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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that Russia has given notice that it intends to stage routine drills of its nuclear capabilities amid heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine.
The Pentagon and State Department said Russia had complied with the terms of the last U.S.-Russia arms control agreement in notifying Washington of the upcoming tests.
Although such notifications have been routine under the terms of the New START treaty so that drills are not mistaken for actual hostilities, this one comes as the conflict in Ukraine has intensified and at a time when diplomatic contacts between the two sides have been sharply reduced.
“The U.S. was notified,” Pentagon spokesman Air Force Gen. Pat Ryder said. “And as we’ve highlighted before, this is a routine annual exercise by Russia. And so in this regard, Russia is complying with its arms control obligations and transparency commitments to make those notifications, and so that is something that we will continue to keep an eye on.”
At the State Department, spokesman Ned Price said the notification was “important” even as “Russia engages in unprovoked aggression and reckless nuclear rhetoric.”
“These notification measures do ensure that we are not taken by surprise and reduce the risks of misperception,” he said.
Neither the Pentagon nor the State Department offered details about the Russian notification, which came as Russia accuses Ukraine of plotting to use a dirty bomb on its own territory, a move the Kremlin says could lead to nuclear retaliation. | https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-us-says-russia-notifies-it-of-annual-nuclear-drills/ | 2022-10-25 23:18:24 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-us-says-russia-notifies-it-of-annual-nuclear-drills/ |
TENSAS PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) – State leaders held a Legislative Town Hall meeting in Tensas Parish to discuss a ‘5 to 2-year Plan’ for economic development in the parish.
Senator Katrina Jackson and Representative Travis Johnson addressed citizens about the plans to revitalize the area and what state officials are doing to bring an economic boost to the parish.
Jackson says there is a new discussion about a ferry that could potentially become the new way of transportation.
“We’ve committed to putting funding in a budget for Tensas parish to have an economic development person directly working with the parishes and the city. If we can get that ferry, all our constituents could travel over for jobs and over for other things and travel back on the ferry.”
Jackson says St. Joseph’s mayor Matt Alexander has secured $840,000 in funding for remodeling the historical Community House. The building will be rented-out to bring revenue.
Other economic development plans include road improvements and recreational centers.
“The immediate economic impact is getting the town where they have recreation centers, both indoor and outdoor, for the improvement of quality of life, which always improves economic development.”
Another discussion included improvements in education infrastructure.
“We will be calling the USDA to see what the schools can do regarding their school buildings once we meet with the elected officials,” explained Jackson.
State officials also talked about an after-school program that will provide transportation. She says if parents haven’t received a form, they are asked to contact their school to sign up. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/state-officials-discuss-economic-development-for-tensas-parish/ | 2023-03-14 06:47:24 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/state-officials-discuss-economic-development-for-tensas-parish/ |
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out a Quad summit taking place in Sydney without President Joe Biden, saying the four leaders will talk at the Group of Seven meeting this weekend in Japan.
Albanese said Wednesday he understands why Biden pulled out of the summit to focus on debt limit talks in Washington since they are crucial to the economy. The summit including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had been scheduled for May 24.
“The blocking and the disruption that’s occurring in domestic politics in the United States, with the debt ceiling issue, means that, because that has to be solved prior to 1st June — otherwise there are quite drastic consequences for the U.S. economy, which will flow on to the global economy — he understandably has had to make that decision,” Albanese told reporters.
Biden “expressed very much his disappointment” at being unable to come to the Sydney summit and to the national capital Canberra a day earlier to address Parliament, Albanese said.
The four leaders will soon be together in Hiroshima, Japan, for the Group of Seven summit and are planning to meet there, he said.
“The Quad is an important body and we want to make sure that it occurs at leadership level and we’ll be having that discussion over the weekend,” Albanese said.
He said Modi will visit Sydney next week, noting the Indian leader was scheduled to give an address to the Indian diaspora at a sold-out 20,000-seat stadium on Tuesday. But Kishida will not visit.
“Prime Minister Modi will be here next week for a bilateral meeting with myself. He will also have business meetings, he’ll hold a very public event … in Sydney,” Albanese told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
“I look forward to welcoming him to Sydney,” Albanese said. “Prime Minister Kishida of Japan was just coming for the Quad meeting. There wasn’t a separate bilateral program.”
Albanese said it was “disappointing” that Biden decided he could not come.
“The decision of President Biden meant that you can’t have a Quad leaders’ meeting when there are only three out of the four there,” Albanese said. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/australia-rules-out-quad-summit-going-ahead-in-sydney-without-president-biden/ | 2023-05-17 22:08:13 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/australia-rules-out-quad-summit-going-ahead-in-sydney-without-president-biden/ |
Jonesboro woman says neighbor’s dogs attacked her pet
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Neighbors on a Jonesboro street are on edge after tragedy struck over the weekend.
According to a now-deleted Facebook post, a woman on Sanderson Lane said three dogs attacked her pet dog.
In a separate post, she said the dog died from its injuries.
Michelle Wilson lives on Sanderson Lane and said the same dogs that killed her neighbor’s pet have been trouble for others.
“I’ve had an incident where they came charging down but luckily the car door was unlocked, and I was able to hop in quick enough,” she said.
Wilson lives with two children and said she feared for her children’s safety.
“Seeing unfamiliar dogs, especially pits, is really concerning,” she said. “I don’t let my kids come outside in the front yard for pretty much that very reason.”
I attempted to reach out to the city of Jonesboro to ask what an owner’s rights are but didn’t hear back from the city.
Over at the sheriff’s department, Captain Jason Allen said that even though there is no leash ordinance in the county like there is in the city, owners have a right to protect themselves.
“That owner could take lethal force against that animal depending on the situation or whatever and they’re in their legal rights to do that,” he said.
If there is an attack, the dog’s owner could end up paying out of their own pocket.
“They may have to take care of medical bills they may have to take care of property, you know, it’s still their responsibility as that owner of that animal they have to take care of it,” he said.
Wilson said the tragedy could have been avoided even without a leash ordinance.
“We all have fences and gates and stuff so I don’t think that it would be a problem to keep your dogs within your own yard, preferably the backyard,” she said.
Neighbors told me off-camera one of the dogs was put down, while the other two awaited their fate.
Wilson said she is sorry the incident happened.
“I’m glad that the situation has been taken care of so that it doesn’t happen to anyone else or anyone’s children,” she said.
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Essential school supplies for middle school students
If you are helping a middle-schooler prepare for the upcoming school year, you understand the challenges of assisting them as they shop for clothes, figure out their class schedule and prepare for more advanced courses. But don’t underestimate the importance of choosing the right school supplies to put in their backpack. Here are a few essentials you should pack in their backpack for a successful school year.
Packing a middle-schooler’s backpack
Some school supplies are universal across most grades, while others are especially useful for middle-school students. Many students are provided with a list of supplies they’ll need for the school year, which will guide you in selecting the essentials. Here are some categories to shop when choosing items for their backpacks.
Laptops and tech accessories
In today’s tech-driven world, most middle-schoolers need a laptop for classwork. Fortunately, affordable options that have useful features and are compact and easy to take to and from school are available. Most school backpacks have a compartment with protective padding that’s designed to carry a laptop. In addition, tech accessories such as a charger, portable battery pack and phone charger are also items middle-schoolers need in their packs.
Writing tools
Pencils, pens, markers and highlighters are essential for middle-school students. Those who take art classes may also need colored pencils. A pencil case will keep writing tools organized and easy to access. Many options have several compartments for separating different types of writing tools. Additionally, these small cases are easy to fit in a backpack.
Notebooks and binders
Standard notebooks and binders are items middle-schoolers will need to complete and protect assignments and projects. Both are available in several sizes and designs to match students’ coursework needs. Ideally, these essential school items will fit in the main compartment of a backpack along with school textbooks. Budget-friendly packs of multiple notebooks and binders are available and will save you a few dollars.
Calculators and measuring instruments
By middle school, most students are advancing in math and taking classes in geometry, algebra, biology and statistics. Tools for these classes include a scientific calculator and measuring instruments such as protractors, rulers, squares and compasses. While these instruments can be purchased separately, they are also available in sets.
Personal items
Not all items middle-school students need for their backpacks are for classwork. A few personal items will also come in handy throughout the school day. Gel hand sanitizer and hand wipes are necessary for killing germs and keeping hands clean. Tissues in small packs are easy to place in a backpack. Instead of disposable water bottles, a reusable water bottle is an eco-friendly choice. Many backpacks even have side pockets that are designed especially to accommodate water bottles.
Best items for a middle-schooler’s backpack
Before you buy backpack supplies, you’re middle-schooler will need a backpack with ample space for school gear. The Big Student has numerous roomy pockets plus a laptop compartment and water bottle pocket. It’s made of tough material that will hold up well to school life. Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Long battery life, a thin build and ample onboard storage make this laptop a good choice for middle-school students. The 15.6-inch size will fit the laptop compartment of most backpacks. Parents will also appreciate the budget-friendly price. Sold by Amazon
BIC Xtra-Smooth Mechanical Pencils
No sharpener is needed for these mechanical pencils that feature dark lead that moves smoothly across paper. Each pencil is topped with an eraser that does a good job removing mistakes. They are available in multipacks that will last throughout the school year. Sold by Amazon
Pencils, pens, markers and more — when writing tools are stored in a pencil case, they’ll be easy to find in a backpack. The two zippered compartments of this case will keep them organized too. Sold by Amazon
Mead 1-Subject Spiral Notebooks
Every student needs classic spiral notebooks like those in this pack of six. Each one is made for a single subject and has 70 sheets of wide-ruled paper for taking notes and completing assignments. Sold by Amazon
Texas Instruments TI-84 Graphics Calculator
Math gets more challenging in middle school, but a scientific calculator can help. The TI-84 is made by a top brand and offers the functions for solving equations in algebra, biology, statistics and more. It features a large, backlit screen that’s easy to read. Sold by Amazon
Kleenex Pocket Pack Facial Tissues
These small packets of tissues are just the right size for backpacks. They’ll come in handy when the cold season arrives. You’ll get 16 pocket packs, each containing 10 tissues. Sold by Amazon
Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer Variety Pack
There’s no doubt that kids are exposed to germs at school, so keeping hand sanitizer readily available is a good plan. These 1-ounce bottles don’t take up much space in a backpack, but also have clips that can be attached to handles, straps or zippers. You’ll get eight bottles per purchase. Sold by Amazon
CamelBak Chute Mag Water Bottle
This reusable water bottle boasts a secure lid that will prevent liquid from leaking. It’s made of material that’s 50% recycled and free of BPA. You can choose from several sizes and colors. Sold by Amazon
Students in geometry class will need a variety of measurement instruments to make the grade. This comprehensive 15-piece set comes with the essentials, including protractors, compasses, a ruler and more. It’s an affordable choice that will save you a few dollars if you purchased each item separately. Sold by Amazon
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31-year-old father dies in lumber yard accident
WADLEY, Ga. (WRDW/Gray News) – A 31-year-old father of two died last week in an apparent industrial accident at a lumber yard in Georgia.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, Trenton Lewis was killed Wednesday in a workplace accident at Battle Lumber.
The company released a statement saying Lewis was a veteran employee of almost 10 years.
“Right now, our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family, as the Battle Lumber Company family mourns this loss as well,” the company stated.
Friends say Lewis was a wonderful father who worked hard for his family.
According to friends, Lewis was caught in a machine at the mill and pallet company, although that couldn’t be confirmed by authorities, WRDW reports.
It appeared to be an accident, but a final determination on that will be made by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab, according to officials.
The coroner said his body hasn’t been taken to the lab yet because of a backlog issue.
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By REBECCA REYNOLDS
Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A school bus crashed over an embankment and landed on its side Monday morning in rural Kentucky, sending the driver and 18 children to hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to severe, authorities said Monday.
Students from elementary age through high school were aboard the bus en route to classes when the crash occurred on a state highway near Salyersville in eastern Kentucky, said Superintendent Chris Meadows of Magoffin County Schools.
No other vehicles were involved.
Meadows spoke of varying injuries from minor to critical at an afternoon news conference and reported a mix of emotions in the school district after the crash. While it has been quiet and sad, he said, officials are thankful that there aren’t any fatalities to report at this time.
“All of these families, these students and this driver, they are in our thoughts and prayers,” Meadows said, adding officials were following up with families and doing everything possible to help them.
When first responders arrived, some of the students had already climbed up the embankment and others were then helped up the hill with ropes and baskets, Salyersville Fire Chief Paul Howard said.
Gov. Andy Beshear said in a tweet that Kentucky State Police were on the scene, and “we are responding swiftly.”
The bus exited state Route 40 near Salyersville and went over an embankment, state Trooper Michael Coleman said.
It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash. “We’re really in the beginning stages of the investigation,” Coleman said, adding the road was expected to remain shut for several hours.
Some of the injured were flown from the crash by helicopter and others were taken by ambulances and private vehicles, officials said. Updated conditions were not immediately available.
There has been discussion about the possibility of a guard rail in the area where the crash happened, but water and sewer lines under the roadway have created barriers to moving forward, Magoffin Judge Executive Matt Wireman said.
He said several crashes have been reported in the general area over the years.
“That’s typical in any rural area where you have a lot of winding roads,” he said
The school bus did not have seat belts, Meadows said.
The National Transportation Safety Board renewed a call earlier this month for adding seat belts on school buses after completing an investigation of a 2020 crash in Tennessee that killed the driver and a 7-year-old girl.
U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul joined state and local officials in offering prayers for the families involved.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao has defeated Democrat Rudy Salas in a Central Valley district, overcoming a strong Democratic registration advantage and fallout from his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump.
With 98% of the ballots counted Monday night, Valadao had 52% of the votes to 48% for Salas, or a margin of about 4,500 votes.
Valadao was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. He is one of only two of those 10 to be reelected, along with Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington. Others retired or were defeated by Trump-endorsed primary challengers.
Democrats hold a staggering 17-point registration edge in the 22nd District in the state’s farm belt. But Valadao, who was never a Trump loyalist, has highlighted a bipartisan streak to win in left-leaning districts before. He held his seat from 2013 until January 2019, lost it for a term, then won it back in a 2020 rematch with Democrat T.J. Cox.
Salas, a state assemblyman who is considered a moderate, dueled with Valadao over gas taxes, the opioid overdose crisis and health care.
Earlier, Republicans regained control of the House. With Valadao’s victory, Republicans will hold 219 seats next year, Democrats 212. Counting is not yet finished in a handful of other undecided races.
Trump never significantly engaged in the race and Valadao, a dairy farmer and son of Portuguese immigrants, had the state GOP endorsement and the backing of House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, who is close to the former president.
Valadao didn’t support then-candidate Trump in 2016, but then backed his reelection four years later.
However, Valadao would break with Trump’s White House at times, including criticizing the administration for family separations at the border. He ran in 2020 as “an independent problem solver” and in one ad highlighted his work with former President Barack Obama on water issues critical to the region.
He has called Trump a driving force in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Trump’s “inciting rhetoric was un-American, abhorrent, and absolutely an impeachable offense,” Valadao has said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/republican-rep-valadao-wins-california-central-valley-vote/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-11-22 05:11:55 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/republican-rep-valadao-wins-california-central-valley-vote/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra's Concerts in the Garden begins this weekend and runs May 26–June 11. With the earlier dates this year you can beat the heat and enjoy concerts under the stars at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Stars will not be the only thing in the sky with each concert ending with a drone show – you heard that right, Texas, a drone show to light up the night sky! Go to fwsymphony.org for more information.
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Concerts in the Gardens Preview
Grammy nominated singer & songwriter Pat Green previews the Forth Worth Symphony Orchestra Concerts in the Garden. He's a headliner June 11. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/good-morning-texas/fort-worth-symphony-orchestra-concerts-in-the-gardens-preview/287-8764dad0-2e54-4893-aba1-4f4fa591c2ca | 2023-05-25 21:55:48 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/good-morning-texas/fort-worth-symphony-orchestra-concerts-in-the-gardens-preview/287-8764dad0-2e54-4893-aba1-4f4fa591c2ca |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — NASA will soon be joining the investigation into unidentified aerial phenomena, more commonly referred to as UFOs.
The agency announced a new independent study on Thursday to examine “observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena.” According to a release from NASA, the study will focus on the science of UAPs – identifying and collecting data to better understand UAPs.
UFOs have attracted wide interest from enthusiasts who believe they could be linked to aliens or another world, but NASA said “there is no evidence UAPs are extra-terrestrial in origin” and the “limited number of observations” make it hard to draw any “scientific conclusions.”
“NASA believes that the tools of scientific discovery are powerful and apply here also. We have access to a broad range of observations of Earth from space – and that is the lifeblood of scientific inquiry,” NASA Headquarters Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen said. “We have the tools and team who can help us improve our understanding of the unknown. That’s the very definition of what science is. That’s what we do.”
The agency said the study to identify UAPs is of interest to national security and air safety. In its release, NASA said “establishing which events are natural provides a key first step to identifying or mitigating such phenomena.”
NASA’s announcement comes less than a month after Congress held its first hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years. A House subcommittee heard from United State defense intelligence officials in May after a report documented more than 140 UAPs reported by U.S. military pilots since 2004. Those two intelligence officials are part of a Pentagon task force investigating UAPs.
The new study commissioned by NASA is not part of the task force, or any group put together by the Department of Defense, the agency said.
“NASA has, however, coordinated widely across the government regarding how to apply the tools of science to shed light on the nature and origin of unidentified aerial phenomena,” the agency noted.
According to NASA, the new UAPs study will start early this fall and is expected to take about nine months. The team will be led by astrophysicist David Spergel and will “secure the counsel of experts in the scientific, aeronautics, and data analytics communities.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/nasa-launches-new-study-to-investigate-unidentified-aerial-phenomena/ | 2022-06-09 18:37:13 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/nasa-launches-new-study-to-investigate-unidentified-aerial-phenomena/ |
On Oct. 13, WW broke the news on wweek.com that Mayor Ted Wheeler was preparing a citywide ban on unsanctioned camping and would seek to open three large campsites across the city, each with capacity for 500 people. WW then reported Wheeler’s office had asked Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury for assistance in opening and running the sites. She was scornful of the idea. The mayor’s plan arrives amid an election season when Portland homelessness is voters’ top issue—and follows a federal lawsuit against the city by people with disabilities who say tents are blocking their access to public spaces. Here’s what our readers had to say:
TomMcCallsScotchGlass, via wweek.com: “All it takes is a tight election cycle to get things done.”
Sophlady, via wweek.com: “The mayor’s so-called proposal is so pie in the sky it could cause diabetes.”
City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, via Twitter: “Last week, Mayor Wheeler told me he was interested in creating additional, temporary sanctioned camping areas. I was told they would include a cap of around 100 people each. When I asked the most basic questions: Who? When? Where? How? I was told they hadn’t figured that out yet.
“About an hour later, I read in the news that the unseen mystery plan could include forcing people in extreme poverty to live in massive concentrated encampments or face jail, just as the upcoming winter brings renewed fears of COVID exposure and flu outbreaks.
“So that’s what I know. We need an ambitious, urgent effort to shelter and house those suffering on the streets as soon as possible, but we haven’t seen a real plan yet. If one exists, I’m sure I’ll have more to say then.”
Richard Ellmyer, via wweek.com: “I hope this is true. If so, bravo, Sam Adams, for the idea and bravo, Ted Wheeler, for acting on it. It’s about time.”
pembquist, via Reddit: “Looks like Ted checked the political winds.
“I imagine this is going to be quite ugly. I am not betting that these are going to be anything but hellholes with the strong preying upon the weak. Since there hasn’t been much law enforcement as is, I don’t imagine there will be much inside these camps.
“Before building these, we could start by just laying down some simple rules, like no collecting of shit, no blocking sidewalks, only X square feet per ‘tent,’ etc. “Oh, and no machetes or nail-studded baseball bats.
“Will be interesting to see what kind of private contractor undertakes this little scheme and for how much.”
Dalleagonian, via wweek.com: “I support this. Portland needs its own versions of Hamsterdam…with services (medical, water, trash, toilets, security).”
wang_shuai, via Reddit: “I hope they don’t assign Commissioner ‘still looking for safe rest sites’ Ryan to this.”
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Dan Clarendon | New York Daily News
A new Drake song hit SiriusXM on Friday, and an audio clip in the track should sound familiar to any Kardashians fan.
The track, titled “Rescue Me,” debuted on SiriusXM’s Sound 42 and later hit YouTube. Around the one-minute mark of one YouTube upload, listeners can hear Kim Kardashian talking to mom Kris Jenner about when she knew she wanted a divorce from Kanye West, a conversation that aired on the 2021 finale of the E! reality show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”
“I didn’t come this far just to come this far and not be happy,” Kardashian says. “Remember that.”
“OK, that’s fair,” Jenner responds. “You didn’t come this far just to come this far.”
The excerpt seems to be the latest development in Drake’s ongoing feud with West, whom he once described as “the most influential person” in his career, as People recaps.
Drake and West have collaborated several times in their rap careers, but their relationship seemed to sour around 2016, when West ranted about the amount of radio play Drake and DJ Khaled were getting.
“I went from … like, working on a project with him, to him sorta publicly s—ting on me and DJ Khaled for being on the radio too much,” Drake said in a subsequent interview, per People. “I’m not sure why we’re the target of your choice that you made that night.”
In 2018, rapper Pusha T released the West-produced album “Daytona,” which featured a diss about Drake on the track “Infrared.” West later apologized to Drake on Twitter, writing, “There should have been no songs with my involvement that had any negative energy towards you.”
Just weeks later, though, West lashed out at Drake about the fan speculation that Kardashian was the “Kiki” the Toronto rapper mentions in his hit “In My Feelings.”
“People making rumors or thinking you f—ed my wife and you’re not saying nothing… that don’t sit well with my spirit,” West said.
The two men reunited at a benefit concert in Los Angeles in 2021. And when Drake claimed in one track that the get-together wasn’t the friendly reunion it seemed to be, West responded on Twitter to say he had “love” for Drake, according to TMZ. West even hailed Drake as “the greatest rapper ever” in an October 2022 podcast episode, per NME, but it would seem Drake isn’t ready to bury the hatchet. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/04/04/new-drake-song-trolls-kanye-west-with-clip-of-kim-kardashian-talking-about-divorce/ | 2023-04-04 18:57:54 | 0 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/04/04/new-drake-song-trolls-kanye-west-with-clip-of-kim-kardashian-talking-about-divorce/ |
It's no joke – popular candy brand is giving fans an opportunity to celebrate with a piece of Laffy Taffy joke-telling history as they remove a selection of their most beloved 'dad jokes' from product wrappers and pull them out of circulation
CHICAGO, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Laffy Taffy®, the popular candy brand known for its delicious fruity, chewy candy, has been famously sharing hilarious 'dad jokes' on every wrapper since the 1980s, featuring some of the most iconic puns in joke-telling history. But today, Laffy Taffy announces it will retire 15 of its most beloved "original jokes" for the first time ever and venture into the innovative world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the launch of its "Laffy Taffy Original Jokes" collection, providing fans a chance to own a digital asset featuring Laffy Taffy history through a hilariously fun giveaway. But don't worry, "laffs" are here to stay. Aside from the 15 jokes retiring, the other one-liners fans know and love will continue to appear on Laffy Taffy wrappers.
The "Laffy Taffy Original Jokes" NFT collection launches Wednesday, July 20 at 12 p.m. ET in collaboration with Bitski, the blockchain wallet infrastructure provider reported to be backed by celebrity investors like Jay-Z and Serena Williams. Laffy Taffy fans can visit nft.laffytaffy.com for a chance to connect their wallets, complete an order and claim their free NFT on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last (Terms and Conditions Apply). These iconic, knee-slapping one-liners will be placed in the Laffy Taffy vault and no longer appear on candy wrappers, but those who receive an NFT will be able to hold onto the "laffs" forever.
The collection consists of 120 total NFTs, featuring exclusive 1/1 (one-of-ones) single, unique editions and multi-edition pieces minted and distributed randomly in various flavor and joke variations, including:
- 90 General NFTs minted as six versions of each joke with designs inspired by the candy's vintage character art dating back to the 1970s in Banana, Cherry, Sour Apple, Grape, Blue Raspberry and Strawberry flavors.
- 30 One-of-Ones (1/1) NFTs, an exclusive "shiny" subset of the collection featuring the most coveted designs to be randomly claimed during the minting process on launch day, which can then be sold and traded by fans.
"We're excited to celebrate the history of Laffy Taffy by retiring our original laffs in a fun, innovative way through the creation of NFTs as a timeless collector item. Our Laffy Taffy Original Jokes collection gives fans a unique opportunity to preserve one of our signature attributes – the jokes on our wrappers," said Dave Foldes, Marketing Director of Laffy Taffy at Ferrara Candy Company. "By retiring some of our most iconic, beloved jokes dating back to 1986, we can pay homage to them while opening the door for a new era of laffs and continued LOL fun for our wrappers."
Jokes first appeared on Laffy Taffy wrappers in the 1980s as a way to provide free entertainment value1. They began incorporating jokes sent by children and have continued to feature jokes on its candy wrappers to this day. Among the lineup of "original jokes" retiring, giveaway participants can look forward to fan-favorite one-liners like:
What kind of tea is sometimes hard to swallow?
Reality.
—Benjie Morris, 9, 1994
Why did the sun go to school?
It wanted to be brighter.
—Jake M. Warrior, AL
To find a Laffy Taffy retailer near you and check out LOL jokes, visit www.laffytaffy.com and follow @LaffyTaffy on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram.
About Laffy Taffy:
Since 1971, Laffy Taffy® has been bringing little bites of delight to families and children of all ages. Laffy Taffy's portfolio of products include their classic mini bars, Stretchy and Tangy bars, Laffy Taffy Ropes and LAFF BITES®. Laffy Taffy classic candy is available in fan favorite fruit flavors including Cherry, Strawberry, Grape, Watermelon, Sour Apple, Banana, Sparkle Cherry, and Blue Raspberry. Laffy Taffy LAFF BITES are available in new TROPICAL bags featuring mango, red orange, pineapple and guava flavors, "GONE BANANAS!™" banana-only bags and assorted bags with four fruity flavors: Cherry, Strawberry, Green Apple and Blue Raspberry.
About Ferrara:
Ferrara, a company related to The Ferrero Group, is a powerhouse in the North American and global sugar confections category. A passionate team of more than 6,000 employees work together to share delight in every bite through our beloved candy brands that have shaped the industry for more than 100 years. Our diverse portfolio of nearly 30 brands includes SweeTARTS®, Laffy Taffy®, Trolli®, BRACH'S®, Black Forest® and NERDS®, along with iconic favorites like Lemonhead®, Red Hots® and Now and Later®. Ferrara's superior innovation is rooted in diversity of thought, experience, and people, helping us introduce new candy products that make everyday moments a bit sweeter. Headquartered in Chicago, Ferrara has an operational network of 20 locations in North America that includes manufacturing, distribution, and R&D facilities. Learn more at www.ferrarausa.com.
(1) Catalyzing Innovation, Michelle Greenwald, 2020
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pocus, the leader in Product-Led Sales, has launched its Revenue Data Platform to democratize data for go-to-market teams. Pocus' Revenue Data Platform accelerates revenue by enabling go-to-market teams to analyze, visualize, and action data about their prospects and customers without needing engineers.
"When we first started Pocus, people called us PLG CRM or Product-Led Sales (PLS) tool, because it was the primary use case we enabled for customers," said Alexa Grabell, CEO and Co-Founder at Pocus. "As we've onboarded more customers, their needs have expanded beyond sales and PLG use cases. Our customers have explicitly called Pocus the engine that runs their go-to-market, and Revenue Data Platform accurately captures that value."
Modern GTM teams rely heavily on product usage data to drive better experiences at every point of the customer journey. These teams get the most value from consuming data. Yet, go-to-market teams are underserved by existing data platforms built for more technical teams.
Pocus was founded to solve this problem for sales teams and has since evolved to serve the entire go-to-market function - sales, success, growth, and marketing.
Key components of our updated platform include:
- Revenue Data Graph: Break down data silos by combining data from various sources into a format that is accessible for GTM teams to run any playbook.
- 360 Insights: Cut through the noise. Surface top opportunities and go from insight to action quickly.
- Playbooks: Build, test, and run go-to-market playbooks powered by product usage insights.
- Reporting: Reliably hit your goals. Get visibility into what playbooks are performing well and how individual reps are performing so you can tune playbooks and coach reps for more repeatability.
- Automation: Keep your data in sync across tools and automate workflows based on product usage triggers.
- Pocus Predicts: Tune your playbooks in real-time with AI-powered recommendations.
Since launching, customers have analyzed billions of rows of data and surfaced millions of new leads in the Pocus platform. Customers see a 50% increase in qualified lead volume, 20%+ conversion on those leads, and a 32% lift in average deal sizes. Pocus has become central to the go-to-market workflows for customers like Miro, Webflow, Loom, Superhuman, and more. Users are also noticing the time savings and efficiency, on average, users are saving 10+ hours a week digging through various data sources.
"Our PLG motion generates a ton of sign-ups every week and it's difficult for our reps to find high potential opportunities that are a perfect customer fit for our enterprise product," said Taylor Gibson, Director of Commercial Sales at Loom. "Pocus makes it easy to analyze our usage data and target the right users. Beyond the platform, Pocus has been a great thought partner as we scale our product-led and sales motions, arming us with proven playbooks across the customer journey."
The Pocus Revenue Data Platform is available now. For more information, please visit https://pocus.com/demo
About Pocus
Pocus is a Revenue Data Platform purpose-built for go-to-market teams to analyze, visualize, and action data about their prospects and customers without needing engineers. Pocus helps companies like Miro, Webflow, Loom, and Superhuman focus their sales and success teams on the highest priority opportunities by surfacing insights at the right moment so reps can take quick action. Pocus gives you a 360-degree view into product usage, empowering you to act on insights and fill your funnel efficiently. Learn more about why top PLG businesses trust Pocus as their Revenue Data Platform by visiting www.pocus.com/demo.
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Kearney releases 30th-anniversary edition of Assessment of Excellence in Procurement (AEP)
CHICAGO, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID, sharply rising geopolitical tensions, and severe commodity inflation are among the historic crises that have sent companies scrambling to secure essential raw materials, parts, and services. Yet a relative few supply management organizations triumphantly rose to the challenge—not only by substantially mitigating supply risk, but also by driving up company revenues and margins and by advancing the broader sustainability agenda.
These were among the key findings in the latest Assessment of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) benchmarking study conducted by Kearney, a global management consulting firm. The 2022 AEP report analyzes more than 600 companies worldwide, all with at least $2 billion annual revenues.
What AEP leaders do
Our research shows that manufacturing companies spend 55 cents for every dollar in revenue with suppliers; for companies in the service industry this is about 30 cents on the dollar. Optimizing this third-party spend represents a significant source for competitive advantage. However, the AEP study found that leading supply management organizations represent just 6 percent of the 2022 sample. These AEP leaders:
- Rebounded 3x stronger through COVID, with some reaching all-time highs across key performance metrics
- Contributed 200 basis points more to EBITDA from their third-party spend, helping their companies deliver nearly 2x more total shareholder return than the other companies studied
- Were twice as likely to see a high impact in supply resilience, and six times more likely to see their innovations significantly enhance growth and margins
In an era that demands constant adaption, these leaders integrated suppliers into their enterprise innovation, risk management, and ESG efforts; they pushed digital technology to drive greater effectiveness, efficiency, and user experience; and put in place an aspirational talent strategy across the full talent life cycle.
30th-anniversary study
Since Kearney conducted its first AEP study in 1992, this widely referenced cross-industry benchmark has tracked the practices that transform traditional purchasing functions into strategic supply management organizations. The AEP has emerged as the research foundation of reference to support the creation of the chief procurement officer as a new member of the C-suite; broaden and fully align procurement strategy with overall business strategy; and increase investment in digital technologies that improve supply chain agility and resilience.
"I believe our latest study is the most important yet," says Mike Hales, a Kearney partner and an author of the 2022 AEP report. "In a world of ongoing supply shocks, our findings help C-suites understand, in terms they respect, why they need more strategically capable supply management. Even better, the business case for building such capabilities is very sound."
For further details on the study methodology and findings, click here.
About Kearney
As a global consulting partnership in more than 40 countries, our people make us who we are. We're individuals who take as much joy from those we work with as the work itself. Driven to be the difference between a big idea and making it happen, we help our clients break through. Learn more at kearney.com.
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FBI investigating ‘suspicious death’ of cruise passenger
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - The FBI is investigating a suspicious death that happened aboard a cruise ship that ports in Charleston, South Carolina, WCSC reports.
Crew members of Carnival Cruise Sunshine were made aware of an unresponsive woman on Feb. 27, FBI spokesperson Kevin Wheeler said.
Wheeler says the staff attempted life-saving measures, but the woman was pronounced dead on the ship.
Once the ship ported in Charleston on Saturday, members of the FBI Evidence Response Team responded to process the passenger’s room.
“The FBI investigates certain crimes on the high seas, as well as suspicious deaths of U.S. persons,” Wheeler said in the statement.
Officials said the incident was isolated, and there was no threat to other passengers.
“The FBI joined Carnival Sunshine upon its return to Charleston yesterday morning to conduct an investigation into the death of a guest. Both the deceased and her husband were debarked in Nassau, and Bahamian authorities have already investigated the circumstances and are conducting an autopsy,” a Carnival spokesperson said. “We are fully cooperating. This is a matter for authorities in The Bahamas and Charleston, and we have no further comments.”
Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.
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HOUSTON and TUPELO, Miss., June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE) will release its second-quarter 2023 earnings on Monday, July 24, 2023, after the close of the financial markets. It will also hold its earnings webcast on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. CT.
The webcast will be a live coverage of management's conference call with analysts and can be found by visiting: https://ir.cadencebank.com/events. This will be an interactive session between management and analysts; others may listen to the live broadcast as it happens. The conference call will also be available in archived format at the same web address.
About Cadence Bank
Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE) is a leading regional banking franchise with more than $50 billion in assets and over 350 branch locations across the South and Texas. Cadence provides consumers, businesses and corporations with a full range of innovative banking and financial solutions. Services and products include consumer banking, consumer loans, mortgages, home equity lines and loans, credit cards, commercial and business banking, treasury management, specialized lending, asset-based lending, commercial real estate, equipment financing, correspondent banking, SBA lending, foreign exchange, wealth management, investment and trust services, financial planning, retirement plan management, and personal and business insurance. Cadence is committed to a culture of respect, diversity and inclusion in both its workplace and communities. Cadence Bank, Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.
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WASHINGTON – Hush-money payments. Classified records. And now, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that led to the Capitol attack. Already facing criminal cases in New York and Florida, Donald Trump faces increasing legal peril as investigations into his struggle to cling to power after his election loss appear to be coming to a head.
A target letter sent to Trump by special counsel Jack Smith suggests he may soon be indicted on new federal charges, adding to the remarkable situation of a former president up against possible prison time while vying to reclaim the White House as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
Smith's wide-ranging probe into the chaotic weeks between Trump's election loss and his supporters' attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, seems to be nearing an end just as another case could be on the horizon. A grand jury that was sworn in this month in Georgia will likely consider whether to charge Trump and his Republican allies for their efforts to reverse his election loss in the state.
Trump has denied wrongdoing in all the cases and dismissed the prosecutions as a malign effort to hurt his 2024 campaign.
Here's a look at the Jan. 6 investigation, Trump's legal cases and what could happen next:
WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF THE JAN. 6 PROBE?
The team led by Smith, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November, has questioned a host of former White House officials, Trump allies, lawyers and state election officials both in voluntary interviews and before the grand jury that has been meeting behind closed doors in Washington. Those who have testified before the grand jury — which would ultimately hand down any indictment — include Trump's Vice President Mike Pence, who has spoken extensively in public about the former president's efforts to pressure him into rejecting President Joe Biden's electoral victory.
Smith's team appears to be interested in a late night Dec. 18, 2020, White House meeting one aide has called “unhinged” in which Trump's private lawyers suggested he order the U.S. military to seize state voting machines in an unprecedented effort to pursue his false claims of voter fraud. In videos shown by the U.S. House Committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack, one White House lawyer said he thought the idea was “nuts.” Judges — including some appointed by Trump — uniformly rejected his claims of voter fraud.
Smith has also questioned witnesses about schemes by Trump associates to enlist electors in battleground states to sign certificates claiming that Trump — instead of Biden — had won their states. The fake electors' certificates were mailed to the National Archives and Congress, where some Republicans used them to try to justify delaying or blocking certification of the election.
Smith's team has also shown interest in the story of a Georgia election worker, Ruby Freeman, who along with her daughter has recounted living in fear following death threats after Trump and his allies falsely accused them of pulling fraudulent ballots from a suitcase in Georgia. That interest is according to a person familiar with the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing criminal probe.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
It's unclear when Smith's investigation may wrap up. Trump said he was invited to appear before the grand jury this week, though targets of investigations don't have to testify and rarely agree to do so. The grand jury, which meets in secret, would ultimately vote on whether there is enough evidence to charge him with a crime. Federal grand juries are made up of about 16 to 23 people, and at least 12 must agree in order to hand down an indictment.
Among the potential charges legal experts have said Trump could face are conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding: Congress’ certification of Biden's electoral victory. Hundreds of the more than 1,000 people accused of federal crimes in the Jan. 6 riot have been charged with the obstruction offense, which carries up to 20 years in prison.
If charged in the Jan. 6 case, Trump could face a challenging jury pool in overwhelmingly Democratic Washington, whose residents — many of whom work on Capitol Hill — had a front-row seat to the chaos that unfolded after Trump urged his supporters to “fight like hell.”
Many Jan. 6 rioters have tried unsuccessfully to get their trials moved out of the nation's capital, saying Trump supporters can't get a fair trial there. Only two defendants have been acquitted of all charges after trials, and those were trials decided by a judge, not a jury. In the most serious Jan. 6 cases brought so far, juries have convicted the leaders of two far-right extremist groups — the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys — of seditious conspiracy and other charges for what prosecutors described as plots to block the transfer of power from Trump to Biden. More than 600 other Jan. 6 defendants have pleaded guilty to federal crimes.
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH TRUMP’S OTHER CASES?
Trump pleaded not guilty last month to 37 federal felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified records at his Florida Mar-a-Lago estate and rejecting government demands to give them back. A judge in that case heard arguments on Tuesday over whether that trial — which would take place in Florida — should happen before or after the 2024 election. While prosecutors are seeking a December trial date, Trump's lawyers have pushed for an indefinite delay, arguing he can't get a fair trial while he's campaigning for president.
In New York state court, a trial is scheduled to begin in March — in the thick of primary season — in another Trump case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that alleges a scheme to bury allegations of extramarital affairs that arose during his first White House campaign. Trump has pleaded not guilty in that case to 34 felony counts of falsifying internal business records at his private company about a hush-money payoff to porn actor Stormy Daniels. Trump was trying to get the case moved to federal court, but a judge ruled against that on Wednesday.
In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who has been investigating Trump and his allies for their efforts to overturn his election loss in that state, is expected to present her case before one of two grand juries seated earlier this month. Willis has suggested that any indictments would likely come in August. A separate special grand jury — which didn't have charging power and dissolved in January — submitted a report with recommendations to Willis. Though most of that report remains under wraps for now, the panel’s foreperson has said without naming names that the special grand jury recommended charging multiple people.
Meanwhile, in Michigan on Tuesday, the state's attorney general filed felony charges, including forgery against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for Trump in 2020, accusing them of submitting false certificates that said they were legitimate electors despite Biden’s victory there.
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(WXOW) - The 75th Alice in Dairyland is encouraging families to think Wisconsin potatoes when planning their Super Bowl parties.
Taylor Schaefer joined Daybreak on Friday to talk about the importance of potatoes in the state and an easy recipe for the big game.
She told News 19 that Wisconsin ranks third in potato production.
The recipe she highlighted on Friday was Baked Potato Nachos.
It features Wisconsin russet potatoes, cheese, black beans, tomatoes, onions, and other toppings you enjoy.
Schaefer said this is not only and enjoyable treat but also a heart-healthy option. She adds that potatoes are full of vitamins and minerals. They even have more potassium than a banana.
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The New York Rangers’ third line has been making valuable contributions all season, and the trio’s success in Game 1 against Tampa Bay is a big reason the team finally has a lead during a postseason series.
Dubbed ‘The Kid Line’ because of their ages — Filip Chytil is 22, Alexis Lafrenière 20 and Kaapo Kakko 21 — the three combined for five points in New York’s 6-2 victory Wednesday night in the series opener. Now they’ll look to keep it going when the Rangers host the Lightning in Game 2 on Friday night (8 p.m. EDT, ESPN).
“They’ve had a huge impact since the playoffs started,” Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said Thursday. “We broke them up a few times because of different matchups but overall they’ve been outstanding. … They got inside, they scored some nice goals, they made some good plays and and they’re attacking, They’re a confident bunch of kids right now and we need that to continue.”
Lafrenière has nine points (two goals, seven assists), Chytil eight (seven goals, one assist) and Kakko four (one goal, three assists) this postseason. In the last three games — all Rangers wins — Chytil has five goals, and Lafrenière and Kakko each have two assists.
“I think down low in their end we’re a good line,” Lafrenière said. “We got to get out of our zone as quick as we can and try to spend as much time in their end because that’s where we’re comfortable and we’re at our best. I think we’re playing as a unit and using our skills.”
Chytil, selected in the first round of the 2017 NHL draft, made the team out of training camp that fall before being sent down to the AHL for several months. He is the third-longest tenured player on the team behind Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad. Kakko, the second overall pick in the 2019 draft, had seven goals and three assists during the season. Lafrenière, the No. 1 overall selection in 2020, had 19 goals and 12 assists this season.
Chytil had eight goals in 67 games during the regular season and has nearly matched that in 15 playoff games, including two goals in Game 1 of this series.
“He’s starting to get a little more comfortable and his skating is unbelievable,” Lafrenière said. “He can shoot, so for me it’s just try to find him on the ice and give him the puck in good spots. I think he really stepped up his game in the last couple of weeks so it’s really good to see.”
The youngsters have helped the Rangers move ahead in a series for the first time. In the first two rounds, New York never led until advancing with wins in Game 7 each time. They trailed Pittsburgh 1-0 and 3-1, and were behind Carolina 2-0 and 3-2.
That doesn’t matter to the Rangers. They plan on keeping their approach the same whether they’re trailing or leading.
“We take it one game at a time,” Gallant said. “We know we won last night and we’re up 1-0 in the series, but it doesn’t make a difference. … You just worry about the next game. You move on, you play the game and get ready for the next one.”
Tampa Bay came out a little sluggish to start the series after having last played nine days earlier when they finished their second-round sweep of Florida on May 23. Over the last three postseasons in which they’ve won 10 straight series, including back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, the Lightning are 17-0 in games following a loss.
“It’s getting back to the strength of our game, being a little bit simpler and getting pucks behind then and getting to work in the o-zone,” defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. “We’ll be anxious for Game 2.”
The Lightning have been in this position just last month when they lost 5-0 in Game 1 of the first round against Toronto. They won two of the next four games and trailed 3-2 before winning that series and sweeping Florida.
“It’s Game 1, we’ve been through this before,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. “We’ve won series where we’ve lost the first game and we’ve won series where we’ve won the first game.”
The Rangers also expect a much stronger effort from the Lightning on Friday night.
“They’re going to be ready to play,” Gallant said. “You don’t win two Stanley Cups and not be ready to play at this time of year. We expect a pushback, but we’re going to play our game again, we’re going to play the best we can and worry about playing our game.”
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Frank Martin: This win gave my mother more life
March 27, 2017 12:28 PM
Following South Carolina's win, Frank Martin shares the story of his mother and how her sacrifices molded him into the coach he is today.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark – A sixth defendant has now pled guilty in federal court to a multi-million-dollar scheme where stolen catalytic converters were taking across state lines in coordination with a Mountain Home business.
Evan Marshall, 24 of Rogersville, Missouri, pled guilty to one count of transporting stolen goods across state lines. He now joins six others Missouri men who have pled guilty in the matter.
Marshall’s plea acknowledged he moved catalytic converters worth over $1 million across state lines from December 2019 to December 2021. He also admitted that bought tens of thousands of converters from other men named in the case, which were later sold for over $1 million.
The scheme began in 2019 when Marshall was purchasing junk cars and selling the parts, which included catalytic converters. Late in the fall, the owners of the Mountain Home company asked Marshall if he would purchase converters in southwest Missouri and sell to them exclusively.
Marshall agreed, and the company sent him cash in advance for purchases, as well as a list of vehicles with high-value catalytic convertors. Ultimately, Marshall stopped buying salvage cars and began buying and selling catalytic converters from scrap yards and individuals.
By January of 2020 the Mountain Home company, its name not listed in the Department of Justice report, was wiring Marshall hundreds of thousands of dollars a month for catalytic converter purchases.
Marshall had established a second company and had a second man, 25-year-old Joseph Davis, to buy converters for him, an arrangement where hundreds of thousands of dollars changed hands, with a single transaction shown at $40,000.
Davis, who is also from Rogersville, was named in the indictment and previously pled guilty to charges, admitted to buying catalytic converters from thieves. Other men were later enlisted in the scheme, all of whom were named in the indictment.
At one point the Springfield Police Department cautioned Marshall that he was buying catalytic converters from thieves. This did not stop Marshall’s activity.
Every two weeks, from December 2019 to October 2021, Marshall was carrying the converters he had purchased to the Mountain Home company.
As part of his plea agreement, Marshall had to forfeit to the government: $125,651, 33 rifles, 20 scopes, six shotguns, 26 handguns, a Glock sub conversion kit, eight ammunition magazines, a 2011 Ram 3500 one-ton pickup, a 2004 Dodge Ram, a flatbed trailer, two 42-foot gooseneck flatbed trailers, a 16-foot livestock trailer, a 2021 Load-N-Go utility trailer, a 2007 car hauler trailer, a Volkswagen dune buggy, two Harley Davidson motorcycles, a 2012 Keystone 5th wheel camper, a Caterpillar skid steer, a 2019 Honda Talon SXS 1000 side by side, a 2016 Polaris RZR side by side, a Polaris Ranger 4×4, and 191 catalytic converters , all of which had been seized by law enforcement.
Marshall must also pay the government a money judgment in an amount to be determined by the court at sentencing. He is eligible for a prison sentence up to 10 years.
The Arkansas 93rd General Assembly updated the law for scrap metal dealers, requiring a high level of recording keeping for those who buy and sell catalytic converters, including a daily report of purchases by a scrap metal dealer. Reporting must include the sellers’ driver’s license number and the VIN of the car or truck from which the catalytic converter was removed. Violators face criminal charges up to a felony if they violate these laws.
The precious metal palladium, used to remove hydrocarbons, is integral to and what creates the value in catalytic converters. A converter from a high-end sports car can run over $3,000, with some heavy-duty pickup trucks in the $2,000 range. Various devices may be installed on a vehicle to discourage catalytic converter theft. | https://www.fox16.com/news/state-news/federal-prosecutors-sixth-man-pleads-guilty-to-selling-stolen-catalytic-converters-to-arkansas-company/ | 2022-06-20 21:20:01 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/state-news/federal-prosecutors-sixth-man-pleads-guilty-to-selling-stolen-catalytic-converters-to-arkansas-company/ |
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NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of NewAge, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of NBEVQ during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: January 18, 2018 to October 18, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company and defendants had no relationship with the military or FamilyMart; (2) the Company and defendants overstated the business agreements that they did have; (3) the Company and defendants never produced or sold a proprietary CBD beverage; (4) the Company lacked adequate internal controls; (5) as a result the Company had a heightened risk of regularly scrutiny and ultimately subject to an SEC investigation and action; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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LONDON (AP) — Books that explore subjects from William Shakespeare and The Beatles to the lure of Mount Everest and life inside one of the world’s most secretive states are competing to be named the best-ever winner of Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize.
The Baillie Gifford Prize is marking its 25th year with a Winner of Winners prize. Three American writers, two from Canada and one from Britain are on the shortlist announced Thursday for the 25,000 pound ($30,000) trophy.
The prize was launched in 1999 to reward English-language books from any country in current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts.
Judges have chosen six of the 24 past winners of the award — known until 2015 as the Samuel Johnson Prize — as finalists for the one-off accolade. The winner will be announced April 27 at a ceremony in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The eclectic shortlist includes cultural kaleidoscope “One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time” by Craig Brown, the only U.K. writer on the list. Books by Canadians are Wade Davis’ mountaineering odyssey “Into the Silence” and Margaret MacMillan’s history of the post-World War I peace talks, “Paris 1919.”
The U.S. finalists are Barbara Demick’s “Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea”; Patrick Radden Keefe’s “Empire of Pain,” about the Sackler family and its links to the opioid crisis; and James Shapiro’s “1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare.”
Just two of the six books are by women, reflecting a historic imbalance in nonfiction publishing that prize organizers say is being rectified. In the past decade, 40% of the prize winners have been women.
Editor Jason Cowley, chair of the judging panel said that despite their disparate topics, “there is a family resemblance” among the six books.
He said the works combine literary distinction with “a kind of formal innovation.”
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Broncos general manager George Paton said Thursday that he still believes in embattled rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett and expressed faith that scuffling quarterback Russell Wilson will start to resemble his old self soon.
“I believe in Nathaniel. I support Nathaniel 100%,” Paton said ahead of the Broncos’ game Sunday against Jacksonville in London, where Wilson is expected to return from a strained hamstring that sidelined him last week.
“He’s been in this for seven games as a head coach. The scrutiny he’s faced is unprecedented. We’ve had four prime-time games, so he’s kind of had to learn in front of the entire world,” Paton said. “But I really like how he’s kept the team together.”
The Broncos (2-5) have lost four in a row despite a defense that’s allowed just 16.4 points a game. Their offense is averaging 14.3 points, worse than at any time during their six-year playoff drought under 11 other QBs and three other head coaches.
Complicating a quick fix are season-ending injuries to three key veterans in Javonte Williams, Garett Bolles and Tim Patrick.
Paton acknowledged the offense’s struggles with Hackett calling plays and said overall the franchise needs to “learn how to win.”
As for Wilson, Paton insisted he doesn’t see a diminished player in Wilson, who turns 34 next month. Wilson has just five touchdown passes and has been sacked 20 times. He’s consistently missed open receivers either with his eyes or his passes and has been particularly ineffective out of the shotgun, where his footwork and mechanics aren’t as crisp.
“We’re in for the long haul with Russ, not the first seven games,” Paton said. “We believe in Russ and I believe in Russ.”
Paton acquired Wilson from the Seahawks for three players and five draft picks, including their first-rounder this year and next, and signed him to a $245 million extension before the season.
“We just wanted to get ahead of the contract cycle,” Paton said. “We saw how Russ was in the offseason, in training camp, felt really good about Russ and we feel really good about Russ. We wanted to get ahead of it and we didn’t want any distractions. We feel really good about it.
“I feel good about that deal. I feel like it will hold up. I feel good about Russ.”
The Broncos’ early season blunders have led not only to national scrutiny of Wilson and Hackett, but have led to fans streaming toward the exits early in close games.
Paton opened his remarks to reporters in Harrow, England, saying, “I think it’s a really good time to get out of town and come here and come together and I think that it’ll galvanize our football team.”
Even with his endorsements for his coach and quarterback, Paton made clear that the team must turn things around.
“Obviously, not good enough at 2-5. And we all need to get better and it starts with me,” he said. “But I do believe in this football team. I do believe in the people in the building, our coaching staff that we can turn it around. It’s only seven games. Obviously we’ve been in every game and that’s not what it’s all about. It’s about winning games and we need to learn how to win football games. We haven’t done that.”
Although insisting there are no excuses, Paton said the early season offensive hiccups aren’t surprising given all the newness.
“It doesn’t all come together” right away, Paton said. “And I knew it wasn’t going to be a well-oiled machine. I thought it would take time. And obviously it has, but there’s a lot we have to work on.”
NOTES: Paton dismissed the notion that another loss Sunday would result in a fire sale of talent ahead of the NFL’s Tuesday trade deadline: “Really, we’re just trying to win this game. It shouldn’t have any impact on what we’re trying to do.”
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AP Sports Writer Ken Maguire contributed from Harrow, England.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the nation’s top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, intended to make it more nimble.
The planned changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — CDC leaders call it a “reset”— come amid ongoing criticism of the agency’s response to COVID-19, monkeypox and other public health threats. The changes include internal staffing moves and steps to speed up data releases.
The CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, told the agency’s staff about the changes on Wednesday. It’s a CDC initiative, and was not directed by the White House or other administration officials, she said.
“I feel like it’s my my responsibility to lead this agency to a better place after a really challenging three years,” Walensky told The Associated Press.
The CDC, with a $12 billion budget and more than 11,000 employees, is an Atlanta-based federal agency charged with protecting Americans from disease outbreaks and other public health threats. It’s customary for each CDC director to do some reorganizing, but Walensky’s action comes amid a wider demand for change.
The agency has long been criticized as too ponderous, focusing on collection and analysis of data but not acting quickly against new health threats. But public unhappiness with the agency grew dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts said the CDC was slow to recognize how much virus was entering the U.S. from Europe, to recommend people wear masks, to say the virus can spread through the air, and to ramp up systematic testing for new variants.
“We saw during COVID that CDC’s structures, frankly, weren’t designed to take in information, digest it and disseminate it to the public at the speed necessary,” said Jason Schwartz, a health policy researcher at the Yale School of Public Health.
Walensky, who became director in January 2021, has long said the agency has to move faster and communicate better, but stumbles have continued during her tenure.
In April, she called for an in-depth review of the agency, which resulted in the announced changes. Her reorganization proposal must be approved by the Department of Health and Human Services secretary. CDC officials say they hope to have a full package of changes finalized, approved, and underway by early next year.
Some changes still are being formulated, but steps announced Wednesday include:
—Increasing use of preprint scientific reports to get out actionable data, instead of waiting for research to go through peer review and publication by the CDC journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
—Restructuring the agency’s communications office and further revamping CDC websites to make the agency’s guidance for the public more clear and easier to find.
—Altering the length of time agency leaders are devoted to outbreak responses to a minimum of six months — an effort to address a turnover problem that at times caused knowledge gaps and affected the agency’s communications.
—Creation of a new executive council to help Walensky set strategy and priorities.
—Appointing Mary Wakefield as senior counselor to implement the changes. Wakefield headed the Health Resources and Services Administration during the Obama administration and also served as the No. 2 administrator at HHS. Wakefield, 68, started Monday.
—Altering the agency’s organization chart to undo some changes made during the Trump administration.
—Establishing an office of intergovernmental affairs to smooth partnerships with other agencies, as well as a higher-level office on health equity.
Walensky also said she intends to “get rid of some of the reporting layers that exist, and I’d like to work to break down some of the silos.” She did not say exactly what that may entail, but emphasized that the overall changes are less about redrawing the organization chart than rethinking how the CDC does business and motivates staff.
“This will not be simply moving boxes” on the organization chart, she said.
Schwartz said flaws in the federal response go beyond the CDC, because the White House and other agencies were heavily involved.
A CDC reorganization is a positive step but “I hope it’s not the end of the story,” Schwartz said. He would like to see “a broader accounting” of how the federal government handles health crises.
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The 2023 Greater Toledo LPGA Classic Odds & Preview: Jin-young Ko
Jin-young Ko is in the field at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio for the 2023 Greater Toledo LPGA Classic, taking place from July 13-16.
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Jin-young Ko Insights
- Ko has finished below par on eight occasions, completed her day bogey-free twice and finished 11 rounds with a better-than-average score over her last 18 rounds played.
- She has posted the best score of the day once while finishing in the top-five four times and with a top-10 score in seven of her last 18 rounds played.
- Over her last 18 rounds, Ko has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round seven times, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on 10 occasions.
- In her past five appearances, Ko has finished atop the leaderboard once.
- The past five times she has played a tournament, she's made the cut four times.
- In her past five tournaments, Ko finished within three shots of the leader once and five or fewer strokes back twice. She carded a score better than average three times.
Over the last year
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Greater Toledo LPGA Classic Insights and Stats
- Highland Meadows Golf Club will play at 6,561 yards for this event. In the past year, the Tour has normally played on longer courses, with an average distance of 7,014.
- The average course on the Tour in the past year has played to 69.5 strokes per round and a score of -5. At Highland Meadows Golf Club, the scoring average is lower at -8 per tournament.
- The average course Ko has played in the past year has been six yards longer than the 6,561 yards Highland Meadows Golf Club will be at for this event.
- In the past year, the events she has played have had a scoring average of -2 among finishers, higher than the -8 average at this course.
Ko's Last Time Out
- Ko was in the 26th percentile on par 3s at the U.S. Women’s Open, with an average of 3.25 strokes on the eight par-3 holes.
- Her 4.30-stroke average on the 20 par-4 holes at the U.S. Women’s Open was poor, putting her in the 30th percentile of the field.
- Ko was better than 74% of the golfers at the U.S. Women’s Open on the tournament's eight par-5 holes, averaging 4.88 strokes per hole compared to the field average, which was 5.02.
- Ko recorded a birdie or better on one of eight par-3s at the U.S. Women’s Open (the other participants averaged 1.5).
- On the eight par-3s at the U.S. Women’s Open, Ko recorded two bogeys or worse (the tournament average was 3.0).
- Ko carded fewer birdies or better (one) than the field average of 3.0 on the 20 par-4s at the U.S. Women’s Open.
- At that most recent tournament, Ko's performance on the 20 par-4s included a bogey or worse six times (the field's average was worse, at 8.4).
- Ko ended the U.S. Women’s Open registering a birdie or better on two par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 2.8 on the eight par-5s.
- On the eight par-5s at the U.S. Women’s Open, Ko carded one bogey or worse, fewer than the field average of 2.6.
Greater Toledo LPGA Classic Time and Date Info
- Date: July 13-16, 2023
- Course: Highland Meadows Golf Club
- Location: Sylvania, Ohio
- Par: 71 / 6,561 yards
- Ko Odds to Win: +1000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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Today in History
Today is Monday, May 1, the 121st day of 2023. There are 244 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation. (Because of the time difference, it was early May 2 in Pakistan, where the al-Qaida leader met his end.)
On this date:
In 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England and Scotland took effect.
In 1866, three days of race-related rioting erupted in Memphis, Tennessee, as white mobs targeted Blacks, 46 of whom were killed, along with two whites. (The violence spurred passage of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining American citizenship and equal protection under the law.)
In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
In 1963, James W. Whittaker became the first American to conquer Mount Everest as he and Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu reached the summit.
In 1964, the computer programming language BASIC (Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) was created by Dartmouth College professors John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz.
In 1971, the intercity passenger rail service Amtrak went into operation.
In 1991, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers threw his seventh no-hitter at age 44, shutting out the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0.
In 1992, on the third day of the Los Angeles riots, a visibly shaken Rodney King appeared in public to appeal for calm, pleading, “Can we all get along?”
In 2009, Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement effective at the end of the court’s term in late June. (President Barack Obama chose federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to succeed him.)
In 2011, Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, moving his predecessor a step closer to sainthood in a Vatican Mass attended by some 1.5 million pilgrims.
In 2015, Baltimore’s top prosecutor charged six police officers with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who’d suffered a spinal injury while riding in a police van. (None of the officers would be convicted.)
In 2020, U.S. regulators allowed emergency use of remdesivir, the first drug that appeared to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster.
Ten years ago: Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies — from fury in Europe over austerity measures that cut wages, reduced benefits and eliminated many jobs altogether, to rage in Asia over relentlessly low pay, the rising cost of living and hideous working conditions. Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was a unanimous choice as the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. Chris Kelly, 34, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross, died in Atlanta.
Five years ago: Entering the State Department headquarters for the first time as America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed to reinvigorate American diplomacy and help the United States get “back our swagger.” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein lashed out at Republican allies of President Donald Trump who had drafted articles of impeachment against Rosenstein, saying the Justice Department would not give in to threats.
One year ago: A long-awaited effort to evacuate people from a sprawling steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol began. The United Nations said the operation was being carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross and in coordination with Ukrainian and Russian officials. A top-level U.S. congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a surprise visit to Ukraine undertaken in extraordinary secrecy, holding a three-hour meeting in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at which Pelosi vowed the U.S. would stand with him “until the fight is done.” Jacky Hunt-Broersma, A South African amputee athlete, set a new world record for the number of daily consecutive marathons by running her 104th in a row. A woman was rescued from the rubble of a building in central China more than 50 hours after it collapsed, leaving dozens trapped or missing.
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GREENSBORO — People finally got to dive into summer as Guilford County Parks opened its three public pools this weekend.
The summer usually kicks off with pools opening over Memorial Day weekend. But Guilford County delayed opening its pools due to difficulties filling lifeguard jobs.
"I'm glad that the pool has finally opened back up," said Lisa McLure, a mother visiting Bur-Mil Park on Saturday. "I love coming here with my kids every weekend to have some fun."
For the past four weeks, Guilford County Parks has been working to put together a pool program while facing staff shortages and having to create a new schedule.
The county hired a total of 48 lifeguards and pool managers to have enough staff for the entire summer. However, pools will be open for limited hours until enough staff are trained to cover the shifts. Lifeguards are getting training sessions that are deemed necessary to ensure safety at the pool.
The affected pools are at Bur-Mil Park, 5834 Bur-Mil Club Road, Greensboro; Northeast Park, 3441 Northeast Park Drive, Gibsonville; and Hagan-Stone Park, 5920 Hagan-Stone Park Road. Due to staff shortages, the pools will be open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays with weekday hours starting on June 20.
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The city of Greensboro also delayed the typical Memorial Day opening of two of its public pools, but that delay was due to mechanical issues at its Windsor and Warnersville recreation center pools.
Crowds of families gathered at this weekend's opening at Bur-Mil Park. Children of all ages ran through the sprinklers as the lifeguards watched.
"I have been waiting patiently for weeks for the pool to open," Tiffine Michael said as her son played in the pool. "I'm so happy that I can finally bring my son back here to enjoy this place."
Her son Michael Camden said he was having "so much fun."
"I never want to leave."
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Review: ‘Wendell & Wild’ is a dark and cold animated ride
Just in time for Halloween comes a film that isn’t afraid to lean into the darkness, one frame at a time.
In the first five minutes of “Wendell & Wild,” our teen heroine loses her parents in a car accident, her town is economically gutted and she ends up in the back of a prison bus, her legs shackled and her hands cuffed.
This is cold stuff. Director Henry Selick’s return to stop-motion animation is icy, from the slushy potholes on the roads to the vapor clouds that emerge from characters’ mouths. His script with Jordan Peele is equally chilly, a place where alienation, backstabbing and plots abound.
Selick, whose previous films include “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “James and the Giant Peach” and “Coraline,” has attracted a starry lineup of actors to supply voices this time: Ving Rhames, James Hong, Angela Bassett, David Harewood and Peele, reunited with his old comedy partner Keegan-Michael Key.
Peele and Key play the titular characters, a pair of mid-level, none-too-smart demon brothers who hope to escape drudgery in hell by escaping to the world of the living and opening a fun fair. Unfortunately, their banter is a little hemmed in, a little less hysterical than anticipated.
They think they’ve found their way out of hell in the form of 13-year-old Kat Elliott (Lyric Ross), a goth-like rebellious orphan who has green hair, eyebrow piercings, knee-length platform boots and fingerless studded gloves. She carries a boombox and a doesn’t-play-with-others vibe. “I don’t do friends,” she says. “Bad things happen to people I’m close to.”
It is a dark tale, with the action never far from the town’s cemetery and coffins seemingly always being cracked open. There is a stab at social criticism involving an ominous for-profit company that wants to build a prison so badly it raises the dead to get the city council votes, and a parochial school willing to make a deal with these devils to stay open.
Throughout is Selick’s idiosyncratic vision. It takes a certain kind of ghoulish humor to bring a Catholic priest back from the dead with a hair-regrowth cream while our two demon brothers celebrate with high-fives as the soundtrack plays “You Sexy Thing” by Hot Chocolate. In many ways, this film has the creepiness of “The Nightmare Before Christmas fused with the girl-power of ”Coraline” but for less pay-off than either.
The animation style includes the hyper-realism of backgrounds and thrilling details like a messy, bubbling pot of sauce or a rusted bulldozer to human characters who have seams on their faces and often long, skinny legs. A pair of nuns resemble strange fat birds and skeletons with worms in their eyes stumble along. The nifty character designs are credited to designer Pablo Lobato.
Beneath it all is the story of a child’s love and guilt — and an education and judicial system letting her down — which propels her to bring her parents back from the dead, but that gets a little lost in the gross-out humor, Addams Family-level weirdness and shock-for-shock’s sake visual gags like a demonic teddy bear. For all the lovingly crafted spectacle, Selick’s agonizing, shot-by-shot film, is as overstuffed as that bear.
“Wendell & Wild,” a Netflix release, is rated PG-13 for some thematic material, violence, substance use and brief strong language. Running time: 106 minutes. Two stars out of four.
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MPAA Definition of PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
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Online: https://www.netflix.com/title/80231433
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NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo" or the "Company") (NYSE: WFC) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Wells Fargo investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Wells Fargo common stock between February 24, 2021 and June 9, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
WFC investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Wells Fargo had misrepresented its commitment to diversity in the Company's workplace; (ii) Wells Fargo conducted fake job interviews in order to meet its Diverse Search Requirement; (iii) the foregoing conduct subjected Wells Fargo to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement action, including criminal charges; (iv) all of the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to negatively impact Wells Fargo's reputation; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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Weed-killing chemical found in majority of urine samples in US, study finds
Published: Jul. 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM CDT|Updated: 48 minutes ago
(CNN) - A new study shows a popular weed-killing chemical is in more than 80% of the nation’s urine samples.
The controversial herbicide glyphosate has been linked to cancer and is the active ingredient in the widely used Roundup for weed control products.
The company is at the center of thousands of lawsuits claiming it causes cancer.
Farmers spray the pesticide, which has been found in a variety of food, including baby formula.
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Milwaukee man accused of taking weapon to a school
Police took man into custody
Milwaukee man accused of taking weapon to a school
Police took man into custody
CLICKING ON THE STORY THERE MILWAUKEE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SECURITY SCARE AT A SCHOOL. IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING AT BRUCE GUADALUPE SCHOOL NEAR 9TH AND MINERAL MILWAUKEE POLICE. SAY A 29 YEAR OLD MAN CAME TO THE SCHOOL WITH SOME SORT OF WEAPON AROUND 7:45 THIS MORNING POLICE. TELL 12 NEWS. THEY ARRESTED THE MAN FOR RECKLESS USE OF A WEAPON SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND POLICE A
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Milwaukee man accused of taking weapon to a school
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Milwaukee police are investigating a security scare at a school.It happened Monday morning at Bruce Guadalupe School near Ninth and Mineral streets.Milwaukee police said a 29-year-old man came to the school with some sort of weapon around 7:45 a.m.Police told WISN 12 News they arrested the man, accused of reckless use of a weapon.School administrators and police are not releasing any more information at this time.
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Milwaukee police are investigating a security scare at a school.
It happened Monday morning at Bruce Guadalupe School near Ninth and Mineral streets.
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Milwaukee police said a 29-year-old man came to the school with some sort of weapon around 7:45 a.m.
Police told WISN 12 News they arrested the man, accused of reckless use of a weapon.
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JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy announced today the calculation of the tax status of its 2022 common stock dividends.
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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Explore the history, meaning and significance of the Juneteenth holiday at Broward County Library's upcoming Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom, a free online event scheduled for Saturday, June 11th from 1 to 2:30PM.
This free online event features an afternoon of dynamic speakers, including the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee, who spearheaded the movement to make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday:
- Dr. Brenna Wynn Greer, associate professor of history at Wellesley College, examines the history and significance of Juneteenth, the oldest-known celebration honoring the official end of slavery in the United States, in the event's first presentation, "Why Juneteenth Matters."
- Adrian Miller, soul food scholar, James Beard Award-winner, attorney and certified barbecue judge discusses the history of African American barbecue culture detailed in his book Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue.
- Alice Faye Duncan, National Board Educator and children's book author (Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free; Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop) will speak about the life and contributions of Opal Lee.
- Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," retired educator, counselor and activist, was instrumental in Juneteenth becoming an official holiday and was present at the Presidential signing. In recognition of her actions, 33 members of Congress nominated Lee for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Hear Lee's story in her own words and be inspired by her courage, wisdom and perseverance in the face of challenges.
In addition to the four speakers listed above, there will be a poetry reading by special guest Bobby R. Henry, Sr., publisher of The Westside Gazette.
"We are excited for this opportunity to invite everyone to join us in this special Juneteenth celebration," says Broward County Library Director Allison Grubbs. "It is an honor to host our esteemed guest speakers, including Ms. Lee, for this extraordinary online event."
Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom is free and open to the public. Please visit Broward County Library's Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom webpage for details.
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MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Climate activists in Africa are expressing anger toward the United Nations climate agency, accusing it of allowing corporations and individuals with dubious climate credentials to greenwash their polluting activities by participating in its annual climate conference.
The criticism follows Thursday’s announcement that oil executive Sultan al-Jaber will lead the next round of U.N. climate talks, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates beginning in late November. The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance termed the move as the “lowest moment” for the U.N. agency. The U.N.’s climate body hasn’t commented on the appointment.
Activists say they are increasingly concerned about oil and gas representatives thwarting the conference, where countries try and agree on ways to cut planet-warming activities. An analysis of the provisional list of last year’s conference participants found 636 people linked to fossil fuel companies were set to attend, a 25% increase from 2021.
Campaign groups on the continent are calling on blocs of climate vulnerable nations to reject any move by the UAE that gives fossil fuel actors control of global climate discussions.
“This is the textbook definition of impunity and conflict of interest,” Mithika Mwenda, PACJA’s executive director said in statement Monday on al-Jaber, where he also called for the president-designate to step down. “It is hard to see al-Jaber leading objective, science-backed negotiations in the interest of the most vulnerable.”
Mwenda added that he feared the talks would be taken over “by vicious fossil companies whose ill-intentions are to derail the transition” to clean energy.
Memory Kachambwa, the executive director of the African Women Development and Communication Network called al-Jaber’s appointment “an insult to the collective wisdom of everyone committed to addressing the climate crisis.”
Several other climate and environmental groups have expressed concern over the announcement while others welcomed the move. On Sunday, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told The Associated Press that al-Jaber was a “terrific choice” for the role as he understands the need to transition to clean energy.
Activists have also raised concerns about the lack of climate cash being delivered to the continent. Campaigners note that while fossil fuel subsidies and investments in oil and gas are growing in Africa, funding for adapting to climate change and transitioning to renewable energy is still lacking.
Last year, nations agreed that countries vulnerable to climate change should receive money from developed countries who are most responsible for burning up the planet. The details of the fund are being worked out this year.
African climate activists have ramped up their criticism of industrialized nations and multilateral development banks in the last eight months for their funding of fossil fuels, which campaigners say undermines the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.
The International Monetary Fund revealed that subsidies for dirty fuels had reached $5.9 trillion globally by 2020. Fossil fuels investments in Africa continue to outstrip renewables and jumped from $3.4 billion in 2020 to $5.1 billion in 2022, according to environmental group Urgewald.
Meanwhile, several climate funding promises, such a $100 billion-a-year pledge to developing countries to help them tackle climate change, have been repeatedly missed.
The International Energy Agency found that Africa’s renewable energy investments need to be doubled if it’s to meet its climate targets. Africa is home to 60% of the world’s solar resources but only 1% of global installed solar power capacity, the agency reported.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) announced on Monday that he will not seek reelection for a fourth term next year.
“Serving the people as governor of Washington state has been my greatest honor. During a decade of dynamic change, we’ve made Washington a beacon for progress for the nation. I’m ready to pass the torch,” Inslee said in a statement.
“Now is the time to intensely focus on all we can accomplish in the next year and a half, and I intend to do just that,” he added. “I look forward to continued partnership with legislators and community leaders to address Washington’s homelessness crisis, speed our efforts to expand behavioral health services, continue our fight against climate change, and continue making Washington a beacon of progress for all.”
Inslee took the helm of the Evergreen State in 2013, and under his tenure, has seen it pass a number of liberal pieces of legislation, including measures that bar the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms and stop state patrol from aiding other states in probes related to out-of-state abortion access.
The Washington Democrat ran for president in 2020, making climate change a cornerstone of his campaign. While governor, he helped co-found the U.S. Climate Alliance in 2017; he also signed legislation aiming for 100 percent clean energy in the state by 2045 and to make electric vehicles in the state more affordable.
Before serving as governor in Washington state, he served in Congress between 1993 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2012.
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Second-year forward Sam Hauser has agreed to a three-year contract with the Celtics worth approximately $6 million, a league source told the Globe on Sunday. The first two years of the deal are fully guaranteed, the source said.
The Celtics signed the sharpshooter from Virginia to a two-way contract last summer, and in February the deal was converted to an NBA contract after a collection of trades opened up several roster spots. Last week, Boston declined Hauser’s $1.6 million option for next season and made him a restricted free agent, making this multi-year deal possible.
Hauser appeared in 26 games for the Celtics last season, averaging 2.5 points and 1.1 rebounds while shooting 43.2 percent from the 3-point line. He also played in 10 games with Boston’s G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics, and averaged 16.9 points while connecting on 43.3 percent of his 3-pointers.
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Internally, there’s real optimism that Hauser can become a regular rotation player for the Celtics next season. The 6-foot-8 forward is expected to join Boston’s Las Vegas summer league roster this week.
“First and foremost, the shooting stands out,” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said in April. “Elite shooter…But he’s a very cerebral player across the board. He’s fit in well in games that he’s played early in the season when guys were injured. He plugged right in and he didn’t really miss a beat as far as, defensively, and some of the things we were looking for. So, always in the right spot, great team defender and knows how to use himself, his angles and a cerebral guy, not just offensively but defensively as well.”
On Friday, the Celtics agreed to acquire guard Malcolm Brogdon from the Pacers in exchange for Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Malik Fitts, Nik Stauskas, Juwan Morgan, and the team’s 2023 first-round pick. Also, Spurs forward Danilo Gallinari indicated that he will sign a two-year, $13 million deal with Boston after clearing waivers, and center Luke Kornet agreed to re-sign on a two-year deal.
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After re-signing Hauser, Boston will still have three empty roster spots, with rookie second-round draft pick JD Davison a strong candidate to fill one.
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RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX 18) — Charlotte Hornets center Montrezl Harrell is facing charges for allegedly trafficking marijuana.
The 28-year-old was pulled over on May 12 in Richmond, Kentucky for "following too closely, at or within a car length of the car/truck in front" of him.
According to court documents, the officer smelled marijuana coming from Harrell's vehicle and the basketball star admitted to having weed in his possession. Once police searched the vehicle, officers said they found three pounds of marijuana in vacuumed sealed bags in a backpack in the back seat.
He is charged with trafficking less than 5 pounds of marijuana, a class D felony in Kentucky.
He faces a potential sentence of one to five years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
A preliminary hearing is set for July 13 in Richmond.
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Marine scientists say record ocean temperatures have sparked widespread coral bleaching in the Florida Keys. The extreme heat and bleaching have been deadly — killing all coral on one popular reef.
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Marine scientists say record ocean temperatures have sparked widespread coral bleaching in the Florida Keys. The extreme heat and bleaching have been deadly — killing all coral on one popular reef.
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J.D. Martinez edges Bryce Harper for starting DH spot on NL All-Star team
Harper hasn’t gone deep since May 25, a span of 27 games and 122 plate appearances.
CHICAGO — If Bryce Harper is going to play in the All-Star Game for the first time since 2018, he will have to be picked by his peers.
Harper lost a runoff to be the starting designated hitter for the National League, MLB announced Thursday. In the second stage of fan balloting to determine the starters, the Dodgers’ J.D. Martinez received more votes than the Phillies’ star slugger. The vote totals weren’t revealed, but Martinez garnered 53% to Harper’s 47%.
The All-Star reserves and pitchers will be announced Sunday.
Harper was selected by fans as an All-Star starter last season but was unable to play after breaking his left thumb. He didn’t make the All-Star team in 2019 or 2021. There wasn’t a game in 2020 because of the pandemic.
Martinez is having a resurgent season after signing a one-year, $10 million contract in the offseason. Entering play Thursday, he had 18 homers, an .874 OPS, and led the Dodgers with 51 RBIs.
Harper, meanwhile, dragged a career-long homerless drought into the Phillies’ series finale against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Harper hadn’t gone deep since May 25, a span of 27 games and 122 plate appearances.
» READ MORE: Phillies questions at midseason
“I’ve never really struggled with power in my career,” Harper said. “I can say that. It’s not me talking great about myself. I just feel like the power will come.”
Harper was the only Phillies player who advanced to the second round of the fan balloting. The reserves and pitchers are chosen by the players, managers, and coaches. Despite his power outage, Harper was batting .278/.383/.386 through Wednesday and could garner support from voters after his speedy recovery from Tommy John surgery.
The Phillies have other All-Star candidates, led by right fielder Nick Castellanos (.314/.359/.498, 24 doubles, 10 homers through Wednesday). Zack Wheeler has a 3.76 ERA in 16 starts. José Alvarado has a 1.54 ERA and a 38.5% strikeout rate, but spent one month on the injured list.
Craig Kimbrel also has been mentioned as a potential All-Star via a special selection. Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, commissioner Rob Manfred can honor active players who have had distinguished careers. It’s believed that he’s considering Kimbrel and Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen, both of whom recorded their 400th career saves in May.
Kimbrel also has emerged as the Phillies’ primary closer, going 11-for-11 in save opportunities with a 3.94 ERA that manager Rob Thomson contends should be lower. Thomson replaced Kimbrel with infielder Josh Harrison on April 1 because Kimbrel reached his pitch limit. Harrison allowed three inherited runners to score.
“I apologized to him for it,” Thomson said. “That elevated his earned run average.”
Third degree
Alec Bohm’s absence from the lineup was unrelated to an 8-for-36 rut, according to Thomson, who said he opted for Harrison’s 11-for-26, three-homer history vs. Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks.
But it also was a good time to discuss Bohm’s numbers.
On one hand, Bohm drove in 47 runs entering Thursday, more than only Castellanos (49) among Phillies hitters. On the other, he had four homers and a .353 slugging percentage in his last 57 games and was below league average based on OPS+ (94).
The Phillies have shuttled Bohm between third base and first since early April. They ranked 26th and 20th in OPS at those positions, respectively.
“There’s a little bit of chase in there, but I think he’s been fine,” Thomson said. “He’s starting to barrel up balls and starting to shoot balls the other way even though they’re foul. That’s really his strength, going the other way. When he starts to roll over, getting out in front, that’s when he has his problems.”
» READ MORE: How the Phillies’ Taijuan Walker and Ranger Suárez have turned around their seasons
Thomson suggested that Bohm is still regaining his timing at the plate after missing 10 days in early June with a hamstring strain. Bohm played 11 consecutive games and 14 of 15 before sitting in favor of Harrison. He’s 16-for-59 with a .652 OPS since coming off the injured list.
Waiting for Ser
Seranthony Domínguez played catch off flat ground and is slated to throw a low-intensity, “touch and feel” bullpen session Sunday. He has been sidelined since June 16 with a strained muscle in his left side.
Initially, the Phillies hoped Domínguez would be able to come off the injured list Saturday at the end of the minimum 15-day term. But his return will be pushed to next week, and if he needs to go out on a minor league assignment, it’s possible he won’t return before the All-Star break.
Extra bases
Thomson said internal reports were positive on Rule 5 draft pick Noah Song, who began a 30-day minor-league assignment Wednesday by throwing 12 pitches and topping out at 93.5 mph in a scoreless inning. Song is scheduled for another inning over the weekend. He will stay at low-A Clearwater through the All-Star break before possibly moving up the ladder. ... Thomson named Pirates manager Derek Shelton to the NL coaching staff for the All-Star Game. Shelton was a minor league player, coach, and manager in the Yankees’ organization when Thomson ran New York’s farm system. ... The Phillies will return home Friday night to open a three-game series against the Nationals. Left-hander Cristopher Sánchez (0-1, 4.05 ERA) will take his third turn as the No. 5 starter against right-hander Josiah Gray (5-6, 3.43). | https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/all-star-starters-national-league-bryce-harper-20230629.html | 2023-06-30 01:05:29 | 1 | https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/all-star-starters-national-league-bryce-harper-20230629.html |
(The Hill) – HARRISBURG, Pa. — John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz took part in Pennsylvania’s first and only Senate debate on Tuesday as polls show the race narrowing ahead of Election Day.
The hour-long forum — presented by Nexstar, which also owns The Hill — shone a spotlight on Fetterman’s recovery from a stroke as the Democrat at times struggled to answer questions coherently. Oz, a former TV personality, appeared to be in his element, on the other hand.
But policy issues like the economy, abortion and fracking also took center stage throughout the night.
Here are five takeaways from the Pennsylvania Senate debate.
Fetterman’s challenges with stroke on full display
It was the “elephant in the room,” as Fetterman himself put it in his opening remarks addressing his health issues.
Scrutiny has been growing over the Democrat’s health since he suffered a stroke in May. On Tuesday night, the challenges he sometimes faces in communicating as a result of his recovery were on full display.
Fetterman was aided by a closed captioning system throughout the debate to help him understand the moderators’ questions, but he still struggled at times to form clear sentences.
Republican critics were quick to pounce on Fetterman’s performance, pointing out that he opened the debate with “Hi, goodnight everybody.”
Fetterman particularly struggled to answer a question about whether he supported fracking. Pressed on how he squared his past comments in 2018 in which he voiced opposition to the practice with his current support for it, Fetterman offered a halting response.
“I..I do support fracking…and…I don’t, I don’t…I support fracking and I stand and I do support fracking,” he said, in a moment that went viral.
Fetterman’s campaign released a statement following the forum saying it was “thrilled with John’s performance,” especially given the circumstances of him recovering from a stroke.
“John may not have pronounced every word correctly, but it was Oz who had the biggest gaffes of the night,” Calvello said. “Oz refused to answer a single yes or no question directly including on the GOP’s national abortion ban or the bipartisan gun safety law.”
Still, Fetterman’s performance on Tuesday night likely won’t quell concerns over his ability to serve.
Oz has a good night
Oz clearly had the upper hand going into the debate, given his experience working as an on-air television personality. While there have certainly been bumps in the road for Oz and his campaign, the Republican appeared polished and disciplined Tuesday night, as he echoed the national GOP message of combating inflation, crime and the flow of migrants over the southern border.
One of the biggest questions Oz faced going into the debate was how he would address Fetterman’s health.
The situation for Oz is particularly unique, not only because he’s Fetterman’s opponent but also because he has a medical background. Oz’s campaign came under fire earlier this year when an aide mocked Fetterman after his stroke.
For the most part, Oz avoided launching any pointed attacks on Fetterman regarding his stroke, focusing instead on clear, forceful answers on policy issues.
To be sure, it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Oz. His response to a question on abortion immediately drew attention online, in which he appeared to say that “women, doctors, local political leaders” should be involved in decisions on the procedure. Fetterman’s campaign was quick to seize on the remarks, announcing they were planning to release an ad containing the clip following the debate.
Overall, though, Oz’s allies likely felt reassured coming away from his performance.
Oz makes his pitch to suburbia
Fetterman and Democrats have relentlessly worked to portray Oz as out of touch and too conservative for the Keystone State, but Oz took the opportunity on Tuesday to paint himself as a moderate in a pitch likely aimed at swing voters in crucial areas like the Philadelphia suburbs.
Oz opened the debate by saying he wanted to bring “civility and balance” to the Senate if elected while labeling Fetterman’s positions on policies as “extreme,” “radical” and “out of touch.”
The Republican appeared to take a somewhat more moderate stance on abortion, saying he would not support a federal abortion ban when asked about Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) proposed national abortion ban. However, critics were quick to point out that he did not answer the question as to whether he would support Graham’s specific proposal with a yes or no answer.
The Republican also hammered Fetterman on issues like crime and immigration, positioning himself as the more centrist candidate.
Debate has its testy moments
Tensions flared between Fetterman and Oz on more than one occasion, with both candidates echoing the ugly attacks seen on the campaign trail.
Fetterman frequently attacked Oz for being out of touch, referencing Oz’s “ten gigantic mansions.” He also repeatedly said it’s “Oz’s rule” to lie.
The Democrat also notably interrupted Oz during his closing statement, accusing him of wanting to cut Social Security.
Oz also went on the offensive through the forum, demanding that Fetterman apologize for detaining an unarmed Black man with a gun in 2013 and accusing him of avoiding paying his taxes.
Throughout the night, the tenor of the debate remained charged even if voices were never raised.
Could it be a game-changer?
Even compared to other Senate debates, the Pennsylvania event was closely watched by political observers.
Fetterman’s performance in particular is likely to raise concerns among Democrats in the last two weeks of the midterm season.
Oz’s supporters are already saying that the debate showcased how unprepared the Democrat is to serve in the U.S. Senate.
Fetterman’s supporters, on the other hand, say that the real test is the candidates’ on-the-ground campaign game.
Ultimately, it’s unclear how much the debate will matter in the long run. But should Oz pull up from behind and win in November, it’s likely many will point to the debate as a key turning point in the race. | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/five-takeaways-from-the-fetterman-oz-debate-in-pennsylvania/ | 2022-10-26 11:14:50 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/five-takeaways-from-the-fetterman-oz-debate-in-pennsylvania/ |
On the cusp of taking the reins of the executive branch, Governor-elect Maura Healey said Monday she wants to pour resources into the state’s climate technology sector, outlining the broad strokes of a policy vision that could rival the $1 billion, decade-long initiative of grants and tax incentives created under former governor Deval Patrick to bolster the state’s behemoth biotech industry.
“Many years ago, we made investments in life sciences. I think we can make similar investments when it comes to climate technology here in this state and become a global epicenter,” Healey said, though she didn’t say how her financial commitment would compare to Patrick’s. “It’s certainly going to require an investment.”
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In a wide-ranging interview inside her campaign’s sparse State House transition office, Healey said she wants to name an MBTA chief with transit experience, transform swaths of state-owned land into new housing, and craft a business-friendly message and create “a vibe” to keep people in Massachusetts instead of taking their talents to California, Texas, or North Carolina.
“I don’t want to lose out to other states, other regions. I want people here,” she said in her first sit-down interview with the Globe since her electoral victory. “We’ve just got to make sure that it is desirable and affordable for people here. And businesses here.”
She wants to set Massachusetts apart by spurring what she calls a “climate corridor” that incentivizes the clean energy sector to invest in the state. She described it as being similar to the legislation Patrick pushed and later signed that promised $1 billion in state investments over 10 years to help spur biotech research through the then-newly created Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. That, too, was among Patrick’s first, and most sweeping, policy pitches in the Democrat’s first term.
Metrics gauging the success of Patrick’s life sciences effort produce varied verdicts, but officials at the Life Sciences Center have told the Globe it has helped create 15,000 jobs since its inception more than a decade ago.
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Governor Charlie Baker repeatedly pushed his own plan for a $750 million injection of federal funds to super-charge clean energy investment in the state. But the Democrat-led Legislature rejected his pitch several times, raising questions of how a proposal would be received from Healey, who has repeatedly underscored climate change as a major focus of her fledging administration. The governor-elect underscored her commitment Monday by naming the state’s first Cabinet-level climate chief, a position unique in the nation, according to Healey’s transition team.
“It is imperative to us being able to meet our climate goals as established by the Legislature,” Healey told the Globe, describing her broader climate goals. “and it is a huge economic opportunity for us as well.”
While she aspires to set Massachusetts apart, she said she doesn’t see herself as assuming the role of a national political figure, though she may inherently be one. She was the first woman to be elected governor in state history, and one of the first openly lesbian governors-elect in the country. The morning after her victory, she woke up to her face splashed across front pages nationally.
On Monday she waved off any wider ambition, and declined to say, for example, whether she believes President Joe Biden should seek a second term. “I haven’t given that any thought,” she said.
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Her focus, she stresses, is on making the state more competitive, including pursuing a still largely undefined tax relief package in coming months as part of her first budget proposal.
Healey said she wants to make it easier for developers to build desperately needed housing. She said she wants to “streamline some” of the permitting process — something that is handled at both the state and municipal level — and wondered aloud about what incentives the state can offer to spur more housing construction.
Healey said she also wants to explore turning “unused, underutilized public land,” including state buildings, into more housing.
“We need to big-time increase the production of housing around the state,” Healey said, punctuating her sentence by slamming a fist into her open palm.
But she said she is still weighing what those changes might be, or whether she’d have to pursue them through legislation.
Healey also said she’s unclear at this point how many additional units it would take to ameliorate the housing crisis gripping the state. “I don’t know that yet,” Healey said. “But that’s something we’re assessing.”
That’s a common refrain for Healey in several areas 2½ weeks before she will be sworn into office. She said she is also still assessing what changes she can make to the housing stock through executive authority, and assessing whether the Department of Public Utilities is the best fit to oversee safety at the troubled MBTA.
When asked whether her Cabinet would be more diverse than that of Baker, whose Cabinet was mostly white, Healey underscored the importance of diverse leadership, but did not directly promise to make diverse Cabinet appointments.
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“I think you know me and how much I believe that representation matters,” she said, pointing to the many leaders of color on her transition team. “Seeing is believing, and I think that we’ll have better laws and policies and regulations when we make sure that we are hearing from a diversity of experiences and perspectives.”
She was also vague about Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll’s role in the administration, saying Driscoll would be a liaison to cities and towns, as past lieutenant governors have been, but also indicating she’ll have her hands in several policy areas, including housing.
“We’re both going to be involved in everything,” she said.
When it comes to transit, Healey said “job one” is ensuring that the state’s transportation system is safe, reliable, and affordable. To the governor-elect, that means appointing a general manager and a transportation safety chief who will be charged with conducting an audit of the whole system and ensuring that the state is in line with recommendations made by the federal government. The Federal Transit Administration identified weak safeguards, worker shortages, and lack of training, among other things, in a scathing report released earlier this year.
Healey’s team is still recruiting “nationally and internationally” to fill the job of MBTA general manager, which is being vacated by Steve Poftak, who announced his departure last month. Baker has had five GMs during his two terms, four of whom he selected.
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“You want somebody with transit experience, with operational experience, and who brings an energy and an urgency to address the safety concerns,” said Healey, who mentioned that she plans to occasionally ride the T. “I expect to use the T, I expect to use public transportation. I don’t expect, probably, to use it for my daily commute.”
Her Cambridge apartment, which she moved into months before the election, is a stone’s throw from the Red Line station in Porter Square.
Healey moved from the South End to Cambridge earlier this year, but she did not tell the general public or even some supporters she had relocated.
State law requires candidates to tell the Office of Campaign and Political Finance within 10 days when they change addresses. Healey, despite moving in July, did not do so until the day the Globe reported on her move in mid-November.
She said Monday she wasn’t seeking to hide the move.
“I thought I was forthright. I filled out all the forms and did all the work. I may not have thought of apprising everybody in the media about it, necessarily,” she said. “It was a temporary move at the time.”
But she said she intends to live in Cambridge upon taking office. “For now,” she added. “For now.”
It will take more than Cabinet appointments and executive orders to realize all her goals. In other words, she will need to build connections, make inroads statewide, and persuade others, namely the Legislature, to buy in.
In the mostly empty transition office, a bright yet wilting bouquet of pink carnations, roses, and lilies stood out among the off-white walls, aging office furniture, and a hulking gray fax machine.
Stuck in the bouquet, a card read: “Welcome to the State House! If you need anything, don’t hesitate to reach out to me or my team. We’re excited to work with you all!”
The signer? Senate president Karen Spilka.
Matt Stout can be reached at matt.stout@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @mattpstout. Samantha J. Gross can be reached at samantha.gross@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @samanthajgross. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/19/metro/maura-healey-wants-go-big-climate-tech-housing-she-prepares-take-office/ | 2022-12-20 00:54:47 | 1 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/19/metro/maura-healey-wants-go-big-climate-tech-housing-she-prepares-take-office/ |
Home Depot said Tuesday it’s investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers.
The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month. Starting pay will be at least $15 per hour in all markets.
Home Depot is one of many big retailers who have raised pay to attract workers in a strong U.S. job market, where unemployment is at its lowest level since 1969. Walmart announced in January that it would be raising its hourly wage to an average of $17.50, while Target invested $300 million in hourly wage increases last year.
The pay raises could also help Home Depot head off a fledgling campaign to unionize its stores, which it opposes. Workers at a Home Depot in Philadelphia filed to hold a union election last September, saying workers weren’t benefiting from Home Depot’s strong sales and stores were understaffed. Workers at the store voted to reject the union in November.
Home Depot employs 437,000 people in the U.S. and 34,000 in Canada. The vast majority are hourly employees, the company said. The company operates 2,000 stores in the U.S. and 182 stores in Canada.
“This investment will help us attract and retain the best talent into our pipeline,” Home Depot’s Chairman, President and CEO Ted Decker wrote in an email to employees. Decker noted that 90% of the chain’s store leadership started as hourly workers. | https://phl17.com/nmw/home-depot-will-raise-pay-for-us-and-canadian-workers/ | 2023-02-21 19:07:16 | 0 | https://phl17.com/nmw/home-depot-will-raise-pay-for-us-and-canadian-workers/ |
The Oscars are getting back to normal, eligibility-wise. After two years of pandemic-related adjustments, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday that Oscar hopefuls will once again have to launch their films in movie theaters.
Qualifying films are allowed to premiere “day and date” in movie theaters and on a streaming service, but their theatrical run must go for a minimum of seven consecutive days with at least one showing a day in one of six approved major metropolitan areas. The locations are still Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta and the San Francisco Bay Area.
The rules and changes for the 95th Academy Awards in 2023 were approved by the organization’s board of governors at their most recent meeting, where they determined the eligibility window would return to the standard calendar year. The board also said that individual films may submit no more than three songs for the best original song award.
The organization also distributed updated guidelines for award campaigns to “maintain a high degree of fairness and transparency” in how film companies and individuals promote eligible films for awards. Those guideline focus on promotions, screenings, contacting members and hospitality.
One rule says that, “no promotional materials, or anything of value, may be given to members at screenings or otherwise.” Another specifies that prior to nominations, no promotional materials, or anything of value, may be given to members at screenings or otherwise” and after nominations until polls close, “screenings may not include any receptions, entertainment, complimentary food and beverage, or other hospitality.”
It also limits the number of emails members can receive about a specific film per week and says that music branch members may not directly contact other members of the music branch to promote the nomination of any song or score. Nor should music branch members attend any screenings or events with live performances of eligible music.
The academy reiterated that members should make decisions “based solely on the artistic and technical merits of the eligible films and achievements.” Consequences for violating the guidelines include disqualification and possible suspension or expulsion from the academy.
The 95th Oscars will be held in Los Angeles on March 12. | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/no-more-streaming-only-debuts-for-oscar-hopefuls/ | 2022-05-19 18:18:03 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/no-more-streaming-only-debuts-for-oscar-hopefuls/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The choking death of a man at the hands of another New York subway rider was setting off powerful reactions Thursday, with some calling it a criminal, racist act even as authorities reserved judgment on the killing.
New York has become one of the nation’s safest large cities, but the emotional responses recalled the metropolis of decades ago, when residents felt besieged by crime and fatal vigilantism made national headlines.
Manhattan prosecutors promised a “rigorous” investigation into whether to bring charges in the death of Jordan Neely, a Black man who was tackled by fellow passengers and put in the chokehold by a white Marine veteran.
The medical examiner’s office ruled Wednesday night that Neely, 30, died in a homicide caused by compression of the neck, but it said any determination about criminal culpability would be left to the legal system.
Regardless, many New Yorkers saw the choking as the latest in a long history of attacks on Black city residents.
“We’re like animals in white people’s backyards. They want to get rid of us,” said Diango Cici, a 53-year-old Manhattan resident.
Neely, who in the past had earned money imitating Michael Jackson, died Monday after the early-afternoon confrontation aboard a train beneath Manhattan. Neely, who had been homeless at times, according to people who knew him, was shouting at fellow passengers when another rider wrapped his arm around his neck and pinned him on the floor. Two other passengers also helped restrain Neely.
Marine recruits are routinely taught about executing and defending against chokeholds, which can render someone unconscious in as few as eight seconds, according to a military manual revised in 2020.
The lethal risks of chokeholds led New York City to ban police from using them. An officer was fired for using a chokehold on Eric Garner, a Black New Yorker whose dying words “I can’t breathe” became a chant in protests against racial injustice.
A U.S. Department of Justice website called chokeholds “inherently dangerous” and said that they have “too often led to tragedy.”
No one has been arrested, but the Manhattan district attorney’s office said late Wednesday it would review autopsy reports, as well as “assess all available video and photo footage, identify and interview as many witnesses as possible, and obtain additional medical records.”
Police questioned the 24-year-old whom the video showed holding Neely in a headlock for at least 3 minutes — perhaps longer — but released him without charges. His name was not released by police, but his relationship with the Marines was disclosed by a law enforcement official who wasn’t authorized to make the information public and spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was not yet complete.
It was not clear why passengers moved to restrain Neely. One witness, a freelance journalist who was on the train and recorded Neely becoming unconscious as he was restrained, said that while Neely was acting aggressively and threw his jacket, he hadn’t attacked anyone.
Police asked other witnesses to come forward and sought additional photos and videos that might help investigators understand what transpired during the fatal confrontation or what triggered it.
In the absence of video showing what happened before the chokehold, many were reserving judgment.
Among them was Mayor Eric Adams, who said Thursday that there were “many layers” to the incident. He rejected criticism that he has not expressed enough outrage over Neely’s death, unlike other officials who have called for a quick arrest.
“All the other electeds, they have a role to play and I have a role to play. The police is doing their investigation and the district attorney is doing his investigation, and I respect the process,” Adams said.
Governor Kathy Hochul called the video-recorded encounter “wrong” and “horrific to view,” adding that Neely’s “family deserves justice.” But the governor said she was watching how the matter unfolds.
“No one has the right to take the life of another person. And in this circumstance, I have said all along and have stood firm in our commitment to helping people with mental health challenges,” Hochul told reporters after a meeting with union workers in Manhattan.
She said sometimes people are loud and emotional in public, but it was “very clear” that Neely was not going to harm others and the video showed a “very extreme response.”
Dozens of people gathered Thursday night in Brooklyn’s Barclay Center for a second day of demonstrations. On Wednesday a few dozen protesters gathered at the station where Neely died to call for an arrest.
Kyle Ishmael, a 38-year-old Harlem resident, said the video left him “disgusted.”
“I couldn’t believe this was happening on my subway in my city that I grew up in,” he said.
Street performers who knew Neely described him as a kind and gifted impressionist who sank into a depression as a result of his mother’s 2007 death. According to news accounts at the time, Christie Neely was strangled. Neely, who was 14 when she died, testified against his mother’s boyfriend at the murder trial.
Tari Tudesco, a backup dancer in the Michael Jackson tribute act “Michael’s Mirror,” said many in the community had grown worried about Neely’s absence in recent years, and had begun searching for him, unsuccessfully.
“We were in shock to find now that he was living homeless,” she said. “We feel terrible.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has a new effort to show local governments what it can do for their communities, hosting North Carolina officials to highlight funding opportunities and hear firsthand how coronavirus relief, infrastructure dollars and other policies are faring locally.
The event Thursday reflects an expansion of the use of the White House campus as pandemic restrictions have eased. It’s also part of a larger initiative to host municipal, county and state officials on a weekly basis from all 50 states, coinciding with campaigning for November’s midterm elections as the White House tries to energize Democratic voters.
“We’re entering into a phase of our administration when we can do more in terms of convening at the White House,” said Julie Rodriguez, director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. “It’s incredibly inspiring for us to get more proximate to the impact we’re having on Americans’ everyday lives.”
One of the key messages for the visit by North Carolina officials is the recovery in manufacturing. Steady hiring since the middle of last year has brought the U.S. manufacturing jobs total to 12.85 million, the most since late 2008 as the financial crisis triggered more than 2 million layoffs in the sector.
Officials expected to discuss with the group from North Carolina plans by Wolfspeed to invest $5 billion in building a silicon chip factory that is forecast to create an estimated 1,800 jobs in the state.
That discussion would follow the first group visit recently by officials from Ohio. President Joe Biden earlier this month spoke at the groundbreaking for a new Intel plant near Columbus. Both Ohio and North Carolina have open Senate seats this year.
Thursday’s half-day event was to include Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, who’s from North Carolina. Rodriguez and Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor who is now a White House senior adviser, also were to talk to the group.
Confirmed to attend were 23 North Carolina officials, including U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning, state lawmakers, the mayors of Charlotte, Wilmington, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Concord, Kinston and Durham, in addition to leaders from Wake and Guildford counties.
Just as administration officials want to hear local stories, they also want to emphasize the possible opportunities that local governments might have because of the bipartisan infrastructure law, the incentives for developing computer chips and scientific research, and the recent package to encourage climate-friendly energy sources and limit prescription drug prices.
As part of the day’s events, the White House planned to connect those officials with regional media outlets in a sign that they’re trying to bring the message to the wider public. That will be crucial in terms of political messaging. Republicans seeking control of the House and Senate have blamed high inflation on Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, while the administration say the prices are a byproduct of global events such as the pandemic and Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine.
The White House says its efforts have helped workers by swiftly bringing down unemployment rates to a low 3.7%, but the Republican drumbeat is that consumer prices are up 8.3% from a year ago and the primary reason for voter concern. Gasoline prices have eased since peaking in June, but the Federal Reserve estimated Wednesday that unemployment will likely rise to bring down inflation.
“The inflation rate plateauing above 8% does not mean that families are catching a break — it means exactly the opposite,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said in a Monday speech to the Senate. “It means that families are continuing to see prices go up and up and up all the time.” | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/ap-white-house-hosts-local-officials-touts-impact-of-policies/ | 2022-09-22 17:56:59 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/ap-white-house-hosts-local-officials-touts-impact-of-policies/ |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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Southeastern Jack County in north central Texas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Boonsville,
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HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
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Bridgeport, Boonsville, Cottondale, Runaway Bay and Lake
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Courtney Dorning has been a Senior Editor for NPR's All Things Considered since November 2018. In that role, she's the lead editor for the daily show. Dorning is responsible for newsmaker interviews, lead news segments and the small, quirky features that are a hallmark of the network's flagship afternoon magazine program.
Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio. | https://www.wvasfm.org/arts/2023-06-09/some-like-it-hot-on-broadway-remixes-the-original-1959-charm-for-a-modern-audience | 2023-06-09 21:21:15 | 0 | https://www.wvasfm.org/arts/2023-06-09/some-like-it-hot-on-broadway-remixes-the-original-1959-charm-for-a-modern-audience |
MemVerge Memory Machine Delivers Software-Defined Compute Express Link (CXL) Memory Management for the Dynamic Tiering of Platform Memory
MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MemVerge®, pioneers of Big Memory software, today announced that MemVerge Memory Machine™ is the first software-defined Compute Express Linkä (CXLä) memory management solution to offer support for the 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor as a CXL platform development environment.
With built-in, industry-defining acceleration, 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, formerly codenamed Sapphire Rapids, establish a new standard in data center architecture and unmatched customer value. Featuring up to 60 cores and bolstered with the latest DDR5, PCIe 5.0 platform technologies for AI, cloud computing, analytics, storage, networking, security and more, 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver the optimal solution for any workload.
Like Intel, MemVerge is among the early supporters of the CXL standard which provides a critical capability to create a unified, coherent memory space between CPUs and memory expanders. CXL will revolutionize how data center service architectures will be built for years to come. MemVerge's software defined memory management product transparently enables memory tiering for memory-intensive applications taking advantage of CXL protocol for the memory innovation needed for advanced workloads. It can be used to build solutions with future generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
"4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver dramatic performance making them ideal for HPC workloads like genome sequencing," said Charles Fan, CEO of MemVerge. "When used with MemVerge Memory Machine, users can further boost memory bandwidth and achieve the dynamic tiering of needed memory for enhanced fault tolerance and processing resilience for even the longest running workloads."
MemVerge has also announced that its application-aware memory tool, Memory Viewer will offer day-one support for the 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor CXL platform development environment. Using MemVerge Memory Viewer, organizations can determine the most cost-effective and performant way to expand DDR and CXL memory on future generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
Memory Machine software from MemVerge provides transparent access to a pool of DDR and CXL memory, dynamically placing the hottest data in the fastest tier, and guaranteeing quality of service to the most business-critical workloads running on future generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. More information about Memory Machine can be found here.
MemVerge is pioneering Big Memory Computing in the cloud and on CXL for big data that needs to be processed quickly. The company's Memory Machine™ product is the industry's first commercial memory virtualization software, and introduced the world to memory tiering, pooling, and snapshot-based, in-memory data management. MemVerge is a member of the CXL Consortium and sponsor of the CXL Forum events. Customers include leading organizations such as Analytical Biosciences, Penn State University, SeekGene, and TGen, which are using Memory Machine software to accelerate time-to-discovery and increase application availability to unlock important new breakthroughs. In 2022 MemVerge became the only company to win the Best of Show People's Choice award at Bio-IT World Europe and both Editor's Choice and People's Choice awards at Bio-IT World Boston. Learn more about MemVerge, Memory Machine, and CXL by visiting www.memverge.com.
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(THE CONVERSATION) The first case of polio in the U.S. since 2013 was announced by New York state health officials on July 21, 2022. The U.S. resident had not been vaccinated.
Polio was a common cause of paralysis in children before safe and effective vaccines were invented in the mid-20th century. Thanks to global vaccination campaigns, polio is now almost eradicated, with only 13 cases of endemic wild poliovirus reported in 2022 to date worldwide.
The New York patient reportedly contracted a form of polio that can be traced back to the live, but weakened, poliovirus used in the oral polio vaccine. This version of the vaccine has not been used in the U.S. since 2000. Health officials said the virus affecting the male patient, who has muscle weakness and paralysis, likely originated somewhere overseas, where oral vaccines are still administered.
William Petri is an infectious disease specialist and chair of the World Health Organization’s Polio Research Committee. Here he explains what vaccine-derived poliovirus is and why the inactivated polio vaccine administered in the U.S. today can’t cause it.
What are the two kinds of polio vaccine?
Vaccines introduce a harmless version of a pathogen to your body. The idea is that they train your immune system to fight off the real germ if you ever encounter it.
The oral polio vaccine, originally developed by Albert Sabin, uses a live but weakened poliovirus that one swallows in a sugar cube or droplet. Scientists weaken – or attenuate – the virus so it can no longer cause disease.
The other kind of polio vaccine was originally developed by Jonas Salk. It contains inactivated, dead virus. It is administered by an injection.
In the U.S., children receive the inactivated polio vaccine at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. It provides nearly complete protection from paralytic polio.
How can the live vaccine lead to a case of polio?
The weakened form of the live virus in the oral vaccine cannot cause disease. However, because the vaccine is given orally, the weakened virus is excreted in the feces and can spread from someone who is vaccinated to their close contacts. If the weakened virus circulates person to person for long enough, it can mutate and regain its ability to cause paralysis.
The mutated virus can then infect people in communities with poor sanitation and low vaccination rates, causing disease and even paralysis.
This is an exceedingly rare occurrence. With more than 10 billion doses of the oral polio vaccine administered since 2000, there have been fewer than 800 cases of vaccine-derived polio reported.
Apparently, the current patient in New York was somehow exposed to a mutated poliovirus that had been transmitted after vaccination overseas. Earlier this summer, routine surveillance spotted vaccine-derived poliovirus in London’s sewage system, but no cases have been reported there.
Why use the oral vaccine anywhere if it comes with this risk?
There’s a positive aspect to the fact that the weakened live virus can circulate in the community once oral vaccine recipients shed it in their feces. Traveling a feces-to-oral route, it can help induce immunity even in people who weren’t directly vaccinated. The oral polio vaccine is also cheaper and easier to administer than inactivated polio vaccines.
Most importantly, the live-virus vaccine stops transmission of wild poliovirus in a way that the inactivated-virus vaccine does not. The eradication of polio in the Americas, Europe and Africa has been accomplished solely through the use of the live oral vaccine. Once polio has been wiped from a continent, then it is safe to stop using the oral live vaccine and use only the inactivated vaccine, which does prevent disease in recipients and does not pose the rare risk of vaccine-derived paralytic polio.
A new and safer oral polio vaccine that has been engineered not to mutate is now replacing the earlier live-virus vaccine. Thus, even this extremely rare complication of polio vaccination should soon become a thing of the past.
How close is the world to eradicating polio?
Thanks to tremendous global effort, two of the three viruses that cause polio have been eradicated. The world is now on the verge of eradicating the final one, wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1).
Today endemic polio is found only in Pakistan, with 12 cases of paralytic polio so far in 2022, and Afghanistan, with just one case this year. Africa has two cases, imported from overseas, which are being contained by additional vaccination campaigns.
Once wild poliovirus has been eradicated from the planet, vaccination efforts may be able to switch to the inactivated polio vaccine, eliminating the risk of any future vaccine-derived cases.
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Donated Services Aid Afghan Judicial Community in Seeking Safety and Asylum
NEW YORK and LONDON, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TransPerfect, the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced that it has joined major law firms in providing pro bono services in support of a mass effort by former Afghan judges to seek asylum in the UK.
TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) provided pro bono language services in Pashto and Dari, Afghanistan's two official languages, for legal documentation necessary for many asylum cases. The campaign in support of the Afghan judges is a multi-faceted and multinational team effort that includes lawyers from major international law firms and comes in response to the potential danger posed to these judges following the Taliban assuming control of Afghanistan. Due to the sensitive nature and safety issues surrounding the proceedings, this initiative was not publicly disclosed for the first six months of operation.
With hundreds of judges and their families at risk due to their prior position overseeing trials for Taliban members, many have sought asylum abroad—including in the UK—for themselves and their families. The process has been challenging for many due to procedural requirements, language barriers, and security concerns.
When speaking of TLS's role in the initiative, a senior lawyer at a top-10 UK law firm commented, "We are grateful to the TransPerfect team for their fantastic support through an intense and demanding process. Their responsiveness and diligence have been invaluable in our work on this important and time-sensitive effort. This is literally a matter of life and death, and we appreciate TransPerfect stepping up by generously donating their services."
TransPerfect President and CEO Phil Shawe stated, "Ensuring the safety of judges who honorably served Afghanistan's legal community is an important humanitarian cause and a call to duty that we're proud to have heeded."
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Peña hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 to head home with a 3-2 lead. Buoyed by late defensive gems from Trey Mancini and Chas McCormick, the Astros moved to the brink of their second championship - the other was a scandal-tainted title in 2017.Houston went ahead just four pitches in against Noah Syndergaard on Peña’s run-scoring single. Then Philly’s Kyle Schwarber homered leading off the bottom half, harkening to the five-run lead Verlander wasted in Houston’s opening 6-5, 10-inning loss.World Series game summariesGame 4: Astros pitch no-hitter, win 5-0.Cristian Javier and Astros bullpen hold Phillies hitless for just the second no-hitter in World Series history.The Astros tie it up at 2 with a 5-0 victory.Game 3: Phillies dominate 7-0.Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm helped the Philadelphia Phillies hit a World Series record-tying five home runs in a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the World Series.Video above: Phillies fans get pumped for Game 3.The Phillies lead the series 2-1.The five home runs came from five different players. They were:Bryce Harper.Alec Bohm.Brandon Marsh.Kyle Schwarber.Rhys Hoskins.Ranger Suarez tossed three-hitter over five shutout innings for the Phillies.Houston starter Lance McCullers Jr. allowed all five home runs. He's the first pitcher ever to allow five homers in a World Series game.Game 2: Astros win 5-2.Framber Valdez swapped his glove and his spikes midgame. He repeatedly rubbed his hands.By the time he strode off the mound to a standing ovation and handed the Houston Astros' bullpen a seventh-inning lead, it was clear he had thrown a curve at the Philadelphia Phillies."This was a really good game for the fans, a really good game for our team and also for me," he said through a translator after pitching the Astros over the Phillies 5-2 Saturday night to tie the World Series at one game apiece. "I’ve just been playing really inspired."Game 1: Phillies win 6-5.The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros in dramatic fashion Friday night to take Game 1 of the World Series 6-5 in extras.The Phillies won with a home run by J.T. Realmuto in the top of the 10th inning, hushing a raucous home crowd at Houston's Minute Maid Park. Houston then failed to score with runners on second and third to end the game.Phillies fan share their photosWorld Series ScheduleAll games begin at 8:03 p.m.Game 5Thursday, Nov. 3Astros at PhilliesGame 6 Saturday, Nov. 5Phillies at AstrosGame 7 (if necessary)Sunday, Nov. 6Phillies at Astros
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Peña hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 to head home with a 3-2 lead.
Buoyed by late defensive gems from Trey Mancini and Chas McCormick, the Astros moved to the brink of their second championship - the other was a scandal-tainted title in 2017.
Houston went ahead just four pitches in against Noah Syndergaard on Peña’s run-scoring single.
Then Philly’s Kyle Schwarber homered leading off the bottom half, harkening to the five-run lead Verlander wasted in Houston’s opening 6-5, 10-inning loss.
World Series game summaries
Game 4: Astros pitch no-hitter, win 5-0.
Cristian Javier and Astros bullpen hold Phillies hitless for just the second no-hitter in World Series history.
The Astros tie it up at 2 with a 5-0 victory.
Game 3: Phillies dominate 7-0.
Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm helped the Philadelphia Phillies hit a World Series record-tying five home runs in a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the World Series.
Video above: Phillies fans get pumped for Game 3.
The Phillies lead the series 2-1.
The five home runs came from five different players. They were:
- Bryce Harper.
- Alec Bohm.
- Brandon Marsh.
- Kyle Schwarber.
- Rhys Hoskins.
Ranger Suarez tossed three-hitter over five shutout innings for the Phillies.
Houston starter Lance McCullers Jr. allowed all five home runs. He's the first pitcher ever to allow five homers in a World Series game.
Game 2: Astros win 5-2.
Framber Valdez swapped his glove and his spikes midgame. He repeatedly rubbed his hands.
By the time he strode off the mound to a standing ovation and handed the Houston Astros' bullpen a seventh-inning lead, it was clear he had thrown a curve at the Philadelphia Phillies.
"This was a really good game for the fans, a really good game for our team and also for me," he said through a translator after pitching the Astros over the Phillies 5-2 Saturday night to tie the World Series at one game apiece. "I’ve just been playing really inspired."
Game 1: Phillies win 6-5.
The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros in dramatic fashion Friday night to take Game 1 of the World Series 6-5 in extras.
The Phillies won with a home run by J.T. Realmuto in the top of the 10th inning, hushing a raucous home crowd at Houston's Minute Maid Park. Houston then failed to score with runners on second and third to end the game.
Phillies fan share their photos
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Martin, Owen, Tina and Olivia Daley
This photo was taken on July 23 when the Phillies played the Chicago Cubs.
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Phillies owner John Middleton with Hayden Karlovich
Hayden is wearing his best suit!
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Sophia, Mike, Hayden, Jackson and Jen Karlovich
This photo was taken during Game 3 of the division series with the Atlanta Braves.
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Harper (named after Bryce Harper)
She's dressed in Phillies gear and cheering for her favorite team.
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Ben and Michelle Weaver
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Barley Abreu
Two months of being a Phillies fan.
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Adam, Kylar and Kristy Aurand
This is from NLCS Game 3.
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Charleigh and Katie
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Lennox and Annika
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Davis and Paisley Colvin
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Gabrielle went to her first Phillies game at the age of 4 months.
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Colton's first Red October.
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Easton and Cooper Arnold
World Series Schedule
All games begin at 8:03 p.m.
Game 5
- Thursday, Nov. 3
- Astros at Phillies
Game 6
- Saturday, Nov. 5
- Phillies at Astros
Game 7 (if necessary)
- Sunday, Nov. 6
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North Korea shows off ICBMs and Kim Jong Un’s daughter during military parade
Posted/updated on: February 9, 2023 at 5:34 am(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea staged a large nighttime military parade on Wednesday possibly showing off its largest number of intercontinental ballistic missiles on one occasion.
The parade took place in Kim Il-Sung Square, in central Pyongyang, with over 30,000 soldiers participating and more watching.
With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his fellow high officials in attendance, the parade rolled its ballistic missiles and missile launchers for two hours, according to North Korea’s state news media Korean Central News Agency.
Near the end of the parade, there was a presentation of North Korea’s newly formed "tactical nuclear units" for the first time, demonstrating what the North’s state media described as “war deterrence and counter strike capabilities.”
Although the majority of the missiles on show were not identified, military experts pointed out that among the presentation stood the solid-propellant and ICBM launchers that North Korea has been working on with great effort. The solid propellants are able to dramatically shorten the time needed to refuel a missile in an actual battle field.
“It’s notable that there was a launch vehicle capable of delivering an solid fuel fired ICBM,” Dr. Yang Uk of Asan Institute for Policy Studies, told ABC News. “Compared to the first presentation of its ICBM launch vehicle back in the 2017 military parade, North Korea has added more features like wheels and doors to the vehicle suggesting there have been modifications for use in actual battle. But I have to say, no one has witnessed the actual capability of North’s ICBMs.”
The Hwasong-17, known as the largest of North’s missiles, was revealed through satellite images from U.S.-based space firm Maxar Technologies. Experts suspect that if North Korea’s claims turn out to be truthful, it has a range to strike anywhere in the world with a nuclear warhead.
“North Korea showcased the largest number of ICBMs in history during Wednesday night’s parade,” Yang said. “This sends a message to the United States that North Korea’s strike capabilities are no joke, and they are prepared to attack any time.”
Marking the 75th anniversary of the People’s Army, this year’s parade was expected to showcase key weapons developments from 2022. Last year, Pyongyang fired more missiles than any other year on record.
Aside from the weapons development, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also grasped international attention by accompanying his daughter to the parade. The 9-year-old Kim Ju-ae, his second born child after a son, has been spotted in several important military related events since last November, raising speculations that she may be the future of Pyongyang’s leadership.
“Kim Jong Un seems to be taking advantage of the international attention from the public whenever he brings his daughter to military photo ops,” Professor Park Won-gon of Ewha Womans University, told ABC News. “She also has a symbolic significance as the next generation, as Kim Jong Un has been referring to its ICBM Hwasong-17 as a source of well being and happiness of the next generation.”
Kim Jong Un did not give a speech during the parade.
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Walter Priestley was on his way back to Houston on Saturday following an event for North Texas lettermen when he stopped by to see Michael Hickmon at his home.
The old UNT teammates spent an hour watching film of the youth football teams Hickmon coached that had become his passion in life.
Hickmon, a former UNT running back, was killed just hours later in a shooting at his son's game in Lancaster. He was 43.
“What I remember most about Mike is his dedication to his son, youth athletics and his family,” Priestley recalled Sunday night. “He enjoyed coaching football and track and field. He had just gotten back from the AAU national track meet. He enjoyed being around kids.”
Police have identified Yaqub Salik Talib — brother of former NFL cornerback Aqib Talib — as the suspected shooter.
News of Hickmon’s death quickly spread among UNT’s former players and coaches. They remembered him as a dedicated teammate and admired the way he had dedicated himself to family and coaching following his college career.
Hickmon played for the Mean Green from 1998-2002 when he was known among teammates as a calming influence at a key time in program history. Darrell Dickey took over as UNT’s head coach heading into the 1998 season, the Mean Green’s fourth in the Division I-A ranks after moving up from I-AA.
UNT struggled to find its footing at the top level of college football before breaking through. The Mean Green won the first of four straight Sun Belt Conference titles in 2001 and beat Cincinnati in the 2002 New Orleans Bowl to cap one of the best seasons in program history.
Hickmon was a veteran presence for those teams that ushered in a memorable era for the program.
“Mike was a mentor for the younger guys,” former UNT quarterback Scott Hall said. “He was an old soul. Even in his 20s, he was very wise. He was calm, laid back and had wise words for us, whether it was before or after a game.”
Hickmon rushed for 718 yards and five touchdowns in five seasons at UNT. His best year came in 1999, when he rushed for 302 yards.
Hickmon was teammates with fellow running backs Patrick Cobbs, Kevin Galbreath and Ja’Quay Wilburn, who went on to Hall of Fame careers at UNT.
Former UNT assistant coach Bruce Bell credited Hickmon for helping establish the competitive atmosphere that helped the Mean Green’s running backs thrive.
Hickmon hosted Adrian Awasom and Ja’Mel Branch on their recruiting visits to UNT. Both signed with the Mean Green and went on to become key members of UNT’s Sun Belt championship teams. All three played key roles in UNT winning 26 straight Sun Belt games, a run that spanned from 2001-04 and ranks as one of the landmark achievements in the last 25 years of UNT athletics.
“Anything we needed, Mike was there for us,” Branch said. “He made some key blocks and runs and was always at the right place at the right time.”
Bell lived in Duncanville early in his tenure at UNT and often gave Hickmon a ride home on weekends. The two became friends after Hickmon’s playing career and would often see each other at UNT alumni events, where the conversation frequently turned to youth football.
“Mike would send me clips of his son and ask me what I thought,” Bell said. “We stayed in touch that way.”
Branch recently spoke to Hickmon, who called to inquire about a dog Branch was selling. They ended up talking about Hickmon’s family and the players he spent his time developing.
“He was coaching, and his kids were growing up,” Branch said. “It made you really proud of how far he had come and how he had become even more of a father figure to his kids. He was a special guy.” | https://dentonrc.com/rsssports/unt-community-shocked-by-the-death-of-former-mean-green-running-back-michael-hickmon/article_c4eb68cb-ea13-5825-8f63-136ca718955a.html | 2022-08-15 05:45:57 | 0 | https://dentonrc.com/rsssports/unt-community-shocked-by-the-death-of-former-mean-green-running-back-michael-hickmon/article_c4eb68cb-ea13-5825-8f63-136ca718955a.html |
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have announced an attendance of 68,323 for their return to the Alamodome, a record for an NBA regular-season game.
The Spurs, celebrating their 50th anniversary season, returned to their former home to face the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
Spurs Hall of Famer David Robinson announced the official attendance at the close of the third quarter. Robinson said, “Spurs fans have again set the standard for the league.”
Fans began chanting “Go Spurs Go! Go Spurs Go!” after the announcement.
It shattered the previous record of 62,046 who gathered to watch Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls play the Atlanta Hawks at the Georgia Dome on March 27, 1998.
“Yeah, that’s pretty different,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said of the record crowd. “It’s a situation where you know … are they selling alcohol? I think that people will be pretty fired up. It is just an exciting moment for everybody. It is nostalgic for everybody. To have that many people in one building, to be able to play in front of them, is pretty damn exciting, actually. We hope it is a good game.”
San Antonio now plays its home games at the AT&T Center but returned to the Alamodome as part of the franchise’s 50th anniversary celebration.
While the Spurs (13-29) are having one of the worst seasons in franchise history, the chance to play at the Alamodome gave fans a chance to relive a former era for the team.
“Having my son here with me sharing a past and present memory will be cherished by both of us for years,” said Spurs fan Eric Hernandez, who previously attended games at the Alamodome.
The franchise started at the HemisFair Arena in 1973, but the Alamodome is where the franchise took its first steps to becoming one of the most respected NBA franchises.
The Spurs played in the Alamodome from 1993 to 2002 before moving 3.1 miles south to the AT&T Center.
San Antonio won its first NBA championship in 1999 while playing in the Alamodome and held its championship celebration in the downtown facility.
The Alamodome also hosted the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, where Michael Jordan was booed for winning MVP over former San Antonio resident Shaquille O’Neal.
“It’s crazy,” said Taro Kotani, a Spurs fan visiting from Japan. “The amount of people here. I’ve never been inside the Dome, so just imagining what it was like here during ’96 All-Star Game and ’99 Finals is so nostalgic. I wasn’t there but this brings back lots of memories.”
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Buffalo Center man pleads guilty to multiple sex crimes involving a child
(ABC 6 News) – A Buffalo Center man will be sent to prison for 30 years for multiple sex crimes involving a child in Winnebago County, Iowa.
Brandon Bassett, 37, pled guilty this week to multiple felonies, including third degree sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of a minor and lascivious acts with a child.
Bassett was charged in April, 2022, after an investigation by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office.
He was sentenced this week to ten years in prison on all three counts, those sentences being served consecutively.
Bassett will also pay more than $1,400 in fines as well as be placed under supervision to the Department of Correctional Services for life. | https://www.kaaltv.com/news/buffalo-center-man-pleads-guilty-to-multiple-sex-crimes-involving-a-child/ | 2023-07-22 21:38:32 | 1 | https://www.kaaltv.com/news/buffalo-center-man-pleads-guilty-to-multiple-sex-crimes-involving-a-child/ |
CHARLESTON, S.C., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Project Next Gen is a new program launched by the Biden administration aimed at accelerating the development of new coronavirus vaccines and treatments. With a budget of over $5 billion, the program aims to protect against the evolving nature of the virus and potential future coronaviruses that may pose a threat. Drawing on the success of Operation Warp Speed, a Trump-era program that facilitated the rapid development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in 2020, Project Next Gen will also partner with private sector companies to expedite the development of vaccines and therapies.
In parallel with the Project Next Gen announcement, an amendment to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Broad Agency Announcement ('BAA") BARDA BAA-18-100-SOL-00003 was released, as well as a Request for Information (RFI) from The Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical (JPM CBRN Medical) related to the development of advanced manufacturing capability for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
The following funding areas were updated in the BARDA BAA:
- For Area of Interest #8: Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases (IEID) Vaccines:
- For Area of Interest #9: Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases (IEID) Therapeutics
AOI 8.4: COVID-19 Immune Assay(s) Development and Implementation
BARDA is seeking proposals for advanced research and development of immunogenicity assays and sample collection technologies for COVID-19 vaccine development. The assays should analyze clinical study samples and measure immune responses to both ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern. Assays of interest include lentivirus-based virus neutralization assays, multiplexed antigen panels, and MSD-based ACE2 receptor blocking assays. Validation as per FDA guidelines and documentation in the Drug Master File (DMF) is required, and assays should be updated based on emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.
AOI: 9.8: COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
BARDA seeks to advance the development of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) as a rapid pre-exposure protection against SARS-CoV-2, particularly for special populations like immunocompromised adults and pediatrics. Proposals should focus on mAbs with potency against MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2, targeting 95% conserved residues. A plan for achieving a half-life extension of at least 35 days should be outlined, and mAbs should be potent enough for intramuscular and/or subcutaneous administration with no more than two injections every six months.
AOI 9.9: COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics for Treatment
BARDA is seeking proposals to support the manufacturing, FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), and regulatory licensure of new monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for treating SARS-CoV-2 infection, with a focus on special populations. Proposers should have an active Investigational New Drug (IND) with the FDA, safety and toxicology data, and a demonstrated manufacturing process for clinical trials. The regulatory strategy should target EUA in Q3 2023, with supporting documentation for FDA buy-in on regulatory flexibilities. Priority will be given to U.S.-based manufacturers, and in vitro potency data against human coronaviruses, a manufacturing strategy for commercial availability by the end of 2023, and risk mitigation plans are required.
"Given the success of Project Warp Speed, it is no surprise that BARDA would try to build on that success," stated EverGlade Consulting Founder, Eric Jia-Sobota.
In addition to the new opportunities outlined in the BARDA BAA, the RFI released by JPM CBRN is aimed at expanding U.S. manufacturing of pharmaceutical ingredients for military medical countermeasures against chemical and biological threats. They seek innovative technology to improve processes that currently rely on foreign suppliers and large-scale batch manufacturing. The request for white papers targets U.S. companies with advanced manufacturing capabilities that can develop APIs and drug products meeting cGMP requirements within a time frame of 36 months.
If you are developing a product that you think might fall under one of the areas mentioned above, EverGlade can help you make that determination and pursue a successful contract. EverGlade Consulting is a national consulting firm helping clients navigate the federal landscape. We work with technology-driven companies whose focus is to secure non-dilutive funding through the federal government. We offer services ranging from opportunity identification and proposal support through the implementation of systems to comply with federal regulations at agencies including BARDA, ASPR, NIH, DTRA, JPEO, and DARPA.
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DALLAS, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATI (NYSE: ATI) will provide live Internet listening access to its conference call with the financial community scheduled for Thursday, August 4, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The conference call will be conducted after the Company's planned release of second quarter results. The conference call will be broadcast, and accompanying presentation slides will be available, at ATImaterials.com. To access the broadcast, visit ATImaterials.com and select "Conference Call." Conference call replay will be available on ATImaterials.com.
ATI (NYSE: ATI) is a $3 billion global producer of high performance materials and solutions for the global aerospace and defense markets, and critical applications in electronics, medical and specialty energy. We're solving the world's most difficult challenges through materials science. We partner with our customers to deliver extraordinary materials that enable their greatest achievements: their products fly higher and faster, burn hotter, dive deeper, stand stronger and last longer. Our proprietary process technologies, unique customer partnerships and commitment to innovation deliver materials and solutions for today and the evermore challenging environments of tomorrow. We are proven to perform anywhere. Learn more at ATImaterials.com.
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NEW YORK (WPIX) — The alligator found in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Lake over the weekend is extremely emaciated and too weak to feed herself, zoo officials said Wednesday.
When she was found, the alligator was lethargic and may have been shocked by the cold, officials said.
“It wasn’t moving very much. It was heavy, but it wasn’t as hard to wrangle it as I thought it would be because it was so still,” said New York City park ranger Judith Velosky, who assisted in the transport.
The gator was then brought to the Bronx Zoo, where they found she weighed just 15 pounds, zoo officials said. An alligator of her size should weigh 30-35 pounds.
“The tragedy of this situation is a reminder that wild animals do not make good pets and that responsible pet ownership means making choices that will not negatively impact an individual animal or the environment,” a zoo spokesperson said.
She is now being tube-fed, according to the zoo, and needs nutrients, fluids, Vitamin B, antibiotics and antifungal medication.
According to the zoo, the gator also has an approximately 4-inch-wide bathtub stopper stuck inside of her.
“The alligator is currently in too weakened a condition to attempt removal of the stopper,” a zoo official said. “We will continue to provide supportive care for her and determine next steps based on how she responds to treatment.”
Keeping alligators as pets, and releasing them in city parks, is illegal in New York.
“People get these animals to show off,” Vinny Ritchie, a reptile expert in New York City, told Nexstar’s WPIX. “They don’t care about what’s going to happen a year or two from now. Who’s going to be able to care for this? Is it a good pet to have?”
This isn’t the first strange animal rescue made in New York City this year. Late last month, a pigeon dyed completely pink was found in Madison Square Park. The bird, believed to have been dyed for a gender reveal, was brought to the Wild Bird Fund in poor condition.
Rita McMahon, the Wild Bird Fund’s director, told WPIX the bird was vomiting and unable to fly. A week after he was rescued, the bird died. Officials believe his death was caused by inhaling the toxins from the dye covering his body. New York Police have since launched an animal cruelty investigation. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/alligator-found-in-nyc-park-unable-to-eat-on-its-own-requires-tube-feeding-zoo/ | 2023-02-23 05:12:12 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/alligator-found-in-nyc-park-unable-to-eat-on-its-own-requires-tube-feeding-zoo/ |
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$250+ Million Project Will Set a New Standard for Development in Louisiana and Serve as a Regional Destination for World-Class Gaming, Dining, Entertainment, and Hotel Amenities
Nationally Acclaimed Concepts Sports & Social and PBR Cowboy Bar Among Featured Dining and Entertainment Venues
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BALTIMORE, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cordish Companies today presented master project plans to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board for the redevelopment of Diamond Jacks Casino & Hotel in Bossier City. Cordish intends to transform the property into a world-class Live! casino resort and entertainment destination. Centrally, this includes the construction of an entirely new, first-class land-based Live! casino and the removal of the existing casino riverboat. Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana is scheduled to open in 2025.
"We're very excited and honored to present our plans to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and thank them for their enthusiastic support of our project," said Joe Weinberg, Managing Partner, The Cordish Companies. "Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana will be a world-class resort destination that brings a first-class gaming, dining, entertainment and hospitality experience to the region, creates significant new jobs, and generates millions of dollars in economic benefits for the community. We look forward to working with Foundation Gaming & Entertainment, state and local officials, and the community to bring the project to fruition."
"The development plan for the Diamond Jacks property that was presented this morning will be transformative, and we are thrilled to be a part of it," said Greg Guida, Co-CEO of Foundation Gaming & Entertainment. "We are looking forward to finishing up the demolition that was started in February to get the property ready for the transformation to a Live! Casino & Hotel."
The new LIVE! CASINO & HOTEL LOUISIANA, which represents an investment of $250+ million, will be a world-class gaming, dining, entertainment and hotel destination, featuring:
- more than 47,000-square-feet of gaming space including 1,000+ slots and electronic table games and 30+ live action table games;
- an upscale 400+ room resort-style hotel;
- a 25,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, multi-purpose event center for top name entertainment, meeting, conventions, non-profit and social gatherings;
- structured and surface parking;
- and 30,000-square-feet of best-in-class dining and entertainment venues including 6+ new food and beverage outlets featuring nationally acclaimed concepts Sports & Social and PBR Cowboy Bar.
"The Louisiana Gaming Control Board looks forward to working with The Cordish Companies to bring a world class casino and entertainment destination to the Bossier/Shreveport market. The reputation of The Cordish Companies throughout the country to own and operate first class casinos, restaurants, hotels, and entertainment destinations is exemplary. We thank Cordish for choosing Louisiana to bring their expertise and major investment to our gaming market," said Ronnie Johns, Chairman, Louisiana Gaming Control Board. "The Board also wants to thank Foundation Gaming for their vision in beginning this much needed process of rebuilding a closed casino property. We will be working closely with both Foundation and Cordish to make this project a reality as soon as possible to deliver a gaming and entertainment destination that Louisiana can be proud of."
"We are very excited to welcome The Cordish Companies team to Bossier City and look forward to working with them on this beautiful project," said Thomas Chandler, Mayor of Bossier City, LA. "Live! Casino and Hotel Louisiana will attract millions of visitors to our city, create substantial new jobs, and generate additional significant tax revenue for our community. It's a life changer for our region."
In addition to fully renovating the hotel rooms and public space, Cordish plans to develop a brand new, land-based casino to replace the existing casino riverboat, as well as introduce a variety of new dining and entertainment concepts including a fine dining steakhouse and an Asian restaurant.
Among the featured outlets in the facility will be Sports & Social and PBR Cowboy Bar, two powerhouse names that are among the fastest growing concepts in the United States. The concepts are located at the front door of professional sports stadiums, high-profile entertainment and lifestyle districts, and world-class casino resort destinations across the U.S. including The Battery adjacent to Truist Park in Atlanta, GA; Ballpark Village adjacent to Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO; Texas Live! in the heart of the Arlington Entertainment District; Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia in South Philadelphia's Stadium District and Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in the Baltimore/Washington Corridor.
Sports & Social, the premier sports bar and restaurant in the United States, offers guests an immersive sports entertainment atmosphere as the next best game watching experience outside of a stadium or arena. Curated by James Beard Award Nominee Chef John Suley, Sports & Social's menu features an elevated selection from its made-from-scratch kitchen for lunch, dinner, and a can't-miss brunch experience on the weekends. The bar's beverage program includes creative craft cocktails, specialty drinks, and an extensive line-up of brews on tap.
The venue features multiple digital media experiences, including a state-of-the-art LED media wall, that allows guests to watch multiple games and sporting events at once. Game days at Sports & Socials feature an electric environment with elements such as emcees and DJs, live fan-cams, competitions and games, and industry-leading audio and visual displays including music and light effects. Sports & Social venues showcase a wide variety of interactive social and nostalgic arcade games throughout the space, as well as live music and special events during the week.
Born from the toughest sport on dirt, the iconic PBR Cowboy Bar lives up to its legendary namesake, Professional Bull Riders, which embodies toughness, determination, and a true spirit of independence. PBR Cowboy Bars fuse that spirit with first-class hospitality, bringing an authentic country western experience that marries an electric combination of "cowboy cool" and big-time entertainment. The venue offers high-energy music, expansive bars, private VIP tables, industry-leading sound & lighting, and a mechanical bull.
The soul of PBR Cowboy Bar comes alive through its great entertainment, the best in country music, and its rich traditions, including Freedom Friday, a night of appreciation once a month for all military personnel, veterans, first responders and public service members. PBR Cowboy Bars have welcomed some of the biggest names in country music including Luke Bryan, Old Dominion, and Justin Moore.
The development of Live! Casino & Hotel in Bossier City continues Cordish's vast expansion across markets in the South Central and Southeast regions of the U.S. including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas where the Company currently has over $1 billion under construction adjacent to its Texas Live! development in the Arlington Entertainment District in North Texas.
For over a century, The Cordish Companies has created and managed an extraordinary portfolio of upscale mixed-use, entertainment and casino resort destinations throughout the United States. Its Live! brand, highly regarded as one of the premier entertainment brands in the country, welcomes over 55 million annual visitors to its dining, entertainment, casino, hotel, and sports-anchored entertainment districts, many of which have revitalized communities and reshaped the social and economic landscape of major markets across the country. This transformational effect has earned the Company an unprecedented seven Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence for its urban revitalization efforts, more than any other developer in the world. For over two decades, Live! has dramatically changed the entertainment experience, creating one-of-a kind destinations that offer a curated year-round calendar of special events, premier dining venues, first-class hospitality, and the best of local, regional and national entertainment.
In gaming, The Cordish Companies has developed the most successful casino entertainment resorts in the U.S. including the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, FL; the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, FL; Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland; Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia; and Live! Casino Pittsburgh. The award-winning properties have been nationally recognized for excellence in operations, food and beverage offerings, and its Live! Rewards Loyalty Program, annually named one of the best casino loyalty programs in the country by USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards.
The Cordish Companies and its affiliates also have a strong history of leadership in philanthropy, volunteerism and community service working with local non-profit organizations in all markets where it does business and becoming active members of the community. Cordish is committed to supporting the Bossier City community and its non-profit organizations through direct monetary contributions and in-kind services, acting as a convener to assist community organizations and non-profits in their fundraising efforts and volunteerism, an endemic value to the Company and its team members.
The proposed project is subject to approval by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. More details will be shared in the coming months. New information will be posted to the website as available at www.LiveCasinoLA.com.
About The Cordish Companies
The Cordish Companies' origins date back to 1910 and encompass four generations of privately held, family ownership. During the past ten decades, The Cordish Companies has grown into a global leader in Gaming & Entertainment; Commercial Real Estate; Entertainment Districts; Sports-Anchored Developments; Hotels; Residential Properties; Restaurants; Coworking Spaces; and Private Equity. One of the largest and most respected developers in the world, The Cordish Companies has been awarded an unprecedented seven Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence for public-private developments that are of unique significance to the cities in which they are located. The Cordish Companies has developed and operates highly acclaimed dining, entertainment and hospitality destinations throughout the United States, many falling under The Cordish Companies' Live! Brand, highly regarded as one of the premier entertainment brands in the country. Welcoming over 55 million visitors per year, these developments are among the highest profile dining, entertainment, gaming, hotel and sports-anchored destinations in the country. In gaming, The Cordish Companies has developed among the most successful casino hotel resorts in the world, including the Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos in Hollywood and Tampa, FL, Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, Live! Casino Pittsburgh and Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia. Over the generations, The Cordish Companies has remained true to the family's core values of quality, entrepreneurial spirit, long-term personal relationships and integrity. As a testimony to the long-term vision of its family leadership, The Cordish Companies still owns and manages virtually every business it has created. For more information, visit www.cordish.com or follow us on Twitter (@cordishco).
"The Cordish Companies," "The Cordish Company" and "Cordish" are trademarks used under license by independent corporations, legal liability companies and partnerships ("Cordish Entities"). Each Cordish Entity is a separate, single-purpose legal entity that is solely responsible for its obligations and liabilities. No common operations or financial interdependency, and no intermingling of assets or liabilities of the Cordish Entities exists, or should be deemed to exist, as a result of the potential common reference to multiple independent entities operating under the names "Cordish," "The Cordish Companies" or "The Cordish Company" here or elsewhere.
About Live! Casinos & Hotels
Live! Casinos & Hotels set a new standard in best-in-class customer experiences with highly-acclaimed resort, casino and entertainment destinations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Live! delivers a renowned blend of world-class accommodations and amenities, award-winning dining, casino gaming action, and headline entertainment, all in an exciting, spontaneous atmosphere that has become synonymous with the Live! brand nationwide. Live! offers a premier gaming experience, including a strategic partnership with FanDuel Group, to bring unique promotions and sports engagement opportunities to all Live! properties. With a commitment to impeccable customer service and treating guests like part of the family, Live! properties attract millions of visitors per year seeking unique experiences with gaming, dining and entertainment, all in one location. The portfolio includes Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland – located in the Washington, DC/Baltimore corridor; Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia – located in the heart of the South Philadelphia Stadium District; Live! Casino Pittsburgh – located in Westmoreland County, PA; and PlayLive.com – the company's branded Internet gambling business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Live! Casinos & Hotels are owned and operated by Cordish Gaming Group, a division of the world-renowned developers The Cordish Companies. For more information, visit www.LiveCasinoHotel.com.
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President Biden holds a strong lead over his long shot 2024 Democratic primary challengers Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson in New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday.
The survey conducted by St. Anselm College found Biden has 68 percent support among Democratic primary voters in the early-voting state, well ahead of Kennedy, who is polling at 9 percent, and Williamson, at 8 percent.
The strong showing for Biden comes despite the fact that 70 percent of respondents indicated they are concerned about his age. The president will turn 81 in November.
The poll also found that 100 percent of respondents who identified as having “very conservative” ideology said they would vote for Kennedy in a Democratic primary, underscoring the belief among many Biden allies that Kennedy is being boosted by some on the right in an effort to weaken the president.
The poll surveyed 1,065 New Hampshire registered voters from June 21-23. It has a margin of error of 4.8 percent for questions about the Democratic primary ballot.
Kennedy has polled in the double digits in some recent surveys, feeding media coverage about whether he poses a viable challenge to the incumbent president.
A Quinnipiac University poll earlier this month found 70 percent of Democratic-leaning voters support Biden in a 2024 primary, with Kennedy drawing 17 percent.
But White House allies and Democratic strategists have dismissed Kennedy’s polling largely as a result of strong name identification, and they note that his anti-vaccine views, positions on the war in Ukraine and stances on mass shootings are all in opposition to widely supported beliefs among Democratic voters.
“Let’s be clear: RFK Jr is not a Democrat. His group gives $ to the GOP. He’s an anti science, anti vax, pro conspiracy whack job running to get more eyes on his discredited theories. His supporters? Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, & fringe Reddit boards. The guy’s a liar & a kook,” Jim Messina, who led former President Obama’s 2012 campaign, tweeted Wednesday. | https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/biden-opens-up-wide-lead-on-rfk-jr-in-new-hampshire-poll/ | 2023-06-28 19:31:57 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/biden-opens-up-wide-lead-on-rfk-jr-in-new-hampshire-poll/ |
HEILBRONN, Germany, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The problem of brand bidding or trademark bidding has been affecting the market for a long time - a couple of years ago an Adthena study showed that up to one third of all queries experienced brand bidding, driven in part, by 50% of advertisers who engage in competitive bidding on pure brand terms. Now brands have learned to fight it more effectively, but according to The Search Monitor 12% of your clicks are lost to competitors who advertise on your branded search keywords.
Brand Auditor, an ad fraud monitoring tool by Admitad, shared insights on the most harmful types of brand bidding, based on their work with more than 2,500 brands.
The demand for brand bidding monitoring services is ever-increasing. For this reason, Admitad has launched a new version of Brand Auditor - now as a stand-alone product. After a major tech update, this new, cutting-edge version of Brand Auditor is available to any company worldwide.
Its key aim is to guard the transparency and quality of traffic that advertisers receive from their partners and traffic specialists - safeguarding advertising budgets and protecting their brands.
It spots both violations by partners and the aggressive activities of your competitors as they try to divert and feed off your most loyal and valuable audiences. In addition, its functionality allows users to intercept and block brand bidding attempts on coupon sites.
Brand Auditor detects brand bidding attempts in several categories:
- Direct brand bidding
Secures your brand image with a list of pre-approved and forbidden keywords installed directly into your partner programme, ensuring you only work with the best, trusted publishers. - Landing page brand bidding
Sets guidelines that spot, detect and block ad fraudsters attempting to lure valuable traffic away from your resources by using coupon aggregators or promo codes. - Unauthorised brand usage
Restricts unapproved partners from using your brand keywords and intellectual property, quickly intercepting any attempts to use them illegally in an ad campaign. - Unauthorised brand usage through CPA
Collects detailed reports on publishers that use your keywords across various partner networks, while attracting new customers from the affiliate programmes of your competitors.
Intelligent brand bidding monitoring by Brand Auditor has enabled advertisers to filter out hundreds of thousands of orders, protecting their marketing budgets by stopping them from paying undeserved rewards to their affiliate partners.
Also, by constantly monitoring competitors for any illegal or malicious activity, many brands working with Brand Auditor have been able to successfully launch their own branded contextual counter-campaigns, protecting their legitimate organic traffic from any encroachments.
While other monitoring services are restricted by location, Brand Auditor is available universally - in every country, all around the world.
If you are interested in implementing Brand Auditor into your marketing strategy, please contact us on support@admitad.com or through request form on Brand Auditor product page. Account managers will be happy to provide you with all the additional information you need.
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The "extreme electrochemist" receives the award for his liquid metal batteries
- European Patent Office (EPO) honors Donald Sadoway for inventing liquid metal batteries to store renewable energy at a large scale
- His battery stores energy in layers of liquid metal separated by a liquid salt and can help bring more wind and solar power onto the electricity grid
- Liquid metal batteries overcome several drawbacks of lithium-ion batteries: they are fire-proof, made without precious metals, and retain 99% of their capacity over 5 000 charging cycles
- The batteries will soon be installed at a site in Nevada storing energy from 500 megawatts of on-site renewable generation, the same output as a natural gas power station
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MUNICH, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Patent Office today honored MIT chemistry professor Donald Sadoway with the 2022 European Inventor Award in the "Non-EPO countries" category. He has developed batteries made of liquid metal that can be used to store renewable energy at scale, increasing the reliability of solar and wind power and enabling them to play a bigger role in electricity supply.
"By enabling the large-scale storage of renewable energy, Donald Sadoway's invention is a huge step towards the deployment of carbon-free electricity generation." says António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office. "He has spent his career studying electrochemistry and has transformed this expertise into an invention that represents a huge step forward in the transition to green energy."
Sadoway was honored at the 2022 European Inventor Award ceremony. The Award is one of Europe's most prestigious innovation prizes and is presented annually to outstanding inventors from Europe and beyond who have made an exceptional contribution to society, technological progress and economic growth.
Sadoway's liquid metal batteries consist of three liquid layers of different densities, which naturally separate in the same way as oil and vinegar do in a salad dressing. The top and bottom layers are made from molten metals, with a middle layer of molten liquid salt. To keep the metals liquid, the batteries need to operate at extremely high temperatures, so Sadoway designed a system that is self-heating and insulated, requiring no external heating or cooling. They have a lifespan of more than 20 years, can maintain 99% of their capacity over 5,000 charging cycles and have no combustible materials, meaning there is no fire risk.
In 2010, with a patent for his invention and support from Bill Gates, Sadoway co-founded an academic spin-off called Ambri, based in Marlborough just outside Boston, to develop a commercial product. The company will soon install a unit on a 3,700-acre development for a data center in Nevada. This battery will store energy from a reported 500 megawatts of on-site renewable generation, the same output as a natural gas power plant.
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BANGKOK – Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on Tuesday killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule, said a witness, a member of a local pro-democracy group and independent media.
The military is increasingly using airstrikes to counter a widespread armed struggle against its rule, which began in February 2021 when it seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. More than 3,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed since then by security forces.
A witness told The Associated Press that a fighter jet dropped bombs directly into a crowd of people who were gathering at 8 a.m. for the opening of a local office of the country’s opposition movement outside Pazigyi village in Sagaing region’s Kanbalu township. The area is about 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Mandalay, the country’s second largest city.
About half an hour later, a helicopter appeared and fired at the site, said the witness, who asked not to be identified because he feared punishment by the authorities.
Initial reports put the death toll at around 50, but later tallies reported by independent media raised it to about 100. It was impossible to independently confirm details of the incident because reporting is restricted by the military government. There were no immediate reports about the attack in state-controlled media. In past cases, the military government has said it does not use disproportionate force.
“I was standing a short distance from the crowd when a friend of mine contacted me on the phone about the approach of a fighter jet,” the witness said. “The jet dropped bombs directly on the crowd, and I jumped into a nearby ditch and hid. A few moments later, when I stood up and looked around, I saw people cut to pieces and dead in the smoke. The office building was destroyed by fire. About 30 people were injured. While the wounded were being transported, a helicopter arrived and shot more people. We are now cremating the bodies quickly.”
About 150 people had gathered for the opening ceremony, and women and 20-30 children were among the dead, he said, adding that those killed also included leaders of locally formed anti-government armed groups and other opposition organizations.
’This heinous act by the terrorist military is yet another example of their indiscriminate use of extreme force against innocent civilians, constituting a war crime,” the opposition National Unity Government said in a statement. The NUG calls itself the country's legitimate government, in opposition to the army. The office being opened Tuesday was part of its administrative network.
The death toll from the attack, if confirmed, could be the highest in more than two years of civil conflict that began when the army seized power in 2021. As many as 80 people were killed last October in another government air attack in northern Myanmar on an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political organization, which is also battling the military government.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army takeover triggered widespread popular opposition. After peaceful demonstrations were put down with lethal force, many opponents of military rule took up arms, and large parts of the country are now embroiled in conflict.
The army has been conducting major offensives in the countryside, including burning villages and driving hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. It has faced some of its toughest resistance in Sagaing, in Myanmar’s historic heartland. The resistance forces have no defense against air attacks.
In videos of the devastated village seen by AP, survivors and onlookers stumble through the area of the attack amid clouds of thick smoke, with only the skeleton frame of one building still standing in the distance. The videos could not immediately be verified but matched other descriptions of the scene.
Some motorbikes remained intact while others were reduced to their frames or buried under tree branches. In one area, two victims lay close together, one of whom had only one arm still attached.
Another victim lay face down in a small grove by the roadside. A few meters (yards) away, a small torso missing at least one limb could be seen.
In January, Myanmar’s top leader told the military it needs to take decisive action against those opposed to army rule. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said at a military parade on Armed Forces Day that those who condemned his government showed indifference to violence committed by its opponents.
Resistance forces have been able to prevent the military from taking firm control of large areas of the country, but have a great disadvantage in weapons, particularly in countering air attacks.
Critics of the military government advocate banning or limiting the sale of aviation fuel to Myanmar to cripple the military’s advantage in air power. Many Western nations have imposed arms embargoes on the military government, and the United States and Britain recently enacted new sanctions targeting individuals and companies involved in supplying jet fuel to Myanmar.
The human rights group Amnesty International said in a statement Tuesday that “The relentless air attacks across Myanmar highlight the urgent need to suspend the import of aviation fuel. Amnesty reiterates its calls on all states and businesses to stop shipments that may end up in the hands of the Myanmar Air Force.”
It also urged the U.N. Security Council to "push through effective actions to hold the Myanmar military accountable, including by referring the situation in the country to the International Criminal Court.” | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2023/04/11/airstrikes-on-myanmar-village-feared-to-have-killed-100/ | 2023-04-11 15:02:50 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2023/04/11/airstrikes-on-myanmar-village-feared-to-have-killed-100/ |
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Kevin Na has officially withdrawn from the 2023 Masters Tournament.
The announcement was made Thursday morning at 10:28 a.m.
Officials say the five-time PGA Tour winner withdrew due to illness.
He teed off at 8 a.m. alongside Canadian Mike Weir.
Na had completed nine holes of his first round of the tournament.
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- This is the second acquisition in four months for The Healing Company, who acquired leading plant-based superfoods brand Your Super, late last year
- The Chopra Global wellbeing experiences businesses, including physical products, the meditation and wellbeing app, and licensed experiences will join The Healing Company's community of healing brands
- With a community of 20M social followers, 6M email database, 7M web traffic, 1M app downloads, top rated 4.9 star app, and more than 90 books authored, Dr. Deepak Chopra, M.D.'s reach and impact in the integrative healing movement is unrivaled
- Landmark partnership signals new era of accelerated growth and impact for Chopra Global, advancing a culture of wellbeing at the nexus of high-growth markets including integrative healing ($100B market, 22% CAGR), Ayurveda ($7B, 15% CAGR), and meditation ($5B, 18.5% CAGR)
- Deepak will continue in his role as Chief Scientific Advisor to The Healing Company, driving innovation and setting a rigorous scientific standard for all brands within the portfolio
NEW YORK, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Healing Company (OTC: HLCO) and Dr. Deepak Chopra, M.D., are thrilled to announce The Healing Company's acquisition of Chopra Global's wellbeing experiences businesses, in a landmark partnership for both companies. The acquisition includes Chopra's physical product line, the Chopra meditation & wellbeing app, and licensed experiences including The Chopra Health Retreat at CIVANA Wellness Resort & Spa and the Chopra Mind-Body Zone and Spa at the Lake Nona Performance Club. Concurrently, the organizations entered into a perpetual license agreement to include the Chopra content, community, and brand. Founded in 2022, The Healing Company is building a community of powerful healing brands through the acquisition of companies in the wellness, supplement, and nutraceutical spaces.
One of TIME Magazine's Top 100 most influential people, Dr. Deepak Chopra has spent a lifetime bringing integrative healing to hundreds of millions of people, authoring more than 90 books, creating educational content for his 20M social followers, leading thousands of events, and developing best-in-class healing products and experiences that have changed lives worldwide. The guiding mission of Chopra Global—personal transformation for collective wellbeing—is anchored by his vision to empower one billion people to create a more peaceful, just, sustainable, healthy, and joyful world.
With this bold vision in mind The Healing Company and Chopra Global enter into this partnership, working to usher the brand into a new era of growth. Chopra Global sits at the nexus of three high growth sectors: integrative healing ($100B market, 22% CAGR), Ayurveda ($7B, 15% CAGR), and meditation ($5B, 30% CAGR), and reached over 100 million people last year. Paired with The Healing Company's deep expertise in S-commerce, media, storytelling, growth, and distribution, and strategy to build a community of powerful healing brands, the partnership will aim to amplify the reach and impact of Chopra's world-class wellbeing experiences. "I am deeply inspired by The Healing Company's vision and leadership, and am very excited to work together to launch new products and practices that meet the Chopra community—and the world's—healing needs," says Dr. Deepak Chopra, M.D.
This is the second acquisition in four months for The Healing Company, with leading plant-based superfoods brand Your Super joining the brand community late last year.
Dr. Deepak Chopra, MD, says: "The world's healthcare system is in crisis. The Healing Company is a perfect partner for Chopra Global, with the expertise and leadership to propel our mission of helping 1 billion people access healing so that we can collectively move in the direction of a more just, sustainable, peaceful, healthy, and joyful world."
Simon Belsham, CEO and Co-founder of The Healing Company (ex-Jet.com and Equinox Media President) adds: "Chopra Global is placed at the intersection of explosive global markets: Ayurveda, meditation, and integrated healing, and is poised to become the leading provider in this space. The company has already reached millions through world-class healing experiences, content, and products, and we look forward to accelerating this further at The Healing Company."
Anabel Oelmann, Director and Co-Founder of The Healing Company, says: "We are deeply inspired by Deepak's vision to help 1 billion people access healing. As we've built our partnership over the last year, our conviction in mission alignment and our ability to help him achieve this aim have only grown. We could not be more excited for this next chapter in our partnership, and all we can do together to bring leading science-backed healing solutions to the world."
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About Deepak Chopra:
DEEPAK CHOPRA MD, FACP, FRCP founder of The Chopra Foundation, a non-profit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, and Chopra Global, a modern-day health company at the intersection of science and spirituality, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. Chopra is a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego and serves as a senior scientist with Gallup Organization. He is also an Honorary Fellow in Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He is the author of over 90 books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. For the last thirty years, Chopra has been at the forefront of the meditation revolution and his 93rd book, Living in the Light (Harmony Books) taps into the ancient Indian practice of Royal Yoga and offers an illuminating program for self-realization, bliss, and wholeness. TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of their top 100 most influential people." www.deepakchopra.com
About Chopra Global:
Chopra Global is a leading integrative health company that is empowering personal transformation for millions of people globally to expand our collective wellbeing. Anchored by the life's practice and research of Dr. Deepak Chopra, M.D. a pioneer in integrative medicine, Chopra Global's signature programs have been proven to improve overall wellbeing through a focus on physical, mental and spiritual health. Chopra Global has been at the forefront of health and wellness for more than two decades with a portfolio that includes an editorial archive of more than 2,000 health articles, expansive self-care practices and meditations, mobile app, masterclasses, teacher certifications, immersive live events, and personalized retreats. By providing tools, guidance, and community, Chopra aims to advance a culture of wellbeing and make a healthy, peaceful, and joyful life accessible to all. For more information, interact with the team on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
About The Healing Company:
The Healing Company Inc. was founded with a bold aim: Bring integrated healing to the world. Compelled by the global healthcare crisis and a deep belief in a different way—one which draws on conventional medicine and ancient wisdom, science and nature—the company looks to democratize access to integrated healing methods, while helping the world evolve how it thinks about health and healthcare. To do so, the company is building a community of powerful healing brands, identifying, acquiring, and helping scale the reach and impact of the world's highest potential healing practices & products.
The Healing Company's common stock is quoted for trading on the OTC under the symbol HLCO, and its investors and advisors include global wellbeing icon Dr. Deepak Chopra, MD, renowned investor and psychedelics entrepreneur Christian Angermayer, and Social Chain & Thirdweb founder and Dragons Den member Steven Bartlett. For more information, visit http://www.healingcompany.com.
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Data Bridge, Global Meditation Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029
Research and Markets, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027
Market Research Future, Ayurveda Market Information by Application, Disease Pattern, Source, Form, End-Users, Distribution, and Region - Forecast till 2030
Chopra Global and Deepak Chopra data collected from Google Analytics, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, App Store, and proprietary CRM
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This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. The Company makes forward-looking public statements concerning its expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, financial requirements, business strategy, products and services, potential future financings, acquisition and scaling of future brands and or project and its anticipated financing plans, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future operations, including statements that include words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar expressions that are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the Company' s best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that other factors will not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements; foreign exchange and other financial markets; changes in the interest rates on borrowings; hedging activities; changes costs of goods; changes in the investments and expenditure levels; litigation; legislation; environmental, judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments in areas in which The Healing Company operates. There can be no assurance that The Healing Company will achieve the above stated brand acquisitions and scaling of those brands or the closing of any required financing. The reader should refer to the risk disclosures set out in the periodic reports and other disclosure documents filed by The Healing Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Intoxicated man assaults driver with hot dog, deputies say
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/Gray News) – A car passenger accused of being drunk slapped the driver in the face with a hot dog Friday night, according to Columbia County deputies.
Authorities were called to a McDonald’s, where a deputy found a man identified only as Javon stumbling into the road with swollen, bloody lips, WRDW reported.
Javon would only tell the deputy that he was thrown out of a car by a member of the military.
“Javon was extremely intoxicated and unable to stand on his own or speak clearly, so any further statements were unattainable,” the deputy said.
Officials spoke with a McDonald’s employee who said he saw a car erratically pull into the parking lot and abruptly stop.
He said he called deputies because he thought people inside the car were fighting when it started to shake violently.
Authorities said a fight began after Javon had gotten drunk and started distracting the driver by hitting him in the face with a hot dog.
According to officials, Javon got out of the car and hit the driver in the face through the window and put him in a headlock.
The responding deputy said the driver bit Javon and then accelerated the vehicle to get away from the assault.
Javon was taken to the hospital for evaluation, and a warrant for battery was issued for him, authorities said.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax Records with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful "Memphis sound," has died at age 92.
Stewart died peacefully and surrounded by his family on Monday, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music said in a news release. A cause of death was not disclosed and funeral plans were pending.
Stewart was co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, where, during an era of racial strife, white musicians and producers worked alongside Black singers, songwriters and instrumentalists to create the "Memphis sound" embodied by Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. and the MGs, Carla and Rufus Thomas, the Staple Singers, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave and many others.
Stax and its affiliated record labels released 300 albums and 800 singles between 1959 and 1975, according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Stax fostered a raw sound born from Black church music, the blues and rock 'n' roll. It featured strong rhythm sections, powerful horn players, and singers who could be sexy and soulful in one tune, and loud and forceful in another.
Before Stax went bankrupt in 1975, the recording studio in Memphis' "Soulsville" neighborhood produced lasting hits such as Otis Redding's "Dock of the Bay," Eddie Floyd's "Knock on Wood," Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and "Soul Man," and "Green Onions" by Booker T. and the M.G.s.
"There was so much talent here, under circumstances that were almost considered impossible in Memphis, Tennessee in 1960, with the racial situation here," Stewart told The Associated Press during an interview in May 2013 — his first interview in at least 15 years. "It was a sanctuary for all of us to get away from the outside world."
From farm to fiddle
Stewart grew up on a farm in Middleton, Tennessee, before moving to Memphis to attend Memphis State University and joining a group called the Canyon Cowboys as a country music fiddler. He was recording country music in his wife's uncle's garage and working at a bank when he and his sister, Estelle Axton, founded the Satellite record label in 1957.
In 1961, after learning of a California label with the Satellite name, Stewart and Axton decided to combine the first two letters of their last names to create a new name, Stax. The pair moved the studio into an old movie theater on the corner of McLemore and College streets in Memphis.
Soon, young musicians from the neighborhood started hanging around, helping Stax build a house band that included organist Booker T. Jones, guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn and drummer Al Jackson Jr. — also known as Booker T. and the M.G.s.
The influence of Ray Charles
Stewart said he turned Stax into a soul and R&B label after hearing Ray Charles sing "What'd I Say."
"I was converted, immediately," Stewart said. "I had never heard anything like that before. It allowed me to expand from country into R&B, into jazz, into gospel, wrapped all in one. That's what Stax is."
Booker T. and the M.G.s were racially mixed, as were the Memphis Horns, which backed many of Stax's hits.
Stax signed a distribution deal with Atlantic Records and brought in the songwriting team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Stewart also hired Al Bell as Stax's national sales director, and the label continued growing and producing more hits, such as "Who's Making Love" by Johnny Taylor.
The first tragedy to hit the label was the death of Otis Redding and four members of his backup band, the Bar-Kays, in a plane crash in 1967. Then the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968 in Memphis led to riots in the city.
In 1968, Stewart, Axton and Bell sold Stax to Gulf & Western in exchange for stock. Stewart and Bell repurchased the label in 1970.
Stax saw a few more successes in the early 1970s, including the release of The Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There" and the Wattstax concert in Los Angeles in 1972. But cash flow started to slow down, bills stopped being paid and lawsuits were filed.
The end of Stax
Stewart sold his share of Stax to Al Bell in 1972. Three creditors forced Stax into involuntary bankruptcy in 1975, marking the death of Stewart's brainchild.
"He was hurt," Axton told The Commercial Appeal for an Aug. 20, 1989, article on the history of Stax.
The studio was torn down in 1989. Since then, Stax has been rebuilt and reborn in the form of a museum, a music academy and a charter school.
Stewart, who mostly stayed out of the public eye after Stax stopped making music, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
In 2013, Stewart made a rare appearance at Stax, touring the museum before visiting with the teenage musicians who attend the Stax Music Academy. Stewart made a few other appearances at Stax after that, including in 2019 for a news conference to announce plans for the academy's 20th anniversary.
"The music is still alive and that's what great about it," Stewart said during the 2013 tour. "I'm very proud of what they have done. It's amazing to me."
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RARITAN, N.J., Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for talquetamab for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Talquetamab is an investigational, off-the-shelf (ready to use), bispecific T-cell engager antibody targeting both GPRC5D, a novel drug target that is on some normal cells but overexpressed on myeloma cells, and separately targets CD3 on T cells.1
"Despite the therapies that have been developed for the treatment of multiple myeloma, there remains persistent unmet needs for patients who relapse or become refractory," said Peter Lebowitz, M.D., Ph.D., Global Therapeutic Area Head, Oncology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC. "Through our discovery and development of talquetamab, a novel GPRC5DxCD3 bispecific antibody, we remain relentlessly committed to the investigation of innovative therapies for patients and oncologists. We look forward to working closely with the FDA in their review of the talquetamab submission."
This BLA is supported by data from the Phase 1/2, first-in-human MonumenTAL-1 study of talquetamab (Phase 1: NCT03399799; Phase 2: NCT04634552) in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received more than three prior lines of therapy.1 The first presentation of Phase 2 results from the MonumenTAL-1 study will be highlighted at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting on December 10, 2022 in an oral scientific session (Abstract #157)2 and featured as part of the ASH Press Briefing.
About Talquetamab
Talquetamab is a first-in-class, off-the-shelf (ready to use), investigational bispecific T-cell engager antibody targeting both GPRC5D, a novel multiple myeloma target, and CD3, a primary component of the T-cell receptor.1 CD3 is involved in activating T cells, and GPRC5D is highly expressed on multiple myeloma cells.3,4
Talquetamab, which is given by subcutaneous injection, is currently being evaluated in the Phase 1/2 MonumenTAL-1 clinical study for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (NCT03399799), and in combination studies RedirecTT-1 (NCT04586426), TRIMM-2 (NCT04108195), TRIMM-3 (NCT05338775), MonumenTAL-2 (NCT05050097) and MonumenTAL-3 (NCT05455320).
Talquetamab received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the U.S. FDA in June 2022 for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, who have previously received at least four prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and an anti-CD38 antibody. In May 2021 and August 2021, talquetamab received an Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of multiple myeloma by the U.S. FDA and the European Commission, respectively. In January 2021, talquetamab received a PRIME designation by the European Commission.
About Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is an incurable blood cancer that affects a type of white blood cell called plasma cells, which are found in the bone marrow.5 In multiple myeloma, these plasma cells change, spread rapidly and replace normal cells in the bone marrow with tumors.6 In 2022, it is estimated that more than 34,000 people will be diagnosed with multiple myeloma, and more than 12,000 people will die from the disease in the U.S.7 While some people diagnosed with multiple myeloma initially have no symptoms, most patients are diagnosed due to symptoms that can include bone fracture or pain, low red blood cell counts, tiredness, high calcium levels, kidney problems or infections.8
About the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
At Janssen, we're creating a future where disease is a thing of the past. We're the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, working tirelessly to make that future a reality for patients everywhere by fighting sickness with science, improving access with ingenuity, and healing hopelessness with heart. We focus on areas of medicine where we can make the biggest difference: Cardiovascular, Metabolism & Retina; Immunology; Infectious Diseases & Vaccines; Neuroscience; Oncology; and Pulmonary Hypertension.
Learn more at www.janssen.com. Follow us at @JanssenGlobal and @JanssenUS. Janssen Research & Development, LLC and Janssen Biotech, Inc. are part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
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This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding product development and the potential benefits and treatment impact of talquetamab. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Janssen Biotech, Inc., or any of the other Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies and/or Johnson & Johnson. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: challenges and uncertainties inherent in product research and development, including the uncertainty of clinical success and of obtaining regulatory approvals; uncertainty of commercial success; manufacturing difficulties and delays; competition, including technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges to patents; product efficacy or safety concerns resulting in product recalls or regulatory action; changes in behavior and spending patterns of purchasers of health care products and services; changes to applicable laws and regulations, including global health care reforms; and trends toward health care cost containment. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Johnson & Johnson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2022, including in the sections captioned "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors," and in Johnson & Johnson's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov, www.jnj.com or on request from Johnson & Johnson. None of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies nor Johnson & Johnson undertakes to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments.
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Replace minerals
Electrolytes are minerals such as sodium, potassium and chloride. They can carry an electric charge and help your body function properly. Electrolytes are in your blood, urine and sweat. If your body becomes dehydrated, your electrolyte levels drop. When this happens, a whole host of problems can begin ranging from muscle cramps to irregular heartbeats. Because it only contains trace amounts of electrolytes, water doesn’t solve the problems created by dehydration. You also have to replace your electrolytes. To do this, you need a beverage that has a balance of water and electrolytes, such as Pedialyte.
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What is in Pedialyte?
Pedialyte is a rehydration drink. Besides water, it contains sodium, potassium and chloride. These are the essential electrolytes that your body needs when it gets dehydrated. For energy, it contains dextrose. There is also citric acid in Pedialyte, along with natural and artificial flavoring.
Who and what is Pedialyte for?
Pedialyte has suffered a little from effective marketing and doctors’ recommendations. This has led to a belief that Pedialyte is only for sick children. While helping kids stay hydrated during the stomach flu is one of Pedialyte’s primary purposes, it can also help adults when they get sick. It’s also useful to athletes of all ages for rehydration after intense workouts.
Pedialyte vs. Gatorade
Pedialyte and Gatorade both rehydrate the body and contain similar ingredients. Where they differ is the amount of each ingredient. Pedialyte contains higher amounts of sodium and potassium than Gatorade. It also contains less sugar than Gatorade in all but the sugar-free variety. Additionally, some Pedialyte contains zinc, which helps support the immune system.
How to use Pedialyte
Pedialyte has balanced ratios of sugars and electrolytes. Take it according to the directions on the packaging. If you are under a doctor’s care, those directions may supersede the printed instructions. Do not dilute Pedialyte with fruit juices, sodas or water. Adding other fluids will lessen its effectiveness. Adding sweetened fluids could also make stomach flu symptoms worse.
As effective as Pedialyte is, it’s not recommended as a daily drink. The ingredients that make it a top choice for rehydration can be too much for regular use. In other words, if water is adequate, that should be your first choice for staying hydrated.
Does Pedialyte have any side effects?
Some may experience side effects when taking Pedialyte. The most common is mild nausea and vomiting. Often, you can avoid these side effects by drinking slowly. If they do not diminish, contact your doctor.
Some of the more serious but rare side effects include dizziness, weakness, swelling in the ankles and feet, mood changes and seizures. Report these to your doctor promptly.
Additionally, some may have a serious allergic reaction to Pedialyte. Seek medical attention immediately if you have any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction. This includes rashes, itching, swelling, severe dizziness or trouble breathing.
There are different types of Pedialyte
There are over a dozen different types of Pedialyte for different uses. Some of these include:
- Prebiotic Pedialyte promotes digestive health.
- Sports Pedialyte aids athletes who engage in intense physical training.
- Organic and Zero-Sugar Pedialyte are great for the health-conscious.
- Plain- or Effervescent-Powder Pedialyte is good for people on the go.
- Pedialyte Freezer Pops let the drink melt slowly in your mouth.
FAQ
Does Pedialyte stop vomiting and diarrhea?
A. No, but it does help prevent dehydration that can occur as a result of these symptoms.
Does Pedialyte cure hangovers?
A. No, but it may help you feel less miserable by replacing the fluids, carbohydrates and electrolytes lost when you drink alcohol.
Can I freeze Pedialyte?
A. No. If you want that, use Pedialyte Freezer Pops.
Can I give Pedialyte to my dog?
A. No. The high level of sodium can be harmful and the sugars can cause problems in dogs with underlying conditions. If your dog is sick enough for you to consider medication, call your veterinarian first.
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ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (AP) — Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a “senior skip day” event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding six people and prompting charges against two for unlawful possession of guns, police in South Carolina said.
The shots broke out around 5:20 p.m. on Isle of Palms, 94 miles (151 kilometers) south of Myrtle Beach. Police are still investigating the shooting, and are asking for the public to provide additional information or video footage.
Isle of Palms Police Chief Kevin Cornett said during a news conference Saturday that police arrested and charged a 16-year-old with possessing a stolen firearm and unlawfully carrying it. Cornett said police are still investigating whether the juvenile was involved in the shooting. Additionally, an 18-year-old was arrested on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm in a municipal parking lot, the police chief said.
Hundreds of people including high schoolers taking an unofficial day off were on the beach at the time, and there were several altercations before shots were fired, Cornett has said. Officers went out on the beach when they saw the crowd gathering, then two fights broke out and the shooting unfolded, Cornett said.
Cornett said two guns — pistols from the two people who were arrested — have been confiscated so far. He said the number of shooters remains under investigation.
Six people suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. Some were taken to the hospital by ambulance and others transported themselves, and most of them have already been released. Five of the victims were teens, and another was in her mid-30s, Cornett said.
The person in her 30s was just in the area using the beach, “an innocent victim in a bad spot,” Cornett said. The others who were injured were part of the group on the beach, but Cornett said it remains unclear whether they were involved in any wrongdoing or just innocent victims.
Police could not immediately say if the shooter or shooters were in custody or if any of the firearms recovered at the scene were used in the shooting, Cornett has said.
Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano said most of the people her office spoke with on Friday did not cooperate. She implored families, school officials and others to reach out if they know who participated.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Olo Inc. (NYSE: OLO) between August 11, 2021 and August 11, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 28, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Olo securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Olo class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8131 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 28, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Subway was ending its contract with Olo; (2) Olo's key business metric – active locations – could not continue to grow as defendants touted due to the loss of Subway's business; and (3) as a result of the above, defendants' statements about Olo's business, operations, and prospects were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Olo class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8131 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Which microphone windscreen and pop filter is best?
Recording audio in any environment is challenging, as there can’t be any disturbances that affect the quality or resonance. Even in professional recording studios, some gadgets will ensure the sound is captured exactly as intended. In most cases, this will be a simple pop filter.
However, outside the studio, there are many factors to consider, such as wind. The easiest way to preserve the integrity of the audio is to cover the microphone with a windscreen. The Rycote Cyclone Large Windjammer is an excellent solution if you use a shotgun microphone.
What to know before you buy a microphone windscreen
Windscreen vs. pop filter
While the two might seem similar, they are used in different scenarios. The correct equipment is a windscreen in an environment with potential wind bursts. This reduces wind noise and protects the microphone membrane.
However, a pop filter is mainly used indoors, such as in recording studios. It is often a round mesh that goes in between the speaker and microphone and can be used in conjunction with a microphone isolation shield.
Certain letters, such as Ps, Bs, and Ts, produce a popping sound when we talk into a microphone at a close distance. These are called plosives, and a pop filter reduces the chances of the membrane picking it up. Some people wrongly use a pop filter as a windshield, which will have almost no effect.
Different types of windscreens
The most recognizable windshield is a foam cover that goes over a handheld microphone. But there are different kinds of screens depending on your microphone type.
For example, a handheld microphone’s screen won’t fit on a shotgun microphone, as it has a different shape and structure. Since a shotgun mic is thinner and directional, the appropriate windscreen is often made of metal and fits horizontally over the first half.
Similarly, windscreens are made from various materials, depending on your required wind resistance level. The most basic is the foam shield, but other high-quality shields include materials such as fabric, plastic mesh or synthetic fur.
Materials can affect the sound
A windscreen only removes the wind noise, regardless of the material, but the material of a pop filter can change the audio’s sound. Smaller pop filters made from nylon can produce a vintage sound, while perforated and woven metal produces a modern sound. Some pop filters employ both materials, giving you a more natural recording sound.
What to look for in a quality microphone windscreen or pop filter
Diffusing the wind
The primary purpose of a windscreen is to reduce wind noise, but there are other aspects to consider. A good-quality screen diffuses the wind and normalizes the air pressure around the microphone’s membrane. This essentially creates a dead, near-windless environment, letting the membrane capture any other audio.
Easy to use and portable
A windscreen is used outdoors, so by nature, it is highly portable as it attaches to the microphone. A pop filter, however, is tricky. Talking or podcast microphones don’t have a separate accessory for a pop filter, so you must attach it to a desk or other surface.
For that, pop filters often have a vice-like screw on the adjustable neck. You clip it onto the edge of a flat surface and tighten the clamp to secure it in place. The size of the clamp and the length of the neck can influence the filter’s portability.
High-quality materials
You wouldn’t want your windscreen to fly off in the slightest breeze or the pop filter to tear after only a few uses. That’s why it’s best to get equipment made from high-quality materials. The windscreen must be dense foam that fits tightly over the microphone or fastens through a Velcro-like material. A good-quality pop filter uses dual layers of fabric and metal to reduce the pops and saliva from reaching the microphone.
How much you can expect to spend on a microphone windscreen
The average price of a windscreen or pop filter depends on the complexity of the equipment and the construction materials. An entry-level pop filter costs $10 to $15, while an entry-level windscreen costs $5 to $10. However, an advanced pop filter with a sound isolation shield costs $70 to $80. A high-quality windshield costs $200 to $400.
Microphone windscreen and pop filter FAQ
Does the size of the pop filter matter?
A. The size of the pop filter doesn’t influence the quality of reducing plosives, but it can restrict the movement of the speaker or singer. A large pop filter allows more room to move around, but it’s heavier.
Are windscreens only for big microphones?
A. No, as there are windscreens for all microphone sizes and shapes. You even get small windshields that go over lavalier microphones for broadcasting.
What’s the best microphone windscreen and pop filter to buy?
Top microphone windscreen
Rycote Cyclone Large Windjammer
What you need to know: This windshield will be no match for any wind gusts or strong breezes.
What you’ll love: Made from high-quality synthetic fur, this windscreen is 12 inches long and 4.8 inches wide while having 1.5 inches of fur. When used in combination with the Rycote Cyclone Windshield, it reduces wind noise up to 60 decibels.
What you should consider: It secures onto a microphone through an adjustable drawstring.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top microphone windscreen for the money
Auphonix Pop Filter Screen for Microphones
What you need to know: This affordable pop filter is made from dual-layer mesh to help disperse air pressure.
What you’ll love: The surface clamp opens up to 1.75 inches and is attached to a 14-inch adjustable arm. It is made to be compatible with the Yeti Blue microphone but grips any other surface, too.
What you should consider: Some users say they struggled to put the filters on.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Stedman Proscreen XL Pop Filter
What you need to know: This extra large pop filter is the perfect accessory for podcasting or recording singing.
What you’ll love: The 6-inch diameter pop filter is attached to a 13-inch adjustable arm with a clamp that opens a few inches. The filter is made from a patented material that is more effective than fabric.
What you should consider: Some users say the clamp screw can damage a surface as it doesn’t have a plate at the end.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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UN agency probes origin of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia
By RAHMAT MIRZA
Associated Press
PIDIE, Indonesia (AP) — A United Nations agency is seeking information about the voyage of over 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees who landed on an Indonesian beach this week. At least 185 men, women and children disembarked from a rickety wooden boat Monday at dusk on Ujong Pie beach at a coastal village. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said Tuesday that there will likely be more refugees. The agency says it will provide Rohingya language translators and counseling to determine if they were from the group of 190 Rohingya who were reported by United Nations to be drifting in a small boat in the Andaman Sea for a month. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/12/26/un-agency-probes-origin-of-rohingya-refugees-in-indonesia/ | 2022-12-27 07:08:07 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/12/26/un-agency-probes-origin-of-rohingya-refugees-in-indonesia/ |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
2-4-9-4
(two, four, nine, four)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
2-4-9-4
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HOUSTON (AP) — A timely swing by J.T. Realmuto propelled the Philadelphia Phillies to an unlikely win in the World Series opener.
A terrific stab by right fielder Nick Castellanos gave him that shot.
Realmuto hit a solo home run in the 10th inning and the Phillies, saved by Castellanos’ sliding catch, rallied past the Houston Astros 6-5 Friday night.
Down 5-0 early against Astros ace Justin Verlander, the Phillies became the first team in 20 years to overcome a five-run deficit to win a World Series game.
They can thank Castellanos for getting the chance. Known much more for his bat than glove, he rushed in to make a game-saving grab on Jeremy Peña’s blooper with two outs in the ninth inning and a runner on second.
“All in all, it was a great game, a great come from behind victory, and it just showed the resilience of the club again and how tough they are and they just never quit,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.
Realmuto, who hit a tying, two-run double in the fifth off Verlander, completed the comeback when he led off the 10th by sending a fastball from Luis García into the seats.
Realmuto hoped for the best as he saw right fielder Kyle Tucker pursuing the ball.
“Once I saw him running back to the wall, I was thinking in my head, ‘Oh, please just don’t catch it, just don’t catch it.’”
He didn’t, the ball sailing just beyond his reach.
Realmuto circled the bases in a scene he dreamed about as a kid.
“Oh, absolutely. Yeah. Absolutely. I mean Wiffle Ball games in the backyard, the whole 3-2, bases-loaded, two-out situation. I probably had 7,000 at-bats in that situation growing up,” he said.
And did he usually deliver?
“Every time, yes,” Realmuto said, laughing.
Realmuto became the first catcher to hit an extra-inning home run in the World Series since Carlton Fisk waved his walk-off fair in the 12th inning of Game 6 in the 1975 Series against Cincinnati at Fenway Park.
Big-hitting Bryce Harper added two singles for the Phillies in his World Series debut. The two-time NL MVP is batting .426 (20 for 47) with five homers this postseason.
Tucker homered twice for the Astros, who had been 7-0 in this postseason.
“Disappointing, yeah, for sure,” Verlander said. “I need to do better. No excuses.”
Houston had a chance in the 10th when Alex Bregman doubled with one out. After Yuli Gurriel drew a two-out walk, David Robertson bounced a wild pitch that put runners on second and third.
Pinch-hitter Aledmys Díaz was then hit by a 2-0 pitch from David Robertson — but plate umpire James Hoye ruled that Díaz leaned into the pitch and didn’t permit him to go to first to load the bases.
Díaz grounded out on a 3-1 pitch to end it.
The last team to blow a 5-0 lead in the World Series was the 2002 San Francisco Giants, who squandered their chance in Game 6 to close out the Angels and win the title under manager Dusty Baker.
Baker saw it happen again this time as manager of the Astros, by the same 6-5 final score.
The 106-win Astros hadn’t lost to anyone since Philadelphia beat them on Oct. 3 behind Aaron Nola to clinch a wild-card spot as a third-place team and earn its first playoff trip in 11 years.
Houston raced out to a big lead thanks in large part to Tucker’s two homers. But the Phillies stormed back as Verlander again struggled in the World Series.
Perfect as he took a 5-0 lead into the fourth, he exited after the fifth with the score 5-all. That left him 0-6 with a 6.07 ERA in eight career World Series starts — hardly the line for a pitcher who’s expected to soon pick up his third Cy Young Award.
The Astros fell to 0-5 in World Series openers and dropped their first game this postseason after sweeping in the AL Division Series and AL Championship Series.
Seranthony Domínguez pitched a scoreless ninth to get the win when Castellanos made his stellar play.
With Jose Altuve on second base after his two-out single and stolen base, Peña hit a ball that came off the bat at 68 mph and went only about 200 feet. Castellanos ran a long way, then with a lunge made the inning-ending catch while sliding to the ground.
Right before the pitch, Castellanos moved in a little closer.
“That was just what my instincts told me to do. I just thought he had a better chance of trying to bloop something in there than torching something over my head,” he said.
In the opener of the NL Division Series against Atlanta, Castellanos drove in three runs and helped preserve the lead with a somewhat similar catch in the ninth of that 7-6 win.
“I’ve had a couple people say that it seemed like a carbon copy of each other,” he said. “But I’m just happy that an out was made and we were able to go on and win both those games.”
In the World Series for the fourth time in six years — and after losing to Atlanta in six games last year — these Astros are looking to give Baker his first title as a manager and get their second championship after winning it in 2017, a title tainted by a sign-stealing scandal.
The surprising Phillies, who have two championships, are in the World Series for the first time since 2009. They bounced back from a 21-29 start that led to manager Joe Girardi’s firing.
Tucker had the orange-clad home crowd rocking early as he became the first player in franchise history with a multi-home run game in the World Series. One of the few players in the majors to hit without batting gloves and suddenly exuding attitude, he had four RBIs a year after finishing the Fall Classic without one.
The normally mild-mannered Tucker punctuated his first homer with a nifty bat flip and mixed in an expletive as he screamed toward the dugout while beginning his trot.
Nola took a perfect game into the seventh inning in his last trip to Minute Maid Park, more than three weeks ago when Philadelphia secured its first playoff spot since 2011. Things didn’t go nearly as smooth in his return Friday.
Tucker sent an off-speed pitch from Nola soaring high and into the seats in right field to put Houston up 1-0 with no outs in the second. Gurriel, Chas McCormick and Martín Maldonado added singles for another run.
Peña, the ALCS MVP, doubled to open Houston’s third before Yordan Alvarez grounded out. He was initially ruled safe, but the Phillies challenged the call, and it was overturned.
Bregman, who was Nola’s roommate at LSU, walked before Tucker went deep again, knocking a ball into the stands behind the bullpen in right-center to extend it to 5-0.
Verlander, who had an MLB-best 1.75 ERA in the regular season, allowed six hits and five runs in five innings. He joined Roger Clemens as the only pitchers in major league history to make a World Series start in three different decades but still could not claim that elusive World Series win. Friday was his 12th career start in a postseason series opener, tying him with Jon Lester for most in MLB history.
Verlander, who started his third Series opener, retired the first 10 batters before Rhys Hoskins singled with one out in the fourth. Harper and Castellanos singled for a run and Alec Bohm hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 5-3.
Brandon Marsh opened the fifth with a double before Kyle Schwarber walked. Realmuto sent them both home with a double off the wall in left-center to tie it at 5-all.
UP NEXT
Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler opposes Framber Valdez when the series continues Saturday night.
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(iSeeCars) – You’re about to start the car buying process. Which likely means you’re asking yourself that eternal question: What should I do with my used car? Sell it, or trade it in?
There are advantages to both. If you have an exceptionally clean vehicle that has well over the normal number of miles on it, you may do better trying to sell the car yourself, as high mileage works against trade-in value at a dealership. Conversely, if your current car is on the junky side, you might find a buyer who doesn’t care as much about that as a new-car dealership does.
But then you’d be going through the hassle of putting your used car on the market and dealing with car buyers who may or may not have a genuine interest in buying. It’s simpler and easier to trade in your old car, but you’ll still need to do some prep work to make sure you are getting the highest trade-in value. You might also consider selling your car to CarMax or Carvana, as they will quickly determine the value of your used car and offer a purchase price. The money they provide can help you eliminate any loan balance you may have on your current car, and ideally provide you with a full down payment for your new car.
Determining the Value of Your Car
The process of trading in your car starts with determining how much your car is worth. First, take a hard look at your vehicle, eliminating any personal positive or negative feelings that may have arisen over the years. Is it too small? Not for somebody needing a small car. Too big? Somebody needs that carrying capacity. Too thirsty? A matter of opinion. The wrong color? See “too thirsty.” None of those are legitimate factors regarding trade-in value.
Factors that are legit: How many miles? The lower the better. How clean is it? It should be as clean as you can get it, or lacking that, have it professionally detailed – never try to trade in, or for that matter sell to a private party, a vehicle that needs a bath, a vacuuming, or has overflowing ashtrays. You’d be surprised at how many people ignore that advice and pay for it in reduced trade-in value for their current car.
So, what kind of shape is your old car in? Be honest. There may be great sentimental value in the fact that your third child was born in the back seat, but it doesn’t raise the value of the car. You must be clinical about valuing your trade-in. And don’t take it personally if a salesperson test-drives your car and proceeds to tell you everything that’s wrong with it. He or she may be setting you up to take less than it’s worth, but if you’ve done your research, hold your ground.
Several websites, including Edmunds (Edmunds.com) and Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com) have valuation tools that will give you a ballpark estimate on the value of your car. Again, be honest – you might be able to overlook some small rips in the upholstery, but a buyer or dealer won’t. Some valuation tools offer an estimate specifically for trade-in value, but that’s just what it is – an estimate.
It’s also worth searching sites like craigslist.com or iseecars.com for used vehicles like yours to see what the asking prices are. Give yourself a spread of a few years, such as searching for 2011-2013 Ford Explorers, if yours is a 2012. Subtract 10-15 percent off the asking price, and that is more than likely the real-world price of the car when it changes ownership.
What’s Your Auto Loan Status?
Also worth researching is the value of your trade-in versus what, if anything, you owe on it, also known as your loan balance. Hopefully, your loan amount is lower than the value of your car, meaning you have “positive equity”. You can trade in a vehicle you are “upside down” on, meaning you owe more than it is worth, or have “negative equity”. But the payoff amount for your old loan will be deducted from what you are offered by the dealership.
Almost all vehicles depreciate, save those handful that are worth more used than you paid for them new. However, some cars hold their value better than others. A dealer may offer to add the extra money needed for paying off your old vehicle by “rolling over” the negative equity into the new car loan terms, which can be a problem, as this can continue the cycle of having negative equity on your new loan, just as you may on your current loan. And if you have a low credit score or bad credit, the lender will most likely offer less desirable loan terms, including a higher interest rate that can translate into higher monthly payments.
This is the perfect time to carefully consider the predicted resale value of your next vehicle. While nobody likes to think about getting rid of the vehicle they are about to purchase, the reality is that you will eventually be selling or trading in your next car just like you’re trading in your current car. Utilize iSeeCars’ current studies on vehicles that depreciate the least, and most, to identify a model that will hold its value the best, thus giving you more value toward the next vehicle you buy when you’re done with this one.
Trading In Your Car for a New or Used Car?
When it comes time to trade your current vehicle in, think hard about whether you need a brand-new car, or if you really just want something that’s a few years newer than what you have. Used-car dealerships will also give you a trade-in value as part of a new (to you) used car purchase, but you can’t necessarily expect to get as much for your car as you would dealing for a new vehicle. New-car dealers always have a used-car lot, typically populated by very clean vehicles. Used vehicles that are “certified,” meaning they have been inspected closely and may even have a warranty, are the most expensive used cars at a new-car dealership, though they may be worth it. (Check out our handy guide for more on what certified pre-owned means.
And as for that new vehicle: On the majority of cars, you can expect some discount off sticker price, sometimes in the form of factory or dealer incentives. It might be a very small discount if you’re hankering for a hot seller, or a bigger discount if it’s a slower-selling model. If there’s a rebate of more than $500, or zero-percent financing is offered, odds are the vehicle is not selling like hotcakes. Ideally you should get the full trade-in value of your car, plus a discount off the new car list price. Even no-haggle dealers will usually haggle over trade-in value if it means making a sale. Also remember that you don’t have to buy a vehicle to utilize your trade-in vehicle; trade-ins are accepted when leasing a car, too.
Remain Vigilant Throughout the Buying Process
It doesn’t matter whether you’re buying a car outright or leveraging your current car as a trade-in, always shop around and take special notice of dealership add-ons that raise the sticker price beyond what the manufacturer suggests. There’s a reason they call it “suggested retail price” – new car dealerships can charge whatever they want. If you are offered well over what your trade-in is really worth, the dealership might try to get it back by charging more for the vehicle you are buying. Always focus on the difference between what the dealer is giving you for trade-in value and the agreed purchase price of the car you’re buying.
After you negotiate your best car price, beware the person in the nice glass office who actually closes the deal. He or she may try to upsell you on accessories, pinstriping, undercoating, an extended warranty, bigger wheels and tires, insurance on the loan itself, a higher interest-rate loan, a longer payback schedule, a lower-than-discussed trade-in value for your car, and anything else that will boost the dealer’s bottom line.
Shoppers often assume once a purchase price is set, and a trade-in value is agreed to, the deal is done. But the deal isn’t done until all the paperwork is signed, and you have to examine added costs closely as the deal is finalized. Sales tax and registration costs are unavoidable, and some “documentation” charges make sense, though you should ask the dealership about every one of them to confirm what you’re paying for.
Remember this: They are professional car sellers. You are an amateur car buyer. If you are easily swayed or aren’t confident you can swing the best deal, take along that car-nut friend who has likely been through this car shopping process a lot and understands the nuances – someone who, unemotionally, can say “no” if the deal isn’t a very good deal.
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(The Conversation) – COVID-19 case numbers are rising again in the U.S. – including among children. In mid-May 2022, the Food and Drug Administration authorized a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. children ages 5 to 11, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed by recommending a booster shot for this age group.
Naturally, many parents are wondering about the importance and safety of a booster shot for their school-age children. Debbie-Ann Shirley, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Virginia, answers some common questions about COVID-19 and booster shots in kids that she hears in her practice and explains the research behind why booster shots are recommended for children ages 5 to 11.
1. How important is a booster shot for children?
COVID-19 is generally milder in children than adults, but severe disease can occur. As of late May 2022, more than 15,000 children ages 5 to 11 have been hospitalized with COVID-19 and 180 children have died. During the height of the recent winter surge of the highly transmissible omicron variant, 87% of the children in the 5-to-11 age group who became hospitalized with COVID-19 were unvaccinated.
In addition, the rare but serious condition that can follow in the weeks after COVID-19 infection, known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C, most commonly occurs among children ages 5 to 11. Over 3,800 cases of MIS-C have been reported in that 5-to-11 age group, and 93% of the children who developed this complication were unvaccinated.
For some vaccines – including those for COVID-19 – effectiveness wanes over time. Booster shots help to bolster the immune response. Several childhood vaccines, such as the tetanus and diphtheria vaccines, require booster shots.
COVID-19 boosters have been shown to improve waning protection in adolescents and adults. Side effects are similar to those reported with the initial series. The risk of myocarditis, or heart inflammation – a rare side effect that can occur following COVID-19 vaccination – seems to be less after a third dose than after the second.
2. How well is immunity holding up from the initial COVID-19 shots?
When administered to children 5 to 11 years old, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine generated levels of antibody response similar to that in 16-to-25-year-olds in a clinical trial, which was the basis for the FDA’s initial authorization of the shots in October 2021. But studies after the shots were authorized found that vaccine effectiveness rapidly waned in the 5-to-11 age group during the omicron surge. Despite that, the shots continued to be protective against severe disease and hospitalization.
Vaccination has also been shown to be be highly protective against Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.How to talk to kids about getting vaccinated.
3. Does a third dose make a difference in children?
In a clinical trial, researchers tested the Pfizer vaccine in children 5 to 11 using a 10-microgram booster dose, which is the same dose children received for the primary series and is one-third the dose used for adolescents and adults. When tested among 401 children, no new safety concerns arose, and in the smaller subset of children in which the immune response was tested, the third shot significantly increased antibody responses, including against the omicron variant. Hence, a third dose seems beneficial for boosting immunity in this age group, similar to older age groups.
The booster dose can be given five months or more after the second shot. But as of late May 2022, fewer than one-third of children ages 5 to 11 had received two shots, meaning that only about 8 million school-age children were eligible to start receiving the booster. This could prove an important layer of protection for them and help limit disruptions on schooling and summer activities, particularly as mask mandates have gone by the wayside.
Children with weakened immune systems who were at first authorized to receive three initial doses of COVID-19 vaccine may now also receive a booster shot – or a fourth dose – as soon as three months after their third dose.
4. Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe for kids?
As of late May 2022, more than 18.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered to children in the 5-to-11 age group. Most COVID-19 vaccine side effects – such as pain at the injection site – have been mild and short-lived in children. Fatigue, headache and muscle aches are other common side effects.
Reports suggest that most cases of myocarditis that follow vaccination typically improve quickly with medicine and rest. Rates of myocarditis have been lower in children ages 5 to 11 than in teens. In any age group, myocarditis is more likely to occur after infection than vaccination.
5. What about the kids under 5?
For parents of kids ages 6 months to 5 years, COVID-19 vaccines are also finally within sight. On May 23, 2022, Pfizer released new data for this age group, stating that three shots generated strong antibody responses, were well tolerated with no new safety concerns and, based on preliminary data, the series was 80% effective at preventing COVID-19 infection. In late April 2022, Moderna released similar data showing that two doses of its vaccine stimulated good antibody responses and were tolerated well by kids under age 6.
The FDA is set to meet in June 2022 to discuss new low-dose formulations of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for this group.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ExeGi Pharma LLC, a leader in the development of live biotherapeutic drugs and probiotics, announced today that the FDA has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its biologic drug candidate, EXE-346. This clearance allows the company to initiate a clinical trial for patients with an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA or "J-Pouch") who experience excessive stool frequency.
"Excessive stool frequency is a significant challenge for many patients with a J-Pouch, and we are pleased to have the opportunity to investigate the potential benefits of EXE-346," commented Dr. Hans Herfarth, MD, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center. And "We believe that the live biotherapeutic approach has the potential to revolutionize the way we manage this condition."
An ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is a surgical procedure typically performed because of unresolved inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The surgery creates an intestinal J-Pouch with a portion of the lower intestine, allowing patients to avoid an ostomy bag and pass stools normally. However, many patients with a J-Pouch experience excessive daily stool frequency of six or more times per day. Nighttime stool frequency is also a common complication. The clinical study will seek to evaluate the safety of EXE-346 and its initial efficacy in the potential reduction of stool frequency.
EXE-346 is a unique live biotherapeutic biologic drug that contains strains of live probiotic bacteria in extremely high potency. There are currently no approved treatments for managing excessive stool frequency in patients with a J-Pouch. ExeGi anticipates initiating the study at multiple centers throughout the U.S. in the summer of 2023.
About ExeGi Pharma:
ExeGi Pharma LLC is a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing live biotherapeutic and probiotic medicines. Our purpose is to formulate the most effective probiotics and live biotherapeutics to provide relief from serious conditions so people, and their pets, may live healthier lives. ExeGi is headquartered in Rockville, MD. www.ExeGiPharma.com
About EXE-346:
EXE–346 is a live biotherapeutic product (LBP) a blend of probiotic bacteria formulated in extremely high potency and manufactured to biologic-grade cGMP standards. The product is currently under development to manage excessive stool frequency in patients who have undergone an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA).
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FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri school board decided Tuesday to shut down a grade school that sits near a contaminated creek after a study funded by law firms involved in a class-action lawsuit found high levels of radioactive material inside the school.
Contamination was in classrooms, the playground and elsewhere at Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, according to a report last week by Boston Chemical Data Corp. It follows another study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, made public in the summer, that found contamination from World War II-era nuclear weapons production in a wooded area near Coldwater Creek.
The Hazelwood Board of Education voted in a closed session Tuesday to close the school until it can be cleaned up. Virtual learning will start Monday and is planned until the students can be moved to different schools, tentatively scheduled for Nov. 28. It's unclear when Jana Elementary would reopen.
The school board, in a statement after the closed meeting, said the remediation is necessary but acknowledged "this is causing a disruption to our students' education and school climate."
The decision came even as a Corps official raised questions about the Boston Chemical study. Phillip Moser, program manager of the Corps' Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program in St. Louis, said the agency's evaluations found no contamination between the wooded site and the school or its playground. He called the Boston Chemical report "incomplete and not consistent with the approved processes required to do an evaluation at one of our sites."
Still, several politicians urged immediate closure of the school.
The new report worried parents, especially since the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry stated in 2019 that people exposed to Coldwater Creek from the 1960s to the 1990s may have an increased risk of bone cancer, lung cancer and leukemia.
"I do not understand why it's not closed now," William Johnson, the father of a current student at the school and three others who went there, told the board.
It wasn't immediately clear if students will continue at the school through the rest of the week. District spokesperson Jordyn Elston said she didn't have information on the remainder of the week.
Many speakers at the meeting welcomed the shutdown of the school, but wondered why the school district didn't communicate about the problem. Some said they heard about it first on the news or on Facebook.
"I'm happy that you have a plan now," said Patrice Strickland, who has two children at the school. "I'm so happy you're considering our babies now. But just communicate with us."
Nuclear waste from World War II weapons production as part of the Manhattan Project contaminated Coldwater Creek. Mallinckrodt Chemical Co. processed uranium ore in St. Louis from 1942 to 1957 and shipped waste to a site near Lambert Airport, where it made its way into the 19-mile-long waterway that flows into the Missouri River.
The Environmental Protection Agency designated the creek as a Superfund site in 1989. Remediation efforts — digging up contaminated dirt and taking it by covered rail car to a waste management facility in Idaho — aren't expected to be complete until 2038.
Dawn Chapman, co-founder of the environmental group Just Moms STL that has pushed for cleanup of Coldwater Creek, acknowledged the difficulty in connecting illnesses to contamination. But Chapman said the new report — funded by two law firms seeking compensation for illnesses and deaths allegedly caused by the creek contamination — has created worry for current and former parents, teachers and staff.
"Everybody's just terrified," Chapman said.
The Boston Chemical study cited levels of radioactive isotope lead-210 that were 22 times the expected level on the kindergarten playground. It also found high levels of polonium, radium and other material in various places throughout the school.
Mahadevappa Mahesh, chief physicist at the teaching hospital at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, called the data "bothersome," but said he needed more information to reach firm conclusions about the potential health effects.
"The psychological impact is greater than even the actual physical injury," said Mahesh, also a professor of radiology. "Now that the students and the parents know these things, that can have a lot more psychological impact — worrying about the radiation — more than actual radiation injuries."
The school — which sits in a subdivision surrounded by homes — opened in the 1970s and has educated thousands of children, said Christen Commuso of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. While the area along Coldwater Creek is racially mixed, about 80% of Jana Elementary School's 400 students are Black.
"You're talking about kids throughout the decades who have been exposed to this." Commuso said.
Eventually, Ashley Bernaugh wants her son to be back at the school. Bernaugh is president of Jana Elementary School's parent-teacher association.
"We love Jana Elementary," Bernaugh said. "I'll go down fighting for it."
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YORK, Pa., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 19, 2023, the Board of Directors of Traditions Bancorp (OTC Pink: TRBK), parent company of Traditions Bank, declared a quarterly cash dividend of eight cents per common share. The dividend will be paid on February 13, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 3, 2023.
Formed in 2002 with administrative headquarters in York, Pennsylvania, Traditions Bank operates seven full-service branch offices located in York, Hanover, and Lancaster, as well as a loan production office in Lemoyne, Cumberland County. With assets of $773 million as of September 30, 2022 and 170 associates, Traditions Bank provides depository and borrowing services to businesses and individuals located in south-central Pennsylvania. The Bank is a leading provider of residential mortgages and has been a Bauer Financial recommended financial institution for more than a decade.
To learn more about Traditions Bancorp, visit www.traditionsbancorp.com.
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MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross warns adoption not 'always safe' option for Black babies
The MSNBC host claimed abortion opponents achieved their goals through 'violence'
MSNBC host Tiffany Cross warned adoption was not the "safe" option for Black babies, in a discussion on abortion rights, Saturday.
While exploring what options pregnant women have if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Cross and her abortion activist guests trashed adoption as a "safe" alternative to abortion.
"This whole notion that, you know, women should have children and just you know, let the kids get adopted, well, that’s not always a safe route, particularly for Black and brown kids. Black kids do not get adopted, often, there are—we have stats on it. There are often kids who stay in the system for a long time," Cross said.
MSNBC BOOSTS AN ‘ABORTION UNDERGROUND’ IF ROE V. WADE IS OVERTURNED
She added that White kids were "disproportionately" adopted compared to Black children.
"So when people say… that’s a better path for women," Cross asked her activist guest, "What would be your response?"
Michelle Colon, executive director of an abortion advocacy group, agreed that adoption was a poor alternative and claimed it was part of the "anti-abortion terrorists'" false narratives about abortion.
"There is no rush to adopt Black babies or brown babies," she said, "just like there is no rush by the Republicans and the anti-abortion terrorists and lawmakers in protecting and safeguarding the lives of Black and brown children and Black and brown people in this country," Colon said.
MOTHER’S DAY PROTESTS BY PRO-ABORTION ACTIVISTS REVEAL THEIR ‘UTTER BROKENNESS,’ SAY FAITH LEADERS
The MSNBC host agreed with her guest’s smear that pro-life activists were terrorists.
"She has a point," Cross remarked, before citing abortion clinic bombings from long ago to support her claim that abortion opponents achieved their goals "through violence."
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On Sunday, the White House reiterated its support for peaceful protests this weekend, as abortion activist groups planned protests outside Catholic churches.
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New Hampshire House gives initial approval to recreational marijuana legalization bill
New Hampshire House gives initial approval to recreational marijuana legalization bill
TODAY, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE GAVE INITIAL APPROVAL TO LEGISLATURE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA. HOUSE BILL 639 WOULD MAKE POSSESSION AND USE OF CANNABIS LEGAL FOR ADULTS 21 AND OLDER. IT EMPOWERS EXISTING ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS CENTERS TO EXPAND THEIR ROLE IN MARIJUANA PRODUCTION, TO PROVIDE LOCAL RETAILERS WITH THE LIQUOR COMMISSION POTENTIALLY TAKING ON A GREATER OVERSIGHT ROLE. THIS BILL IS NOW PASSED O
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New Hampshire House gives initial approval to recreational marijuana legalization bill
The New Hampshire House has given initial approval to legislation to legalize marijuana.House Bill 639 would make possession and use of cannabis legal for adults 21 and older.It empowers existing alternative treatment centers to expand their role in marijuana production to supply local retailers, with the Liquor Commission potentially taking on a greater oversight role.The bill passed Wednesday on a 234-127 vote and will return to another House committee for more work.
CONCORD, N.H. —
The New Hampshire House has given initial approval to legislation to legalize marijuana.
House Bill 639 would make possession and use of cannabis legal for adults 21 and older.
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It empowers existing alternative treatment centers to expand their role in marijuana production to supply local retailers, with the Liquor Commission potentially taking on a greater oversight role.
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Leslie Jordan, beloved actor and social media star, dead at 67
By Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas, CNN
Leslie Jordan, beloved comedian and actor known for his work on “Will and Grace,” has died, his agent announced.
He was 67.
“The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan. Not only was he a mega talent and joy to work with, but he provided an emotional sanctuary to the nation at one of its most difficult times. What he lacked in height he made up for in generosity and greatness as a son, brother, artist, comedian, partner and human being. Knowing that he has left the world at the height of both his professional and personal life is the only solace one can have today,” Sarabeth Schedeen, Jordan’s talent agent, said in a statement to CNN.
Sources told the Los Angeles Times Jordan was involved in a car accident on Monday morning in Hollywood. A spokesperson for the LAPD confirmed to CNN there was a fatal accident but would not disclose further details.
Jordan’s move to Hollywood
In his 2009 book “My Trip Down the Pink Carpet,” Jordan documented his move from Tennessee to Hollywood in 1982. He “boarded a Greyhound bus bound for LA with $1,200 sewn into his underpants and never looked back,” a publisher’s description of the book read.
The actor found work on television in shows like “The Fall Guy,” “Designing Women” and “The People Next Door.”
Jordan originated the role of Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram in the award-winning play “Sordid Lives,” which he reprised in the 2000 independent film adaption.
He was a fan-favorite for his recurring role as Karen’s friend Beverley Leslie on “Will & Grace.” He also appeared in “American Horror Story” and “The Cool Kids.”
His star shone even brighter during the height of the pandemic when his social media presence took off on Instagram, garnering him millions of followers.
The platform also became a place where Jordan shared about his struggles, memories and family stories (many about his beloved mama) through the prism of humor.
Jordan talked to CNN’s Anderson Cooper about his past substance abuse and being sober for more than 20 years.
“People say ‘Well how do you get sober, what’s the best way,'” Jordan said. “Yeah, well 120 days in the jailhouse in Los Angeles. That will sober you up.”
In one post, Jordan recalled a guard who took pity on how much Jordan disliked incarceration and informed him that they had Robert Downey Jr. (who decades ago made headlines for a few brushes with the law) in custody and would be releasing Jordan and giving Downey Jr. his bed.
“Pod A, cell 13, top bunk,” Jordan recalled. “I feel responsible for most of Robert Downey Jr.’s success. Honey, I gave him a bed.”
His last posting on Instagram was him singing a hymn with artist Danny Myrick on Sunday.
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Jerry Lee Lewis’ son evicted from Lewis Ranch
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - Jerry Lee Lewis III, the youngest son of Jerry Lee Lewis, was evicted from the Lewis Ranch on Sunday after a judge ordered him to vacate the property when it was listed for sale at the beginning of January.
Lewis was served a lawsuit on Jan. 10, ordering him and his children to vacate the property by March 5.
“Nearly 50 years of the Jerry Lee Lewis legacy was removed from the property on Malone Rd. yesterday when we handed over the keys to our family home,” Lewis wrote in a statement. “The place where I grew up is no longer our home and our Dad’s legacy, it’s now a property that will, unfortunately, be sold off without our input or decisions and contrary to my understanding of my father’s wishes.”
Since the announcement, the youngest son of “The Killer” has been fighting to keep the Lewis Ranch in the family, despite the fact that the home was never legally owned by the rock ‘n’ roll legend to begin with.
The person on the deed is the Killer’s longtime friend, brother-in-law and manager, Cecil Harrelson. Harrelson passed in 2013, transferring the ranch to his three children.
The process of how to market and eventually sell the property is being discussed among the Harrelsons.
Lewis launched a GoFundMe with the hopes to fundraise enough money to place a downpayment on the ranch, but he was only able to raise $2,820 of his $80,000 goal.
“There’s so much to continue to do for my Dad’s legacy that we are leaving this in the past and focusing on the future - many great things to come,” wrote Lewis.
Mary Jean Ferguson, one of Harrelson’s daughters, released a statement about the property, stating her family is working to secure it and make an initial assessment on what is needed to be done to sell it.
“We will soon be considering offers in a couple of weeks,” she said in part in the statement. “There is not a set listing price at this time. We hope to find a buyer who has a vision for the property that will honor Uncle Jerry’s legacy.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — Weather forced Mississippi State to move its Friday morning graduation ceremony to 10 a.m.
The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place at Davis Wade Stadium at 8:30.
MSU has made no changes to the 6:30 p.m. ceremony.
Usually, inclement weather is not a major factor. Graduation ceremonies are usually held inside the basketball arena.
However, renovations to the basketball arena forced the school to move the ceremony outdoors. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/msu-moves-friday-morning-graduation-to-10-00/article_59e9de8c-f044-11ed-a863-fb2e4f4e1663.html | 2023-05-11 23:36:54 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/msu-moves-friday-morning-graduation-to-10-00/article_59e9de8c-f044-11ed-a863-fb2e4f4e1663.html |
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BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected two prominent figures to lead the party for the next two years, after one of its co-chairs quit in January saying it had become too radical.
Delegates voted for Alternative for Germany's remaining co-chair, Tino Chrupalla, to head the party together with parliamentary caucus leader Alice Weidel.
The vote became necessary after European lawmaker Joerg Meuthen stepped down from the leadership in January, warning that the party risked being driven into “total isolation and ever further toward the political edge” with its current course.
Meuthen was the party's third leader to quit since Alternative for Germany was founded in 2013. All cited extremisttendencies within the party that have also made it the subject of scrutiny by Germany's domestic intelligence service.
Initially formed in opposition to the euro currency, the party swung to the right in 2015 to capitalize on resentment against migrants and entered the federal parliament for the first time in 2017. Lately it has vocally opposed almost all pandemic restrictions and western sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine.
The party, known by its German acronym AfD, received just over 10% of the vote in last year's national election.
Delegates at AfD's congress in the eastern town of Riesa also voted Friday in favor of changing its statutes so that in future the party can be headed by a single leader. The proposal was championed by Bjoern Hoecke, the party's leader in Thuringia state, who is considered to be on the extreme right of the party and has espoused revisionist views of Germany's Nazi past. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/German-far-right-elects-new-leaders-after-17250663.php | 2022-06-18 12:42:59 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/German-far-right-elects-new-leaders-after-17250663.php |
MESA, Ariz., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WillowWood Global LLC ("WillowWood," or the "Company"), a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of prosthetic products, today announced that it has acquired MAKstride Prosthetics ("MAKstride"). The highly complementary transaction represents WillowWood's first strategic acquisition since partnering with growth-oriented private equity firm Blue Sea Capital LLC ("Blue Sea") in December 2021.
Based in Mesa, Arizona, MAKstride develops, designs, and manufactures prosthetic devices and componentry, including prosthetic feet, foot shells, and high-precision machined components. Founded in 2006, MAKstride is noteworthy among prosthetic partners for its exceptional R&D function, precision machining capabilities, and manufacturing expertise across diverse metals, fiberglass, carbon fiber and plastics.
"The MAKstride acquisition marks the culmination of a multi-year, collaborative partnership with Monty and his team to co-develop cutting-edge innovation for the prosthetics industry, including the recent launch of our groundbreaking META® Shock X product within the broader META® foot platform," said Daniel Rubin, COO of WillowWood. "We are excited and fortunate to have them as part of the WillowWood family."
Said Dr. Monty Moshier, Founder and CEO of MAKstride, "As an aeronautical engineer and the son of a lower limb amputee, I founded MAKstride 16 years ago to apply my engineering expertise to my passion for prosthetics. Since then, we have grown to become a world-class prosthetics partner serving amputees globally. We intentionally selected WillowWood as our preferred partner and, after many years of collaborative innovation, look forward to joining the organization."
As a critical member of WillowWood's leadership, Dr. Moshier will continue to lead MAKstride as Managing Director and will serve as a research fellow for WillowWood's R&D efforts, including several upcoming META® product launches.
Added Erin Lansky, Principal at Blue Sea, "We partnered with WillowWood's management to strategically transform the prosthetics industry, and the MAKstride acquisition represents an exciting start toward accomplishing that vision. The deal underscores our excitement to acquire or partner with other prosthetic device manufacturers and their talented leaders who share our core value of securing great patient outcomes."
McDermott Will & Emery provided legal counsel to the Company.
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Around three years ago, a teen pop artist from Ohio named brakence started to experience a relentless, nagging headache that lasted for months. This chronic pain, and brakence's broader understandings of his mind, body and environment, inspired his second album, the meticulous hypochondriac, released in December 2022 on Columbia Records.
Raised in the suburbs of Columbus, brakence enjoyed a comfortable middle class upbringing that allowed him to explore his creative tendencies from an early age. He developed his voice in choir and his knowledge of music theory in jazz piano lessons. He attended an alternative middle school that abolished grades and sent him on "discovery days" to a family friend's basement studio to record. Around that time, he sunk deeper into the internet and grew obsessed with maximal, early 2010s dubstep.
These influences coalesced into brakence's early style, an undulating, head-trip beat music. In early 2020, he released his debut album punk2, a brash coming-of-age record whose emo pop flirted with pandemic-era hyperpop. The latter scene navigated the alienation arising from our multiple selves — online personas and real-life ones; bodies and avatars; identities at school, at home, on Discord. Across hypochondriac, brakence, now 20 and already a quiet influence on the scene, blurs the lines between these. Fame, relationships, stimulants, screens and psychedelics infect, pester, enhance, modify, rupture and bombard brakence's body. At different points on the album, brakence is a lump of clay, a device that needs recharging, a doomscroller with a "radioactive touch."
The trick of this album is to channel these heady metaphysics through the familiar forms of pop music. Drawing from a prickly palette of IDM, emo and rap textures, brakence reaches for the "realer-than-real" feelings that stem from taking psychedelics. When songs abruptly shift tempos and veer off in surprising directions, like the mini Jersey club explosion at the end of "caffeine," they feel less like stray experimental gestures than intentional pieces of the album's grander architecture. Through a production technique called formant shifting, brakence makes his crisp, classically trained baritone vocals expand, shrink, sprout and wither as an outgrowth of the synth plucks and bass smacks.
Sometimes, brakence is but a machine "digging out dopamine," or a "handmade prop" on stage. But other times he's in control, basking in the limelight, striving for an obsessive level of perfection as an artist. It's almost as though brakence is trying on different worldviews like clothes, seeing how they fit as he develops his own theory of the world. On sonic and conceptual levels, hypochondriac is a testing ground, brakence attempting to generate a fully-rendered map of himself and his environment, perhaps to ground himself amid the storms of reality.
Ahead of his Denver show in November 2022, brakence spoke to NPR about his love of dubstep and IDM, his burgeoning interest in Eastern philosophy, the arduous process of recording hypochondriac and becoming better in tune with his body's needs.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Mano Sundaresan: What do you think about people who call your music "hyperpop," and how would you describe your own music?
brakence: When people ask me what kind of music I make, I just say pop. I understand why a lot of people don't like being called hyperpop, but personally, I don't really have a problem with it. But that's just me, you know, 'cause I can see how other people would be like, people decided to put this label on me and I don't really want to have a label kind of thing.
What draws you to that label — pop?
I think that my music has a certain ethos to it that is a pop ethos. And that's why I would say that I like using the word "pop" for my music. There are a lot of values that pop has that I actually f*** with. And there are a lot that I don't that aren't part of my music.
Whenever I show your music to people who've never heard it, some of them get it [immediately], but then there are others who find it a bit more experimental and challenging. And I think it's interesting how you bring this really heady, producer-brain to pop. Is that a challenge for you, trying to convey these big musical ideas through the framework of pop? Or does it just come naturally?
I would say it definitely is a challenge. In my very early music, when I was just messing around, I didn't care about pop structure. Sometimes it would manifest itself without me thinking about it. But it definitely is a challenge now, because I want to be very intentional about it.
I will say, I think you stretch pop a little bit, like songs where you stretch the tempo, for instance. I've never heard that type of thing in a "pop song" in my life. Do you think that's all pop? Are you trying to change what pop can be?
I don't know. That stuff is very new stuff. With hypochondriac, I do this thing where I'll have a pop song, and then at the end, I basically add this thing in where I just do whatever I want at the end of the pop song. [Laughs]
Do you do that to mess with the listener? Or do you just do it because you're bored? Where does that come from?
I definitely f*** with themes, and so I think that I want to give you themes. But then I want to take those themes and not just make a song a theme, but have themes that go places, kind of very theatrically.
When did you first start recording songs?
I got GarageBand when I was like 12 or 13, so I guess then. But I was writing songs on piano when I was like, 8, 'cause I wanted to be OneRepublic.
What was the song that made you a fan?
What was that album, Dreaming Out Loud? I listened to that album all the time.
How did you first come up with the idea of "I'm gonna be brakence and put out music as brakence?"
For some reason, I was obsessed with brackets.
Brackets?
Like, the text. For some reason I called it "Bracket Music." And then I was like, that's stupid! Then I called it brakence, because the word bracket is in there or something? I don't know.
So your first music uploaded to SoundCloud sounds a little like you're a producer messing around. What were you trying to do with that stuff, what were you channeling? You were singing a little bit, but it felt more subdued compared to where you're at now.
I was definitely coming at it from this kind of carefree creativity. I started to get more like, I want to be more focused with it. I listened to a lot of IDM as well, like Autechre, Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, all that. And there's this one artist from Montreal, gonima, who I did a remix for recently. He makes this really high definition IDM, and it sounds nothing like any other IDM. I had never listened to anything like it before and I was like, oh my god, I literally just want all my beats to sound like this.
What draws you to music that's so piercing, so sharp, so bright?
Ever since I discovered that you can sound higher def than [in] real life, I've been very adamant about almost always doing that, and I'm very drawn to the way it sounds. It's psychedelic, but in this way that's completely different from something like psychedelic rock. Because when you think of psychedelic rock, the lo-fi-ness of it is almost why it's psychedelic, because everything is sort of overlapping and kind of muddy in this very intentional way. It's all about elements mixing together. But there's this other thing you can do with psychedelic production, where you can make it sound realer than real. It just sounds very alien and very beautiful.
I'm interested in how your music feels so intense, so in your face. And the thing that sticks out to me most in your lyrics more than anything is how you talk about your health and chronic pain. Can you talk more about your relationship to chronic pain, like why you decided to start writing about it in your music?
Probably three years ago, I started getting this pain and I didn't know what it was. I was like, this is just a headache, and I started really freaking out about it. I would go to the doctor, and they didn't know what was going on either so they prescribed me things that I didn't need. Eventually, I realized that it's TMJ pain, like, my jaw. I don't know if it's because my teeth got f***** up because I stopped wearing my retainer when I was in early high school, or maybe it's just because of anxiety, I'm clenching? Probably both.
It kind of took over my life, especially during the pandemic. It was this thing where I felt like I couldn't really operate as a regular human being for awhile because I had so much of this chronic pain. And through other people's help, I've developed a lot of tools to be able to make it not nearly as bad as it was, and it's definitely very much a psychological thing.
It's crazy to hear that, because nobody in pop really talks about chronic pain in their art. Is it challenging for you to write about it?
I've been very fortunate in my life, but this is one of the worst things that's ever happened to me, which is a really privileged thing to say, but it is. I want to talk about what I'm dealing with emotionally in my music of course. I think it might be just something that happens to everyone when they get older, but there's this thing that happens — or it's happened to me at least — where the line between physical pain and emotional pain is very blurry. I don't know where physical pain ends and where emotional pain [begins]. I think that a lot of moments where I've been able to be cathartic, emotionally, it's helped with the chronic pain, because they're entangled and kind of the same thing. I think that has to do with a lot of the themes on the album because there is something that I've kind of struggled with for the past few years — not just with pain, physically and emotionally ... and I think that a lot of it has to do with doing psychedelics and stuff.
Can you talk more about that?
It's still something that I'm dealing with right now where I don't know where the line is between my mind and the physical world. The hypochondriac whole thing is like, it's not just that I have this condition — there's a value system that is being challenged. And I don't know how easily this will be able to be communicated through the writing of an interview, but I and pretty much everyone have this idea that there is a physical world outside of our perception. I think through doing psychedelics and learning about how in Eastern philosophies they approached this kind of thing, that belief inside me is really being challenged in this way where I don't know if there's a difference between my mind and the physical world, which is a really scary thought. I think that is partially why a lot of the chronic pain stuff has come up maybe? And why I think something is a physical problem that actually might just be a mental problem, or, like, vice versa.
Do you feel like Eastern philosophy has inspired how you approach music? I feel like a lot of great artists, especially in the jazz world, have drawn influence from it.
I think that in some ways my music has that ethos, but in other ways there's still this very much Western thing. I think that the Western thing is probably stronger, because my whole sort of upbringing was that. And it's being challenged by these ideas and it's reacting to them badly. [Laughs] This album isn't a very happy album. I think a lot of it's about that style of thinking getting challenged by this other style of thinking and getting really not happy about it. This stuff that you subscribe to and you'd subscribed to for so long is a lie. It would make sense to me that jazz musicians really f*** with Eastern philosophy because jazz is all about this very spontaneous creativity that's coming from this place in the moment.
When did you start planning this album?
Pretty soon after [punk2] came out, I was like, ok, I'm on to the next one. Then I tried doing it and was like, I don't know where I'm going with this, got really burnt out, and then tried again and got really burnt out ... it was a lot of that. I would keep little bits from [the areas] of time where I was really trying.
What's an example of that? What was the first little thing you kept that made the cut?
I don't know if you remember the end of the song "teeth"?
Yeah.
So that. This happened so many times with this record, where I would come up with the end of the song first and then I'd be like, "Oh, this sounds like the end of a song. This does not sound like the beginning of a song." Then I would be like, "Okay, so now I have to come up with the beginning of the song." And that I put at the end of so many different things, and then I finally was like, "Okay, I need to put it at the end of this. And now it works." This album is kind of like this Frankenstein monster. It's very weird, and it's cohesive, but in this kind of gross way where everything is like, [makes squelchy noise].
What is the most important thing you've learned about growing up?
Man, you really have to take care of yourself. I learned that quick. But it's also okay to ask for help when you really need it, for sure. And taking care of yourself is more of a thing of being nice to yourself. I have a really hard time being nice to myself.
Why do you think it's so hard for you to be nice to yourself?
A lot of my sense of self has been very much challenged in the past three years. I see my own issues, and I judge myself for them quite a bit, because I definitely don't really like myself. I know that I can make really good art. I know that. And I can make art about what I'm experiencing. That's the thing where I'm like, "Okay, I know I'm good at this, and I know this is something that I can do well, so I'm gonna do it well, and I'm gonna try to focus on it."
I noticed that a lot of people in the scene and kids younger than you are really inspired by you. How does that make you feel?
I love seeing it. There's a lot of people who used doing music as this thing that got them out of a really bad life situation. So if you're looking at [it] from that perspective, I kind of get when people feel very protective of, this is what I do. But I have not experienced that so for me to be overprotective of my [sound] it just doesn't feel right for me. And so I always get really excited when I see it happening, because I know that inspirational energy is just going to translate into something completely new that they're gonna do with it.
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Clayton Kershaw returns amid more troubling developments for Dodgers pitching
When the Dodgers stayed quiet at the trade deadline, they did so with the expectation their banged-up pitching staff would get healthy over the final two months of the season.
On the first day of September, however, they still have about as many questions as answers when it comes to health on the mound.
On Thursday, they repeated a familiar sequence, getting both good and bad news on several key arms.
The good: Clayton Kershaw shined in his return from a back injury, pitching five strong innings before the Dodgers coughed up a lead and lost to the New York Mets 5-3 at Citi Field.
The Dodgers were unable to get through ace Jacob deGrom in the 2-1 loss to the Mets on Wednesday in New York.
The defeat sealed the Dodgers’ first series loss in more than a month, and came at the hands of perhaps their biggest rivals in the National League pennant race.
The more troubling developments occurred before first pitch.
For the second time in the last two months, reliever Brusdar Graterol was placed on the injured list, this time with what the team said was right elbow inflammation.
Then, during his afternoon scrum, manager Dave Roberts said injured starter Tony Gonsolin’s strained right forearm “just hasn’t progressed” quite as fast as initially hoped, and that the pitcher will get an MRI on Friday.
“Right now, this moment in time,” Roberts acknowledged, “yeah we’re a little bit more banged up than we’d hoped.”
Over the final five weeks of the regular season, there may be no more important storyline for the Dodgers than the evolving health of their pitching staff.
Already since the deadline, they’ve gotten back Dustin May and Kershaw, who gave up one run over five innings in the series finale, but lost Walker Buehler to Tommy John surgery and now await more information on Gonsolin.
Graterol will also join Gonsolin in the MRI tube Friday, so the team can learn more about an elbow issue the right-hander said popped up during his most recent outing on Sunday.
“There’s moderate concern,” Roberts said of Graterol, who missed time in August with a shoulder injury. “He’s obviously a strong, physical guy, but to kind of have him in and out, healthy and not healthy, is a little disconcerting.”
Pitcher Jake Reed returned to the Dodgers to face his former team and help hold off the Mets 4-3 on Tuesday in New York.
While Blake Treinen is expected to be activated for the team’s series opener against the San Diego Padres on Friday, marking his return from a shoulder injury that has kept him out since April, the Dodgers are still waiting on four other injured relievers to return in mid-to-late September: Yency Almonte (who felt good after a Wednesday bullpen session), plus Danny Duffy, Tommy Kahnle and Victor González (who are all out on rehabilitation assignments).
“It’s been a lot of inconsistencies as far as on the pitching side, mixing and matching the pen, the starters in and out, and the players have done a great job strapping up,” Roberts said. “It’s been different, but we’ve found a way to make it work.”
Kershaw provided some much-needed stability Thursday.
He issued three walks in the first inning, including a bases-loaded free pass to open the scoring, before shaking off the rust and retiring his final 13 batters of the day.
In a 74-pitch outing, he struck out six, let only two more balls leave the infield and lowered his season ERA to 2.59.
“Just needed an inning,” said Kershaw, who hadn’t pitched since suffering his second back injury of the season on Aug. 4. “Thankfully, got out of that not terrible, with only giving up one run. And then after that I was able to try to make some adjustments, figure things out.”
After Kershaw exited, however, the Dodgers (90-40) let a 2-1 lead they’d built on Chris Taylor’s two-run second-inning single slip away.
Sloppy defense and shaky relief pitching fueled a pair of two-run rallies for the Mets (84-48) in the sixth and seventh innings, with second baseman Gavin Lux playing a ground ball too slowly in the sixth before miscommunicating with Mookie Betts on a pop up in the seventh.
“Clearly, for me, we beat ourselves,” Roberts said. “This whole road trip, I don’t think we played great defensively. … They played better baseball throughout the series.”
Roberts was optimistic about one thing Thursday, hopeful Kershaw would hold up for the stretch run despite the pitcher’s long history of back ailments.
“We chalked it up to a flare up,” Roberts said. “We just feel like that’s gonna be enough to get him through the season strong and healthy.”
The Dodgers better hope so.
Nearly a month removed from the trade deadline, they still aren’t nearly as healthy on the mound as they thought they’d be.
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The 2023 NBA Draft is complete, and there were a handful of trades in the first round. The debate at No. 2 is settled with Brandon Miller set to join the Charlotte Hornets, while Scoot Henderson is heading to Portland. The Thompson twins made history, going Nos. 4-5 and becoming the first pair of twins drafted in the top five. Here are Yahoo Sports' complete first-round draft grades.
1. San Antonio: C Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92 (France)Grade: A+
The most anticipated prospect to hit the NBA since LeBron James 20 years ago. Wembanyama possesses a skill set unlike any player in the NBA with his 8-foot wingspan and the way he can shoot from beyond 3-point range. This is the third No. 1 overall pick the five-time champion Spurs have landed in franchise history after No. 1 overall selections David Robinson and Tim Duncan.
2. Charlotte: G/F Brandon Miller, AlabamaGrade: A
Prior to the NCAA tournament, Miller shot over 40% from 3-point range on seven attempts per game. The Hornets were the second-worst 3-point shooting team in the NBA this past season (shooting 33%) and could use his size at 6-9 and consistent shooting on the perimeter alongside LaMelo Ball.
3. Portland: G Scoot Henderson, G League IgniteGrade: A
Henderson is the best guard in this draft class and can grow into a pro learning from Damian Lillard. The 6-2 guard dominated the G League the last two seasons and averaged 17.6 points and 6.6 assists this past year. Henderson will bring tremendous court vision and playmaking to the Trail Blazers.
4. Houston: G Amen Thompson, Overtime EliteGrade: B
The Rockets could be looking to make a move this offseason with James Harden rumored to want to return to Houston. Adding another young, athletic guard to the current roster doesn't make a ton of sense, but if the Rockets are drafting the best-available prospect, Amen is it and they'll have to figure out the pieces and fit once he gets to Houston.
5. Detroit: G Ausar Thompson, Overtime EliteGrade: A
Ausar showed better improvement as a perimeter shooter than brother Amen and can slide in alongside the wing next to Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey. Ausar is one of the most athletic guards in this draft class, a tenacious defender and has a high basketball IQ. He can switch out playing the 1, 2 or 3 and plays an up-tempo game.
6. Orlando: G Anthony Black, ArkansasGrade: A
Black has the potential to be one of the best guards in this draft class with his size as a primary ball-handler, vision in the open court and length on defense. Black was one of the best passers in college basketball this past season and has high upside.
7. Washington (from Indiana): G/F Bilal Coulibaly, Metropolitans 92 (France)Grade: B
Coulibaly is one of the biggest risers of the draft and was playing for his French team, Metropolitans 92, up untili last week. He's one of the youngest players in this class and will need some development before he starts to log consistent minutes. Coulibaly is a solid 6-7 and has a wingspan of 7-3. His length allows him to be very effective on defense, and he showed improvement to his outside jumper over the course of the season.
8.Indiana (from Washington): F Jarace Walker, HoustonGrade: A
Walker has one of the most NBA-ready bodies in this class with his 6-8, 250-pound frame. He's a hybrid 4 who has shown potential in extending his game outside the key. Walker's defensive versatility and the way he can guard the switch solidified himself as a top-10 prospect, and he'll likely see early rotational minutes during his rookie season.
9. Utah: G/F Taylor Hendricks, UCFGrade: A
Hendricks is that 3-and-D player every team looks for in the draft, and with his added length at 6-9 he can play more of the stretch-4 position. He shot the ball well during his one year at UCF (39.4% from 3) and is a two-way scorer who is comfortable taking players off the dribble.
10. Oklahoma City (from Dallas): G Cason Wallace, KentuckyGrade: B-
Wallace is arguably the best on-ball defensive guard in this class and can comfortably guard both backcourt positions at a high level. He's a tough guard who loves to turn the corner and get downhilil. Wallace showed he can play on and off the ball during his one year at Kentucky, and he could be the next great guard to come out of coach John Calipari's system to hit the NBA.
11. Orlando (from Chicago): G Jett Howard, MichiganGrade: C-
Howard comes from an NBA pedigree with his dad, Juwan, playing almost 20 years in the NBA. Howard is a solid outside shooter, particularly in catch-and-shoot situations. Howard needs to improve his lateral quickness on defense but makes up for it with his length. He joins Orlando's very crowded backcourt.
12. Dallas (from Oklahoma City): C Dereck Lively II, DukeGrade: A
After Wembanyama, Lively is the best rim protector in this draft class. He showed a much improved 3-point shot during the pre-draft process and workouts with teams. Lively was the No. 1 recruit coming out of high school but couldn't find his rhythm after a minor injury to start the season. The NBA's spacing and pace cater to his skills, and his most immediate impact will be at the defensive end with his 7-2 frame.
13. Toronto: G Gradey Dick, KansasGrade: A
Dick is a skilled offensive wing who does so many things that NBA teams look for in a productive perimeter player. Outside of his consistent shooting (40.3% from 3-point range), Dick makes the right read in the lane and cuts well off the ball.
14. New Orleans: G Jordan Hawkins, ConnecticutGrade: A
Hawkins is one of the best shooters in this class and the NBA is a shooter's league. He commands the attention of defenders every time he's on offense with the way he moves off the ball. If he catches a defender sleeping, he's letting it fly. Hawkins helped lead UConn to a national championship this year, shooting 39% from 3-point range on seven attempts per game.
15. Atlanta: G Kobe Bufkin, MichiganGrade: A
Bufkin has solid size at 6-5 and showed improved reads of the pick-and-roll during his sophomore season at Michigan. He's always looking to push the ball in transition and has great body control around the rim.
16. Utah (from Minnesota): G Keyonte George, BaylorGrade: A
George is a pure scoring guard who isn't afraid of the big moments and always wants the ball when the game is on the line or at the end of the shot clock. He can get a shot off from anywhere and has a quick burst with the ball in his hands when getting downhill.
17. Los Angeles Lakers: G Jalen Hood-Schifino, IndianaGrade: B-
Hood-Schifino plays bigger than his 6-5 frame and was the most improved ball-handler in the pick-and-roll option this season. Defensively, he keeps guards in front and can cut players off trying to turn the corner off the switch. Hood-Schifino participated in Chris Paul's camp prior to his freshman season at Indiana and Paul praised Hoood-Schifino's defense on the perimeter.
18. Miami: G/F Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLAGrade: B
Jaquez Jr. was the glue guy for a very successful UCLA team, and he's a player who loves to compete. The UCLA coaches raved about his work ethic, and Jaquez Jr. shot the ball better than expected during pre-draft workouts. He makes the right plays, wins 50-50 balls off the glass and has the size to defend in the post right away.
19. Golden State: G Brandin Podziemski, Santa ClaraGrade: B
Podziemski shot up draft boards after a strong showing at the NBA Draft Combine. He's a hard-nosed guard who isn't afraid of contact. His shot selection has improved and he shot well from 3-point range at Santa Clara, hitting 43.8% from deep.
20. Houston (from LA Clippers): G Cam Whitmore, VillanovaGrade: B+
Adding another young, athletic guard to the current roster doesn't make a ton of sense but drafting the big guard out of Villanova could be part of a bigger picture. Whitmore has the size to slip into any position on the perimeter and is tough to guard with his size and footwork once he turns the corner.
21. Brooklyn (from Phoenix): F Noah Clowney, AlabamaGrade: B
After Wembanyama and Lively, Clowney is the next-best rim-protecting big and showed glimpses of an inside-out game during his one year at Alabama. The 6-10 center is still a little raw and will need some development, but teams loved his upside throughout the draft process and he's a player who can give minutes to a secondary unit early in his rookie season.
22. Brooklyn: G Dariq Whitehead, DukeGrade: C+
Whitehead had to undergo a second foot surgery after the initial injury he suffered at Duke did not heal correctly. As a high school prospect, Whitehead was one of the best two guards in the class. The Nets are taking a chance on Whitehead recovering and returning to form.
23. Portland (from New York): F Kris Murray, IowaGrade: B+
Murray is a solid forward who does a lot of the little things very well. He's a reliable shooter, will always make the extra pass to an open teammate and not force anything, and uses his footwork to keep guys in front off the block. Murray is a player who can come in right away and give solid minutes, and he still has room to grow into more of an offensive threat past the 3-point line.
24. Dallas (from Sacramento): F Olivier-Maxence Prosper, MarquetteGrade: B+
Prosper shot up draft boards after testing very well during the NBA Draft Combine and competed at a high level during the scrimmage play. He's effective on and off the ball with his 7-1 wingspan and will make an impact right away on the defensive end of the court.
25. Detroit (From Memphis via Boston): G Marcus Sasser, HoustonGrade: D+
What Sasser lacks in size as an NBA guard, he makes up for in power and how strong he is with the ball. Sasser is a true floor general who is entering the league with experience playing under a Hall of Fame coach in Kelvin Sampson. Sasser averaged 16.8 points and 3.1 assists per game during his senior season at Houston. But this does feel like a major reach.
26. Indiana (from Cleveland): G Ben Sheppard, BelmontGrade: B+
Sheppard shot lights out during his senior season at Belmont, hitting 41.5% from deep and averaging 18.8 points. He played at a high level against Power 5 prospects at the NBA Draft Combine and more than held his own. Sheppard can come in right away and give productive minutes on both ends of the court. Just 21 years old as a college senior, Sheppard has the room for growth and experience to impact the Pacers right away.
27. Charlotte (from Denver via New York and Oklahoma City): G Nick Smith Jr., ArkansasGrade: B+
Smith is a shifty guard who slipped a little bit due to his inconsistent season at Arkansas. He'll need a little time to adjust and develop his game at the next level, but during the pre-draft process he showed an improved outside jumper and a much better motor. If he starts hitting the floater in the lane like he showed glimpses of at Arkansas, Smith could end up being a cross between Immanuel Quickley and Tyrese Maxey.
28. Utah (from Philadelphia via Brooklyn): G/F Brice Sensabaugh, Ohio StateGrade: C+
Sensabuagh is a bully wing who uses his body well at the rim. He also shot the ball well from the perimeter — 40.5% from 3-point range.
29. Denver (from Boston via Denver): G Julian Strawther, GonzagaGrade: C+
Strawther put up positive offensive metrics that were pretty impressive at Gonzaga. He shot 40.8% from 3 and 46.9% from the field during the season and showed touch in the mid-range in his decision-making off the dribble. Defensively, he sometimes lacks the quickness to guard off the switch and can get caught in mismatch situations.
30. LA Clippers (from Milwaukee via Houston): G/F Kobe Brown, MissouriGrade: C+
Brown is one of the best defensive rotational players in this draft with the way he swings through multiple positions on the wing and is active dropping down low. Brown is a swing forward who was the glue guy for coach Dennis Gates and Missouri and could see early minutes on a roster with his high basketball IQ and defensive versatility, but he is a reach. | https://www.wpxi.com/news/national/2023-nba-draft/TCORWUHWRRYPYQJK64STTEP7MY/ | 2023-06-23 06:06:05 | 1 | https://www.wpxi.com/news/national/2023-nba-draft/TCORWUHWRRYPYQJK64STTEP7MY/ |
Which camping cots are best?
Camping doesn’t have to be an uncomfortable experience with the right gear. Even a simple camping cot can help you get a good night’s sleep, waking up refreshed for breakfast around the camping stove and a day of outdoor activities.
Consider factors such as the size and weight of the cot and how far you’ll have to carry it. You won’t thank yourself for buying a bulky cot if you have a long walk from your car to your camping pitch.
What to look for in a camping cot
Size
You should consider the size of a camping cot when it’s folded and unfolded.
- Folded: Some cots fold in five or more spots, so their folded size is significantly smaller than those that only fold in one or two spots. If you only ever go car camping, the folded size doesn’t make much difference. However, if you have a trek to your camping spot, the smaller it folds, the better.
- Unfolded: Standard cots measure roughly 25 to 30 inches wide and 73 to 76 inches long. However, if this isn’t big enough for you, it’s possible to buy larger versions.
Weight
Think about the weight of your camping cot — especially if you’ll have to lug it over any distance.
- Frame: Those with steel frames are heavier than ones with aluminum frames but are usually stronger.
- Sleeping surface: Cots with cotton or canvas sleeping surfaces are significantly heavier than those made with nylon or polyester materials.
Mattress
You can find some camping cots that come with either inflatable, foam or polyfill mattresses to fit the sleeping surface. If you don’t find that you sleep well on standard cots, this is a great choice. However, these cots are significantly heavier and bulkier than those without mattresses.
Organizer
Some cots have organizer pockets on one or both sides of the frame. These are great for holding essentials you need easy access to, such as a torch or your phone. You’ll notice that some organizers are significantly larger than others, so if you need plenty of room for storage, there are options available for you.
Best camping cots under $75
This simple cot comes from a respected camping brand, so you can trust its quality and durability. It has a strong crossbar steel frame and holds people of up to 300 pounds and a maximum of 6 feet, 2 inches tall.
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Since it folds in five places and has a polyester sleeping surface and an aluminum frame, this cot is both compact when folded and light. It comes with a travel bag for transport and storage and an attached side organizer pocket.
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Not only does this cot fold up small when not in use, but it also comes with a convenient carry bag with a strap for easier transportation. It’s extremely durable and can hold up to 500 pounds, thanks to its steel frame and oxford fabric sleeping surface.
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You can raise and lower the top third of this cot to use it as a lounger when you’re not sleeping on it. This is great if you’re planning a relaxing camping trip rather than an activity-filled one.
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It’s quick and easy to fold and unfold this cot, so you won’t waste time trying to set up your pitch. It has dual storage pockets to hold your belongings and the option to angle the head end slightly if you find it more comfortable.
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Marchway Ultralight Folding Camping Cot Bed
Weighing less than 5 pounds and packing down into a 16.9- by 5.5-inch stuff sack, it’s a perfect cot for those who like to travel light. It’s made from aluminum with a nylon sleeping surface and can hold up to 275 pounds.
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Best camping cots for $75 or over
Coleman Camping Cot, Air Mattress and Pump Combo
If you can’t get comfortable on a standard cot, you might like this one, which comes with an air mattress to fit it and a battery-powered pump. You can choose from either twin or queen sizes.
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Ever Advanced Extra-Wide Camping Cot
This extra large camping cot measures approximately 84 inches long and 42 inches wide, so it’s a great choice if you find standard cots too short or narrow. It’s simple to assemble and comes with its own carry case.
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Thanks to the included polyfill-stuffed mattress, this is a more comfortable choice than your average cot, but it’s also bulkier. With an exceptionally strong steel frame, it can hold as much as 880 pounds.
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With its extra long organizer pocket, this is the perfect cot for anyone who needs a lot of storage. It folds easily and has a strong steel frame and a tough polyester sleeping surface.
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Jesuit University names first Black president, second consecutive layperson in role
NEW ORLEANS, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Loyola University New Orleans Board of Trustees today named Xavier A. Cole, Ed.D., an empathic, student-centered leader of Jesuit institutions, as the university's 18th president.
Cole will become the first person of color, and the second layperson, to lead the 111-year-old institution. Currently serving as Marquette University's vice president for student affairs, Cole will begin his tenure at Loyola on June 1. He was announced today to the Loyola community via video message, in advance of an in-person campus event tomorrow at 1 p.m.
"Dr. Cole is a uniquely experienced higher education administrator who has dedicated his career to the study and preservation of Jesuit, Catholic institutions in America, and to the service of their students," said Stephen Landry, Chair of the Board of Trustees.
"I am committed to strengthening this thriving institution by seeking out mission-aligned partnerships, promoting our financial health and stability, and investing in those who work and learn here," Cole said. "There is so much possibility for us to rise up to meet the needs of our city, our state, and our region – needs in the business community, education sector, and healthcare fields. Loyola has the necessary academic programs not only to prepare future successful employees, but to position them as trusted leaders."
Cole's appointment by a unanimous board vote on Friday, March 17, culminates a seven-month, national search by the Presidential Search Committee representing faculty, staff, students, alumni, and parents. With the help of executive search firm Isaacson, Miller, the committee culled four finalists from dozens of applicants and invited them to campus last month for final interviews.
"We have found a real gem for our students in Dr. Cole," said Robért LeBlanc, Chair of the Presidential Search Committee and Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees. "Throughout his career, Dr. Cole has been guided by Ignatian-influenced education ideals of fortifying the mind, body, and spirit."
A musical hobby exemplifies Cole's love of student life and makes him well-suited to a campus within the birthplace of jazz. At each stop in his career as a senior administrator, Cole, an accomplished trombone and euphonium player, has sought permission to audition for and play in student orchestra pits and jazz bands. (Cole's mother sang professionally; his father was a band leader.) Cole's presence in these ensembles has allowed students to understand him as more than a student affairs professional.
"I see Loyola New Orleans students as a force of nature and the heart of the university — the very reason we do our work as educators. I can't wait to learn more about their dreams and how they plan to use their gifts to improve the world," Cole said.
A product of Biloxi, Mississippi, Cole holds a bachelor's in history from the University of Mississippi, and a master's, again in history, from Miami University (Ohio). Cole discovered his passion for student affairs as a resident advisor at Ole Miss and then as a graduate hall director at Miami.
In 2013, Dr. Cole added a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania. His dissertation explored the outcomes of mission and identity programs at U.S. Jesuit universities and analyzed their effectiveness in preparing future lay leaders at Jesuit universities. Its prescient title is "Answering the call: An examination of the development of lay leadership on Jesuit, Catholic university campuses."
Leading the Division of Student Affairs at Marquette since 2016, Cole has brought particular passion to access and engagement initiatives to ensure first-generation students and students of color feel they belong. Cole also won praise for chairing Marquette's COVID-19 Response Team, starting in the demanding days of March 2020.
Before his role at Marquette, Cole spent more than two decades shaping student life at higher education institutions in Maryland.
From 2014 to 2016, he was vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Washington College, a small liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland, which holds the distinction of being the first college chartered in the sovereign United States. From 1995 to 2014, Cole held roles of increasing responsibility within the Division of Student Development at Loyola University Maryland, leaving Baltimore in 2014 as assistant vice president.
Today, Cole serves as chair for the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Executive Doctorate Alumni Board. From 2017 to 2022, he was vice chair and director of the education committee on the board of Messmer Catholic Schools, a K-12 network of Catholic schools serving Milwaukee's north and west sides.
Cole's appointment as the first Black president of the university breaks new ground following the tenure from 2018 to 2022 of Tania Tetlow, Loyola's first female and first lay president.
"We would also like to thank Fr. Justin Daffron, S.J., for his service as interim president," Landry said.
Making the move to New Orleans with Cole are his wife, historian Susanne DeBerry Cole, Ph.D., and Mingus, their feisty cairn terrier.
About Loyola University New Orleans:
Loyola University New Orleans is a Catholic, Jesuit university, located in the heart of the picturesque Uptown neighborhood in New Orleans. For more than 100 years, Loyola has helped shape the lives of our students, as well as the history of our city and the world, through educating men and women in the Jesuit traditions of academic excellence and service to others. Our more than 50,000 living graduates serve as catalysts for change in their communities around the world as they exemplify the comprehensive, values-laden education they received at Loyola.
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