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Catcher Luke Maile joins hometown Reds with 1-yr, $1.2M deal
CINCINNATI (AP) — Catcher Luke Maile has a $1,175,000 salary as part of a one-year contract with his hometown Cincinnati Reds. He would earn a $25,000 performance bonus for 80 games played. The 31-year-old went to Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky. He figures to back up Tyler Stephenson. Maile hit .221 with three homers and seven RBIs last season for the Cleveland Guardians. He is a .207 career hitter with 13 homers and 80 RBIs for Tampa Bay (2015-16), Toronto (2017-19), Milwaukee (2021) and Cleveland . | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/12/03/catcher-luke-maile-joins-hometown-reds-with-1-yr-1-2m-deal/ | 2022-12-05 14:18:32 | 0 | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/12/03/catcher-luke-maile-joins-hometown-reds-with-1-yr-1-2m-deal/ |
U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year.
States will be asked, but not required, to notify the CDC about cronobacter infections, although they usually comply. Such infections are required to be reported now in only two states, Minnesota and Michigan. The change will take effect next year, though states may begin reporting earlier.
The action by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, a nonprofit group, caps months of demands from experts and food safety advocates who called for better surveillance of the deadly infections that typically strike the most vulnerable babies. The move establishes standard criteria for identifying and counting probable and confirmed cronobacter cases and recommends that states require them to be reported.
Cronobacter is a type of bacteria found widely in the environment. When the bug gets into a food such as powdered formula, it can cause life-threatening bloodstream infections and meningitis in very young or ill infants.
Dr. Julia Haston, who has studied cronobacter infections at the CDC, said earlier this year that the agency has typically received reports of two to four of the invasive infections a year, rather than the 18 that are estimated to actually occur.
“Because we don’t routinely perform surveillance, we don’t know the true incidence of infection or the number of deaths per year,” she said.
Though the infections are rare, up to 40% of babies who fall ill will die, Haston added.
An outbreak of cronobacter infections that started in 2021 sickened four infants fed formula from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan, plant. Two of the babies died. No direct link was found between the Abbott products and the infections, but FDA officials shuttered the plant after contamination and other problems were detected. Abbott recalled top brands of infant formula, triggering a massive nationwide shortage that lasted for months.
So far this year, one case of cronobacter infection in an infant has been reported to the CDC, an agency spokesman said. An investigation found the bacteria in an open can of powdered formula in the child’s home. Cronobacter was not found in an unopened can of formula. The location and brand of formula wasn’t disclosed.
Most parents don’t realize that powdered formula isn’t sterile or that they must be scrupulous about how they handle the product, the bottles — even the sinks and countertops where formula is prepared, said Mitzi Baum, chief executive of Stop Foodborne Illness, a nonprofit group that advocates for food safety.
In March, the CDC warned parents to sterilize equipment used for both bottle- and breastfeeding after a baby died from a cronobacter infection traced to a contaminated breast pump.
“It is abundantly clear that consumers do not know the risks associated with use of powdered formula,” Baum said.
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Walgreens on Thursday said it won't sell an abortion pill by mail in 20 conservative-led states.
The statement comes after attorneys general in 20 states last month warned Walgreens and CVS that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states.
Walgreens spokesperson Fraser Engerman confirmed that the company sent a response to each of the attorneys general saying that it will not dispense mifepristone in their states.
Nineteen U.S. states have imposed restrictions on abortion pills, but there’s a court battle over whether they have the power to do so in defiance of U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy. A physician and a company that makes the pill mifepristone filed separate lawsuits earlier this year seeking to strike down bans in North Carolina and West Virginia.
The FDA for more than 20 years limited dispensing of the drug to a subset of specialty offices and clinics because of safety concerns. But it eased restrictions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic by eliminating the in-person requirement for the pill and allowing brick-and-mortar pharmacies to dispense it. At least one lawsuit filed by abortion opponents argues that the FDA has overstepped its authority in approving the abortion drugs.
Engerman said the company is not currently dispensing mifepristone, although it is working to become eligible through an FDA-mandated certification process. That process requires pharmacies to meet specific standards in shipping, tracking and confidentially storing drug prescribing records.
He said the company “will dispense only in those jurisdictions where it is legal to do so if we are certified.”
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Walgreens' action was first reported by Politico. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/walgreens-wont-sell-abortion-pill-by-mail-in-20-states/3206946/ | 2023-03-03 18:41:49 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/walgreens-wont-sell-abortion-pill-by-mail-in-20-states/3206946/ |
Montana has become the first state in the country to completely ban TikTok, a popular social media platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance.
After signing the legislation on May 17, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) said on Twitter that he banned the TikTok app “to protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party.”
Now many people online are wondering how the statewide ban will be enforced, and whether individual TikTok users will face fines once the law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
THE QUESTION
Will Montana’s TikTok ban penalize individual app users?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, Montana’s TikTok ban will not penalize individual app users.
WHAT WE FOUND
Montana’s TikTok ban does not impose penalties on individual users of the app. Instead, the law bans TikTok from operating in the state. It also makes it illegal for mobile app marketplaces, like the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, to offer the TikTok app within the state of Montana.
According to the law's text, any “entity” — meaning TikTok, the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store — that allows users to access TikTok, offers the ability to access TikTok or offers the ability to download TikTok, will be “liable in the amount of $10,000 for each discrete violation and is liable for an additional $10,000 each day thereafter that the violation continues.”
But the law also states that these penalties “do not apply to users of TikTok.” This means individual TikTok users within the state of Montana, including residents and visitors, will not face penalties, according to Emily Flower, a Montana Department of Justice spokesperson.
“There are no penalties directed at users. Only TikTok itself or the app stores would be held liable in the event users are able to access the app within the state,” Flower told VERIFY.
After the legislation was signed on May 17, TikTok released a statement on Twitter saying the law “infringes on the First Amendment rights of the people of Montana by unlawfully banning TikTok.” The company also said it is “working to defend the rights of our users inside and outside of Montana.”
The ACLU of Montana and NetChoice, a trade group that counts Google and TikTok as its members, both call the law unconstitutional.
“With this ban, Governor Gianforte and the Montana legislature have trampled on the free speech of hundreds of thousands of Montanans who use the app to express themselves, gather information, and run their small business in the name of anti-Chinese sentiment,” said Keegan Medrano, policy director at the ACLU of Montana.
“The government may not block our ability to access constitutionally protected speech – whether it is in a newspaper, on a website or via an app,” said NetChoice Vice President and General Counsel Carl Szabo. “In implementing this law, Montana ignores the U.S. Constitution, due process and free speech by denying access to a website and apps their citizens want to use.”
In addition to signing the statewide TikTok ban into law, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte also directed the state’s chief information officer and executive agency directors to prohibit the use of all social media apps tied to foreign adversaries on state equipment and for state business in Montana. This builds upon Gianforte’s TikTok ban on state equipment and for state business within Montana, which he prohibited on Dec. 16, 2022. More than half of U.S. states and the federal government have a similar ban.
“Together, we will defend the State of Montana and its people against threats to our security, privacy, and way of life,” Gianforte said.
Montana’s TikTok ban is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, but it is already facing legal challenges. Five TikTok content creators who live in Montana filed a lawsuit in federal court on May 17 seeking to overturn the ban, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights.
As of now, TikTok users in Montana who already have the app downloaded on their phones are not prevented from using it, and they won't be required to delete it when the law goes into effect. But it's unclear how the law will impact future app updates and the use of TikTok on the web.
VERIFY reached out to TikTok, Apple and Google for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication.
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ROSEAU, Dominica, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominica's Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives, Hon. Denise Charles, announced two new artistes to perform at Dominica's World Creole Music Festival carded for October 28 – 30, 2022 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium. Grammy award winning Nigerian afrobeat sensation Burna Boy will be the headliner on the festival stage to crone his popular melodies such as "Last, Last" with his unique fusion of dancehall, reggae, afrobeat and pop music. Burna Boy recently released his sixth studio album Love, Damini which debuted at #14 on the Billboard Top 200 and continues to rank high on Apple Music in 47 countries. Joining Burna Boy on stage will be rising Nigerian musical star Omah Lay with his catchy afrobeat tunes such as "Lo Lo", "You" and "Do Not Disturb."
The announcement came one week after the official launch of 21 artistes slated to perform at the World Creole Music Festival's 22nd edition. Minister Charles extended an invitation to visitors to "come to Dominica to have a cultural immersion, second to none for the entire month and for the week leading to the festival."
Partners for the 22nd World Creole Music Festival include the National Bank of Dominica, Tropical Shipping, Coulibri Ridge, Tranquility Beach Resort, Digicel and DOWASCO.
Nightly tickets cost EC$150/ US$58 and season tickets cost EC$375/ US$144. The current special rate for Party VIP is EC$960/ US$369 season pass or EC$350/ US$135 nightly while stocks last. Village VIP tickets at the special rate are currently sold out but will be released at the new rate soon. Tickets can be purchased online at https://dominicafestivals.com/wcmf-home/ or at the box office.
For more information on Dominica's World Creole Music Festival contact the Dominica Festivals Committee at 767 448 4833. Or visit the official website: www.DominicaFestivals.com or follow Dominica Fests on Instagram http://www.twitter.com/DominicaFests and Facebook.
For more information on Dominica, contact Discover Dominica Authority at +1 767 448 2045
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Agents seize zebra, giraffe bones from woman flying back from Kenya
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Authorities at Washington Dulles International Airport seized zebra and giraffe bones that a traveler brought back to the U.S. from Kenya last month.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Virginia woman admitted she found the zebra and giraffe bones during her trip to Kenya and brought them home as keepsakes.
Officials discovered them in her bags during a secondary search on Nov. 10.
Customs officials say possession of the bones violate parts of U.S. law, and bones can potentially expose people, pets and agriculture industries to serious diseases.
The woman was not charged.
Customs authorities say during a typical day, agents across the U.S. seize a few thousand “prohibited plant, meat, animal byproducts and soil” items.
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Emmy Award Winning Television Host and Medical Cannabis Advocate Joins Company as Media and Cannabis Industry Advisor
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cannformatics, an early-stage biotechnology startup focused on personalizing medical cannabis treatment through the identification and application of saliva-based Cannabis-Responsive™ biomarkers, is proud to announce that Emmy Award winning television personality, medical cannabis advocate and entrepreneur Montel Williams has joined its Advisory Board. Mr. Williams will serve as a Media and Cannabis Industry Advisor to the company as it works to complete the final phase of research prior to launching its first commercial service for patients with autism spectrum disorder.
"Cannformatics' mission is to provide patients, with any medical condition treatable by cannabis, with the medical information they and their physicians need to improve health and quality of life. Montel, as both a medical cannabis patient and advocate has been on this mission for over twenty years. We are honored to have him join our Advisory Board," said Cannformatics CEO and Cofounder Dr. Itzhak Kurek. "Montel is joining the Board at a perfect time as we prepare for the launch of our first commercial platform. We look forward to his advice and counsel as we ramp up outreach to patients, physicians, and the medical cannabis industry."
Montel Williams is one of the highest profile advocates for medical cannabis in the country. He has used medical cannabis products to effectively manage the symptoms of his Multiple Sclerosis (MS) since his diagnosis with the disease in 1999. Williams is also the founder of Lenitiv Scientific LLC a cannabis product and branding company. In 2020 Williams launched his debut podcast Let's Be Blunt with Montel it was on that program where Williams met Dr. Kurek who was a guest on his show.
"For decades politicians, regulators, and much of the medical community have not just ignored medical cannabis they have contributed to the stigma patients face today. The science and data Cannformatics are developing cannot be ignored or dismissed. This company is quantifying the impact of cannabis on real patients, and I can't wait to help them tell their story," said Williams.
Cannformatics, Inc. is an early-stage biotechnology startup focused on the personalization of medical cannabis treatment through the identification and application of Cannabis-Responsive™ biomarkers found in saliva. The company's mission is to deliver recommendations for predictable and repeatable science-based medical cannabis treatment to improve health and quality of life. The company is now pursuing identifying Cannabis-Responsive™ biomarkers related to autism spectrum disorder in children. Cannformatics is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Follow us on Twitter @cannformatics.
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Which bed frame is best?
Several things contribute to a good night’s sleep: mattress quality, sheet quality and perhaps most important, bed frame quality. A good bed frame holds your mattress in place while supporting it. The best bed frames are made from high-quality wood or metal and do not squeak or move while you are in bed.
For a sturdy bed frame with adjustable settings, you can’t beat the Classic Brands Comfort Upholstered Adjustable Bed Base, which also has a massage function for those days when you’re feeling a little tense.
What to know before you buy a bed frame
Type
The traditional box-spring bed frame puts a bed foundation between the frame and the mattress and is the most common type of bed frame. Usually made with horizontal supports or metal lattice, the frame gives the mattress necessary support. A platform bed frame uses slats to support the mattress. Adjustable bed frames allow users to raise and lower either the head or the foot of the bed to provide extra comfort. Adjustable bed frames typically are far more expensive than traditional bed frames due to the ergonomic technology used.
Size
Making sure the bed frame fits the size of your mattress ensures the frame correctly supports the mattress.
Integrated vs. separate frames
Freestanding bed frames are the typical design you see with most bed frames. You can pair one with a headboard to complete a bedroom’s look. On the other hand, integrated bed frames come fully integrated, typically with a headboard, footboard and side rails, creating a more complete and finished look.
What to look for in a quality bed frame
Material
Most bed frames are made of three materials: metal, wood or upholstery. Wooden frames create a more natural appearance and typically are solid and durable. However, solid-wood options tend to be more expensive. Metal frames are durable and lightweight. They often are more affordable than wooden options and usually fit more in modern room designs. Upholstered bed frames tend to be made from a wood composite or frame and upholstered with fabric padding. They often come in integrated frames.
Height
As a rule of thumb, most standard beds are approximately 25 inches off the ground including the height of the mattress. However, some frames range significantly in height, allowing for beds to be higher or lower. Low-profile beds provide a more contemporary feel to a room, while more elevated beds add a sense of sophistication.
How much you can expect to spend on a bed frame
Bed frame prices are determined by both the construction of the frame and the materials used. The least expensive frames cost between $30 and $100 and generally are metal box spring or platform frames. Midrange bed frames range between $100 and $500 and are made of sturdier materials such as wood, metal or upholstery. Some bed frames in this price range may be adjustable. High-end bed frames cost more than $500 and are constructed with high-quality materials such as ornate solid wood. Some of these frames can cost as much as $5,000.
Bed frame FAQ
Do you need a headboard with a bed frame?
A. Some bed frames come with integrated headboards. However, a headboard is not necessary. This is dependent on your aesthetic style and whether a headboard can fit in your room.
Should you also buy a new mattress with a new bed frame?
A. This is not necessary. As long as the mattress fits the bed frame, the bed will be supported and ready for use. However, you should replace your mattress every five to 10 years.
What’s the best bed frame to buy?
Top bed frame
Classic Brands Comfort Upholstered Adjustable Bed Base
What you need to know: This customer favorite is a versatile, adjustable bed base and one of the best options for bed frames.
What you’ll love: For an affordable price, this frame provides several comfortable settings to accommodate every kind of sleeper. It comes equipped with convenient USB ports and a massage function.
What you should consider: Some users have reported the legs can feel wobbly and the wireless remote has been known to freeze on occasion. Additionally, this frame is more expensive than many others.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bed frame for the money
Zinus SmartBase Super Heavy Duty Mattress Foundation
What you need to know: The ZINUS mattress foundation is one of the most reliable bed frame options providing stability and height.
What you’ll love: This frame has a solid construction that is supportive and stable. It has additional space underneath for extra storage.
What you should consider: Some users have reported this frame may squeak after extended use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Zinus Michelle Compack Adjustable Steel Bed Frame
What you need to know: This is an adjustable frame designed for comfort and years of use.
What you’ll love: The rugged frame stands out with its adjustability and can accommodate full- to king-size beds.
What you should consider: This frame will not work with some headboards with different screw types.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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FOREST CITY, Iowa – Theft, meth, and a gun crime are sending a Winnebago County man to prison.
Christopher Eugene Bachman, 40 of Buffalo Center, has been sentenced to five years behind bars after pleading guilty to second-degree theft, possession of methamphetamine-second offense, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Law enforcement says it found Bachman in Thompson on September 22, 2022, with tools stolen from a construction company, a loaded shotgun, and a glass jar with meth in it. | https://www.kimt.com/news/buffalo-center-man-going-to-prison-for-drugs-theft-and-illegal-gun-possession/article_a6696cb4-c362-11ed-9d75-27060f2a3265.html | 2023-03-15 20:06:18 | 1 | https://www.kimt.com/news/buffalo-center-man-going-to-prison-for-drugs-theft-and-illegal-gun-possession/article_a6696cb4-c362-11ed-9d75-27060f2a3265.html |
LONDON (AP) — The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in either Glasgow or Liverpool, the BBC said Tuesday, after Britain was asked to hold the event on behalf of designated host country Ukraine.
Scotland’s biggest city and the birthplace of The Beatles were named the two finalists from seven U.K. cities that applied. The BBC which will broadcast the contest, said a final decision will be made within weeks.
Ukraine won the right to host the glitzy pan-continental music competition when its entry, folk-rap ensemble Kalush Orchestra, won this year’s contest in May. Britain’s Sam Ryder was second.
Organizers concluded it was too risky to stage the event in Ukraine, so the 2023 contest went to Britain, which says the event will be a celebration of Ukrainian culture and creativity.
“We are determined to make the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest one that both reflects the winning position of Ukraine and is also an event that all of the U.K. can participate in,” said Phil Harrold, chairman of the BBC’s host city selection committee.
Founded in 1956 to help unite a continent scarred by World War II, Eurovision has grown to include more than 40 countries, including non-European nations such as Israel and Australia.
Organizers strive to keep pop and politics apart — banning overtly political symbols and lyrics — but global tensions have often imposed themselves on the contest. Russia was kicked out of this year’s competition because of its invasion of Ukraine. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-glasgow-liverpool-vie-to-host-2023-eurovision-song-contest/ | 2022-09-27 19:44:39 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-glasgow-liverpool-vie-to-host-2023-eurovision-song-contest/ |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida is one step closer to offering parents the choice of sending their children to private schools.
After hours of debate, the Florida House gave final approval Friday to legislation that would make every Florida student eligible for taxpayer-funded school vouchers.
House members voted 83-27, with nine members abstaining.
The Republican-backed HB 1 would give parents the choice to receive a voucher for their child to be used for private school tuition.
HB 1 would open vouchers for private schools to all Florida students, not just low-income families.
They will still have priority, but under the bill, anyone can apply, even parents of homeschoolers, who can get money for education supplies or tutors.
A handful of Democrats also voted in favor of the bill.
Currently, the school voucher program is only available to low-income families or children with disabilities.
"The goal is to deliver education in a much different way than the one-size-fits-all model that we all knew growing up," House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, said. "The Florida model factors in the unique learning needs of every child to deliver education by empowering parents and students to choose the best way to achieve their educational goals, regardless of ZIP code, race or income."
But opponents of the bill, mostly Democrats, argue that it will divert money from public schools and subsidize private education, essentially helping the rich get richer, and that the price tag is too high.
State analysis puts new costs between $210-220 million, but third-party nonprofits estimate it will be more in the billions.
The bill will now need the backing of the Senate to reach Gov. Ron DeSantis. The upper chamber's vote on SB 202 is expected in the coming weeks.
Although DeSantis has had some reservations about giving vouchers to those who can already afford private schools, he said it wasn't a deal breaker. | https://www.wptv.com/news/political/florida-house-approves-bill-expanding-taxpayer-funded-school-vouchers-to-all | 2023-03-17 21:45:28 | 1 | https://www.wptv.com/news/political/florida-house-approves-bill-expanding-taxpayer-funded-school-vouchers-to-all |
NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
CarLotz, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOTZ)'s sale to Shift Technologies, Inc. for 0.692158 shares of Shift common stock for each share of CarLotz common stock. If you are a CarLotz shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFS)'s merger with Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. Under the terms of the merger, Lakeland shareholders will receive 0.8319 shares of Provident common stock for each share of Lakeland common stock they own. Upon closing, Provident shareholders are expected to own 58% of the combined company. If you are a Provident shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
BTRS Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BTRS)'s sale to EQT X fund for $9.50 per share in cash. If you are a BTRS shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
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CAMBRIDGE, England and WALTHAM, Mass., May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Abcam plc (Nasdaq: ABCM), ("Abcam," "Company," "Group") (Nasdaq: ABCM), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, today notes that its founder and former director Dr. Jonathan Milner has indicated he will take steps to call an extraordinary general meeting ("EGM") of the Company's shareholders to elect himself to the Company's Board of Directors as Executive Chairman.
The Company was surprised that Dr. Milner has decided to make this public statement, given the ongoing discussions with him regarding his appointment to the Board.
Dr. Milner first formally requested to be re-appointed to the Board on 28th April 2023, less than three weeks prior to the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and after the date he could have requisitioned a resolution at the AGM to achieve his aims. The Board moved quickly to consider him returning to the Board including having him meet with all non-executive directors within 10 days.
Dr. Milner's request was thoroughly considered by the Nomination Committee and the full Board of Directors. It was determined today that Dr. Milner would be offered the opportunity to be appointed to the Board subject to a customary relationship agreement, the terms of which were to be discussed and agreed upon. After informing Dr. Milner that the Board was inclined to appoint him, he immediately rejected such invitation and then requested to be named Executive Chairman, replacing the current Chairman.
The Company notes that Dr. Milner has issued a press release with respect to this request, even before the Board had time to respond. The Company is disappointed that despite the Board's clear and consistent efforts to engage constructively with Dr. Milner, he has instead pursued aggressive tactics as he seeks to force the Company to agree to his demands.
Today, the Company's AGM concluded with shareholders voting overwhelmingly in support of all resolutions, with directors receiving on average 95% support of the shares voted.
About Abcam plc
As an innovator in reagents and tools, Abcam's purpose is to serve life science researchers globally to achieve their mission faster. Providing the research and clinical communities with tools and scientific support, the Company offers highly validated antibodies, assays, and other research tools to address important targets in critical biological pathways.
Already a pioneer in data sharing and ecommerce in the life sciences, Abcam's ambition is to be the most influential company in life sciences by helping advance global understanding of biology and causes of disease, which, in turn, will drive new treatments and improved health.
Abcam's worldwide customer base of approximately 750,000 life science researchers' uses Abcam's antibodies, reagents, biomarkers, and assays. By actively listening to and collaborating with these researchers, the Company continuously advances its portfolio to address their needs. A transparent program of customer reviews and datasheets, combined with industry-leading validation initiatives, gives researchers increased confidence in their results.
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the Company has served customers in more than 130 countries. Abcam's American Depositary Shares (ADSs) trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq: ABCM).
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LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency said Thursday it is recommending the authorization of the coronavirus vaccine made by French pharmaceutical Valneva, making it the sixth shot given the green light in Europe.
The EU drug regulator said in a statement that it had cleared Valneva’s two-dose vaccine for people aged 18 to 50. The main study used to assess Valneva’s vaccine was research in about 3,000 people aged 30 and over; scientists compared it to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Those results showed Valneva’s vaccine triggered the production of higher levels of antibodies than the AstraZeneca vaccine. The EMA said “the (Valneva) vaccine is as effective at triggering the production of antibodies in people aged between 18 and 29 as it is in people aged 30 years and older.”
Still, the EMA said there were limited data on how effective Valneva’s vaccine might be against the virus’ omicron variant and its subvariants, which are currently fueling surges of cases across Europe. The EMA said the side effects from Valneva’s shot were mostly mild, including aches, nausea and tiredness.
Valneva’s vaccine is made using the same technology used for flu and polio shots. It uses a killed version of the COVID-19 virus, which primes the body to make antibodies against it. The vaccine also contains adjuvants, or ingredients to boost the immune response.
Last year, the British government canceled an agreement to buy 100 million doses from Valneva partly because it was clear the company’s COVID-19 shot wouldn’t be approved by British regulators, according to the health secretary.
Britain was an early backer of the Valneva project, agreeing to invest millions of pounds in a production facility in Scotland as part of a deal announced last September. As part of the contract, the U.K. had agreed to buy 100 million doses of the vaccine, with options for another 90 million.
Despite the government’s cancelation of the agreement, Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency authorized Valneva in April, becoming the first in the world to OK the vaccine.
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Man who allegedly killed Scott Co. deputy appears in court for other charges
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The man who allegedly shot and killed a Scott County deputy appeared in Fayette County Court Wednesday for other charges.
Steven Sheangshang plead not guilty to charges of assault, robbery, burglary, being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun and tampering with physical evidence.
He has not appeared in court yet for his charges in Scott County, which include murder of a police officer, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, burglary, theft of an automobile, wanton endangerment and fleeing/evading police.
He’ll appear in court in Fayette County again on June 2.
Sheangshang allegedly shot and killed Deputy Caleb Conley on I-75 Monday around 5 p.m. during a routine traffic stop.
Deputies told ABC 36 Sheangshang fled the scene after the shooting but was arrested a short time later.
He was booked at the Fayette County Detention Center.
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March is upon us and the best of the best in women's college basketball are set to go head-to-head to decide who takes home the prestigious NCAA Division I title -- let the madness commence.
Since the addition of the women's tournament in 1982, it has become an important part of the sporting calendar and already has a rich history of iconic moments.
None more so than when Arike Ogunbowale drained late shots from deep in consecutive "Final Four" games to guide the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to the 2018 title -- arguably the most clutch moment in college basketball history.
Fans will be hoping for similar levels of drama in the 2023 edition of the tournament as they fill out their brackets for the upcoming 'Big Dance.'
What happened last year
South Carolina was victorious in 2022 after defeating Connecticut 64-49 in the national championship game. Led in the final by Destanni Henderson's 26 points and Aliyah Boston's double-double, the Gamecocks were a dominant force throughout the tournament to seal the victory.
With Boston -- who likely will be the top pick in the upcoming WNBA draft -- leading the undefeated Gamecocks again this year, South Carolina will be looking to retain the title.
The Gamecocks also have the advantage of being coached by Dawn Staley. The 52-year-old was named Naismith women's college coach of the year in 2022 and is now seen by many as the best coach in women's college basketball.
As ever, March Madness would not be complete without a "Cinderella" upsetting the odds along the way.
Last time around it was the Creighton Bluejays' turn to shock the world. The No. 10 seed beat the No. 2 seed Iowa in the second-round and then the third-seeded Iowa State in the Sweet 16 stage.
Their run came to an end during the Elite Eight but the Bluejays had already made history by reaching this stage as a double-digit seed -- just the fourth team to ever do so.
The 2023 format
For the second year in a row, 68 teams will be taking part in the tournament -- adopting the format the men's competition has used since 2011.
Thirty-two of these teams will automatically enter as winners of their respective Division I conference.
The next 36 will be selected as at-large entrants by the NCAA. The Selection Committee will reveal the at-large teams as part of the entire field on Selection Sunday.
The opening round of March Madness is known as the First Four. This round is made up of play-in games with the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four-lowest seeded at-large teams. Winners of those games will then determine the round of 64.
The top 16 teams will host the first and second-round games from March 15-19 -- a slight difference to the men's tournament -- as all of the men's games are played at neutral sites.
After this, the regional semifinals -- called the Sweet 16 -- and the regional finals -- the Elite Eight -- will decide who makes it into the Final Four.
This year, the regional rounds will be hosted at two arenas, a change from last year, with the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in South Carolina and the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle hosting games between March 24-27.
The regional winners advance to the Final Four -- taking place on March 31 at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas.
The NCAA championship game will be held at the same arena two days later.
Players to look out for
With March Madness proving an audition for the professional leagues, there are always stars who impress during the tournament before going on to have successful WNBA careers.
Here are three key players looking to make their mark during the big dance:
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
The 6-foot-5-inch forward helped lead the Gamecocks to the 2022 title and South Carolina will be among the frontrunners to go back-to-back.
Last year Boston became the first player to win both Naismith women's defensive player of the year and Naismith women's player of the year awards, the title given to the best women's basketball player at college, and she is set to have a huge impact on this year's tournament at both ends of the floor.
Not only did the 21-year-old take home the NCAA championship last year, but Boston also won the 2022 Most Outstanding Player award in recognition of the senior's efforts in the Final Four.
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Clark has been lights out for Iowa in the Big Ten Conference.
The junior's season was perfectly encapsulated in the Big Ten Championship final where in just 33 minutes, the 21-year-old stuffed the stat sheet. Clark dropped 30 points, 17 assists and 10 boards on the way to the Hawkeyes' 105-72 demolition of the Iowa State Buckeyes -- becoming the first player in Big Ten tournament championship history to record a triple-double.
The Iowa native will be hoping to take the Hawkeyes all the way in March Madness -- possibly leading to a major individual accolade as a result; she was a finalist for the Naismith women's player of the year award in 2022.
Cameron Brink, Stanford
There's a block party whenever Brink is in town.
The 21-year-old is a defensive phenom for the Cardinals and will be a tough matchup for anyone thanks to her towering presence in the paint. Despite Stanford falling to the UCLA Bruins in the final of the Pac-12 tournament, the junior managed to record a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds on the big occasion.
Brink's impressive footwork and touch in the paint means she is also a big threat on offense.
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Young bald eagle successfully released back into wild after being hit by car
DOUGLAS CO., Kan. (WIBW/Gray News) – A juvenile bald eagle that was hit by a car in Kansas has been successfully released back into the wild after its recovery.
Officials with Operation Wildlife said the bird was released Tuesday.
The bald eagle was found injured in Douglas County in early May and was brought to Operation Wildlife for treatment.
Wildlife rescuers noted that when the eagle arrived in their care, it could not use its right leg. Staff suspected from the injuries that the bird was hit by a car.
Fortunately, handlers did not find any broken bones, but the bird had muscle and soft tissue damage.
Rescuers prescribed the animal an anti-inflammatory medication and cage rest. Once that was complete, the bird was moved to a flight pen to see how much leg strength it regained. It passed the test with flying colors.
The bird was released back into the wild Tuesday.
Officials said the juvenile bald eagle still has dark feathers instead of the trademark white head because bald eagles do not gain their distinctive white feathers until around 5 years old.
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Around 4 in 10 Americans in a new poll feel the state of the U.S. union is strong ahead of President Biden’s annual address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.
A Monmouth University poll found just 39 percent of Americans think the union is strong, down from 46 percent who said the same in March of last year. Of this year’s 39 percent, just 7 percent think the union is “very strong,” while the rest say it’s “somewhat strong.”
Democrats view the union under Biden more positively than Republicans, who felt more favorably when former President Trump held the Oval Office. But even Democrats’ sentiments about the state of affairs have fallen over the past year, from 68 percent who were optimistic last year to 58 percent this year.
“Fundamental faith in the American system continues to erode, even when taking into account the fact that partisan views shift depending on who occupies the White House,” said Monmouth University Polling Institute Director Patrick Murray in an accompanying report.
The survey comes just one day before Biden is set to give his State of the Union address, in which he’ll likely laud the accomplishments of his administration and party and outline goals for the upcoming year.
It’ll be the first time Biden addresses the new GOP-majority House, which has already launched a number of probes into the president, his administration and his family business dealings.
The address also comes as lawmakers debate what to do about the national debt, with a potential default looming in June.
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(The Hill) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday signed legislation prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in collegiate athletics, building on a 2021 law that requires public school sports teams through high school to be designated by students’ sex assigned at birth.
Texas’s Senate Bill 15, also known as the state’s “Save Women’s Sports Act,” mandates that intercollegiate athletes participate only on sports teams matching their “biological sex” which the legislation defines as that which is “correctly” stated on a student’s original birth certificate.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which oversees post-secondary education in the state, has been tasked with drafting and adopting rules that ensure compliance with state and federal laws regarding the confidentiality of student health and medical information.
The new law, which will take effect in September, makes it simpler for college students in Texas to sue their schools if they continue allowing transgender athletes to participate on sports teams that do not match their gender identity.
A 2021 law signed by Abbott already prohibits transgender athletes in K-12 Texas school districts from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. Republicans in the state legislature this session argued that a second law focusing on intercollegiate sports was needed to ensure fair play at the most competitive levels of college athletics.
“Today is an important day for female athletes across the state of Texas, including little girls who aspire to one day compete in college sports,” Abbott said Thursday during a signing ceremony in Austin.
Sitting before a sign that read “A Win for Women Athletes,” Abbott on Thursday repeatedly referred to transgender women and girls as “men.”
“The Save Women’s Sports Act protects young women at Texas colleges and universities by prohibiting men from competing on a team or as an individual against them in college sports,” he said, adding “Women in Texas can be assured that the integrity of their sports will be protected in our state.”
The NCAA, the organization that regulates college athletics, has for more than a decade allowed transgender women and girls to compete on female sports teams if they had at least one year of hormone replacement therapy to treat gender dysphoria. Last year, the conference’s board of governors adopted a new policy that determines transgender athletes’s qualification for participation on a sport-by-sport basis.
Including Texas, 22 states have passed laws that prevent transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams consistent with their gender identity, according to the Movement Advancement Project, which tracks state-level legislation affecting the LGBTQ community. In April, the U.S. House advanced a similar bill.
Abbott earlier this month signed legislation barring transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming health care including puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy and surgeries, one of 17 Republican governors to do so this year.
In all, lawmakers in Texas’s GOP-controlled legislature have introduced at least 53 bills targeting LGBTQ people this session, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, the most of any state. | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/texas-bans-transgender-women-girls-from-collegiate-athletics/ | 2023-06-16 13:45:40 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/texas-bans-transgender-women-girls-from-collegiate-athletics/ |
Biden acknowledges 7th grandchild, and Republicans take jabs
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President Biden publicly acknowledged Hunter Biden’s 4-year-old daughter, Navy, as his granddaughter, for the first time on Friday, and several Republican presidential candidates took jabs at his handling of the situation.
In a statement Friday, the president said he and the first lady “only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy.” Navy Roberts was born to Lunden Roberts, an Arkansas woman who filed a paternity suit against Hunter Biden in 2019. A DNA test confirmed he is the father and he agreed to pay child support.
“Our son Hunter and Navy’s mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship that is in the best interests of heir daughter, preserving her privacy as much as possible going forward,” the president said in the statement. “This is not a political issue, it’s a family matter. Jill and I only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy.”
The statement was first given to People Magazine. It followed criticism of the president, particularly from Republicans, for not acknowledging Hunter Biden’s youngest daughter as a grandchild. The president also has six older grandchildren.
“When you go and you talk about family values … it’s odd that he wouldn’t acknowledge one of his grandchildren,” GOP candidate Nikki Haley said in an interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
Another GOP contender, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, quipped at an Iowa political dinner Friday, “I want you to know I know how many grandchildren I have.”
Hunter Biden settled his child support case in Arkansas last month, reaching an agreement with the child’s mother after a long dispute. Hunter Biden previously agreed to pay $20,000 a month in child support, but it’s not clear what the new monthly amount is, as it’s redacted. The agreement does say Hunter Biden will give some of his paintings to his daughter for her to do with them as she pleases.
The president’s recognition comes after Hunter Biden earlier this week pleaded not guilty to two tax charges when a tentative plea agreement between his attorneys and federal prosecutors crumbled in court. The president and first lady have expressed support for their son as he seeks to rebuild his life from drug addiction, while declining to comment on his criminal charges directly.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the day of Hunter Biden’s initial court appearance in Delaware that “the president, the first lady, they love their son and they support him as he continues to rebuild his life.”
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Freshworks Inc. ("Freshworks" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FRSH).
Class Period: September 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: January 3, 2023
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Freshworks' net dollar retention rate had plateaued while its revenue growth rate and billings were decelerating, and (2) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill, who spent most of his adult life on probation following a teenage arrest, celebrated the latest twist in his legal case Friday after he was pardoned by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.
“I got pardoned today,” the 35-year-old rapper born Robert Williams tweeted, noting he has come a long way.
Under a photo of the pardon on Instagram, the Philadelphia rapper-turned-entrepreneur, who has been active in criminal justice reform for years, vowed to keep doing more for his community.
Wolf signed his final 369 pardons this week, adding to his Pennsylvania record of number of pardons granted since he took office in 2015. Williams was pardoned of gun and drug charges.
At a 2008 trial, a judge found Williams guilty of drug and gun charges and sentenced him to about one to two years in jail followed by 10 years of probation.
The case came to a head in 2017, when the judge sentenced Williams to two to four years in prison for violating probation, citing a failed drug test, failure to comply with an order restricting his travel and two unrelated arrests. The judge issued the ruling despite a prosecutor and a probation officer recommending that Williams not be incarcerated.
Williams spent months in prison before he was released, and a Pennsylvania appeals court overturned his conviction in 2019 because new evidence undermined the credibility of the arresting officer. The next month, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge in a deal that resolved the 2007 arrest. | https://cbs4indy.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-pardon-ends-meek-mills-legal-odyssey-on-drug-gun-charges/ | 2023-01-13 20:24:51 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-pardon-ends-meek-mills-legal-odyssey-on-drug-gun-charges/ |
breaking UPDATE: Boebert lead eclipses 1,000 votes SENTINEL STAFF Sentinel Staff Author email Nov 10, 2022 Nov 10, 2022 Updated 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Facebook Twitter Email Print This story was updated at 4:25Lauren Boebert now leads by 1,229 votes in her race against Adam Frisch for the 3rd Congressional District.Counties that have updated votes today include Otero County, Mesa County, La Plata County and Pueblo County.More votes are yet to be counted. Facebook Twitter Email Print Tags Vote Lauren Boebert Politics Adam Frisch Count Lead Otero County Update Mesa County Sport Arithmetic County La Plata County Pueblo County Sentinel Staff Author email Follow Sentinel Staff Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you TODAY'S EDITION Headline Quiz November 4th Online Poll It sometimes seems political polling during election season has gotten out of hand. How much do polls influence your decisions on who to vote for or whether or not to cast a ballot at all? You voted: A lot. I want to be part of the winning team. Somewhat. If a candidate or issue doesn't have a chance of winning/passing, it can affect my ultimate decisions. Not at all. I don't even pay attention to them. Vote View Results Back Most Popular Articles Images Videos Commented ArticlesA home carved from a cave: Couple looks to sell after 4-decade adventureBoebert, Frisch coming down to the wire on 3rd CDGrand Junction ice skater breaks through barriers3rd CD separated by fewer than 3,500 votesGrand Junction voters pass on ballot measuresMissing GJ hunter found deadUPDATE: Frisch lead shrinks in 3rd CD race, Boebert undauntedMesa County homeless camps cleaned upDozens of votes separate Boebert, FrischFourth victim discovered in St. Mary's sexual assault case Images Videos CommentedSorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. Day Precip Temp Thu 2% 25° 45° Thu Thursday 45°/25° Clear. Lows overnight in the mid 20s. Chance of Rain: 2% Sunrise: 06:52 AM Sunset: 05:04:06 PM Humidity: 63% Wind: NW @ 9 mph UV Index: 0 Low Thursday Night Clear skies. Low around 25F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Fri 2% 24° 42° Fri Friday 42°/24° Sunny. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the mid 20s. Chance of Rain: 2% Sunrise: 06:53:06 AM Sunset: 05:03:14 PM Humidity: 48% Wind: E @ 5 mph UV Index: 3 Moderate Friday Night Mainly clear early, then a few clouds later on. Low 24F. Winds light and variable. Sat 1% 24° 42° Sat Saturday 42°/24° Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the mid 20s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:54:12 AM Sunset: 05:02:24 PM Humidity: 48% Wind: E @ 6 mph UV Index: 2 Low Saturday Night Mostly clear skies. Low 24F. Winds light and variable. Sun 1% 27° 48° Sun Sunday 48°/27° More sun than clouds. Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the upper 20s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:55:18 AM Sunset: 05:01:35 PM Humidity: 46% Wind: N @ 6 mph UV Index: 3 Moderate Sunday Night Partly cloudy skies. Low 27F. Winds light and variable. Mon 2% 26° 45° Mon Monday 45°/26° Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 20s. Chance of Rain: 2% Sunrise: 06:56:23 AM Sunset: 05:00:48 PM Humidity: 47% Wind: NNE @ 5 mph UV Index: 3 Moderate Monday Night A few clouds from time to time. Low 26F. Winds light and variable. Tue 6% 21° 41° Tue Tuesday 41°/21° Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the low 20s. Chance of Rain: 6% Sunrise: 06:57:29 AM Sunset: 05:00:03 PM Humidity: 51% Wind: NNE @ 7 mph UV Index: 3 Moderate Tuesday Night A few clouds. Low 21F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Wed 6% 21° 37° Wed Wednesday 37°/21° Mainly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the low 20s. Chance of Rain: 6% Sunrise: 06:58:34 AM Sunset: 04:59:20 PM Humidity: 46% Wind: NNE @ 7 mph UV Index: 3 Moderate Wednesday Night Clear skies. Low 21F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Top Jobs More Top Jobs Featured Businesses Colorado Hemp Solutions P.O. Box 13, Grand Junction, CO 81501 +1(970)434-4143 Colorado Hemp Institute 8714 Cr 300, Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-9797 The Happy Camper 1043 N River Rd., Palisade, CO 81526 +1(970)609-0420 Website Tokin Tipi 393 E 2nd St., Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-5660 Western Slope Hemp Growers Association PO Box 1094, Paonia, CO 81428 +1(970)399-7164 Website Buds Dispensary 2034 I-70 Frontage Rd, Old US Highway 6, De Beque, CO 81630 +1(970)285-9307 Website Holly Alm RE/MAX 4000 +1(970)683-2553 Website Find a local business
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) —When a painter broke her arms and wrists, she didn't throw in the towel. Instead, she got creative.
The bad fall in Marilynn Derwenskus' garage a few years ago left her unable to control a paintbrush the way she had for decades. Determined to make art again, the 84-year-old decided to master abstractionism in a new way.
"Who would think it takes any skill to make a straight line? But it does. It was a kind of frustrating experience," Derwenskus said.
It took some time, but eventually, she committed to switching up her style. She now paints fewer straight lines and uses more stencils and tape. At first, the limitations frustrated her, but then she stepped back and looked at the big picture.
"I have kind of positive attitudes toward things. Maybe you have to do it a different way, but you'll be able to do something. Achieve the result, but maybe in a different way," she said.
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MUMBAI, India, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tata Motors Limited (the "Company") (NYSE: TTM) (BSE: 500570) (BSE: 570001); (NSE: TATAMOTORS) (NSE: TATAMTRDVR) announces that it has on June 15, 2022 filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (the "Form 20-F") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Form 20-F includes the Company's audited financial statements prepared under the International Financial Reporting Standards for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
The Form 20-F is available on the website of the Company at http://www.tatamotors.com/investor/sec-filing/ and can also be accessed on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. As mentioned on the Company's website, the holders of the Company's American Depositary Receipts can receive a hard copy of the Form 20-F and the complete audited financial statements, free of charge from the Company, upon submission of a request via an email addressed to inv_rel@tatamotors.com.
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Tata Motors Limited (NYSE: TTM; BSE: 500570 and 570001; NSE: TATAMOTORS and TATAMTRDVR), a USD 35 billion organisation, is a leading global automobile manufacturer of cars, utility vehicles, pick-ups, trucks and buses. Part of the USD 113 billion Tata group, Tata Motors is India's largest and the only OEM offering extensive range of integrated, smart and e-mobility solutions. It has operations in India, the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa, and Indonesia through a strong global network of 86 consolidated subsidiaries, 2 joint operations, 4 joint ventures and 11 equity-accounted associates, including their subsidiaries, in respect of which we exercise significant influence as at March 31, 2022.
With a focus on engineering and tech enabled automotive solutions catering to the future of mobility, Tata Motors is India's market leader in commercial vehicles and amongst the top four in the passenger vehicles market. With 'Connecting Aspirations' at the core of its brand promise, the company's innovation efforts are focused to develop pioneering technologies that are sustainable as well as suited to evolving aspirations of the market and the customers. Tata Motors strives to bring new products that fire the imagination of GenNext customers, fueled by state of the art design and R&D centers located in India, UK, US, Italy and South Korea. Internationally, Tata commercial and passenger vehicles are marketed in countries, spread across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, CIS, and Russia.
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WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1028 AM CST Wed Jan 4 2023
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Texas...
Ayish Bayou Near San Augustine affecting San Augustine and Sabine
Counties.
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Ayish Bayou Near San Augustine.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CST Wednesday the stage was 11.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 9.0 feet Monday
morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A downtown Sacramento house went up in flames Thursday evening as firefighters battled a blaze along the 1500 block of Q Street.
According to the Sacramento Fire Department, crews did a fire attack as smoke and fire showed from the attic of the building.
Sacramento Fire Captain Keith Wade said crews entered a Victorian-style house, finding some fire on the third floor and a fully-involved attic. He said crews were able to keep the fire from spreading, with only two nearby homes being damaged cosmetically and no one getting hurt.
Wade said there some kind of renovation or construction happening at the home, so no one was actually living in the home at the time.
The blaze brought about 70 firefighters to the scene.
Crews have closed Q Street between 15th and 16th Street for the fire response.
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Carlos Alcaraz fended off tenacious Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Monday to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells as he and women's top seed Iga Swiatek passed tough tests in the California desert.
Alcaraz, 19, had a testing time breaking through against his determined Dutch foe, who had won their only prior hard court meeting.
He didn't face a break point in the first set, nor could he convert either of his two.
A strong start in the tiebreaker proved the difference, Alcaraz locking up the set with a forehand winner on his second set point.
He rolled from there, breaking Griekspoor in the second game on the way to a 3-0 lead in the second set.
"It has been a really tough match," Alcaraz said of his 100th ATP Tour match win. "Tallon is playing great, I had to be really focused. Of course playing with a lot of wind like today is also tough.
"I had chances at the beginning of the first set, I didn't take it.
"The second set, I took my chances that I had in the beginning and thanks to that I was able to play more relaxed."
Alcaraz will face Britain's Jack Draper for a place in the quarter-finals after Draper overcame former world number one Andy Murray 7-6 (8/6), 6-2.
Women's world number one Swiatek, seeking to become the first woman since Martina Navratilova in 1990 and '91 to win back-to-back titles in the combined WTA and ATP Masters 1000 event, elevated her game when she had to for a 6-3, 7-6 (7/1) victory over Canadian Bianca Andreescu.
Andreescu, whose 2019 Indian Wells title proved the springboard to a breakout season that included a US Open crown, pushed Swiatek through punishing baseline rallies, trading six breaks of serve with the reigning French and US Open champion in the second set only to be overpowered in the tiebreaker.
"Bianca can change the rhythm pretty well on this surface, it can get tough," Swiatek said, but added she was "glad that I had a chance to play under pressure a little bit more and see how I'm going to cope with that."
Swiatek next faces another former US Open champion in Britain's Emma Raducanu, who earned an impressive 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 victory over big-hitting Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Raducanu, who has battled nagging wrist trouble and tonsillitis in recent weeks, notched her best win by ranking since she captured the US Open two years ago.
Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan punched her ticket to the fourth round with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over former champion Paula Badosa of Spain.
Rybakina, ranked 10th in the world after a runner-up finish to Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open in January, had lost her last three matches against Badosa -- her doubles partner this week.
Fourth-seeded Tunisian Ons Jabeur, playing her first tournament since missing Doha and Dubai in the wake of knee surgery, was beaten 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 by Czech Marketa Vondrousova -- the same woman who upset Jabeur in the second round of the Australian Open.
In another rematch of an Australian Open second-round clash, fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia beat Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1.
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In other men's action, defending champion Taylor Fritz cruised past Argentina's Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-2.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, 37, beat 19-year-old seventh seed Holger Rune 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5.
A former world number three now ranked 100th, Wawrinka avenged a first-round defeat to the Dane at the Paris Masters in November, where Rune saved three match points to launch his run to a first Masters title.
Murray, 35 and trying to grind his way back after hip replacement surgery, couldn't pull off a similar feat against his 21-year-old compatriot Draper.
Draper led the first set 3-1 but was broken at love as he served for the set at 5-4.
He had to save a set point with an ace but never trailed in the tiebreaker. Draper won the last four games to win his first meeting with his childhood hero.
"I've looked up to Andy since I was so young," Draper said. "I watched him win Wimbledon for the first time in 2013 ... He's a really special person, a great champion, great human being and I'm privileged to play against him on this court." | https://www.beinsports.com/en/tennis/news/alcaraz-swiatek-march-on-at-indian-wells-murr/2054877 | 2023-03-14 11:50:26 | 0 | https://www.beinsports.com/en/tennis/news/alcaraz-swiatek-march-on-at-indian-wells-murr/2054877 |
MILAN (AP) — Netflix has agreed to pay more than 55.8 million euros ($59 million) to settle a tax dispute, Milan prosecutors said Friday.
The payment covers taxes, penalties and interest from October 2015 through 2019. The streaming service also established an Italian legal entity this year, which will determine its Italian tax burden based on subscriptions to Italian residents, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors in Milan said the investigation was triggered by the physical presence in Italy of technological infrastructure, including 350 servers, aimed at producing revenue.
Netflix welcomed the settlement that ends the case covering the tax years 2015 to 2019.
“We cooperated with the authorities throughout this investigation and, as we have always made clear, we acted in full compliance with Italian and international tax law,’’ Netflix said in a statement.
Netflix officially opened an office in Rome earlier this month with about 70 employees. | https://pix11.com/ap-technology/netflix-pays-59-million-to-settle-tax-dispute-in-italy/ | 2022-05-20 16:38:49 | 0 | https://pix11.com/ap-technology/netflix-pays-59-million-to-settle-tax-dispute-in-italy/ |
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — When the texts began coming in about a shooter at Michigan State University, training that many students started receiving as schoolchildren automatically kicked in.
They ran. They found a place to hide. They locked and barricaded the doors. They turned out the lights. Then they waited as a gunman who killed three students and wounded five more eluded police for about four hours.
They are part of a generation that has grown up with active shooter drills. Schools and districts across the U.S. implemented such training after the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and the practice has evolved and grown since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, that killed 20 children and six educators.
“First, we were taught to be quiet. Run. And then to fight if you are caught,” said Michigan State junior James Cameron, who added that the first lockdown he experienced was in elementary school, when there was a shooting a block away.
Many school districts use ALICE training, which stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate.
Fighting back is a final option. Students and educators are taught to use scissors, pencils, pens, books, fire extinguishers and any other item they can find as weapons.
“Our generation has never been safe at school and in places of celebration and in places of peace,” said Jacob Toomey, a Michigan State student who is also a commissioner in nearby Eaton County, who recalled his high school’s active shooter drills while speaking at an event Wednesday at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing.
All of the people shot at Michigan State on Monday night were students. The lockdown ended after the gunman, 43-year-old Anthony McRae, killed himself miles away when confronted by police. Authorities were still trying to determine a motive Wednesday and have said he has no known connection to the university.
Senior Jamison Bandivas ran into a Target store after hearing someone had been shot at the student union nearby. He and others barricaded themselves in the back of the store, he said, and he watched another student write a “goodbye letter” on a Valentine’s Day card.
Architecture student Clay Griffith hid in an office, then texted his friends about the best places to hide because “the shooter’s path was my daily walk,” he said. But he also said Americans are no longer shocked by mass shootings — or the preparations their children undergo.
“I’m not surprised, especially when my 9-year-old sister comes home with a homework assignment of what to do if there’s a school shooter,” he added. “These past few days we’ve been saying all the slogans and mechanisms that we’ve been learning since we were children.”
For some students, it was not their first experience with a mass shooting. A few attended Oxford High School, where four teens were killed 14 months earlier, on Nov. 30, 2021, some 70 miles west of Michigan State.
Matthew Riddle recalled the conversations he had with his daughter, now a Michigan State student, after she survived the Oxford shooting.
”‘Lightning doesn’t strike twice, right? This has happened to you and it can’t happen again, right? To Oxford, to you or anybody else,’ and frankly that’s not true,” Riddle told NBC News.
Maya Manuel, organizer of Wednesday’s protest, asked people to raise their hands if they had “experienced lockdown drills.” Almost all of the MSU students seated on the Capitol steps in front of Manuel had their arms up in the air.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin suggested parents and others might benefit from witnessing the drills their children experience.
“I think there’s a generational divide. And I heard a couple of students say they wanted to invite our elected officials to participate in these lockdown drills, have them experience what it’s like with our third graders,” Slotkin told The Associated Press. “And I think there’s something to that because, even for me, I didn’t experience it.”
Later Wednesday, hundreds of students gathered for a campus vigil also attended by school officials, religious leaders, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Hall of Fame basketball coach Tom Izzo, whose son Steven is a Michigan State student.
Izzo said Steven “was at one of the buildings two nights ago about 10 minutes after things happened.”
He also said he, Whitmer and others visited the hospital where the injured students are “fighting for their lives.”
“I can’t begin to imagine what all of you are going through,” he told the students, who poured into a site near “The Rock,” a community gathering place that has become a makeshift memorial in the days since the attack.
The event concluded with all in attendance singing the alma mater, arms around each other, swaying to the song.
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Associated Press writer Corey Williams in West Bloomfield, Mich., contributed to this story. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/ap-michigan-state-students-training-kicked-in-during-shooting/ | 2023-02-16 05:24:52 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/ap-michigan-state-students-training-kicked-in-during-shooting/ |
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CHICAGO (AP) — The father of a man charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago entered a not guilty plea on Thursday to charges that he helped his son obtain a gun license three years before the attack.
Robert Crimo Jr.'s not guilty plea at a county courthouse in Waukegan, north of Highland Park where the shooting happened last year, came a day after a grand jury indicted the 58-year-old on seven counts of reckless conduct — one count for each person killed.
Each count carries a maximum 3-year prison term.
Crimo, who is free on bail, sat at a defense table during his brief arraignment tieless and in a gray suit, occasionally nodding his head as Judge George Strickland spoke and read the indictment, which names each victim killed. The next court date was set for April 4.
Prosecutors have said the father helped his son, Robert Crimo III, obtain a gun license years before the shooting, even though the then-19-year-old had threatened violence.
Robert Crimo Jr. was arrested in December, also on seven felony counts of reckless conduct, one for each person killed. The longtime resident and well-known figure in Highland Park was released after his arrest on a $50,000 bond.
In a brief statement released by his office Wednesday, Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said the grand jury agreed the case against the father should move forward.
“Parents who help their kids get weapons of war are morally and legally responsible when those kids hurt others with those weapons," Rinehart said.
George M. Gomez, the father’s Chicago-area attorney, has previously called the accusations against his client “baseless and unprecedented.”
Rinehart has said the accusations against the father are based on his sponsorship of his son’s application for a gun license in December 2019. Authorities say Robert Crimo III attempted suicide by machete in April 2019 and in September 2019 was accused by a family member of making threats to “kill everyone.”
“Parents and guardians are in the best position to decide whether their teenagers should have a weapon,” Rinehart said after the father's arrest. “In this case, the system failed when Robert Crimo Jr. sponsored his son. He knew what he knew and he signed the form anyway.”
Authorities say Illinois State Police reviewed the son’s gun license application and found no reason to deny it because he had no arrests, no criminal record, no serious mental health problems, no orders of protection and no other behavior that would disqualify him.
Legal experts have said it's rare for an accused shooter's parent or guardian to face charges — in part because it's difficult to prove such charges.
In one notable exception, a Michigan prosecutor in 2021 filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a teen accused of fatally shooting four students at his high school. A trial date was delayed while the state appeals court considers an appeal.
A grand jury indicted Robert Crimo III in July on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery, representing the seven people killed and dozens wounded in the attack at the holiday parade in Highland Park.
Robert Crimo Jr. has shown up at several of his son's pretrial hearings, nodding in greeting when his son entered the courtroom shackled and flanked by guards. The father is a familiar face around Highland Park, where he was once a mayoral candidate and operated convenience stores.
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Field Museum employees have won their bid at a union, marking the second victory by workers at a major Chicago museum after workers at the Art Institute of Chicago won its union election in January 2022.
Employees at the Field voted 175 in favor of the union and 66 against. The nearly 300 Field Museum employees — which include groundskeepers, visitor service representatives, research scientists and housekeeping staff — will form Field Museum Workers United and be represented by the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Council 31. | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/field-museum-employees-win-union-election | 2023-03-09 21:47:43 | 1 | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/field-museum-employees-win-union-election |
Homeless population in Maricopa County has doubled in the last 10 years
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- New data shows the amount of people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County has doubled in the last 10 years. The numbers, released on Monday from the federally mandated Point-In-Time count, showed there are currently 9,642 people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County, an increase of 7%, or 616 people, from 2022.
The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) coordinated the count in January, which also showed a 2% decrease in the unsheltered population, with 4,908 people living in places like streets, desert washes, or vehicles. However, the sheltered count for people living in temporary housing increased by 18% or 4,734 people.
The yearly Point In Time homeless count is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in each metropolitan region in the U.S. MAG coordinated the Maricopa Regional count to provide a one-day snapshot of homelessness. “These new numbers underscore the ongoing challenge we face in addressing homelessness, which continues to be of major concern to the region and a priority for MAG,” said Avondale Mayor Kenn Weise, who also serves as the MAG Chair.
The rise in homelessness in Maricopa County is consistent with trends nationwide. Officials say different environmental and financial circumstances have contributed to the 10-year increase.
“The pandemic intensified the challenges in the region, placing more people at risk of experiencing homelessness,” said Vicki Phillips, Regional Maricopa Continuum of Care Board Chair and Chief Clinical and Development Officer of Community Bridges Inc. “Although additional investments are being made in temporary housing, increasing rental rates and lack of affordable housing continue to lead to overall increases in homelessness.”
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18-year-old found dead after meeting man online for date, authorities say
MONROE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - An 18-year-old has died in North Carolina after meeting a person they met online for a date.
Promise Edwards told WBTV that she had no idea when she said goodbye to Jacob Williamson the night of June 30 that it would be the last time she would see him.
“The last thing I told him was “I love you, and see you in the morning,”' Edwards said.
According to Edwards, she has been a family friend of Williamson for years and knew him since birth.
She said Williamson was born with the first name of Kierstyn but began transitioning to a man, including changing his first name.
Edwards said some of his family members initially didn’t accept his change, so she welcomed him into her home. She said he had been living with her for about the last couple of months and it gave him a safe space to be himself for the first time in his life.
“This world was so cruel to Jacob his entire life,” Edwards said. “I find peace in knowing that in the last month and a half, he found peace.”
According to Union County Sheriff’s Office, Williamson also began an online relationship with a man named Joshua Newton within the same last couple of months.
Authorities said Newton drove about two hours from the Monroe area to pick up Williamson in Laurens, S.C., for a date on June 30.
Newton reportedly brought Williamson back to a home in Monroe, where police said he killed the 18-year-old.
Williamson’s body was found about 10 miles away from the house in question, police said.
Newton has since been arrested and is facing charges that include first-degree murder and obstruction of justice. His live-in girlfriend, Victoria Smith, was also taken into custody.
According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, Smith is facing charges of obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact.
Edwards said she hopes that parents will hear Williamson’s story and be extra vigilant at monitoring who their children are speaking with online.
“Please express to them how unsafe it is to go with people online, how unsafe it is to get in the car with anybody that they don’t know,” Edwards said. “Because this is our reality now. Our reality is missing somebody that never deserved to go away like this.”
Currently, authorities said there isn’t enough evidence to confirm the killing as a hate crime but their investigation is continuing.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Manhattan's iconic Pier 57 has been transformed by an ambitious redevelopment project, with walls of Bendheim channel glass to help blend old with new.
Designed by Handel Architects, the $410 million restoration and revitalization project created 350,000 square feet of mixed-use space on the midcentury structure, with an additional 50,000 square feet on the ground floor for public amenities. With Google as the anchor tenant, Pier 57 will also offer a food hall curated by the James Beard Foundation, a public gathering place called the Living Room, and flexible meeting space for booking by community organizations.
The building's rooftop park, nearly two acres in size and open to the public, is the largest of its kind in New York City. The venue will also provide outdoor screening space for the annual Tribeca Film Festival.
Perfectly positioned to reflect Hudson River sunsets, the building's walls are made of 6,400 square feet of Bendheim channel glass in the company's SF60 frame system, installed by David Shuldiner, Inc. The lower-level walls are primarily made of Bendheim's Clarissimo glass, a clear material allowing extensive river views from the lobby and restaurant areas on the ground floor. The walls of the second story offices and other selected panels are made of glass with Bendheim's 504 Rough Cast texture. The choice of a translucent finish for the glass on this floor shields the workspace from glare while creating a glowing exterior. Throughout the building, low-e coatings serve to minimize the amount of ultraviolet and infrared light that is allowed to pass through the glass walls, while maximizing the transmission of visible wavelengths.
Jessica Levine, Senior Associate at Handel Architects, described the role of the channel glass at Pier 57 as follows:
"As a new structure built on a historic building, we wanted the pavilion on the roof of the Pier to read as a light intervention, both in material selection and the language of design. The channel glass achieves this balance for us by acting as a diffuser of light and also in its industrial appearance–complimenting the nature of a historic shipping pier. The channel glass allowed us to have a cohesive design by providing the flexibility between translucent and transparent finishes."
Bendheim co-owner Robert Jayson commented, "We are proud to participate in the ongoing revitalization of New York City, including this important development. Our channel glass allowed the architects to build walls that are both functional and beautiful, making the most of Pier 57's spectacular setting on the Hudson."
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Pier 57 was originally completed in 1954 as a project of the New York City Marine and Aviation Department. First used as a shipping terminal for the Grace Line steamship company, it was the largest dock ever built by the City of New York. With the decline of maritime shipping in New York, the pier became a parking garage for New York City Transit buses in 1969, then closed down altogether in 2003. The Hudson River Park Trust, a public benefit corporation established in 1998 to develop and operate public park space along Manhattan's West Side shoreline, began efforts to redevelop the pier in 2008. The current project represents a significant public-private collaboration, with contributors including Google, RXR, Young Woo & Associates, The Baupost Group and Jamestown in addition to the Hudson River Park Trust and the City and State of New York.
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DALLAS (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 31 points, Andrew Wiggins added 27 while posterizing Luka Doncic on a dunk and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 109-100 Sunday night for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Klay Thompson scored 19 with a pair of big fourth-quarter 3-pointers as the Warriors moved within a victory of a return to the NBA Finals, three years after the end of a run of five consecutive trips that yielded three championships.
Golden State, which swept Portland in its most recent West finals in 2019 before Toronto won the title, goes for the sweep in Game 4 on Tuesday in Dallas. No team has rallied from 3-0 down to win an NBA playoff series.
Doncic scored 40 and beat the first-quarter buzzer with a 32-footer that got the crowd going with the Mavericks again at home trailing 2-0, as they did against top-seeded Phoenix before winning the West semifinal series in seven games.
But that shimmy-inducing bucket was a blip on an otherwise rough night from 3-point range for the Mavericks, who missed their first seven and finished 13 of 45.
Reggie Bullock and Maxi Kleber, two long-range specialists for Dallas, missed all 12 of their 3s combined and were 0-15 overall. Both went scoreless, offsetting Spencer Dinwiddie’s 26 points off the bench. Jalen Brunson scored 20.
Wiggins’ dunk over Doncic was originally ruled an offensive foul midway through the fourth quarter. The Warriors challenged, and the ruling was Wiggins’ elbow to Doncic was incidental contact, giving Golden State a 93-83 lead.
About a minute later, Wiggins, who had 11 rebounds, moved quickly down the right baseline for a follow dunk on a miss by Curry as the Warriors extended their NBA record with a 26th consecutive series in which they won at least one road game.
One of Dinwiddie’s 3-pointers got Dallas within five points with 1:15 remaining, but Jordan Poole answered with one from the left wing just inside the final minute.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
The most tense moment of the series came late in the first half after a corner 3 from Curry capped an 8-0 run that put the Warriors in front by a point and helped them to a 48-47 halftime lead. And it left Curry confused.
Curry ran the length of the court with his tongue hanging out after Dallas called timeout. As he circled back toward his bench, Curry walked by Doncic with teammate Juan Toscano-Anderson nearby.
Doncic appeared to take issue with something Toscano-Anderson said and started toward the Golden State bench before officials along with coaches and players from both teams intervened. Meantime, Draymond Green and injured Dallas guard Tim Hardaway Jr. exchanged unpleasantries about 45 feet apart.
After the timeout, Curry could been seen saying, “What happened?” and approached Doncic to talk about it. The exchange ended with Green as the peacemaker with Doncic.
TIP-INS
Warriors: Green got a technical foul, his second of the series, after an extended conversation with official Marc Davis when he was called for a backcourt violation when he hurriedly tried to step back over the midcourt line to catch a long, unexpected pass from Curry. The crowd was howling for a technical and finally got it. Seconds later, Green was called for his first foul and didn’t like the call. But he directed his complaint at his own bench instead of the officiating crew. … Otto Porter Jr., who averaged 10.5 points on 82% shooting the first two games, limped to the locker room in the first half and was ruled out with left foot soreness.
Mavericks: Bullock won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar social justice award. He has been active in the LGBTQ+ community. His sister, a transgender woman, was killed in 2014. Bullock worked with several organizations in the Dallas area after signing as a free agent in the offseason and has long been active in similar pursuits in his native North Carolina. … Dorian Finney-Smith got a technical early in the second half for an elbow to the back of Green after a made Dallas free throw.
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GRAMBLING, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Grambling State Men’s basketball scores win no. 21 after defeating Alabama A&M 60-48 Thursday night on Willis Reed Court inside the Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
The victory also improved the Tiger’s win streak to eight, after a dominant display of defense on the floor. GSU maintained a strong presence on the offensive side of the ball shooting 45.5 percent from the paint. The Tigers went 4-for-12 from the three-point line.
Game leaders of the night, Shawndarius Cowart and Cameron Christon lead Grambling State with 14 points. Christon boost his scoring performance with four rebounds, five assists, two blocks, and two steals. Cowart added three boards, a pair of steals, and an assist to his tally.
Jourdan Smith flirted with a double-double, posting 11 points with eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
Grambling State carried the game away in the final moments to secure the 12-point win.
According to Gsutigers.com, “The win kept GSU perched atop the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) standings alongside Alcorn State, improving the Tigers’ record to 21-8 overall and 14-3 in the conference play.”
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Emperor penguins at risk of extinction due to climate change
(CNN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took an important step in protecting Antarctica’s emperor penguins, who are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis.
The tallest and heaviest of penguins were officially placed under the safekeeping of the Endangered Species Act last Tuesday.
With global warming melting the ice that the flightless birds count on for their survival, the species is now categorized as threatened.
The journal Global Change Biology reports that the emperor penguin population could all but disappear by 2100. That’s if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase at their current rates, melting Antarctic sea ice.
Endangered species classification could help the emperor penguin population, just as it helped stabilize the population of polar bears.
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RiskLens ranked highest in the strategy category and "differentiates with its FAIR expertise and guided modeling approach," according to the report
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, RiskLens, acquired by Safe Security (SAFE), the leader in AI-based cyber risk management SaaS platforms, was named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ), 2023 report, released by independent research firm Forrester Research, Inc. Forrester announced the results of its first-ever Wave report on Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ). CRQ is coming to the forefront for CISOs with impending SEC regulations, the growing need to prioritize cyber investments in terms of lowering business risk, and rising cyber insurance premiums.
"RiskLens has been at the front of the CRQ movement since we launched our enterprise platform in 2015," said Nick Sanna, President, Safe Security. We are honored to be recognized as a leader in this first-ever Forrester Wave report on CRQ by such a respected source. We believe this recognition validates our technology and approach. RiskLens' experience, trust, and fidelity, combined with SAFE's ease of use, automation, and cutting-edge AI technology, will enable us to equip businesses with the most advanced cyber risk quantification and management (CRQM) solution.
The Forrester Wave™ report states that "RiskLens differentiates with its FAIR expertise and guided modeling approach." It notes that "RiskLens is one of the most recognizable names in CRQ thanks to its role in creating the Open FAIR standard and in leading the FAIR Institute, a nonprofit professional organization." The report adds, "Founded in 2011, RiskLens has a long history of introducing innovative features that make FAIR-based CRQ accessible to customers.".
In Forrester's evaluation, RiskLens received the highest score in the Analytics criterion and the highest possible scores in the following 16 of the 26 criteria:
Current Offering Category: Methodology (Quantification Model and Scenario Scoping), Comparative Scenario Analysis, User Experience, Integrations, Workflow, Scalability, Financial Losses, Controls, Data Management
Strategy Category: Vision, Innovation, Roadmap, Partner Ecosystem, Adoption
"Cyber risk quantification is now a mainstream topic with digital business leaders. Simply curating a cyber stack is no longer enough - organizations must shift their focus to effectively managing cyber risk. With RiskLens and SAFE's cloud platform, businesses can stay ahead of the game by AI-driven predictions, prioritizing risk actions, and communicating effectively with their board - all in one place," said Saket Modi, Founder & CEO of SAFE. "We are creating the industry standard for cyber risk management."
"As CRQ has evolved into a must-have solution for CISOs to improve their communication and decision-making about cyber risk, Forrester fills a void in the industry by helping them evaluate the wide variety of available CRQ solutions. As an organization that adopted the FAIR standard as our risk taxonomy and quantification model, we are pleased to see RiskLens recognized as a leader in CRQ," said Michael Meis, CISO, The University of Kansas Health Systems. "With the automation and AI capabilities that the SAFE acquisition of RiskLens brings, customers will be able to efficiently scale CRQ like never before."
To read more about today's announcement and receive a complimentary copy of The Forrester Wave™: Cyber Risk Quantification, Q3 2023.
About Safe Security
Safe Security is the leader in AI-driven cyber risk management. It has redefined cyber risk measurement and management with its real-time, data-driven approach that empowers enterprise leaders, regulators, and cyber insurance carriers to understand cyber risk in an aggregated and granular manner. The recent acquisition of RiskLens brings together the power of the world's most advanced cyber risk analytics model (FAIR), supported by practitioners in over 50% of Fortune 500 companies, with the world's most advanced AI-fueled Cyber Risk Cloud of Clouds, processing over three billion signals a day.
Having raised over $100M, Safe is growing over 200% year over year, consecutively for the last three years, and serves some of the largest global enterprises. Visit safe.security and follow us at @SafeCRQ.
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WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, February 6, 2023
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National Weather Service Shreveport LA
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...The National Weather Service in Shreveport LA has issued a Flood
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Neches River Near Neches affecting Houston, Anderson and Cherokee
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For the Neches River...including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto,
Diboll, Rockland...Minor flooding is forecast.
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The next statement will be issued Sunday morning at 1030 AM CST.
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO MONDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Neches River Near Neches.
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* WHEN...From late tonight to Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding of the
heavily wooded floodplain. Ranchers that may have livestock and
equipment in the river bottoms should move them to higher ground.
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Expect minor flooding of the boat ramp.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CST Saturday the stage was 11.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
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just after midnight tonight to a crest of 12.1 feet tomorrow
morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
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- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
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- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
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* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Sabine River Near Deweyville.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Lowest roads beside the river flood around
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Deweyville and subject to being closed. In addition, low-lying
roads in Southwest Beauregard Parish are flooded including Robert
Clark Road. Flooding occurs on the south side of Niblett Bluff
Park with access roads to camp houses cut off around the park.
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Access roads to the river in Northeastern Orange County become
flooded.
- At 8:45 AM CST Saturday the stage was 24.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
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ending at 8:45 AM CST Saturday was 24.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.2
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- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
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Deweyville 24.0 24.9 Sat 8 am CST 25.1 25.2 25.2
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* WHERE...Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake.
* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Water inundates roads in lowland areas
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near the river. Low spots on Old Sour Lake Road are under water.
- At 9:45 AM CST Saturday the stage was 26.9 feet.
ending at 9:45 AM CST Saturday was 26.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
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Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
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* WHEN...From this morning to Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding of creek
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bottoms should move them to higher ground.
- At 9:30 AM CST Saturday the stage was 16.3 feet.
ending at 9:30 AM CST Saturday was 16.3 feet.
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feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
16.6 feet on 06/12/2010.
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MORNING...
* WHERE...Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier.
* WHEN...From this morning to early Tuesday morning.
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Four Oaks Ranch Road.
- At 9:15 AM CST Saturday the stage was 4.2 feet.
ending at 9:15 AM CST Saturday was 4.3 feet.
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maximum value of 4.4 feet this afternoon. It will fall below
flood stage early Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
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Fed officials signal rates may head to ‘restrictive’ levels
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials agreed when they met earlier this month that they may have to raise interest rates to levels that would weaken the economy as part of their drive to curb inflation, which is near a four-decade high.
At the same time, many of the policymakers also agreed that after a rapid series of rate increases in the coming months, they could “assess the effects” of their rate hikes and, depending on the economy’s health, increase rates at a slower pace.
After their meeting this month, the policymakers raised their benchmark short-term rate by a half-point — double the usual hike. According to minutes from the May 3-4 meeting released Wednesday, most of the officials agreed that half-point hikes also “would likely be appropriate” when they next meet in June and July. Chair Jerome Powell himself had indicated after this month’s meeting that half-point increases would be “on the table” at the next two meetings.
All the officials believed that the Fed should “expeditiously” raise its key rate to a level at which it neither stimulates nor restrains growth, which officials have said is a rate of about 2.4%. Some policymakers have said they will likely reach that point by the end of this year.
The minutes suggest, though, that there may be a sharp debate among policymakers about how quickly to tighten credit after the June and July meetings. The economy has shown more signs of slowing, and stock markets have dropped sharply, since the Fed meeting.
Government reports have indicated, for example, that sales of new and existing homes have faltered sharply since this month’s Fed meeting, and there are signs that factory output is growing more slowly. Gennadiy Goldberg, senior rates strategist at TD Securities, suggested that the minutes released Wednesday might reflect a more “hawkish” Fed — that is, more focused on rate hikes to restrain inflation — than may actually be the case now.
Some officials, particularly Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, have indicated since this month’s meeting that the Fed could reconsider its pace of rate hikes in September.
And Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, has said that if there’s “compelling evidence that inflation is moving down,” the Fed could slow its rate hikes, likely to a quarter-point pace.
“But if inflation has failed to moderate,” she added, “a faster pace of rate increases may be necessary.”
The minutes released Wednesday signaled a tentative acknowledgement by some Fed officials that recent inflation data “might suggest that overall price pressures may no longer be worsening.” At the same time, those officials — the minutes don’t name individual Fed policymakers — stressed that it was “too early to be confident that inflation had peaked.”
Fed officials unanimously agreed that the “U.S. economy was very strong, the labor market was extremely tight, and inflation was very high and well above” the Fed’s target of 2%. Powell had expressed similar sentiments at his May 4 news conference.
Fed officials are betting that the economy’s broad strength will enable it to withstand sharply higher borrowing rates without leading to extended layoffs or a recession.
When Fed officials decided this month to raise their benchmark rate by a half-point to a range of 0.75% to 1%, it was their first increase of that size since 2000. The officials also announced that they would start to shrink their huge $9 trillion balance sheet, which has more than doubled since the pandemic.
The balance sheet swelled as the Fed bought about $4.5 trillion in Treasury and mortgage bonds after the pandemic recession struck to try to hold down longer-term rates. On June 1, the Fed plans to let those securities start to mature, without replacing them. That should also heighten the cost of long-term borrowing.
Powell has said the Fed is determined to raise rates high enough to restrain inflation, leading many economists to expect the sharpest pace of rate hikes in three decades this year. Powell says the central bank is aiming for a “soft landing,” in which higher interest rates cool borrowing and spending enough to slow the economy and inflation. But most economists are skeptical that the Fed can achieve such a narrow outcome without causing an economic downturn.
Stock prices have plunged on fears that the Fed’s rate hikes will send the economy into recession. The S&P 500 has fallen for seven straight weeks, the longest such stretch since the aftermath of the dot-com bubble in 2001. The stock index nearly fell into bear-market territory last week — defined as a 20% drop from its peak — but rallied Wednesday.
The minutes also showed that some policymakers decided it was appropriate to consider selling some of its holdings of mortgage-backed securities, rather than simply letting them mature. Sales would make it easier for the Fed to transition to a portfolio composed mainly of Treasurys, the minutes said.
The Fed has said that by September it would allow up to $30 billion of mortgage-backed securities to mature each month, along with $60 billion in Treasurys. Many analysts doubt that the cap will be reached for mortgage-backed bonds, because mortgage rates have jumped more than 2 percentage points since the start of the year. That means that fewer homeowners will refinance their mortgages because their current loan rates are lower than the rates now available in the mortgage market.
Fewer refinancings would force the Fed to sell mortgage-backed securities to maintain its plans to reduce its balance sheet.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After making landfall in Puerto Rico over the weekend, Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 3 storm Tuesday and became the first major hurricane of the season, the National Hurricane Center said.
At 8 a.m., Fiona was centered about 10 miles northwest of Grand Turk Island with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. The storm was moving north-northwest at 10 mph with hurricane-force winds extending outward up to 30 miles from the storm’s center. It is currently bringing hurricane conditions to the Turks and Caicos, according to the NHC.
The forecast track shows Fiona passing near Grand Turk and other parts of Turks and Caicos o Tuesday morning before it turns toward the north Tuesday night or Wednesday and heads toward Bermuda and Canada. It may strengthen into a Category 4 storm by Wednesday.
Puerto Rico saw more than 2 feet of rain over the weekend, and the entire island lost power. The storm has been blamed for two deaths in Puerto Rico, one death in the Dominican Republic and another in the French territory of Guadeloupe, according to reports.
In Puerto Rico, police say one of the deaths was a 58-year-old man who was swept away by a river in the central mountain town of Comerio. Another death was linked to a power blackout, during which a 70-year-old man was burned to death after he tried to fill his generator with gasoline while it was running, officials said.
The blow from Fiona was made more devastating because Puerto Rico has yet to recover from Hurricane Maria, which destroyed its power grid in 2017. Five years later, more than 3,000 homes on the island are still covered by blue tarps.
National Guard Brig. Gen. Narciso Cruz said 670 people have been rescued in Puerto Rico, including 19 people at a retirement home that was in danger of collapsing.
The NHC said Fiona will continue to dump heavy rain over portions of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas over the next 24 hours.
The hurricane center said “life-threatening flash flooding” was still occurring in parts of the Dominican Republic, and that additional flash and urban flooding was possible in southern portions of Puerto Rico. Localized coastal flooding is possible for the Southeastern Bahamas.
A hurricane warning is in effect for:
- Turks and Caicos
A tropical storm warning is in effect for:
- Southeastern Bahamas, including the Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Cay, the Inaguas, Mayaguana, and the Ragged Islands
Fiona is not expected to threaten the U.S. mainland or bring rain or heavy winds to the U.S., but swells generated by the storm will continue to spread across the Atlantic and “could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions” along the coast, forecasters said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/fiona-strengthens-to-category-3-becomes-1st-major-hurricane-of-season/ | 2022-09-20 15:09:31 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/fiona-strengthens-to-category-3-becomes-1st-major-hurricane-of-season/ |
Cubans look to genealogy as a way off the island By Tim Padgett Published July 17, 2023 at 4:12 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 8:01 There's high demand by Cubans to research their ancestry with help from U.S.-based genealogy buffs. If they can tie it to Spain, it means a way off the island. Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2023-07-17/cubans-look-to-genealogy-as-a-way-off-the-island | 2023-07-17 21:38:18 | 1 | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2023-07-17/cubans-look-to-genealogy-as-a-way-off-the-island |
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) _ Five Point Holdings LLC (FPH) on Thursday reported a loss of $4.4 million in its third quarter.
The Irvine, California-based company said it had a loss of 7 cents per share.
The real estate developer posted revenue of $15.4 million in the period.
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The U.S. labor market got an unexpected jolt last month, as employers added 517,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in more than half a century.
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Not even the rain, snow and ice that blanketed much of the country last month was able to freeze the labor market.
Job gains for November and December were also revised up by a total of 71,000 jobs, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department. The January job tally is based on surveys conducted three weeks ago, when many states were in the grip of severe winter weather.
The data shows a job market that remains tight, even as the overall economy shows signs of slowing. The unemployment rate fell to 3.4% — a level not seen since May of 1969.
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Over the last three months, employers have added an average of 356,000 jobs every months. While that's a slowdown from a year ago, it's significantly faster job growth than in 2019, before the pandemic, when employers were adding an average of 164,000 jobs each month.
Despite some high-profile job cuts, particularly among high-tech companies, layoffs remain rare.
"The labor market remains extremely tight, with the unemployment rate at a 50-year low, job vacancies very high, and wage growth elevated," Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said this week.
Restaurants and bars added 99,000 jobs last month, and a surge in new job openings suggests demand for workers in the industry remains strong. Construction companies added 25,000 jobs in January while factories added 19,000.
Manufacturing orders have slowed in recent months, but factories are reluctant to downsize their workforce, in hopes that business will rebound later in the year.
"I think what has happened is that companies have decided, 'let's not lay them off. It will be too hard to get them back and then we'll miss the upside in the second half [of the year]," said Tim Fiore, who conducts a monthly survey of factory managers for the Institute for Supply Management.
Wages are still rising, but not as much
A tight labor market means wages continued to rise, although not as fast as earlier in the pandemic. The central bank is closely monitoring wages because it's concerned that rising compensation could keep upward pressure on prices — especially in labor-intensive service industries — making it harder to bring inflation under control.
"My own view would be that you're not going to have a sustainable return to 2% inflation without a better balance in the labor market," Powell said.
Friday's report shows average wages in January were 4.4% higher than a year ago — compared to a 4.6% annual gain in December.
"Raises are moderating, but they're moderating from a higher level," said Nela Richardson, chief economist for the payroll processing company ADP.
Job growth has been strong for two years
The report also shows that job gains in 2021 and early 2022 were even stronger than initially reported.
Once a year, the Labor Department revises its job tally using more complete information from employers' tax records. The annual update shows that U.S. employers added 568,000 more jobs than initially counted in the twelve months ending last March.
In the 24 months since President Biden took office, employers have added a record 12.1 million jobs. The president is likely to tout that figure in his State of the Union address next week.
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Related: SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – SpaceX called off its Falcon Heavy launch attempt Thursday night, about 30 minutes before the rocket was supposed to take flight.
According to the private space company’s Twitter page, the launch was postponed due to “unfavorable weather.” A backup launch will now occur on Friday, April 29 at 7:29 p.m.
“The team is standing down from tonight’s Falcon Heavy launch of ViaSat-3 Americas mission,” SpaceX tweeted.
According to SpaceX, the rocket was originally supposed to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:29 p.m. | https://www.wfla.com/glance-at-the-galaxy/spacex-postpones-falcon-heavy-launch-due-to-unfavorable-weather/ | 2023-04-28 00:00:58 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/glance-at-the-galaxy/spacex-postpones-falcon-heavy-launch-due-to-unfavorable-weather/ |
Syracuse, NY (SYRACUSE METS) – The Syracuse Mets beat the Worcester Red Sox, 6-4, on Saturday night at NBT Bank Stadium. The win snaps a three-game losing streak for Syracuse and gives the Mets a chance at a six-game series split on Sunday.
Worcester (62-60) wasted no time scoring in the game. Connor Wong led off the game with a double, and Abraham Almonte followed with a single that scored Wong for a 1-0 Red Sox lead.
Syracuse (52-70) responded quickly in the bottom of the first. With one out, Dominic Smith walked. Daniel Palka followed by crushing a ball way over the wall in right-center field for a two-run home run that gave the Mets a 2-1 edge. The homer was Palka’s team-leading 25th of the season, which also moved him into sole possession of second place on the International League’s home run leaderboard.
The Red Sox came right back in the top of the second. Jaylin Davis started the inning with a triple. Ryan Fitzgerald then walked to put runners at first and third. A Kole Cottam groundout into a double play marked the first two outs of the frame, but Davis scored from third to tie the game, 2-2. Then Wong followed with a home run to put Worcester back in front, 3-2. This series, Wong is 12-for-26 with 11 RBIs and three home runs in five games.
The Mets struck again in the bottom of the second. Syracuse loaded the bases with an error, a single, and a fielder’s choice. Then, with two outs, Smith lined a single to the outfield that scored two runs to give the Mets back the lead, 4-3.
Syracuse added to its advantage in the seventh by manufacturing a run without a hit. Palka led off with a walk and was replaced by Terrance Gore as a pinch runner. Gore then stole second base, stole third, and scored on a Nick Plummer groundout to second with the infield in as the Mets took a 5-3 lead.
Worcester pulled back within one in the seventh. Ronaldo Hernandez singled to lead off the inning. Two batters later, Christin Stewart singled, and Davis followed with a walk to load the bases. Fitzgerald was then hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring Hernandez from third to make it a 5-4 ballgame.
The Mets added an insurance run in the eighth. Gosuke Katoh led off with a single. After back-to-back strikeouts, Travis Jankowski lined a two-out triple to the wall in right-center field that scored Katoh to give the Mets a 6-4 lead they would not relinquish.
Syracuse and Worcester conclude their six-game series with the series finale on Sunday. Right-hander Josh Hejka is scheduled to start on the mound for the Mets opposite right-hander Josh Winckowski for the Red Sox. First pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m. | https://www.localsyr.com/sports/local-sports/palka-hits-25th-home-run-as-syracuse-beats-worcester-6-4-on-saturday-night/ | 2022-08-28 05:44:31 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/sports/local-sports/palka-hits-25th-home-run-as-syracuse-beats-worcester-6-4-on-saturday-night/ |
HILLSDALE, Mich., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: CNBB), the parent company of County National Bank, today announced earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. Earnings during the second quarter of 2022 totaled $2.9 million, a decrease of $369,000 or 11.2% compared to the $3.3 million earned during the three months ended June 30, 2021. Basic earnings per share for CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") decreased to $1.36 during the three months ended June 30, 2022, down $0.19 from $1.55 for the second quarter of 2021. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company reported net income of $5.1 million, a decrease of $1.2 million, or 19.0%, from the $6.3 million earned during the six months ended June 30, 2021. Basic earnings per share decreased to $2.39 during the six months ended June 30, 2022, down $0.57 from $2.96 for the first six months of 2021.
The annualized return on average assets (ROA) decreased to 1.02% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, down 37 basis points from 1.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The annualized return on average equity (ROE) decreased to 14.4% for the current quarter, down from 17.6% for the second quarter of 2021. ROA decreased to 0.9% during the six months ended June 30, 2022, down 48 basis points from the 1.37% during the first six months of 2021. ROE was 12.7% during the first half of 2022, down from 17.2% during the six-month period ended June 30, 2021. Book value per share increased to $38.52 at June 30, 2022, up $2.44 from $36.08 at June 30, 2021.
Craig S. Connor, President and Chief Executive Officer of CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. and County National Bank, remarked, "It is very rewarding to see the strong financial results for our community bank. The efforts of our employees helped us to post increased earnings and robust growth compared to the first quarter of 2022. Even though the current economic environment does contain challenges, our loan growth and increasing net interest margin bodes well for CNB. Opening a new full-service branch in Jackson on Spring Arbor Rd. is another example of the commitment CNB has to community banking in our market footprint. We continue our focus of working with our customers, both new and existing, in aiding their growth and prosperity during the rest of 2022 and beyond."
- Total assets increased $64.9 million, or 6.2%, to $1.11 billion from June 30, 2021 and decreased $37.1 million, or 3.2% from December 31, 2021.
- Net loans increased $80.6 million, or 10.5%, to $844.8 million at June 30, 2022 compared to $764.2 million at June 30, 2021 and increased $53.3 million, or 6.7%, from December 31, 2021.
- Total deposits increased $70.2 million, or 7.4%, to $1.01 billion at June 30, 2022 from $945.1 million at June 30, 2021 and decreased $29.7 million, or 2.8% from December 31, 2021.
- Book value per share increased $2.44, or 6.8%, to $38.52 at June 30, 2022, up from $36.08 at June 30, 2021 and up $0.89 from $37.63 at December 31, 2021.
- Total equity increased $5.9 million to $82.8 million from June 30, 2021.
- Net income decreased $369,000, 11.2%, to $2.9 million in the second quarter of 2022 and basic EPS decreased $0.19, or 12.3%, to $1.36 from $1.55 in the second quarter of 2021.
- Net interest income for the second quarter of 2022 increased $768,000 to $9.6 million.
- Pre-tax, pre-provision income decreased to $3.9 million in the second quarter of 2022 from $4.2 in the second quarter of 2021 or 7.1%.
CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX:CNBB) is a one-bank holding company formed in 2005. Its subsidiary bank, County National Bank, is a nationally chartered full-service bank, which has served its local communities since its founding in 1934. CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Hillsdale, Michigan and through its subsidiary bank offers banking products along with investment management and trust services to communities located throughout South Central Michigan.
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FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Cheers Market in Flint no longer can sell alcoholic beverages after police say the business allowed underage kids to buy alcohol illegally.
The Flint Police Department petitioned the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to revoke the liquor license for Cheers Market at 2809 W. Court St. after receiving numerous complaints about illegal sales to minors.
Police organized a number of sting operations, in which underage children went inside to purchase alcohol. The children successfully purchased alcohol on several opportunities.
“This is just another example of the Flint Police Department taking residents’ issues seriously,” Det. Tyrone Booth said. “We will continue to investigate and bring action against businesses that are not operating within the guidelines of the law.”
Cheers Market is allowed to remain in business, but the store no longer can sell products with alcohol.
“Businesses that sell alcohol to minors not only violate the law, but they damage the fabric of our community,” Mayor Sheldon Neeley said. “It takes a village to raise a child, and it’s everyone’s responsibility to look out for the health and safety of our youth. Businesses that put profit before community welfare are not welcome here.”
Last year, Cheers Market came under the city's scrutiny after repeated violent incidents at the store. The Flint City Council considered and later backed away from a measure to declare the store a public nuisance. | https://www.abc12.com/news/business/cheers-market-in-flint-loses-license-to-sell-alcohol-after-violations/article_878bf484-2253-11ed-a8ef-a7cd8bacec2d.html | 2022-08-22 22:58:37 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/business/cheers-market-in-flint-loses-license-to-sell-alcohol-after-violations/article_878bf484-2253-11ed-a8ef-a7cd8bacec2d.html |
The following is an open letter from Joe Erlinger, President of McDonald's USA
CHICAGO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As President of McDonald's USA, it may come as a surprise to hear that I support raising minimum wages for workers. In fact, I welcome legislation that increases wages for all workers.
I also welcome a dialogue on legislation requiring mandatory training around safe, inclusive and respectful workplaces – something already underway at every McDonald's worldwide.
When done thoughtfully, fairly and applied across an even playing field, this kind of legislation can be highly effective.
But California's state legislators have just passed a bill called AB 257, which is now flying to Governor Newsom's desk, and will do the exact opposite.
Its proponents say their bill should be a model for other states (and special interest groups are directing money to make this a reality). This should raise alarm bells across the country.
That's because California's approach targets some workplaces and not others. It imposes higher costs on one type of restaurant, while sparing another. That's true even if those two restaurants have the same revenues and the same number of employees.
Let me explain how. If you are a small business owner running two restaurants that are part of a national chain, like McDonald's, you can be targeted by the bill. But if you own 20 restaurants that are not part of a large chain, the bill does not apply to you. For unexplainable reasons, brands with fewer than 100 locations are excluded. Even more mystifying, the legislation excludes certain restaurants that bake bread. I can only conclude this is the outcome of backroom politicking.
This is a clear example of picking "winners" and "losers," which is not the appropriate role of government.
Putting aside so many problems with the bill, it could require single-location franchise owners of these large chain restaurants to pay workers $22 per hour by as early as 2023—40% more than the current hourly wage in California.
Aggressive wage increases are not bad. McDonald's, for instance, operates very successfully in high wage environments across the country and around the world, and in places that require more than $22 in all restaurants.
But if it's essential to increase restaurant workers' wages and protect their welfare – and it is – shouldn't all restaurant workers benefit?
This lopsided, hypocritical and ill-considered legislation hurts everyone. Many economists who have studied this issue agree this bill is problematic, as has the state's own Department of Finance.1
Economists say it could drive up the cost of eating at a quick service restaurant in California by 20% at a time when Americans already face soaring costs in supermarkets and at gas pumps.
California is my birth state and it's hard to watch it earn its reputation for driving businesses out of the state.
But this isn't just a cautionary tale for California's customers, workers, and business owners. Proponents of this bill have made it clear they want to see it expand across the country, regardless of whether Governor Newsom signs the bill into law. That would be terrible.
They are also encouraging voters everywhere to ask their lawmakers to adopt California's counterproductive model in their own states.
Rather than asking for what many have decried as the "California Food Tax," those who count on a thriving restaurant industry—workers, owners and customers— should be asking lawmakers to only consider legislation that benefits all.
Once again, California is not leading the way. We should all demand better and I welcome a productive dialogue with elected leaders across the country.
Joe Erlinger President, McDonald's USA
1 https://esd.dof.ca.gov/LegAnalysis/getPdf/066D8BA5-C012-ED11-913B-00505685B5D1
About McDonald's USA
McDonald's USA, LLC, serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. Ninety-five percent of McDonald's approximately 13,500 U.S. restaurants are owned and operated by independent business owners. For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com, or follow us on Twitter @McDonalds and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mcdonalds.
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IBM Consulting to integrate IBM watsonx with FYI to deliver value and cultivate trust among creatives
ARMONK, N.Y., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new collaboration with will.i.am and FYI (Focus Your Ideas) to leverage the transformative power of secure and trustworthy generative AI for creatives. The FYI app is engineered to inspire and empower artists, creators and innovators to collaborate seamlessly on projects and help them manage their business with everything from storyboarding, messaging and video calls to high-resolution file sharing and scheduling all in one place — tracking the creative process end-to-end.
FYI and IBM Consulting will work together to integrate watsonx, a new AI and data platform for business, to scale AI and embed responsibility, transparency and explainability into the creative process.
FYI currently runs on IBM Cloud and is enabled by IBM technology to harness cryptography with secured messaging for projects from end-to-end. With watsonx, the FYI team will be able to deploy custom AI capabilities that can automate content creation and supply chain workflows, helping to reduce administrative tasks, enhance communication among teams and allow more time for the creative process. FYI will serve as a "digital coach," empowering creators with a suite of services such as creating business documents and managing creative development workflows.
"The FYI team is honored to expand our relationship with IBM, adding watsonx capabilities that will help our Web 3.0 messenger app to be even more productive," said will.i.am, founder and CEO of FYI. "Collaborating with IBM, a trusted partner and expert in the generative AI field, will enable both FYI and the creative community to scale."
"Generative AI has incredible power to transform the content creation and collaboration process at scale, but the AI used must be built with security, governance, and transparency," said Jesus Mantas, global managing partner, IBM Consulting. "Together, FYI and IBM aim to transform the creative collaboration process with simple and highly efficient generative AI powered workflows."
IBM has a long history of emphasizing ethics in AI development and this latest collaboration is no different. AI workflows will help FYI users' collaborative work to be responsible, accountable and explainable.
With deep industry expertise spanning strategy, experience design, technology, and operations, IBM Consulting is the catalyst for business transformation and the trusted partner to over 3,000 of the world's most innovative and valuable companies. Our 160,000 consultants embrace an open way of working, bringing a diverse set of voices, experiences and technologies like Hybrid Cloud and AI together to accelerate business transformation. Supported by IBM Garage, our proven co-creation method, we bring speed and scale to innovation with an enduring ecosystem of technology leaders to deliver solutions for some of the world's most complex challenges.
Statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.
Editor's Note: If you need to include will.i.am's legal name, it is William Adams. All other names shown in wikis and previously published stories are incorrect.
About IBM
IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service. Visit www.ibm.com for more information.
About FYI
FYI is the ultimate communication & collaboration platform for creatives, by creatives.
FYI is a productivity platform designed to serve creatives; FYI is where the creative community drives culture forward.
A fully integrated creative collaboration and productivity platform, FYI combines communication tools with file management features to create an all-in-one experience that makes creative teams more productive.
On FYI, you can easily share multimedia files with your team, organize your creative work into projects, use AI tools to write creative content, conduct group calls and chats, display assets in beautiful, interactive layouts, and present your work – all in one app. All data is end-to-end encrypted and secured at multiple levels.
FYI, the trusted space where millions of creatives make an impact every day.
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BOSTON, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, today announced the tuck-in acquisition of Altar, a French biotechnology company that has developed a proprietary adaptive evolution platform. A fleet of Altar's automated adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) instruments will be integrated into Ginkgo's Foundry to serve customers across food and beverage, biofuels, biomaterials, cosmetics, animal health and human health applications, among others. Ginkgo has successfully collaborated with Altar on customer programs historically and is excited to welcome them to the team.
Despite the immense progress in rational genome editing and high-throughput testing of engineered strains over the last decade, it often remains challenging to engineer microorganisms that meet target specifications under industrially relevant conditions due to the complexity and unknowns of the underlying genetics. For the development of certain phenotypes, such as those based on improved growth under normally unfavorable conditions, ALE can be a powerful approach to address this challenge. By incorporating Altar's ALE platform to Ginkgo's existing strain engineering capabilities, Ginkgo expects to be able to routinely engineer those target phenotypes that can be selected for based on their improved growth properties under defined process conditions, such as in the presence of otherwise inhibitory concentrations of a target end product or prohibitively high temperatures. Selected strains coming out of these ALE-based selections will then be characterized and further validated by Ginkgo's existing suite of test workflows.
"As the range of programs we work on continues to expand, it is imperative that we have the best tools in rational design as well as the ability to leverage the inherent diversity and creativity that emerges from evolutionary processes," said Nikos Reppas, Senior Director, Foundry Technology at Ginkgo Bioworks. "We're excited to welcome the Altar team to Ginkgo and look forward to integrating the Altar technology into Ginkgo's suite of offerings so we can better serve existing and future customers."
"We founded Altar to increase the feasibility and reduce time-to-market for bio-manufactured products," said Simon Trancart, CEO of Altar. "We've been working with Ginkgo for a few years now, and are thrilled to join the Ginkgo platform as we work to accomplish our mission at an even greater scale by collectively using biology to drive innovation across industries."
Altar is specialized in the development of microorganisms for industrial applications. Altar's technology, which was developed in collaboration with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), automates Adaptive Laboratory Evolution and offers a unique capability to adapt microorganisms to the conditions required by industrial companies for their competitive utilization at commercial scale. Altar benefited from the support of the European Commission through the EIC Accelerator Pilot financing program. For more information, visit https://www.altar.bio/.
Ginkgo is building a platform to enable customers to program cells as easily as we can program computers. The company's platform is enabling biotechnology applications across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to industrial chemicals to pharmaceuticals. Ginkgo has also actively supported a number of COVID-19 response efforts, including K-12 pooled testing, vaccine manufacturing optimization and therapeutics discovery. For more information, visit www.ginkgobioworks.com.
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TODAY’S SPORTS ON TV
Wednesday, August 31
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
5 a.m. (Thursday)
FS1 — AFL Premiership Qualifier: Richmond at Brisbane, Elimination Final
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A man was killed and three people were injured in a quadruple shooting early Sunday in Hamilton Hills in Northeast Baltimore.
The shooting on the 5500 block of Harford Road, happened around 1:45 a.m., just before Bar Close on a strip of bars and pubs. Police said officers were patrolling nearby when they heard gunshots and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds to his torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman was taken to a hospital with a life-threatening injury. Two other victims visited local hospitals Sunday morning with gunshot wounds that police believe they sustained in the Hamilton Hills shooting.
John Fowler, a member of the Hamilton Hills Neighborhood Association, said police told neighbors that a group had gathered outside between two bars when an altercation and gunfire broke out. Baltimore Police did not have more details on the shooting Sunday.
Hours after the shooting, stray beer bottles and plastic bar cups littered the 5500 block of Harford Road, which neighbors call Main Street, Fowler said. Flies swamed in abandoned drinks that trailed the block. Shattered glass spilled from a broken window on a vacant storefront between The Hamilton Sports Bar & Grill and Brannan’s Pub. Directly across the street from the pub, a spiderweb of cracked glass spun out from a bullet hole that pierced two layers of glass.
The bullet hit the storefront of beauty salon Samatha’s Nails, Brows, & Lashes. A woman who answered the phone listed for the salon said police did not inform her that her business had been damaged before she hung up to rush to her store.
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Director Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel “White Noise” has been selected to open the Venice International Film Festival in August, festival director Alberto Barbera said Monday.
Baumbach wrote and directed the film, which looks at the contemporary American family through the lens of a professor, Jack Gladney, and his fourth wife, Babette. Greta Gerwig, who has a child with Baumbach, stars alongside Adam Driver, Don Cheadle, Raffey Cassidy and Jodie Turner-Smith.
“It is a great honor to open the 79th Venice Film Festival with ‘White Noise,’” Barbera said. “Baumbach has made an original, ambitious and compelling piece of art which plays with measure on multiple registers: dramatic, ironic, satirical. The result is a film that examines our obsessions, doubts, and fears as captured in the 1980s, yet with very clear references to contemporary reality.”
The Netflix-produced film will be among those competing for the Golden Lion award, selected by a jury led by Julianne Moore, and a likely player in the awards season to come. It'll screen for festival goers at the Sala Grande at the Palazzo del Cinema on Aug. 31 on the Lido.
Baumbach previously debuted his film “Marriage Story” at the festival in 2019. It would go on to pick up six Oscar nominations, including best picture, and one win for Laura Dern.
“It is a truly wonderful thing to return to the Venice Film Festival, and an incredible honor to have ‘White Noise’ play as the opening night film,” Baumbach said. “This is a place that loves cinema so much, and it’s a thrill and a privilege to join the amazing films and filmmakers that have premiered here.”
The rest of the slate for the 79th Venice International Film Festival will be revealed this week. The festival runs from Aug. 31 through Sept. 10.
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WASHINGTON — Thousands of people rallied on the National Mall and across the United States on Saturday in a renewed push for gun control measures after recent deadly mass shootings from Uvalde, Texas, to Buffalo, N.Y., that activists say should compel Congress to act.
"Enough is enough," District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser told the second March for Our Lives rally in her city. "I speak as a mayor, a mom, and I speak for millions of Americans and America's mayors who are demanding that Congress do its job. And its job is to protect us, to protect our children from gun violence."
Speaker after speaker in Washington called on senators, who are seen as a major impediment to legislation, to act or face being voted out of office, especially given the shock to the nation's conscience after 19 children and two teachers were killed May 31 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
"If our government can't do anything to stop 19 kids from being killed and slaughtered in their own school, and decapitated, it's time to change who is in government," said David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 shooting that killed 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He is also a co-founder of the March For Our Lives organization that was created after the shooting and held its first rally in Washington not long afterward.
"This time is different," Hogg said, leading the crowd to repeat after him. He later led the crowd in chants of "Vote them out."
Hundreds gathered in Parkland, the site of the 2018 shooting
Hundreds gathered at an amphitheater in Parkland, where Debra Hixon, whose husband, high school athletic director Chris Hixon, died in the shooting, said it is "all too easy" for young men to walk into stores and buy weapons.
"Going home to an empty bed and an empty seat at the table is a constant reminder that he is gone," said Hixon, who now serves as a school board member. "We weren't done making memories, sharing dreams and living life together. Gun violence ripped that away from my family."
President Joe Biden, who was in California when the Washington rally began, said his message to the demonstrators was "keep marching," adding that he is "mildly optimistic" about legislative negotiations to address gun violence. Biden recently delivered an impassioned address to the nation in which he called for several steps, including raising the age limit for buying assault-style weapons.
In the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Mayor Eric Adams, who campaigned on reining in violence in the nation's largest city, joined state Attorney General Letitia James, who is suing the National Rifle Association, in leading activists on a march toward the Brooklyn Bridge.
"Nothing happens in this country until young people stand up — not politicians," James said.
Despite rain in the nation's capital, thousands arrived on the monument grounds well before the rally began, holding up signs, including one that said "Children aren't replaceable, senators are. Vote." A middle school-age girl carried a sign that said, "I want to feel safe at school."
Organizers hoped the second March for Our Lives rally would draw as many as 50,000 people to the Washington Monument. While that would be far less than the original 2018 march with more than 200,000 people, they focused this time on smaller marches at an estimated 300 locations.
The youth-led movement created after the Parkland shooting successfully pressured the Republican-dominated Florida state government to enact sweeping gun control changes. The group did not match that at the national level, but has persisted in advocating for gun restrictions since then, as well as participating in voter registration drives.
Survivors lobby Congress to act
Survivors of mass shootings and other incidents of gun violence have lobbied legislators and testified on Capitol Hill this week. Among them was Miah Cerrillo, an 11-year-old girl who survived the shooting at Robb Elementary. She described for lawmakers how she covered herself with a dead classmate's blood to avoid being shot.
On Tuesday, actor Matthew McConaughey appeared at the White House to press for gun legislation and made highly personal remarks about the violence in his hometown of Uvalde.
The House has passed bills to raise the age limit to buy semi-automatic weapons and establish federal "red flag" laws. But such initiatives have traditionally stalled or been heavily watered down in the Senate. Democratic and Republican senators had hoped to reach agreement this week on a framework for addressing the issue and talked Friday, but they had not announced an accord.
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Lewis Cass pitcher Amma Fitzhugh celebrates after striking out a batter in the first inning against Delphi in a one-game regional Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Walton.
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Delphi junior Alexis Miller outdueled Lewis Cass freshman Amma Fitzhugh to lead the Oracles to a 1-0 victory in a Class 2A softball regional championship Tuesday at Walton.
Miller fired a two-hit shutout with nine strikeouts to lead the Oracles (18-9) to their second-ever regional title and first since 2010.
Fitzhugh held the Oracles to one unearned run on three hits with seven strikeouts.
Third baseman Kamryn Silcox drops the ball as Delphi's Abbie Pearson slides in safe to third. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kylie Logan, center, gets emotional after Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kamryn Silcox looks down after being called out at third for the final out of the game. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Amma Fitzhugh pitches. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Lewis Cass pitcher Amma Fitzhugh celebrates after striking out a batter in the first inning against Delphi in a one-game regional Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Walton.
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelcee Fowler is safe at second. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Ava Hubner tags Delphi's Lacey Pickering out at second. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Ava Hubner makes the catch for an out. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Elly Logan makes the catch for an out. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Alisyia Zamora is safe at second. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kamryn Silcox makes the catch for an out. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kaitlyn Benner covers first and makes the catch for an out. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass' Kaitlyn Benner, left, and Alisyia Zamora smile as they come off the field after working together to get an out. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
PHOTOS: Cass vs Delphi regional softball
Third baseman Kamryn Silcox drops the ball as Delphi's Abbie Pearson slides in safe to third. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kylie Logan, center, gets emotional after Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kamryn Silcox looks down after being called out at third for the final out of the game. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Amma Fitzhugh pitches. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Lewis Cass pitcher Amma Fitzhugh celebrates after striking out a batter in the first inning against Delphi in a one-game regional Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Walton.
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelcee Fowler is safe at second. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Ava Hubner tags Delphi's Lacey Pickering out at second. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Ava Hubner makes the catch for an out. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Elly Logan makes the catch for an out. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Alisyia Zamora is safe at second. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kamryn Silcox makes the catch for an out. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kaitlyn Benner covers first and makes the catch for an out. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass' Kaitlyn Benner, left, and Alisyia Zamora smile as they come off the field after working together to get an out. Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Cass falls to Delphi 1-0 in the softball regional at Lewis Cass on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
The Kings (7-21) were surprise sectional champions this year but showed they belonged with a strong effort against the Oracles.
The only run allowed was in the third inning. Emma Titus hit a one-out double for the Oracles. Abbie Pearson followed with a ground ball to shortstop. The Kings threw on to first for the out and looked like they had a good chance to get a double play at third, but the ball was thrown away allowing Titus to score the game’s lone run.
Both teams left four runners stranded. The Oracles had a good chance to add to their lead in the sixth when Pearson led off with a triple. But Fitzhugh left her stranded, getting a strikeout, a popup to third on a bunt attempt and a line drive that was caught by the first baseman for the third out.
The Kings had their best chance at tying the game in the bottom of the sixth when Elly Logan led off with a double. But Miller got a strikeout for the first out. Alisyia Zamora, who had the Kings’ only other hit in the fourth inning, hit a line drive to right center. But Delphi center fielder Evann Royal made a nice catch for the second out. Ava Hubner then hit a shot up the middle that was corralled by second baseman Pearson who threw on to first for the third out.
Kami Silcox was hit by a pitch to lead off the seventh for the Kings. After a strikeout, she was bunted to second by Brooke Whitney as the second out was recorded. The Kings then attempted a fake bunt and steal of third but Silcox was caught stealing to end the game.
HANOVER 2, WESTERN 1
No. 8-ranked Hanover Central scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and beat the No. 4 Panthers in a Class 3A regional game at Hanover Central.
Hanover (22-2) opened the scoring with a run in the first inning. Western (29-2) tied in the second inning. Jocelyn Jeffers drew the Panthers’ second walk of the inning and moved to third on a Sienna Stone single. Jeffers then scored on a wild pitch. Western had runners on first and third in the seventh but couldn’t push a run across. Hanover then scored with one out in the bottom of that frame.
“It was a great game,” Western coach Jim Clouse said. “It was tight all the way, kind of what we would expect out of a regional game. And we had a lot of scouting reports on them, and I’m sure they did on us, and we were kind of a mirror of each other. They got a couple hits in key situations.”
Western pitcher Chloe Linn threw all 6 1/3 and took the loss. She gave up seven hits, two walks, two runs (one earned) and struck out six.
“She pitched a great game,” Clouse said. “She pitched really well, we played really good defense, just a couple hits here and there made the difference.”
Stone had a pair of singles for the Panthers, accounting for Western’s only hits. Western graduates five seniors from the program, three players, as well as two who managed this season due to injuries.
“We will absolutely miss the seniors and not only their softball abilities, but what they’ve done,” Clouse said. “They’re 50-8 in the last two years and have endured a lot. They started their freshman years with the COVID year, so they didn’t get to play their freshman year, and they overcame some tough injuries, but they are a tribute to Western softball and what we are looking for in players.”
YORKTOWN 8, PERU 0
The Bengal Tigers and Delaware County Tigers were deadlocked at 0-0 through four innings before Yorktown broke through with six runs in the fifth inning and two more in the sixth in a Class 3A regional game at Peru.
Freshman Lilly Steele had both of Peru’s hits. Jaylah Harlan threw all seven for Peru (9-12) with nine hits, two walks, no earned runs and seven strikeouts.
Caitlin LaFerney struck out 15 batters for Yorktown (17-8).
BOYS GOLF
ZIONSVILLE INVITE
Lewis Cass shot 342 and finished 12th in a talent-laden field of 14 teams at the Golf Club of Indiana.
Rylan Stoller carded an 83 to lead the Kings. Garrett Helvie shot 85, Jensen Burrous shot 86 and Michael Myers shot 88.
FISHERS INVITE
Led by medalist Maverick Conaway, Tipton shot 315 to take third place in Fishers’ 10-team invite at Purgatory G.C.
Conaway fired a 3-under 69 to win medalist by two shots. Also for Tipton, Gavin Hare shot 74 and was fifth, Calvin Condict shot 85 and Nolan Swan and Preston Lancaster had 87s.
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CLEWISTON, Fla., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Florida's aging population continues to grow, so does the need for easier access to end-of-life care services, especially in key areas such as the Southwest counties. Now offering quality hospice care in Glades, Hendry and Lee counties, VITAS Healthcare opened its first office today in the City of Clewiston.
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For more than 40 years, VITAS has provided innovative, patient-centered hospice care throughout Florida. The new Clewiston office serves as a home base for interdisciplinary teams who provide clinical, emotional and spiritual care for patients in their homes, nursing homes, assisted living communities and inpatient care settings.
VITAS services for hospice-eligible Southwest Florida patients include:
- Admissions personnel available 24/7/365—at the convenience of the family or upon the request of the physician
- Physical, emotional and spiritual care provided by a hospice team that visits the patient in the comfort of their home, nursing home or assisted living facility, an average of five-plus times per week
- 24/7 access to trained clinicians who can send a team member to the patient's home when necessary
- Continuous care at home for up to 24 hours when needed
- Comprehensive open formulary pharmacy program, with hospice-related medical equipment and supplies delivered to the home
- Complex modalities for high-acuity patients (IV therapies, inotropes, paracentesis/thoracentesis, high-flow oxygen, palliative blood transfusions, TPN and more)
Additional therapies and patient-focused programs include:
- Nationally recognized veterans program
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Since its founding over 40 years ago in Florida, VITAS has cared for more than 1.5 million patients nationally. As the number of seniors in Florida continues to grow, VITAS is committed to entering new markets to expand access to communities in need of high-quality hospice services.
Adding Value to the Local Community
VITAS develops deep roots in the communities it joins by partnering with community organizations to help further the mission of providing quality healthcare to all.
Care for the community also extends to caregivers and healthcare practitioners. VITAS has plans to offer Alzheimer's and dementia education and support for caregivers, core training for assisted living facilities, and mobile hospice education and outreach.
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Additional offices are expected to open across the three counties, and VITAS offers job opportunities spanning a range of disciplines. Interested candidates can learn more and apply at VITAS.com/careers.
Refer Hospice-Eligible Patients
Healthcare professionals can submit seamless and secure referrals anytime through the VITAS Healthcare mobile app. Referrals are also accepted 24/7 online at VITAS.com/referrals or by calling 800.93.VITAS.
About VITAS® Healthcare
Established in 1978, VITAS Healthcare is a pioneer and leader in the American hospice movement. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, VITAS (pronounced VEE-tahs) operates 49 hospice programs in 14 states (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin) and the District of Columbia. VITAS employs 9,509 professionals who care for patients with advanced illness, primarily in the patients' homes, and also in the company's 26 inpatient hospice units as well as in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living communities/residential care facilities for the elderly. At the conclusion of the second quarter of 2022, VITAS reported an average daily census of 17,360. Visit www.vitas.com.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Left of the 18th fairway on the East Course at Oak Hill is a plaque the commemorates one of the greatest shots in major championship history.
Shaun Micheel’s 7-iron from 175 yards to 2 inches closed out his 2003 PGA Championship.
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Governor: I-95 traffic to resume this weekend with interim fix; permanent repair to follow
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, more than a week after a section of the interstate collapsed in Philadelphia.
“Traffic will be flowing here on I-95 this weekend,” Shapiro said, lauding the around-the-clock work of crews on the stretch of the East Coast’s main north-south highway in northeast Philadelphia.
A section of the northbound lanes of the elevated highway collapsed early June 11 after a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an off-ramp and caught fire. State transportation officials said the driver, who was killed, lost control around a curve. The resulting damage necessitated demolition of the southbound lanes as well, officials said.
Pennsylvania’s plan for a quick interim fix has involved trucking in 2,000 tons of lightweight recycled glass nuggets to fill in the collapsed area, avoiding supply-chain delays for other materials, officials said. After that, a replacement bridge will be built next to it to reroute traffic while crews excavate the fill to restore the exit ramp, officials said.
Shapiro said Tuesday that crews had completed pouring the aggregate into the gap to build it up to the level of the rest of the highway, and cranes were now lifting large outer barriers into place. After that, crews would begin paving and striping three lanes in each direction, he said.
“This weekend, our commuters will finally be able to set their Monday morning alarm clocks back to the regular time, because they won’t have to spend extra time in detours,” the governor said.
Pennsylvania’s secretary of transportation, Michael Carroll, said he wanted to address questions online about the recycled glass aggregate, which he said had been in use in Pennsylvania for seven or eight years and was in fact under sections of I-95 already. He said it was also being used in several other states.
“I have 100 percent confidence in its ability to withstand the traffic that’s on that facility once we open it,” Carroll said. “... It’s safe, it’s sound, it’s ready to go to work.”
President Joe Biden, visiting the site with the governor Saturday, called the design “incredibly innovative.” He said he had told the governor that there was “no more important project right now in the country,” and federal officials have promised to quickly supply whatever aid is needed to complete the project as rapidly as possible.
Shapiro said the repair work would cost an estimated $25 million to $30 million, and the federal government at the highest levels had committed to cover the full cost. He said he would have a timeline on the completion of the permanent repairs once that project begins.
The president said Saturday he knew how important the highway was to Philadelphia and the Northeast Corridor, carrying more than 150,000 vehicles, including 14,000 trucks, every day. “It’s critical to our economy, and it’s critical to our quality of life,’’ he said.
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Kari Lake challenges her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
Kari Lake, the Republican defeated in Arizona governor's race, is formally challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs, asking a court to throw out certified election results from the state's most populous county and either declare her the winner or rerun the governor's election in that county.
The lawsuit filed late Friday by Lake centers on long lines and other difficulties that people experienced while voting on Election Day in Maricopa County. The challenge filed in Maricopa County Superior Court also alleges hundreds of thousands of ballots were illegally cast, but there's no evidence that's true.
Lake has refused to acknowledge that she lost to Hobbs by more than 17,000 votes.
The Donald Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidate has bombarded Maricopa County with complaints, largely related to a problem with printers at some vote centers that led to ballots being printed with markings that were too light to be read by the on-site tabulators.
Lines backed up in some polling places, fueling Republican suspicions that some supporters were unable to cast a ballot, though there's no evidence it affected the outcome. County officials say everyone was able to vote and all legal ballots were counted.
Lake sued Maricopa County officials and Hobbs in her current role as Arizona's secretary of state.
Sophia Solis, a spokesperson for the secretary of state's office, said Lake's lawsuit was being reviewed but had no other comment on the filing.
Jason Berry, a Maricopa County spokesperson, declined to comment on Lake's request to throw out the county's election results in the governor's race. But he said the county "respects the election contest process and looks forward to sharing facts about the administration of the 2022 general election and our work to ensure every legal voter had an opportunity to cast their ballot."
Lake's lawsuit says Republicans were disproportionately affected by the problems in Maricopa County because they outvoted Democrats on Election Day 3-1. GOP leaders had urged their voters to wait until Election Day to vote.
In late November, Lake filed a public records lawsuit demanding Maricopa County hand over documents related to the election. She was seeking to identify voters who may have had trouble casting a ballot, such as people who checked in at more than one vote center or those who returned a mail ballot and also checked in at a polling place.
During the summer, a federal judge also rejected a request by Lake and Mark Finchem, the defeated Republican candidate for secretary of state, to require hand counting of all ballots during the November election.
The judge has since sanctioned lawyers representing Lake and Finchem, saying they "made false, misleading, and unsupported factual assertions" in their lawsuit. The lawyers told the court that their claims were "legally sound and supported by strong evidence."
Hobbs in her role as secretary of state has petitioned a court to begin an automatic statewide recount required by law in three races decided by less than half a percentage point.
The race for attorney general was one of the closest contests in state history, with Democrat Kris Mayes leading Republican Abe Hamadeh by just 510 votes out of 2.5 million cast.
The races for superintendent of public instruction and a state legislative seat in the Phoenix suburbs will also be recounted, but the margins are much larger. | https://www.wtae.com/article/kari-lake-challenges-defeat-arizona-governor/42204502 | 2022-12-10 13:22:49 | 0 | https://www.wtae.com/article/kari-lake-challenges-defeat-arizona-governor/42204502 |
Almost half of the Earth's land surface must be protected to stop the biodiversity crisis, according to a new report published Friday in the journal Science.
The research found some 64 million square kilometers (24.7 million square miles) -- 44% of the Earth's land -- needs "conservation attention" to prevent major biodiversity losses.
"We must act fast, our models show that over 1.3 million square kilometers of this important land -- an area larger than South Africa -- is likely to have its habitat cleared for human uses by 2030, which would be devastating for wildlife," lead author Dr James R. Allan from the University of Amsterdam said in a news release.
The study, which used advanced data modeling and algorithmic projections to map optimal areas for conserving species and ecosystems was described by the authors as "a conservation plan for the planet."
The authors said those areas didn't necessarily have to be designated as protected areas, but other strategies could be used to conserve ecosystems including policies to control land use.
The new research also found that 1.87 billion people, roughly a quarter of the Earth's population, live in areas requiring conservation attention, mostly in developing countries in Africa, Central America and Asia.
Climate scientists and environmental groups are urging governments and corporations to do more to protect the planet, amid warnings the world is on track to miss its targets of keeping warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Scientists who wrote the new research say their findings could have important implications for policymakers negotiating global biodiversity targets, after governments failed to meet the previous goals to conserve at least 17% of global land area by 2020.
A coalition of 70 countries are expected to pledge to to protect 30% of their lands and oceans by 2030, in a draft global treaty due to be finalized in the third quarter of this year.
New $500 million fund for conservation
The report's release coincided with a major UN environment conference in Stockholm, where UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders to end a "suicidal war against nature."
He also warned that unless humanity acts now, "'we will not have a livable planet."
"We know what to do. And, increasingly, we have the tools to do it. But we still lack leadership and cooperation. So today, I appeal to leaders in all sectors: Lead us out of this mess," Guterres said.
To that end, Italy and Sweden announced their support for a new a new international fund that aims to invest at least $500 million in developing countries to aid in climate protection.
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF), one of the world's largest multilateral climate financing instruments, launched its "Nature, People, and Climate" (NPC) program at the Stockholm conference on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
The new program is expected to give indigenous people a bigger role in conserving local environment and tackling climate change.
"Nature-based solutions help reduce emissions, support communities adapting to a changing climate and protect biodiversity," Matilda Ernkrans, Sweden's international development minister, said in a statement.
Ramping up conservation and management efforts of natural parks, oceans and forests is pivotal to safeguarding biodiversity and maintaining balanced ecosystems which humans depend on and to limit the devastating effects of global warming.
But forests around the world are still being destroyed -- from expanding land for beef production in Brazil to setting illegal forest fires to grow palm oil in countries like Indonesia and Malaysia -- threatening wildlife and derailing climate goals as trees absorb about one-third of polluting emissions.
The new NPC program expects to invest in efforts to expand approaches like carbon storage, mangrove restoration and climate resilience in small island developing states, sub-Saharan Africa and forested countries around the globe, according to Reuters.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed a lavish 1,200-year-old estate in Israel’s desert south that offers a unique glimpse of life for wealthy residents of the Negev region, the country’s antiquities authority said Tuesday.
The discovery in the Bedouin town of Rahat dates to the early Islamic period in the 8th or 9th century, the authority said.
The luxury home is built around a courtyard and features four wings with several rooms for its residents. One lavish section features a marble hallway with stone floors and elaborate wall decorations. Archaeologists also found shards of decorated glass serving dishes.
Underneath the courtyard, archaeologists were surprised to discover subterranean vaults made of stone, which they believe were used to store items at cooler temperatures away from the scorching desert sun. The vaults appear to be carefully constructed and sturdy enough to allow people to move between them underground. An opening from the vaulted rooms also leads to a cistern where residents could access cool drinking water.
Experts say the mansion’s owners likely lived a life of prosperity and had plenty to go around.
“The luxurious estate and the unique impressive underground vaults are evidence of the owners’ means,” said the excavation directors in a statement. “Their high status and wealth allowed them to build a luxurious mansion that served as a residence and for entertaining.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/luxurious-1200-year-old-mansion-unearthed/ | 2022-08-24 13:59:07 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/luxurious-1200-year-old-mansion-unearthed/ |
Investor participation from prior round demonstrates confidence in the company's current and future performance
NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cymulate, the market leader in Extended Security Posture Management (XSPM), today announced a $70 million Series D investment led by existing investors One Peak, together with Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), Vertex Ventures Israel, Vertex Growth and Dell Technologies Capital. Cymulate has raised $141M to date.
The latest investment, which is among the largest for continuous security testing vendors, doubles Cymulate's funding raised to date and accelerates the Company's global expansion and pace of innovation.
In a recent report on Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) GartnerⓇ analysts observed, "Previous approaches to managing the attack surface are no longer keeping up with digital velocity — in an age where organizations can't fix everything, nor can they be completely sure what vulnerability remediation can be safely postponed. CTEM is a pragmatic and effective systemic approach to continuously refine priorities, walking the tightrope between those two impossible extremes."* The global shortage of 2.72 million cybersecurity professionals, and overstretched in-house security resources further exacerbates the need for Cymulate's real-world solutions which closes security gaps quickly and efficiently, rationalizes technology, helps upskill staff and improves processes.
"We are thrilled to lead this round of investment in Cymulate," said David Klein, Managing Partner of One Peak. "Cyber posture management and continuous security validation have dramatically increased in popularity in response to the onslaught of ransomware and cyber warfare for businesses across all size ranges. Cymulate is the clear leader in the sector, and we look forward to continuing to support the Company in further accelerating its already strong growth trajectory."
Cymulate sets the industry standard for organizations to use automation to continuously validate their threat exposure and cyber posture, by testing their cloud and on-premise networks against the latest threats in the wild. The Company's Extended Security Posture Management platform leverages its native offensive security technology and capabilities to widely support customers' security and business needs. XSPM incorporates four fundamental pillars tied together with analytics to provide actionable security posture insights: Attack Surface Management, Continuous Automated Red Teaming, Breach & Attack Simulation, and Advanced Purple Teaming. Cymulate's customers see their cyber risk reduced by nearly 50% during the first three months of use. Running daily risk assessments, the cyber risk of Cymulate's customers continues to decrease in the first year without any security drift.
The Series D funding will be used to extend Cymulate's technological capabilities and further accelerate its global growth. The Company more than doubled its ARR in 2021 and grew more than 200% in North America alone. Cymulate has more than 500 customers globally, including Fortune 500 companies and strategic partners such as Optiv and Wipro. By the end of this year, Cymulate plans to further expand its staff by 75% to continue supporting its go-to-market efforts.
"In a market where every business must be prepared to fight advanced threats, I am proud of our team's ability to innovate and respond quickly to the constant turbulence of cybersecurity," said Eyal Wachsman, CEO and Co-Founder of Cymulate. "Our funding from existing investors is a further testament to their confidence in our company, direction, and continued vision. We look forward to reaching our next innovation milestones and expanding into new markets across the globe."
Alongside their Series D funding, Cymulate also recently announced two C-level executive appointments to bolster the company's leadership, namely the appointment of Maria Mastakas as Chief Operating Officer and Carolyn Crandall as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Security Advocate of Cymulate.
*Gartner, Implement a Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) Program, July 2022.
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About Cymulate
Cymulate's SaaS-based Extended Security Posture Management (XSPM) provides security professionals with the ability to continuously challenge, validate and optimize their on-premises and cloud cyber-security posture with visualization end-to-end across the MITRE ATT&CK® framework. The platform provides automated, expert and threat intelligence led risk assessments that are simple to deploy and use for organizations of all cybersecurity maturity levels. It also provides an open framework to create and automate red and purple teaming by generating penetration scenarios and advanced attack campaigns tailored to their unique environments and security policies.
For more information, visit www.cymulate.com.
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About One Peak
One Peak is a leading growth equity firm investing in technology companies in the scale-up phase. One Peak provides growth capital, operating expertise and access to its extensive network to exceptional entrepreneurs, with a view to help transform innovative and rapidly growing businesses into lasting, category-defining leaders. In addition to Cymulate, One Peak's investments include Neo4j, DocPlanner, Spryker Systems, PandaDoc, Keepit, Paysend, Ardoq, Quentic, HighQ, Coople, DataGuard, Brightflag and many more.
To learn more, visit www.onepeak.tech.
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METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints placed veteran receiver Jarvis Landry on injured reserve on Thursday because of an ankle injury that has bothered him since early this season.
On Saturday, the Saints are scheduled to play at Cleveland, where Landry spent his previous four seasons. New Orleans also will be without leading receiver and former Ohio State standout Chris Olave in that game because of his hamstring injury.
Now in his ninth NFL season out of LSU, Landry has played in nine games for New Orleans, catching 25 passes for 272 yards and one touchdown. He missed five games from Weeks 6 through 10 because of ankle soreness.
He was active for New Orleans’ past five games, catching 10 passes for 104 yards and his lone TD during that stretch.
But during last Sunday’s victory over Atlanta, Landry was the intended receiver on just one pass and did not have a catch. Earlier this week, he missing practice again and was back on the injury report.
Players placed on injured reserve must spend at least four games off of the active roster. The Saints (5-9) have three regular season games remaining and have an uphill climb to sneak into the playoffs.
New Orleans needs to make up two games in the standings on Tampa Bay (6-8), finish ahead of Carolina (5-9) and no worse than tied with Atlanta (5-9) in order to win the NFC South.
Notes: Saints top cornerback Marshon Lattimore, a first-round draft choice out of Ohio State in 2017, is listed as questionable for Saturday because of an abdomen injury that has sidelined him for nine games.
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These days, you don't have to drop $2,000 or more to get a dependable laptop with decent specs -- especially if you wait for the right sale. And if you've been looking to get your hands on a new Windows laptop at a bargain, we've got a deal you won't want to miss. Right now at BuyDig, you can snag a 2022 LG Gram 14 for $799, which saves you a whopping $701 compared to the usual price. Amazon also has a white color variant on sale for $797 (save $703), but it has less RAM and a less powerful processor. This deal is only available through Thursday, March 9, so be sure to get your order in before then if you don't want to miss out on these savings.
At 46% off, this LG laptop has some of the most competitive specs you'll find at this price. It comes with a 512GB solid-state drive and 16GB of DDR5 RAM, as well as a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 processor for speedy performance and lightning-fast load times. The screen is a 14-inch, 1,920x1,200-pixel IPS display (note that unlike some Gram models, it's not a touchscreen) powered by integrated Iris Xe graphics.
It's also versatile, with multiple USB-C and USB-A ports, a microSD card reader and an HDMI port for easy connectivity to other monitors or devices. And at just 2.2 pounds, it's light enough to slip in your bag or backpack and take with you on the go. It's also great for video calls and virtual meetings with a built-in full HD IR webcam, and AI noise cancellation to help reduce background noise.
CNET's Josh Goldman is a longtime fan of LG's Gram line, loving the 2020 version of this 14-incher's "extraordinary battery life" and "great port assortment." More recently he reviewed the latest 16-inch model, praising its excellent display and how it's "incredibly lightweight for its size."
If you're in the market for another model, you can check out our roundup of all the best laptop deals available now for even more bargains. | https://www.cnet.com/deals/this-powerful-lg-gram-14-laptop-is-700-off-right-now-at-buydig/ | 2023-03-07 17:03:56 | 1 | https://www.cnet.com/deals/this-powerful-lg-gram-14-laptop-is-700-off-right-now-at-buydig/ |
NEW YORK, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hips – and toys – don't lie, the excitement is growing for the Toy of the Year® (TOTY®) Awards, hosted by The Toy Foundation™ (TTF). Taking place Friday, September 29 at Cipriani's 42nd Street to kickoff Toy Fair®, the TOTY Awards will roll out the best of the best as it's a night to celebrate the very best in the toy industry. Featuring an exclusive performance by three-time Grammy Award winner and "Hips Don't Lie" songwriter, Wyclef Jean, the celebration will also name the top toys, people, and campaigns in the toy industry, pay tribute to industry icons, and feature a one-of-a-kind auction. The best part, the night is the ultimate fundraiser that supports TTF's work to deliver the extraordinary benefits of play to children in need.
"Playing – in my case music – was incredibly important for me to build respect as a child," Wyclef said. "So, I'm delighted to help The Toy Foundation deliver that same power of play to tens of thousands of children who need our help to find their voice."
At this year's TOTY Awards, produced by cutting-edge event company BCL Entertainment, guests will experience the excitement from the moment they step onto the purple carpet. Taking place at one of NYC's most iconic event locations, Cipriani's 42nd Street, the event will begin with a high-powered networking and cocktail reception full of Instagram-worthy activities. The reception will flow into the awards show with mission moments woven throughout that spotlight the nonprofits, children's hospitals, and young leaders supported by the industry's collective philanthropy.
Act quickly as only a limited number of tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available. Tickets are available for purchase online. Sponsorship information is available at TOTYAwards.org and commitments may be made directly to TTF's Director of Development John Fistolera.
"Our central message for this year's TOTY Awards is that we are YOUR Foundation!" said Pamela Mastrota, executive director of The Toy Foundation. "Whether you're an individual donor, or a small, medium, or large toy company, retail partner, or supplier, The Toy Foundation provides you the opportunity and platform to make a difference — through play — in the lives of children in need."
Below is additional detail on how the TOTY Awards supports TTF and more information on Wyclef Jean's superstar career. The TTF team looks forward to seeing the entire industry at the biggest night of the year!
To learn more about the TOTY Awards, visit TOTYAwards.org. Follow The Toy Foundation on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, and #TOTY for event news. Add the hashtag to your updates sharing how you're participating in the TOTY Awards.
The Toy Foundation
The Toy Foundation is the 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit of The Toy Association. Its work is focused on creating a world where every child has the opportunity to experience comfort, joy and the extraordinary physical, emotional and educational benefits of play. In 2022/2023, The Toy Foundation delivered play through three program areas:
All support of the TOTY Awards and TTF is tax deductible under U.S. IRS laws and regulations.
Wyclef Jean
Solo superstar and founding and guiding member of the Fugees, Wyclef is a pop culture force part of some of the country's most recognizable songs, such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song"; Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie," which he co-wrote, produced, and is featured on; Carlos Santana's No. 1 single "Maria, Maria," which he is featured on; Whitney Houston's "My Love is Your Love," which he wrote and produced; and many others. Recently, Wyclef has been recording, producing, hosting, and composing for some of the biggest names in production, including Netflix, Showtime, Google, and his own podcast
"RunThatBlack." Blending his musical influence with his philanthropic passions, Wyclef uses his lyrics to positively impact the next generation and actively provides humanitarian aid to Haiti, his native country. Wyclef also supports children's focused charities, including American Red Cross, Feeding America, Rays of Sunshine, and Urban Zen Foundation.
Toy Fair®
Toy Fair® is the largest and most comprehensive play-focused experience, marrying the industry's entire ecosystem with key players to help with business development and sourcing the latest products from across all forms and stages of play. Featuring thousands of new and unique toys, games, edutainment, entertainment-driven experiences, and more from around the world, Toy Fair offers attendees a competitive edge no other trade event can match.
Toy Fair, taking place September 30 - October 3, 2023 in New York City, is produced by The Toy Association, Inc.™ – the not-for-profit trade association representing all businesses involved in creating and bringing toys and youth entertainment products to kids of all ages. Register to attend Toy Fair online.
BCL Entertainment
BCL Entertainment is a Talent + Event Producing and Brand Partnerships company, specializing in one-of-a-kind talent-facing events and branded partnerships. BCL Entertainment authentically matches talent with clients' creative needs to deliver the best experience and the biggest impact whether for corporate events, charity galas, virtual experiences, private parties, television and digital programming initiatives, or commercial campaigns. Since its inception in 2010, BCL Entertainment has been responsible for sponsored events at Super Bowl and CES, multi-talent global charity initiatives, and omni-channel advertising campaigns for some of the world's largest brands. BCL Entertainment is led by its Founder & CEO, 20-year music industry veteran Bettie Levy.
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The best Little Mermaid toys, apparel and other cool merch
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Funko Pop! Disney: The Little Mermaid Ursula
- Mattel Disney The Little Mermaid Deluxe Mermaid Ariel Doll
- Disney The Little Mermaid Ursula Fashion Doll
The Little Mermaid was a big hit in the 80s and is credited with sparking the resurgence of Disney’s golden era of modern animated films. It’s recently undergone the remake treatment, which has proven to be a big success after it raked in $117 million on opening weekend.
The Little Mermaid is crushing it at the box office, meaning that for the foreseeable future, Little Mermaid merch, such as toys, clothing, costumes and other neat items inspired by the movie will be a hot buy for the next generation of fans.
What kind of The Little Mermaid merch is available?
Since The Little Mermaid is a kids’ movie, it’s fair to say that the most popular merch is toys including action figures, dolls, plush toys and games. Apparel is also popular merch for any Disney film, and you can find plenty of terrific clothing inspired by the film, including shirts, shorts, pants and hats. Most apparel will have details or illustrations of characters such as Ariel and King Triton or a phrase from the movie. Also, miscellaneous merchandise such as bed sheets and décor items are available.
Best Little Mermaid merch
Funko Pop! Disney: The Little Mermaid Ursula
With a menacing look inspired by the film’s villain, this Funko Pop! Ursula toy is an excellent buy for any fan of The Little Mermaid. Many people are enthusiastic about collecting Funko Pop! figures, and this one is the perfect way to help any young fan get started on their collection.
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Mattel Disney The Little Mermaid Deluxe Mermaid Ariel Doll
This Ariel doll is hands down one of the best, as it accurately reflects her signature underwater appearance in the new film. The arms, wrists, elbows, feet and legs can be moved to create multiple poses, and her long red hair is accompanied by jewelry for different hairstyles and looks.
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Disney The Little Mermaid Ursula Fashion Doll
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Injuries in the NFL are a part of the price tag for playing, but it doesn’t mean that for teams, fans and even the most seasoned fantasy managers, they don't arrive like anything but an unexpected gut punch, one completely deflating to an entire season.
At the risk of rehashing bitter memories, who had a fantasy season wrecked by Jonathan Taylor's high-ankle sprain when the Colts' running back was the consensus 1.01 in 2022 fantasy drafts? How about the double-barreled ACL tears by promising young running backs Breece Hall and Javonte Williams? Those were just last year.
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Those types of injuries dim what had been previously glowing reputations for players who have had thousands of words written and videos made singing their praises to the fantasy community. Sometimes it leads NFL fans and fantasy managers to wonder if these or other players might actually be injury prone. That brings down ADP and often leads to fantasy managers casting their eyes on the next hot thing.
But are they right in doing so?
Recently, I sat down with Dr. Edwin Porras on my Familia FFB podcast. In his day job, Porras is a physical therapist for the Minnesota Twins in their minor league system and is the medical analyst for Fantasy Points. He's also the host of the Injury Prone is a Lie podcast, where Porras does great work to debunk this label that so many fantasy managers drop on players coming off injuries. Porras is also writing a book titled The Injury Prone Draft Guide and Season Long Playbook where he tackles the idea of whether there are NFL players who deserve that unfortunate moniker.
“A lot of people think that I'm saying nobody gets injured when it's the exact opposite,” Porras said. “We have data and studies to suggest that 98% of NFL players in an NFL season will be injured. Bottom line, period, everybody gets hurt. So if everybody gets hurt, how do we know anybody's injury prone? The issue with those studies is we don't see it play out that way.
You can look at guys who've had a cluster of injuries. Think about someone in the past like Keenan Allen: A ruptured spleen … an AC joint sprain. An ACL tear. All those things happened within … two years of his (early) career, and he went on and he's been fine. That's because those injuries can sometimes cluster to one individual and they can be random."
The important message to keep in mind is that football players are playing hurt practically from the first snap of every NFL season. Are those players injury prone? That label cannot be assigned to 98% of NFL players, as Porras pointed out. It takes peeling back layers of the onion to find information that is vital to keep in mind.
Instead of thinking of a player being "injury prone," focus on injury history.
How to understand injury history
The Allen example paints quite the picture. After playing only nine total games in the 2015 and 2016 seasons because of those injuries, fantasy managers were starting to feel their confidence in a player who put up 1,046 receiving yards in his rookie season shaken. What was important about Allen’s injuries is that the shoulder, spleen and knee were in no way interrelated.
When a player’s injuries are not a recurrence of or somehow connected to a past injury — Allen’s name will come up later in this article on this topic — then they can be looked upon as isolated incidents that happen in the course of the NFL season.
“If we can identify outliers,” Porras said. “If we can know, ‘Hey, these injuries are random.’ Or, ‘Hey these injuries probably are not random.’ And we learn who to fade and we learn who not to fade and take above ADP, that is literally textbook 101 how you gain an advantage. That's why it's so important, I think, that people sort of devalue histories and they're either all in or they make some excuse like 'it doesn't matter, they are going to get so much volume' … Or it's, ‘Oh this guy's burned me so many times, I'm not really excited about their ADP.’ But it's always somewhere in the middle and it's always so specific.
“What I'm saying is, everybody gets injured. It's our job to wade through and find out who is actually going to be injured more frequently based on their history, and who kind of just has had really bad luck. It's not easy to do.”
Christian McCaffrey's 2022 season
McCaffrey tried the patience of fantasy managers during 2020 and 2021 seasons that were lost to injury. It hurt even more after his Herculean 2019 season when McCaffrey put up 1,387 rushing yards, 116 receptions for 1,005 receiving yards and 19 total touchdowns for 471.2 PPR fantasy points.
In 2020 he suffered a high-ankle sprain, rehabbed then injured the AC joint in his shoulder. In training to return, McCaffrey strained his quadriceps. Season over, with only three games played and all the fantasy managers mimicking horse-racing betters tearing up losing ticket stubs.
In 2021, the running back was limited to seven games after suffering two separate hamstring injuries, which have a 30% recurrence rate within the same season, according to Porras.
Looking beyond the number of injuries, it was the types of injuries on different body parts that stood out. McCaffrey also didn't require surgery for any of his ailments. His durability in college and the NFL — he played all 48 games his first three seasons — also played a part in Porras recommending McCaffrey highly.
“You look at a guy who's had two contact injuries to totally different regions of the body and two soft tissue injuries in different parts of the same body part, that's just bad luck,” Porras said. “You have to realize that's just bad luck for a guy who missed like two games when he played in college.”
McCaffrey totaled 1,860 combined yards and 13 touchdowns to finish as the RB2 overall in 2022; a perfect example of injury history being more important than if a player is injury prone. If a player has injuries to different body parts that are not correlated, that's a good sign. Lack of surgical procedures is also a positive. A history of durability is important.
Who is at risk of repeated injury?
Looking at previous injuries helps determine if there can be future recurrences too. Porras’ extensive research covered some of the most common injuries, and what the re-injury rate is in-season for these injuries:
High-Ankle Sprains: 32% in-season, with 5% the following year
Chest/Shoulder Injury: 21% year-to-year
Hamstring: 30% recurrence in-season; 34% year-to-year
Injury history may not be an exact predictor, but it can be the difference between drafting a couple of players. With training camps about to open and the fantasy redraft season fast approaching, I asked Porras about several players who may have questionable injury histories. That could add some context for fantasy managers weighing quick decisions before drafting these players next month.
D’Andre Swift & Rashaad Penny, RBs, Philadelphia Eagles
These players are grouped because they’re expected to be co-leaders of the Philadelphia backfield. And they have extensive injury histories. Swift has had multiple shoulder injuries, which is cause for concern because this could be an “internal shoulder issue that doesn't necessarily go away even with rehab.” That said, Swift has played through injury, appearing in either 13 or 14 games his first three NFL seasons.
Penny is a player Porras pointed out has an extensive injury history, but to different body parts, similar to McCaffrey. Penny has a 2019 torn ACL in his background, as well as a hand fracture in 2018 and had his last season ended by a broken tibia on Oct. 9, 2022. Penny was a first-round pick in 2018, is age 27 and was brilliant in the closing weeks of the 2021 season to help people win fantasy championships. “Is he some injury pariah, an injury-prone guy? I'm not sold on that yet.”
Swift has a Yahoo ADP of 74.4, while Penny’s is 92.1. Penny may be a solid value as an RB3 and contribute quite a bit.
Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
While Porras does use Allen’s recovery as stated above as a prime example of why a player is not injury prone, there is some cause for concern after consecutive seasons with hamstring injuries. His being only 31 adds to it.
"At this point, and as we recognize that he has a history of hamstring strains two years in a row, it's really tough to see that not being an issue moving forward," Porras said, adding that Julio Jones' repeated leg injuries are comparable. Allen did close the 2022 season averaging 18.9 PPR points in the final eight games, so his production can still be significant if he can avoid re-injury. His ADP is 49.4 overall, so not much of a draft-day discount.
Mike Williams, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
The 2017 seventh-overall pick has an extensive injury history with back, shoulder, knee, hamstring, ankle and neck injuries all on his chart. Porras pointed out that the injuries are multiple, but to look at games played. Last year’s 13 games were preceded by playing either 15 or 16 games every season from 2018 to 2021. At an ADP of 78.9, Williams may, in fact, be a bargain come draft day.
James Conner, RB, Arizona Cardinals
Porras made note of how Conner has been on the injury report with an ankle issue four out of the last five years, and connective tissue injuries six of the last seven years. Conner also played 13 games last season, missing time with a rib injury, and averaged 11.9 PPR points, right behind Travis Etienne Jr. With not much competition for touches in the Arizona backfield and at a rank of RB22 and ADP of 65.1, Conner may be worth the risk. "Chalk him up to miss two to three games per year, but if you need a floor guy, and he's there, he's probably a decent floor guy," Porras said.
Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers
The electric 49ers wide receiver is being drafted at 42.4 overall, and some might have worries about hamstring and Jones fracture injuries in his past. Both can be worrisome, particularly the hamstring, though Porras pointed out that there is another red flag that has nothing to do with injuries. The San Francisco offense also features McCaffrey, George Kittle and Brandon Aiyuk with a projected starting quarterback in Brock Purdy who is returning from elbow surgery. "The offensive situation scares me a little bit more than his [Samuel's] injury history, but the injury history doesn't help," Porras said.
Dalvin Cook, RB, free agent
The Vikings made a salary cap move to cut Cook after he put up four consecutive seasons with at least 1,100 rushing yards. He’s played through shoulder injuries, missing eight games over that span. Cook did have shoulder surgery this offseason, and as of this writing is still a free agent. His landing spot may be more troubling for his fantasy value — RB26 and 56.3 overall. “He's always at risk to have that issue again, but he's not a guy that I'm necessarily too concerned with moving forward. I'll say he's fine,” Porras said.
Kadarius Toney, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
The multiple leg injuries for the Chiefs’ dynamic wide receiver stick out, but for Porras, it’s the hamstring injury in the past that is at the forefront. Kansas City managed Toney’s snaps, as he was on the field for just 18, four and five offensive snaps, respectively, during the playoffs. Is he ready for a full workload as a WR1?
“You get nervous with the hamstring, but we don't really have a precedent for a player like him,” Porras said. “We know that he needs that burst, and we know that he needs that quick twitch. In order to do that, to decelerate and accelerate really quickly, you need your hamstrings. So you don't love the fact that he's having his hamstring issues so early on. That is a consideration to point out, but I do think that he could provide some sort of value there. It's just a matter of how long he'll hold up. And we need to see him do it right. That's one of the things that I subjectively incorporate into my analysis. I like when a guy has shown us in the past that they can do it, and we just haven't seen Kadarius Toney do it.”
Toney was already reportedly set to miss some time during training camp after an offseason knee clean-up procedure, but now his status for the start of the 2023 regular season is now up in the air after a second surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
Raheem Mostert, RB, Miami Dolphins
In his age-31 season, Mostert is an elder statesman in the current running back landscape. Before playing 16 games and totaling more than 1,000 total yards last season, Mostert played just nine combined games the previous two seasons. The Miami running back has meniscus and cartilage issues in his injury history, which should not be ignored. The age factor for a position where youth is embraced, as well as a shared backfield with Devon Achane and Jeff Wilson Jr., only add to Mostert's ADP dropping to 129.9.
Injury knowledge is the edge
Keeping in mind the injuries to be truly worried about is the added advantage that fantasy managers need to be looking for. Don’t just make blanket statements or believe a narrative about fading a player coming off an injury or surgery without knowing the true context of the situation.
Are the injuries a recurrence or completely non-related? Age, draft capital, athleticism and complexity of injury are important to note.
“The sharper the market has gotten I think the harder it is to find any edges,” Porras said. “I think injuries, because they're so niche, so specific and yet still play such a crucial role in an individual and a team's performance, I think that we still have not fully realized how much of an edge we can actually gain from being informed and up to date.” | https://www.star945.com/news/national/fantasy-football-is/RC3BQOCBBJTMNE2TO6G6T7BHSY/ | 2023-07-27 16:01:17 | 0 | https://www.star945.com/news/national/fantasy-football-is/RC3BQOCBBJTMNE2TO6G6T7BHSY/ |
Volkswagen will raise prices on the 2023 ID.4 electric crossover lineup by $1,500 for vehicles assembled on January 4, 2023, or later, the company confirmed Thursday.
The news comes from an email to reservation holders, published by Electrek; Green Car Reports has verified the message, its prices, and the timeline with VW.
The price hike applies to current reservation holders; revised prices won’t be posted on VW’s website until Jan. 4. VW also told reservation holders that dealers will set the actual price of specific cars.
VW pointed to material costs related to the battery pack as the reason behind the price adjustment. The automaker also confirmed that the $1,295 destination charge won’t change.
This is not a first for the ID.4. VW already hiked prices on the ID.4 lineup at the same time it introduced a new $38,790 base version—the ID.4 Standard. It undercut the $41,955 base price of the 2022 ID.4 Pro, with the same 201-hp permanent-magnet motor powering the rear wheels, but a smaller battery pack with 62 kwh gross and 58 kwh usable capacity, affording 208 miles of range. The ID.4 Pro has a 275-mile estimated range from its 82-kwh gross (77-kwh usable) pack.
The 2023 VW ID.4 Standard offers nearly all the same strengths (and interface quibbles) as the rest of the lineup, all of which are now being assembled in the U.S. at VW’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory. The Standard retains the sharp steering and decent handling of other ID.4 models, but also the flawed touchscreen interface.
The wild card in all current EV pricing is exactly what the federal tax credit will be for U.S.-made EVs in the new year. With guidance from the Treasury Department issued earlier this week, there’s a little room for interpretation. Vehicle lease prices may also come down in the new year, as automakers are once again able to factor the tax credit into their leases.
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Restructuring process for rest of business remains ongoing as company continues to support customers with no expected disruptions
WAYNE, Pa., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS) today announced that, subject to court approval, it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with 365 Data Centers to acquire a majority of its U.S. Colocation and Network business. The transaction with 365 Data Centers is subject to court approval and customary closing conditions. The hearing by the court to approve the Asset Purchase Agreement with 365 Data Centers is scheduled for August 24, 2022. The Company expects the transaction to close this fall.
All of Sungard AS' businesses in North America are continuing to operate largely business as usual and meeting the needs of customers, whether included in the Asset Purchase Agreement or not. Sungard AS is continuing to evaluate potential sales or other restructuring alternatives with respect to its Cloud and Managed Services and Recovery Services operations while under the protection of chapter 11 in the United States and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in Canada.
"We have been working hard to determine the best path forward for our business in a manner that meets the critical needs of our customers while strengthening our operating cost structure. The combination of 365 Data Centers and our U.S. Colocation and Network business is an important next step in this process and presents an exciting opportunity in the marketplace with a growing, strong, reputable buyer who is committed to our customers," said Michael K. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer and President, Sungard Availability Services.
Additional information about Sungard AS's chapter 11 filing can be found at: https://cases.ra.kroll.com/SungardAS.
Information about the Canadian proceedings can be found at: http://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/SungardASCanada.
Sungard AS is advised in this matter by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Jackson Walker LLP, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, FTI Consulting, Inc., DH Capital, LLC and Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc.
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Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS) is a leading provider of cloud connected infrastructure solutions serving enterprise customers from 75 hardened data centers and workplace recovery facilities in nine countries. Sungard AS has a 40-year track record of delivering resilient and highly available hybrid IT solutions. Backed by high-performance networks, Sungard AS modernizes customers' end-to-end IT across connected infrastructure, cloud, recovery and workplace solutions. Working with customers to understand their business objectives, Sungard AS identifies gaps in customers' current environments and tailors a solution to achieve their desired business outcomes. Visit Sungard AS at www.sungardas.com or call +1 888 537-6519 in the U.S. or +44 808 238-8080 in the U.K. Connect with us on our blog, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf is doing well after undergoing a planned surgical procedure “in the heart area,” the palace said Monday.
The surgery “went according to plan and the King is doing well,” the royal household said. “The king thanks for all the support and the warmth shown to him and feels grateful for Swedish healthcare.”
The official announcement did not elaborate on the nature of the surgery. The king is not known to have had surgery for a any serious ailment before.
After the surgery, the 76-year-monarch will take a rest period, meaning that his planned commitments this month and in early March will be pushed back to later this spring.
The king ascended the throne on Sept. 15, 1973 and is the longest reigning monarch in Sweden. Later this year, the king will celebrate his 50 years on the throne.
The royal family is hugely popular in Sweden. The monarchy enjoys widespread support despite the egalitarianism that otherwise characterizes society in the Nordic country. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/swedish-king-is-doing-well-after-surgery-in-17794734.php | 2023-02-20 15:11:58 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/swedish-king-is-doing-well-after-surgery-in-17794734.php |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will begin their rebuttal case Tuesday, challenging his attorneys’ contention that he murdered 17 people because his birth mother abused alcohol during pregnancy, a condition they say went untreated.
Prosecutor Mike Satz’s team is expected to call experts who will testify Cruz has antisocial personality disorder — in lay terms, he’s a sociopath — and fully responsible for his Feb. 14, 2018, attack at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
According to the National Institutes of Health, people with antisocial personality disorder commit “exploitive, delinquent and criminal behavior with no remorse.” They usually have no regard for others, don’t follow the law, can’t sustain consistent relationships or employment and use manipulation for personal gain, the NIH says.
Prosecutors will want to reemphasize Cruz “understood exactly” what he was doing during the massacre and could “formulate and carry out a plan,” said David S. Weinstein, a Miami defense attorney and former prosecutor.
Robert Jarvis, a professor at Nova Southeastern University’s law school, said prosecution experts will also likely testify that even if Cruz’s brain was damaged by his birth mother’s drinking, that’s true of thousands of other Americans and they don’t commit mass murder.
“If they did, we would be having mass murders on an unprecedented scale,” he said.
Cruz, who turned 24 on Saturday, pleaded guilty last October to murdering 14 Stoneman Douglas students and three staff members. The seven-man, five-woman jury will decide whether he is sentenced to death or life without parole, weighing aggravating factors presented by prosecutors against the defense’s mitigating circumstances. A juror could also vote for life out of mercy for Cruz. For the former Stoneman Douglas student to receive a death sentence, the jury must unanimously agree.
Satz’s team told Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer their presentation could take two weeks, but Jarvis and Weinstein question whether that’s too much for a jury that began hearing evidence in July.
Jurors may be eager to deliberate, so Satz should keep the rebuttal case focused and to the point, they said.
“Don’t get greedy,” Weinstein said.
Jarvis said lawyers too often think that if they just add more witnesses and evidence, that makes their case stronger. But in a trial like Cruz’s where the decision isn’t whether he’s guilty but what sentence he deserves, Jarvis believes that by rebuttal each juror knows his or her vote. Any reconsideration won’t come until deliberations.
“If you do a long rebuttal, that makes jurors think, ‘Maybe the defense really did score some points that I didn’t realize,’” Jarvis said.
Satz kept his main case simple, focusing on Cruz’s eight months of planning, the seven minutes he stalked the halls of a three-story classroom building, firing 140 shots with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle, and his escape.
He played security videos of the shooting and showed gruesome crime scene and autopsy photos.Teachers and students testified about watching others die. He took the jury to the fenced-off building, which remains blood-stained and bullet-pocked. Parents and spouses gave tearful and angry statements about their loss.
Cruz’s attorneys never questioned the horror he inflicted, but focused on their belief that his birth mother’s heavy drinking during pregnancy left him with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Their experts said his bizarre, troubling and sometimes violent behavior starting at age 2 was misdiagnosed as attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, meaning he never got the proper treatment. That left his widowed adoptive mother overwhelmed, they said.
The defense cut their case short, calling only about 25 of the 80 witnesses they said would testify. They never brought up Cruz’s high school years or called his younger half-brother, Zachary, whom they accused of bullying.
That will limit what the prosecution can raise in rebuttal — any evidence or testimony must have some tie to what the defense presented.
Prosecutors have said they plan to show racist slurs Cruz wrote on his backpack and online and the swastikas drawn on the gun he used and the boots he wore. Although there is no contention that the attack was racially motivated, prosecutors argue the words and Nazi symbols show his lack of regard for others.
Judge Scherer rejected an attempt by Cruz’s attorneys to block the swastikas’ presentation, which they argued is unnecessarily provocative. His attorneys also complained that, despite pretrial motions they filed, Scherer did not rule they were admissible until after jury selection. That meant they couldn’t ask prospective panelists whether seeing swastikas would prejudice their verdict.
Jarvis and Weinstein said the prosecution must be careful about what rebuttal evidence they present because if they go too far they could risk an appellate court overturning a death sentence, meaning the case would have to be retried.
“As a prosecutor, there comes a point in every trial where the longer you’re up there, you’re only hurting yourself,” Jarvis said. “Have we reached that point in this trial? I think we have.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-prosecutors-to-begin-florida-school-shooter-trial-rebuttal/ | 2022-09-26 02:15:51 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-prosecutors-to-begin-florida-school-shooter-trial-rebuttal/ |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Attorney General Merrick Garland told Harvard graduates Sunday that their generation has been asked to show “an impossible kind of resilience” after yet another mass shooting at another school.
As the U.S. mourns the victims of its latest mass shooting, 19 elementary school students and two teachers gunned down in Texas, Garland was the principal speaker at Harvard’s commencement ceremony for the Classes of 2020 and 2021. Their in-person ceremonies were deferred during the pandemic.
Garland said that before the back-to-back mass shootings in Uvalde and at a Buffalo, New York supermarket, and the attack on Taiwanese parishioners at a church in Laguna Woods, California, he had decided to make his speech about public service. He said he still wanted to do so because “these tragedies only underscore how urgent the call to public service for your generation truly is.”
Garland was emotional as he spoke about how his grandmother was one of five children born in what is now Belarus and how four of the siblings tried to come to the United States. Three made it. The fourth was turned back and the fifth didn’t try.
“The two who stayed behind died in the Holocaust,” he said. “So for me, public service is a way to repay the debt my family owes to this country for our very lives. I know that you all worked very hard to get here. So did I. And for different reasons the fact that we are all here today makes us lucky. So I hope you all make a promise similar to the one that I made to devote some part of your life to public service.”
Garland graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and later served on the Harvard Board of Overseers. Harvard held its first in-person commencement exercises since 2019 on Thursday for the Class of 2022, with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden delivering the keynote speech.
Garland said that the graduates who will dedicate part of their lives to service can “stitch back together the fabric of our civil society.”
“We must persuade our neighbors and our communities to reject the idea that violence or threats of violence are acceptable. We must work to dissipate the hatred that fuels such violence,” he said. “Democracy cannot survive if its citizens forsake the rule of law in favor of violence or threats of violence. We are all in this together. We must protect each other.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/garland-issues-call-to-public-service-in-wake-of-shootings/2022/05/29/8c83cb90-df66-11ec-ae64-6b23e5155b62_story.html | 2022-05-29 16:29:06 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/garland-issues-call-to-public-service-in-wake-of-shootings/2022/05/29/8c83cb90-df66-11ec-ae64-6b23e5155b62_story.html |
Which fireplace mantel should you buy?
There are many accent pieces in your living room that complete its overall aesthetic. The extra furnishings go a long way toward making your home feel cozy and stylish.
Your fireplace, whether it sits in a living room, kitchen or bedroom, is an important focal point. The right decoration around the fireplace can tie the room decor of the entire room together. The mantel on your fireplace can add a sleek, stylish aesthetic or provide a traditional feel, depending on the look you prefer.
What is a fireplace mantel?
A fireplace mantel is the decorative piece that goes around a fireplace. This typically consists of a shelf above the fireplace, which often extends down into two legs or pillars on either side of it.
Types of fireplace mantels
Material and style can vary widely from one mantel to another, but there are generally two types of fireplace mantelpiece:
- Mantel surround: This refers to a mantelpiece that includes a shelf supported by pillars or legs either side of the fireplace. More traditional mantel surrounds usually have corbels to join the two together. Corbels are decorative pieces that jut out under the shelf and over the top of each leg, almost like a supporting bracket. So the mantel surround is like a three-piece frame to go around the fireplace. Mantel surrounds are usually more suitable for large fireplaces and big rooms.
- Mantel shelf: A mantel shelf floats above the fireplace without legs or pillars down the sides. You’ll often see mantel shelves used above contrasting finishes around the fireplace. For example, a wooden mantel shelf might be placed above a stone fireplace surround. For smaller rooms or a minimalist look, a mantel shelf is less intrusive than a full mantel surround.
What to consider before buying a mantel for your fireplace
- Length: Mantels come in different lengths depending on the size of your fireplace. If you’re getting a custom mantel, the size can be more precise. But you can pick up pre-built mantels between 55 and 70 inches long. If you’re struggling to select a length, measure the firebox and make sure the mantel shelf will extend beyond the firebox’s width by at least 3 inches on either side.
- Depth: Mantels come in various depths, too, so you can choose a more sleek and subtle one or go for something that will give you plenty of room to place decorations on the shelf. Most mantel shelves will give you at least 6 inches of depth.
- Material: The most common material for mantels is wood, particularly for mantel shelves. You can choose from almost any type of wood, including pine, oak, mahogany or maple. However, the type of wood can have a significant impact on price. For example, a solid oak mantel shelf will usually be far more expensive than a pine shelf.
- Color: If you want a specific color for your mantel to tie the room together, such as a white shelf, look for painted wood. But if you want a traditional finish, consider darker wood options such as mahogany and walnut, medium-dark woods like oak and cherry or light woods such as maple and ash.
- Style: Depending on the overall aesthetic of your fireplace and the rest of the room, you might want something very simple. Many mantels have no embellishment, providing clean, simple lines. Alternatively, choosing a mantel with carvings or added features can suit rooms with a more traditional feel.
Best fireplace mantels to buy
Mantelsdirect Dakota Floating Pine Wood Fireplace Mantel Shelf
This 60-inch mocha mantel offers a timeless colored piece with the rustic charm of an old farmhouse shelf. The attractive wood is durable and designed for versatility while being easy to install.
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Boscomondo Solid Rustic Wood Fireplace Mantel
This mantel comes in five sizes ranging from 48 to 72 inches, so you can choose the size that best complements your fireplace. Choose from five rustic wood colors, including a sleek gray and a warm dark oak.
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Pearl Mantels Shenandoah Pine Fireplace Mantel Shelf
At 60 inches, this pine mantel shelf has hand-hewn edges and can be hung with or without corbels depending on your preference. It’s also easy to install and comes with a pearl inlay that shows it’s a Pearl mantel.
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Mantelsdirect Breckenridge Floating Fireplace Mantel Wood Shelf
This pine shelf is available in six colors or finishes to suit the style and aesthetic of any home. The corbel bracket arches are a nice added detail to give this mantel shelf a classic feel, regardless of the finish you choose.
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Welland Real Wood Floating Wall Mantel
This imported pine mantel comes with a walnut stain, giving the wood character and the feeling of natural imperfections that can complement brick fireplaces perfectly. It’s handmade, easy to install and (depending on the style of your room) can provide an industrial or farmhouse feel that looks great.
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Dogberry Collections Modern Farmhouse Mantel Shelf
Made from alder planks, this mantel shelf is 48 inches long and comes with all the hardware you’ll need to install it. It’s suitable for mounting to drywall and provides plenty of width to display decorations.
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Mantelsdirect Floating Fireplace Mantel Wood Shelf in White
This timeless, charming mantel is easy to install and comes with a mounting board, screws and step-by-step instructions so you can hang it in no time. It’s made from natural Asian hardwood, and its sleek white finish makes it compatible with almost any room’s design.
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Pearl Mantels Crestwood Mantel Shelf
This 60-inch mantel shelf is made from medium-density fiberboard with semigloss white paint to create a sleek look that can illuminate any room. The included hanger board makes for easy installation, and it can be used almost anywhere, if not as a mantel, then as a floating shelf.
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EASTON, Pa. – The Easton Zoning Hearing Board approved variance requests for a proposed hotel at 1-6 Centre Square on Monday night at Easton City Hall.
The proposal, offered by developer and restauranteur Mick Gjevukaj, founder and CEO of Enjoy with Gusto Restaurant & Hospitality Group, involves the building currently occupied and leased by The Standard bar and restaurant.
The seven-story building will feature 49 rooms, with 40 of them located on floors four through seven. The building will feature also two restaurants with bars and meeting space. As the project is seven stories, it is lower than the city's height limitations.
"We're working hard to make the building fit into the neighborhood," said Jeff Martinson, the project's architect.
"The project includes the restoration of the 1930s façades of the Jacob Mayer building," Martinson said. "The new materials and fenestration of the project will be compatible with the historic district."
Deliveries to the building will consist primarily of food, linens and dry goods. Martinson said they will be delivered by vans and box trucks, with no semi-trucks involved. The deliveries will occur roughly two to three times per week during mornings.
The hotel will feature no on-street parking. Martinson said there are roughly 517 parking spaces and 480 parking spaces within 700 feet and 600 feet of the hotel, respectively, in parking lots either in existence or proposed.
"It's not possible to construct parking on site," Martinson said.
Guests will have check-in hours starting at 3 p.m, while check-out time will be 11 a.m. Martinson added that occupancy expectations for the hotel are between 20% and 30% during the week, with that increasing to between 60% and 75% percent on weekends.
One concern surrounding the proposal was where guests would park to check in and load their luggage.
"It's not logical to think that everyone is going to arrive at the same time," Martinson said. "Some people are going to show up at 3 (p.m.) — want to get here early. Some people will show up at 7, or 8, or 9 (p.m.)."
One resident at Monday's meeting says while the project may present some parking challenges, people will find a way to still come.
"What's more important?" said resident Matt Spring. "The fact that we're inconvenienced a little bit, and you have a very lively downtown, or you have a place to park anywhere or any time you want?"
Other prognostications for the hotel's activities include about two to three business meetings monthly and three to four weddings during summer months.
Finally, restaurants in the facility will be open Thursday through Sunday, from 4 p.m. to closing.
Zoning board members brought up concerns about noise in the area, with suggestions to reduce bar hours.
Martinson said they could stipulate that there is no outdoor music or live music on the terrace of the property.
The architect also told the board about Gusto's other Easton properties, which include the Townley House Hotel and restaurants such as Ocean and the Oak and River Grille.
While board members voted to pass the proposal, a time frame for the project was not announced Monday night. | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/plan-for-full-service-hotel-in-eastons-centre-square-gets-ok-from-zoning-board/article_f15a1856-1d0c-11ed-a5c0-333d472c2c4a.html | 2022-08-16 05:09:58 | 1 | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/plan-for-full-service-hotel-in-eastons-centre-square-gets-ok-from-zoning-board/article_f15a1856-1d0c-11ed-a5c0-333d472c2c4a.html |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee teenager pleaded not guilty Tuesday to more than two dozen charges connected with a shooting rampage in Memphis that led to a citywide shelter-in-place order and a frantic manhunt.
The lawyer for Ezekiel Kelly, 19, entered the plea during a brief hearing in Shelby County Criminal Court. The lawyer, public defender Jennifer Case, was appointed by a judge after Kelly said he could not afford a private attorney.
Kelly was indicted last week on 26 charges stemming from a series of shootings Sept. 7 that killed three people and wounded three others in Memphis. The indictment includes two first-degree murder charges in the deaths of Richard Clark and Allison Parker, plus other alleged offenses including attempted murder, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, commission of an act of terrorism and evading arrest.
Kelly already had been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Dewayne Tunstall outside a home in east Memphis on Sept 7. That case remains in a lower court, and a preliminary hearing has been set for Oct. 18. The indictment and the single murder charge could be combined at some point, prosecutor Chris Lareau said outside court.
At least three witnesses saw Kelly shoot Tunstall at about 1 a.m., according to a police affidavit. Clark and Parker were shot later that day as Kelly was driving around Memphis, livestreaming some of his activities, including one shooting inside a business, police said.
The shootings led to the shutdown of Memphis' public bus system, the lockdown of two college campuses and the stoppage of a minor-league baseball game.
Kelly carjacked at least two vehicles and he was arrested after crashing a stolen car while fleeing police, authorities said. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Memphis-man-pleads-not-guilty-in-series-of-17485954.php | 2022-10-04 16:09:08 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Memphis-man-pleads-not-guilty-in-series-of-17485954.php |
Q. Our first question is about former Razorbacks playing in the NBA summer league.
Preston Cook wants to know: Don’t you think it’s a little too early to be analyzing last year’s Hogs and their status as future NBA players based on a few summer league games? You started out singing Nick Smith Jr’s praises. A couple of days later you were touting Ricky Council. Personally I think Jordan Walsh has been the most impressive but that could change. Are you trying to predict the first who will be called up to an NBA roster?
A. First of all I agree that the situation is fluid and changes game to game. I guess I keep thinking that the Nick Smith Jr. that was hyped as the No. 2 player in the country his senior year will show up at some point.
In game one he was that guy and yeah, I probably got too carried away. He’s struggled with missed shots since then but has still played well overall.
Right after that segment aired Jordan Walsh had a huge game. Also Anthony Black played his first summer league game and he put up some big numbers.
I have no idea which one of the four will play in an NBA game first but I’m kind of pulling for Nick Smith Jr.
Q: Lonny Cox asks: Does it bother you that Nick Smith Jr. and Jordan Walsh already look a lot better getting paid to play basketball than they did as Razorbacks? I wish them the best but where was this when we were having an up and down season?
A. There are fans out there, and clearly you are one of them, who are going to be mad that the 2023 team didn’t live up to the preseason hype, which was, this might be the most talented Razorback team since the national championship bunch.
It’s not like the 2023 team went one and one in the NCAA’s. Or ended up going to the NIT. They played in the toughest bracket. They beat the number one team in the country in the round of 32. They lost to the eventual national champions.
So are you going to get mad every time one of these guys has success at the next level. Doesn’t sound like much fun.
Q. mousetown says: Last week you mentioned the NCAA plans to crack down on schools who use NIL deals to recruit. Everybody I talk to says they’ll get sued if they try it. What makes the new guy at the NCAA think they can win in court?
A. He cited a case back during the Jerry Tarkanian years where UNLV went to court against the NCAA and the NCAA won. Long story short the court ruled that any organization has a right to create and enforce rules for members as long as those rules don’t discriminate.
So in this case, the NCAA is saying if you want to use NIL money to recruit go ahead. It’s not illegal. It’s just against our rules and if you do it you can’t belong to our organization. Go start your own organization where there is no such rule.
Q. On that same subject Pete says: I personally think the court will say that a HS kid can shop around for the best deal. It’s wrong, and will destroy the sport for most schools- but it’s coming. I bet you dinner on it.
A. Don’t bet me. Bet NCAA president Charlie Baker. He’s the one who is confident the rule will be enforced.
I will say this, I really get tired of hearing fans saying nothing can be done about these out of control NIL deals.
Something will be done alright. I don’t have the answers but I do know that a lot of coaches and ADs have had enough. They understand that college athletics is becoming professional sports. If common sense doesn’t prevail interest is going to start dropping and when that happens they’ll have to deal with it. You start losing fans and the money to run athletic departments something will have to be done.
Q: WizardofhOgZ says: With regards to your answer to my question last week I respectfully submit that I was not “mixed up” in the question I asked. [Quote from Jeff Goodman] One concept that came up today in D-1 Council meeting by The Modernization of Rules Subcommittee…..
…….was that playing pro basketball for a certain period of time wouldn’t disallow players from coming back and playing college basketball. Not ready to be voted on, but discussion will continue.
A. I apologize for that. I even did a google search looking for it. After the fact I saw a response to it by Coach Z on my Twitter feed.
Again we’ll ask coach Muss about it the next time he has a presser but to me it’s a much dumber proposal that what I thought you were referring to, a rule that allows players who go though the draft but don’t get drafted to come back to school. If that were adopted players would start entering the draft thinking, what have I got to lose? Yes, by the time they go undrafted the spot on their team would probably be gone so they’d just hit the portal. Just what we need. More reasons to hit the portal.
Q. Wade Rogers says: I’ve searched around about Kevin Kopps but can’t find anything consistent. Is he near making the big show yet?
A. Kopps is with the San Antonio Missions at the AA level. At last check he was 3-3 with an ERA of just over 3.0. He needs to move up to the Padre’s AAA affiliate in El Paso to put himself in a position to be called up.
Q. Hogdogger says: The 1978 Orange Bowl win was a shock to me back in the day. With some of our best players being suspended by Lou Holtz it seemed like the hogs didn’t have a chance…..
…..what game surprised you the most that the Hogs won but you thought there was no way they would win?
A. Not that one because even though the ’78 Orange Bowl was considered a huge upset the talent on that team two deep on offense and defense may have been the best ever at Arkansas. The recruiting in Frank Broyles last couple of seasons was outstanding.
I’d have to go with the Arkansas-Tennessee game in Knoxville in 1992 as the most surprising upset. Tennessee was 5-0 and ranked number 4 in the nation. Arkansas was 1-4 under interim head coach Joe Kines. They’d gotten blown out by both Alabama and Georgia. It looked like it would be another lopsided loss but some crazy things happened in that game.
Freshman QB Barry Lunney Jr. was getting his first career start. I felt like it was unfair to put him in that situation. But he stepped up early on throwing a 50 yard bomb to Ron Dickerson Jr.
Arkansas had the lead for a while but they looked dead in the water late in the game. That’s when Orlando Watters ran back a punt for 71 yards and a TD. Arkansas went for a two point conversion to tie the game but Lunney was sacked.
Arkansas then pulled off a successful onside kick and Todd Wright connected on a 47 yard field goal to win the game.
Arkansas won just three games that season but they beat the number 4 team in the country in front of 100,000.
I remember thinking at the time, this makes no sense at all.
But three years later some of the freshmen on that team were part of Arkansas’ first SEC west championship and its first appearance in the SEC championship game.
Q. WVHogfan asks: In 2007, didn’t Steve Spurrier leave Darren completely off his ballot so he would help Tim Tebow secure the Heisman? That was also the year Darren ran up and down the field against his South Carolina team….
……It was also weird that in 2006 voters said that no sophomore should win the Heisman, but in 2007 Tim Tebow won being a freshmen.
A. Well that was a theory on McFadden being too young to get Heisman. I didn’t buy it then and I don’t now. In order for any athlete at Arkansas to win the Heisman the school is gonna have to be in the national championship game. That ’06 team went 10-4 and lost its bowl game. You don’t know for sure what is in the minds of the Heisman electors but to me, no Razorback, no matter what season he has, will win the Heisman on a team that loses even two games.
Q. Marty Byrde’s Proxy asks: What’s the win number that will give us a good season in that brutal 7 game stretch of LSU, A&M, Ole Miss, Bama, Miss St., Florida, and Auburn? Only two of which are in Fayetteville by the way.
Eight would be a good season but a lot of fans would not be happy with that. Yes, the schedule is tough but to shut most of those Sam Pittman critics up Arkansas will probably need 9 wins.
Q. Radhog says: You and I moved to Fayetteville the same year. Luckily there are no videotapes of me as a knucklehead freshman, but do you have any clips of your on-air work or photos from 1975? Would love to see a football interview from then.
A. Any interview I did would be on film because video tape was not in use at that time locally. I don’t think any film of me during that season exists.
There is one photo. Here it is. | https://www.kark.com/pig-trail-nation/the-ncaa-nil-bidding-wars-most-surprising-hog-fb-upset-ever-why-d-mac-didnt-win-the-heisman/ | 2023-07-11 03:18:33 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/pig-trail-nation/the-ncaa-nil-bidding-wars-most-surprising-hog-fb-upset-ever-why-d-mac-didnt-win-the-heisman/ |
Renowned celebrity chef and beloved food personality Ronnie Woo is out with his first cookbook, Did You Eat Yet? It features more than 100 craveable all-American Asian-inspired recipes.
This cookbook has been years in the making.
Woo, a model turned food personality wanted to create a book that would be both delicious and fun to use. The Seattle-born chef loves breakfast for dinner and his taco recipe works morning or night.
Fugly Delicious Breakfast Tacos
(Serves 2)
Ingredients:
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (mild or sharp)
- 4 large eggs
- Chili powder
- Ground black pepper
- 1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted, and diced
- 4 slices bacon, cooked to your preference, roughly chopped
- Sour cream, for serving
- Scallion chimichurri (available in cookbook), for serving
- Hot sauce, for serving
Make the Taco “Shell”
On a large nonstick griddle or skillet over medium heat, take ½ cup of shredded Cheddar and make a 5-inch nest on the griddle, fitting as many as you can onto the hot surface (you may have to make these in batches). Crack an egg into the middle of each “cheese nest” and season with chili powder and black pepper to taste. Cook until the cheese is browned on the edges and the whites of the eggs are set (but the yolks are still runny), about 6-7 minutes.
Add the Toppings
Transfer to a serving plate and top with avocado, bacon, sour cream, Scallion Chimichurri, and hot sauce. Fold in half and eat your face off.
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July 28, 2022
Hundreds queue for the opening of Apple Brompton Road
Apple’s newest store in London opened this Thursday, July 28, in the city’s bustling Knightsbridge neighborhood, where UK customers and visitors from around the world celebrated with the 200-person-strong store team.
The store will host an ongoing slate of community events and seminars to help customers learn, create, and get the most out of their Apple products. Participants can find and register for events at apple.com/uk/today/collection/apple-brompton-road-presents/bromptonroad.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Evening" game were:
2-8-6
(two, eight, six)
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PITTSBURGH, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I cook a lot of rice and I did not like what traditional rice cookers lacked," said the inventor, from South, Texas. "I thought of this idea with added safety features to improve the appliance and to help prevent the wall plug socket from wearing out. It also allows you to easily turn on/off the cooking mode and it helps to prevent premature element failure."
He invented the FAMILY RICE COOKER that could improve safety conditions within any kitchen. The featured safety components would allow the user to deactivate the rice cooker without unplugging the cord. This will help to prevent the wall plug socket from wearing out, which could help to prevent potential fires in the future. It will also help to prevent the cooking element from wearing out prematurely. The invention includes a specially-designed added feature to assure users of the I/O (on/off)switch to the traditional rice cooker. Additionally, the design will help prevent kitchen fires, which could help save lives and prevent property damage as well as prolong the cooking element.
The original design was submitted to the Houston sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-HOF-209, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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TRES RIOS, Brazil (AP) — Sometimes you start something and have no idea where it will lead. So it was with Eduardo Filgueiras, a struggling guitarist whose family worked in an unusual business in Rio de Janeiro: They farmed toads. Filgueiras figured out a way to take the small toad skins and fuse them together, creating something large enough to sell.
Meanwhile miles away in the Amazon, a fisherman and a scientist were coming up with an innovation that would help save a key, giant fish that thrives in freshwater lakes alongside Amazon River tributaries.
The ingenuity of these three men is why you can now find a beautiful and unusual sustainable fish leather in upscale New York bags, Texas cowboy boots and in a striking image from Rihanna’s Vogue pregnancy photo shoot, where a red, fish-scaled jacket hangs open above her belly. Sales provide a livable income to hundreds of Amazon families who also keep the forest standing and healthy while it protects their livelihood.
MANAGING A GIANT
The leather is a byproduct of pirarucu meat, a staple food in the Amazon that is gaining new markets in Brazil’s largest cities.
Indigenous communities working together with non-Indigenous riverine settlers manage the pirarucu in preserved areas of the Amazon. Most of it is exported, and the U.S. is the primary market.
Pirarucu can grow to 3 meters (nearly 10 feet) in length. Overfishing endangered them. But things began to change when a settler fisherman, Jorge de Souza Carvalho, known as Tapioca, and academic researcher Leandro Castello teamed up in the Mamiraua region and came up with a creative way to count the fish in lakes, the giant fish’s favorite habitat.
They took advantage of something special about this species: It surfaces to breathe at least every 20 minutes. A trained eye can count how many flash their red tails in a given area, arriving at a pretty precise estimate.
The government recognizes this counting method and authorizes managed fishing. By law, only 30% of the pirarucu in a particular area may be fished the following year. The result is a population in recovery in these areas, allowing for larger catches.
In the riverine communities, people eat the fish, skin and all. But in the big slaughterhouses, where the bulk of the pirarucu catch is processed, the skin was being discarded. Then tannery Nova Kaeru showed up on the scene.
SHOESTRING BEGINNINGS
Thousands of miles away from the Amazon, down a hilly dirt road on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Nova Kaeru will process about 50,000 skins from legally-caught giant pirarucu or arapaima fish this year.
This middle-size company had an unlikely start. In 1997, Filgueiras, the guitarist, got involved in his family toad business, where the amphibians were raised for meat. He was struck by the beauty of their skin, but it was all being thrown out. He decided to try to use it, took a leather working course, and started experimenting.
“I had no financial resources. I bought a used concrete mixer and covered it with fiberglass, adapted a washing machine and started to develop the frog leather,” Filgueiras told The Associated Press in his office.
He managed to transform the skin into leather, but there was a problem: It was too small. No prospective customer wanted it. Filgueiras tried to stitch it together, but the result was too ugly. So he invented a way to weld several pieces together.
His creation started to gain attention at international fairs. A few years later, with a partner, he founded Nova Kaeru tannery, specializing in exotic leather, expanding to salmon and ostrich with techniques that don’t produce toxic waste.
Then one day a businessman knocked on the door with a stack of pirarucu skins and asked him to take a look.
Experimenting with the new skins, Filgueiras found he was able to fix the many holes in the pirarucu leather using the same technique he had created for the toad leather.
The first results impressed him. But in the meantime, the businessman died in an aircraft accident. With no previous experience in the Amazon — so different from its home base in Rio — the company nevertheless decided to procure pirarucu skin on its own in the vast region.
They got in touch with the people managing the fishery in Amazonas state. That network has now grown to 280 riverine and Indigenous communities, most of them in protected rainforest areas, employing some 4,000 fisher people, according to Coletivo do Pirarucu, an umbrella organization. Nova Kaeru tannery bought the skins — the first buyer the communities had — and today their most important one.
“The commercialization of the skin has been fundamental for the riverine communities,” Adevaldo Dias, a riverine leader from the Medio Jurua region, told the AP in a phone interview. “It helps make the whole business viable.”
The Association of Rural Producers of Carauari, from the Medio Jurua, sells each skin for $37, an important sum in a country where the minimum wage is around $237 per month. The money helps pay the fisherfolk, who receive $1.60 per kilo (2.2 pounds). Dias says the ideal price should be $1.9 per kilo of fish to cover all costs related to managing the fishing. They expect to earn that in the near future by exporting pirarucu meat.
From Medio Jurua and other regions, the pirarucu leather must travel several thousand miles by boat to Belem, where it is loaded onto trucks for another long journey to Nova Kaeru headquarters, a multiday trip. From there, it goes by plane to foreign buyers.
The pirarucu leather first made inroads in Texas, where it is used in cowboy boots. But the fashion industry is increasingly taking notice. In New York City, the luxury brand Piper & Skye has used pirarucu leather for shoulder bags, waist packs and purses that can fetch up to $850.
“As far as the pirarucu being a food source and feeding local communities and putting food on the table for the folks in the areas where it’s fished and beyond, it is not just a durable and beautiful material. It does promote circularity of the species in utilizing a material that would otherwise go to waste,” Joanna MacDonald, brand founder and creative director, told the AP in a video call.
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Over $5,000 will be awarded to winning nonprofits and fundraising professionals
CARMEL, Ind., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Online and event fundraising leader OneCause revealed the mission-driven organizations and individual fundraising professionals who were selected as finalists in the fifth annual Raise Awards. Winners will be announced at a ceremony during the Raise 2022 conference September 12-13 in Chicago, Illinois. The ceremony will be simultaneously livestreamed online. In addition to the award recognition, winners will receive a cash donation to their mission on behalf of OneCause.
Established to recognize nonprofits and fundraisers who go above and beyond to tell the story of their mission, innovate in the generosity sector, and deepen relationships with donors, the Raise Awards honor recipients in three categories: Innovative Nonprofit of the Year, Storyteller of the Year, and Fundraiser of the Year.
"This year's finalists stood out not only due to the excellence of their submissions, but also the perseverance and passion they demonstrate for improving the lives, communities, and environments of others," said Steve Johns, chief executive officer at OneCause. "It's an honor to celebrate changemakers who are so fiercely committed to building better tomorrows."
The finalists in each category are as follows:
- Innovative Nonprofit of the Year: Recognizing innovation and creativity in fundraising by organizations who are thinking outside the box and implementing new ideas.
- Newhouse
- Hope for Haiti
- Turnstone
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry
- Leukemia Texas
- U-46 Educational Foundation
- Reel Options for City Kids
- Storyteller of the Year: Recognizing excellence in communicating purpose and vision through branding, narrative, and promotion that informs the mind and moves the heart.
- OHSU Foundation
- Community Living
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- SEEC
- Detroit Dog Rescue
- New Danville
- Comfort Cases
- Wild Beauty Foundation
- Fundraiser of the Year: Recognizing individuals who live out the organization's mission, are dedicated to the donor experience, and always give 100% percent to the cause.
Submissions were reviewed by a committee of peer nonprofit professionals and industry experts looking for a focus on specific achievements, campaigns, and events from the last 12 months.
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The entry period for the 2023 Raise Awards begins in Spring 2023. The Awards are free to enter for individual fundraisers and nonprofits of all sizes.
OneCause is driving the future of fundraising with easy-to-use event and online fundraising solutions that help nonprofits improve the giving experience and raise more money. OneCause builds technology that optimizes everyday generosity, making it easier for nonprofit organizations to fundraise and for nonprofit supporters to give. Since 2008, OneCause has helped over 10,000 nonprofits raise more than $4 billion for their missions. Headquartered in Carmel, Ind., OneCause is committed to driving innovation in the charitable sector, bringing together nonprofit professionals across the world for the annual Raise Conference to exchange ideas that further fundraising. For more information, visit www.onecause.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BioCentriq, Inc.—a New Jersey-based, cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO)—announced today that Jackie Veivia-Panter is the new Chief Quality and Compliance Officer.
Jackie has 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and cell therapy industry with specialized expertise in quality management. Her skills include designing and delivering effective and compliant solutions, processes, and organizational models. Throughout her career, Jackie has managed site quality and R&D quality and has held global roles in training, regulatory intelligence, and matrix organization management.
"BioCentriq is at the forefront of developing and manufacturing cell and gene therapies, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to help usher it into its next era as a leading CDMO," said Jackie.
As the former Vice President, Global Head of Quality at Minaris Regenerative Medicine, which included Europe, Asia, and North America, Jackie was responsible for the oversight of all quality-related functions, such as Quality Systems, Quality Control, Regulatory, and Quality Site Heads. She was also charged with creating and implementing a global quality strategy. Prior to that, she was the Senior Director of Global Quality Systems and Compliance at Legend Biotech, where she developed and deployed a global GxP quality system and compliance strategy consisting of policy, process, SOP development, and electronic system implementation.
"We're thrilled to welcome Jackie to the BioCentriq team," said BioCentriq's CEO, Haro Hartounian, Ph.D. "Her deep knowledge of quality management and compliance standards, specifically within the cell and gene therapy industry, will be an incredible asset."
Jackie has her BS in Medical Technology from Marquette University and an Executive MBA from NJIT. She is a member of PDA RAQAB (Regulatory Affairs and Quality Advisory Board), PDA ATMP AB, and former board member of GMP Training and Education Association and ISPE – Clinical Trial Materials Subcommittee, where she participated in writing the Clinical Trial Materials handbook.
BioCentriq is a full-service, New Jersey-based CDMO for cell and gene therapy, focusing on all stages of process development and clinical manufacturing. It was purchased by GC of South Korea for $73M. With over 70 scientists, engineers, analysts, and manufacturing specialists, the company has established quality systems and the infrastructure required to support the release of autologous and allogeneic drug products. For more information, visit BioCentriq.com.
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DENVER (AP) — Joking around before the start of the NBA Finals, Charles Barkley and Grant Hill took hits from oxygen masks they brought onto the set for a pregame TV show.
But the thin air in Denver is no joke. There’s a reason it’s known as the Mile High City.
The city sits 5,280 feet above sea level and there’s plenty of science that shows just how altitude impacts any athlete — including basketball players. The Denver Nuggets have been using the lung-searing elevation to their advantage for years — especially during these playoffs.
With their 104-93 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday, the Nuggets improved to 9-0 at home during their postseason run. Yes, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and friends have a lot to do with it. But altitude deserves an assist. The Nuggets try to push the pace to make the Heat feel the burn coming in from sea level.
“So there’s just as much as oxygen in Denver as there is in Miami,” explained Randy Wilber, a senior sports physiologist for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. “What’s different is the barometric pressure in Denver is significantly lower than in Miami. … So ultimately, yes, you’re getting less oxygen to your working muscles.
“That’s a fact. That’s not a wives tale. That’s not a myth.”
The Nuggets know it. And they remind opponents of it. There’s a sign that greets visiting teams entering Ball Arena listing the elevation. Before games, the stadium announcer proclaims the challenges of playing at altitude.
The Heat, though, aren’t letting it get into their heads.
“I don’t think that was part of the game,” Heat center Bam Adebayo said of the role of elevation after Game 1. “I didn’t even think about the altitude until you just said it.”
To the Heat, the adjustments for Game 2 on Sunday night have more to do with shot making than altitude concerns. The Miami trio of Caleb Martin, Max Strus and Duncan Robinson went a combined 2 for 23 from the floor.
The Heat have shown they can soar at elevation.
Miami beat San Antonio in December in Mexico City, where the altitude is 7,350 feet above sea level. Heat guard Jimmy Butler even found a unique strategy that seemed to work: Eating grasshoppers, a local delicacy, along with drinking some tequila.
It worked so well for him in Mexico City — he had 26 points — he floated a similar plan in Denver.
“You’ve just got to listen to music, drink water, drink wine, play Spades (a card game) and dominoes,” Butler said before the series.
While the Nuggets players are obviously more comfortable playing in the thin air, they aren’t immune to the effects of altitude. Reserve Bruce Brown said he experienced cramps in Game 1.
“You’ve got to get used to the altitude,” Brown said.
Getting acclimated to the elevation typically takes about five days for an elite athlete, Wilber said.
Theoretically, it should put the Heat on schedule for Sunday’s game. That’s if they are adhering to a specific checklist, which includes hydrating, plenty of sleep and even more hydrating.
Wilber has been studying the effects of environmental physiology — heat, humidity, altitude — for the better part of 30 years. Once an 800-meter runner, he’s long been fascinated by the factors that may influence an event.
In his lab — the High Altitude Training Center in Colorado Springs — he and his team can simulate just about anything. That includes “going up the mountain” — his description — to about 20,000 feet and “going down the mountain” to sea level within minutes. The 2,000 square-foot center can accommodate multiple athletes in multiple sports.
“Acclimatization is really just common sense,” said Wilber, who’s authored numerous papers on sport science and fashions game plans for teams to help maximize performance. “It’s just taking on a little bit more every day until you either measure it physiologically or you sense it intuitively that, ‘OK, I feel pretty good. I’m sleeping good. I’m hydrated. I’m ready to ramp up my training load today and see how I do.’
“But you don’t want to do that off the plane.”
To further explain his point, Wilber used the analogy of a hammer. At sea level, the oxygen molecules are driven into the lungs and into the blood with the force of a sledge hammer. In Denver, it’s more like using a ball-peen hammer.
“And ultimately, that means premature fatigue on the basketball court,” Wilber said.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has heard it all. But he’s not letting altitude slip into his players’ thoughts.
“Our guys are in great shape,” Spoesltra said. “They’re ready to compete. If Denver wants to tip this thing off at the top of Everest, we’ll do that.”
Spoelsta maintained the Heat have a home-city advantage of their own — humidity.
“We’ll turn off the air conditioning and they’ve got to play in 90-degree humidity,” Spoelstra joked, saying that tactic will sap the energy out of their legs. “This thing is going to be decided between those four lines.”
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The New York Giants are down an offensive lineman at training camp.
Pro Football Talk reports the Giants placed Matt Gono on the left squad/exempt list Wednesday.
Gono was lining up as the backup right tackle and competing to be the swing tackle. Rookies Josh Ezeudu and Marcus McKethan will climb up the depth chart with Gono gone.
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The 26-year-old Gono is from Cinnaminson, N.J. in Burlington County. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, he was born in Liberia and moved to South Jersey as a child.
The Giants signed Gono to a one-year contract in March.
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Gono joined the Atlanta Falcons in 2018 as an undrafted free agent after playing at Division III Wesley College. He saw action in five games in 2019 and 16 games in 2020. Gono spent the entire 2021 season on the physically unable to perform list with a shoulder injury and was released in February.
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The three-page document landed in email inboxes around the country early last week. For the first time in more than 10 months, the NCAA was officially weighing in on the most confusing topic in college sports.
The era of name, image and likeness (NIL) has been more gray area than black and white since going into effect in July 2021 with a cobbled-together and largely ambiguous interim policy as the only semblance of uniformity. What’s permissible? What isn’t? In many ways, schools and supporters were figuring it out as they went along.
Inside the walls of Nebraska’s compliance offices, staffers didn’t view the new guidelines distributed by the Division I Board of Directors as new at all but more of a reemphasis of existing rules. That’s a good thing for the Huskers as they continue to seek competitive advantages without running afoul of the NCAA.
“There’s nothing new in this document,” said Jamie Vaughn, Nebraska’s executive associate athletic director for compliance. “This could have been published last summer.”
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Vaughn spoke for an hour this week on the topic on NU’s in-house radio show, “Sports Nightly,” as part of what has been a constant push to educate others on the ever-shifting NIL landscape. That includes players, coaches and fans who want to participate.
Collectives too. If anything came from the recent NCAA guidelines, Vaughn said, it was a clear defining of collectives — a catch-all term for groups of varying sizes from a donor base that help athletes at a specific school monetize their NIL — as boosters.
And the longstanding rule for boosters still applies: They may not communicate with prospective student-athletes “for a recruiting purpose.”
“I think that’s really what’s become troublesome for most people is how this has crept into the recruiting space,” Vaughn said. “It was meant to be an opportunity for current athletes to make money off of their image, finally. But we work in a very competitive environment so it’s become a way to try to get an edge in recruiting.”
The guidelines are retroactive, with the short-staffed NCAA indicating it may take closer looks at the most “egregious” possible violations from the last 10 months.
Headlines indicate there would be no shortage of cases to explore. A billionaire Miami booster who announced a two-year, $800,000 deal with a men’s basketball transfer. Former NFL quarterback and Eastern Michigan star Charlie Batch offering transfer QB Caleb Williams $1 million to play at Eastern Michigan. A Texas collective paying Longhorn offensive linemen $50,000 each — mostly just for being offensive linemen. An energy bar CEO in Utah paying tuition for BYU’s 30-plus walk-ons.
Most schools and collectives including at Nebraska expressed no worry about the guidelines this week, said Opendorse official and NIL specialist Braly Keller. NIL deals are jobs, not pay-for-play agreements, and the scores of universities and collectives that use the Opendorse platform have been documenting proof of performance since the start.
Every part of the process — from pitch to payment — is timestamped within the operating system, including text chats. Husker athletes are among those asked to provide evidence of a job done. A photo at a speaking engagement. A video of a golf outing.
“Collectives and compliances offices for the most part are running toward the same goal,” Keller said. “They want to support student-athletes. They want to see their favorite athletes have success and they want to be sure it’s happening compliantly.”
When can a collective begin a dialogue with a prospective student-athlete who is a transfer or high schooler? Much remains left to interpretation, Vaughn said. There’s still a long-held belief, for example, that a booster can employ a prospect but not actively recruit them. A collective can lay out what a prospect might be able to earn at a school but can’t promise anything in exchange for a commitment.
“It’s what I’d call risky behavior,” Vaughn said. “But there’s a way to navigate it. What we’re trying to do at Nebraska — and what we try to do in every aspect of the compliance space – is not put our coaches or other people in the department at a disadvantage. We don’t want to be at a disadvantage but we want to do things the right way. Integrity is in the fabric of what we do at Nebraska. But you can get your toes up to the line and still have integrity.”
It’s in the interest of the schools to educate their boosters because NCAA guidelines say schools are responsible for their behavior. Vaughn, Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts and others have been out in the community often to meet supporters for that reason.
Nebraska may soon have three collectives, Vaughn said, with one having recently completed paperwork and another “working to establish itself.” The most high profile is Athlete Branding and Marketing (ABM), which began operating last August and reported in April its 20-plus major members had raised almost $3.5 million for “NIL activities.” More than 90 Huskers — predominantly football and volleyball players — have made money through ABM-brokered deals. The company is also working to develop a financial support program for football walk-ons. | https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/as-ncaa-works-to-eliminate-collectives-involvement-in-recruiting-nu-believes-it-has-nothing-to/article_f954ad9a-de17-5266-85b9-fd30cf8583be.html | 2022-05-15 22:40:54 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/as-ncaa-works-to-eliminate-collectives-involvement-in-recruiting-nu-believes-it-has-nothing-to/article_f954ad9a-de17-5266-85b9-fd30cf8583be.html |
Fayetteville Technical Community College graduates urged to continue learning
Fayetteville Technical Community College President Larry Keen encouraged the school’s graduates to continue learning as he presided over his final commencement May 13.
FTCC had so many graduates that it held two ceremonies that recognized nearly 1,900 graduates who received 3,650 certificates, diplomas or associate degrees, according to a statement released by the school.
“All of today’s graduates have earned distinction through their hard work and commitment to reaching their goals,” said Keen, who is retiring this year. “It takes all of us. You’ve got to learn more, and we’ve got to learn more. Let’s do it together, and we can all move forward.”
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Mike Nagowski, CEO of Cape Fear Valley Health, gave the keynote address during the morning commencement. Dr. Y. Sammy Choi, director of the Department of Research at Womack Army Medical Center, was the keynote speaker at the afternoon ceremony.
Nagowski spoke to graduates from five programs — Public Service, Engineering and Applied Technology, Allied Health Technologies, Nursing and Continuing Education. He talked about how the students persevered with their education during a pandemic, gaining tools that will serve them in future endeavors.
“Despite what was happening in the world, you adapted and overcame,” Nagowski said. “As with all situations, you get out of it what you put into it. It’s difficult when you’re going through it to know how it ends. When you come out on the other side, the experiences make you who you are and you’re stronger for it.”
Choi addressed graduates in the Arts and Humanities, Business, Math and Sciences, and Computer Information Technology programs. He recognized the community partnerships found at FTCC, including wellness projects with Cumberland County schools and military paramedic training he called the envy of Army bases across the country.
“Through these and other collaborations, I have learned firsthand of the incredible advantages of community colleges,” he said. “FTCC in particular has provided huge dividends for the region and state.”
Choi ended with a call for compassion.
“Forgive. Be kind. Be nice,” he said. “If we all do that, I promise, the world will change.”
Two students were presented with awards for academic achievement and community involvement. Kristen Woods received the N.C. Community College System Academic Excellence Award. Jenna Warnock received the Fayetteville Technical Community College President’s Award.
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SHANGHAI, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CooTek (Cayman) Inc. (OTC: CTKYY) ("CooTek" or the "Company"), a global mobile internet company, today announced the appointment of Shandong Haoxin Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd. ("Shandong Haoxin") as its independent registered public accounting firm, effective November 29, 2022.
The appointment of Shandong Haoxin was made after a careful and thorough evaluation process and has been approved by CooTek's board of directors and audit committee.
Shandong Haoxin will replace Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP ("Deloitte") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. The Company's decision to change its auditor was not the result of any disagreement between the Company and Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.
Deloitte has not commenced any audit work on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2022. It is therefore expected that the change of auditor will not have any material impact on the annual audit of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2022.
About CooTek (Cayman) Inc.
CooTek is a mobile internet company with a global vision that offers content-rich mobile applications, focusing on three categories: online literature, scenario-based content apps and mobile games. CooTek's mission is to empower everyone to enjoy relevant content seamlessly. CooTek's user-centric and data-driven approach has enabled it to release appealing products to capture mobile internet users' ever-evolving content needs and helps it rapidly attract targeted users.
For more information on CooTek, please visit https://ir.cootek.com.
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Beck Flavors announces flavor forecast - consumer preferences centered around adventure, self-care, and versatility
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a world that's more connected than ever before, consumers are looking for global, adventurous flavor experiences. These consumer trends are reflected through the 2023 Flavor of the Year announcement by Beck Flavors.
The flavor development company forecasted the emerging flavors of 2023 by analyzing preferences, mega trends, and buyer behaviors in 2022. After an extensive audit, winners were chosen in the fruit, botanical, indulgent and innovation categories.
Taste of Adventure
The innovative flavor is often unexpected because it helps consumers become familiar with the unfamiliar. According to studies, 31% of US adults aged 18-25 'tend to stick to food they know they will like', vs 40% of Millennials and 52% of Baby Boomers.
This year's innovative flavor is Spicy Tamarind. Its flavor ranges from sweet and sour to tangy and tart, and can be combined with sweet flavors like pineapple or caramel. With a touch of heat from chili peppers, the flavors will transform into a taste that's unforgettable.
Health and Self-Care
With much of the population practicing budget-conscious shopping, it's become more apparent that when shoppers treat themselves, they want something worth-while. While indulgence is often viewed negatively, the self-care practice of indulgence can improve emotional and mental well-being.
Taking into account the combination of sweetness, citrus and self-care, Beck Flavors chose Orange Glazed Cinnamon Roll as the indulgent flavor of 2023.
People can also exercise self-care through health consciousness, mental wellness, and immune system care. Considering those trends, the flavor of the year in the botanical category goes to Garden Mint, a rejuvenating flavor centered around mindfulness. Garden Mint provides a unique freshness that's difficult to replicate, a brightness that stimulates the senses, and an aroma that is shown to decrease anxiety and improve sleep.
Transportation between time and space
A certain flavor or aroma can take consumers back to a treasured memory or feeling, or even transport them to a new world altogether. Very few flavors can capture both feelings, leading to the selection for fruit flavor of the year, Carnival Grape, featuring a burst of sweet carnival-appropriate flavor, with plenty of that classic grape flavor. There are many unique grape varieties that offer sweetness, health benefits, and that nostalgic X-factor. And the trends show that grape is currently at the forefront of a resurgence of gums, sports drinks, and sparkling waters.
To support the 2023 Flavor of the Year, Beck also released a series of infographics that break down the reasoning behind the flavor selections, additional research, and statistics, which can be found here: https://beckflavors.com/flavoroftheyear/
To learn more about Beck Flavors, contact the team, or request a sample, visit their website at https://www.beckflavors.com/.
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‘Follow your heart’: 102-year-old woman receives college degree
Published: Apr. 1, 2023 at 4:10 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (CNN) - A resident at a senior living home in Ohio proved it is never too late to follow your dreams.
Nancy Power Hodous, at 102 years old, celebrated her lifelong dream of receiving a college degree.
Hodous said she was thrilled to be given an honorary degree in public service from Zane College.
“They say follow your heart. If it’s something you can, go ahead and do it,” Hodous said.
And the honor comes just ahead of her 103rd birthday in April.
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HOUSTON, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GATE Energy is pleased to announce that they have been awarded the topsides commissioning management and execution contract by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.(HHI) for Beacon's Shenandoah FPS. GATE's scope includes pre-commissioning and commissioning planning and execution at HHI's fabrication yard in Ulsan, South Korea.
Mark Myhre, President of GATE Energy Commissioning, said, "GATE Energy is grateful for the opportunity to nurture our business relationship with HHI over the past few years. This award is largely due to the trust we built with HHI in the successful delivery of the King's Quay FPS along with recognition that the certainty we deliver creates a competitive advantage."
GATE Energy established their South Korea branch in 2020 to better support the Asian market. On the topic, Myhre continued, "Our strong backlog in South Korea and Singapore, along with our expanding operations in Mexico, solidifies GATE Energy as a premier choice for commissioning across the globe. It's this international expansion paired with entrance into new US market segments that will ensure continued growth for our organization and opportunities for our people."
The Shenandoah deepwater development is located in the Gulf of Mexico in Walker Ridge blocks 51, 52 and 53 with water depths ranging up to 6,200 ft. The FPS will be constructed in South Korea with installation expected in 2024.
GATE Energy is a family of companies that provide scalable, fit-for-purpose services for the energy sector including engineering, commissioning, and specialty field services.
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EAGAN, Minn. – As Republican Tyler Kistner's closing ad aired last month in one of the most competitive congressional districts in the U.S., Vickie Klang felt that something was missing.
The 58-year-old veterinary technician and self-described independent voter watched as the 30-second spot showed grainy black-and-white images of President Joe Biden with two-term Democratic Rep. Angie Craig superimposed alongside him. The narrator ominously described life in America as “dangerous and unaffordable" because of an alliance between the two Democrats.
Absent from the ad, Klang thought, was anything close to a solution beyond electing Kistner.
“You’re never telling me what you're going to do for the state or the country,” Klang recalled. “That’s a huge turnoff.”
Klang ultimately backed Craig, contributing to a 5 percentage point win for a Democratic incumbent whom Republicans spent more than $12 million to unseat. From Maine to California, Republicans faced similar unexpected setbacks with the small but crucial slice of voters who don't identify with either major party, according to AP VoteCast, a sweeping national survey of the electorate.
Republican House candidates nationwide won the support of 38% of independent voters in last month's midterm elections, VoteCast showed. That's far short of the 51% that Democrats scored with the same group in 2018 when they swept into power by picking up 41 seats. The GOP's lackluster showing among independents helps explain in part why Republicans flipped just nine seats, securing a threadbare majority that has already raised questions about the party's ability to govern.
Some Republican strategists say the finding is a sign that messages that resonate during party primaries, including searing critiques of Biden, were less effective in the general election campaign because independent voters were searching for more than just the opposition.
“You’ve got to tell them what you’re going to do,” said David Winston, a Republican pollster and senior adviser to House Republicans who had been critical of GOP candidates' messaging strategy this year. “Somehow the Republican campaigns managed not to do that. And that’s a real serious problem.”
In the northern reaches of Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, a swath of lakes and onetime farm country teeming with development near the Twin Cities, more than a dozen independent voters echo Winston's assessment.
Unlike Klang, who grew up in a union Democratic household, Steve Stauff of Shakopee, 20 miles west, was raised in a rural, conservative Republican home. The two share a recent history of voting for Republican and Democratic statewide candidates, as well as for independent candidate for governor Jesse Ventura in 1998.
But Kistner’s message, like those of other losing Republican challengers in targeted races, appeared aimed more at Republicans than swing voters: simply linking Craig with Biden, whose job disapproval had outpaced approval, and Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, widely unpopular with Republicans.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy unveiled a campaign proposal in September titled “Commitment to America," billed as a GOP agenda. However, the proposal, a collection of repackaged goals such as increased domestic petroleum production, was light on details and mentioned little during the campaign.
“We were just being told, ‘Pelosi bad, Biden bad, therefore Craig bad,’ instead of hearing ‘This is my plan to represent this district,’” said Stauff, a 42-year-old sales representative. “If you don’t bring me solutions to whatever problems you think we have, how can I take you seriously?”
VoteCast suggests that independent voters distinguished between the problems facing the U.S. and Biden's culpability for them. While few independents said the economy is doing well and about two-thirds disapproved of Biden’s handling of it, independents were slightly more likely to say inflation is the result of factors outside Biden’s control than that Biden is to blame, 51% to 47%, according to the survey.
But that nuance was often missing from the GOP's political message.
An October Kistner ad included the claim, “Feeling hopeless? Thank Joe Biden and Angie Craig,” a point that failed to land with Kathy Lewis, an independent voter from Lakeville, Minnesota.
“I understand how that is so hard on people,” said Lewis, a 71-year-old school board member in the Republican-leaning exurb southwest of St. Paul. “I’ve never really believed the president, no matter who it is ... ever really controlled the inflation. They may have had an effect on it, but they didn’t really control it one way or the other.”
Democrats did significantly better among true independents and those who lean toward a party than they have in recent midterms when they have also held the White House, according to analysis of Pew Research Center post-election surveys of self-identified voters in 2014, 2010 and 1998.
While questions remained into the fall about the role the Supreme Court’s June decision overturning the 1973 landmark abortion rights precedent Roe v. Wade would play in the election, several 2nd District Minnesota independents cited it as a driving issue in their support for Craig.
About 7 in 10 independent voters who don't side with either party think abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to VoteCast, which also found many voters across party lines were hesitant to support candidates who were considered extreme.
Pamela Olson, an independent from rural Farmington, Minnesota, said she doesn’t typically vote on a single issue. Nor did she vote for Craig in 2020. That changed with the court’s decision, in light of the court decision, Craig's support for abortion rights and Kistner's opposition in most cases.
“It’s about freedoms in this country. And I think it is completely up to a woman and her doctor,” said Olson, a 56-year-old engineer. “There needs to be a choice for those individuals, not for somebody else to tell you what to do.”
Besides the contention that GOP candidates did not focus on independents, Winston suggests that independent voters might be hesitating to lurch toward the alternative in the wake of the turmoil of Donald Trump's presidency.
“Change has to be something they are willing to vote for, as opposed to just the kneejerk reaction that ‘this is bad so I’m just going to go another direction,'" Winston said.
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Fingerhut reported from Washington.
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Across the state, thousands of students are graduating as part of the Class of 2023 and NJ Advance Media will be sending photographers to many high school graduations throughout the month.
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Recognized for Leading Methane Reductions Program and Setting Ambitious Emissions Reduction Targets
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) today announced that the Oil & Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0) awarded the Company a "Gold Standard" rating, the highest reporting level under the initiative, in recognition of EQT's ambitious methane emissions reduction targets and advanced commitment to accurately measuring, reporting and reducing its company-specific and site level methane emissions.
OGMP 2.0 is a multi-stakeholder initiative launched by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition in partnership with the European Commission, the U.K. and Norwegian governments, the Environmental Defense Fund and nearly 80 leading oil and gas companies. The initiative brings together these parties with the goal of enhancing robust methane emissions monitoring and credible reporting to achieve deep reductions in methane emissions over the next decade.
OGMP 2.0 member companies report on methane emissions along five levels of reporting, increasing in granularity by quantification methodology, level and sources of geography and uncertainty in quantification. To attain the OGMP Gold Standard rating, "bottom-up" source-level (Level 4) reporting must be reconciled with "top-down" site level emissions measurements (Level 5).
EQT is among 14 upstream companies globally qualifying as Gold Standard for 2022.
"Our achieving the Gold Standard rating under the OGMP 2.0 further validates EQT's commitment to operating at the highest standards when it comes to methane monitoring and reduction. And among this elite group of world-leading companies, EQT has the second lowest 2025 target methane intensity goal," said Toby Z. Rice, President and Chief Executive Officer of EQT Corporation. "Taken together, these results further strengthen our argument that, in a world where we are facing an under supply of natural gas and an increasing reliance on coal, it is incumbent on the United States to develop the infrastructure necessary to meet global demand for clean, affordable and reliable natural gas."
EQT joined OGMP 2.0 in June 2021, committing to increasing its methane detection, monitoring and reporting.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to a group of African leaders to ask his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to free political prisoners from Crimea and beyond — saying it could be an important part of their trip to Russia on Saturday.
Seven African leaders — presidents of Comoros, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia, as well as Egypt’s prime minister and top envoys from the Republic of Congo and Uganda — visited Ukraine on Friday as part of a self-styled “peace mission” to both Ukraine and Russia to try to help end their nearly 16-month-old war.
The African leaders were traveling to meet with Putin on Saturday in the Russian city of St. Petersburg.
The mission to Ukraine, the first of its kind by African leaders, comes in the wake of other peace initiatives such as one by China, and it carried extra importance for the African countries: They rely on food and fertilizer deliveries from Russia and Ukraine, whose war has impeded exports from one of the world’s most important breadbaskets.
“This conflict is affecting Africa negatively,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said at a news conference alongside Zelenskyy and the four other African heads of state or government, after the leaders met for closed-door talks Friday afternoon.
Ramaphosa and others acknowledged the intensity of the fight and the animosity between Russia and Ukraine, but insisted all wars must come to an end — and that the delegation wants to help expedite that.
“I do believe that Ukrainians feel that they must fight and not give up. The road to peace is very hard,” he said, adding that “there is a need to bring this conflict to an end sooner rather than later.”
The delegation, including Senegal’s President Macky Sall and Presidents Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia, represents a cross-section of African views about the war.
South Africa, Senegal and Uganda have avoided censuring Moscow for the conflict, while Egypt, Zambia and Comoros voted against Russia last year in a U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning Moscow’s invasion. Many African nations have long had close ties with Moscow, dating back to the Cold War when the Soviet Union supported their anti-colonial struggles.
The tenor of the press conference soured when Comoros President Azali Assoumani floated the idea of a “road map” to peace, prompting questions from Zelenskyy who sought a clarification and insisted he didn’t want “any surprises” from their visit with Putin.
Zelenskyy then urged them to help free political prisoners from Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.
“Would you please ask Russia to liberate the political prisoners?” Zelenskyy said. “Maybe this will be an important result of your mission, of your ‘road map’.”
Zelenskyy expressed thinly veiled frustration about their trip, saying they would have “conversations with the terrorists” on Saturday.
International human rights organizations claim Russia has targeted the Crimean Tatar ethnic group with arbitrary detentions and unjustified prosecutions since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Many have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
“The Russian Federation misuses its legislation for political purposes, in particular to suppress the nonviolent struggle of the Crimean Tatars and their protest against the occupation of Crimea,” the Crimean Tatar Resource Center said in a statement last year.
Ramaphosa, who laid out 10 priorities to help pave the way to ending the war, said he planned to have a bilateral meeting with Putin in part to discuss the Russian leader’s possible attendance at a planned August summit, hosted by South Africa, of the so-called “BRICS” countries, which also include Brazil, China and India.
The International Criminal Court in March issued an international arrest warrant against Putin over Russian abductions of Ukrainian children, which could complicate any trip by Putin to South Africa. Ramaphosa said he alone would decide whether to invite the Russian leader, saying it was still “under consideration.”
Before meeting with Zelenskyy, the African leaders went to Bucha, a Kyiv suburb where bodies of civilians lay scattered in the streets last year after Russian troops abandoned a campaign to seize the capital and withdrew from the area.
The delegation’s stop in Bucha was symbolically significant, because the town has come to stand for the brutality of Moscow’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The Russian occupation of Bucha left hundreds of civilians dead, with some showing signs of torture.
While in Bucha, the visitors placed commemorative candles at a small memorial outside a church near where a mass grave was unearthed.
On their way back to the capital, air raid sirens went off in Kyiv — prompting them to briefly return to their hotel as a “precautionary measure,” Ramaphosa spokesman Vincent Magwenya said.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted: “Russian missiles are a message to Africa: Russia wants more war, not peace.”
The Ukrainian air force said it shot down six Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, six Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles and two reconnaissance drones. It gave no details on where they were shot down.
Germany will deliver another 64 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Friday, to help shield it against Russia’s relentless aerial attacks.
Officials who helped organize the delegation’s talks said the African leaders not only aimed to initiate a peace process but also to assess how Russia, which is under heavy international sanctions, can be paid for fertilizer exports that Africa desperately needs.
They are also set to discuss the related issue of ensuring more grain shipments out of Ukraine, and the possibility of more prisoner swaps.
“Life is universal, and we must protect lives – Ukrainian lives, Russian lives, global lives,” Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema told The Associated Press. “Instability anywhere is instability everywhere.”
The African peace overture comes as Ukraine launches a counteroffensive to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas, using Western-supplied advanced weapons in attacks along the 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line. Western analysts and military officials have cautioned that the campaign could last a long time.
China presented its own peace proposal at the end of February. Ukraine and its allies largely dismissed the plan, and the warring sides look no closer to a cease-fire.
Ukrainian troops have recorded successes along three stretches of the front line in the south and east, Andriy Kovalev, a spokesman for the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said in a statement Friday.
According to Kovalev, Ukrainian forces moved forward south of the town of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia province, in the direction of the village of Robotyne, as well as around Levadne and Staromaiorske, on the boundary between Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk province further east.
Kovalev said Ukraine’s troops also advanced in some areas around Vuhledar, a mining town in Donetsk that was the site of a key tank battle.
It wasn’t possible to independently verify the claims.
Russian shelling on Thursday and overnight killed two civilians and wounded two others in southern Ukraine’s flood-hit Kherson region, where a major dam was destroyed last week, according to the region’s governor, Oleksandr Prokudin.
Russian forces over the previous day launched 54 strikes across the province, using mortars, artillery, multiple rocket launchers, drones, missiles and aircraft, Prokudin said.
Floodwaters in the Kherson region have continued to recede, with the average level in flood-hit areas standing at 1.67 meters (about 5 feet) — down from 5 meters (16 feet) last Tuesday, the Ukrainian presidential office said.
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AP writer Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed
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