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WASHINGTON, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The HBCU Founders Initiative (HBCUFI), a startup accelerator and non-profit that works with founders at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), a philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for Black students and 37 HBCUs, have partnered to host the Better Futures competition.
The competition will be held on April 21st at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C. and will feature 10 top-performing startups from the HBCU Founders Fellowship program who will compete for up to $25,000 in funding.
"At UNCF, we are excited about our partnership with HBCUFI and look forward to co-hosting the Better Futures competition," said Dr. Chad Womack, vice president of National STEM Programs and Tech Initiatives at the UNCF. "The pitch competition represents a capstone experience for students participating in the HBCU Founders Fellowship program and provides a wonderful showcase of their entrepreneurial talents so the world can see the nextgen innovators and leaders from across our HBCU campuses."
Expected attendees at the Better Futures competition include founders, corporate executives, investors, government officials, university administrators, and HBCU faculty, students, and alumni from the DMV region.
"For early-stage startups, exposure to investors and potential enterprise customers is critical," Marlon Evans, President of the HBCU Founders Initiative said. "We are excited to showcase HBCU founders, who often lack access to the resources necessary to scale their businesses, at the Better Futures competition."
The 10 Better Futures finalists are students and alumni from the following HBCUs: Bowie State University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Prairie View A&M University, Spelman College, and Oakwood University.
The founders are creating tech-fueled solutions in education, e-commerce, transportation, health/wellness, and more.
Presenting companies include:
- Co-Lab Instrumental Radio - Instrumental Radio generated by hosting beat submission contests and DJ mix contests (Bowie State University)
- Car Seat Companion - Improving car seats today, to make them safer tomorrow (Elizabeth City State University)
- Vaila Shoes - A modern dress shoe brand for women with extended shoe sizes (Fayetteville State University)
- Idhini, Inc - Connecting the BIPOC community to medical research (Morgan State University)
- Monocle - A social e-reader that enables a community-focused reading experience through shared notes within a book (North Carolina A&T State University)
- Scholist App - A scholarship platform designed to help students discover, apply, and keep track of scholarships (Prairie View A&M University)
- WellMiss - Virtual and holistic healing space for women of all backgrounds to work through trauma (Spelman College)
- Back to the Roots - Solving food insecurity by providing quick, accessible, and healthy solutions (North Carolina A&T State University)
- Covered Always - Protect your investment with Covered Always Car Warranty (Oakwood University)
- All Things College - Informing students and parents nationwide on college readiness, standardized test prep, and scholarships (Spelman College)
For press inquiries, please email Miranda Perez at miranda@hbcufi.org.
For general inquiries, please email Maggey Hoffmann at maggey@nex3.com.
About the HBCU Founders Initiative
Launched by Nex Cubed, the HBCU Founders Initiative aims to catalyze investment in African Americans by supporting HBCU students and alumni along their entrepreneurial journey, encouraging them to pursue technology solutions that close the racial wealth gap ranging from increasing access to healthcare, education, and financial services.
From the ideation stage to the investment stage and beyond, the HBCU Founders Initiative offers programs (accelerators, hackathons, industry webinars, and pitch competitions), financial and technical resources, as well as a vast network of advisors committed to supporting HBCU founders pursuing entrepreneurship.
As of the beginning of 2022, over 650 students and alumni from 75+ HBCUs have benefitted from the program. Participants in our programming have raised over $2M for their startups, positioning them to create jobs in their community.
About UNCF
UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports students' education and development through scholarships and other programs, supports and strengthens its 37 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the importance of minority education and college readiness.
While totaling only 3% of all colleges and universities, UNCF institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 13% of bachelor's degrees, 5% of master's degrees, 10% of doctoral degrees, and 24% of all STEM degrees earned by Black students in higher education.
UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 1,100 colleges and universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized trademark, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." ® Learn more at UNCF.org or for continuous updates and news, follow UNCF on Twitter at @UNCF.
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White House welcomes college basketball champions
Published: May. 26, 2023 at 11:10 AM CDT|Updated: 52 minutes ago
(CNN) - The NCAA basketball champions are visiting the White House Friday.
President Joe Biden will host the Louisiana State University women’s basketball team first.
There were questions about whether the team would go to the white house after the first lady Jill Biden suggested that both LSU and the team that finished second - University of Iowa - should come to the celebratory ceremony.
Later on Friday, Biden will also host the University of Connecticut’s men’s team.
Afterwards, he is departing the White House to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at Camp David.
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If former President Trump is indicted this week, the White House is expected to employ a simple strategy: Get out of the way.
As a Trump indictment over the alleged Stormy Daniels hush-money scheme looms from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the White House has publicly been mum.
Privately, aides and allies said that was an intentional strategy to let the news speak for itself while pointing to the importance of accountability and rule of law.
“The White House doesn’t have to do much here,” said one Biden ally who is close to the president’s team. “They need to acknowledge that it’s a serious legal matter and then leave it up to the courts.”
Allies to President Biden say they are aware that Trump’s team will inevitably turn the indictment into a political issue, suggesting that Bragg, a Democrat with connections to the president, is conducting another “witch hunt.”
Indeed, Trump and his supporters have already been doing so, and their effort went into hyperdrive on Saturday when the former president claimed to his followers on Truth Social that he expected to be arrested on Tuesday.
On Sunday, Trump took to the social media platform again and accused Biden of having “stuffed” the district attorney’s office that is probing the case with officials from Department of Justice.
“Biden wants to pretend he has nothing to do with the Manhattan D.A.’s Assault on Democracy when, in fact, he has ‘stuffed’ the D.A.’s Office with Department of Injustice people, including one top DOJ operative from D.C,” Trump wrote on the site without mentioning to whom he was referring.
He also took aim at Bragg, who he said is “taking his orders from D.C.”
Democrats say Biden should not feel compelled to “get in the mud,” as one major Democratic donor put it.
The president can create a contrast with Trump by keeping his head down as the news around the indictment ensues.
“It’s the right thing to do, the opposite of what Trump would have done, and presents the split screen of Trump’s crimes with Biden delivering for the American people,” said Democratic strategist Josh Schwerin. “There is nothing Trump wants more than to have more reason to falsely claim that his legal troubles are a political attack rather than the rule of law.”
At the White House briefing on Monday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refrained from speaking about Trump’s case, citing “an ongoing investigation.
“We do not comment on any ongoing investigations from here,” Jean-Pierre said. “We’ve been very consistent on that.”
Ultimately, Democrats and Biden’s team hope the get-out-of-way strategy will accomplish another goal: It will divide Republicans ahead of a pivotal GOP primary race, in which Trump faces competition from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to run for the White House, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who is already in the race.
Former Vice President Mike Pence and others are also expected to join the GOP primary.
“Republicans are going to be split — some will defend Trump, others will seek his base without embracing him,” said Basil Smikle, the former executive director of the New York State Democratic Party who serves as the director of the Public Policy Program at Hunter College. “Both present a good foil for Democrats and Biden.”
So far, Republicans have walked a fine line on the possible impeachment.
On Monday, DeSantis held a press conference where he attacked Bragg, calling him a “Soros-funded prosecutor” while accusing him of “weaponizing” the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
But at the same time, the governor, who did not mention Trump by name, slapped the former president when he said he doesn’t “know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair.”
“I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis added pointedly.
Democrats expect that tone to continue from the Florida governor — and other Republican rivals — as the presidential race heats up.
In that scenario, they say, Biden comes out on top.
“It makes the GOP nomination battle more contentious, which is good for Biden,” said Democratic strategist Brad Bannon.
In addition, Bannon argued Trump’s potential indictment and trial could galvanize Republicans behind Trump, “who is a lesser threat to Biden than a candidate like DeSantis.”
While allies expect Biden to largely take a do-nothing approach on the potential indictment, allies cautioned that the strategy could change if protests turn violent, as they did during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
“They’re not going to talk about it unless they have to talk about it,” the ally said. | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/bidens-strategy-on-trump-indictment-get-out-of-the-way/ | 2023-03-21 12:06:55 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/bidens-strategy-on-trump-indictment-get-out-of-the-way/ |
The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned.
The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently against the turf during a Thursday night game against Cincinnati.
“We’ve now analyzed with our engineers and with the Players Association more than a 1,000 concussions on field, we have a pretty good database of how these injuries occur,” NFL executive Jeff Miller told the AP about the helmet-to-ground impacts. “This helmet performs better in laboratory testing than any helmets we have ever seen for those sorts of impacts.”
The helmet performed 7% better than the most popular helmet worn by quarterbacks last season, the league said in a memo sent to team executives on Thursday.
Jason Neubauer, an executive for Vicis, said the company began designing its Zero2 Matrix QB helmet in early 2022.
“The unique thing is that it has a deformal outer shell, which means when you take an impact in any location on that helmet, it will deform or basically dent in that location to absorb the impact,” Neubauer said. “What that means for us, as designers or engineers, as we’re looking to optimize it for different types of impacts, we’re able to change unique locations to try to optimize the impact mitigation in any one area.”
It’s unknown how many quarterbacks will switch to the new QB-specific helmet. The league and the players’ union share information from the helmet studies with teams so players make informed decisions on helmet choice. The only other position-specific helmet already approved is the Vicis Zero2-R Trench for offensive and defensive linemen.
The memo sent to teams also includes the results of the 2023 helmet laboratory testing study. Miller told the AP seven helmets the league highly recommended in 2020 have now been downgraded to prohibited as a result of new testing.
“That’s a great sign,” Miller said. “Hopefully we can continue to stimulate that either with position-specific helmets designed for each position group or for a general all-purpose helmet to be able to say to players: ‘Work with us, be willing to change helmets because better and better products are coming online every year.’”
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2 shootings of Jewish men in LA believed to be hate crimes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A person was taken into custody Thursday in connection with the shootings of two Jewish men outside synagogues in Los Angeles this week that investigators believe were hate crimes, police said.
The violence set off fear among the city’s Jewish community as police increased patrols around houses of worship and officials decried the attacks.
The two separate shootings occurred after the men left synagogues in the city’s Pico-Robertson neighborhood, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s Southern California branch. Both men survived.
“This is a relief,” the branch wrote on Twitter after the arrest was announced. “Tonight, we can rest easy. Tomorrow, we will continue to fight against antisemitism.”
The person was tracked and taken into custody Thursday in Riverside County, Los Angeles police said in a statement. Detectives seized a rifle and a handgun.
The shootings happened in the morning on Wednesday and Thursday. Detectives had said they were likely perpetrated by the same man, though it was not immediately clear whether he was the person who was taken into custody on Thursday.
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BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambia has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to remove cough and cold syrups blamed for the deaths of more than 60 children from kidney injury in the tiny West African country.
Speaking to The Associated Press, the Director of Health Dr. Mustapha Bittaye confirmed the wave of child deaths from acute kidney injury, sending shockwaves across the country of 2.4 million people and around the world.
The U.N.’s World Health Organization has issued an alarm in response to the deaths, saying it had been working with Gambia’s government to investigate the cause of the cases and deaths since August.
“WHO has issued a medical product alert for four contaminated medicines identified in The Gambia that have been potentially linked to acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. “The loss of young lives is beyond heartbreaking for their families.”
The four medicines are cough and cold syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited in India, WHO said.
While the contaminated products have so far only been detected in Gambia, they may have been distributed to other countries, WHO said. The U.N. health agency said it is pursuing investigations with the company and regulatory authorities in India.
“WHO recommends all countries detect and remove these products from circulation to prevent further harm to patients,” it said.
Teaming up with the Gambia Red Cross Society, the Ministry of Health has dispatched hundreds of young people to collect the suspect syrups through a house-to-house campaign.
Gambia’s Medical Research Council has also issued an alarm.
“Over the last week, we admitted a child with this condition (acute kidney injury) … and she has unfortunately died. We were able to confirm that she had taken one of the drugs that is suspected to be causing this, prior to her arrival at our clinic. It had been bought at a pharmacy within The Gambia,” the council said in a statement. “The drug has been identified as containing a significant amount of a toxin which damages kidneys irreversibly.”
In India, the federal regulator and the state regulator of northern Haryana state are conducting an inquiry into the contaminated medicines.
Of the 23 samples tested, four had so far been found to be contaminated and India is waiting for the analysis to be shared with it, said an Indian health official who spoke on condition of anonymity since they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Phone calls to the headquarters of Maiden Pharmaceuticals went unanswered. Neither India’s health ministry nor the federal regulator responded to queries from the AP.
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SYDNEY (AP) — Fox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch is suing Australian news website Crikey in a Sydney court for defamation over an opinion piece about last year’s storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s son filed a statement of claim in the Federal Court on Tuesday, a day after Crikey publisher Private Media’s chairman Eric Beecher and managing editor Peter Fray put their names to an ad in The New York Times inviting Lachlan Murdoch to sue.
“We await your writ so that we can test this important issue of freedom of public interest journalism in a courtroom,” the two media executives said in an open letter to Lachlan Murdoch, which was also published in Australia’s The Canberra Times newspaper on Tuesday.
Murdoch is suing Private Media, a private company, Fray, who is also the website’s editor-in-chief, and Crikey’s political editor, Bernard Keane.
Murdoch claims he was defamed by Keane’s column about the U.S. congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection which Crikey published on June 29 under the headlines: “Trump is a confirmed unhinged traitor. And Murdoch is his unindicted co-conspirator.”
U.S. cable news giant Fox News is accused in suits filed in the U.S. of airing false claims linking two election technology companies, Dominion and Smartmatic, to a conspiracy to steal votes from former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, won by President Joe Biden.
Crikey said it welcomed the Murdoch action. “Crikey will not be silenced,” the statement published Wednesday said.
Lachlan Murdoch’s office confirmed the defamation proceedings had been filed but declined to make further comment.
Private Media chief executive Will Hayward said in a statement: “We are determined to fight for the integrity and importance of diverse, independent media in Australian democracy.”
No court hearing date has yet been set. Murdoch has not proposed a monetary sum should he win damages in court.
Crikey removed the contentious article from its website when it received a letter from Murdoch’s lawyers a day after the article was published. After further letters were exchanged between lawyers, Crikey published the article again last week.
Crikey attracts an audience of at least 175,000 unique readers a month and has at least 15,000 paid subscribers, according to court documents. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/entertainment-news/rupert-murdochs-son-sues-australian-website-for-defamation/ | 2022-08-24 22:42:21 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/entertainment-news/rupert-murdochs-son-sues-australian-website-for-defamation/ |
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government hailed an era of cheaper Australian wine and New Zealand kiwi fruit as free-trade agreements with the two Southern Hemisphere nations took effect Wednesday.
U.K. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said that the start of the first all-new trade deals that Britain has struck since it left the European Union marked “a historic moment.”
Economists, however, said the economic effect would be limited. Trade expert David Henig called the new deals “a bit of a nothingburger.”
The agreements remove tariffs on most goods, streamline some regulations and make it easier for Britons to work Down Under, and for Aussies and Kiwis to work in the U.K.
Britain marked the occasion by sending the Australian and New Zealand governments care packages of products it hopes will get an export boost, including Welsh whiskey, English gin, leather bags from the Cambridge Satchel Co. and Beano, a kids’ comic book.
The U.K. says the deals will boost bilateral trade by 53% with Australia and 59% with New Zealand, though the overall volumes are relatively modest: Australia accounts for 0.9% of U.K. trade, and New Zealand for 0.2%.
Henig, director of the U.K. Trade Policy Project at the European Centre for International Political Economy, said that the deals “could make bits and pieces of difference. For individual companies it can make a difference.”
But, he said, “the likeliest outcome is very little changes.”
Many economists say no amount of new trade deals will make up for the economic hit of leaving the EU, which before Brexit accounted for about half of all U.K. trade. Britain’s exit erected new trade barriers with the bloc, an economic behemoth of 27 countries and 500 million people.
Britain’s independent Office for Budget Responsibility estimates Brexit knocked 4% off U.K. gross domestic product. The new deals together are expected to bring an estimated boost to GDP of about 0.1% by 2035.
Some former U.K. government officials also say the deals are skewed towards Australia and New Zealand. Ex-Environment Secretary George Eustice, who was a member of the government when the deal was struck, said last year that “the U.K. gave away far too much for far too little in return.”
British farmers, meanwhile, fear beef and lamb from the antipodean nations’ large livestock industries will flood the British market under the deal’s vastly increased quotas. The U.K. government insists the deals have “robust protections” for British farmers.
Sue Davies, head of consumer rights and food policy at U.K. consumer organization Which?, said the group’s research suggested people want trade deals that prioritize “high food, product safety, data protection and environmental standards.”
“The success of trade agreements will be judged on what they deliver for ordinary people in their everyday lives, not just the export opportunities they provide.”
The ability to strike new trade deals around the world was touted as a Brexit benefit by those who argued Britain would be better off outside the EU. But deals have been slow in coming, though the U.K. has rolled over several agreements that it had when it was part of the bloc, and is on course to join the trans-Pacific trade partnership that includes Japan, Canada and Vietnam.
Before Brexit, then Prime Minister Boris Johnson touted a future free trade deal with the United States as one of the great prizes of Brexit.
Next week, his successor, Rishi Sunak, is due to visit Washington for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden. A trade deal isn’t even on the agenda.
“We are not seeking to pursue a free-trade deal with the U.S. currently,” Sunak spokesman Max Blain said Tuesday. ___
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Democrats have won the Senate, and Republicans continue to close in on winning the House. This raises questions about just what's next in Washington.
Copyright 2022 NPR
Democrats have won the Senate, and Republicans continue to close in on winning the House. This raises questions about just what's next in Washington.
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By MATTHEW PERRONE
AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats vowed to continue investigating consulting giant McKinsey’s work with opioid drugmakers after a Wednesday hearing detailed how the firm had advised companies pushing painkillers as well as U.S. health regulators.
The hearing before a House committee is part of an ongoing probe into McKinsey’s role in the U.S. opioid crisis that has been linked to over 500,000 overdose deaths from both prescription pain medications and illicit drugs like fentanyl.
McKinsey’s top executive challenged some of the committee’s findings but said the company has overhauled how it does business and no longer works with opioid manufacturers, including OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma.
“I’ve apologized for our work for Purdue and other opioid manufacturers and we fully recognize it fell short of our standards,” said Bob Sternfels in testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee. He said the company would continue cooperating with investigators.
Last year the consulting powerhouse agreed to pay $600 million to settle lawsuits over its work advising opioid makers, though it admitted no wrongdoing.
Lawmakers questioned Sternfels for three hours about revelations that his company allowed consultants working for Purdue Pharma to simultaneously advise the Food and Drug Administration, the agency tasked with overseeing drug safety.
“McKinsey was advising both the fox and the hen-house — and getting paid by both,” said Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. ”Clearly, McKinsey should not be setting strategy for both drug companies and the FDA.”
A preliminary report from the committee found 22 McKinsey consultants who worked for both the FDA and an opioid manufacturer over the span of a decade. The overlapping work included McKinsey staffers advising the FDA on overhauling its drug safety division, according to the committee’s review of thousands of company documents.
Meanwhile, McKinsey consultants recommended “cash prizes” and “unrivaled recognition” for top OxyContin sales reps to increase Purdue’s revenue, according to a 2013 strategy presentation released Wednesday.
Lawmakers heard conflicting accounts of whether McKinsey’s work helped Purdue avoid tighter FDA regulation.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, testifying remotely, said that her state’s own investigation into McKinsey uncovered emails recommending Purdue “band together” with other drugmakers in 2009 to “defend against strict treatment by the FDA.”
Sternfeld said McKinsey did not share FDA documents or intelligence with Purdue and said claims of information sharing were inaccurate.
He also testified that McKinsey was open with FDA about its pharmaceutical consulting work.
“We made very clear that we were working both with the industry and with opioids in particular,” Sternfeld said. FDA officials have previously stated they were aware of McKinsey’s pharmaceutical consulting.
Maloney and other Democrats repeatedly suggested McKinsey’s work may have violated federal contracting rules on disclosing potential conflicts of interest.
On Wednesday, Maloney introduced legislation that would tighten requirements for contractors to disclose potential conflicts. A bipartisan group of Senators previously introduced similar legislation in their chamber.
The committee’s Republicans spent most of their allotted time undercutting the relevance of the hearing, noting the vast majority of opioid overdoses are now caused by fentanyl and heroin, not prescription drugs. They urged tighter border security, noting nearly all illicit opioids enter the U.S. through the southern border.
“We have a new opioid crisis, folks, and it’s not from big pharma in the United States— it’s from the drug cartels who operate sites in Mexico,” said Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida.
House Democrats spotlighted several examples of McKinsey touting its FDA connections when soliciting consulting business from drugmakers. The company also submitted advice on dealing with the opioid epidemic to members of the Trump administration, according to the report. It’s unclear if the information had any effect on federal policy.
For decades, McKinsey has been the preeminent corporate consulting firm, advising many of the world’s biggest companies on strategy and operations. The company has also made inroads into government consulting, receiving nearly $1 billion in federal contracts.
The Oversight Committee scrutinized McKinsey’s work on three dozen FDA contracts worth more than $65 million, stretching from 2008 to 2021.
At a separate Senate hearing Tuesday, the head of FDA’s drug center director told lawmakers McKinsey’s work was about “organizational design and did not entail involvement in product regulation.” The agency currently has no contracts with McKinsey, she noted, and no new awards are expected while Congress investigates the firm.
The House report did not conclude that McKinsey’s FDA consulting resulted in lighter regulation of OxyContin or any other opioids.
For years the FDA has attempted to discourage doctors from overprescribing the drugs, mainly by adding starker warnings to their labeling. Prescriptions have fallen from their peak in 2012, but mainly due to new prescribing limits imposed by state and local governments, insurers and hospital systems.
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AP Writer Geoff Mulvihill contributed to this story from Cherry Hill, N.J.
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LendingTree finds that even as the cost of admission into a Disney park rises, consumers do not regret spending a small fortune to visit the place "Where Dreams Come True"
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingTree®, the nation's leading online financial services marketplace, released its survey exploring how a Disney vacation impacts finances. The survey found that 18% of Disney goers have gone into debt due to a trip to Disney. While the Disney magic might hurt some wallets, 71% of Disney attendees who went into debt don't regret it. Additionally, the survey found that parents with children under 18 are most likely to incur Disney debt, with 30% saying a trip to Disney resulted in debt.
Key findings
- 1 in 5 (18%) Disney goers have gone into debt due to a trip to Disney.
- Most Disney goers who went into debt have no regrets, with 71% saying they don't regret incurring debt to experience the Disney magic.
- Parents with children under 18 are most likely to incur Disney debt, with 30% saying a trip to Disney resulted in debt.
- Those who went into debt say in-park food and beverage (56%) and admission costs (48%) were significantly more expensive than they originally thought or budgeted for.
- Though tickets prices are soon to rise, currently, September is the cheapest month for admission tickets, costing an average of $126.50. December ticket prices are the most expensive at $149.03, on average.
LendingTree's Chief Credit Analyst, Matt Schulz, had this to add:
"It's no secret that a trip to a Disney park is expensive, but it is a price that many Americans are willing to take on some debt to pay. That speaks to the power of Disney and is also further proof of just how highly many of us value experiences and the memories that can come with them. Taking on debt for such things can be OK, as long as it is done in moderation. However, doing it too often or to too big a degree can be a recipe for trouble."
To view the full report, visit
https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/disney-debt-survey/
Methodology
LendingTree commissioned Qualtrics to conduct an online survey of 1,548 U.S. consumers ages 18 to 76 from Oct. 5-6, 2022. The survey was administered using a nonprobability-based sample, and quotas were used to ensure the sample base represented the overall population. All responses were reviewed by researchers for quality control.
We defined generations as the following ages in 2022:
- Generation Z: 18 to 25
- Millennial: 26 to 41
- Generation X: 42 to 56
- Baby boomer: 57 to 76
To calculate ticket costs, LendingTree analyzed the cost of one-day, one-park Disney World tickets between November 2022 and October 2023. Prices were analyzed on the Disney World website on Oct. 13, 2022.
LendingTree is the nation's leading online marketplace that connects consumers with the choices they need to be confident in their financial decisions. LendingTree empowers consumers to make smarter financial decisions through choice, education and support. Consumers can compare multiple offers from a nationwide network of over 500 partners in one simple search, and can choose the option that best fits their financial needs. Services include mortgage loans, mortgage refinances, auto loans, personal loans, business loans, student loans, insurance, credit cards and more. Through the logged-in experience, consumers receive free credit scores, credit monitoring, recommendations to improve credit health, and notifications when the proprietary algorithm identifies a savings opportunity. LendingTree, LLC is a subsidiary of LendingTree, Inc. For more information, go to www.lendingtree.com, dial 800-555-TREE, like our Facebook page and/or follow us on Twitter @LendingTree.
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History reveals a correct answer, but variations and debate persist
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WILKES-BARRE — You probably think you know how to pronounce the name of Luzerne County’s largest city.
You may think “this isn’t even a story.”
Some in our newsroom said exactly that. Then they proceeded to pronounce it three different ways. And we’re talking about a group of locals here. (Well, if you accept Plymouth and West Pittston folks as local, considering that they’re from way over on the other side of the Susquehanna. And then there was the one from Scranton. Scranton! Who even gave them a say?)
Then we went out onto Public Square with a crew from our partners at Eyewitness News.
As WBRE/WYOU’s Chris Bohinski put it: “Eleven letters, made from two names, separated by a hyphen. Sounds simple, right?”
No.
The pronunciations varied, as did people’s certainty about what they were saying. Some even changed their minds as the discussion progressed.
And, as it turns out, this debate has been going on for over 200 years.
But there is a correct answer. Sort of.
It’s not “bear,” “bar,” or “barra.”
It’s “berry.”
And that’s only because most Americans historically would have struggled with “ba-rrray,” and its throaty French rolling of the Rs, as the name would have sounded in the Barré family’s ancestral tongue.
That probably won’t settle things for some people, but at least let us explain.
Messrs. Wilkes and Barré
For those who don’t already know, Wilkes-Barre was laid out in 1769, when the region was still claimed by Connecticut and part of the British Empire. Its namesakes are the Rt. Hon. John Wilkes and Isaac Barré, members of the British Parliament who were sympathetic toward the American colonists.
Wilkes, arguably the more famous of the two, was a London-born radical who spent much of his younger life antagonizing the establishment, earning the enmity of King George III and other high-ranking members of British society.
Barré, meanwhile, was born in Dublin, Ireland to French Huguenot refugees. Despite his French roots, he was raised in Anglo-Irish society, served in the British Army, and later became a member of Parliament. There, Barré was an ardent supporter of the American cause.
Wilkes-Barré Preservation Society director and curator Tony Brooks, who has spent many years studying the issue, said we cannot know for sure how Barré pronounced his own name, but that even in his own time it likely would have been anglicized by the people around him in Ireland and England, sounding more like “berry” than “ba-rrray,” despite continued use of the accent aigu (é) over the e. In French, that letter sounds like “ay” or “eh.”
So, how would Wilkes-Barré have been pronounced in early America?
Brooks has found evidence that battles over the spelling and pronunciation go way back.
In 1829, the Wyoming Bank of Wilkes-Barré passed a resolution at the time of its founding that specified spelling as you see here, complete with hyphen, capital B, and the accent aigu over the e, to point to what they saw as its proper pronunciation. That, he said, suggests that the spelling and pronunciation were controversial even then, 60 years after the community was first formed.
The é persisted into the 20th century. Brooks pointed to several instances, including a check issued by the then-Borough of Wilkes-Barré in 1861 (attached to this story), as well as by many businesses and organizations.
So many spellings
That was hardly the end of the matter, however.
Spellings of the community’s name had always varied widely. As the Times Leader noted in a 2001 piece on this subject, Maj. John Durkee and the small group of settlers who came to the Wyoming Valley from Connecticut in 1769 called their town Wilkesbarre. “Merging town names was common in England. Names such as Newhaven, Easthampstead and Westfield cover the British landscape,” the 2001 story noted.
But consistency proved elusive: Under a 1799 state act that set local borders, the name was printed “Wilkes-barre,” and written “Wilkesbarre,” the story added.
Over the years, the name appeared with and without the é, sometimes even as one word, Wilkesbarre, Wilkesborough or even Wilkesbury — the bank’s 1829 resolution be damned. But by the late 1800s, Wilkesbarre seemed to find broad favor again, including with the U.S. Post Office.
Some locals resisted, and felt that the name needed to be hyphenated and include the capital B to properly honor both namesakes. Brooks said this feeling intensifed as the community geared up for 1906, when the centennial of its 1806 elevation to borough status would be commemorated (it became a city in 1871).
The effort succeeded. President Theodore Roosevelt was approached by residents during an August 1905 visit and decreed soon after that all government departments would write “Wilkes-Barre.”
The hyphen was in, the é was out, and the pronunciation was still anyone’s guess.
However, prominent local historian Oscar J. Harvey — a source to whom Brooks frequently turns — was a supporter of the accent and French pronunciation.
“The variations seem to have driven Oscar Harvey nuts,” Brooks said with a laugh.
Harvey was not alone. Indeed, a 1920 Chamber of Commerce publication attached to this story shows the name with the accent. However, Brooks pointed out, in the same decade the Chamber also published a jingle stating “It’s Wilkes-Barre as in strawberry,” which is certainly less French.
Brooks said the accent started to disappear in the 1930s and ’40s and was all but dead in the post-World War II years.
One notable exception was the Times Leader, which used it in the paper’s nameplate well into the 1970s.
A rose by any other name
The people we chatted with on and around Public Square offered the usual variations: “bear,” “bar,” “barra,” or “berry.”
Even Bohinski, a native of Wilkes-Barre Township who has always said “berry,” admits his own father sometimes said “bear.”
One group of G.A.R. Memorial Middle School students we encountered on the square admitted that they, too, used to vary in their pronunciations, until they took a tour with Brooks and learned the name’s history and proper pronunciation.
“Wilkes-BERRY” they shouted in unison.
Mayor George Brown, a lifelong resident, agreed.
“We have people mispronounce it all the time,” Brown said. “We’ve had people perform at the F.M. Kirby Center and pronounce it the wrong way. I’ll stand up and say, ‘hey, I’m the mayor, and it’s Wilkes-BERRY.”
All are welcome regardless, he added.
“Whether you call it Wilkes-BERRY or Wilkes-BAR or Wilkes-BEAR, come on out, because it’s a great city,” Brown said. | https://www.timesleader.com/features/1568715/how-should-wilkes-barre-be-pronounced-are-you-sure-about-that | 2022-08-05 05:47:13 | 1 | https://www.timesleader.com/features/1568715/how-should-wilkes-barre-be-pronounced-are-you-sure-about-that |
DUBLIN, July 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearwater Capital today announced the formal appointment of Gary Barnett and John Willian as non-executive directors to the board of Nearwater Capital Markets, Limited (Nearwater Capital Markets). Nearwater Capital Markets is the firm's new security-based swap dealer (SBSD). Following the appointment, the board will be comprised of 5 directors, three of whom are independent or non-executive directors, including Chairperson Davina Saint, a senior banking executive and independent director based in Ireland.
Mrs. Saint confirmed:
"I am really looking forward to working with Gary and John. Gary brings a wealth of swap dealer regulatory expertise and insight to the firm and John's deep experience in the trading and financing markets will be an invaluable asset to the Board."
Mr. Barnett has an extensive background in swap dealer and security-based swap dealer policy, regulation and oversight. He was appointed by the Honorable Gary Gensler to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in 2011as the first Director of the CFTC's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (now the Market Participants Division) , where he established the registration and compliance programs for Swap Dealers under the new regulatory regime established by the Dodd Frank Act. Mr. Barnett led the responses to the futures commission merchant (FCM) and RFED crises following MF Global, including the reorientation of the CFTC's exam program and the creation and adoption of the FCM customer protection rules while at the CFTC.
In 2015, Mr. Barnett left the CFTC to join the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as Deputy Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, where he oversaw the division's Office of Broker-Dealer Finances, Office of Derivatives Policy, Office of Trading Practices and its Volcker Rule team in addition to various global regulatory initiatives.
Mr. Willian is a former Partner of Goldman Sachs, having spent over 28 years in a variety of senior sales, trading and capital markets related roles.
At Goldman Sachs, Mr. Willian's responsibilities included serving as Global Head of Prime Services within Global Securities Services, and running Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading and Futures Businesses, Municipal Sales and Trading, and Goldman's Global Money Markets businesses. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Willian was Goldman's Global Head of Fixed Income Sales.
Mr. Willian was also a member of Goldman's 's Finance Committee, Securities Division Business Practices Committee, as well as the firm-wide New Products Committee.
Mrs. Saint, who has been on the board since 2022, was the General Counsel for the BNP SA Group in Ireland for 19 years, before becoming the Head of Branch in Ireland for BNP Paribas' Securities Services business. Mrs. Saint sat on various boards for the BNP Paribas Group including their Prime Brokerage lending company and the main Irish Holding Company of the Bank (BNP Paribas Ireland.) In 2020, Mrs. Saint was appointed by the Ministry of Finance as a Director of the National Asset Management Agency where she is an Independent Director and chairs the Remuneration Committee. She also serves on the board of BlackRock Global Funds plc in Luxembourg.
Nearwater Capital Markets was established and capitalized in 2021 in Ireland and is owned and operated by Nearwater Capital. Nearwater Capital Markets will be registering with the SEC as a security-based swap dealer with the intent of being the preeminent hedging and risk mitigation counterparty for global banks via total return swaps. The Capital Markets business model will build on the success of Nearwater's Liquid Markets franchise, which has grown to $14.5 billion in assets since its inception in 2019.
Nearwater Capital, LP ("Nearwater Capital') is a specialty finance company that was established in 2017. The firm is a leading provider of financing to sponsors to assist with compliance with Dodd-Frank and other global risk retention requirements and one of the largest sponsors of secured debt programs. In the last two years, the firm has experienced strong growth, with its employee headcount doubling in size and its balance sheet currently over $18A billion as of year-end 2021.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont compounding pharmacy has agreed to stop producing adulterated and misbranded drugs, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.
Edge Pharma of Colchester and its owners and operators signed a consent decree with the Justice Department on Friday that requires Edge Pharma Inc. of Colchester to take specific remedial measures to ensure its products are safe and demonstrate to the Food and Drug Administration that they will comply with federal law.
In a complaint filed last month, the United States alleged that U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspections of the Edge facility between 2014 and 2021 revealed record-keeping violations, labelling inadequacies, improper airflow, structural disrepair and the presence in cleanroom suites of mold species that can cause diseases in humans which may be deadly to immunocompromised patients.
“While compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, all drug firms must prioritize patient safety, which Edge Pharma has been unable to do,” Donald Ashley the director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Office of Compliance, said in a statement distributed by the Justice Department. “This consent decree ensures that Edge Pharma will be held accountable, and FDA will continue to take all necessary steps within our regulatory authority to protect the health of the American public.”
In a Monday statement, David Lazarus, one of the attorneys for Edge, said that on April 27, a few weeks before the planned re-opening of the company, Edge Pharma voluntarily agreed to the consent decree, but neither admitted nor denied any of the allegations made by the Justice Department or the FDA.
“The allegations in the complaint are unproven and not admitted, including the allegations about patient safety, which Edge Pharma denies,” the statement said. “Edge Pharma agreed to enter into the Consent Decree in the hopes of moving forward and being able to service its customers and the patients who need Edge Pharma products.”
To achieve that goal, the statement said Edge Pharma has been cooperative with the FDA and the Justice Department.
The May complaint says that between July 2020 and September 2021, Edge received several reports of adverse events such as a painful burning or lack of effectiveness of an injectable pain killer, but it did not complete a thorough investigation to determine whether product quality had been compromised and contributed to the adverse events. | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/compounding-pharmacy-agrees-to-stop-distributing-some-drugs/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-06-13 22:03:19 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/compounding-pharmacy-agrees-to-stop-distributing-some-drugs/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
Which outdoor bench is best?
A bench outside your home is not only an attractive piece of furniture. Strategically placed on your porch or patio, it extends an invitation to sit and talk, or to quietly enjoy nature after a busy day.
Outdoor benches come in a variety of designs, materials and sizes. They are an extension of your home and personality. For its attractive woven design and sturdy aluminum construction, the best outdoor bench is the Alcott Hill Clifford Garden Bench.
What to know before you buy an outdoor bench
How much room do you have?
Most benches are designed for wide-open spaces like patios or yards, but if you are placing a bench in a sunroom or on your patio, you may have space limitations.
Two-person benches are usually 40 to 53 inches wide, but smaller benches are available down to 20 inches wide. They will sit back 16 to 25 inches deep and rise 17 to 34 inches high.
When measuring tighter spaces, allow for elbow room, since many people like to use the armrests built into benches.
Which material is best for your bench?
There are three main types of material for outdoor benches.
- Wooden benches are made from softwoods such as pine or cedar, or from hardwoods like acacia or teak. Finished wood means the bench is protected from rain and wind.
- Metal benches are strong and attractive, but can be prone to rust. Cast aluminum benches are popular because they are the most resistant to corrosion. Steel benches usually include a powder coating for moisture protection.
- Resin benches are made from different plastic materials that are easy to clean and come in a wide range of colors and patterns.
Will visitors use your bench?
Some benches are for decorative purposes only. But if you plan to use your bench for sit-downs with neighbors or friends, review the manufacturer’s weight limit. Depending on their size, design and material, some benches can hold 300 to 550 pounds. Others may only hold one adult comfortably and safely.
What to look for in a quality outdoor bench
Cushion
Cushions add a splash of color with added comfort. Polyester cushions stand up to weather and are fade-resistant. Cushions that can be secured to the bench are best so they don’t fall on the ground.
Pop-up table
Some three-seat benches convert the middle seat to a pop-up table when it’s lifted. It can be used for food and drinks and provides versatility when entertaining guests or sitting down with a partner.
Storage bin
Many resin benches are built with the seat resting on top of a large storage bin. The seat can be lifted, serving as a lid for securing outdoor equipment that needs easy access.
Metal finish
While most wooden and resin benches have neutral colors, metal benches can be finished in black with colored specks, or antique bronze or copper for a nostalgic look. A powder coating is important for protecting against rain and snow.
Anchor
To secure a bench in place, you can purchase an anchor kit or look for a bench with holes in the feet through which anchors are positioned.
How much you can expect to spend on an outdoor bench
Outdoor benches run $35-$200. Simple wooden benches cost less than $70, with metal and resin benches priced between $70-$100. Between $100-$200 are many cast-aluminum benches and those with intricate designs, as well as gliders and pop-up table styles.
Outdoor bench FAQ
What is a glider?
A. Gliders are usually smaller, to fit porches and tight spaces. The bench sits on ball-bearing glides that let the seat move back and forth with an in-and-out motion that requires less room than a swinging- or rocking-style bench.
What if my metal bench is starting to rust?
A. Once you see a rust spot on your metal bench, lightly sand the spot and use touch-up paint that is rust-resistant. When you see oxidation areas on aluminum benches, clean it with equal parts white vinegar and water.
What is the best outdoor bench to buy?
Top outdoor bench
Alcott Hill Clifford Garden Bench
What you need to know: This stylish bench with a traditional look has a sturdy construction and is an ideal accent to a patio or sunroom.
What you’ll love: Made from cast aluminum, it supports the weight of two adults. Weighing 32 pounds, it’s simple to assemble and easy to move around your home and yard.
What you should consider: It is more expensive than many other outdoor benches.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Top outdoor bench for the money
What you need to know: This affordable resin bench comes with a large storage area under the seat.
What you’ll love: It’s 54 inches wide and sits just under 3 feet off the ground. The seat serves as a hinged lid for a 50-gallon storage area that can hold tools, sporting goods or swim toys. It can be assembled in five minutes without any tools.
What you should consider: The bench performs best if protected from rain and snow.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
Worth checking out
Leigh Country Metal Welcome Bench
What you need to know: This attractive bench is designed for the elements and has the word “WELCOME” built into the seat back design.
What you’ll love: Constructed of steel tubing with a cast aluminum back, this sturdy bench supports up to 550 pounds. It has a powder-coated paint finish that prevents chipping and peeling. The ivy leaf design fits most outdoor design motifs.
What you should consider: The assembly instructions can be challenging to follow.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Cillian Murphy's role in "Oppenheimer" pushed him to extreme lengths.
In fact, his co-star Emily Blunt — who portrayed Murphy's wife Kitty Oppenheimer — revealed that the "Inception" actor underwent a drastic transformation to play the role of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.
"He had such a monumental undertaking," she told Extra in an interview published July 7. "And he could only eat, like, an almond every day. He was so emaciated."
Murphy previously admitted that he was committed to a strict diet for the role in order to accurately capture the scientist's appearance.
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"I love acting with my body, and Oppenheimer had a very distinct physicality and silhouette, which I wanted to get right," Murphy told the New York Times in May. "I had to lose quite a bit of weight, and we worked with the costume and tailoring; he was very slim, almost emaciated, existed on martinis and cigarettes."
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However, he warned that the undertaking was not something he would recommend to others.
"You become competitive with yourself a little bit, which is not healthy," the "Peaky Blinders" actor told The Guardian in July. "I don't advise it."
As for how much weight he lost? Murphy opted not to share a number, explaining, "Ach, no. I don't want it to be, 'Cillian lost x weight for the part.'"
In addition to his physical transformation, the 47-year-old said the fast-paced filming process allowed him to embrace the character a lot more.
"It's like you're on this f------ train that's just bombing," he told the outlet. "It's bang, bang, bang, bang. You sleep for a few hours, get up, bang it again. I was running on crazy energy; I went over a threshold to where I was not worrying about food or anything…But it was good because the character was like that. He never ate."
Oppenheimer hits theaters July 21. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/emily-blunt-reveals-cillian-murphys-strict-oppenheimer-diet/3606475/ | 2023-07-18 14:58:22 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/emily-blunt-reveals-cillian-murphys-strict-oppenheimer-diet/3606475/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tesla shouldn’t be calling its partially automated driving system Autopilot because the cars can’t drive themselves, the top U.S. transportation official says.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he’s concerned about Tesla’s marketing of the system, which is under investigation by his department in connection with crashes that have caused at least 14 deaths.
“I don’t think that something should be called, for example, an Autopilot, when the fine print says you need to have your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road at all times,” Buttigieg said in an interview with The Associated Press.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an agency within Buttigieg’s department, has sent investigative teams to more than 30 crashes since 2016 in which Teslas suspected of operating on Autopilot or its more sophisticated automated Full Self-Driving system have struck pedestrians, motorcyclists, semi trailers and parked emergency vehicles.
The probes are part of a larger investigation by the NHTSA into multiple instances of Teslas using Autopilot crashing into parked emergency vehicles that are tending to other crashes. The NHTSA has become more aggressive in pursuing safety problems with Teslas in the past year, announcing multiple recalls and investigations.
Tesla, based in Austin, Texas, didn’t immediately return messages left Thursday by the AP seeking comment.
Autopilot can keep a car in its lane and away from vehicles in front of it, while Full Self-Driving can take on most driving tasks. But in each case, Tesla tells owners they must be ready to intervene at all times.
Buttigieg said the Transportation Department will hold Tesla or any other company accountable for complying with federal safety standards. “We call balls and strikes,” he said. “I view it as something where it’s very important to be very objective. But anytime a company does something wrong or a vehicle needs to be recalled or a design isn’t safe, we’re going to be there.”
In the Wednesday interview, Buttigieg said that self-driving vehicles have enormous potential to reduce the nearly 40,000 U.S. roadway deaths that happen each year, a level that he called unacceptable. But he said the technology has not been proved yet. “It’s far from automatic that it’s going to meet that potential,” he said. “That’s what we’re trying to shape here at the Department of Transportation.”
The NHTSA also is looking at Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system. In February, the agency pressured Tesla into recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with the software because the system can break traffic laws. The problem was to be fixed with an online software update.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he expects to have fully autonomous vehicles this year, a pledge he has made for several years. “The trend is very clearly toward full self-driving,” Musk said in April. “And I hesitate to say this, but I think we’ll do it this year.”
The system is being tested on public roads by as many as 400,000 Tesla owners. But the NHTSA said in documents that the system can make unsafe actions such as traveling straight through an intersection from a turn-only lane, going through a yellow traffic light without proper caution or failing to respond to speed limit changes.
The NHTSA also has opened investigations during the past three years into Teslas braking suddenly for no reason, suspension problems and other issues.
Buttigieg wouldn’t comment specifically on the pending investigations. “Both outside bodies, states and other regulatory entities on the marketing side, and us from a vehicle safety perspective, are always paying attention,” he said.
No vehicle on sale today can drive itself, he stressed, saying that drivers must pay attention in all cases.
The Justice Department also has asked Tesla for documents about Full Self-Driving and Autopilot.
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MADRID (AP) — Amazon and Apple were fined a total of 194 million euros ($218 million) Tuesday for colluding to box out competitors by favoring sales of Apple products directly from the online retail giant, Spain’s antitrust watchdog said.
Amazon and Apple reached agreements in 2018 that limited the free competition of third-party sellers who hawk Apple goods through Amazon’s platform for smaller retailers, according to Spain’s National Markets and Competition Commission, which oversees Spanish markets for antitrust violations.
“The investigated behaviors could be restricting competition in the sectors of the Internet sale of electronic products, and the provision of marketing services to third-party retailers through online platforms (Marketplace) in Spain,” the regulator said.
The tech giants also limited the capacity for third parties to advertise Apple products on Amazon, according to Spanish regulators. In addition, the companies are accused of reaching a deal that limited Amazon’s ability to direct advertising toward customers of Apple products or offer them products of competing electronics makers.
As a result, the watchdog said 90% of the third-party sellers of Apple products prior to the renewal of the Amazon-Apple distribution deal were forced off Amazon’s platform.
Apple was fined 143.6 million euros ($161 million), while Amazon received a fine of 50.5 million euros ($56.7 million).
The companies both said they planned to appeal.
“We also disagree with the Competition Authority’s suggestion that Amazon benefits by excluding sellers from our store,” Amazon said in a statement, adding that its business model relies on the success of its sellers, most of which are small businesses.
Amazon said customers benefited from the 2018 agreement with more listings of and bigger discounts for iPads and iPhones.
Apple said one of its objectives for signing the agreement was to combat counterfeiting and safety problems. It noted that prior to the deal, it had sent Amazon hundreds of takedown notices for dodgy products.
“We stand behind our efforts to protect consumers,” Apple said.
Europe has led the way in cracking down on Big Tech companies over allegations of abusing their dominant market positions, with numerous antitrust investigations launched by the European Union and national authorities.
Two years ago, Italy fined Apple and Amazon more than 200 million euros for using the 2018 agreement to restrict competition in the sale of Apple- and Beats-branded products, in violation of EU rules. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/07/18/spain-fines-apple-and-amazon-218-million-for-elbowing-out-small-retailers/ | 2023-07-19 07:47:32 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/07/18/spain-fines-apple-and-amazon-218-million-for-elbowing-out-small-retailers/ |
IIAI, the premier AI research institution in the Middle East and subsidiary of G42, is announcing a partnership with Petuum to build powerful AI applications through the principles of composability, scalability, and automation
PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Petuum, the creator of the world's first composable platform for MLOps, and the Inception Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IIAI), have agreed to partner on the development of revolutionary AI applications.
Petuum has recently announced a limited release of the composable platform, which includes the AI OS, Universal Pipelines, Deployment Manager, and Experiment Manager, for select private beta partners. Through the partnership with Petuum, IIAI's enterprise AI/ML teams will operationalize and scale their applications into production.
Founded in 2018, IIAI's mission is to build full-stack AI solutions and operating systems for enterprise businesses and developers. Besides being the research arm for G42, IIAI is also empowering stakeholders with AI applications and incubating new technology at the cutting edge of ML innovation.
"IIAI is the clear leader in the Middle East in terms of raw talent, investment, and focus on AI. Their powerful infrastructure is a perfect fit for Petuum's ability to multiply the value of their on-prem and cloud resources. Through our collaboration, the amazing engineers at IIAI see exponential productivity improvements as they automate all but the most interesting and research-intensive tasks." -Adil Islam, Lead Product Manager at Petuum
IIAI's state of the art engines range through NLP, particularly translation, audio recognition and analysis, computer vision and image understanding, video content analysis, and knowledge graphs. In particular, IIAI's robust Machine Translation engine breaks the boundaries of file types, language types, and communication formats. The self-improving multi-modal translation engine allows users to speak or take pictures to receive streaming translations that can be compiled into files for further analysis. This engine is being expanded to sign language, as part of a focus on differently abled communities.
After an initial proof of concept with the Petuum Platform, the IIAI team is confident that the productivity and cost enhancements from the partnership will rapidly expand the institute's lead in building state of the art engines, taking it from its position as leader in MENA to becoming a global champion for the adoption of AI in enterprises.
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SAN DIEGO — With temperatures in Mexicali reaching as high as 120 degrees this week, the border city, located about 120 miles east of Tijuana, has experienced 28 heat-related deaths so far this year.
In both 2021 and 2022, 27 people died due to the hot weather.
According to city officials, most of the victims were homeless or people who lived in shacks made out of wood or carton. And they say what makes it unusual, is that most of the victims were found dead in the heart of the city where help was available.
The city continues to urge residents who don’t have access to air conditioning to seek relief from the heat at one of hundreds of so-called hydration centers in the region.
These include large tents, city buildings and even private homes that are set up to handle people and migrants who walk off the streets. They are given water and food, and are provided with beds to rest for as long as they like. Showers are also available.
Officials fear more deaths will occur as the month of August and its humidity loom in the coming weeks.
The medical examiner in Mexicali is also in the process of determining the cause of death for three men recently found dead on the streets. It’s believed they too succumbed to the intense heat. If so, it would bring the total of heat-related deaths in Mexicali this year to 31. | https://www.cenlanow.com/border-report-tour/28-have-died-in-mexicali-this-year-due-to-extreme-heat/ | 2023-07-31 17:16:19 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/border-report-tour/28-have-died-in-mexicali-this-year-due-to-extreme-heat/ |
“Mélusine,” Cécile McLorin Salvant (Nonesuch Records) Cécile McLorin Salvant’s musical vocabulary is a marvel, and not only because she sings in four languages on “Mélusine.” The ambitious concept album mixes original tunes and inventive interpretations of material dating back as far as the 12th century into a potpourri that draws from jazz, Broadway, the Caribbean and more. It’s true roots music. The album was inspired by a European fable involving a hunting accident, pivotal bathing scenes and a marriage that goes sour (spoiler alert: The wife turns into a dragon). It’s confusing but fascinating, like a dream about a dream. Somehow, despite the unwieldy scope of the 45-minute set, Salvant never hits a false note. Whether the words are in French, English, Occitan or Haitian Creole, she sings them beautifully, navigating tricky melodies with the ease of Ella Fitzgerald and a playfulness that enhances Salvant’s astute sense of theatricality. She’s equally convincing singing about the fickle heart, sin and repentance or, say, becoming a dragon. Piano-led accompaniment is stellar, but sometimes so spare the tap of a cymbal shifts the mood. “Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent?” evokes a late-night lament in a Left Bank café, and “D’un feu secret” is delicate baroque with synthesizers. The cabaret dance tune “Doudou” rides a Latin groove, while the swinging “Fenestra” has antecedents in Africa and Brazil. The lyrics are compelling, whatever the language. Time is an assassin, Salvant sings. To cease loving is to cease living. And on “La route enchantée” she tells us in flirty French: “River, my friend, I’m singing to you.” Lucky river.
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New Funding Round for Nanocarbon and its end product applications will scale groundbreaking efficiencies in manufacturing solar cells, semiconductors, and other electronic devices to be 'Made in America'
NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- COTE Capital announced the launch of its $250 million IP Capital Fund with an initial investment of $50 million in Boston-based Nano-C to supply the capital needed to scale manufacturing capacity and operations to meet fast growing demand for Nanocarbon and its end product applications in high growth markets. This capital influx and expansion will position Nano-C to exceed $300 million in revenues by 2027 and put the company on track to reach a multibillion-dollar enterprise valuation.
"With Nano-C, we see how the application of Nanocarbon can revolutionize many Industries, drive greater efficiency, and, most importantly, play a pivotal role in reviving our manufacturing sector," said Robert Cote, Founder and CEO of COTE.
COTE's investment in Nano-C is part of a broader Mission at COTE that includes investments of IP Capital in many other companies with breakthrough innovations that will enable the return of domestic manufacturing and reverse the effects of offshoring and short-termism. Global competition from China and conflicts that we cannot predict, and supply chain challenges that put our national security at risk, make it imperative that we revive our manufacturing base and build new groundbreaking products.
COTE to provide broad access to these investment opportunities to accredited investors through a series of successive IP Capital Funds of increasing size that match its deal flow, with the support of a consortium of humanitarian funds, private family offices, and pension funds as "market makers" who wish to see rapid growth in IP Capital use.
Nano-C's immediate markets for engineered Nanocarbon and its end product applications include:
- Turning every surface in homes, offices, vehicles into a solar panel – Solar coatings and films have been developed with Nanocarbon for application and integration into the windows and walls of homes, office buildings, and commercial vehicles for generating electricity. These solar coatings can be made truly transparent and generate electricity from sunlight and ambient light that otherwise would go wasted – a breakthrough that will play a major role in meeting U.S. and global needs for renewable energy. And because Nanocarbon enabled devices capture more of the light spectrum than traditional silicon solar cells, even the output of traditional solar panels can be increased by up to 50%.
- Bringing back advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The new generation of Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) microchip fabrication lines depend on lithographic photoresists and hard masks for etching the silicon transistors that make chips function. These EUV tools are in limited supply and cost $150 million to $300 million per machine. Nanocarbon photoresists and hard masks made by Nano-C in strategic partnership provide up to a 2.3x increase in chip production from the same fabrication line, so that U.S. chip manufacturers can dramatically lower the total cost of ownership of these tools and catch up with foreign competitors.
- Revolutionizing everyday computers, electronics and displays. Nanocarbon has been designed into a new generation of groundbreaking image sensors to provide higher resolution digital cameras needed for use in autonomous vehicles, security, and medical imaging. Nanocarbon has also been integrated into the displays of smartphones, tablets, payment devices, for use in full hand fingerprint imaging offering up to 1000x more secure electronics with 2-5x lower cost. Nonvolatile random-access memory (NRAM) chips have also been built that require no power to hold data. NRAM extends battery life in smartphones and laptops from hours to weeks and operates far faster than existing DRAM.
"What makes COTE's investment exciting for Nano-C is that it's IP Capital investment model encourages investments in companies with breakthrough innovations based on deep science and engineering—deep tech—that can bring advanced U.S. manufacturing back, it keeps equity ownership of a business in the hands of entrepreneurs and innovators, and it supports broad adoption of innovations in the world to benefit people and businesses everywhere," said Viktor Vejins, Nano-C's President and CEO.
"Engineered Nanocarbon offers a multitude of innovative end product applications, and the COTE investment of IP Capital will provide the funding needed to accelerate the pace at which we can bring these innovations and their end product applications to the world. And it validates the value of our IP portfolio of 250+ patents and trade secrets, and the wealth of know-how and end product applications that they enable."
"Innovation is the single most powerful force in driving economic growth and it's recession proof. That's the genius of the IP Capital model, it invests in those innovations, and it provides both the capital resources and the services for entrepreneurs and innovators to build big global companies in America and spread their innovations around the world. That's how you get the real benefits of innovation in driving economic growth," said Robert Shapiro, an economic advisor to COTE who has guided many U.S. presidents and world leaders on innovation policies that drive economic growth.
IP Capital is a simple, secure and cash flowing investment model, designed so that everyday investors can participate with COTE in changing the course of our nation.
Nano-C has managed to harness the power, flexibility, and cost-advantages of carbon – the strongest, environmentally safe and most abundant element on earth. These materials enable devices that are more durable and lighter weight, use materials and energy with greater efficiency, and are inherently more versatile – all at a lower total cost to the end user. Nano-C unlocks "green" products and solutions that make economic sense for people and the environment. As a result, Nano-C's materials are now being used by electronics and energy leaders to usher in disruptive new products and green solutions to power our world well into the future. To learn more about Nano-C, visit: www.nano-c.com.
The Mission of COTE Capital is to find, fund, and scale a new generation of technology companies with breakthrough innovations that can deliver greener, more sustainable, more efficient manufacturing and use of products in an industry that support the return of advanced U.S. manufacturing and that can have an impact in the world through broad adoption. Examples include:
Over the next 10 years, COTE will invest billions of dollars in a new generation of breakthrough technology companies in a better way – a new paradigm – in ever increasing numbers to inspire the entrepreneurs and innovators that will build a better world for humanity and ensure our nation is not left behind.
Investing in the future of America in this way with IP Capital is driven by a core belief and faith – demonstrated time and time again throughout the course of our nation's history – that the more value we create in the world through broad adoption of breakthrough innovations, the more value we create for our nation, our people, and our investors. To learn more about COTE Capital, visit: www.cotecapital.com.
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Media critics sound alarm on ‘very strange’ IRS visit to Matt Taibbi's home during Twitter Files testimony
'I think anybody would have a right to be suspicious,' Brit Hume told Fox News Digital
Critics are beginning to sound the alarm on Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi's suspiciously-timed run-in with the IRS.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board reported Monday that the IRS visited Taibbi's New Jersey home the same day as he gave his testimony to Congress about his findings from the Twitter Files. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan was notified and sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen demanding answers.
"I'd never heard of anything like that," Fox News chief political analyst and veteran journalist Brit Hume told Fox News Digital. "I don't think it'll have a chilling effect on Matt Taibbi... I think it's very strange. I think anybody would have a right to be suspicious."
Journalists dealing with government intimidation tactics – to be clear, nothing has been proven to show the IRS was acting nefariously – is nothing new in the media business. Hume said he was spied on by the CIA while working under columnist Jack Anderson in the early 1970s.
IRS SILENT ON TIMING OF VISIT TO JOURNALIST MATT TAIBBI’S HOME, HOW OFTEN IT MAKES HOUSE CALLS
Longtime journalist Sharyl Attkisson said the visit, ill-intentioned or not, would have a "chilling effect." Attkisson has long contended the Justice Department during the Obama administration illegally surveilled her while she was at CBS News.
"I will tell you that I believe the government has a duty to be extraordinarily careful to avoid the appearance of weaponization of their authority," Attkisson told Fox News Digital.
"The IRS would have to know how their visit to Taibbi’s house would be construed, which suggests that’s exactly as they wanted it. Yes, there’s a chilling effect," she continued. "Part of the blame lies with Congress which has, for decades, watched the documented abuses and been heavy on hearings but light on the sort of true oversight, actions and major reforms needed to restore balance. Right now we all work for the Feds, when they are supposed to work for us."
The Freedom of the Press Foundation weighed in, tweeting, "If the IRS visit to @mtaibbi's house had anything to do with his reporting or recent Congressional testimony it would be a disturbing attack on press freedoms. Let’s hope the government quickly and credibly explains."
Taibbi – who previously said he wouldn’t comment on the matter until Rep. Jordan’s letter was answered – responded to the Freedom of the Press.
"I’ve been reassured now that there’s no problem, but I still look forward to hearing an explanation," Taibbi wrote.
Taibbi was among several independent journalists who have reported on the inner workings of Twitter before Musk's takeover, much of it involving efforts from the federal government to moderate content during the coronavirus pandemic.
Fox News Digital reached out to the ACLU, the Poynter Institute, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the World Press Institute for comment on the situation. None of them immediately responded.
The IRS did not answer a series of questions from Fox News Digital, including how often agents show up at people’s homes and whether Taibbi’s role in "Twitter Files" had anything to do with his visit. "Federal law prohibits the IRS from commenting on an individual taxpayer matter," a spokesperson said.
MATT TAIBBI TORCHES DEMOCRATS FOR ‘COMICALLY INEPT’ ATTACKS DURING TWITTER FILES HEARING
Cornell Law School professor and media critic William A. Jacobson said why the IRS visited Taibbi’s residence may not come to light, but a home visit is unusual under any circumstance.
"Combine that with the fact that Taibbi is deeply involved in documenting the Twitter Files showing government interference in the political debate, and Taibbi testifying before Congress that day, and there are just too many coincidences piled on top of each other," Jacobson told Fox News Digital. "Maybe there's an innocent explanation, but until we hear that explanation it's reasonable to assume the home visit was connected to Taibbi's journalism."
This incident followed the Federal Trade Commission ordering Twitter owner Elon Musk to "identify all journalists" who were granted access to the company's archives among other demands.
An FTC spokesman told Fox News Digital, "Protecting consumers’ privacy is exactly what the FTC is supposed to do. It should come as no surprise that career staff at the commission are conducting a rigorous investigation into Twitter’s compliance with a consent order that came into effect long before Mr. Musk purchased the company."
DePauw University journalism professor Jeffrey McCall believes the entire media industry has cause for concern while echoing Attkisson's belief that the Obama administration used similar tactics.
"It is easy to infer that this IRS visit to Taibbi's home was designed to intimidate an enterprising journalist and send a signal to other such journalists that they could be next, if they work on stories unfriendly to the Biden administration. Further, it is disturbing that the national press corps has generally been so muted in expressing any protest to this IRS action," McCall told Fox News Digital.
McCall said any sort of reporter intimidation "runs contrary to every principle" the framers had in mind when they created the structure of press freedom in the First Amendment.
"The fee press was established to allow and even encourage the kind of fearless reporting and scrutiny of the establishment that Taibbi is now doing," McCall said. "Weaponizing the IRS to go after journalists is the stuff of rogue and authoritarian regimes."
He also believes it "defies the imagination" to think this IRS visit to Taibbi's home at the same time he was testifying about his journalistic ventures is coincidental. However, nothing has been proven to completely tie the two events.
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"That the Biden IRS would use this kind of tactic shouldn't be surprising. Being part of the Obama administration, Biden's people surely noticed how the Obama White House activated the IRS to go after Tea Party groups, not to mention spying on journalists. Thus, this latest disturbing incident regarding Taibbi is consistent with the Obama-Biden playbook," McCall said. | https://www.foxnews.com/media/media-critics-sound-alarm-irs-visit-matt-taibbi-home-during-twitter-files-testimony | 2023-03-29 14:45:05 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/media/media-critics-sound-alarm-irs-visit-matt-taibbi-home-during-twitter-files-testimony |
What's happening
Samsung's newest watches, the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro, are arriving Aug. 26. They feature better battery life and skin temperature sensors, and promise more durability.
Why it matters
Last year's Samsung watch was the debut of Google's new Wear OS, and smartwatches are in search of better battery life. But Google's Pixel Watch is also coming this fall.
What's next
Samsung's preorders for the watch start now, but stay tuned for our full review. Meanwhile, many more competing watches are expected later this year.
Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5, revealed Wednesday during the company's latest Unpacked event, is Samsung's latest attempt to make the ultimate Android watch following last year's Galaxy Watch 4. This time it's coming with a bigger Pro model to go with it, with both models set for an Aug. 26 release alongside the new Galaxy Fold 4 and Flip 4 foldable phones.
Last year's watch served as the debut of Google's new Wear OS 3 -- which Samsung co-developed -- and while it wasn't perfect, it included an ambitious bunch of new health sensors that aimed to bring wrist-based bio-impedance and fat measurements to Samsung Health.
2022 is a whole new story. Google has the Pixel Watch arriving this fall, promising a blend of Fitbit and Google automatic smarts and design. Meanwhile, Samsung's new watches are promising longer battery life over last year, a skin temperature sensor and a supposedly more durable sapphire crystal for the watch face instead of Gorilla Glass. The Pro model's extra-beefy battery promises days-long wear between charges, a trend that Apple's reported to follow on its next watch this fall.
Is the Watch 5 worth getting? Or, the Pro model? Or should you wait to see what the Pixel Watch is all about? Samsung's first out of the gate on this year's fall wave of watches, so let's break down what it's got. We can't compare others yet, because they're not here yet. But Samsung's latest watch model looks like a more modest upgrade compared to last year, with only a few notable changes to the equation.
Price: A wide range, with some discounts
Samsung's Bluetooth-only Watch 5 will start at $280 (£269, AU$495), with the LTE version starting at $330. But the bigger-battery titanium-cased Pro model starts at $450 (£394, AU$725), or $500 for the LTE version. Samsung's offering some trade-in discounts on preorders: $75 off the Watch 5, or $125 off the Pro if an "eligible" watch is traded in, along with a $50 credit for accessories. Other retailers may end up having sales and trade-in discounts, too.
Battery life: An extra boost
The previous Watch 4 had a 361-mAh battery for the 44mm size, or 247 mAh for the 40mm version. The Watch 5 has a 410-mAh battery in the 44mm size, or 284 mAh in the smaller model. That should theoretically give a bit more battery life, although who knows how much specifically; the last Watch 4 tended to last about two days or so on my wrist.
The bigger jump comes in the new Watch 5 Pro model, which has a huge 590-mAh battery. That could mean three days of battery life, depending on use. Samsung is pitching the oversized Pro (with its higher cost and titanium case) at runners using GPS, or outdoorsy people who might want extra durability and battery life.
Skin temperature: Another watch joins the trend
Samsung's Watch 5 has the heart rate sensors, bioimpedance electrical sensor and ECG sensor of the previous Watch 4, but the infrared-based skin temperature sensor is new -- to Samsung watches, at least. Temperature sensing has been a recent trend in wearables: Fitbit's watches have had it for a couple of years, Amazon's Halo bands have it, the Oura ring has it and Apple's next watch is reported to have it.
Skin temperature will be added to the rest of Samsung's health metrics to build out different ways to perceive wellness changes, but it's unclear in what way it might evolve. Based on previous experience with other skin temperature sensors, this is how they work: the results are relative, not specific, focused more on changes over time than any specific thermometer-like reading. I've found that it could help pre-sense a possible sickness, but how Samsung uses it remains to be seen.
Design: Familiar (and a bit bigger for the Pro)
The Watch 5 looks to have similar dimensions to the last Watch 4 models, but a few grams heavier for both sizes. Color options include graphite, sapphire, pink gold and silver.
Meanwhile, the bigger-battery Watch 5 Pro is notably larger, with an extra millimeter in thickness, and extra millimeter-plus in length and width over the 44mm Watch 5. At 46.5 grams, it's significantly heavier, creeping towards nearly twice the weight of last year's 40mm Watch 4 (25.9 grams). The titanium case design comes in either black or gray, with a D-buckle on the sport band.
Samsung's adding a bunch of new watch faces this year, on top of a collection that already were pretty excellent last year. These watch faces and their colors will offer up most of the customized looks for most people, anyway.
One thing that does appear to be gone, though, is that physical rotating bezel that was on the classic Watch 4 design. Samsung's touch bezel is now the default way of interacting, but the company will keep the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic in the lineup if you want a watch with a physical dial.
More durable?
Samsung has moved to sapphire crystal for the Watch 5, which it's promised will be 60% harder. Will that mean better scratch resistance, or improved durability from shattering?
The Watch 5 Pro is, of course, promising an even better sapphire crystal, plus a titanium case around the watch (versus aluminum on the regular Watch 5).
Other specs
Both watches have optional LTE models with cellular onboard (no 5G this year, although no other watch has 5G either), plus 5 ATM of water resistance for swimming. The same array of health sensors are in both models including ECG, heart rate, temperature and bioimpedance sensors. The watches also include 16GB of storage for music or apps, dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2.
Notably, neither watch uses Qualcomm's recently announced Snapdragon W5 chip, which promises better battery life and is coming to other Wear OS watches later this year. Instead, Samsung's using its own dual-core Exynos W920 1.18GHz processor, which looks to be the same as last year's Watch 4. Watch processors aren't the sort of things most people eagerly look forward to, and it's unknown yet how much better Qualcomm's new chipset could be.
Android only, but more specifically made for Samsung phones
Much like the Galaxy Watch 4 last year (and other new Wear OS 3 watches we know of), the Watch 5 won't work with iOS. It's only for Android phones (according to Samsung, Android 8 or higher, with more than 1.5GB of RAM). But, more specifically, its ECG, stress and bioimpedance sensors only work with Samsung phones. Last year, these health features needed Samsung phones to work, too.
If this remains true, it's a big limit to how appealing the Watch 5 will be to most Android phone owners: it's worth waiting for Google's Pixel Watch, which is expected by the end of the year, to see how its health features compare. The biggest difference with Samsung's newest watch this year is that it won't be the only Wear OS 3 watch around anymore. | https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-watch-5-gets-better-battery-life-bigger-pro-model/ | 2022-08-10 15:05:02 | 1 | https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-watch-5-gets-better-battery-life-bigger-pro-model/ |
NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO) between February 13, 2018 and August 9, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important December 20, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Argo Group securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Argo Group class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9346 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than December 20, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements regarding Argo Group's: (1) ability to set appropriate reserves; (2) changing of its underwriting policies; and (3) writing of policies outside of its "core" business. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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BOISE, Idaho – Why did 2,500 sheep cross the road? Because the grass was greener on the other side.
In Idaho, it's not unusual to see ranchers moving a bleating herd of sheep up to higher elevation at this time of year. But the sight of 2,500 wooly beasts trotting across a highway earlier this week brought a crowd about 300 people.
It was the largest turnout that Steve Stuebner, spokesperson for the Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission, has seen in 15 years.
“It’s a novelty. Maybe they’ve never seen anything like that before, but it’s real typical in Idaho,” he told KTVB-TV. “When you’re out in rural parts of Idaho in the spring and summer, or fall, you could run into a cattle drive or a sheep drive.”
Curious onlookers lined the road as the animals sheepishly entered the highway, guided by ranchers and steered by sheepdogs. They traveled up the road a little ways, the fluffy white herd obscuring the yellow-painted centerline amid a chorus of “baas” and the lead ewe’s jangling bell.
Leaving the open road behind, they will journey through the sagebrush-dotted foothills for a few weeks to their summer home in the Boise National Forest.
This trip up to higher elevations is a tradition dating back around 100 years, the Boise-area TV station reported, and having the sheep graze in the forest helps prevent fires and invigorates plant growth.
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Vice President Harris, in a surprise visit on Friday, will meet with the Democrats who were expelled from the Tennessee House on Thursday after halting proceedings last week to join protesters demanding gun-control legislation after a mass killing.
Jones represents Nashville, the scene of a recent mass killing in which six people, including three children, were killed at a school.
Kirsten Allen, Harris’s spokeswoman, said on Twitter the vice president will travel to Nashville on Friday. “There she will meet with state lawmakers as well as young leaders who continue to demand action on common sense gun reform,” Allen said.
USA Today first reported the trip.
While the White House said Harris will meet with the three Democrats among other legislators and advocates, it did not specify who else the vice president will talk to during her quick visit to Nashville. The White House also said that while in Nashville Harris will “continue to call on Congress to renew the assault weapons ban and ensure that in Tennessee and across the nation, the voices of our young people are heard.”
The Tennessee House voted 72-25 to oust Jones, a 27-year-old community organizer elected in November to represent part of Nashville. They voted 69-26 to expel Pearson. While they came close, Republicans did not have enough votes to remove Johnson, a former teacher from Knoxville who lost a student to gun violence.
The votes to oust Jones and Pearson came less than two weeks after a shooter opened fire at the Covenant School in Nashville on March 27, killing three 9-year-olds and three adults. The mass killing prompted an outpour of demands that the Tennessee legislature do more to prevent gun violence and pass gun-control legislation. Republicans, with supermajorities in both chambers, refused to do so.
The three lawmakers — dubbed the Tennessee Three — said they joined the protests inside the legislative chamber to speak out for Tennesseans whose voices have been ignored.
The targeting of the three lawmakers sparked widespread condemnation nationwide. On Friday morning, the vice president said on Twitter that the votes to expel the lawmakers were “undemocratic and dangerous.”
“Six people, including three children, were killed last week in a school shooting in Nashville,” Harris said. “How did Republican lawmakers in Tennessee respond? By expelling their colleagues who stood with Tennesseans and said enough is enough.”
Her statements echoed what President Biden tweeted earlier on Thursday, saying that “punishing lawmakers who joined thousands of peaceful protesters calling for action” is “shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent.”
Before Thursday’s votes, the Tennessee House had expelled members only three times over its history, according to a report from the office of the state’s attorney general. In 1866, six members were expelled “for the contempt of the authority of this House.” In 1980, a member was expelled for seeking a bribe in exchange for tanking a piece of legislation. And in 2016, a representative was expelled amid state and federal investigations of sexual misconduct.
Democrats have claimed that the move to out Jones and Pearson was racially motivated and an affront to First Amendment rights.
“Peaceful protest is the lifeblood of American democracy,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) tweeted on Friday. “By expelling two Black duly-elected state representatives calling for an assault weapons ban, white Tennessee Republicans made it clear: They care more about checks from the gun lobby than our kids and democracy itself.”
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) tweeted Friday that the move was a “racist attack by fascist TN lawmakers.”
And Jones — ahead of the vote to expel him — on Thursday reminded his colleagues that some members of the state legislature remained in their seats even after committing grave offenses.
“For years, one of your colleagues, an admitted child molester, sat in this chamber — no expulsion,” he said.
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Recently published University of Arkansas study examined the patient-specific risk factors and clinical outcomes associated with contaminated blood cultures for patients with suspected bloodstream infections
SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. ("Magnolia Medical"), inventors of the Steripath® Initial Specimen Diversion Device® (ISDD®), the only FDA 510(k)-cleared device platform specifically indicated to reduce blood culture contamination for sepsis testing accuracy1, today shared the publication of recent clinical results from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. This four-year retrospective analysis examined the clinical and financial impacts of blood culture contamination on patient safety, outcomes, and in-hospital patient mortality.
Blood cultures are the gold standard diagnostic test for detecting blood stream infections, including sepsis. Blood culture is one of the most frequently performed diagnostic tests in U.S. hospitals with an estimated 58 million tests each year. However, positive blood culture results are frequently wrong, with approximately 40% of positive results returning a false-positive result due to contamination.
These false-positive results can lead to the misdiagnosis of sepsis and subject the patient to unnecessary, prolonged, and harmful broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment and unnecessary extended length of in-patient hospital stay. This in turn increases the risk for acute kidney injury, Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO) infections, other hospital-acquired infections (HAI), and significant avoidable hospital costs.
The study, entitled "Risk factors and clinical outcomes associated with blood culture contamination", published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, specifically compared clinical outcomes for patients with contaminated blood cultures (cases) against the clinical outcome of patients with negative blood cultures (controls) for inpatients with blood cultures collected in the Emergency Department (ED) from 2014 to 2018.
Based on their four-year retrospective analysis, researchers reported that after controlling for age, race, Body Mass Index (BMI), comorbidities, and sepsis, blood culture contamination increased vancomycin days of therapy by 40 percent, the risk of acute kidney injury by 40 percent as well, and lengthened patient hospital stay by 24 percent. The most alarming finding, however, was the significant, near doubling of in-hospital patient mortality rate – from a 4.6 percent in-hospital patient mortality rate for patients in the true negative blood culture control group to an 8.0 percent in-hospital patient mortality rate for patients that had contaminated blood cultures.
The study concluded that blood culture contamination can have "devastating clinical consequences for patients" including "increased length of stay, vancomycin days of therapy, hospital costs, acute kidney injury, and in-hospital patient mortality". Given these findings, the researchers emphasized the importance of mitigating unnecessary blood culture contamination with novel interventions and a culture of quality change to reduce the negative burden of this essential diagnostic test.
"Blood culture contamination is an underrecognized adverse event in hospitalized patients that increases negative clinical outcomes by directly placing our patients at unnecessary risk," said Dr. Ryan K. Dare, co-author and Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Specialist, and Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health.
"It is imperative for hospital systems to make decreasing blood culture contamination a priority to improve safety for patients under our care. Sterile technique for blood culture collection remains difficult to achieve in high-risk individuals and in high-risk settings such as emergency departments. Access to an initial specimen diversion device that is user friendly, cost effective, and successful at decreasing rates of contamination represents a game changer for patient safety and opportunity to dramatically improve patient outcomes," said Dr. Dare.
"This study includes one of the largest data sets to date examining and directly quantifying the preventable consequences of blood culture contamination on patient safety and clinical outcomes," said Greg Bullington, CEO and Co-Founder of Magnolia Medical.
"This definitive data adds to the substantial body of evidence that already exists demonstrating that contaminated blood culture results drive avoidable, severely negative outcomes for patients and the healthcare system, including increased costs, inappropriate antibiotic usage that contributes to the rise of multidrug-resistant organisms, increased length of stay, and other preventable adverse events. Given these implications, we remain committed to partnering with all hospitals and health systems in their mission to achieve zero blood culture contaminations and zero patients harmed. We have already supported hundreds of U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems in achieving sustained near-zero blood culture contamination rates with the Steripath® Initial Specimen Diversion Device® and are encouraged by our continued rapid growth as we expand the footprint of hospitals we are enabling to address this significant problem," concluded Bullington.
The Steripath® Initial Specimen Diversion Device® platform offers the only all-in-one devices that are designed to meet the ENA, INS, CDC, and CLSI evidence-based best practice guidelines to reduce blood culture contamination and clinically proven to meet the CLSI and CDC's new 1% goal for contamination.2,3,4,5,6 To date, 20 clinical studies have been completed supporting the clinical and cost effectiveness of Steripath. All studies reported sustained contamination rates of 0-1% using Steripath, up to a 31% reduction in vancomycin days of therapy, and as much as a 12-fold decrease in false-positive central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) over extended periods of time.7,8,9
Magnolia Medical Technologies develops, manufactures, and markets innovative blood and bodily fluid collection devices to facilitate significant improvements in the accuracy, consistency, and predictability of critical laboratory tests. Magnolia Medical invented and patented the Initial Specimen Diversion Technique® (ISDT®) and Initial Specimen Diversion Device® (ISDD®) for blood culture collection and contamination prevention. The company has amassed an intellectual property portfolio, including more than 130 issued method, apparatus, and design patents with more than 50 additional patent applications pending. For more information, visit www.magnolia-medical.com.
1 Indicated for use as a blood collection system that diverts and sequesters the initial specimen prior to collection of a subsequent test sample to reduce the frequency of blood culture contamination when contaminants are present in the initial blood sample compared to blood cultures drawn with standard procedure without manual diversion.
2 CLSI. Principles and Procedures for Blood Cultures. 2nd Ed. CLSI Guideline M47. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; 2022.
3 CDC. Blood Culture Contamination Prevention Actions: An Overview of Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Working with the Clinical Laboratory. July 2022.
4 CDC National Email Update to Clinicians. Clinicians: Use this guide to decrease blood culture contamination rates. July 22, 2022.
5 Vanhoy MA, Horigan A, Kaiser J, et al. Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). Clinical practice guideline: prevention of blood culture contamination. 2020.
6 Gorski LA, Hadaway L, Hagle ME, et al. Infusion therapy standards of practice, 8th edition. J Infus Nurs. 2021 Jan-Feb 01;44(1S Suppl 1): S1-S224.doi: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000396.
7 Date on file.
8 Nielsen LE, Nguyen K, Wahl CK, et al. Initial Specimen Diversion Device® reduces blood culture contamination and vancomycin use in academic medical center. J Hosp Infect. 2021;117. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2021.10.017.
9 Tompkins LS, Tien V, Madison AN. Getting to zero: impact of a device to reduce blood culture contamination and false-positive central line-associated blood stream infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022;1-5. doi:10.1017/ice.2022.284.
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NEW YORK, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global's (NYSE: SPGI) first quarter 2023 results will be issued on Thursday, April 27, 2023 via news release at approximately 7:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The news release will be available at www.spglobal.com.
Douglas L. Peterson, President and CEO; Ewout Steenbergen, Executive Vice President and CFO; and Mark Grant, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on April 27, 2023 to discuss the Company's first quarter 2023 financial results. The presentation is open to all interested parties and may include forward-looking information.
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Haven Patient Care Manager recognized for excellence in hospice palliative care
Haven Patient Care Manager Jennifer Davis, who is the recipient of the Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association’s (FHPCA) Barbara Janosko Leadership Award, was recognized recently at the Plaza International Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando.
The Barbara Janosko Excellence in Leadership Award recognizes a mid-level manager whose work has promoted the advancement of excellence in hospice and palliative care. This year, two winners were selected for the award, which recognizes exceptional service, creativity and leadership not only in their own hospice program but also through inter-organizational relationships.
Davis, who has been with Haven Hospice in an admissions leadership role for about three years, was nominated for the award by Haven’s Director of Access Claudia Beureuse, who praised Davis’ exceptional leadership through the pandemic, challenging patient cases and staffing hurdles in the nomination.
“Jennifer truly has a heart for hospice and does everything possible to ensure patients receive the best care possible,” Beureuse said. “Her exceptional leadership has been demonstrated through how she leads her team and dedicates herself to the patients and families we serve."
Whether it’s a patient that needs an emergent admission in the middle of the night or a prenatal referral that needs extensive support, Davis has proven to be a manager who will do what is needed to ensure the best support is provided. "She is the epitome of a hospice leader and we are honored to have her as part of our organization as she represents Haven as a Barbara Janosko Excellence in Leadership Award recipient," Beureuse said.
"As nurses, we have the opportunity to heal the mind, soul, heart, and body of our patients, their families, and ourselves,” Davis said. “In the words of Maya Angelou, ‘They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel.’”
“I always try to remember this and make sure I treat each patient and family member like I would want to be treated or I would want my family member to be treated," said Davis. "Unfortunately, we don't get a do-over in this line of work so it is imperative we get it right the first time and truly make a difference and show each person the compassion and respect they deserve.” | https://www.gainesville.com/story/lifestyle/2022/06/27/local-hospice-administrator-florida-hospice-and-palliative-care-associations-fhpca-barbara-janosko-l/7691710001/ | 2022-06-27 12:10:45 | 1 | https://www.gainesville.com/story/lifestyle/2022/06/27/local-hospice-administrator-florida-hospice-and-palliative-care-associations-fhpca-barbara-janosko-l/7691710001/ |
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for two research and development projects to test the use of hydrogen and ammonia as effective, zero-carbon options for electricity generation.
"These projects are the latest examples of how we're partnering with the Department of Energy to innovate the technologies that will power a cleaner, more sustainable future," said Andreas Roelofs, director of the Raytheon Technology Research Center, the company's central advanced research and development innovation hub in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Under the first project, Raytheon Technologies will validate the capacity to operate Mitsubishi Power Aero's FT4000® gas turbine unit using hydrogen and hydrogen blends as fuel sources. The FT4000® is a land-based variant of Pratt & Whitney's PW4000™ turbofan aircraft engine.
"Hydrogen has an important role to play in enabling the aviation industry's pathway to net zero emissions, and we are focused on developing technologies to maximize the potential opportunities that this zero-carbon fuel source provides," said Geoff Hunt, senior vice president for Engineering and Technology at Pratt & Whitney.
The hydrogen fuel test will complement other work occurring in another development project called the Hydrogen Steam Injected, Inter-Cooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE) project. HySIITE, also supported by the Energy Department, is a Pratt & Whitney-led effort to develop hydrogen-fueled propulsion technology applicable to single-aisle commercial aircraft.
Raytheon Technologies will work with the University of Connecticut School of Engineering on the second Energy Department project to focus on the use of ammonia – which is composed of mostly hydrogen – as a zero-carbon fuel for power-generating turbines. Using ammonia presents several advantages including a pre-existing production and transportation infrastructure that requires much less refrigeration in comparison to hydrogen, and the ability to easily store it as a liquid.
About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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Reds vs. White Sox Probable Starting Pitchers Today - May 5
The Cincinnati Reds (13-18) and Chicago White Sox (10-22) clash in the first of a three-game series on Friday at Great American Ball Park, at 6:40 PM ET. The Reds are coming off a series defeat to the Padres, and the White Sox a series win over the Twins.
This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Reds will send Hunter Greene (0-1) to the mound, while Lance Lynn (0-4) will get the nod for the White Sox.
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- Date: Friday, May 5, 2023
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Reds Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Hunter Greene
- Greene (0-1) will take the mound for the Reds, his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up no earned runs and allowed five hits in five innings pitched against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.
- The 23-year-old has pitched in six games this season with a 2.89 ERA and 12.9 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .259.
- In six starts this season, he's earned a quality start in two of them.
- Greene will look to finish five or more innings for the third start in a row.
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White Sox Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Lance Lynn
- Lynn (0-4) takes the mound first for the White Sox in his seventh start of the season. He's put together a 7.16 ERA in 32 2/3 innings pitched, with 42 strikeouts.
- The right-hander's most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he tossed 6 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up three hits.
- The 35-year-old has a 7.16 ERA and 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings during six games this season, while giving up a batting average of .280 to his opponents.
- Lynn is trying to collect his second quality start of the season in this matchup.
- Lynn will try to extend a five-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 5.4 frames per appearance).
- This season, the 35-year-old ranks 72nd in ERA (7.16), 69th in WHIP (1.592), and sixth in K/9 (11.6) among qualifying pitchers.
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BOSTON (AP) — Rhapsody Stiggers has been dancing since she was 2, but the 20-year-old college junior has never taken a dance class quite as challenging as the one she's in now.
She is one of 38 students at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee enrolled in the first for-credit college dance class taught by the Radio City Rockettes, the precision dance team famous for its annual high-kicking “Christmas Spectacular," seen by more than 69 million people since 1933.
The class, taught by a current Rockette, focuses on their meticulously precise technique, based on tap, ballet and jazz, in which the dancers move and kick in perfect synchronicity. The course also teaches strength training, choreography and lessons that can be applied to pretty much any dance genre.
“What’s unique about this class is the level of technicality," said Stiggers, originally from St. Paul, Minnesota. She said she's skilled in ballet, modern, jazz, salsa, West African and improvisation, but “no other style of dance really emphasizes the precision of every single body part."
"Like the Rockettes, we have to know exactly where our eye is, or where they’re pointing, or where the fingers are pointing, or how extended they are. So in that sense it is more difficult than other styles that I have done in the past," she said.
It's one of the most popular dance classes this semester at the performing arts school founded in 1867. Slots filled up fast and though enrollment was originally capped at 30, there were 38 students ultimately allowed in, said Mila Thigpen, chair of dance at the conservatory.
Their instructor is Amarisa LeBar, who has been a Rockette for about five years. LeBar, 25, of Iselin, New Jersey, started teaching at her mother's dance studio at 16, but finds sharing the Rockettes' style with college students definitely more intense.
“Teaching on a Rockette level is completely different and is a lot more difficult to do because we really tune into the perfection of our movement,” LeBar said.
The students also get a sense of the teamwork Rockettes develop while rehearsing six hours per day, six days a week.
“So to be a Rockette, first off you have to have a love of wanting to work together as a team," said Julie Branam, director and choreographer of the “Christmas Spectacular.” She started as a dancer 26 years ago.
“Sometimes it can be very tedious," Branam said. "We’re checking what 36 people do in that line over and over again, to say ‘Is you're head at the same angle? Is you arm at the same height?' So it’s the willingness of wanting to work as one to make the effort of the 36 look beautiful.”
The college-level class is an extension of the Rockettes' dancer development program, which includes invitation-only summer training for promising dancers. The partnership is a natural, Thigpen said.
“We have very similar core values," she said. “Both the Rockettes and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee have a very long history, and as much as we have to celebrate in our history, we also are both thinking about how we evolve and push both dance education and the profession of dance."
Stiggers has been so inspired that she may audition for the Rockettes someday.
“It’s a just fun thing to strive for," she said. “If I don’t apply or get in, it’s still useful knowledge that I've learned that can carry on into the rest of my career.” | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/dance-like-a-rockette-college-students-take-17775920.php | 2023-02-10 13:14:13 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/dance-like-a-rockette-college-students-take-17775920.php |
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School officials in Amherst, Massachusetts, have ordered an independent investigation following allegations some middle school counselors failed to protect LGBTQ students.
The story was first reported this week by Amherst Regional Middle School’s student newspaper, The Graphic.
The publication interviewed students who said two councilors, Hector Santos and Delinda Dykes, are alleged to have not supported student who reported being bullied based on their gender while at school. The Graphic also reported the counselors misgendered transgender students and staff while also using prayer and religion in conversations with students and colleagues.
A third counselor hired this year, Tania Cabrera, also allegedly engaged in similar behavior, according to the paper. She is reportedly the daughter of Santos.
Amherst Regional School Superintendent Michael Morris said in a statement Thursday that three staffers had been placed on leave, but he did not name them.
Santos said in a statement that he denied the allegations and that “any investigation into this matter will show that I have not engaged in any wrongdoing.”
Santos said he’s been in education for 20 years and at the school for four years. He said he always strives “to treat every student with dignity and respect”.
Cabrera and Dykes did not respond to a request for comment, but Dykes told MassLive she denied the allegations.
Morris, in an email to parents this week, said the district launched a Title IX investigation on April 14 after receiving a complaint. Title IX is the federal statute that prohibits discrimination based on sex in schools or education programs receiving federal funding.
Morris said additional concerns were brought up during a regional school committee meeting on April 25. After that, the district received further complaints.
One parent raising concerns at the meeting was Amy DiCaprio, who has a child at Amherst Regional Middle School. In an interview Thursday, DiCaprio said she had since spoken to both Morris and the district’s Title IX coordinator, Marta Guevara. DiCaprio said they seem committed to investigating the allegations seriously and thoroughly.
"I think it's going to be an ongoing process and a lot of people are paying really close attention, so I hope that will lead to it being handled thoroughly,” she said.
DiCaprio, who has a background in public health and adolescent sexual health issues, said she was surprised by the alleged behavior.
"That level or type of bigotry and intolerance against LGBTQ+ people, particularly youth, really, to me, doesn't align with why I live in this community,” she said.
In his statement Thursday, Morris called the allegations “serious” and said “we understand how harmful the reported concerns have been to the community as a whole, but most particularly to the LGBTQ+ community.”
Morris said the district will begin to facilitate a dialogue at both the middle and high schools and provide support to students by bringing in other councilors and staff from elsewhere in the district, as well as a retired staffer.
He also said the district will work with the Stonewall Center at UMass Amherst to provide additional support and training for students, faculty and staff. He said one activity will be a “teach-in," where a part of a school day will be set aside to focus “on topics currently under investigation.”
Once complete, Morris said the school district will review the results of the investigation and take any necessary action.
“This includes reviewing the structures in place for reporting concerns or complaints and providing additional training, support, and structures for staff, students and their families at ARMS and across the district,” he said.
Amherst Regional Middle School serves the towns of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett and Shutesbury. It has about 370 seventh and eighth grade students, according to data from state education regulators. | https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2023-05-11/amherst-schools-put-employees-on-leave-launch-investigation-into-allegations-of-anti-lgbtq-behavior | 2023-05-11 19:32:17 | 1 | https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2023-05-11/amherst-schools-put-employees-on-leave-launch-investigation-into-allegations-of-anti-lgbtq-behavior |
How well do you know Wimbledon, the Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Monday on the grass courts of the All England Club? Give this AP quiz a try:
Under Article III, Section E, of the 2023 Grand Slam Rule Book, how much can a player be fined for each violation for failing to “use … best efforts to win a match”?
a.) $1,000
b.) $10,000
c.) $20,000
d.) $50,000
Katie Boulter beat Jodie Burrage 6-3, 6-3 in an all-British final on June 18 to win the Nottingham Open, one of several pre-Wimbledon tune-up events played on grass courts. When was the last time two British women played each other for a WTA Tour title? (Bonus: Where was the tournament, who were the players, and which won?)
a.) 1977
b.) 1987
c.) 1997
d.) 2007
Who was the last player other than Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray to win the men’s singles championship at Wimbledon? (Bonus: Whom did he defeat in the final and what year was it?)
a.) Andy Roddick
b.) Lleyton Hewitt
c.) Marat Safin
d.) Pete Sampras
Coco Gauff was 15 when she became the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon and then made it all the way to the fourth round of the main draw. She was 18 when she reached the final at the French Open last year. Who was the youngest woman to win a Grand Slam title since 2000? (Bonus: How old was she and which major did she win?)
a.) Serena Williams
b.) Kim Clijsters
c.) Maria Sharapova
d.) Emma Raducanu
As the reigning men’s champion at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic will open play on Centre Court on the first Monday of the tournament. This is his seventh time defending his title there; how many times did he lose before the semifinals on those previous half-dozen occasions?
a.) Zero
b.) One
c.) Two
d.) Three
No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek has yet to make it past the fourth round at Wimbledon, but she has been unbeatable on the last day at other Grand Slam tournaments: She is 4-0 so far in major finals. Which of the following women also began their careers in that fashion?
a.) Monica Seles
b.) Steffi Graf
c.) Naomi Osaka
d.) Martina Navratilova
Venus Williams, who is 43, received a wild-card invitation to play at Wimbledon this year, marking her 24th appearance in the singles field. How many total titles have she and her younger sister, Serena — who finished her playing career last season — won at the All England Club, taking into account each trophy for singles, women’s doubles (if they won together, it counts twice) and mixed doubles?
a.) 10
b.) 15
c.) 20
d.) 25
1st Round. c. There could be additional penalties if there are determined to be “circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a tournament or are singularly egregious,” thus constituting what is considered a more significant offense.
2nd Round. a. Sue Barker beat Virginia Wade in San Francisco in 1977.
3rd Round. b. Hewitt defeated David Nalbandian in straight sets in 2002. Since then, Federer has won the event a men’s-record eight times, and Djokovic has won it seven times, while Nadal and Murray each won it twice.
4th Round. c. Sharapova was 17 when she beat Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final for the first of what would become five major trophies during her playing career. Williams also was 17 when she won the first of her 23 Grand Slam titles at the U.S. Open — but that was in 1999. Raducanu was 18 when she won the 2021 U.S. Open.
Quarterfinals. b. The only time he lost in Week 1 after winning the trophy the prior year was in 2016, when Sam Querrey defeated Djokovic in the third round. Djokovic’s other five title defenses went like this: one semifinal loss (2012) and four championships (2015, 2019, 2021, 2022).
Semifinals. a. and c. Osaka, who currently is off the tour while pregnant, won the 2018 and 2020 U.S. Opens and the 2019 and 2021 Australian Opens, and she never has lost a match in the quarterfinals or later at any major tournament. Seles began her career with a 6-0 record in major finals and ended up 9-4.
Final. d. Venus Williams has 11 total trophies from the All England Club; Serena Williams has 14. Venus’ haul: five in singles, six in doubles (all with Serena). Serena’s haul: seven in singles, six in doubles and one in mixed doubles (with Max Mirnyi in 1998).
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Rochester, Murphy face off again in Delaware House contest
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DOVER, Del. (AP) — The only federal race on Delaware’s ballot this year is a rematch between incumbent Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester and Republican Lee Murphy for the state’s lone U.S. House seat. Blunt Rochester, a former state labor secretary, was elected to the House in 2016 and is seeking a fourth two-year term. She is the only woman to represent Delaware in Congress. Murphy is an actor and former teacher, coach and Amtrak conductor. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/11/07/rochester-murphy-face-off-again-in-delaware-house-contest/ | 2022-11-07 21:49:23 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/11/07/rochester-murphy-face-off-again-in-delaware-house-contest/ |
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The global manufacturer and marketer of intimate apparel adopts Infor Nexus supply chain platform
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor® , the industry cloud company, today announced that Delta Galil Industries Ltd., a global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of intimates and activewear, has adopted the Infor Nexus supply chain platform. The technology will help Delta Galil improve visibility of inventory, enhancing collaboration with suppliers and customers, automating the vital plan-to-ship process, and accelerating the onboarding of new suppliers and partners.
Learn more about Infor Nexus: www.infor.com/products/infor-nexus
The project covers the entire supplier network across the US, China, East Asia, Israel and Europe, with Infor Nexus underpinning standardized best-practice processes for all interactions.
Following a thorough review of the market, Infor Nexus was chosen based on its capability to combine physical and financial supply chain processes. This will help to provide:
- Real-time supply forecast and order collaboration
- Digital shipping processes to help streamline carton scanning and transport booking
- Enhanced item level and real-time visibility, enabling Delta Galil to respond quickly to production issues and changes in available quantities, as well as tracking the process of all goods in transit
- Control center with predictive estimated times of arrival (PETA), which will enable Delta Galil to accurately project the arrival of inventory, optimizing the receiving process and utilizing the in-context information to overcome disruptions before they have an impact downstream
- A robust financial supply chain with Infor Nexus facilitating more efficient payment processing
Delta Galil had previous experience with the platform, having used Infor Nexus for several years in its capacity as contract manufacturer for a global active brand.
The implementation will enable the synchronization of orders generated in the ERP, order change requests, supplier pack lists, invoice/payment flow, advance shipping notices (ASNs), and estimated times of arrival (ETA) back to the ERP. This seamless integration will increase visibility across the Delta Galil supply chain and reduce supply and capital costs. Looking to the future, Delta Galil has also decided to utilize the PETA capabilities of Infor Nexus.
"For a company like Delta Galil with many brands, retail stores, manufacturing sites and e-com websites, efficient operations and speed to market are critical," said Adi Nov, Delta Galil global CIO. "The enhanced collaboration, connection and visibility provided by Infor Nexus gives us a competitive advantage with our suppliers and also allow us to onboard new partners faster. Modern brand management is just as much about ensuring a world-class supply chain as it is ensuring you have the best creative talent. We have hundreds of suppliers across the globe, and we're transforming our business model to deliver a standardized set of best practices that will mean we're more agile across all of our markets."
"Combining supply chain, operational and financial aspects into cohesive processes enables faster, more controlled growth," said Mark Illidge, Infor vice president and general manager for supply chain in EMEA. "As brands look to re-engage with a drastically changed fashion market, the ability to be agile, fast and responsive throughout the supply chain will be key to success. Technology such as the Infor Nexus platform will be a vital part of that."
"Delta Galil has utilized the Infor ERP solution for more than 25 years, and it has played an important role in the growth of the business," said Meni Davidov, Infor Israel country leader. "Infor continues to develop leading fashion supply chain solutions in the cloud to support business transformation and allow business to truly flourish. We are committed to supporting Delta Galil's continued growth by working together to remain at the leading edge of fashion innovation."
"Delta Galil is perfectly placed to continue to build a global fashion business fitting for the next 50 years. As the fashion industry becomes even more competitive, dynamic and global, and with much focus on sustainable production, there is huge opportunity to identify key regional best practices and synergies and introduce harmonised processes across the group. This would enable the possibility of leveraging global demand and economies of scale through new centralised functions to further drive growth and efficiency," Davidov concludes.
About Delta Galil Industries Limited
Delta Galil Industries is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label apparel products for men, women and children. Since its early beginnings in 1975, the company has continually strived to create products that follow a body-before-fabric philosophy, placing equal emphasis on innovation, creativity, comfort, aesthetics and quality. This focus has made Delta a global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of intimates and activewear. With six leading own brands, and in partnership with leading global fashion leaders and active brands, Delta Galil now has extensive international operations and customer reach. This great success is based on strong leadership, business agility, detailed industry knowledge and expertise, and the ability of every customer to exploit opportunities to build its own unique brand offer.
For more information, go to https://www.deltagalil.com/
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Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. Infor's mission-critical enterprise applications and services are designed to deliver sustainable operational advantages with security and faster time to value. We are obsessed with delivering successful business outcomes for customers. Over 60,000 organizations in more than 175 countries rely on Infor's 17,000 employees to help achieve their business goals. As a Koch company, our financial strength, ownership structure, and long-term view empower us to foster enduring, mutually beneficial relationships with our customers. Visit www.infor.com.
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Almost two years after the Midland City Council narrowly approved a resolution recommending that one-way Buttles Street be narrowed from three lanes to two, the city's governing body revisited the topic on Monday at the request of the Michigan Baseball Foundation.
And following spirited discussion, the council approved an amended resolution directing city staff to work with Michigan Department of Transportation staff and Michigan Baseball Foundation representatives to explore the potential of certain design alternatives, except for those on Indian Street.
The final phrase, "except for those on Indian Street," was added as an amendment to the original resolution. The amendment passed 3-1 before the amended resolution also passed 3-1. Mayor Maureen Donker cast the dissenting vote both times. Councilwoman Diane Brown Wilhelm was not present at the meeting.
Indian Street, another one-way street that runs parallel to Buttles, is not scheduled to be reduced from three lanes to two. The two streets are also known as US-10 Business Route, which is why they are under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Transportation. Buttles was temporarily restricted to two lanes starting in 2018, a controversial move known as the "road diet," a trial run to see what effect the change would have.
In an email that is posted on the Mid-Michigan Matters Facebook page, Michigan Baseball Foundation President David Ramaker emailed City Manager Brad Kaye on Nov. 2, expressing the foundation board's desire to have Indian also be reduced to two lanes.
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NEW YORK, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Harrow Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: HROW, HROWL, HROWM) resulting from allegations that Harrow may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On February 22, 2023, market analyst Bonitas Research published a report on Harrow. The report alleged, among other things, that Harrow had concealed a U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") investigation into its sales practices, that it had engaged in suspect transactions with former subsidiaries in order to enrich Company insiders at the expense of shareholders, and that it engaged in a pattern of sub-par business practices, resulting in a slew of warnings from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA").
On this news, Harrow's stock price fell 10% from the prior closing price during intraday trading.
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General manager Ryan Poles has made several moves to boost the Chicago Bears secondary since he took over in January 2022. In last year’s draft, he added cornerback Kyler Gordon and safety Jaquan Brisker in the second round. And late last month, he used another second-round pick on Tyrique Stevenson, a 6-foot, 198-pound cornerback who played two seasons at Georgia and two at Miami.
Now Stevenson is expected to compete for playing time at corner with Gordon and Jaylon Johnson.
Miami secondary coach Jahmile Addae coached Stevenson for his final season with the Hurricanes, during which Stevenson had two interceptions and nine passes defended.
Addae spoke with the Tribune this month to share his experiences working with Stevenson. Here’s that interview, edited for clarity.
Note: This is part of a series of conversations with the college position coaches of this year’s Bears draft picks.
What kind of player are the Bears getting in Tyrique?
They’re getting an aggressive, edgy, multifaceted player. There’s some untapped potential even this far into things. He’s still growing in his craft, but as I see it, he’s able to help in multiple positions, which obviously adds worth at that level. But he’s going to be fiery. He’s going to compete his ass off when the ball is in the air. He’s going to be physical at the point of attack. He’s going to know where he needs to line up — and everyone else around him. Just holistically a good football player.
He said he and Bears coach Matt Eberflus talked about him being old school in terms of his physicality. What did you see from him in that regard?
Yeah, I think he would fit in in the old-school days of no chin straps and no face masks. He’s a tough kid, and he’s not contact-shy at all. That’s refreshing to see, especially at the corner position. Sometimes they label these guys these days as coverage corners, and he’s not that. In fact, he probably has just as much of a safety skill set while playing corner as I’ve seen since I’ve been coaching. It would be fair to say it’s worded the right way if you would label him as an old-school, sort of throwback player in terms of his mental makeup and physicality of the game.
You mentioned he hasn’t reached his full potential yet. What do you see as his next steps in his development?
The mental aspect is always something you can get better at. So that’s always going to be there mentally. But I think corner is a position that if your technique is lacking you can be exposed. And he does a really, really good job of playing through technique, but there will be some times where he will get on himself because maybe he’s inconsistent in terms of a technique he’s trying, whether it be a jump jam at the line of scrimmage or a feather technique at the line of scrimmage or coming out of the break area. I just think technically as a corner you can always continue to clean up your craft. I think he’s no different. But I also think there’s upside in terms of playing slot corner and possibly at safety, too, and if they were to ever put him there, I do think that because he doesn’t have that much of a body of work that he would continue to grow in that and get better all the while. Because he hadn’t played that position technically for us outside of sub packages, but he’s capable in my opinion.
In your year with him at Miami, did you feel like he grew?
Oh, yeah. … A year ago, I don’t know that he was being talked about in the first or second rounds. But since getting here — and that’s not for me to toot my horn — he’s worked his butt off to make it happen. But he has gotten better all the while. You can see the progression from the day we started camp to the last game. Never perfect, right? But always working to be there and definitely growth between the time we started and the time he got out the door.
The Bears said he’d probably start off at outside corner. But you think he’s capable of playing in the slot and at safety at the NFL level?
A little bit of his background: When he was at the University of Georgia, he played nickel. So he’s already played it … and had some success as a slot corner as a true freshman for Georgia. When I got here to the University of Miami, he was playing corner, which obviously he played well there as well. So he has a body of work at both positions. Any time you play nickel, you and the safety behind you are really tied in, so the natural progression is that if a guy can play nickel, he should at least know what the safety is doing, being that those two are interchangeable parts and work together. So I definitely think with his speed, size and physicality that it would be no problem for him to move back to play safety. We didn’t do that with him because he was worth more to us being outside at the corner position. But had I had a roster where I felt good about another corner playing at that position, it would not have been hateful to move him back to play and be able to overlap the field as well.
What’s he like off the field?
Really just a homebody. Some of our younger guys used to mess with him (about it). … He doesn’t go out a whole bunch. You would think typical Miami kid, maybe hang out, have a good time. He is in the house hanging out. He has a sister who has a few children. He would help his sister with raising them. Has a lot of family in this area, so spent a lot of time around them. I can’t recall a time that anyone would say he had ever even as much stepped into a social event. In terms of the football aspect, he’s not very outspoken. He’s not quiet either. He spoke when spoken to. But he’s not a loud, rah-rah guy. He’s more just about being quiet, shutting up and working.
Do you have a favorite game or moment of his that stood out to you?
I’m probably going to have to say the Virginia Tech game. It was a really slow start for us. We weren’t playing as well. It was the first time I really saw him make a mature move and kind of grab the group and get after them a little bit on the sideline in terms of just making sure the eye discipline is right, making sure they’re making the proper communication and checks and whatnot. I thought that was cool to see because coming out of Georgia the knock on him was his leadership ability wasn’t there, so to see that part flourish and continue to grow throughout the season from that point on, I think he felt, you know what, ‘This is my unit, and I’ve got to work to lead these guys.’ And he was able to do so.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
4-6-8-8
(four, six, eight, eight)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
4-6-8-8
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First Lady Jill Biden will be undergoing surgery Wednesday after doctors found a "small lesion" above her right eye, her press secretary Vanessa Valdivia said.
The lesion was found during a routine skin cancer examination, and Biden will be having Mohs surgery to have it removed at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Here's how the surgery works.
What is Mohs surgery?
Mohs surgery, a procedure developed in the late 1930s by surgeon Frederic Mohs, is considered an effective treatment for removing basal and squamous cell carcinomas, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.
Basal cell carcinomas are the most common type of skin cancer, but they grow slowly, so are typically mild and can be very treatable if detected early. Squamous cell carcinomas are the second-most common types of skin cancer and have rapid growth, but are curable when treated early, the foundation said.
First, surgeons will typically mark the site of a patient's biopsy and anesthetize the area to numb it. Patients are kept awake during the procedure.
The doctor then removes a visible layer of skin tissue from the area and takes it to the lab to be analyzed. There, they cut the tissue into sections, dye it and map out the area it was taken from. A technician freezes the tissue, further slices it thinly into horizontal sections and places it under a microscope for examination.
If cancer cells are present, another layer is removed from the surgical site and the process repeats itself until the cancer cells are gone.
Biden has been a vocal advocate for fighting cancer
Biden said in an interview with Robin Roberts that she had four friends simultaneously diagnosed with breast cancer, one of whom died, and has urged more funding to go toward the disease.
"It's the responsibility of the federal government to make sure that all communities have access," she said.
She has also appeared in several campaigns for the National Cancer Institute.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/2023-01-11/jill-biden-will-have-mohs-surgery-for-a-skin-lesion-what-is-the-procedure-like | 2023-01-11 09:17:10 | 1 | https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/2023-01-11/jill-biden-will-have-mohs-surgery-for-a-skin-lesion-what-is-the-procedure-like |
Conference Call to be Held Today at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: THMO), a market leader in automated cell processing tools and services in the cell and gene therapy field, today reported financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 and provided a corporate strategic update.
"As more regenerative medicine treatments, such as CAR-T cell therapies, receive regulatory approval, the demand for manufacturing of these complex, lifesaving therapies continues to grow. This is true, both domestically and internationally, as only a small fraction of such drugs, whether for clinical trial or commercial use, are manufactured in-house. Given the increasing focus on this space, the limited number of good manufacturing practice (cGMP) facilities, serious technological inefficiencies, and high costs, coupled with severely limited global capacity, partnerships with CDMOs are on the rise," stated Chris Xu, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGenesis.
"During the third quarter, we continued to make significant progress towards launching our TG Biosynthesis division, with the goal of creating a 35,745 square foot, state-of-the-art, cGMP compliant CDMO facility to support the industry's growing manufacturing requirements. As previously reported, we plan to leverage our proprietary high efficiency, semi-automated CAR-TXpress™ platform, which we believe is capable of meaningfully reducing processing time, improving cell recovery, and potentially cutting the manufacturing costs associated with CAR-T and other cell and gene therapies. We recently raised approximately $2.0 million in a public offering and continue to work on this exciting transformation of the Company," continued Dr. Xu.
Financial Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2022
Net revenues. Net revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, were $2.1 million, compared to $3.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, a decrease of approximately $1.0 million or 33%. The reduction in revenues was due to $1.2 million in lower sales for AXP driven by approximately $1.3 million less AXP disposable sales to our distributors in China.
Gross profit. Gross profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was $0.4 million, or 21% of net revenue, compared to $1.1 million, or 35% of net revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.7 million. The decrease was driven by a decline in revenues, higher costs from our AXP disposable contract manufacturer, and increased overhead charges.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $2.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, as compared to $1.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $0.3 million or 18%. The increase was driven by rent expense for the new CDMO facility leased by the Company beginning in April 2022.
Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses were $470,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $543,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, a decrease of $73,000 or 13%. The decrease was driven primarily by lower salaries and benefits.
Interest expense. Interest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, was $1.4 million compared to $1.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.1 million or 9%. The decrease was due to less amortization of debt discount from the adoption of ASU 2020-06 and lower interest expense due to the portion of the Boyalife note payable that was converted in June 2022. This was offset by the triggering events that occurred in 2022 relating to the Boyalife note payable.
Net loss. For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, the Company reported a comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders of $3.2 million, or ($0.10) per share, based on approximately 31.3 million weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding. This compares to a comprehensive net loss of $1.8 million, or ($0.15) per share, based on approximately 11.9 million weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.
Liquidity and capital resources. At September 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $3.9 million, compared with $7.3 million at December 31, 2021. Working capital was $0.5 million at September 30, 2022, as compared to $8.6 million at December 31, 2021.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
ThermoGenesis will host a conference call today at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET. To participate in the conference call, please dial 1-844-889-4331 (domestic), 1-412-380-7406 (international) or 1-866-605-3852 (Canada). To access a live webcast of the call, please visit: https://thermogenesis.com/investors/news-and-events/events-webcasts.
A webcast replay will also be available on ThermoGenesis' website for three months. To access the replay, please visit: https://thermogenesis.com/investors/news-and-events/events-webcasts.
About ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc.
ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. develops, commercializes, and markets a range of automated technologies for CAR-T and other cell-based therapies. The Company currently markets a full suite of solutions for automated clinical biobanking, point-of-care applications, and automation for immuno-oncology, including its semi-automated, functionally closed CAR-TXpress™ platform, which streamlines the manufacturing process for the emerging CAR-T immunotherapy market. For more information about ThermoGenesis, please visit: www.thermogenesis.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. When used in this press release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect" and similar expressions as they relate to the Company, or its management are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Readers should be aware of important factors that, in some cases, have affected, and in the future could affect, actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These factors include without limitation, the ability to obtain capital and other financing in the amounts and at the times needed to launch new products, market acceptance of new products, the nature and timing of regulatory approvals for both new products and existing products for which the Company proposes new claims, realization of forecasted revenues, expenses and income, initiatives by competitors, price pressures, failure to meet FDA regulated requirements governing the Company's products and operations (including the potential for product recalls associated with such regulations), risks associated with initiating manufacturing for new products, failure to meet Foreign Corrupt Practice Act regulations, legal proceedings, risks associated with expanding into the Company's planned CDMO business, uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and other risk factors listed from time to time in our reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including, in particular, those set forth in ThermoGenesis Holdings' Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities on Thursday ordered urgent action to stop the spread of a fire that overnight engulfed forests on two mountains in a province northeast of the capital Bangkok.
Firefighting vehicles had been deployed to extinguish the blaze, which broke out Wednesday night in Nakhon Nayok province, 114 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of Bangkok, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said, adding that helicopters would be sent to provide further assistance.
The fire began on a high part of Khao Chaplu mountain, where safe access for firefighters was impossible, Anucha said. It then spread to the adjacent Khao Laem mountain. Local media said high winds fanned the flames.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was closely monitoring the situation and had ordered officials and the army to mobilize to stop the fire’s spread, Anucha said.
He added that Prayuth ordered officials to watch for anyone deliberately lighting fires to clear land for farming and other purposes, a practice that has been blamed for past fires. The cause of the fire in Nakorn Nayok was not yet clear, though some local media reports said it was set off by lightning.
Separate forest fires have been raging farther north, Anucha noted, including in Chiang Mai province, where water was dumped from the air Wednesday in an effort the dowse the flames. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/world/article/thai-authorities-battle-spread-of-mountain-17868081.php | 2023-03-30 06:25:40 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/world/article/thai-authorities-battle-spread-of-mountain-17868081.php |
Golfers going out for some final rounds this holiday weekend should look into the development of the course they're playing – it may have been built by Little Rock's own Lexicon Inc.
That's right. The noted steel manufacturer also has a division that designs and builds high-end golf courses around the world – more than 30 in all. The company has not built any courses in Arkansas.
Last month, the company's work on a championship course at the new PGA of America National Headquarters in Frisco, Texas, just outside Dallas, drew national attention. Play on the new course is projected to begin next year and it is slated to host leading professional golf events.
The course is the centerpiece of the PGA's $550 million, 600-acre campus and will be featured in the 2023 PGA Senior Championship, scheduled for May 24-28. PGA officials hope the course will draw many more major championships to the facility.
"This project is a big deal for our company," said Patrick Schueck, president and chief executive officer of Lexicon. "My late father was a fan of the game, so it is exciting to honor his legacy by bringing major championship golf to North Texas, just a stone's throw from our headquarters in Little Rock."
Lexicon's Heritage Links division, which began operations in 1999, has experience building championship-worthy courses: The company built Chambers Bay, a public course near Tacoma, Wash., that was home to the 2015 U.S. Open and Liberty National in Jersey City, N.J., site of the 2017 President's Cup. The company also completed a full restoration of Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, site of this year's PGA Championship.
Heritage Links, based in Houston with satellite offices in California and Nebraska, has worked on more than 400 courses across the nation, including the Trump National Doral in Florida, an iconic course whose closing 18th hole has been recognized by Golf Magazine as one of the top 100 holes in the world.
The magazine noted that the Frisco course is the only U.S. facility designated to host more than 20 professional and amateur events -- including two PGA Championships and two Senior PGA Championships -- while still under construction.
"Having completed more than 480 projects across the nation, Heritage Links is a leader in the industry," says Jon P. O'Donnell, president of the division. "Because of our stellar reputation on past high-profile projects, we have had the opportunity to work with groups like the PGA Tour, the USGA and the PGA of America."
Heritage Links' services include new construction, renovation and restoration, irrigation installation, sports-field construction and construction management.
Globally, Heritage Links has been involved in more than a dozen international courses in the Caribbean, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
After the Senior PGA tournament next year, the KPMG Women's PGA in 2025 and the PGA Championship in 2026 will be held at the Frisco site. There has been speculation the site could be home to the 2041 Ryder Cup.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECOGNITION
Four economic development leaders were honored last week for lifetime contributions for bringing jobs and businesses to Arkansas.
The Maria Haley Lifetime Leadership for Economic Development award was given to Gov. Asa Hutchinson; Clifton M. Chitwood president of the Mississippi County economic development board; Bryan Scoggins, president of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority; and Kirkley Thomas, vice president of governmental affairs for the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. Both Scoggins and Thomas are retired.
The four leaders were recognized last week at the 2022 Annual Conference of the Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives in Little Rock.
Also at the conference, Cari G. White of the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce was recognized as the state's outstanding chamber executive and Jon Chadwell of the Buffalo River Historic Jail and Museum was named volunteer of the year.
"We are proud to recognize these excellent leaders from across the state playing a vital role in community and economic development," said Mallory Darby, president of Arkansas Economic Developers & Chamber Executives. "Recipients of these awards drive and lead development in their respective areas while being proactive to critical workforce needs and advancing community and economic development in transformative ways."
The Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives is the state's premier association representing professional and volunteer economic developers and chamber executives in Arkansas.
HELP FOR FARMERS
Farmers and growers in 20 Arkansas counties are eligible for emergency credit to help them recover from property and equipment losses brought on by recent extreme drought conditions.
By being designated primary natural disaster areas, their producers gain access to emergency loans provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Services Agency.
Primary counties include Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Independence, Izard, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Madison, Newton, Polk, Pope, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren, and Washington.
Emergency loans also could be available for contiguous counties: Baxter, Craighead, Crawford, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Howard, Jackson, Logan, Lonoke, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, Randolph, Scott, Sevier, Sharp, White and Yell.
For more information or to apply go to fsa.usda.gov.
SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHT
Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions is sponsoring a webinar Thursday to help state businesses learn more about navigating disruptions in the global supply chain.
The free webinar begins at 1:30 p.m. and registration is required. The virtual session is sponsored by the Arkansas District Export Council and Blue Tiger International.
A panel of logistic experts will discuss the snarls that have tied up the supply chain since the pandemic started and offer tips and insight on managing freight disruptions. The event is recommended for professionals in supply chain management, trade compliance, purchasing, global trade and logistics.
Registration and more information is available at exportarkansas.org.
BROADBAND CLARIFICATION
Need to clarify some points in last week's report on the new broadband rules in Arkansas. The public hearing to solicit comments received no objections from providers to the changes. And funding through the American Rescue Plan's broadband funding is focused on fiber to the home to expand high-speed Internet service. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/sep/04/little-rock-steel-maker-getting-notice-for-its/ | 2022-09-04 07:51:53 | 0 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/sep/04/little-rock-steel-maker-getting-notice-for-its/ |
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Jurors in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial in the shooting deaths of his wife and son will get to visit the South Carolina home where the killings took place before they begin deliberating, the judge ruled Monday.
Lawyers for the disgraced South Carolina attorney asked for the trip to the Colleton County property called Moselle so that the jury can see the dog kennels near where the body of 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh was found and the storage room where 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh was killed on June 7, 2021.
Alex Murdaugh, 54, faces two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and son. He faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted. Before the jury visit issue came up, both sides suggested that closing statements and deliberations could begin this week.
Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian said Monday that it's important for jurors to visit the Murdaugh home to see “how small the feed room is ” and “where the feed room is compared to Maggie's body."
“You just cant really appreciate the spatial issues without really seeing them,” he said.
Prosecutors told the judge that they didn't want the jury to visit because it has been 20 months since the killings and it looks different.
Prosecutor Creighton Waters said trees planted between the Murdaugh home and the kennels shortly before the killings have grown taller and thicker, and one the state's key arguments is that Murdaugh, who testified that he was inside the house 1,100 feet (335 meters) away when investigators think the killings happened, should have been able to hear the rifle shots or shogun blasts. He said he didn’t.
“If anything, that would require additional testimony because the scene is different,” Waters said on the trial's 25th day.
Judge Clifton Newman agreed to schedule the visit, saying he usually allows them if either side requests one. Only the jury, the judge, lawyers, and police and security personnel can be there.
The day of the visit has not been set.
The judge agreed with Harpootlian to request that Colleton County deputies provide additional security on the property, which is currently under contract with a buyer for $3.9 million.
The defense lawyer said over the weekend that several trespassers were found taking selfies outside the feed room where Paul Murdaugh died.
“It's the most distasteful thing we've ever seen,” Harpootlian said. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/jurors-will-visit-crime-scene-site-in-alex-17808284.php | 2023-02-27 16:36:36 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/jurors-will-visit-crime-scene-site-in-alex-17808284.php |
$3M winning lottery ticket sold in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico store sold a $3 million winning ticket for the April 28 Mega Millions drawing, state lottery officials said Tuesday.
The winning ticket is reportedly the second-largest Mega Millions prize won in New Mexico, to date. The winning numbers were 18, 38, 53, 62, 64 and Mega Ball number 20.
The New Mexico Lottery sayS the player matched the first five numbers and earned $1 million. Then, the Megaplier turned their $1 million prize into a $3 million prize.
If you purchased a ticket for the April 28 Mega Millions drawing, be sure to check it and sign it. All prizes must be claimed within 90 days of the drawing – or the first business day afterward if the Lottery isn’t open for business on that 90th day.
The Mega Millions jackpot for May 2, 2023, is $52 million. | https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/3m-winning-lottery-ticket-sold-in-new-mexico/ | 2023-05-02 21:19:04 | 1 | https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/3m-winning-lottery-ticket-sold-in-new-mexico/ |
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ERIE, Pa. - Reading's post All-Star break blues continue. The Fightin Phils dropped their seventh straight with a, 4-3 loss in Erie on Friday night.
The Fightins held a 3-1 lead through three innings of play. They trailed after one, and put up two-runs in the second to grab the lead. Aldrem Corredor and AJ Graffanino with two, RBI singles in the second inning.
Third inning, Jhailyn Ortiz hits an RBI single to put the Fightins up, 3-1.
The SeaWolves would tie things up in the sixth inning, and grab the lead in the eighth on a solo home run for the win. | https://www.wfmz.com/sports/readings-skid-reaches-seven-following-the-all-star-break/article_44603358-0fb8-11ed-9930-6b0f54e9f1e2.html | 2022-07-30 05:27:40 | 1 | https://www.wfmz.com/sports/readings-skid-reaches-seven-following-the-all-star-break/article_44603358-0fb8-11ed-9930-6b0f54e9f1e2.html |
2023 U.S. Women’s Open Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Bailey Tardy currently leads the way (-7, +1600 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open .
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- Par/Distance: Par 72/6,509 yards
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Police: Ohio woman paid thief $30 to steal her car from auto body shop
CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) - A woman in Ohio allegedly paid someone to steal her car from an auto shop rather than paying the full $3,500 she owed for repairs.
Surveillance video showed the hired suspect driver hit an employee with the car on their getaway.
Kitu Veal, owner of Kitu’s Auto Group in Cincinnati, says 28-year-old Terrella Lewis brought her car in for repairs, but when it came time to pay, she didn’t have the money.
The cost was also subject to rise without payment as Lewis risked accumulating additional storage fees while her car languished at Veal’s shop.
Veal says he offered to help her by moving the car to his secondary location, where it remained parked while she worked things out.
“I put it on the street right here for maybe ten minutes,” Veal said. “Then I went into the side of my building. I’m walking into the building, I hear the alarm go off, like the chirp of the alarm. So I turn around and saw a guy running to get into her front seat.”
Veal says he thought the person behind the wheel was attempting to steal from the car or steal the car itself.
“Everyone who comes to my business, I protect their car like it’s mine,” said Veal. “It would hurt my heart to know that someone’s property got taken while it was in my possession.”
But police claim in an affidavit that Lewis gave the suspect a key to her car and paid them $30 to steal it and avoid paying the repair costs.
Surveillance video showed Veal jogged to the entrance and stood directly in front of the car. He says he told the person to get out, but the driver then accelerated into him as he was dragged down Central Avenue.
“It was definitely an experience while on the ride,” Veal said. “Once he hit the brakes, that’s when the hard part kicked in. My back still hurts from it.”
Veal says if he had known that he would not have attempted to stop the driver.
“The only reason I stood in front of this car was so he didn’t take your property and put you in a worse position, and you were the person who sent them down here the whole time,” he said.
The person who hit Veal has not yet been identified.
Lewis is currently being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on $10,000 bail for a charge of complicity.
She will appear before a grand jury June 30.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Gov. Greg Abbott promised “transparency,” Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo exited secret closed-door testimony at the state Capitol on Tuesday, getting in an elevator while surrounded by law enforcement, without saying a word.
“I challenge the chief to come testify in public as to what happened here,” said Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) earlier in the day. “Don’t go hiding in the House. Come to the Senate where the public of Texas can ask these questions.”
Arredondo testified in front of a House committee, which, unlike the Senate hearing, was closed to the public. The committee chair, Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) said the investigative hearing is being held behind closed doors because of the “quasi-judicial nature” of their work.
“We’ve just now begin to see some things, to talk about some things, and I don’t want to be more part of the problem by giving a real-time accounting until we can be accurate,” Burrows said following the private hearing, “and make sure that we have a full complete representation of what it is that we’ve come to.”
Yet, DPS Director Steve McCraw also testified Tuesday, in public, about law enforcement’s response. During his testimony at the Senate’s special committee to “Protect All Texans,” McCraw called Arredondo’s handling of the massacre an “abject failure.” In gripping testimony, he revealed a minute-by-minute timeline of events, along with transcripts of police radio and phone calls made at the scene along with security details about communication capabilities and the school’s safety features, much of which was new.
The question that advocates of the first amendment are asking is why Arredondo’s testimony was kept secret, and why he was escorted into the chamber through a back door, out of public view.
“That right there shows that law enforcement information can be released to the public, should be released to the public,” said Kelley Shannon, the executive director of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. “Law enforcement can release information about investigations any time they like and [do] if they have a motive to, or reason to.”
Shannon previously told KXAN she worries Texas’ so-called “Dead Suspect Loophole” could be used to block the release of public records that could shed light on what happened in Uvalde.
“The more information that comes out of this, and how the police handled it, the better,” said Shannon. “We want complete information. We don’t want snippets of information. We the public, starting with the citizens of Uvalde … want information about this so we can, hopefully, prevent it from happening again.”
KXAN has put in multiple public information requests with the Texas Department of Public Safety, Uvalde Police and Uvalde CISD.
Arredondo’s testimony came the same day Abbott promised transparency into what happened.
“All information the Office of the Governor has related to the shooting in Uvalde has already been released to the public or is in an expedited process of being released,” said Abbott’s spokesperson Renae Eze in a statement. “Governor Abbott has been adamant since day one that all information relating to the tragedy at Robb Elementary School be shared with the victims’ families, the Uvalde community, and the entire state.”
The governor’s office said it will work to make sure documents are released, including the full results of the investigations by the Texas Rangers and the FBI.
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy policy and public interest press releases from PR Newswire, including parents' mindsets at the end of the school year and the state of nonprofits in 2023.
NEW YORK, June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the policy and public interest industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
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- National Survey Reveals Parents' Mindsets as the 2022-2023 School Year Ends "Across the arc of the pandemic, we've seen parents' concerns about COVID-19 and school change, and today half of parents believe the pandemic is over or almost over and parents feel quite comfortable with having their child at school in person," said Judy Monroe, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation. "What has not changed is that parents continue to voice strong support for schools offering mental health resources and services to children."
- Over 40 Companies Commit to Provide Jobs & Training to More Than 250,000 Ukrainian and Other Refugees at Tent European Business Summit
"With no end in sight to the Russian invasion of Ukraine – and with the European Union welcoming millions of Ukrainians – it's imperative that refugees are offered longer-term inclusion and hope through integration into the labour market," said Margaritis Schinas, Vice President of the European Commission, who gave the keynote speech at the Summit. - Rainy Season Mosquitoes Prompt Five Florida Counties to Issue Mosquito Borne Illness Health Advisories
Local mosquito control officials are strongly urging residents and visitors to take basic precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and to help limit exposure. - Duke University to Provide Full Tuition for NC and SC Families with Incomes Below $150,000
For Duke students who are residents of the Carolinas with family incomes of $65,000 or less, Duke will provide full tuition grants, plus financial assistance for housing, meals and some course materials or other campus expenses, without the need for student loans. - International Gaming Standards Association Creates Responsible Gaming Committee
"The time has come to create a global standard, process and path for predictive responsible gaming," stated Earle G. Hall, Chairman of IGSA. "Regulators have done an incredible job of creating their individual approaches. It is now time to pull the best practices together into a journey from discovery to quantitative management." - No 'Green Shoots' of Academic Recovery as 2022-23 Mathematics, Reading Scores of 13-Year-Olds Decline
The average mathematics score for 13-year-olds declined 9 points between the 2019‒20 and 2022‒23 school years, and the average reading score declined 4 points over the same time period: "There are signs of risk for a generation of learners in the data we are releasing today and have released over the past year." - $9 Million Global City Challenge Launched to Drive Safe, Inclusive, and Sustainable Innovation in City Mobility
The Sustainable Cities Challenge aims to improve the lives of people by increasing access to jobs, education and other essential services. It will bring cities and innovators together to implement mobility solutions that could reduce carbon, improve accessibility, and use data to build more resilient transport systems. - New Study Reveals How Nonprofits Are Faring in 2023
Nonprofits across the U.S. report that they are experiencing an increase in trust from funders and positive changes in funder practice, while simultaneously noting that they are facing high levels of burnout in their staff and difficulty filling staff positions and retaining staff. - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Partners with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
By investing more than $10 million over four years, this partnership will help Boys & Girls Clubs of America implement trauma-informed practices in its more than 5,000 Clubs by 2026 to train over 48,000 staff to better support the emotional and mental well-being of over 3.6 million children. - It Gets Better Announces $625,000 in Grants to U.S. and Canada Schools for Projects to Support LGBTQ+ Identity
The 50 States, 50 Grants, 5000 Voices program, supported by American Eagle and Aerie, will fund efforts to uplift and empower LGBTQ+ students at 71 schools across the U.S. and Canada. - Solving Hunger Applauds Vermont Legislators for Feeding 84,000 Kids Permanently in Vermont Schools
Vermont is now the 6th state to decide to permanently feed all kids breakfast and lunch for free, every single day, joining California, Maine, Colorado, Minnesota, and New Mexico. It goes into effect on July 1. - Scott Cooper Miami Scholarship Promotes In-depth Examination of Immigration Policies Under DeSantis and Newsom
The scholarship aims to promote critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and effective communication skills among students. By encouraging comprehensive analysis of the Newsom-DeSantis dispute, the scholarship seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of the complexities of modern governance and the impact it has on the lives of individuals. - Animal Welfare Groups Commend U.S. Senators for Reintroducing Legislation to End Horse Slaughter
This legislation would expand the Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition Act – which passed as part of the 2018 Farm Bill – to include equines, prohibit the commercial slaughter of horses in the U.S., and end their export for that purpose abroad. - Dry Eye Foundation Notifies Authorities of Over 200 Potentially Unsafe Eye Drops
"Raising awareness about the safety hazards of purchasing eye drops online has become our top priority for 2023," says Dry Eye Foundation's Executive Director, Rebecca Petris.
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In the past month, elected officials in the Netherlands and Poland have accused their opponents of plotting to force people to eat insects. The idea is also bubbling up in far-right circles in the U.S. NPR's Huo Jingnan reports on how a meme from anonymous message boards is making a leap into real-world politics.
HUO JINGNAN, BYLINE: If you follow far-right media, the message is plain and simple.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
MICHAEL KNOWLES: The ruling class really, really wants us to eat bugs.
HUO: That's conservative media personality Michael Knowles speaking last year. Using insects as a source of protein is only at the edges of the policy debate when it comes to cutting climate pollution from agriculture. Scientists focus mainly on reducing meat consumption and eating more plant-based food. Although the idea is marginal, various right-wing media outlets use insect eating as a punchline to mock the climate movement.
(SOUNDBITE OF MONTAGE)
PAUL JOSEPH WATSON: You know who won't be eating bugs? Climate change technocrats.
ALDO BUTTAZZONI: I have some crickets here with me behind me. What do you think of - what do you think about when you see this and think the government wants to put this in your food?
HUO: Those clips are from Prison Planet and Prager University. Sara Aniano of Anti-Defamation League traced some of this rhetoric back to 2019 in threats on the anonymous message board 4Chan.
SARA ANIANO: It kind of started out and continues to be kind of a meme. So some people might be using it earnestly, and some people might be using it ironically.
HUO: It started with comments below a photo of climate activist Greta Thunberg.
ANIANO: They say over and over and over again, I will not eat the bugs. I will not eat the bugs (laughter).
HUO: Then the phrase crossed over to Twitter, first by way of a white nationalist. Then a crypto advocate used it to poke fun at proposals to mitigate climate change. Yet another early propagator of the phrase told NPR he tweeted it only as a joke. Over time, it has fused into a darker conspiracy theory currently known as the Great Reset. The idea is that governments plan to enslave people and, among other things, force them to survive on insects. It's named after a World Economic Forum initiative launched in mid-2020.
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UNIDENTIFIED NARRATOR: With everything falling apart, we can reshape the world in ways we couldn't before. And that's why so many are calling for a great reset.
HUO: The World Economic Forum sponsors the annual gathering of political and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland. When the initiative came out, conspiracy theorists quickly jumped on the phrase. Ciaran O'Connor is an analyst at the nonprofit Institute for Strategic Dialogue that monitors extremism.
CIARAN O'CONNOR: It's been reinterpreted as a kind of sinister plan being orchestrated by global elites to enact a socialist, authoritarian regime of control.
HUO: That sinister plan goes way beyond eating bugs, as one guest told former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on his streaming show.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "STEVE BANNON'S WAR ROOM")
NOOR BIN LADIN: I don't want to eat the bugs. I don't want to live in the pod. I don't want to be trapped in a digital jail. And nothing they can do will make me.
HUO: As far as we know, no government makes anyone eat bugs. But this idea of a shadowy ruling elite goes way back, often drawing on familiar, sometimes anti-Semitic tropes. The gathering of global elites in Davos has long held the imagination of conspiracy theorists. For many who spread this narrative, bug eating is not just a threat to personal freedom but also a threat to identity, as Fox News host Tucker Carlson said in 2019.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
TUCKER CARLSON: Eating insects is repulsive and un-American. And of course, therefore, in the eyes of the left, it must be awesome.
HUO: It's not just bugs. The Great Reset conspiracy theory has also been used to push back against other climate-related measures. In February, people citing the Great Reset flocked from across the U.K. to Oxford. They protested local proposals to limit car use in the city center, claiming that the government wanted to turn cities into, quote, "open air prisons." O'Connor says the Great Reset is a very malleable tool, useful both for extremists and political opportunists trying to get clicks.
O'CONNOR: Right-wing political figures have used these claims to propagate this idea of a socialist authoritarian bogeyman or a strawman, and it doesn't even need to be far left. It might just be a nut of their persuasion.
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- Promising 12-week Phase II trial data with BI 1015550, a novel investigational phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) inhibitor, published in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Potential new treatment for progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) builds on Boehringer Ingelheim's leadership in lung fibrosis and will be further investigated in a Phase III clinical trial program
- New treatments are needed to complement existing therapies and to help stop, rather than slow, disease progression
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INGELHEIM, Germany, May 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Boehringer Ingelheim announced Phase II data for BI 1015550, a novel investigational phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) inhibitor, that was published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The promising 12-week data that showed a reduction in the rate of lung function decline in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) will also be presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference Breaking News session on May 16 in San Francisco.
"These encouraging, early data showed treatment with BI 1015550 slowed the rate of lung function decline in patients who were not on approved antifibrotics, as well as those who were taking existing antifibrotic therapy," commented Luca Richeldi, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy, and the Principal Investigator on the trial.
The primary endpoint of the trial was the change from baseline in forced vital capacity (FVC) – meaning the maximum amount of air (measured in mL) that can be forcibly exhaled from the lungs after fully inhaling – at week 12. Median changes for patients taking BI 1015550 showed a slight improvement in FVC, and in those who took placebo, FVC was reduced:
- The median changes in FVC in patients who were not on approved antifibrotics were +5.7 mL for BI 1015550 and -81.7 mL for placebo.
- In patients already taking antifibrotic therapy, the median changes in FVC were +2.7 mL for BI 1015550 and -59.2 mL in the placebo arm.
- There is >98% probability that BI 1015550 was superior to placebo in slowing down the worsening of lung function in people with IPF.
"As the global market leader in pulmonary fibrosis, we have the ambition to go beyond slowing down disease progression and hope to one day provide a cure for this chronic debilitating condition," said Carinne Brouillon, Member of the Board of Managing Directors and Head of Human Pharma, Boehringer Ingelheim. "The Phase II results reinforce our confidence in BI 1015550, which will be accelerated into a pivotal Phase III program. We will work with regulatory agencies and scientific communities to potentially bring the next generation of treatments to people living with pulmonary fibrosis as quickly as possible."
The trial also met its secondary endpoint, demonstrating that BI 1015550 showed acceptable safety and tolerability in IPF patients over 12 weeks. Diarrhea was the most frequently reported event in all patients (>10% of patients) and all events were reported as non-serious. No new safety topics were identified, and baseline characteristics were generally balanced across both treatment groups.
BI 1015550 was granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 2022. Boehringer Ingelheim will be initiating a Phase III clinical trial program to further investigate if BI 1015550 improves lung function in people with IPF and other forms of PPF, with the ambition to bring this medicine to patients as soon as possible.
About the trial
- The Phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (NCT04419506) investigated the efficacy and safety of oral BI 1015550, 18 mg twice daily, in patients with IPF (n=147)
- Patients with FVC ≥45% predicted, who were either not on antifibrotic therapy or were on a stable dose of antifibrotic therapy for at least 8 weeks before study entry, were randomized 2:1 to receive either BI 1015550 18 mg twice daily or placebo for 12 weeks
- The primary endpoint was change in baseline in FVC at week 12 and the secondary endpoint was the proportion of patients with treatment-emergent adverse events during the trial
- Initiation of the Phase III program is expected later this year:
About IPF
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is one of the more common forms of progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases. Symptoms of IPF include breathlessness during activity, a dry and persistent cough, chest discomfort, fatigue and weakness. Although considered "rare," IPF affects approximately 3 million people worldwide. The disease primarily affects patients over the age of 50 and affects more men than women.
There are more than 200 lung disorders that can lead to pulmonary fibrosis – an irreversible scarring of lung tissue that negatively impacts lung function, quality of life and may become life-threatening.
About Boehringer Ingelheim
Boehringer Ingelheim is working on breakthrough therapies that improve the lives of humans and animals. As a leading research-driven biopharmaceutical company, the company creates value through innovation in areas of high unmet medical need. Founded in 1885 and family-owned ever since, Boehringer Ingelheim takes a long-term perspective. Around 52,000 employees serve more than 130 markets in the three business areas, Human Pharma, Animal Health, and Biopharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) – An Indiana sheriff’s deputy is dead and her son is in the hospital after they were attacked while dogsitting at their home in Indianapolis on Tuesday.
Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called around 8 p.m. to the city’s east side, on reports of an aggressive animal. Upon arrival, IMPD said officers spoke with neighbors who said that a person had been attacked by an aggressive dog inside a nearby home. Officers attempted to get inside and eventually found a woman, on the ground and injured, inside an adjacent garage.
IMPD Major Mike Leepper said officers attempted to get inside the garage but were cut off by an aggressive dog. Officers then had to “destroy” the dog, Leepper said.
IEMS and Indianapolis fire crews were called to the scene for medical attention. The adult woman laying inside the garage was pronounced dead at the scene. She was later identified as 46-year-old Tamieka White.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department said White has been a deputy for the sheriff’s department since 2007 and worked in the Judicial Enforcement Division.
“Deputy White was a bright light to all that knew her,” said Sheriff Kerry Forestal. “We are immensely grateful for her nearly 17 years of service to our agency. We will work to uphold her legacy as a courageous and dedicated public servant.”
Officers also located White’s 8-year-old son in the home, who had also been bitten by the aggressive dog. That boy, IMPD said, was taken to a trauma center.
Maj. Leepper said that multiple other animals, including three dogs, were found inside the home, as well. An initial investigation into the attack by homicide detectives shows that the dogs were “meant to be” at the home and did not come from outside.
A source with law enforcement said only one of the dogs belonged to White. She was dogsitting the three other dogs, including the attacking dog, for a friend. The specific breed of the aggressive dog was not made public.
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries on Wednesday will debate a potentially large cut in the amount of crude it ships to the global economy — a move that could help Russia weather a looming European ban on oil imports and raise gasoline prices for U.S. drivers just ahead of national midterm elections.
Energy ministers from the OPEC cartel, whose leading member is Saudi Arabia, and allied non-members including Russia are meeting in person at the group's Vienna headquarters for the first time since early 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A production cut could benefit Russia by establishing higher prices ahead of a European Union ban on most Russian oil imports, a sanction over the invasion of Ukraine that takes effect at the end of the year, analysts at Commerzbank say.
Russia “will need to find new buyers for its oil when the EU embargo comes into force in early December and will presumably have to make further price concessions to do so,” they wrote in an analyst note. “Higher prices beforehand — boosted by production cuts elsewhere — would therefore doubtless be very welcome.”
Moscow also faces a separate push by the U.S. and the other Group of Seven wealthy democracies to impose a price cap on Russian oil by Dec. 5.
Oil prices surged this summer as markets worried about the loss of Russian supplies from sanctions over the war in Ukraine, but they slipped as fears about recessions in major economies and China's COVID-19 restrictions weighed on demand for crude.
The fall in oil prices has been a boon to U.S. drivers, who saw lower gasoline prices at the pump before costs recently started ticking up, and for U.S. President Joe Biden as his Democratic Party gears up for congressional elections next month.
It’s unclear how much impact a production cut would have on oil prices — and thus gasoline prices — because members are already unable to meet the quotas set by OPEC+. Yet Saudi Arabia may be unwilling to strain its relationship with Russia even if the world’s largest oil exporter had any reservations about cutbacks and has recently has drawn leaders from Biden to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to talk about energy supplies.
The Commerzbank analysts said a small trim would likely see oil prices fall further, while the group would need to remove at least 500,000 barrels day from the market to bolster prices.
Such a production cut “would undoubtedly signal to the market the determination and resolve of the cartel to support oil prices," said UniCredit economist Edoardo Campanella. But supply would drop by less than announced.
“If the group cuts target production by 1 million barrels per day, actual output would likely drop by about 550,000 barrels per day — as countries like Russia or Nigeria that are producing below quota would see their formal target decline but remaining above what they can currently produce,” Campanella said.
At its last meeting in September, the group reduced the amount of oil it produces by 100,000 barrels a day in October. That token cut didn't do much to boost lower oil prices, but it put markets on notice that OPEC+ was willing to act if prices kept falling.
International benchmark Brent has sagged as low as $84 in recent days after spending most of the the summer months over $100 per barrel. U.S. oil prices fell below $80 per barrel Friday. Ahead of the meeting, U.S. crude traded at $86.38 and Brent at $91.66.
The White House declined to comment before OPEC leaders made a final decision on oil production, but press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that the U.S. would not extend releases from its strategic reserve to increase global supplies.
“We’re not considering new releases,” Jean-Pierre said.
Biden has tried to receive credit for gasoline prices falling from their average June peak of $5.02 — with administration officials highlighting a late March announcement that a million barrels a day would be released from the strategic reserve for six months. High inflation is a fundamental drag on Biden’s approval and has dampened Democrats’ chances in the midterm elections.
Gasoline prices recently turned up because of refinery outages in California and Ohio, and vary widely, from over $6 per gallon in California to under $3 in some parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast, according to motoring club federation AAA. The national average of $3.80 is up slightly but down from a record high on June 14.
One major factor weighing on oil prices has been fears of recessions in places like the U.S. and Europe and slowdowns due to China's strict COVID-19 measures.
Higher inflation is sapping consumer purchasing power, while central banks are raising interest rates to cool off overheating prices, a step that could slow economic growth. Oil prices at their summer highs, and higher natural gas prices boosted by Russian cutbacks to Europe, helped fuel inflation.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Yext, Inc. ("Yext" or the "Company") (NYSE: YEXT) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Yext investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 4, 2021 and March 8, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
YEXT investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Yext's revenue and earnings were significantly deteriorating because of, among other things, poor sales execution and performance, as well as COVID-19 related disruptions; (ii) accordingly, Yext was unlikely to meet consensus estimates for its full year fiscal 2022 financial results and fiscal 2023 outlook; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Yext during the relevant time frame, you have until August 16, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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Austin-based company ranks No. 22 among behavioral health companies appearing on the 2022 list
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine recently revealed that Iris Telehealth, a leading provider of telepsychiatry services for health systems and community health centers across the U.S., was included on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest growing private companies. The ranking reflects a three-year revenue growth of 109% and marks the company's second appearance on the annual list, having made its debut at No. 397 in 2020.
"We're honored to once again be recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest growing companies," said Andy Flanagan, CEO of Iris Telehealth. "Since our founding in 2013, our mission has been to expand high-quality virtual behavioral health services to those who need it most. This recognition is a testament to that mission and the dedication of our team in making it a reality."
Iris Telehealth has grown exponentially over the last 18 months as healthcare organizations seek to provide timely, quality behavioral health care to their patients. The company's combination of high-quality providers, best-in-class support, expertise in optimizing care models, and technology has enabled customers to reimagine how behavioral health services are provided across the continuum of care.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500 companies on the list, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144%. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "We're thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Iris Telehealth helps healthcare organizations consistently increase access to quality mental healthcare for their patients by providing the clinicians, staff support, and knowledge to build a sustainable telepsychiatry department. With clinical grounding and emphasis on human relationships, Iris Telehealth identifies best-fit providers for each unique organization and ensures long-term commitment to meeting their partner's needs, allowing them to provide the highest quality care to their patients and community. For more information, please visit iristelehealth.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Latch, Inc. f/k/a TS Innovation Acquisitions Corp. ("Latch") (NASDAQ: LTCH) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between May 13, 2021 and August 25, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Latch, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
https://www.wongesq.com/pslra-1/latch-inc-loss-submission-form?prid=31846&wire=4
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Latch includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) there were unreported sales arrangements related to hardware devices; (2) as a result, the Company had improperly recognized revenue throughout fiscal 2021 and first quarter 2022; (3) there were material weaknesses in Latch's internal control over financial reporting related to revenue recognition; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Latch would restate financial statements for fiscal 2021 and first quarter 2022; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: October 31, 2022
Aggrieved Latch investors only have until October 31, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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BASKETBALL
Noon:Women: Louisville at Kentucky;ESPN
1 p.m;Oklahoma State vs. Virginia Tech;ESPN2
1 p.m.;Prairie View A&M at Northwestern;BTN
3 p.m.;Marquette at Notre Dame;ESPN2
3:30 p.m.;Maryland vs. Tennessee;FS1
5 p.m.;Oregon State at Texas A&M;ESPN2
5:30 p.m.;Bulls at Hawks;NBCSCH
5:30 p.m.;Wisconsin at Iowa;BTN
5:30 p.m.;Seton Hall at Rutgers;FS1
7:30 p.m.;Mississippi State at Minnesota;BTN
FIGURE SKATING
3 p.m.;The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final;NBC
FOOTBALL
Noon;Vikings at Lions;Fox
Noon;Jets at Bills;CBS
3:25 p.m.;Buccaneers at 49ers;Fox
7:15 p.m.;Dolphins at Chargers;NBC
GOLF
1 p.m.;PGA Tour: The QBE Shootout;NBC
HOCKEY
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The push toward the World Cup in 2026 begins now for Major League Soccer.
The league, entering its 28th season this year, has a new team in St. Louis City SC and a new media deal with Apple TV. This season will also feature an expanded Leagues Cup, which will involve all of the MLS and Liga MX teams for the first time.
The tournament is part of an ever-increasing collaboration between MLS and Liga MX, with both professional leagues looking forward to the attention they’ll see in the run-up to the World Cup hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar was already record-breaking, with 36 MLS players making national team rosters — double the league’s players that were in Russia in 2018.
LAFC is the defending MLS Cup champion and Supporters Shield winner. The Western Conference team is loaded with talent, including Carlos Vela, Kellyn Acosta and Giorgio Chiellini, but top scorer Cristian `Chicho’ Arango was sold to Pachuca in Mexico.
Wales legend Gareth Bale, LAFC’s splashy signing last June, retired in the offseason but not before he provided a memorable moment in the championship game with an equalizer late in extra time that sent the match to penalties and a victory over the Philadelphia Union.
“I think our first 11 is still pretty good, and we’re quite pleased with it. And we have a few very good players off the bench, we just don’t have as deep a bench as last season. So we’re focusing on staying healthy, and trying to manage a lot of games in a congested schedule this year,” LAFC second-year coach Steve Cherundolo said.
Philadelphia, the Eastern Conference’s top finisher last season, didn’t make many huge moves in the offseason but lost key sub Cory Burke in free agency. The Union scored a league-best 72 goals and allowed just 26, fewest in MLS last season and a record for a 34-game season.
“It’s going to be hard to replicate what we did defensively last year, setting a record in goals-against, and then scoring as many goals as we did is certainly going to be a challenge, but this group will fight like hell for our fans and try to get back to that MLS Cup final,” Union coach Jim Curtin said.
The 28th MLS season opens this Saturday.
HOW ABOUT THEM APPLE(S)
MLS kicked off a 10-year partnership with Apple with the launch of Season Pass on Apple TV+ this season. Apple has made previous forays into sports streaming, but this is its first significant involvement with a league.
MLS will receive at least $250 million per season from Apple. The league averaged $90 million per season under its previous eight-year agreements with Fox, ESPN and Univision.
Oh, and for those who prefer watching games at the local pub or eatery, the league has a “commercial establishments” deal with DirectTV.
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
St. Louis City joins MLS this season as the 29th club. City opens the season on the road at Austin but returns home to face Charlotte on March 4 at the team’s soccer-specific stadium, CITYPARK. The team’s first home match will be played before a sellout crowd of 22,500.
City named goalkeeper Roman Burki, who came from Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga, as its captain for the inaugural season. Defender Tim Parker was named vice captain.
“We want to play a fast-paced game. We want to keep it action packed, we want to really be working in the transition, we want to be working on the front foot, really bringing a lot of energy to the fans, hoping that they sit on the edge of their seats and not really get too comfortable, right?” coach Bradley Carnell said.
The league plans to add a 30th team, possibly making an announcement in the first half of this year.
NEW(ISH) COACHES
One of the biggest coaching moves in the offseason was made by Wilfried Nancy, who left Montreal last season to take over the Columbus Crew after Caleb Porter was dismissed. Hernan Losada, who was coach at D.C. United in 2021 and part of 2022, took Nancy’s spot in Montreal.
Luchi Gonzalez returned from his duties as an assistant for the United States at the World Cup to join the San Jose Earthquakes. Gonzalez also coached at FC Dallas from 2018-21. Ben Olsen is another former MLS coach that has a new team this season. Olsen, previously coach at D.C. United, is now with Houston.
GOING BOWLING
On opening day the season features an El Trafico rivalry game between defending MLS Cup champion LAFC and the LA Galaxy at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
The match could break the league’s all-time attendance record for a standalone game, set last year when Charlotte drew 74,479 fans to its season opener.
“We’re looking forward to those games, they’re always fun, they’re always exciting, pretty intense. And I know our players, I know our group, and they’ll be ready,” LAFC coach Cherundolo said.
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AP Sports Writer Joe Reedy in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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QINGDAO, China, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hisense, the leading consumer electronics and home appliances company, has once again ranked within the Top 10 of Kantar BrandZ™ Chinese Global Brand Builders. This is the 7th consecutive year that the company has featured in the prestigious list.
Released yesterday (June 15th, 2023), Google and Kantar selected Hisense for demonstrating its high-quality capabilities in globalization.
The two keywords that test the quality of a brand's global expansion are self-owned brands and high-end brands going overseas. The fact that it has been named as one of the top 10 global brands for seven consecutive years is due to Hisense's long-term commitment to developing the Hisense International Brand, as well as manufacturing cutting-edge products. Over the years, it has always insisted on the "localization" of R&D, production, and marketing to meet local market demand with high efficiency. In 2022, the overseas revenue of Hisense was RMB 75.7 billion, accounting for 41% of its overall revenue, with Hisense International Brand accounting for over 83%.
"To be a top-tier brand, we must jump out of low-level competition towards the high-end of the industry and expand high-end industries", said Shaoqian Jia, Chairman of Board and CEO, who also believes that high-end is the only right way to become a name brand worldwide.
Unlike previous years, the report this year shows that consumers in 11 overseas markets around the world, including the UK, US, Japan, France, Germany, and Australia, obviously demonstrate a new trend: consumers are looking for brands that can be trusted for both functional and aspirations. Only by moving from brands that offer price-friendly to user-friendly will we be able to capture the market and win new consumers.
From manufacturing to creation, from price-friendly to user-friendly, Hisense continues to launch high-quality products to meet the needs of global consumers through technological innovation, achieving the enhancement of the brand's global influence and sustainable development, and accelerating its progress towards becoming a world-class brand and first-class enterprise.
About Hisense
Hisense is a leading global home appliance and consumer electronics brand. Hisense's business covers multimedia products (with a focus on Smart TVs), home appliances, and IT intelligent information. Recently, Hisense has grown rapidly and is now operating in more than 160 countries.
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The FDA Advisory Committee's endorsement of Leqembi ushers in a new era for Alzheimer's therapeutics
Anti-amyloids are not the panacea, underscoring the need to develop novel drugs that can be used in combination therapy approaches
NEW YORK, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the FDA Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee unanimously voted that lecanemab (leqembi) showed clinical benefit in early Alzheimer's disease, paving the way for a traditional approval of the drug. This milestone comes just ahead of its July 6th PDUFA date and if approved, Leqembi will be the first-ever disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer's to receive full approval.
"We are encouraged by the FDA Advisory Committee's decision to endorse Leqembi, but we recognize that the mission to develop effective treatments for all patients with Alzheimer's disease is far from over," says Dr. Howard Fillit, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF). "While this is an exciting step forward, our understanding of the biology of aging tells us we will need multiple therapies that target novel pathways and can be used in combination with other drugs, like anti-amyloids, for a precision medicine approach."
As more new therapies move from discovery to development, there is an increased need to develop and utilize complimentary biomarkers and diagnostic tools that can identify the populations that will most benefit from various treatments. One of the biomarkers that formed the basis for the accelerated approval of Leqembi is the Amyvid® PET scan, which received early seed funding from the ADDF, and has helped to enroll patients and monitor progress in several monumental clinical trials.
"Biomarkers offer the ability to match the right drugs to the right patients at the right time," says Dr. Fillit. "As with other diseases of chronic aging, a precision prevention approach that begins with an early, accurate diagnosis and tailors drug combinations based on a patient's individual biomarker profile will give us the best chance of slowing—and potentially stopping—disease progression."
This milestone also underscores the recent progress made in the Alzheimer's robust drug pipeline, demonstrating the field's ability to run rigorous clinical trials that provide definitive answers on the effectiveness of new treatments with the support of biomarker monitoring.
"In today's pipeline, over three quarters of drugs in clinical development are targeting novel pathways, priming the field for the next generation of drugs that target a whole host of underlying factors," adds Dr. Fillit.
About The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF)
Founded in 1998 by Leonard A. and Ronald S. Lauder, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation is dedicated to rapidly accelerating the discovery of drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's disease. The ADDF is the only public charity solely focused on funding the development of drugs for Alzheimer's, employing a venture philanthropy model to support research in academia and the biotech industry. The ADDF's leadership and contributions to the field have played a pivotal role in bringing the first Alzheimer's PET scan (Amyvid®) and blood test (PrecivityAD®) to market, as well as fueling the current robust and diverse drug pipeline. Through the generosity of its donors, the ADDF has awarded more than $250 million to fund over 720 Alzheimer's drug discovery programs, biomarker programs and clinical trials in 19 countries. To learn more, please visit: http://www.alzdiscovery.org/.
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(The Hill) — Donald Trump paid no income tax during his last year as president, according to his tax returns, which were released to a congressional committee and are set to be made public within a few days.
Despite pulling in nearly $11 million in interest from investments in addition to his nearly $400,000 salary, Trump did not pay income taxes because he also reported a $16 million loss from his real estate businesses. That loss put the former president almost $5 million in the red for 2020.
That means he didn’t have any taxable income and he didn’t pay anything in income tax.
This pattern of high investment returns offset by high business losses continues throughout the tax returns that the House Ways and Means Committee obtained and released as part of larger reports on the IRS’s presidential audit system this week.
In 2019, Trump reported about $20 million in income from investments, offset by $16 million in real estate losses.
His investment gains were offset by $11 million in business losses in 2018, by $16 million in losses in 2017 and by more than $76 million in losses in 2015.
All these losses originate in one large loss of more than $105 million reported by the Joint Committee on Taxation in 2015, which was itself part of a $700 million loss going back to 2009.
By spacing out this mega-loss, tax experts say that Trump was able to reduce his tax liability year by year, making sure he never got an outsize bill from the IRS.
“Trump paid nothing in taxes for years and years. How does he do that? Through losses. By using losses as a sheltering device,” Steve Rosenthal, a tax analyst with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center who has testified to Congress about Trump’s taxes, said in an interview.
Other tax experts said it was incorrect to describe Trump as having used tax shelters, arguing that he had suffered real losses.
“His old losses are not ‘tax shelters.’ They were losses that he incurred that are being rolled over year to year. If he never incurred the losses, he would not be able to take them,” Steve Goldburd, a tax attorney and partner at the Goldburd McCone law firm in New York, said in an interview.
Goldburd pointed out that while Trump didn’t pay income tax in 2020, the former president has been making payments of his estimated taxes while rolling over portions of his refunds from previous years.
“He is continually paying in estimated taxes,” Goldburd said. “Three million [dollars] in 2020 plus a $10.6 million rollover for 2019. In 2019, it was $700,000 plus a $9.8 million rollover from the previous year.”
Goldburd said that losses in the real estate world faced by building owners such as Trump might not even be due to the fact that the buildings are losing money but rather due to maintenance costs that can be written off as depreciation.
“As a real estate professional, [Trump] is entitled to take these losses,” he said. “These losses can be from actual losses, but more likely from real estate depreciation expenses. These entities may not actually be losing money, but in fact have the depreciation that’s wiping out the partnership’s income.”
Trump is not being accused of breaking laws by using his business losses to protect his income from tax liability.
But Trump’s approach to paying taxes, which he has likened to playing a sport, along with the accounting practices that exempt him from the tax burdens faced by most Americans, are raising broader questions about the tax code.
“These are issues much bigger than Donald Trump. Trump’s returns likely look similar to those of many other wealthy tax cheats—hundreds of partnership interests, highly-questionable deductions, and debts that can be shifted around to wipe out tax liabilities,” Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said in a statement Wednesday.
“We need legislation to simplify the tax code, particularly in the area of partnerships,” he said. “Putting an end to the games wealthy tax cheats play with their partnerships is going to be a priority going forward.”
Wyden has legislation that he says will close loopholes related to partnerships to help simplify the tax code, but insiders warn about the institutional forces in Washington that could mobilize to block initiatives like this one.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A New York City man who ran a scheme that sold $20 million worth of substandard counterfeit Chinese-made clothing and gear to the U.S. military — potentially putting active-duty service members in danger — has been sentenced to more than three years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
Ramin Kohanbash, 52, was one of three people who played a role in the scam in which samples of genuine military apparel, including labels that depicted trademarks of 15 companies that make products for the U.S. military, were provided to manufacturers in China, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office in Providence.
The Chinese manufacturers counterfeited the clothes, which were shipped to Kohanbash for distribution to suppliers that sold them to the U.S. government as American-made, authorities said. U.S. law requires that uniforms and gear sold to the Defense Department be produced in the United States or certain other designated countries. China is not among them.
“American servicemen and women risk their lives every day in defense of the nation,” said U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary Cunha. “But the risks they face should never come from the uniforms they wear, and the equipment they carry. In this case, defendants’ actions did exactly that, substituting substandard, foreign-made knockoffs for American products.”
Some gear lacked crucial safety features or failed to meet safety specifications, prosecutors said. That included more than 13,000 counterfeit jackets that were supposed to be made of a fabric that made them difficult to detect with night vision goggles, but were not; and more than 18,000 hoods falsely labeled as being flame resistant, authorities said.
“Supplying counterfeit products to the DoD endangers the lives of American service members and betrays the public’s trust,” said Patrick J. Hegarty, Special Agent in Charge of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service’s Northeast Field Office.
Kohanbash pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and trafficking in counterfeit goods.
Kohanbash, of Brooklyn, in addition to a prison term of three years and four months, was also ordered in U.S. District Court in Providence on Wednesday to pay restitution to U.S. companies, including a Rhode Island company that reported a loss of more than $639,000 in profits.
Two other men involved in the scheme have also pleaded guilty. Bernard Klein, 41, of Brooklyn, was sentenced in April 2021 to 18 months in prison. Terry Roe, 49, of Burlington, North Dakota, pleaded guilty in February and faces sentencing this month. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Leader-of-fake-US-military-clothing-scheme-gets-17509219.php | 2022-10-14 14:52:56 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Leader-of-fake-US-military-clothing-scheme-gets-17509219.php |
A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:
Janet Protasiewicz won her race for Wisconsin Supreme Court justice this week.
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JANET PROTASIEWICZ: Tonight, we celebrate this historic victory that has obviously reignited hope in so many of us.
MARTÍNEZ: Over the last several years, liberals in Wisconsin have been stripped of some power in state government, even though they make up a larger share of the electorate than conservatives. For a race between two candidates without party affiliations, it was pretty partisan. Mike Wagner is with us to talk about why. He's a political scientist and professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Mike, a state Supreme Court election focused on partisan issues - how long has that been a thing?
MIKE WAGNER: It's been a thing for the last, probably, three state Supreme Court elections, but it was at its most acute point here in 2023. It's gotten increasingly partisan over time. The campaign finance donation networks have gotten more partisan over time. The advertising has gotten more partisan and sharper and more negative over time. And this is all happening in an environment where Wisconsin politics has become increasingly contentious, increasingly polarized and increasingly partisan.
MARTÍNEZ: Is there anyone to point to for this?
WAGNER: I think that this really took off and got its kind of jet fuel added to it during the early part of former Governor Scott Walker's term in office in Wisconsin. There was a bill that ended collective bargaining rights in the state for public workers. And that resulted, as you all might remember, in weeks and months of protests at the Capitol. The Democrats and the legislature actually left the state to try to get rid of the quorum. And that's really when politics got to the point where Republicans and Democrats haven't been able to do much in the way of compromise at the legislative level and really left the state Supreme Court to be the main vehicle for changes in how we interpret what's legal and what's not in the state of Wisconsin.
MARTÍNEZ: Is what's happening in Wisconsin similar to what's happening in other states that elect judges?
WAGNER: It is in some ways. Wisconsin - on the one hand, politics is more nationalized in the United States than it was in generations past. But on the other hand, Wisconsin is kind of a leading edge of that increase in polarization and that increase in acrimony. And so the partisan nature of what's happening, the intensity of that and the extremity, even in people in the electorate, is wider in Wisconsin across a wide variety of issues and a wide variety of attitudes toward different groups, that it is another, you know, political swing states that get a lot of attention, a lot of advertising and that sort of thing around election times.
MARTÍNEZ: You know, when I see my ballot here in California, I never see a D or an R next to a judge's name. So if judges who are supposed to be neutral campaign on their political views, how can they be trusted?
WAGNER: That's a good question. I think the traditional view is that judges shouldn't campaign with respect to what their views are. But, of course, judges have views. And so you could also make the argument that being able to understand what judges' views are might help make voters make a more intelligent choice than the judge who just says, trust me, I do everything by the book, but there's no way to monitor me once I'm in office, you know, under a nonpartisan voting situation.
MARTÍNEZ: Just about 30 seconds left. Wisconsin's always crucial in presidential elections. Does Protasiewicz's victory tell you about what Wisconsin voters might do in 2024?
WAGNER: Wisconsin voters have been increasingly supporting more left-leaning and Democratic candidates over the past couple of election cycles. But most statewide elections, this one excepted, are much closer than this. But the directions - the winds are at the backs of the Democrats in Wisconsin right now.
MARTÍNEZ: Mike Wagner is a political scientist and professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Mike, thanks.
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Firefighters responded to a house fire about 11:15 a.m. Thursday in Moorefield Twp.
The house is in the 5200 block of Stoneridge Road.
Firefighters had extinguished most of the fire by 11:45 a.m.
One resident was at the house at the time of the fire but was not injured.
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According to Lexington police, a pedestrian died after being hit on the road by Newtown Court.
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The victim’s ID will be released by the coroner’s office.
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Which vampire makeup for all ages is best?
If you’re looking for a classic Halloween ensemble that’s affordable, easy to put together and usually a hit for both kids and adults, look no further than a vampire costume. All you need is black attire and the right makeup.
Don’t worry if makeup is not your strong suit. With the right vampire makeup, you can accomplish the perfect aesthetic with a few quick, easy steps.
The Mehron FX Makeup Kit for Halloween is a top pick because it has everything you need for a vampire look, and way more.
What to know before you buy vampire makeup for all ages
What is vampire makeup for all ages?
Making your face up as a vampire is simple and can take as little or as much time as you want.
As imagined by storytellers of yore, these creatures sleep all day and are up all night feasting on involuntary blood donations, in quantities that would make the Red Cross jealous. So to nail the basic look, you should have a sickly, sun-starved complexion and purple or black circles around your eyes. You can also add the remnants of a human’s contribution dripping from your mouth.
Steps to creating a vampire look
There are four steps to applying vampire makeup at a basic level:
- Foundation: Apply a foundation that makes you look slightly sickly, or you can go the “Twilight” route and add some sparkle.
- Eyeliner: Add black, red or violet hues around your eyes for that “never slept” look. Smudge it to your liking.
- Lips: For those who choose to adorn their lips, apply bright red lipstick.
- Finishing touches: If you want to add something extra, drip a red substance on the corners of your mouth for that “just feasted” aesthetic.
Accessories to elevate your vampire costume
There are seven ways to take your vampire makeup to the next level:
- Vampire fangs
- Long eyelashes
- White contacts
- Elaborate eyeshadow
- Glamorous red glitter
- Vampire bite scars
- Face contouring for a hollow look
What to look for in quality vampire makeup for all ages
Foundation ranges
It’s essential to get a vampire makeup set with a variety of foundation hues that people of all skin tones can work with. While collections of vampire makeup are unlikely to have every shade, they should have a wide enough range that anyone can create a mix that matches their ideal sickly shade.
Application tools
No vampire makeup set is complete without application tools. They don’t need to be elaborate, but four applicator types can help you achieve your perfect vampire look:
- Sponges: These help you apply a smooth layer of cream foundations or makeup.
- Brushes: These let you add details to your vampire look. Generally, smaller brushes give you precision, and larger ones let you cover more surface area with less effort.
- Stipple sponge: These help you add textures to your makeup by patting its uneven surface over your skin.
- Powder puff: This applicator lets you apply an even layer of setting powder, so your makeup doesn’t rub off.
Fake blood
You don’t need to add blood to your vampire costume. However, a vampire makeup set for all ages should include some. There are four types to consider:
- Squirt: A water-based formula that is great for blood-squirting effects. This formula eventually dries and crusts.
- Stage: A syrup-based blood that stays wet, drips and does not dry.
- Coagulated: A thick syrup-based formula that stays wet and does not drip.
- Tooth: This lets you paint blood on your teeth and stays on until you remove it.
How much you can expect to spend on vampire makeup for all ages
Depending on the set’s number of included items, brand and quality, you’ll pay $10-$120.
Vampire makeup for all ages FAQ
What’s the best way to get vampire fangs to stay put?
A. Denture cream can help your vampire teeth stay in place. It’s safe to use and easy to clean off.
What clothing accessories can help you complete your vampire look?
A. Depending on the type of vampire aesthetic you’re going for, there are nine types of items that can help you complete your look:
- Corset
- Long cape
- Black wig
- Black gloves
- Jeweled cane
- Gothic jewelry
- Velvet textured clothing
- Black leather jacket
- Tuxedo with a cape
What’s the best vampire makeup for all ages to buy?
Top vampire makeup for all ages
Mehron FX Makeup Kit for Halloween
What you need to know: This is the ultimate Halloween makeup kit, with terrifying looks for the whole family.
What you’ll love: The set has two cream makeup palettes for foundations of various shades, and four types of blood: coagulated, tooth, stage and squirt. It also has setting powder, everything you need to apply the makeup and a ton of bonus items.
What you should consider: This might be too much if you’re looking for a simple set for the kids.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top vampire makeup for all ages for the money
Joyin 36-Piece Halloween Makeup Set
What you need to know: This set is simple to work with and washes off easily with soap and warm water.
What you’ll love: It comes with 12 face paint colors, five face paint crayons, two artist brushes and tooth wax. It also has two types of fake blood, liquid latex and some fake scars with oozing vampire bites.
What you should consider: Some reviewers said that the face paint doesn’t dry and easily rubs off.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Hitsuma 37-Piece Halloween Makeup Kit
What you need to know: This set is packed with everything you need to transform into a vampire.
What you’ll love: It has application tools, 12 colors, five crayons, skin wax and fake blood. It also has faux vampire bites with red and white body glitter to add a little glam to your look. It’s easy to remove with soap and water.
What you should consider: Some people reported that the colors didn’t register well on their skin.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE: LDI) (together with its subsidiaries, "loanDepot" or the "Company"), the nonbank lending innovator that is transforming the mortgage industry, today announced that the Company will release its second quarter 2022 financial results on August 9, 2022 after market close. Management will host a conference call and live webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET on loanDepot's investor relations website, investors.loandepot.com. The call will include a review of the quarterly results followed by a question and answer session.
The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 888-440-6385 using conference ID 2021948. Attendees should call in five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to the call. A replay of the webcast and transcript will also be made available on the investor relations website, or by dialing 800-770-2030, following the conclusion of the event.
For more information about loanDepot, please visit the Company's investor relations website: investors.loandepot.com.
loanDepot (NYSE: LDI) is a digital commerce company committed to serving its customers throughout the home ownership journey. Since its launch in 2010, loanDepot has revolutionized the mortgage industry with a digital-first approach that makes it easier, faster and less stressful to purchase or refinance a home. Today, as the nation's second largest non-bank retail mortgage lender, loanDepot enables customers to achieve the American dream of homeownership through a broad suite of lending and real estate services that simplify one of life's most complex transactions. With headquarters in Southern California and offices nationwide, loanDepot is committed to serving the communities in which its team lives and works through a variety of local, regional and national philanthropic efforts.
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Go inside this fascinating, real-life ghost town of NJ
What is Amatol?
In 1918, shortly after the United States entered the first World War, a munitions plant and adjacent town were built in Mullica Township, Atlantic County, named after the explosive they manufactured: Amatol.
For about 100 years, Amatol has been a South Jersey ghost town.
Constructed in 1918, Amatol was the workers' town for the Atlantic Loading Company - a World War I ammunition plant that was located two miles west of town, all on 600 acres of the Pine Barrens outside Hammonton.
Why Did Amatol Become a Ghost Town?
After the World War ended, the town's purpose was completed.
Even though the town had been constructed as a temporary place, care and thought was taken when planning the town about its general attractiveness and how quickly housing could be constructed.
Amatol was designed to be a real town, rather than a group of buildings. At its height, Amatol had a population of 10,000, but it was designed as many as 25,000 people.
By 1923, most of the residents were gone.
Who Were The residents Of Amatol?
Amatol’s laborers were predominantly Irish and Polish people from Philadelphia who stayed in South Jersey and raised families after leaving Amatol.
What Happened to Amatol?
In the village where the workers lived, most of the homes were built of wood. Those homes were demolished after the town was abandoned, but some things remained, like brick fireplaces and stone foundations.
The structures built for the Amatol munitions plant were made to last, however, and the concrete foundations and shells of those buildings stand to this day.
What's in This Photo Gallery?
Using a series of commemorative postcards of Amatol from back in its prime and screenshots of video taken by modern-day hikers and explorers of the site, we have put together a gallery of photos that will give you a sense of what Amatol was like in the early 20th century and what remains looks like today. | https://nj1015.com/go-inside-this-fascinating-real-life-ghost-town-of-nj/ | 2022-10-29 17:13:57 | 1 | https://nj1015.com/go-inside-this-fascinating-real-life-ghost-town-of-nj/ |
(NEXSTAR) – A brutal combination of soaring gas prices, inflation and travel disruptions have many, including the team at Google Flights, looking for the best way to book a cheap flight.
Just as the price of airfare has gone up – after an 8% drop in July, it was still 30% higher than in 2021 – so has the volume of Google searches for “cheapest airline tickets.” The online query rocketed 240% from April to August, Google found.
Google Flights decided to dig into five years’ worth of data to find any reliable patterns that might help travelers find the cheapest way to fly.
The results may disappoint some who have sworn by a certain day or time believed to be the cheapest for booking.
“There isn’t much value in purchasing your tickets on a certain day of the week — sorry, Tuesday!” wrote James Byers, Google Flights group product manager in a blog post Tuesday.
Five years of price data showed that Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays wound up being only 1.9% cheaper on average than booking on a weekend day.
“So if your trip is just a couple of weeks away, don’t wait for Tuesday to roll around — book your flight now in case the price goes up,” Byers wrote.
Focusing on the departure day, not the day you buy the ticket, will save you the most money. Flights leaving on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays were 12% cheaper than weekend departures — a number that jumps to 20% when excluding international destinations.
Other ways to save money include accepting layovers. Nonstop flight prices were 20% higher on average.
Another money-saving pattern the data revealed was the number of days in advance one should book to get the best price: 21-60 days out for domestic, with an average low price of 44 days. These numbers, of course, fluctuate by route, so check early.
Planning a trip to Europe? The lowest fare was found 129 days out, but low prices ranged anywhere between 50 and 179 days in advance of the trip. For Mexico and the Caribbean, the range was 37-87 days with 59 days in advance being the sweet spot. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/the-cheapest-time-to-book-flight-is-a-myth-google-flights-says-what-to-do-instead/ | 2022-09-02 14:57:49 | 0 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/the-cheapest-time-to-book-flight-is-a-myth-google-flights-says-what-to-do-instead/ |
US kills three top ISIS leaders in two military operations in Syria
U.S. forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations in Syria Thursday, including a rare ground raid in a portion of the northeast that is controlled by the Syrian regime, U.S. officials said.
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According to officials, U.S. special operations forces conducted a raid near the village of Qamishli, killing IS insurgent Rakkan Wahid al Shamman, wounding another and capturing two others.
Later Thursday, the U.S. conducted an airstrike in northern Syria, killing Abu Ala, the No. 2 Islamic State leader in Syria, and Abu Mu'ad al Qahtani, another IS leader, officials said.
A U.S. official said a small number of U.S. troops were on the ground near Qamishli for less than an hour to conduct the ground raid. The U.S. doesn't often do missions on territory that is under the control of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the raid.
In a statement, U.S. Central Command said al Shamman was known to facilitate the smuggling of weapons and fighters in support of Islamic State operations. According to the statement, no civilians or U.S. troops or were killed or injured in the raid.
Additional information about the airstrike was not provided.
The U.S. continues to have about 900 forces in Syria to advise and assist Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against the Islamic State group.
One U.S. official said that, for the first time in a long time, the U.S. did not use its deconfliction phone line with Russia to notify them of the U.S. troop raid and presence there. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details, said the lack of deconfliction was more the result of operational security and not a reaction to Russia's war on Ukraine.
The U.S. and Russia have used the deconfliction line to avoid any possible accidents or incidents when U.S. forces are in the northeastern region of Syria where Russian forces also operate. | https://www.wgal.com/article/us-kills-three-top-isis-leaders-in-two-military-operations-in-syria/41548879 | 2022-10-07 13:05:31 | 0 | https://www.wgal.com/article/us-kills-three-top-isis-leaders-in-two-military-operations-in-syria/41548879 |
La’el Collins said there is no reason to be concerned over the back issue that has him sidelined to open his first training camp with the Cincinnati Bengals.
The team’s new right tackle landed on the Non-Football Injury list last week because of a back issue that surfaced earlier this month away from football activities.
Collins said Friday he doesn’t have a timetable for a return but he’s confident he will be ready for the start of the season, and there is a plan in place to get him on the practice fields before then.
“I feel good,” Collins said. “Every day is getting better, definitely encouraging. I’m excited, can’t wait to get back to ball. …It was just something that kind of just flared up a little bit. But I think the biggest thing is we’ve got a great plan in place and every day, just stacking chips.”
Bengals coach Zac Taylor indicated earlier this week that Collins had experienced back issues in the past, but the organization was aware of his injury history and felt comfortable still signing him.
The former Dallas Cowboys right tackle hasn’t played a full season 2018 (he missed one game in 2019 because of a knee injury). He spent the 2020 season on injured reserve because of hip surgery, and then was suspended five games last year for violating the league’s substance abuse policy after dealing with neck and other injuries in preseason.
“Those are things we always research to know everything about the player,” Taylor said. “It hasn’t been a concern for us. Communication with him has been great. It’s on us to make sure we protect these players, especially these veterans who have accumulated a lot of reps over the course of their career. We need them for the 17-game season, plus the playoffs so it’s on myself and Matt Summers to make sure we protect these guys from themselves as training camp gets started here and we’ll get them in here at the right time.”
Collins said that is his full focus, trying to get ready for a full season.
He played 47 of 48 regular-season games for the Cowboys during the 2017 through 2019 campaigns, but his 2016 season ended with a Week 3 toe injury that required surgery after he slid into a starting left guard job as a rookie in 2015. Collins moved to right tackle full time in 2017.
“Just taking care of this thing on the front end because we’re gonna have a long season and we got a long way to go,” Collins said. “… I’m just being smart. First game is on September 11. So we’ve got a little time to get this thing under control and continue to work towards where we’re headed.”
Asked whether he needs training camp to get ready for the season, Collins said he can’t improve if he’s not practicing, but the key is doing what he can but not overdoing it.
The Bengals signed Collins to a three-year deal during a recruiting trip to Cincinnati immediately after the Cowboys waived him in March. The move reunited him with former Cowboys offensive line coach Frank Pollack, who played a key role in getting him here.
Collins participated in the team’s offseason workout program this spring, so he’s caught up on the system and playbook, and that prior relationship with Pollack has him feeling more at ease with the expectations once he’s on the field.
Although he’s doing some rehab work off to the side, Collins also has used some of his time watching the offensive line in position group drills.
“For me just getting all the mental reps that I can and focusing on the details and helping my teammates as much as I can,” Collins said. “For me, being a competitor and a football player, obviously I hate missing time but I think you’ve got to be smart about your approach and everything that you do. So obviously, knowing the system and you know, getting all the mental reps I can definitely helps me and makes me feel better about each and every day.”
Isaiah Prince and D’Ante Smith are splitting the first-team snaps at right tackle while Collins is out, and Prince was involved in the first mini-scuffle of camp Thursday when he and rookie defensive end Jeffrey Gunter got into an intense battle that ended up with some punches.
Collins said offensive linemen are built not to take anything from anyone, and he looks forward to bringing that mentality to the field whenever he gets back to work.
“(The goal is) to play lights out, play my style of football, physical, nasty and give everything I can each and every week,” Collins said.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have detained five Iranians suspected of planning attacks on Israelis ahead of Thursday’s visit to Turkey by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Turkish media reports said.
Lapid arrived in Turkey on Thursday for talks with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu as the two countries press ahead with efforts to repair ties that have been strained over Turkey’s strong support for the Palestinians.
They were also expected to discuss a recent warning issued by Israel calling on its citizens to avoid travel to Turkey and urging Israelis in Turkey to leave immediately. The warning said Israeli citizens could be targets of Iranian attacks.
The warning angered Turkey, whose economy depends on tourism to a large extent. Ankara responded by issuing a statement that said Turkey was a safe country.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has since said that a joint operation with Turkey succeeded in thwarting several attacks and resulted in the arrest of several suspected operatives on Turkish soil in recent days.
Hurriyet newspaper reported on Thursday that Turkish authorities detained five Iranian nationals on Wednesday suspected of involvement in an alleged plot to assassinate Israeli citizens in Istanbul. Police seized two pistols and two silencers in searches conducted in houses and hotels where the suspects were staying, according to the report.
Lapid’s visit comes amid political turmoil in Israel, where Bennett’s fragile, year-old government decided this week to dissolve parliament, triggering new elections which are set to take place in the fall. Under the agreement that forged Bennett’s coalition government, Lapid is expected in the coming days to become caretaker prime minister until a new government is cobbled together after the elections.
The developments deepen a political crisis in Israel, which has held four elections since 2019, each largely a referendum over former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule. Netanyahu hopes to return to power in the upcoming vote, but polls show that as in previous rounds it will unlikely produce a clear winner.
Turkey, beset by economic troubles, has been trying to end its international isolation by normalizing ties with several countries in the Mideast, including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Turkey and Israel were once close allies, but relations grew tense under Erdogan, who is a vocal critic of Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians. Turkey’s embrace of the Islamic militant group Hamas, has angered Israel.
The countries withdrew their ambassadors in 2010 after Israeli forces stormed a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza, which has been under an Israeli-Egyptian blockade since Hamas seized power there in 2007.
Nine Turkish activists were killed. Israel apologized to Turkey for the deaths under a U.S.-brokered agreement, but reconciliation efforts stalled.
Turkey recalled its ambassador in 2018 after the United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, prompting Israel to respond in kind. The two countries have not reappointed their ambassadors.
The latest rapprochement has been led by Israel’s mostly ceremonial president, Isaac Herzog, who has held several telephone calls with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visited Turkey in March, becoming the first Israeli leader to do so in 14 years. Cavusoglu visited Israel last month. It was first official visit to Israel by a Turkish official in 15 years.
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Old Henrietta Johnson finally passed at Comfort Lane. Her husband, Jacob, said he’d spread her ashes from his plane.
Jacob made his promise to spread out on Henry’s Lake. He asked me if I’d ride along to keep him wide awake.
Jacob learned to fly a plane way back in World War II. And now at ninety years of age, still cruising through the blue.
He said, “No need to worry. I’m as healthy as a horse.” I wondered, was he talking ‘bout an overaged plow horse?
So, there you have it one old man and one plum stupid fool. A pair of knuckleheads who prob’ly share the same gene pool.
Jacob pushed down on the throttle. You could hear the engine roar. We were hopping down the runway. Would the widow-maker soar?
The wheels were lifting from the ground. Now fighting for the sky. The engine started sputtering. Did I really want to die?
Jacob tried to put my mind at ease. He said, “Don’t worry son. I swear we’ll fly this plane if not, we’ll die to get it done.”
Jacob said, “I think we’re close to where we’ll make our drop. Just slide your window back then pour the ashes out the top.”
I was nervous as a skunk. It weren’t the time to lose your head. What I did next would only be what some would call, “Pure dread!”
I slid the window back. I felt the wind from head to toe. Then I opened up the jar and Jacob promptly hollered, “No!”
When all at once his Henrietta’s dust came flying out. The cockpit blew with ashes. I’d messed up, there was no doubt.
My eyes and nose were filled with dust. My mouth had met its fate. ‘Cuz I think I spit a chunk or maybe accidentally ate.
I tossed the doggone urn and heard it bounce back off the wing. Then I took a gaze around and there was ash on everything.
I dared a look at Jacob and his eyes were open wide. I guess I’d done my job. It was a most exciting ride.
For three whole days my nose was blowing Henrietta’s dust. And I swear I heard her laugh each time I coughed a chunk of crust.
Bryce Angell is a retired registered nurse who still works part time at the Ashton Living Center. The outdoors has played a central role in his life. As the son of an outfitter and guide, he was there to shoe and care for horses and help with cooking, and he enjoys rides in the Tetons, in Yellowstone and in surrounding areas. | https://www.postregister.com/farmandranch/columnists/a-wranglers-reckless-writings-henrietta-s-ashes/article_f1ec40e4-bbb4-5eda-97b5-7e9f6651b2b9.html | 2022-06-06 22:54:57 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/farmandranch/columnists/a-wranglers-reckless-writings-henrietta-s-ashes/article_f1ec40e4-bbb4-5eda-97b5-7e9f6651b2b9.html |
Once operated as an illegal hotel, Park 79 will now house seniors and formerly homeless New Yorkers who would otherwise be priced out of the city; non-profit Project FIND will provide on-site services for seniors
Park 79 provides seniors with a home in a walkable, vibrant neighborhood, steps away from Central Park and cultural institutions including the Museum of Natural History
NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fairstead, a purpose-driven, vertically integrated real estate company committed to sustainable development and the creation and preservation of high-quality housing, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), and Project FIND today announced the launch of Park 79's housing lottery on the City's NYC Housing Connect website. Through HPD's Senior Affordable Rental Apartments (SARA) program, the 100% affordable housing development will provide 77 residences to seniors earning at or below 50% area median income (AMI), including 24 homes for formerly homeless individuals. All of the homes will be supported by a project-based Section 8 contract, under which residents pay only 30% of their income in rent. The lottery will run through August 5, 2022 and the building is expected to be completed this summer. Photos of apartments can be downloaded here.
"Park 79 brings deeply affordable senior housing and critical supportive services to formerly homeless households in the Upper West Side, through our Senior Affordable Rental Apartments (SARA) program. We encourage seniors to apply for these apartments through Housing Connect or contact our Housing Ambassadors for help," said HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrión, Jr. "Thank you to Fairstead, Project FIND, all our partners, and our team at HPD for their work in transforming an illegally operated Single Room Occupancy building into an affordable development that will now allow seniors to age with dignity and the support they deserve."
"We're proud to partner with HPD and Project FIND to launch the lottery for Park 79 and support some of our most vulnerable community members," said Brett Meringoff, Managing Partner, Development at Fairstead. "Park 79 aligns with Fairstead's core philosophy of providing affordable housing in high opportunity areas and providing residents with support services to enhance their lives. At Park 79, that means ensuring seniors have the care they need to continue living independently in a neighborhood they love. Having started this project in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, Park 79 demonstrates Fairstead's creativity and innovation to see opportunity in a distressed property, as well as its commitment to addressing our nation's affordable housing crisis."
"Project FIND is thrilled to partner with Fairstead and serve as the nonprofit owner and service provider of Park 79," said Project FIND Associate Executive Director Mark Jennings. "The launch of the housing lottery brings us one step closer to reaching our goal of providing additional affordable housing opportunities to our deserving older adults. For more than 50 years, Project FIND has assisted thousands of the areas low and moderate income and formerly homeless individuals with a variety of impressive programs so they may live independently. Our dedicated, professional team is poised to assist Park 79 residents so they may age in place, develop new friendships and enjoy the activities and beauty of the Upper West Side."
"Park 79 could not open at a better time for countless seniors on the West Side who are aging in place and want to be able to continue to live in their community but need support to do so. As the price of housing continues to skyrocket across the City, seniors who are living on low, fixed incomes are desperate to find safe, stable and affordable housing; my office has been working with many of them. Under the leadership of David Gilchrist, Project FIND has expanded senior housing options across the West Side and beyond, and I am proud to represent this new development in the New York State Assembly. Park 79 should serve as a model for the city: when the will is there, we have the ability to transform former hotel into units of 100% affordable and supportive housing for low-income and formerly homeless seniors," said Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Committee on Social Services.
"I commend Fairstead, Project FIND, and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development for bringing this important project to life. As rates of seniors experiencing homelessness and housing instability increase, we must do everything in our power to develop deeply affordable housing," said Council Member Gale A. Brewer (D-06). "I was proud to support this project as Manhattan Borough President by successfully advocating for a variety of public funding sources. I look forward to welcoming seniors into the newly renovated building."
The building was a Single Room Occupancy (SRO) zoned for permanent residential use that the previous owner used illegally as a hotel. The Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement (OSE) issued multiple violations in 2015, and in 2016, Fairstead acquired the property and took on major renovations.
"OSE strives to ensure building owners comply with City and State regulations designed to keep housing available and affordable for New Yorkers, and is proud that its enforcement has once again turned an illegal hotel operation back into permanent housing," said OSE Executive Director Christian Klossner. "OSE applauds the efforts of HPD, Fairstead, and Project FIND in creating high-quality, affordable housing for everyday New Yorkers in need."
The newly renovated development includes 77 studio units, indoor and outdoor common areas for residents as well as space for Fairstead's neighborhood nonprofit partner, Project FIND, which will provide on-site services with two social workers. All the apartments are electric-powered.
Residents will also have access to programming at Project FIND's Hamilton Senior Center on West 73rd Street.
Seniors can apply for Park 79 on the Housing Connect website or request a paper application by sending a self-addressed envelope to: Fairstead Management c/o: Park 79, 560 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037. Those in need of application assistance can work with HPD's Housing Ambassadors, community-based service providers in New York City who help people prepare and apply for Housing Connect affordable housing lotteries.
Park 79 is one of several residential buildings cited for illegal use by the City and consequently earmarked for affordable housing, most recently at neighboring Upper West Side building 258 West 97th Street, part of a $1.1 Million Settlement between the City and an illegal hotel operator.
Fairstead is a purpose-driven vertically integrated real estate developer specializing in creating sustainable, high-quality housing. The firm's national footprint includes more than $6 billion in assets and identified pipeline. With offices in New York, Maryland, and South Carolina, Fairstead's team manages 90+ communities across the country and runs its comprehensive real estate platform, which includes acquisitions and development, venture capital investments in prop tech, design and construction, energy and sustainability, property management, marketing, and leasing. The firm also administers one of the industry's most proactive community impact programs to provide on-site support services to residents. For more information, visit www.fairstead.com.
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the nation's largest municipal housing preservation and development agency. Its mission is to promote quality housing and diverse, thriving neighborhoods for New Yorkers through loan and development programs for new affordable housing, preservation of the affordability of the existing housing stock, enforcement of housing quality standards, and educational programs for tenants and building owners. For full details visit nyc.gov/hpd and for regular updates on HPD news and services, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @NYCHousing.
Project FIND's mission is to provide low- and moderate-income and homeless seniors with the services and support they need to enrich their lives and live independently. Today Project FIND operates three supportive housing residences that are home to about 600 people and four older adult centers with over 3,000 members. Our members and residents range from the healthy and active to the frail and homebound to the homeless. For all of these men and women, Project FIND is a critical resource, providing housing, meals, and programs that help individuals navigate the challenges of aging by encouraging community engagement and healthy living.
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Fairstead: Jovana Rizzo, Jovana.Rizzo@Fairstead.com & C.J. Mayer, fairstead@berlinrosen.com
HPD: hpdmedia@hpd.nyc.gov
Project FIND: Kathleen Fitzgibbons, kfitzgibbons@projectfind.org
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In partnership with InvestmentNews, the Awards continue to honor advisors creating meaningful conversations and making a difference through podcasting
IRVINE, Calif., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FiComm Partners ("FiComm"), a full-service Marketing and PR agency specializing in the independent wealth management space and scalable advisor solutions, announced the winners of its Second Annual Advisor Podcast Awards, hosted in partnership with InvestmentNews.
This year the Awards honor podcast excellence in three categories: Educate & Empower; Walking the Talk; and Beyond the Numbers.
Submissions for this year's award were evaluated and judged by a panel of industry experts, who are driving meaningful change in their respective roles and across the industry. They include:
- Jeff Benjamin, Senior Columnist, InvestmentNews
- Toussaint Bailey, Chief Executive Officer and Principal, Uplifting Capital
- Grace Mellis, Chief Financial Officer, Altruist
- Diana Cabrices, VP of Enterprise Development, Snappy Kraken
- Tina Powell, CEO, C-Suite Social Media
- Candice Carlton, EVP Advisor Education, FiComm
- Hosted by: Megan Carpenter, CEO & Co-Founder, FiComm
"We are seeing a huge acceleration of advisors creating original content and leveraging digital mediums such as podcasting to drive meaningful change for people and their money," said Megan Carpenter, CEO, FiComm. "Continuing FiComm's success from the inaugural event last year, the Advisor Podcast Awards is an important opportunity for the industry to recognize the advisors who are paving the path with this human-first digital marketing approach. As we witness the continued shift towards the "new skool" world of financial services, we celebrate how advisors are using podcasting to create authentic connections within their markets while driving tangible business growth."
With more than 55 submissions, the winners who were announced during the livestream event on June 14, included:
- "Educate & Empower"
- Jake of All Trades, hosted by Jake Rivas
- Bullet Wealth, hosted by Scott Marek
- Take Back Retirement, hosted by Stephanie McCullough + Kevin Gaines
- "Walking the Talk"
- Ballentine Broadcast: Conversations on Black Wealth, hosted by Akeiva Ellis
- NextGen in 10, hosted by Alanah Phillips
- 2050 TrailBlazers, hosted by Rianka Dorsainvil
- "Beyond the Numbers"
- Mitlin Money Mindset, hosted by Lawrence Sprung
- The Wealth Edit, hosted by Emily Fleming + Lauren Pearson
- Common Cents on the Prairie, hosted by Adam Cox
"If there were any doubt about the power and impact of podcasting in our industry- these finalists surely cleared that up," said Candice Carlton, EVP of Advisor Education, FiComm. "We were so inspired at how these podcasters are leveraging their podcasts to drive brand recognition and influence, more accessible client communications, higher close ratios from prospects and accelerated revenue growth. Plus, we received a clear demonstration to our industry on how to rock social media with their podcasts including leveraging YouTube and TikTok. We're moved and eager to see what our winners will do next."
The winners will receive recognition across the FiComm and InvestmentNews websites and social channels, an invitation to be a guest on The New Skool Podcast, and three consulting sessions with FiComm Head of Education to support them in taking their podcasts to the next level.
Concepted as part of FiComm's Advisor Education offering, the Podcast Awards highlight meaningful conversations that advisors across the country are having to drive change. For advisors inspired to launch their own podcast, FiComm will be hosting its next Podcast Workshop on June 10.
Founded in 2012, FiComm Partners is a full-service communication agency specializing in the independent wealth management and financial advice industry. Focused on guiding the modern RIA forward, FiComm partners with clients to drive meaningful business results through strategic marketing, public relations, and advisor education. Leveraging decades of industry expertise, the mission of FiComm is simple—to extend the impact of financial advice by helping advisors, and the platforms who serve them, find their voice, tell their story, and grow better businesses. For more information about FiComm, please visit www.ficommpartners.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
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COEUR D`ALENE, Idaho (AP) — COEUR D`ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Hecla Mining Co. (HL) on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $4.5 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Coeur d`Alene, Idaho-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 2 cents per share.
The precious metals company posted revenue of $194.8 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported a loss of $37.3 million, or 7 cents per share, swinging to a loss in the period. Revenue was reported as $718.9 million.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
5-8-4
(five, eight, four)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
5-8-4
(five, eight, four) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-game-17375959.php | 2022-08-16 05:34:29 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-game-17375959.php |
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. — There is a race coming up in Annapolis on Saturday, but you won't need to train too much.
The Maritime Republic of Eastport is having its annual .05k.
The race starts at the bridge on the Annapolis side and ends on the Eastport side.
If you jog, it would take you about two minutes.
This is the first time in two years they were able to have the race.
"I think you can see, anywhere out there that outdoor events are full, people are out, they're out walking in the streets, downtown annapolis, sidewalks are packed parking lots are full. People are ready to get out," said
It kicks off Saturday at the "Crack of noon" in Eastport.
As you can see, it's all for fun and the proceeds will go to the Anne Arundel County SPCA.
They have raised nearly a half a million dollars over the years. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/maritime-republic-holding-annual-05k-race-with-proceeds-going-to-anne-arundel-county-spca | 2022-05-04 23:45:33 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/maritime-republic-holding-annual-05k-race-with-proceeds-going-to-anne-arundel-county-spca |
David DePape, suspect in Pelosi attack, was on ‘suicide mission:’ DA says
SAN FRANCISCO - The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her told police he was on a "suicide mission" and had plans to target other California and federal politicians, according to a Tuesday court filing.
David DePape was ordered held without bail during his arraignment Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court. His public defender entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. It was his first public appearance since the early Friday attack.
In the court filing, prosecutors detailed the attack in stark terms as part of their bid to keep DePape behind bars. Paul Pelosi was knocked unconscious by the hammer attack and woke up in a pool of his own blood, the filing said.
DePape’s intent "could not have been clearer," San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins wrote in the filing: "He forced his way into the Pelosi home intending to take the person third in line to the presidency of the United States hostage and to seriously harm her. Thwarted by Speaker Pelosi’s absence, Defendant continued on his quest and would not be stopped, culminating in the near fatal attack on Mr. Pelosi."
Without being questioned, DePape told officers and medics at the scene that he was sick of the "lies coming out of Washington D.C.," the filing said. "I didn’t really want to hurt him, but you know this was a suicide mission. I’m not going to stand here and do nothing even if it cost me my life."
DePape allegedly told first responders he had other targets, including a local professor as well as several prominent state and federal politicians and members of their families. The filing did not name any potential targets.
"This case demands detention," Jenkins wrote. "Nothing less."
Wearing orange jail clothing and with his right arm in a sling, DePape only spoke during his arraignment Tuesday to tell Judge Diane Northway how to pronounce his last name (dih-PAP’).
After the hearing, DePape’s public defender Adam Lipson said he looks forward to providing him with a "vigorous legal defense." He said his 42-year-old client’s shoulder was dislocated during the arrest.
SEE ALSO: Alleged Pelosi intruder has manifesto of conspiracy theories: sources
"We’re going to be doing a comprehensive investigation of what happened. We’re going to be looking into Mr. DePape’s mental state, and I’m not going to talk any further about that until I have more information," Lipson said.
He later said he was pleased that Paul Pelosi was improving and urged the public not to pass judgment on what he called "a complicated situation."
The attack on 82-year-old Paul Pelosi sent shockwaves through the political world just days before the hotly contested midterm elections. Threats against lawmakers and elections officials have been at all-time highs in this first nationwide election since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, and authorities have issued warnings about rising extremism in the U.S.
DePape faces state charges of attempted murder, burglary and elder abuse. He also faces federal charges including attempted kidnapping of a U.S. official.
While prosecutors have not offered a timeline prior to Friday’s events, Jenkins previously told The Associated Press that the attack appeared premeditated.
"This was not something that he did at the spur of the moment," she told the AP on Monday.
The court filing said DePape smashed his shoulder through a glass window early Friday in the back of the Pelosis’ Pacific Heights home and confronted a sleeping Paul Pelosi, clad only in boxer shorts and a pajama top.
"Are you Paul Pelosi?" DePape said, standing over him around 2 a.m. holding a hammer and zip ties. "Where’s Nancy? Where’s Nancy?"
A groggy Pelosi told DePape that his wife was not home and would be gone for several days. DePape then allegedly threatened to tie Paul Pelosi up — the first of 10 such threats, the filing says.
Paul Pelosi was eventually able to call 911 from the home’s bathroom, where his cellphone was charging. While speaking to the dispatcher, DePape was gesturing and telling Pelosi to hang up, the filing said.
Pelosi then told the dispatcher that he did not need police, fire or medical assistance but he instead asked "for the Capitol Police because they are usually at the house protecting his wife."
Moments later the dispatcher heard him interacting with a man and Paul Pelosi said "Uh, he thinks everything’s good. Uh, I’ve got a problem, but he thinks everything’s good."
Two officers who raced to the home witnessed DePape hit Pelosi with the hammer at least once, striking him in the head, the filing states. Jenkins has said the assault was captured on the officers’ body cameras.
Speaker Pelosi was in Washington at the time and under the protection of her security detail, which does not extend to family members. She quickly returned to San Francisco, where her husband was hospitalized and underwent surgery for a skull fracture and other injuries.
In Washington, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger provided a sobering update Tuesday of security protocols for members of Congress.
Manger said that although many improvements have been made since the Capitol attack, including the hiring of nearly 280 officers by the end of this year, "there is still a lot of work to do."
"We believe today’s political climate calls for more resources to provide additional layers of physical security for members of Congress," he said.
Manger said the attack on Pelosi’s husband was "an alarming reminder of the dangerous threats elected officials and public figures face during today’s contentious political climate."
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Dazio reported from Los Angeles.
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Associated Press writers Lisa Mascaro and Michael Balsamo in Washington, DC also contributed to this report. | https://www.fox29.com/news/david-depape-suspect-in-pelosi-attack-was-on-suicide-mission-da-says | 2022-11-02 18:44:40 | 1 | https://www.fox29.com/news/david-depape-suspect-in-pelosi-attack-was-on-suicide-mission-da-says |
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Retired Air Force Col. Joseph Kittinger, whose 1960 parachute jump from almost 20 miles (32 kilometers) above the Earth stood as a world record for more than 50 years, died Friday in Florida. He was 94.
His death was announced by former U.S. Rep. John Mica and other friends. The cause was lung cancer.
Kittinger, then an Air Force captain and pilot, gained worldwide fame when he completed three jumps over 10 months from a gondola that was hoisted into the stratosphere by large helium balloons. Project Excelsior was aimed at helping design ejection systems for military pilots flying high-altitude missions.
Wearing a pressure suit and 60 pounds of equipment, Kittinger almost died during the project's first jump in November 1959 when his gear malfunctioned after he jumped from 14.5 miles (23 kilometers). He lost consciousness as he went into a spin that was 22 times the force of gravity. He was saved when his automatic chute opened.
Four weeks later, Kittinger made his second jump from just over 14 miles (22 kilometers) above the surface. This time, there were no problems.
Kittinger's record jump came on Aug. 16, 1960, in the New Mexico desert. His pressure suit malfunctioned as he rose, failing to seal off his right hand, which swelled to twice normal size before he jumped from 102,800 feet — more than 19 miles (31.3 kilometers) above the surface.
Free falling in the thin atmosphere, the Tampa native exceeded 600 mph (965 kph) before the gradually thickening air slowed his fall to about 150 mph (241 kph) when his parachute deployed at 18,000 feet (5.5 kilometers).
“There’s no way you can visualize the speed,” Kittinger told Florida Trend magazine in 2011. “There’s nothing you can see to see how fast you’re going. You have no depth perception. If you’re in a car driving down the road and you close your eyes, you have no idea what your speed is. It’s the same thing if you’re free falling from space. There are no signposts. You know you are going very fast, but you don’t feel it. You don’t have a 614-mph (988-kph) wind blowing on you. I could only hear myself breathing in the helmet.”
His record stood until 2012, when Austrian Felix Baumgartner jumped from 24 miles (38.6 kilometers) above the New Mexico desert, reaching the supersonic speed of 844 mph (1,360 kph). Kittinger served as an adviser.
Kittinger stayed in the Air Force after his jumps, serving three tours of duty during the Vietnam War. He was shot down over North Vietnam in May 1972, but ejected and parachuted to Earth. He was captured and spent 11 months in a Hanoi prisoner of war camp, undergoing torture.
He retired from the Air Force in 1978 and settled in the Orlando area, where he became a local icon. A park is named there is named after him.
He is survived by his wife, Sherri. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Joseph-Kittinger-who-set-longtime-parachute-17644017.php | 2022-12-10 01:55:35 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Joseph-Kittinger-who-set-longtime-parachute-17644017.php |
NEW YORK, June 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: FULC) between March 3, 2022 and March 8, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 27, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Fulcrum securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Fulcrum class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=15766 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 27, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize.
Chipotle announced it was permanently closing its Augusta, Maine, location last year after workers filed a National Labor Relations Board petition for a union election. The NLRB later said the closure was illegal.
The Maine location was the first in the chain to file a union petition. The settlement, released by union officials on Monday, states that two dozen employees will receive payments from Chipotle and they will be placed on a preferential hiring list for other Maine locations.
The company must also post a notice in dozens of stores in New England that it won’t close stores or discriminate against employees due to union support, the settlement states.
“It sends a message to corporations that shutting down a store and blackballing workers didn’t work for Chipotle and it won’t work for them either,” said Brandi McNease, a former employee of the Augusta store and the lead organizer of the union drive, in a statement provided by the Maine AFL-CIO.
Chipotle said in a statement that it settled the lawsuit because fighting it would have been burdensome and expensive. The company respects “our employees’ rights to organize under the National Labor Relations Act” and is “committed to ensuring a fair and just work environment that provides opportunities to all,” said Laurie Schalow, chief corporate affairs officer for the company, in a statement.
“We settled this case not because we did anything wrong, but because the time, energy and cost to litigate would have far outweighed the settlement agreement,” Schalow said.
The Augusta location closed last summer. Workers described the closure as retaliation for the union drive, but company representatives said the closure wasn’t related to unionization.
The payments the workers are receiving vary based on their average number of hours worked, pay rate and longevity prior to store closing, union officials said.
There are currently 10 other open unfair labor practice cases against Chipotle, said Kayla Blado, a spokesperson with the National Labor Relations Board’s Office of Congressional and Public Affairs. Parties agreed in January to a settlement on four of these, Blado said. | https://www.kron4.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/chipotle-agrees-to-pay-after-closing-store-that-sought-union/ | 2023-03-28 17:53:18 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/chipotle-agrees-to-pay-after-closing-store-that-sought-union/ |
BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Plintron Americas announced today that it has expanded its strategic relationship with T-Mobile via an updated agreement enabling Plintron to expand its opportunities as a T-Mobile MVNO aggregator.
The agreement expands on the great relationship that T-Mobile and Plintron have built over the past 10 years. Said Joe Phillips, CEO of Plintron Americas, "We are excited to continue the expansion of our relationship with T-Mobile. Plintron, with a global presence that includes integration with over 40 Mobile Operators worldwide and MVNO solutions to over 143 brands in more than 30 countries across 6 continents, continues to experience tremendous growth with expanded solutions to create dynamic opportunities for MVNOs and allow brands to extend into mobile services."
"The expanded agreement with Plintron unlocks opportunities for enabling multiple MVNOs across a variety of niche wireless markets on the nation's largest, fastest and most reliable nationwide 5G network," said Dan Thygesen, Senior Vice President of T-Mobile Wholesale. "The strategic value Plintron brings to T-Mobile Wholesale is only growing with the addition of these new capabilities."
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DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray continue to turn in jaw-dropping performances during these playoffs, raising expectations along the way.
They took Round 1 of their Western Conference Finals showdown against LeBron James and Anthony Davis, a game in which Jockic was dazzled by the fortitude of of his Denver Nuggets teammate, who played through a painful ear infection.
“Of course maybe he’s just faking it,” the Nuggets big man interjected after the Nuggets staved off the Los Angeles Lakers 132-126. “He didn’t want to practice.”
A little comedy to go with their chemistry.
Opponents have found nothing funny about the Murray-Jokic combo in the playoffs. They are playing their best basketball since the 2020 NBA bubble. Seven months after that run, Murray tore his left ACL and had to sit out the last two postseasons.
Now, Murray and Jokic are back to showcasing a brand of two-player hoops reminiscent of the John Stockton-Karl Malone era in Utah. But they seek what eluded Stockton and Malone.
They’re chasing a championship ring to cement their place in NBA lore alongside Scottie Pippen & Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O’Neal and, yes, LeBron & AD, who combined for 66 points in Game 1 Tuesday night.
The Nuggets are one of six teams never to reach the NBA Finals and they’re 0-7 against the Lakers in playoff series. Behind Murray and Jokic, they feel they finally have the championship chops to bring the Larry O’Brien Trophy to the Mile High City.
“It seems like for years now, we’re some dusty old cowtown in the Rocky Mountains, with so little respect that we get,” said coach Michael Malone, whose team will try to improve to 8-0 at home in the playoffs Thursday night. “You can sit there, you can fight it and complain about it. Or you can just embrace who we are and what we have.”
That disrespect didn’t wane even with the Nuggets earning the top seed for the first time as commentators alternately anointed everyone but Denver as the favorite to win the West.
For all those who tuned in Tuesday and really watched Jokic and Murray for the first time they saw what players and coaches around the league say: That was no fluke, they’re just about always that good.
“I’d rather not waste time with the pundits that count us out and don’t give us the respect we deserve as a team, with everything we’ve done,” Malone said. “But there’s one thing we haven’t done. And until we win a championship, people are going to keep saying that about us. So that’s what drives us.”
Denver may have already won a championship by now were it not for Murray’s devastating knee injury at Golden State on April 12, 2021.
He could only watch as the Nuggets were routed by Phoenix in the second round of the playoffs that year and again by the Warriors in the first round last year when their other max player, Michael Porter Jr., also was sidelined.
But this could be their best opportunity to date.
With Murray back healthy and Jokic a matchup nightmare for anyone, they’re rolling along, winning nine of 12 playoff games so far.
“They’re a dynamic duo, great symmetry, know each other well,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “Great rhythm, regardless of who’s initiating, who’s screening. … We have to be ready to really defend that at a high level.”
That’s a difficult ask.
“We just have to make it tough for him, switching up matchups and schemes on him,” Davis said of Jokic.
Murray was questionable for Game 1 due to an ear infection that made for a miserable weekend. But there he was at his best, knocking down a dozen shots, including four 3-pointers and dishing out five assists.
“The whole playoffs, I think he’s playing amazing,” Jokic said. “We all know what he brings, the toughness.”
Jokic, too, filled up the stat sheet. He finished with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, giving him 12 career playoff triple-doubles, most by a center in NBA history.
The Nuggets will need more performances like this to fend off the Lakers, who beat them in the Western Conference Finals in 1985, 2009 and 2020.
Denver has more firepower this time around, too, with a solid supporting cast. It also includes Porter, Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown, rookie Christian Braun, Jeff Green and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who brings a championship pedigree to a roster known mostly for its two-time MVP.
All of that was on display in the Nuggets’ series clincher against Phoenix in Round 2 when Denver bounced the Suns with a 25-point blowout.
“We looked like a championship team,” Jokic said afterward. “We were so focused. … Well, I guess I don’t know how a championship team looks. But I think that was how it’s supposed to look.”
That view will become clearer if Jokic and Murray can keep playing like this.
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Demand for midscale brand featuring affordable, elevated essentials grows
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Successfully building on efforts to bring its elevated, cost effective essentials to new markets nationwide, Clarion Pointe, a midscale select-service brand extension franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), celebrated the milestone opening of the brand's 50th hotel this summer.
The latest development milestone comes on the heels of several recent openings, including in the markets of Abingdon, Virginia; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Indianapolis, Indiana. In addition, interest in the brand remains strong; in the first half of this year, Clarion Pointe awarded contracts are up nearly +20 percent over last year.
"Clarion Pointe was uniquely designed to help owners create an affordable travel experience for today's guests," said Kristen Salotti, senior director, foundation brands, Choice Hotels. "Just three years after opening the first Clarion Pointe hotel, this milestone is a testament to Choice Hotels' commitment to the continued success of Clarion Pointe owners."
Soon, Clarion Pointe will build on its ongoing expansion with additional franchise openings in markets such as Baltimore, Maryland; Durham, North Carolina; and Tampa, Florida.
"Today's growth-minded owners want flexibility and resources in the brands they operate, and Clarion Pointe delivers this and more with a streamlined conversion process and unmatched industry support from the Choice Hotels team. It's why in such a short timeframe since its launch, Clarion Pointe hasn't just successfully expanded its affordable, modern accommodations to more of guests' favorite markets nationwide, but it has also cemented its reputation within the development community as one of the leading conversion opportunities in the midscale segment," said Tom Nee, senior vice president, franchise development, Choice Hotels.
Like all Clarion Pointe hotels, the newest properties allow travelers to optimize their stay with "focal pointes," including:
- Contemporary design touches that guests will want to share with friends, such as signature murals in the lobby and guest rooms inspired by local points of interest.
- Thoughtful food and beverage selections, starting with a complimentary breakfast and coffee, all the way through craft beer, select wine and small bites available for purchase in the marketplace.
- Technology with on-demand connectivity to work or chill out, including 49-inch TVs with casting capabilities and free, streaming-strength Wi-Fi.
- Dedicated workout space featuring all the modern essentials, like cardio equipment and a strength-training station, to stay fit to the core.
"Guests love the elevated essentials and contemporary design, along with the extras like area-inspired murals that surprise and delight travelers when they stay at Clarion Pointe. In the highly competitive midscale market, these "focal pointes," coupled with Choice's industry-leading tools and resources, are a true differentiator when it comes to positioning your property for success," said Ankur Brahmbhatt, longtime Choice Hotels franchisee and owner of the Clarion Pointe on the Lake Clarksville-South Hill West, which opened earlier this year.
For more information on development opportunities, visit www.choicehotelsdevelopment.com/clarion-pointe.
About Clarion Pointe®
The Clarion Pointe brand, franchised by Choice Hotels, offers savvy, sensible travelers more options for affordable travel. Hotels offer guests a convenient and affordable experience with elevated essentials in just the right places, including contemporary design touches, curated food and beverage options, and on-demand connectivity. In addition to comfortable rooms with signature murals, Clarion Pointe properties offer modern fitness essentials plus free Wi-Fi and complimentary breakfast. As of June 30, 2022, there are more than 100 Clarion Pointe hotels open or awaiting conversion since the brand launched. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com/clarion-pointe.
About Choice Hotels®
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With nearly 7,000 hotels, representing nearly 600,000 rooms, in 35 countries and territories as of June 30, 2022, the Choice® family of hotel brands provides business and leisure travelers with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upscale, midscale, extended-stay and economy segments. The award-winning Choice Privileges® loyalty program offers members a faster way to rewards, with personalized benefits starting on day one. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com.
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This communication includes "forward-looking statements" about future events, including anticipated hotel openings. Such statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including construction delays, availability and cost of financing and the other "Risk Factors" described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any of which could cause actual results to be materially different from our expectations.
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(KTLA) — Come on Barbie, let’s go to the theme park!
Mattel is launching its first-ever theme park in Glendale, Arizona. Mattel Adventure Park will highlight all of its brands such as Barbie, Masters of the Universe, Hot Wheels and Thomas & Friends.
The city first made the announcement last year in a press release. However, there’s no exact date as to when the park will open, but according to Travel and Leisure, it will open sometime in 2024.
“From rides and attractions that appeal to the tiniest of tots, to a double-looping launch coaster designed for speed, to a flying theater adventure that shoots for the stars – Mattel Adventure Park is built to delight guests of all ages,” the park’s website read.
Barbie fans will be able to live in their own Barbie world by hanging out in the Barbie Beach House. The exhibit will feature the Barbie flying theater, which will take “riders on a journey from deep underwater to outer space.”
“Our unique indoor/outdoor design keeps your family cool and comfortable on even the hottest Arizona day with acres of air-conditioned space for your enjoyment,” the park website read.
The space is to be about nine acres large.
Visitors can even dress like Barbie through the Dream Closet Experience.
The “state-of-the-art hologram technology” will “help curate the ultimate wardrobe.”
Guests can rest their feet and try a signature pink cocktail at the Barbie Rooftop while also enjoying “panoramic views of the property.”
“Mattel Adventure Park will be even more engaging and entertaining at launch, with the addition of these iconic Mattel brand experiences,” said Julie Freeland, Senior Director, Global Location Based Entertainment, Mattel. “The expansion of this flagship attraction brings together the largest representation of Mattel’s beloved brands in a live space as never before.”
The park currently has a Facebook page and recently posted a graphic featuring an animation of some of the experiences expected.
The park will feature a nine-hole mini golf attraction that will also be an immersive experience with some Mattel Games.
Imagine playing golf while also dealing with some Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.
For fans of Master of the Universe, the iconic Castle Grayskull will be transformed into an over 4,500 square-foot laser tag arena. Fans will “have the power to fight for Eternia.”
“We are extremely excited to add Barbie, Masters of the Universe and Mattel Games-themed attractions and rides to an already outstanding offering in development at the first-ever Mattel Adventure Park. We have spared no expense to bring these iconic brands to life in ways that will delight visitors of all ages for years to come,” said Mark Cornell, President, Epic Resort Destinations.
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Keisha Nandalal, a Fountain Green Elementary School teacher, was selected on June 7 as the grand prize winner for The Baltimore Ravens’ 2023 Touchdown for Teachers.
The Baltimore Ravens and M&T Bank announced the finalists and grand prize winner for their 10th annual Touchdown for Teachers program, which recognizes local teachers for their leadership, dedication and commitment to education and for outstanding service to their community, according to a press release.
“Touchdown for Teachers recognizes exceptional teachers who do the vitally important work of educating our children with little fanfare,” said Augie Chiasera, M&T Bank’s regional president for Greater Baltimore, in the release. “My dad was a teacher, so I know firsthand how teachers motivate and inspire students every day. We are proud to recognize their contributions.”
Nandalal is a 29-year teaching veteran who currently teaches first grade math, science, reading, writing, phonics and social studies at the Bel Air school. Nandalal teaches an inclusive curriculum where she invites families to come in and share about their diverse backgrounds and religions with the class.
“She embraces parent volunteers and prioritizes a welcoming environment for all students by including lesson plans around Black History Month, Famous Women, Hanukkah and the Lunar New Year,” the release said.
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“Keisha Nandalal is an amazing teacher who goes above and beyond at Fountain Green,” Assistant Principal Mary Ward said in the release. “She has had a tremendous impact on her students. She is also very active in her community and always encourages others to do the same. Keisha spreads kindness everywhere she goes, and the staff, students and families adore her.”
Outside of the classroom, Nandalal is an active volunteer for various organizations including Lasos, American Red Cross and We Cancerve. Upon hearing the news of her win, Nandalal was ecstatic.
“To be honest, I was absolutely stunned. It was a true honor to be recognized by my school family and an extraordinary organization like the Ravens,” Nandalal said in an email to The Aegis. “I feel so blessed to work within such an amazingly supportive school community. Each year, I believe God blesses me with the students and families I am meant to teach and learn from. I adore my students and their families. Many of them have become extensions of my family. Teaching my former students’ children fills me with indescribable joy.”
Nandalal received $5,000 in grant funds that was payable to her school; a school visit by Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton, the Ravens Cheerleaders and Poe; and a customized Ravens jersey. After an assembly honoring Nandalal, Hamilton played basketball with her class.
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Asian shares rise on back of Wall Street rally
By ELAINE KURTENBACH
AP Business Writer
Shares rose Monday in Asia after last week’s strong close on Wall Street snapped a three-week losing streak.
Many regional markets were closed for holidays, while Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Oil prices declined.
Investors are watching for U.S. inflation figures and Chinese economic data this week.
The U.S. Labor Department will release its report on consumer prices for August on Tuesday and a report on wholesale prices on Wednesday. On Thursday, Wall Street will get an update on retail sales for August.
Coronavirus cases are still casting a shadow in China, where about 65 million Chinese were under lockdown as of last week despite just 1,248 new cases of domestic transmission, mostly asymptomatic, being reported on Sunday.
“All in all, the lower-for-longer growth picture remains the theme for China,” Yeap Jun Rong of IG said in a commentary.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.2% to 28,546.09 and the S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney surged 1.2% to 6,973.60. Taiwan’s benchmark gained 1.6%. Markets in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul were closed for holidays.
On Friday, the S&P 500 closed 1.5% higher at 4,067.36, its third straight increase, and ended with a 3.7% gain for the week. That makes it the benchmark index’s best week going back to July.
Big gains for technology companies pushed the Nasdaq composite to a 2.1% gain, at 12,112.31. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2% to 32,151.71. Both indexes also notched their first weekly gain in four weeks.
Smaller company stocks also notched solid gains. The Russell 2000 index jumped 1.9% to 1,882.85.
Those gains punctuated a holiday-shortened week of trading on Wall Street during which the market regained some of the ground it lost after a mid-August slump that wiped away the much of the gains from a mid-summer rally.
All 11 industry sectors in the benchmark S&P 500 rose, though makers of household goods and utilities, which are typically considered less risky investments, lagged the market. U.S. crude oil prices rose 3.9%, helping push up energy sector stocks. Exxon Mobil rose 1.7%.
The Federal Reserve is in the spotlight as investors they try to figure out whether the U.S. central bank’s plan to cool the hottest inflation in four decades will work or possibly tip an already slowing economy into a recession.
Stocks spent July and part of August gaining ground on hopes that the Fed would ease up on its interest rate hikes, but slumped over the last few weeks as it became clear the central bank remained resolute in raising rates.
The central bank has already raised rates four times this year and markets expect it to deliver another jumbo-sized increase of three-quarters of a percentage point at its next meeting in two weeks. Fed officials, including Chair Jerome Powell, have all reaffirmed the central bank’s determination in raising rates until inflation is under control.
In other trading Monday, U.S. benchmark crude oil lost $1.34 to $85.45 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile exchange. It jumped $3.25 to $86.79 a barrel on Friday.
Brent crude oil, the pricing basis for international trading, gave up $1.30 to $91.54 a barrel.
The dollar rose to 143.02 Japanese yen from $142.26 yen. The euro slipped to $1.0080 from $1.0093. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/09/11/asian-shares-rise-on-back-of-wall-street-rally-2/ | 2022-09-12 05:40:02 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/09/11/asian-shares-rise-on-back-of-wall-street-rally-2/ |
NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of Jewish and Muslim young professionals from Morocco, Israel, and the United States concluded ten days of consultations with senior government, civil society, and diplomatic officials in seven cities throughout Morocco and Israel. It was the capstone program of the Michael Sachs Fellowship for Emerging Leaders organized by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Mimouna Association.
The Michael Sachs Fellowship, named in memory of a visionary leader who dedicated his life to promoting Arab-Israeli engagement, was a six-month program focused on expanding understanding of Jewish culture in North Africa, Moroccan culture in Israel, and channeling resumed diplomatic ties between the two countries to promote more robust Middle East engagement.
The delegation, led by Elmehdi Boudra, founder and President of the Mimouna Association; Dana Steiner, Director of AJC ACCESS Global; Mohamed Reda Ayadi, Program Director for Muslim-Jewish Dialogue of the Mimouna Association; and Dr. Ari Gordon, AJC Director of Muslim-Jewish Relations, praised the rapidly growing opportunities to advance deeper engagement and exchange among the next generation of Americans, Moroccans, and Israelis.
"The power of traveling as a joint delegation of young Moroccan Muslims and Jews from America and Israel was unmistakable," said Ayadi. "Our unique partnership amplified our call for greater cooperation and exchange of ideas across the region."
The Sachs Fellows discussed a range of topics regarding youth empowerment, regional cooperation, and Holocaust education in the Arab world with, among others, the Moroccan Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mehdi Bensaid, the Moroccan Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa, and Members of Knesset Michael Bitton and Ya'akov Margi, co-chairs of the Israel-Morocco parliamentary friendship group.
In Rabat, Casablanca, and Marrakech, the group met with top U.S. and Israeli diplomats, business leaders, interfaith advocates, policy analysts, Jewish community members, and young scholars from the Policy Center for the New South and the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. In Jerusalem, Yeruham, Rahat, and Tel Aviv, the Fellows met with senior Israeli officials, Palestinian civic leaders, Moroccan diplomats, members of the Moroccan-Jewish community, high-tech entrepreneurs, and local Israeli Jewish and Arab leaders dedicated to broader engagement between Israel and the Arab world.
The Sachs Fellowship mission followed monthly virtual meetings since December 2021 to jointly study topics of mutual concern, including the history of Jewish life in Morocco, Arab perspectives on the Holocaust, the role of religion in conflict and its resolution, and storytelling as a tool for diplomacy. The Moroccan, American and Israeli Fellows built upon their virtual experience throughout the ten-day mission, with regular dialogue regarding their unique identities, policy priorities and personal interests.
"We want the trust we have built across national, ethnic and religious lines to lead to tangible outcomes. But this first-of-its-kind mission should also demonstrate that people-to-people initiatives are essential to growing U.S.-Moroccan-Israeli ties," said Dana Steiner, Director of AJC ACCESS Global.
Founded in 2007, Mimouna seeks to educate the Moroccan people about the Jewish culture of the country and strengthen ties between Jews and Muslims. Since 2015, the Mimouna Association has participated in all AJC Global Forums, including in Jerusalem in 2018.
AJC, founded in 1906, has made the transformation of Muslim-Jewish and Arab-Israeli relations a pillar of its mission in the twenty-first century. AJC has been visiting Morocco and engaging its Jewish community for over 30 years.
Collaboration between AJC ACCESS and the Mimouna Association began in 2014 and centered on the importance of Jewish heritage to Moroccan identity and culture. In 2017, the two organizations held a conference in Essaouira, Morocco, to discuss interfaith approaches to advancing common understanding in the Middle East. A follow-up conference in 2018 examined the importance of education and social media in promoting interfaith cooperation.
In January 2021, following the reestablishment of relations between Israel and Morocco, AJC and the Mimouna Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand joint activities. For more than 20 years, AJC has enjoyed an "international association" with the Council of Jewish Communities of Morocco – one of 37 Jewish communal organizations around the world with which AJC maintains programmatic links.
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SOURCE American Jewish Committee | https://www.cleveland19.com/prnewswire/2022/06/02/american-jewish-committee-access-mimouna-association-pilot-michael-sachs-muslim-jewish-emerging-leaders-fellowship-morocco-israel/ | 2022-06-02 19:19:26 | 1 | https://www.cleveland19.com/prnewswire/2022/06/02/american-jewish-committee-access-mimouna-association-pilot-michael-sachs-muslim-jewish-emerging-leaders-fellowship-morocco-israel/ |
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