturday said they appreciated that police never gave up on the case and that they look forward to seeing “justice finally served.”
“We never thought that after 33 1/2 years we would finally see someone arrested and facing a judge,” the family said in a statement provided by Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett’s office. “The fact that technology has advanced and they were able to follow DNA evidence to find this man has brought us great joy."
Marvin C. McClendon Jr., a retired Massachusetts corrections officer, was ordered held without bail on Friday following his extradition from Alabama, where he lives.
The 74-year-old Bremen resident pleaded not guilty in Lawrence District Court. He's been charged with fatally stabbing Tremblay in September 1988.
The 11-year-old from Salem, New Hampshire had been playing outside in Lawrence while her mother, who died in 2015, was inside a local social club. Her body was found in a nearby railway yard the following day.
Prosecutors said in court Friday that the state crime lab generated a DNA profile from Tremblay’s body and was able to link it to McClendon.
McClendon’s lawyers have suggested it’s possible the DNA belongs to another member of the McClendon family.
But prosecutors on Friday argued that most of his family live in Alabama and have never been to Massachusetts.
They also the former corrections officer, who retired in 2002, had been living not far in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and worked and attended church in Lawrence at the time of the killing.
McClendon was arrested last month. He's due back in court June 17. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Family-speaks-out-following-arrest-in-1988-murder-17173223.php | 2022-05-14 18:19:38 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Family-speaks-out-following-arrest-in-1988-murder-17173223.php |
OLYMPIA, Wash — A bill that would impose harsher penalties for sexually abusive jail and prison guards passed the Washington state Legislature Wednesday.
The State House of Representatives voted unanimously on Wednesday to pass “Kimberly Bender’s Law.” The bill was inspired by a 2022 KING 5 investigation about a former Forks jail guard who served just over a year in prison after sexually assaulting four women.
The Senate unanimously passed the bill on Feb. 27. It now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee for consideration.
The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Sen. Mike Padden (R-Spokane Valley), proposes to upgrade the status of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct from a Class C felony to a Class B. The change would allow for a prison term of 10 years instead of the current five-year maximum when a corrections officer has sexual intercourse with a victim.
The law would also raise the status of second-degree custodial sexual misconduct from a gross misdemeanor to a Class C felony. A change in the second-degree offense, which occurs when a corrections officer has sexual contact with a victim, would bring a maximum sentence of five years.
The governor will have five days to take action on the measure, which is named after a Quileute woman who died by suicide in her Forks jail cell after reporting her jail guard, John Gray, sexually harassed her.
Gray was convicted in 2021 of two felony and two misdemeanor counts of custodial sexual misconduct. He served 13 months of his 20-month sentence. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/washington-state-legislature-kimberly-benders-law/281-df8dba84-e26f-42ec-86c0-9baa8970fb54 | 2023-03-23 04:56:37 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/washington-state-legislature-kimberly-benders-law/281-df8dba84-e26f-42ec-86c0-9baa8970fb54 |
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PRINGLE — A man from Plains Township was arraigned Tuesday on allegations he fired a shot at an ex-girlfriend who was behind a bathroom door.
David Eugene Phillips, 39, of South Main Street, fired the shot inside the woman’s house on Grove Street, Pringle, on Sept. 21, according to the criminal complaint filed by Kingston police.
Phillips was arraigned by District Judge David Barilla in Forty Fort on three counts of reckless endangerment and one count each of aggravated assault and terroristic threats. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $50,000 bail.
Police said there were two juveniles, 9 and 11, inside the home at the time of the shooting.
According to the criminal complaint:
The woman told police she went into a bathroom after being awakened by Phillips. Phillips began a verbal dispute as she was yelling at him to get out of the house.
Phillips kicked the door and discharged a round from a handgun that passed through the door and into drywall covering the woman with drywall dust, the complaint says.
Police said the woman placed a .40-caliber casing and a .40-caliber flattened projectile in a zippered pouch she turned over to officers.
Two children were on the first floor at the time of the shooting that allegedly happened in the basement. | https://www.timesleader.com/news/1597745/plains-township-man-arraigned-on-charges-he-fired-gun-at-ex-girlfriend | 2023-01-24 19:16:09 | 0 | https://www.timesleader.com/news/1597745/plains-township-man-arraigned-on-charges-he-fired-gun-at-ex-girlfriend |
HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — After walking for two days along rural highways in southern Mexico with several thousand other migrants, Venezuelan Wilber Pires spent what was supposed to be a day of rest for the caravan asking for help to buy medicine for his daughter.
Two-year-old Valesca Pires was hospitalized in Huixtla overnight with a high fever. Other children in the extended family of 18 were sick as well and covered with mosquito bites. Under the roof of a covered court where migrants slept side-by-side on sheets spread over concrete, adults tended to battered feet after walking some 25 miles since departing Tapachula Monday.
“If it’s hard for an adult imagine it for her,” Pires said of his daughter.
Venezuelans make up a large proportion of this caravan, the biggest of the year, in contrast to previous ones. A factor appears to be a policy change implemented by Mexico in January requiring Venezuelans to acquire a visa to enter the country.
Before that change, Venezuelans had flown to Mexico City or Cancun as tourists and then made their way comfortably to the border. Many made it from home to the U.S. border in as little as four days.
Encounters with Venezuelans at the southwest border plunged from 22,779 in January to 3,073 in February, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In April, the most recent month available, there were 4,103 encounters.
But the flow of Venezuelan migrants has continued. Since January, more than half of the 34,000 migrants who crossed the treacherous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama were Venezuelans, according to Panama’s National Migration Service.
The visa requirement drove the flow of Venezuelans into the shadows. Those traveling in the caravan are just the visible sign of who is traveling through Mexico out of public view. Many other Venezuelans have likely turned to smugglers.
It was in January, the same month when Mexico imposed the visa requirement, that Pires and other extended family members spread across two cities in Venezuela began a group chat on a messaging platform that would eventually lead to a decision months later to leave their country en masse.
Wildre Pires Álvarez, another cousin traveling with his wife and two children, said it took three months of discussion to decide to leave.
“I was earning $3 to $6 a week,” Pires Álvarez said. “But if you ask me how far that reached: a kilo of rice, a kilo of pasta, a kilo of beans and there went my $6.” Family members complained of frequent electrical blackouts, scarcity and a lack of basic services.
“The goal is the United States,” he said. “The dream is to work and be able to support more family members who stayed in Venezuela.”
The extended family of 18, including eight children, traveled from Venezuela to Mexico’s southern border in 15 days.
On the first day of the three it took to navigate the thick jungle of the Darien between Colombia and Panama, Pires’ cousin Eymar Hernández, passed out.
Flor de los Ángeles, Hernández’s 11-year-old daughter, cried at the memory of her unconscious father.
“He had a problem and they had to help him, give him fluids, air,” she said. “He was really bad in the jungle and that was really hard for me because I was scared about what would happen.”
The family requested asylum in Tapachula, but were given appointments in July to begin the process. They said they did not have enough money to be able to wait that long in a city where work and affordable housing have been scarce.
Jenny Villamizar, Hernández’s wife, said the constant uncertainty, the overwhelming fear that they will not be able to continue, has been awful.
“This is terrible anguish not knowing what we’ll be able to achieve, what we’re going to be able to do,” Villamizar said.
Negotiations between the migrants, their advocates and the Mexican government continued Wednesday. Recently, the government has dissolved other caravans by offering to move migrants to other cities where they could legalize their status more quickly.
Finding consensus on managing migration flows in the region was a top priority for representatives meeting this week at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.
Jesús Enrique González, another Venezuelan migrant traveling with 10 relatives, including his seven children, said the money he made as a butcher at home was no longer enough to make ends meet with constantly rising prices.
So they left and have been traveling for two months.
Since Panama, González’s children have been critical in helping their father continue. He fell while crossing the Darien Gap and broke his left foot, an injury that requires surgery, which he has so far been unable to attain.
The 53-year-old man is alternating between crutches and a wheelchair pushed by relatives and friends as the family continues northward. They were the last migrants to reach Huixtla on Tuesday.
“We fought until the end to stay in our country because everyone loves their country,” González said. “But seeing how everything was a struggle and we never reached a goal, we decided to leave.” | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/venezuelans-big-presence-in-caravan-after-visa-requirement/ | 2022-06-09 19:47:50 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/venezuelans-big-presence-in-caravan-after-visa-requirement/ |
SUGAR LAND, Texas, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced plans to report financial results for the second quarter 2022 on Monday, August 8, 2022, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company's press release will be available on the Noble website at www.noblecorp.com.
Noble will host a conference call related to its second quarter 2022 results on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Central Time. Interested parties may dial +1 929-203-0901 and refer to conference ID 31391 approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Alternatively, a live webcast link will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. A webcast replay will be accessible for a limited time following the scheduled call.
Noble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The Company owns and operates one of the most modern, versatile, and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry. Noble and its predecessors have been engaged in the contract drilling of oil and gas wells since 1921. Noble performs, through its subsidiaries, contract drilling services with a fleet of offshore drilling units focused largely on ultra-deepwater and high specification jackup drilling opportunities in both established and emerging regions worldwide. Additional information on Noble is available at www.noblecorp.com.
Investors and others should note that we may announce material information using Securities and Exchange Commission filings, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts, and the "Investor" section of our website. In the future, we will continue to use these channels to distribute material information about the company and to communicate important information about the company, key personnel, corporate initiatives, regulatory updates, and other matters. Information that we post on our website could be deemed material; therefore, we encourage investors, the media, our customers, business partners and others interested in our company to review the information we post on our website.
For additional information, visit www.noblecorp.com or email investors@noblecorp.com
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MAX IS BACK
Mets ace Max Scherzer returns to a major league mound for the first time since May 18 when the NL East leaders play at Cincinnati.
The right-hander, who turns 38 in three weeks, hasn’t pitched for the Mets since he strained the oblique muscle in his left side while throwing a pitch to the Cardinals’ Albert Pujols.
Scherzer is 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA in his first season with the Mets, who signed the three-time Cy Young Award winner to a $130 million, three-year contract during the offseason. He made a pair of starts for Double-A Binghamton on June 21 and 29, allowing four earned runs and seven hits in eight innings with 14 strikeouts and two walks.
Left-hander Nick Lodolo (1-2, 5.52), who was 10 when Scherzer made his big league debut, starts for the Reds. Cincinnati is starting three rookies in a row against the Mets, with Lodolo following Hunter Greene and preceding Graham Ashcraft.
Scherzer could be joined in the Mets rotation by Jacob deGrom by late July or early August. The two-time Cy Young Award winner hasn’t pitched in the majors since July 7 last year.
DeGrom missed the second half of 2021 with right forearm tightness and a sprained elbow, then has been sidelined this season by a stress reaction in his right scapula that caused inflammation. In his first rehab outing, deGrom struck out five of six batters and threw 18 of 24 pitches for strikes for Class A St. Lucie.
JA-MO ON A ROLL
Jameson Taillon of the New York Yankees is 9-0 with a 3.30 ERA in 14 starts since a 3-0 loss to Toronto on April 11 in his first outing this season.
Taillon starts the series opener at Pittsburgh, the team that selected him with the second overall pick in the 2010 amateur draft.
The 30-year-old right-hander was 29-24 with a 3.67 ERA in four seasons with the Pirates, who traded him to the Yankees in January 2021 for four prospects: right-handers Roansy Contreras and Miguel Yajure, infielder Maikol Escotto and outfielder Canaan Smith.
Taillon will be facing Pittsburgh for the first time.
Left-hander José Quintana (1-4, 3.43) starts for the Pirates. He is 0-3 with a 3.91 in nine outings since beating the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 9.
SHARP SANDY
Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara looks to add to his dominant first half when he faces Mike Trout and the Angels in Miami.
Alcantara (8-3, 1.95 ERA) has pitched at least seven innings in each of his last 10 starts. He's 6-1 in that span and has allowed just three home runs.
The 26-year-old Alcantara threw a season-high 117 pitches in his last outing, a complete-game win at St. Louis.
Trout is coming off a three-game series in which he went 0 for 11 and struck out nine times as the Angels got swept in Houston. The three-time AL MVP is hitless in his last 14 at-bats overall.
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Zack Greinke returns to Minute Maid Park to start for Kansas City against Houston.
Greinke joined the Astros at the 2019 trade deadline and started Game 7 of the World Series that fall in Houston. The 38-year-old righty also pitched for the Astros in the World Series last season.
Greinke signed with the Royals in the offseason and is 2-4 with a 4.38 ERA in 12 starts. Luis Garcia (6-5, 3.54 ERA) starts for the AL West-leading Astros.
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(NewsNation) — Teachers in 2021 earned 23.5% less than comparable college graduates, a new record, according to new data.
The Economic Policy Institute, or EPI, has been tracking teacher wage trends over the past 18 years, and its analysis of 2021 data concludes that teacher pay has remained relatively flat since 1996. Moreover, teachers make considerably less than peers working in other industries.
The report released this month further adds to conversations surrounding teacher pay and overall classroom funding. Just this week, educators in the largest school district in Ohio went on strike over disagreements about pay and learning conditions.
The EPI data, pulled from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows that the average weekly wages of public school teachers was $1,348 in 2021, slightly higher than $1,319 in 1996. By comparison, other college graduates brought in, on average, $2,009 a week in 2021.
The report’s author, Sylvia Allegretto, wrote that the disparity highlights the stagnation of teacher pay over the last quarter-century.
“The wages of nonteacher college graduates jumped by 13.5% from 1996 to 2002 during an unusual time of exceptional wage growth among low-, middle-, and high-wage earners,” Allegretto said. “But inflation-adjusted wages of teachers did not grow strongly during this period, in part because teacher pay is often set by long-term contracts, and public-sector wages are not as volatile as private-sector wages.”
The Institute also analyzed what it calls a teacher “wage penalty,” which measures how much less teachers are paid relative to other college graduates. In 2021, the penalty hit a record-high 23.5%, meaning that on average, teachers earned 76.5 cents on the dollar compared with other college grads working in other professions.
“Generally, the teacher wage penalty has been on a worsening trajectory since the mid-1990s,” Allegretto wrote.
In 1979, women teachers actually earned a “premium,” making on average 6.5% more in weekly wages than their nonteacher peers. The wage penalty is worst among men, who made 35% less than their nonteacher peers in 2021.
The disparities exists nationwide. A teacher wage penalty is present in each state, with the largest gap in Colorado, where teachers make 35.9% less than nonteachers. The smallest wage penalty is in Rhode Island at 3.4%.
“The picture that continues to emerge is one of a long-steep relative erosion of teacher wages,” Allegretto wrote. “Among those students who would like to dedicate their careers to teaching, many are undoubtedly choosing to forgo a public school teaching career in lieu of a better-paying career choice.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/teacher-pay-stuck-in-the-1990s-analysis-finds/ | 2022-08-26 15:24:52 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/teacher-pay-stuck-in-the-1990s-analysis-finds/ |
Wake up. Pick an outfit to wear. One sock, then the other. Phone, wallet, keys. Out the door. While clothing is a big part of everyone’s life, its production is rarely a topic of conversation. Especially when it comes down to the very beginning of its creation–the spinning, weaving and shearing that go into every piece of clothing. The Flag Wool & Fiber Festival connects the public to the rich cultural history of regional fiber arts, demonstrating creation right before their eyes.
Andrea Greene, the founder of Flag Wool & Fiber Festival, began the festival in 2015. This year is the festival’s ninth iteration, with two of those years being virtual due to the pandemic. Earlier in 2015, before beginning her journey with the festival’s creation, Greene was asked by the Arizona Historical Society to lead a Sheep to Shawl demonstration, when you shear a sheep, spin the yard and then knit or weave it into something all at once, in front of an audience. The Arizona Historical Society told Greene that they had been running a wool and fiber festival off and on since 1996 with varying levels of success and asked if Greene wanted to take it over.
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Greene had previously gotten into fiber arts through knitting, spinning and yarn dyeing. She opened an Etsy shop selling yarn after the birth of her son and fell down the rabbit hole, learning more and more about fiber arts as the years went on. When presented with this opportunity to lead a Fiber Festival, she said yes, asked a friend to help out and has been working hard to expand the festival ever since.
“So much has changed,” Greene said. “It used to just be me and one of my friends but now we have a solid team of five that run it. We’re a non-profit now, and we use the Pioneer Museum and the Coconino Center for the Arts property and the Sechrist field. It’s grown tremendously.”
Supported through grants from local organizations like the City of Flagstaff, Creative Flagstaff, Arizona Community Foundation and Arizona Foundation for the Arts, the event has expanded into a multiple-day celebration of fiber arts. The festival is free to the public, with demonstrations, workshops, vendors, livestock exhibits, live shearing, lectures, food vendors and many more elements.
“We have vendors everywhere from raw fleece, yarn from small farms, hand dyed yarn, candles, soap–there is a woman out of Prescott Valley that does goat milk soap–there will be woven rugs, towels and finished garments like that,” Green said.
Most of the events included are free to the public, but there are also some ticketed workshops available for purchase. With the help of grants, Flagstaff Wool & Fiber Festival was able to bring in two featured artists who will be doing free-to-the-public demonstrations. Venancio Aragón, a Diné textile artist, will demonstrate tapestry twill weaving on his Indigenous upright tension loom and how the Navajo lap spindle is used to spin wool fibers into yarn. Alissa Allen, founder of Mycopigments, will present on the history of using fungi for dyes, how to test them for dye potential and guide a silk scarf dyeing.
“Everyone should come,” Greene said. “We really have something for everyone, for little kids up to people who already know what they are doing. People just enjoy the sheep shearing alone, it's a huge draw. Everyone who is there is really positive and willing to share. To be able to stop and chat with these people doing these crazy things–some that you might have heard of and others that you haven’t–it’s a really fun time.”
The Flagstaff Wool & Fiber Festival team has always wanted to keep the festival accessible to all, making as many parts of it free to the public. With the help of the community, they hope to open some eyes and hearts to an immersive farm to fiber experience.
“One thing that is really important to us and our mission as a nonprofit is to help connect the community to these fiber artists, and making this connection for free,” Greene said. “We couldn’t do that without the community support that we get, whether that be through grants or the team of women who run it. It’s not one person. It takes a whole lot of people to make this happen. We’re so appreciative of everyone who helps out. With community events, especially free ones, the more the community gets involved, the more it can grow, be supported and continue.”
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ST THOMAS, Pa. — One individual was injured after being attacked by a bull in Franklin County Tuesday morning, according to emergency personnel on the scene.
The attack occurred shortly before 11 a.m. along Hade Road in St. Thomas Township, according to Mercersburg Area Fire Fighters and EMT, which posted about the incident on its Facebook page.
At least one person was airlifted from the scene, according to emergency personnel.
The injured individual was reportedly working on the farm when the attack occurred.
State Police assisted at the scene, according to a spokesperson.
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Curriculum Associates' reading experts offer advice, strategies, and tips for elementary educators
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curriculum Associates is kicking off a free four-part webinar series next month to support elementary educators with their reading instruction. The weekly series starting Friday, October 7, 2022 will provide educators with expert advice, strategies, and tips for building students' foundational reading skills and supporting their ongoing reading development.
"Building students' foundational reading skills is no small task and, as such, it is important that educators are supported in this work," said Elizabeth Bassford, vice president of content and implementation at Curriculum Associates. "We recently launched our Magnetic Reading Foundations program to support reading skills instruction and are now bringing together our team of experts to provide even more strategies and timely best practices to engage young learners in grade-level reading."
The webinar series includes:
- Reading Scaffolding Techniques for Immersion into Grade-Level Text on Friday, October 7
- Fostering Linguistic Sustenance: Context Setting, Meaning Making, and Foundational Reading Skills on Friday, October 14
- Restoring Engagement: Welcome to Magnetic Reading! on Friday, October 21
- Science of Reading in Our Decodable Readers on Friday, October 28
All webinars will be held at 4 p.m. ET and last for one hour.
To learn more and register for the upcoming webinars, visit https://cvent.me/LRGKkG.
Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools. The company's products and outstanding customer service provide teachers and administrators with the resources necessary for teaching diverse student populations and fostering learning for all students.
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Woman injured in early morning wreck
Published: Aug. 1, 2022 at 6:17 PM CDT|Updated: 24 minutes ago
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - A woman was reportedly injured after an early-morning car crash in Northwest Lawton.
The wreck also caused several lane closures, which have now been reopened.
It happened on 38th street and Cache road just before 7:30 a.m..
The white van appeared to have been rear-ended, and the driver of that van was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
No other injuries were reported, and the situation leading up to the wreck is still unclear.
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